Chapter 23

When Qin Jiao heard the commotion outside, he got up and disappeared from the room in the blink of an eye.

By the time Qin Jiao finished washing up and changing into a new set of clothes, only a few minutes had passed outside.

Looking at the reflection of the Qin Jiao in the mirror, the Qin Jiao couldn't help but smile in a good mood.

She was finally a little more like herself.

Qin Jiao rubbed the Water Spirit on his wrist and said happily, "Let's go. It's time to meet someone."

"Hng hng ~" Qin Zhao hummed a song as she walked out of the house in a good mood. When she saw the door beside her open, she wanted to greet her younger sister, but who knew that before she could say 'Jiaojiao', Qin Jiao would be so scared that she choked back the rest of her words.

"You, you, you ~" Qin Zhao looked at the person in front of him and said the word "you" three times in a trembling voice.

"Qin Zhao, are you stupid?" Seeing Qin Zhao's frightened expression, Qin Jiao didn't care.

When he heard her call "Qin Zhao", Qin Zhao immediately came back to his senses.

"Great aunt, great ancestor ~"

"Hehe ~ Are you singing a drama?" Qin Jiao was amused by his tone.

"I'm singing a drama, great aunt. How can you still be in the mood to joke at a time like this?" Qin Zhao was so angry at her carefree attitude that he wanted to slap her.

"What? What?"

"Ouch!

You're driving me crazy! "Qin Zhao was anxious and angry, but there was also a trace of indescribable fear in his heart.

"Hey, why are you pushing me?" Qin Jiao was confused by Qin Zhao's action of dragging her into the room.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, hide first."

"Why should I hide? Why should I hide?"

"Great ancestor, little ancestor, hide well first. I'll go out and take a look. Don't come out." Qin Zhao didn't forget to coax Qin Jiao as he stuffed her into the quilt.

Seeing that Qin Jiao was well hidden, Qin Jiao hurriedly ran downstairs.

Qin Jiao knew what Qin Zhao was thinking. Not to mention that she was now a cultivator, Qin Jiao could also see through Qin Zhao's appearance.

Because of this, Qin Jiao wanted to tease him even more. However, seeing how anxious he was, Qin Jiao couldn't bear it....... Sigh ~ I'd better just stay in the quilt..

"Dad, you should take today's day off."

Qin Weimin frowned when he saw Qin Zhao running down the stairs in a hurry. He was about to say something to him.

He didn't expect that before he could say anything, Qin Zhao would give him such an inexplicable sentence.

"Grandma, let's go. Hurry up and come with me." Qin Zhao took the rolling pin from his grandmother's hand and put it aside. Then he pulled his grandmother's arm and led her outside.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? Look at you. Why are you in such a hurry? I heard what you said to dad just now …" His grandmother pulled her arm back.

"Hey, hurry up and come with me. Hurry up." Qin Zhao thought of Qin Jiao who was hidden in the quilt and couldn't say anything.

"Let's go, mom. Hurry up and come with me too!" Qin Zhao said hurriedly when he saw Song Yu 'e walking into the kitchen.

"What's wrong? I heard your dad say that he was going to beat you. What did you do this time?" Song Yu 'e put the jar of sauce in her hand on the cabinet and said casually.

"You … are Jiaojiao. Hurry up and go check on Jiaojiao." Qin Zhao was annoyed by his mother's careless attitude.

"Jiaojiao!

What's wrong with Jiaojiao? "Song Yu 'e was so excited when she heard that it was her daughter that she almost dropped the jar of sauce that she had just put down.

"You brat, you've been shouting for so long, but nothing is useful. Hurry up and tell me, what's wrong with Jiaojiao? Isn't she still sleeping in her room?" Old Madam Fu raised her hand and gave Qin Zhao a slap on the back.

"Hurry up and go check on her. I can't explain it clearly." Qin Zhao didn't care whether he was beaten or not. He just urged them.

Song Yue couldn't keep her cool. She hurriedly ran upstairs.

His grandmother was also anxious, but she wasn't too worried. After all, it didn't seem like anything bad had happened to Qin Zhao.

"Weimin, you can take a day off today. Don't go."

Qin Weimin saw that everyone was acting strangely, but no one told him what was going on.

"Qin Zhao, tell me clearly.

Where did your mother and grandmother go? "Qin Weimin stopped his son.

"I didn't tell you." Qin Zhao was still thinking about Qin Jiao when his father suddenly stopped him. He didn't react in time.

"What did you tell me?!" Qin Weimin was so angry that he couldn't control himself and kicked him.

"Why did you kick me all of a sudden?!"

"Little bastard, I kicked you."

"Haha, you're really something."

"Qin Zhao, go and ask your grandfather to come back. He's at the pavilion outside.

Qin Weimin, come up quickly. "Old Madam Qin stopped at the top of the stairs and shouted at the two of them.

"Oh, I'll go right now." Qin Zhao ignored his father and went outside with his grandmother.

"Qin Weimin, why are you standing there like a fool? Hurry up and come up."

"I'll go up right away." Qin Weimin dared to beat Qin Zhao, but he didn't dare to provoke his grandmother.

When Qin Zhao called his grandfather back, he saw that there was no one downstairs, so he carefully locked the doors and windows of the house and hurried upstairs.

"Why did you lock the doors and windows?" Qin Zhao's grandfather asked.

"You'll find out later."

As soon as they entered Qin Jiao's room, they found that the three people in the room had strange expressions on their faces.

"Three."

That's right, except for the Qin Jiao who was hugged by Song Yu'e and whose expression couldn't be seen.

"What's wrong?

Jiaojiao, this …? "His grandfather, who didn't know what was going on, was the first to speak.

"Qin Zhao, go and lock the door." Qin Weimin didn't answer his grandfather's question. Instead, he ordered Qin Zhao.

"It's already locked. I've checked it carefully."

"Yu'e, let go of the Jiaojiao. What if she gets hurt if you cover her like this?" Old Lady Qin said to Song Yu'e.

"Mom, Jiaojiao, she, she's not … don't …"

"That's enough!

I'm not her grandmother, and Weimin isn't her father.

Are you the only one who's worried?

We're all fake! "Although Old Lady Qin's words were harsh, she didn't blame her daughter-in-law that much.

In her opinion, her daughter-in-law was very good.

However, she still had to teach her a lesson.

"No, Mom, it's not that. I'm just scared … I'm just …" Song Yu'e panicked when she heard her mother-in-law's harsh words. Her mouth trembled as she tried to explain. She sounded like she was about to cry.

She wanted to say that she didn't mean that. She didn't.

Song Yu'e hugged her tightly. Qin Jiao didn't feel good under the blanket.

However, Song Yu'e's trembling arms made all her discomfort disappear.

She could feel that she was afraid.

Whether she was afraid because she realized that she wasn't the real Qin Jiao or because her daughter had changed overnight, she didn't care anymore.

No one knew that she was actually a selfish and calculative person.

No, she was a selfish and calculative demoness.

When she was a demoness, she didn't want to be alone.

Later on, when she became a human, she hated her identity as a "substitute."

But now, she suddenly didn't want to be calculative.

Qin Jiao hugged Song Yu'e's waist tightly.

Seeing her granddaughter's small movements under the blanket, Old Madam couldn't help but sigh. Her daughter-in-law really lived up to the saying, "Fortune favors fools."

"That's enough, Jiaojiao.

Hurry up and come out. You're scaring your mother. "Old Madam called out to her granddaughter.

"Mom, don't be afraid. I'm a Jiaojiao, not a monster."

"I know, I know. You're my Jiaojiao. You're my Jiaojiao."

Song Yu'e hugged Qin Jiao.

While the mother and daughter were touched, Old Master Qin, who was the only one who hadn't seen his granddaughter's "change," was stunned.

Qin Jiao looked at his grandfather's shocked expression and burst out laughing.

"Master, what do you think? Is your granddaughter pretty?" Qin Jiao teased Old Master Qin.

"She's pretty. She's so pretty. Which family did she come from?" Old Master Qin played along with her.

"But Jiaojiao, how did you become like this?" Old Master Qin asked Qin Jiao directly.

"Master, it's a long story."

"Then make it short for Grandpa."

"Okay. Listen carefully."

Qin Jiao paused for a moment and straightened his face.

Seeing that Song Yu'e was gradually calming down, she sighed and said softly, "You must have guessed that I'm not your daughter, Qin Jiao. I'm sorry for lying to you."

Song Yu'e looked at her quietly. Her face was full of astonishment.

But she didn't say anything. Instead, she quietly lowered her head.

Lingyan didn't know why, but when she saw the tears rolling down her face, Lingyan's heart ached.

Seeing his wife like this, Qin Weimin hurriedly sat beside her and held her hands.

His palms were cold.

"Do you know where she is now?" Song Yu'e asked softly.

"I don't want to lie to you. I don't know."