When Anya was running over, she was holding onto a half-eaten candied haw in her hand. The first thing she did was glance at the blown-up car before she shifted her attention to Zi Yi. “I calculated that there’s a blood calamity here. Are you alright?”

“I’m fine.”

Zi Yi continued to give Lu Yunxiao a call.

After she finished telling him what happened on her end, Zi Yi put away her phone and looked at Anya. “What are you doing here?”

“Helping others and treating their illnesses.” Anya munched on the candied haw.

Zi Yi became a little tempted at the sight of it.

She subconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva. She suddenly recalled something. “Didn’t I invite you to the dinner banquet at my place? Why didn’t you come?”

“I didn’t have the appropriate clothes and felt that it was a bit awkward to come.” Having said that, Anya took out a bag of sweet fried chestnuts and passed it to Zi Yi. “Do you want to have some?”

Zi Yi took the paper bag and said, “Thanks.”

The two of them stood under the shade of a tree and started chatting as they ate.

Zi Yi asked, “What have you been doing recently?”

“Treating illness and fortune telling.”

“How much have you earned?”

“Uhmm… enough for food and clothing?”

“…”

Zi Yi looked at Anya with a speechless expression.

Anya revealed an expression as though she was used to it. “I’ve done fortune telling to provide for myself since a long time ago. After I get married, I’ll be able to gather a fortune. Right now, I can’t get rich because I…”

Anya started telling Zi Yi tons of information about metaphysics.

Zi Yi casually listened to her as she carefully peeled the chestnuts and ate them.

Just then, Anya said, “I’ll be leaving the capital in a few days.”

“Hmm?” Zi Yi looked at her in surprise. “Didn’t you come to the capital to find someone to marry?”

Anya: “…”

When had she ever mentioned that she was here to get married? It was clearly her brother who wanted her to get married.

Zi Yi casually asked, “Where are you headed?”

“Country A.”

Upon hearing the country she was headed to, Zi Yi was silent for a long time before she asked, “What are you going to do in Country A?”

“I want to go there and walk around.” Anya did not know what she specifically wanted to do there either.

Zi Yi turned silent once again. Anya did not pose a threat to them and instead, she was the younger sister of a working partner. She did not find her hateful, just a little odd.

Yunxiao would also be leaving for Country A soon and she did not expect for it to be the same for Anya.

They did not stand there for long before the Lu Family brothers rushed over at the same time.

Lu Jingye walked to Zi Yi and quickly checked her over from head to toe before pulling her into his embrace.

Zi Yi raised her head and said, “I’m fine.”

Lu Jingye nodded and only then did he release his hold on her.

Zi Yi told them about the situation earlier and said, “I got Shadow III and Shadow IV to take care of the four people.”

Those people were all hitmen from Country A and they were already aware of them. There was no need to keep them for interrogation.

Just then, Lu Jingye turned to look at Lu Yunxiao and asked, “How many hitmen were lurking in the capital?”

“Five.”

Zi Yi nodded her head. ” Nice! There were just five in total today too.”

After she tapped her watch, Shadow II came out from hiding together with Dou Zerui and Dou Yue’er.

Lu Jingye said, “Let’s get out of here first. Lu Yunxiao will take care of the rest.”

Zi Yi nodded her head and followed Lu Jingye to the car along with the Dou Family siblings.

After the car drove away, Lu Yunxiao looked at Anya who was still standing there.

Anya had yet to finish eating the candied haw in her hand; she took a bite and said, “I’m only there to watch the fun.”

Having said that, she started walking away. While walking, she said, “Your rotten blossoms are not yet resolved. Do pay attention~”

Lu Yunxiao looked at her departing back expressionlessly.

The incident of Zi Yi and the Dou Family siblings being ambushed was tacitly left unsaid to the other Dou Family members.

After sending the siblings home, Zi Yi and Lu Jingye returned to the villa.

At the sight of their return, Mrs. Lu said to Zi Yi, “Tomorrow is the day of welcoming the God of Wealth. I plan to go to the temple tomorrow. Little Zi, do you want to follow me tomorrow?”

Zi Yi knew that Mrs. Lu wanted to pray for Lu Jingye. As a Mother, she would certainly wish for her children to be successful in their work.

Zi Yi agreed to it.

Unexpectedly, when they were having dinner that night and after Mrs. Lu told the two brothers of her plans, she said, “Both of you shall follow us tomorrow. Jingye will pray to the God of Wealth while Yunxiao will go to the God of Marriage and Love.”

The expressions of the two brothers were synchronized as they blanked out at the same time.

Zi Yi looked at their expressions and she held back her laughter as she said, “Tomorrow Mom and I will be going to the temple. Shouldn’t you be coming along to act as our bodyguards?”

The two brothers made eye contact and nodded their heads at the same time.

The next day, Zi Yi and the others left for the temple early in the morning.

Unexpectedly, there was quite a crowd at the temple.

Even the usually peaceful mountain road was filled with cars.

Mrs. Lu reminded Zi Yi. “Yiyi, don’t run around when we reach there. Just go to my room to take a rest. We’ll go back home after we pray.”

“We’re not eating at the temple?” In fact, Zi Yi quite liked to eat the food there.

Upon hearing Zi Yi asking about this, Mrs. Lu knew that she wanted to eat the food at the temple. In the end, she said, “Alright then, we’ll go back after having lunch in the afternoon. However, there’s a crowd today, and so don’t go around squeezing through the crowds with other people.”

“Got it.”

Zi Yi felt that she was not a weak and vulnerable person. However, if her actions could make the elders feel at ease, she would listen to them.

When the car was approaching the entrance of the temple, there were already many cars parked along the way.

Lu Jingye got his men to come in advance and occupy a space. When their car drove over, the bodyguard drove away the car that was occupying the space.

Looking at the endless stream of men, women, and children headed to the temple, Mrs. Lu asked, “Yiyi, did you bring a mask?”

“I brought one.”

She took out a mask from her pocket.

Mrs. Lu was relieved. “After we go in, wear the mask.”

She then turned to Lu Jingye and said, “Send Yiyi to the room where I rest first, then meet me under the God of Wealth statue.”

“Ok.”

Zi Yi and Lu Jingye walked in the direction of the backyard together.

There were people everywhere they went. Lu Jingye also wore a mask and he held Zi Yi in his arms.

The two of them walked along a corridor where there were fewer people around.

After walking for a short while, they were met with a familiar woman.

When the woman saw Zi Yi and Lu Jingye walking over, she even stopped to take a look. When they made their way inside, Gu Xin called out in an uncertain tone, “Zi Yi?”

Zi Yi nodded her head in her direction

Gu Xin was elated. “I didn’t expect to meet you here.”

Having said that, she turned to look at Lu Jingye. “Hello, Mr. Lu.”

“Hello.”

Gu Xin asked, “Where are you planning to go?”

Zi Yi said, “I’m going to the room to rest.”

“Are you feeling uncomfortable?” Gu Xin asked in concern. “In that case, go ahead first. I’ll come to find you to hang out with later.”

Zi Yi nodded her head and headed to the backyard together with Lu Jingye.

After Lu Jingye sent Zi Yi to the room in the backyard, he reminded her. “If you do not wish to remain in the room, you can go for a walk on the back hill, but don’t walk too far. Give me a call if anything happens.”

Zi Yi looked at the worried Lu Jingye and smiled as she nodded her head. “Got it. Go and meet up with Mom quickly.”

After Lu Jingye left, Zi Yi brought out the virtual screen.

At the thought that Yunxiao will be heading to Country A soon, she decided to hack into the top secret database of Country A to help him find clues on the secret base.

After searching for some time, she did not find any clues. Instead, she saw a plan that Country A had devised against the capital.