Chapter 38

"Master Zhao, may I ask who this is?" Wang Cui'e stared intently at Li Xianghui and asked with doubt.

"Oh, she is my son's former wet nurse. The three people beside her are my son's wives," Zhao Yunbing immediately stepped forward a few steps and pointed at Li Xianghui and the other women, explaining.

"Oh, could you please ask this wet nurse to lift her head? I want to chat with her," Wang Cui'e immediately said with a cold smile.

"This..." Zhao Yunbing's face changed upon hearing this. If she lifted her head, wouldn't Wang Cui'e catch him red-handed?

"What? Master Zhao, you won't agree?" Wang Cui'e's face immediately turned even darker upon seeing this.

The woman in front, though prostrate and sobbing, could not be seen clearly, but her silhouette was familiar to Wang Cui'e, very similar to Li Xianghui. Coupled with Zhao Yunbing's troubled expression, Wang Cui'e was even more convinced that this woman was most likely Li Xianghui.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the woman in front suddenly lifted her head. Zhao Yunbing's heart almost leaped out of his chest upon seeing this.

However, upon seeing Li Xianghui's current appearance, Zhao Yunbing's heart, which had been hanging high, instantly settled. Li Xianghui's face, at some point, was covered with incense ash, mixed with tears, leaving countless smudges on her face. Even if Lu Tianyu were here, he would not recognize his mother.

"Master, who is she?" A voice, extremely hoarse, like the friction of steel, came from Li Xianghui, who stared at Zhao Yunbing with tears in her eyes.

"Miss Wang, since you want to chat with the wet nurse, please go ahead," Zhao Yunbing turned his head to look at Wang Cui'e beside him and said with a cold smile.

"Uh, I apologize, Master Zhao. I just noticed that this wet nurse looks very much like a friend of mine, but it's not the same person. It was a misunderstanding. Let's go," Wang Cui'e glanced at the woman in front with extreme disappointment and immediately left with a flick of her sleeve.

In this world, there are countless people with similar silhouettes, but voices are not easily changed. No matter how low one's voice is, the tone and timbre will still have some similarity, making it easy to distinguish whether it is a real or fake voice.

However, the woman's voice just now was abnormally harsh and unpleasant, completely different from Li Xianghui's voice, with no similarity in tone or timbre. Moreover, the woman's voice was natural, showing no signs of pretense, as if she was born with this harsh and unpleasant voice.

Therefore, Wang Cui'e was completely certain that this woman was definitely not Li Xianghui.

Furthermore, the wet nurse was currently in extreme grief, and Wang Cui'e did not feel right asking her to wash her face and then carefully identify her. This would be a great disrespect to the wet nurse, and Zhao Yunbing would certainly not agree.

Today's incident was already somewhat excessive. If she pushed further, it would completely anger Zhao Yunbing. If the matter escalated, it would be bad for both the Wang and Zhao families.

Therefore, Wang Cui'e had to give up.

After Zhao Yunbing and Wang Cui'e left, Lu Tianyu, hiding inside the coffin, let out a long sigh of relief. This dangerous situation had finally passed.

Li Xianghui and Lu Yi, outside, were almost frightened to death, repeatedly patting their chests, feeling extremely lucky.

"Second Mother, how did you do that just now? How could you produce a voice so different from your usual one?" After the situation calmed down, Lu Yi looked at Li Xianghui beside her and asked in great shock.

"Hehe, it's just a minor skill. My father was once a voice artist and taught me some voice techniques when I was young. Therefore, producing a completely different voice is not difficult," Li Xianghui immediately smiled and explained in detail.

As for Wang Cui'e, she did not find Lu Tianyu and Li Xianghui in the memorial hall, and her frustration was indescribable. She walked with a sullen face, not saying a word, until she reached the main hall.

But since she had already spoken, Wang Cui'e could not retract her words. She had a maid bring a cup of tea and presented it to Zhao Yunbing with both hands, apologizing: "I'm sorry, Master Zhao. The information I gathered was incorrect, causing you trouble and inconvenience. Please forgive me!"

"Haha, forget it. What kind of relationship do the Zhao and Wang families have? How could I take such a small matter to heart? Miss Wang, tomorrow is my son's memorial day. I have some things to attend to. If there's nothing else, please feel free to leave," Zhao Yunbing laughed and issued a polite but firm dismissal.

"Master Zhao, I don't need you to say that. I will leave immediately. But there is one thing I must tell you, and I hope you can help..." Wang Cui'e said slowly.

"Miss Wang, are you asking me to help you find someone? You can rest assured. If I find the person you want, I will immediately send them to your Wang family for you to deal with," Zhao Yunbing said somewhat impatiently. He really did not want to stay with this annoying woman any longer, even for a minute.

"Master Zhao, I haven't finished speaking. What I want to tell you is that the little brat Lu Tianyu is a rare Five Elements Spirit Root body. If we can capture him, his flesh and blood will belong to you, and I only want his head. What do you think?" Wang Cui'e continued slowly.

"What?" Zhao Yunbing's face changed dramatically upon hearing this, and his heart was instantly stirred.

A person with a Five Elements Spirit Root body is not only extremely rare, but their flesh and blood are also the best materials for refining elixirs. If the flesh and blood of a Five Elements Spirit Root body are used to refine elixirs, it would definitely produce several high-grade sixth-level elixirs, "Blood Marrow Elixir." When disciples of the family take these elixirs, their constitution will change instantly, and their strength will greatly increase.

This alchemy technique is possessed by all four major families.

At this point, Zhao Yunbing finally understood why the Wang family would go to such great lengths to send so many venerated experts to hunt down Lu Tianyu, a mere late-stage warrior.

Because Lu Tianyu's flesh and blood are a huge treasure trove. Capturing him would enable countless young disciples of the family to achieve great success, strengthening the entire family's power.

Of course, there are also personal grudges involved, which Zhao Yunbing did not know.

"Master Zhao, what do you think? Will you agree to my proposal?" Wang Cui'e saw that Zhao Yunbing was indeed tempted and immediately smiled with satisfaction, asking slowly.

Wang Cui'e used this reason to make the Wang family spare no expense in sending several venerated experts to help her hunt down Lu Tianyu. However, her goal was not Lu Tianyu's flesh and blood; she simply wanted to kill him, by any means necessary.

"Haha, of course, no problem. If I can find Lu Tianyu, I will definitely cut off his head and send it to your Wang family. When I obtain his flesh and blood, I will have made a great contribution to the Zhao family. It's a win-win situation, so why would I refuse?" Zhao Yunbing immediately laughed heartily, seemingly completely moved by Wang Cui'e's proposal.

Seeing that Zhao Yunbing had taken the bait, Wang Cui'e was even more satisfied and left with her subordinates, continuing to search for Lu Tianyu's whereabouts.

Of course, Wang Cui'e, being a deeply scheming person, did not fully trust Zhao Yunbing. After leaving the Zhao family martial arts hall, she immediately instructed two subordinates to secretly hide at the front and back gates of the Zhao family martial arts hall, monitoring every move. If anything suspicious happened, they were to report immediately.

"Master, are you really going to kill Lu Tianyu?" After Wang Cui'e and the others left, a person in a black robe, with a black cloth covering his face, appeared from behind the side hall.

This person was Zhao Da, the leader of the shadow assassins secretly protecting Zhao Yunbing.

"To be honest, if it weren't for the great favor Lu Tianyu did for me, risking his life to bring back Xiao'er's body, I would have cut off his head without hesitation and sent his flesh and blood to the family. But now, I can't do that. If I did, wouldn't I be ungrateful and no better than a beast?" Zhao Yunbing said slowly.

"Yes, Master, you are right. Lu Tianyu is no ordinary person. Although his current strength is weak, his mind is almost demonic, extremely intelligent. If not, he wouldn't have thought of such a brilliant plan to save his mother and sister from the three Wu demons. If we choose to be his enemy, we will surely face endless trouble in the future," Zhao Da said with a tone of admiration. After witnessing Lu Tianyu's intelligence, he also greatly admired him and did not want such a genius to fall.

"Then, what do you think I should do?" Zhao Yunbing was immediately surprised and looked at Zhao Da. In his impression, Zhao Da was an extremely proud person, looking down on everyone. He never thought that Zhao Da would admire Lu Tianyu so much.

"Master, in my opinion, such a person should be befriended, not made an enemy. In the future, he might be a great help to you. Although you are now in Xishui City, managing the Zhao family branch here, one day you will return to the Zhao family. At that time, there will be many people competing for the position of family head. You need to prepare in advance," Zhao Da immediately explained in detail.

"Haha, you know me well, Zhao Da. I was thinking the same thing. Lu Tianyu is no ordinary person. His future is boundless. I have already made up my mind," Zhao Yunbing laughed and waved at Zhao Da.

Zhao Da immediately moved and disappeared back into the side hall.

Zhao Yunbing quickly left the main hall and went to the memorial hall. He opened the coffin and called Lu Tianyu out.

"Master Zhao, thank you for saving my life today. If I have the chance, I will repay you," as soon as he came out, Lu Tianyu immediately bowed deeply to Zhao Yunbing, performing the most solemn ritual of the Divine Wasteland Continent.

"Hehe, little brother, don't be so formal. Bring your mother and sister with me. I have something very important to discuss with you," Zhao Yunbing immediately smiled, grabbed Lu Tianyu's hand, and walked out of the memorial hall.