Chapter 595: Chapter 595: Talent

Yi Huai and Huang Wan clearly had not expected Zhong Niangyao to suddenly ask such a question. The two of them exchanged glances, as if they were communicating something through their eyes.

“Think carefully before you answer, okay? Don’t try to fob me off with some messy excuse,” Zhong Niangyao’s lips curled into a smile brimming with malicious intent. “Otherwise, I wouldn’t mind giving you a taste of what I’m capable of.”

“We…” After a flash of struggle crossed Yi Huai’s face, he looked at Zhong Niangyao and spoke, “Actually, it’s because Baili Lele’s birth date and Wanwan’s are the same, so we chose Le Yao’s.”

“You son of a bitch,” Baili Hengyuan struggled to contain his anger, barely stopping himself from punching Yi Huai.

“Is it that simple?” Zhong Niangyao smiled faintly. “Do you think such a reason could convince me?”

“It’s true,” Yi Huai said somewhat anxiously. “You can check if you like, Le Yao’s and Wanwan’s birth dates are indeed the same day.”

“Hehe!” Zhong Niangyao chuckled lightly, then turned to look at Lu Yichen, a smile playing on her lips. “Yichen, why do you think there are so many people in this world who refuse to shed tears until they see the coffin?”

Lu Yichen did not answer Zhong Niangyao’s question; instead, he raised his eyes and gave Yi Huai and Huang Wan a cold look before withdrawing his gaze.

As that cold look landed on them, both Yi Huai and Huang Wan couldn’t help but shiver. It felt as if they were being targeted by the Grim Reaper.

What was fortunate for them was that Lu Yichen only glanced at them before looking away.

Just as they were about to breathe a sigh of relief, disaster struck.

“Ah–”

A miserable scream pierced the sky, sending chills down the spine of all who heard it. Though they could not see what had transpired, the dreadful scream was enough to inspire terror.

By this time, Huang Wan had collapsed to the ground due to the pain in her body and began to roll around, trying to alleviate the bone-deep agony. Yet, the pain continued to intensify, causing her sanity to slip away.

“Wanwan.”

Seeing his wife in agony once again, Yi Huai was beside himself with distress. He immediately crouched down, took Huang Wan into his arms, and kept comforting her, “It’s okay, it’s okay, Wanwan, don’t be afraid, it will be over soon.”

As he spoke, Huang Wan, unable to endure the pain that penetrated her bones, bit down hard on Yi Huai’s hand, threatening to draw blood. Moreover, it looked as if she wanted to tear a piece of flesh directly from Yi Huai’s hand.

If it were an ordinary person witnessing this scene, no doubt they would be unable to bear it.

Yet everyone present knew exactly what was happening, so not a single person sympathized with them.

Even Housekeeper Bai, who had until then been unaware of the cause, had just pieced together the true nature of the situation from their words and was filled with resentment toward Yi Huai and his company.

Housekeeper Bai had worked for the Baili Family for many years, never marrying, and had taken care of the various young masters and mistresses of the Baili Family as if they were his own children. He was especially fond of the obedient young miss, and now that he knew that all her suffering was caused by Yi Huai, and considering the Baili Family’s many years of hardship due to the young miss’s coma, he felt an almost cannibalistic hatred!

“No, please, please, spare her!”

Yi Huai seemed as if he couldn’t feel the pain in his hands at all as he looked at Zhong Niangyao, his tone filled with entreaty, “Wanwan is innocent; it was all my scheming. There’s a head for every grievance and a debtor for every debt. If you want revenge, come at me! Please spare Wanwan!”

Ever since he had learned that Baili Lele was about to wake up, Wanwan had begun to have attacks. Every time an attack occurred, he stayed by her side, wishing he could take her place.

But there was nothing he could do; he could only watch helplessly as his wife endured such torment. Many times, Wanwan couldn’t bear it anymore and begged him to end her life for relief.

He knew that all of this was Zhong Niangyao’s retribution. Thus, with no other options, he had to seek out Zhong Niangyao today. He couldn’t bear to see the woman he loved the most endure such agony day after day.

Even though he was well aware that Zhong Niangyao’s words and actions were bait to lure him in, he still showed up at the Baili Family household today.

“Indeed! There’s a head for every grievance, and a debtor for every debt.” Zhong Niangyao nodded her head, “So, the one who took the items should be punished! As for you, the instigator–”

Zhong Niangyao revealed a radiant smile to Yi Huai, “Why do you think that I would let you go?”

She was no Holy Mother, so how could she possibly forgive Yi Huai, the culprit! The suffering Huang Wan was experiencing now was merely meager interest.

They couldn’t possibly be naive enough to think that this was all the revenge she would enact! That would be seriously underestimating her.

“What exactly do you want?”

Seeing Zhong Niangyao’s smile, Yi Huai not only didn’t feel the slightest bit of relaxation but rather fell into an even deeper pit of despair. He felt that coming here today might have been a mistake.

But even if he had known it was a mistake from the beginning, he would still take this step. Because he really couldn’t bear to watch his beloved woman suffer, and eventually even lose her life.

“Right now, I just want to know the reason.”

In stark contrast to Huang Wan’s tragic condition, Zhong Niangyao’s face still wore a smile, “Didn’t I say just now, think it over before you answer. It’s just too bad that you didn’t heed the advice!”

Yi Huai finally understood what Zhong Niangyao was getting at.

He gritted his teeth and spoke again, “One of the reasons why Le Yao was chosen back then was indeed because her birth date and time were very suitable. But there was another very important reason.”

As he spoke, a flicker of struggle passed over Yi Huai’s face, but he eventually continued, “And that is Le Yao’s natural talent.”

After saying that, he closed his mouth, unable to utter another word.

However, this last explanation caused Baili Hengyuan’s face to change drastically. He was no fool, and he clearly understood what Yi Huai meant.

That meant, over the years, through that medium, Huang Wan had absorbed not only Le Yao’s vitality but also her innate talent for witchcraft.

Instantly, his sharp gaze fell on Huang Wan.

He remembered that the Huang Family and the Baili Family both practiced witchcraft.

However, the Baili Family’s witchcraft was a millennia-long legacy, with many of its members having witch power in their blood. This was also the reason why the Baili Family’s witchcraft was famously powerful.