The elder took a few deep breaths of the dusty air and forcibly suppressed his churning blood.

He then turned around, his gaze fixed on the small head peeking out from the lapel of the suit jacket.

The gloomy old face instantly melted, revealing a kind smile.

"Yaoyao, don't be afraid."

"Grandpa knows you've been wronged, so he came especially to take you home."

Upon hearing the word "Grandpa," Yao Yao's body trembled violently.

"Who's your granddaughter!" She leaned forward, her eyes instantly reddening. "From the day I was thrown out on the outskirts like trash to fend for myself, I've had no family!"

The elder's smile froze for a moment, but quickly returned to normal.

"Silly child, the family rules used to be very strict."

"The reason I don't care enough about you is to temper your character and will."

As he spoke, he took a step forward and opened his arms.

"But things are different now. As long as you obediently come back with me, you can have everything the family has."

"You are the most esteemed direct descendant of the main family. Do you really want to spend your whole life following these dangerous elements, serving as a nameless, lowly soldier in the army, ready to die at any moment?"

Yao Yao buried her burning face in Chen Zheng's chest, wiped away her tears, and then stubbornly raised her head again.

"The army isn't a cage; everyone in Mulan's unit treated me very well!"

"Although the instructor punished me with weighted cross-country runs every day and had a sharp tongue, he never abandoned any of his teammates!"

"I was born a Mulan, and I will die a Mulan!"

"Even if I'm shattered to pieces, I will never return to the main family!"

These words were passionate and resounding.

The elder took another deep breath, his outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, and he slowly clenched it into a fist and put it back at his side.

Upon seeing this, several martial arts masters wearing traditional Chinese jackets immediately tensed their muscles and secretly exerted force with their feet, ready to snatch the person at any moment.

Just then.

Chen Zheng let out a cold laugh.

His tall frame leaned forward, his broad shoulders instantly shielding Yao Yao completely.

"Alright, old man, that's enough with the sob story."

As he spoke, he pulled out the dark blue glass tube that he had taken from the refrigerated cabinet from his pocket with his other hand.

The elder's pupils suddenly contracted.

This kid actually found even this.

We really can't let him live now!

Chen Zheng took in everyone's reactions, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"Did you think you could cover up this conspiracy by using your grandfather's name and saying a few nice words?"

"Do you really think my eyes are just for breathing?"

He cleared his throat and said loudly.

"Your clan is using this modified version of Blue Dream in the basement to secretly control important figures in the Southwest and even the whole country!"

"You bunch of lunatics are now braving a hail of bullets to drag Yao Yao back; it's definitely not for any kind of martial arts revival!"

Several ancient martial arts masters frowned, looked at each other, and were clearly a little stunned.

Chen Zheng gave them no chance to refute him and continued with his reasoning.

"You're definitely after this girl's constitution, wanting to use her as a guinea pig to test the limits of the new generation of Blue Dream Poison's effects and hallucinogenic side effects, aren't you!"

Even tigers don't eat their cubs, yet you're using your own granddaughter as a test subject for some grand, long-term plan!

Chen Zheng slapped his thigh and angrily pointed at the elder's nose, cursing him.

"People like you are utterly inhuman, utterly devoid of conscience, and unworthy of being human!"

Silence fell over the safe house.

The ancient martial arts masters who were originally preparing to make a move couldn't help but scratch their heads in unison.

Yao Yao stared blankly at the instructor's tall back, her eyes filled with emotion.

It turned out that the instructor had seen through everything.

No wonder the clan sent wave after wave of experts to capture me; it turns out they were just using me!

The elder stood there, his mouth half-open.

A full three seconds passed.

His entire face turned a deep purplish-red, and the veins on his neck bulged out.

"You're talking nonsense!!!"

The elder was so angry that he stomped his feet and then pointed at Chen Zheng's nose and cursed him.

"You're talking complete nonsense!"

"Our clan sells Blue Dream products in the basement to make money, just to support over a thousand people!"

"These days, martial arts training is incredibly expensive. What's wrong with getting involved in some shady businesses? It's making money, there's nothing shameful about it!"

"But who the hell would use their own granddaughter as a test subject?!"

"That's my own granddaughter, blood is thicker than water!"

As he spoke, he even coughed a few times in anger.

"Ahem... We went to such great lengths, even risking conflict with the military, to bring her back because we value her one-in-a-million martial arts talent and want her to inherit our ultimate technique, the Butterfly Dream Step!"

"Even if I'm a complete scoundrel, no matter how ruthless I am, I would never do something like using my own family as guinea pigs!"

"Stop spouting nonsense, you bastard! What do you take us, this ancient martial arts family with hundreds of years of history, for?!"

The ancient martial arts masters nodded frantically, staring at Chen Zheng with disdain.

We are simply greedy for money and power, not perverted.

Hearing this righteous and eloquent rebuttal, Chen Zheng couldn't help but scratch his head.

Hmm...that doesn't make sense.

Shouldn't the plot unfold like this: you get angry and confess directly, then try to snatch Yao Yao away?

The key point is that Old Deng doesn't really seem to be lying...

He silently lowered his head and looked at Yao Yao in his arms.

The latter was also looking up at him with her rosy little face.

Eyes facing each other.

Yao Yao blinked her eyes, looking at Chen Zheng with an innocent expression.

The latter's lips twitched uncontrollably several times, and a rare hint of unease flashed across his face.

Oh no, this was a hasty decision.

It's still a large family, no doubt.

Although these villains engage in duping, they clearly still have some moral bottom line.

That makes sense. If they don't even have this basic bottom line and dare to wantonly harm their own clansmen, then who would dare to unite under the banner of the clan?

Chen Zheng touched his nose, a little guilty, and looked away, not daring to look at the old man opposite him who had already fallen into a rage.

"Ahem..." He clenched his fist and coughed twice, awkwardly but politely.

The elder opposite him also had red eyes and was panting heavily, wanting to see if he had anything else to say.

With things having come to this point, Chen Zheng could only sigh.

The words have already been spoken, so it seems that this is the only option left.

With that thought in mind, he straightened his back and used the forbidden technique.

What a shameless trick!

They abruptly changed the subject.

"Well, controlling others with poison is a capital offense, and this is just as heinous as using your own granddaughter as a test subject!"

"Give up the struggle. Your main family is finished this time. There's no hope for you!"

As he spoke, he reached out his large hand and vigorously rubbed Yao's head twice.

"Whether you're doing this for drug testing or whatever, I'm not going to associate with this person!"

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