After serving three years in prison, he swept across the land upon his release.

Yunhai City, the Jiang family.

As one of the four most prestigious families in Yunhai City, the Jiang family should, by all accounts, be celebrating their joyous occasion today with lanterns and decorations everywhere and a bustling crowd at their gates.

But today, the courtyard and living room felt unusually quiet and even somewhat oppressive.

After dropping Qin Wuchen off at the Jiang family home, the Gao couple chatted briefly before leaving in a hurry, afraid that Qin Wuchen would notice something amiss.

Qin Wuchen, however, remained unconcerned. He sat upright on the living room sofa, vaguely sensing that something was amiss.

The wedding didn't involve any banquet or guests, and there wasn't even a proper ceremony or decorations. Does the Jiang family prefer a low-key approach?

But that doesn't make sense either...

The Jiang family is known for its extravagance in Yunhai City. How could the wedding of the Jiang family's daughter be so sparse?

Could it be that the person I'm marrying isn't Miss Jiang? Have I been deceived?

Qin Wuchen pondered silently, not understanding what was going on, so he simply stopped thinking about it and lay down on the sofa to doze off.

After a while, a few crisp footsteps woke Qin Wuchen.

"You're Qin Wuchen? The recently released convict?"

Jiang Hanzhang's father, Zhuang Gubei, stood angrily in front of Qin Wuchen with a gloomy face, seemingly ready to tear Qin Wuchen apart.

Qin Wuchen rubbed his sleepy eyes, and after regaining his senses, he nodded: "Yes, that's me."

"Let me tell you, I will not marry my daughter to you, get out of here right now!" Zhuang Gubei shouted at Qin Wuchen without any politeness.

A hint of displeasure flashed across Qin Wuchen's face.

Although he doesn't have a habit of indiscriminately killing innocent people, he has no reason to swallow his anger now.

However, upon thinking of the resentment within him, Qin Wuchen withdrew his murderous intent. After all, before truly retrieving the dragon bone, every bit of his true energy he used would increase the risk of losing control.

Qin Wuchen didn't want to take too much risk with such an insignificant guy.

"What? Didn't you hear me? Are you blind or deaf?" Zhuang Gubei said sternly again. "Let me tell you, the Jiang family has no tradition of letting ex-convicts become sons-in-law!"

"Get out of here!"

Zhuang Gubei initially had his eye on Gao Mu, and he was overjoyed when he agreed to the marriage. However, just two hours ago, he was suddenly told that the person had been changed.

This left him with no outlet for his anger, and considering the Jiang family's reputation, he didn't want to escalate the situation, which is why he chose to try to settle things peacefully.

Just as Qin Wuchen was about to speak, new footsteps sounded outside the door.

Jiang Hanzhang's mother, Jiang Ru, heard Zhuang Gubei's voice from outside the door. Worried that she might lose a good son-in-law because of this, she quickly came over to mediate.

"Alright, alright, Lao Zhuang, don't say such harsh things. Once Xiao Qin enters the Jiang family, he's our Jiang family's son-in-law."

"Xiao Qin, your dad is just worried and confused, don't take it to heart."

"I will never acknowledge this son-in-law!" Zhuang Gubei added immediately after saying that.

However, he didn't dare to be too presumptuous, after all, he was just a son-in-law who had married into the family.

Jiang Ru ignored him and instead took out a bank card from her pocket and handed it to Qin Wuchen.

"Here, this is fifty million. Consider it our compensation to you. From now on, this will be your new home, and your Uncle Zhuang and I will be your new parents."

"No, Auntie, I can't accept this." The sudden display of affection left Qin Wuchen somewhat at a loss, and he instinctively chose to refuse.

"Look at what you're saying, still calling me 'Auntie'?" Jiang Ru covered her mouth and laughed, then insisted on handing the bank card to Qin Wuchen. "Child, there's no reason not to accept money from your parents."

A lump formed in his throat; Jiang Ru's unintentional action had stirred up emotions that had been dormant in Qin Wuchen's heart for a long time.

He had longed for family affection since he was a child, but after being disappointed too many times, he gradually gave up. Now, the sudden surge of maternal love has left him somewhat at a loss.

"Thank you, Mom..." Qin Wuchen's lips curled up into a smile.

Seeing this, Zhuang Gubei cast a cold glance at him, muttering to himself, "So good? Why didn't my mother-in-law give me fifty million back then?"

"Good boy, just take it... just take it..."

Jiang Ruyue felt increasingly pleased with her son-in-law.

She had someone investigate the Gao family beforehand and learned that Qin Wuchen had gone to prison to take the blame for his younger brother. Such a grateful person was the perfect son-in-law for the Jiang family.

Furthermore, Gao Mu has been a womanizer in Yunhai City for the past few years, behaving like a complete playboy. Jiang Ru felt disgusted to have such a person as her son-in-law.

"Come here, child, let me take you to meet your wife."

Holding Qin Wuchen's hand, Jiang Ru walked towards the room on the second floor of the villa, while Zhuang Gubei, standing to the side, was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

"What a tragedy! My good daughter, why did you have to marry a convict?"

Upon reaching the second floor, the corridor was filled with red candles, red curtains hung on the walls, and a bronze wind chime hung from the ceiling at the entrance of the corridor.

Ding-a-ling.

A bizarre and eerie scene came into Qin Wuchen's view, which made him gasp.

This Jiang family... is indeed strange. They actually set up a soul array to seal off the flow of spiritual energy here.

The Soul Array is an ancient witchcraft array. The array is formed by using red wax and wind chimes as guides and then applying witchcraft to activate it. It can suppress the flow of spiritual energy in a certain area.

Spiritual energy is the source of life for all things. If its flow is cut off, people will become listless and die young.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Ru's smile vanished, and she couldn't help but sob a few times. She wiped away two tears from the corners of her eyes and began to explain:

"Xiao Qin, don't be afraid. It's because Hanzhang has a strange illness. A divine doctor said that this will help her recover as quickly as possible, so we have no choice but to do this."

"Come with Mom, after we pay our respects at the Jiang family ancestral hall, you will be considered a son-in-law of the Jiang family."

As she spoke, Jiang Ru led Qin Wuchen to a side ancestral hall.

Qin Wuchen's heart skipped a beat: "I wonder which quack doctor did this. This formation will probably not only be detrimental to Miss Jiang's recovery, but will also worsen her condition."

"Could it be that the Jiang family has offended someone?"

Inside the ancestral hall, Qin Wuchen knelt and paid homage to the ancestors of the Jiang family according to custom. After the ceremony was completed, he was pulled by Jiang's mother to the door of Jiang Hanzhang's room.

Jiang Ru, with tears in her eyes, pointed at the room without looking up.

"Xiao Qin, Hanzhang is inside. Go and see her first."

Wiping away her tears with a handkerchief, Jiang Ru slowly walked downstairs. Qin Wuchen, increasingly curious about what had happened to Jiang Hanzhang, pushed open the door and went inside.

Immediately, a strong smell, a mixture of musty and burnt charcoal odor, wafted over.

Lying on the bed was a woman with fair skin, wearing a white dress. Her skin was as white as snow, like the finest mutton fat jade.

Her breasts were firm and upright, showing no signs of illness. Judging from her appearance alone, the title of the most beautiful woman in Yunhai City was well-deserved.

But soon, Qin Wuchen noticed something was wrong. He tested Jiang Hanzhang's breathing with his finger and found it to be barely perceptible.

Sure enough... someone used witchcraft to put Jiang Hanzhang into a coma.

First, they used voodoo to render someone unconscious, and then combined it with a soul array to trap the voodoo within the body. How vicious!

No wonder the Gao couple wanted me to be their son-in-law; it turns out they wanted me to marry a half-dead, vegetable-like person.

However, now that you've encountered me, I won't let you die in vain.

With a half-smile playing on his lips, Qin Wuchen sat on the bed and tore off Jiang Hanzhang's dress, exposing her chest and above.

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