Stop pretending, the fake heiress is actually a master of metaphysics.

While Pei Yuanzhi was suffering excruciating pain and had permanently lost his third leg, the Shen family was also having a hard time.

The effects of the mantra had not yet worn off, and the Shen family members argued and resented each other the entire way.

When he got home, Shen Dahai grabbed an antique vase from the living room and smashed it to pieces.

"You two are utterly useless and good-for-nothings! If you hadn't said those inappropriate things at the banquet, would we have been kicked out by President Gu?"

Mrs. Shen retorted, not to be outdone, "It's as if you didn't say anything! If you were truly capable, would our family need to go to such lengths to curry favor with the Gu family? Shen Dahai, if you weren't a nouveau riche, would I have been ridiculed by the wives of the wealthy for so many years!"

Shen Leyao was shocked; she never expected to hear these words from her own mother.

She was about to smooth things over when what came out of her mouth was: "It's all your fault for being useless. You made me look bad in front of President Gu. How could I have such good-for-nothing parents?"

Shen Dahai roared, "How could I have given birth to such a useless thing like you? Shen Nian knows mystical arts, what can you do? Besides asking for dresses, bags, and jewelry, what else can you do?!"

After a chaotic argument, the three of them got tired of arguing and finally realized that they couldn't continue like this.

"Let's call Master Luo and see if that bitch Shen Nian has cast some kind of curse on us."

Shen Dahai nodded and took out his phone.

But the next moment, his expression changed drastically: "What did you say?"

"Master Shen was arrested for promoting feudal superstition and engaging in fraud and extortion?"

"Do we also have to cooperate with the investigation?"

The assistant on the other end of the phone dutifully replied, "Yes, Mr. Shen, because several large remittances on Master Luo's account came from Shen's. Not only that, the tax bureau also suspects us of falsifying our accounts and evading taxes."

Shen Dahai's vision went black, and he nearly fainted.

What on earth is going on here?!

Shen Leyao bit her lip and said, "Dad, why don't we call my brother back? My sister used to listen to him the most, maybe..."

"Yes, I'll call your brother back right now."

However, public opinion spread much faster than the Shen family had anticipated.

The next day, Shen Nian finished her meditation and opened her eyes to see a news report popping up on her phone screen about the Shen family abusing their adopted daughter.

The Shen family's scandalous affairs spread throughout the entire Jinghai elite community and even the general public overnight.

The Gu family's investigation results in Xijing Mountain were also handed over to the police station.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Shen family will face both economic and criminal prosecutions.

The sins that Shen Leyao has committed will gradually lead to her death once she leaves the protection of the Shen family's wealth and Shen Nian's destiny.

Like dominoes.

The other message was about Pei Yuanzhi.

Early in the morning, news that the young master of the Pei family had been in a car accident, suffered a broken genital, and was no longer able to have sex spread throughout the wealthy circles.

Shen Nian scoffed, "Serves you right."

At 9:30 p.m., Tian Nanshan's driver took Shen Nian and Gu Yuncheng to the Meng family's shopping mall.

Due to a series of paranormal events, the shopping mall had to close for renovations shortly after it opened.

An eerie silence and stillness pervaded the bustling city center of Jinghai.

Meng Ke came to pick them up.

When he saw that Gu Yuncheng was also there, his expression became noticeably strange.

"Is Young Master Gu here too?"

Gu Yuncheng said nonchalantly, "What, not welcome?"

"You forgot, I'm a paranormal adventure streamer, so of course I'll go wherever there are paranormal events."

"How could that be? I was just worried something might have happened to you."

After all, a banquet was held just yesterday to celebrate the safe discharge of this young master Gu from the hospital.

However, this young master has always acted recklessly, so Meng Ke hesitated for a moment before saying, "Please come with me, both of you."

He climbed the steps and used a key to open the tightly closed doors of the mall.

Gu Yuncheng followed behind the two with his phone in hand, having already started his live stream of tonight's paranormal exploration.

"Good evening everyone in the live stream. We are currently in a haunted shopping mall. In a moment, Shen Nian and I will enter this mall together to see if there are really any paranormal events happening."

[Gu Shao is finally back on air.]

I thought Young Master Gu would be much more restrained after this incident.

"Master Shen is here with you, nothing will happen."

Seeing Master Shen reminds me of her disgusting adoptive parents.

Those scumbags, I spit on them!

Perhaps because both Shen Nian and Gu Yuncheng's fans were there, the live stream was exceptionally lively tonight.

Gu Yuncheng answered the questions in the live chat while keeping up with Meng Ke's pace.

Meng Ke glanced at him.

If the person broadcasting the live stream was Shen Nian, he would have stopped it.

But the person holding the phone now is Gu Yuncheng.

He frowned and asked, "Which floor would you two like to begin examining?"

"Three underground floors."

Shen Nian said calmly.

"Come with me."

Meng Ke used his internal access card to open the elevator and led Shen Nian and Gu Yuncheng to the third basement level.

The elevator doors opened, revealing the most common underground parking garage in the shopping mall.

The stark white lights shone on the gray concrete, and only the voices of the three of them echoed throughout the underground parking garage.

Shen Nian glanced at it, then looked at Gu Yuncheng: "Did you sense anything?"

The test came too quickly, and Gu Yuncheng's playful smile froze on his face.

The comments section was filled with laughter.

[Gu Shao seems like a primary school student being called on to answer a question in class.]

[Hahahaha, I can't take it anymore!]

Gu Yuncheng closed his eyes and sensed the surroundings for a moment, then pointed uncertainly in a direction: "There?"

Shen Nian: "Then let's go take a look over there."

Gu Yuncheng: !

He's talking nonsense!

However, Shen Nian had already started walking forward, and Gu Yuncheng could only follow.

tick-

Tick-tock

As they walked, a strange dripping sound suddenly came from behind them.

Gu Yuncheng's expression froze as he looked at Shen Nian.

"Is this sound of water... normal?"

"Is it... a leak in the pipes?"

In some folk ghost stories, the sound of dripping water represents the presence of ghosts.

He wanted to ask Meng Ke if there was a problem with the mall's pipes, but he was shocked to find that there was no one behind him at all.

"Meng Ke?!"

Shen Nian said calmly, "He's been gone for a while, and you only just noticed?"

Gu Yuncheng: !!!

"Sis, don't scare me."

The live chat exploded with comments:

[Holy crap, wasn't this guy always following behind Young Master Gu? When did he disappear?!]

[It can't really be true..., right...]

【Ahhhhhh, this is so scary, I can't watch anymore.】

The sound of dripping water is getting louder, don't you guys notice?

I'm amazed at myself for watching this in the middle of the night! The more I'm scared, the more I love watching it.

[It's alright, it's alright, Master Shen is still here!]

Shen Nian made a shushing gesture: "Listen carefully."

"There was the sound of a woman crying."