Chapter 771: Spider Silk
Actually, for her opponents, the game had only just begun.
The more her father and younger brother humiliated Zhuge Yun, the more they would humiliate themselves in the end.
This Wei was really out for her skin, not even allowing her and the Ni Family to salvage what was left of their dignity.
What a vicious scheme!
Ni Feng was a smart person, it was not hard for her to understand Helian Wei Wei’s words.
Ni Biao had always been conniving. The very moment Helian Wei Wei opened her mouth, he knew that they were caught red-handed this time.
All these years, no one had ever pushed them so hard until they were at their wits’ end.
Even his beloved daughter was dragged into this too.
Ni Biao only felt that his face hurting, but he could not refute the judging comments.
“So, it was all for their reputation. This is really…” Some shook their heads in disappointment, saying, “Such a disgrace of the Phoenix Girl, pa.s.sing off someone else’s ideas as her own. No exorcist would even dream of doing such a thing!”
Even if the mutterings had diminished, every word could still be clearly heard.
Zhuge Yun took a deep breath, his bitterness from earlier had now turned into motivation, deep within himself.
He had almost given up defending himself.
He knew that no matter what he said, his words could never overshadow the Ni Family’s influence.
Especially when the idea thief was the Elder Young Lady of the Ni Family, who also carried the t.i.tle of the Phoenix Girl.
He was starting to get disheartened.
However, that person managed to pull off yet another miracle.
Zhuge Yun laid his eyes on Helian Wei Wei with excitement.
He had made up his mind.
The Phoenix Girl was too far beyond his reach.
Maybe he could not even meet the exorcist that he revered the most.
However, Brother Wei was different and he was standing right in front of him.
From now on, he aimed to be just like Brother Wei.
The young man’s mind changed quickly, and his eyes were gleaming with admiration.
Helian Wei Wei witnessed all of it, suddenly feeling an immense pressure upon her shoulders.
Actually, if Zhuge Yun had not expressed his wishes, she would have ignored Ni Feng.
Her aim in the royal tomb was simple. She must find the Sharira, and remove the demonic traits from the baby.
However, some people were simply too asinine.
She could tolerate the imitation and fakery, but she was doing it so shamelessly.
Helian Wei Wei laughed mockingly, her cold gaze looking at how the exorcists were criticizing the Ni Family.
As someone who was by the Phoenix Girl before, Old Li could not bear to see this commotion any longer. He hunched his body as he stood up and said, “There has to be some misunderstanding here, Little Brother Wei. I know the Phoenix Girl very well. If she had not sent the message through my dreams back then, the entire village and I would have perished a long time ago. Someone with so kindhearted would never steal credit from someone else’s work…”
Seeing that Old Li was on their side, Ni Hu hurriedly followed up, “Old Li is right, there has to be some sort of misunderstanding! Brother Wei, you have been besmirching my elder sister this whole time. You even laid traps for her to fall in! Yet, you haven’t told us about this creature that you kept mentioning. I, for one, have never of any being that is capable of dragging people away while staying hidden! I bet you don’t even know what it is yourself. That’s why you keep getting everyone fixated on the gate selection, so that they won’t be able to concentrate their minds. You’re scared that they will question you again if they do!”
Ni Hu’s guessed that because she heard Helian Wei Wei saying that she had not figured out the answer yet.
Since she had not figured it out then, it should still be the same now. After all, only two hours had pa.s.sed.
Ni Hu continued, “How fortunate, if it weren’t for Old Li’s words, I would’ve become your scapegoat. It’s merely some worthless things on the bodies, and not some kind of treasures. Stop exaggerating by saying that it’s something stronger than the strings used by humans. Then, you spout nonsense about how it can catch prey instantly and bind them tightly? Pfft, does it even exist? Why haven’t I heard of them before this then?”
Ni Hu laughed mockingly and turned his face away.
Helian Wei Wei’s calm voice interrupted his loud ramble as she said, “With your intelligence, I’d be surprised if you have.”
“You!” Ni Hu’s veins were popping out on his forehead, as his fingers rolled into an iron fist.
Helian Wei Wei strode toward Ni Hu, her eyes colder than ever, saying, “The Ni Family wronged us in the first place. Your elder sister shamelessly committed a theft, taking someone else’s ideas as hers. This isn’t a matter of who’s scapegoating who. Secondly, just because you’ve never heard about something, doesn’t mean that everyone is as ignorant as you!”
“Tsk, spouting these meaningless words again. Don’t think that you can attack the Ni Family like this and…”
“Spider silk.” Without waiting for Ni Hu to finish, Helian Wei Wei interrupted him casually, “No matter how dense you are, I believe even you should know the characteristics of spider silk. It’s sticky and resilient, so once a prey falls in, they would be trapped. Even if there are no visible web markings, the bodies showed signs of web silk. How is that unremarkable to you, Master Ni?”
“I…” Ni Hu looked as if he was punched in the face. He never thought that Helian Wei Wei could actually find a type of strand just as he described!
Spider silk?
He was humiliated in public for something so mundane.
Helian Wei Wei stared at him mockingly and continued, “If the perpetrator was a spider, it could hide behind the Eastern Gate. It just needed to spit out some strands to bind the two corpses and quickly drag them away, without anyone noticing.”
Hearing Helian Wei Wei’s words, Ni Hu felt all his strength leaving his body.
He felt a fear unlike any before. How could this person before him be so intelligent? It was almost like no one could ever escape his mind.
It’s too terrifying!
Not only Ni Hu, but even Ni Biao started to doubt his judgment on this person simply because he lacked spiritual aura. This person was no outsider. In fact, he was an expert and was skillful enough to be a threat to the Ni Family!
Ni Biao cast his gaze downward, as if something was rumbling in his eyes. n.o.body noticed the dark aura rolling within.
Somewhere hidden in the royal tomb, a dark shadow loomed over its reflection, watching everything unveiling upon it. Smiling sinisterly, it muttered, “I never thought that someone could find out it was me! Even so, these people will be doomed! The leader already had a mishap, they surely won’t end well. Just quickly kill each other already!”
Only then, he would have the chance to savor the unforgettable taste of fresh, tender fetuses…