Chapter 158: Probing!

Rong Qiaoyi furrowed her brow, but without wasting any time, she turned and left. Sensing that Shen Qingli had been there, she realized that Shen must have already taken the person away.

"Damn it! To think she managed to take them right from under my nose!"

She hadn't expected to arrive a step too late, only to find the person already gone.

Unwilling to give up, Rong Qiaoyi immediately tailed Shen Qingli's car.

She kept a safe distance, not daring to get too close for fear of exposing her tracks.

Inside the car, Green Cilantro opened its eyes. [Host, I sense Rong Qiaoyi's presence again. She's following right behind us.]

Shen Qingli raised an eyebrow and glanced into the rearview mirror. There was no sign of anyone or any vehicle; obviously, she had concealed herself.

[Does the Host want to do something? I have plenty of prank gadgets right here.]

"Handle it as you see fit, but make sure she doesn't notice. The reason she hasn't intercepted us or made a move yet is probably because she thinks we haven't discovered her presence."

If it were the old Rong Qiaoyi, she would have directly sabotaged her car ages ago, rather than letting her drive so peacefully now.

Still, she could guess what the woman's true objective was.

She was likely here to check whether Guanyin was actually the divine tree that had been put up for auction the other day!

Thinking of this, her gaze fell upon a nearby shopping mall.

It was only nine o'clock in the evening, and the mall was still open.

Since she was so eager to see, she might as well give her a good look and once and for all dispel any such thoughts from her mind!

"Guanyin, how about you play a little scene with Mom in a moment? Mom is going inside to buy some things, and you just stay in the car and don't move around, okay? Wait, if a strange uncle or sister approaches you, just talk to them through the car window, understand?"

"Especially don't use your divine beast powers, and keep yourself well hidden, understood?"

Guanyin was originally a divine tree and exceptionally clever, so naturally, it had also sensed the annoying tail following them.

"Don't worry, Mom, I know what to do!"

Hearing this, Shen Qingli nodded, parked the car in the parking lot, and got out first.

However, she left Green Cilantro behind in the car as an extra layer of security.

Seeing Shen Qingli walk away, Rong Qiaoyi immediately stepped forward, disguising herself as a friendly young woman. She looked warm and approachable, unlikely to arouse any suspicion or wariness from a child.

"Little sister, why are you all alone in the car?"

Rong Qiaoyi knocked on the car window and smiled brightly once it rolled down.

Her eyes remained fixed on the little girl inside, as if sizing her up to see whether she was truly that divine tree.

"My mom went inside to buy things. Sister, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"

Guanyin blinked, acting entirely like a human child.

Rong Qiaoyi narrowed her eyes. The next second, she suddenly reached into the car window and grabbed Guanyin's wrist!

"Ah, it hurts! Sister, what are you doing? Let go of me!"

Guanyin struggled and cried out in panic. Its wrist was pulled red, yet there was not the slightest ripple of deer spirit power.

Rong Qiaoyi frowned and spoke viciously, "If you don't drop your disguise right now, I swear I won't be polite with you. I'll make sure your mom dies here too. Are you sure you want to keep pretending?"

"Wuwu, my wrist hurts so much! My wrist hurts! Let go of me, let go of me! I'm going to tell my mom, and when she comes back, she'll beat you up!"

Guanyin burst into tears, trying to pull its wrist back, but the woman's iron grip caused a sharp, burning pain!

"Drop your disguise right this instant, I'll say it one last time, or else you die right here!"

Unconvinced, Rong Qiaoyi channeled a ball of demonic energy into her hand, preparing to hurl it at Guanyin.

Noticing that the child still showed no trace of spiritual aura, she flicked her finger and drew the demonic energy back.

"Could you really be completely devoid of power? Are you really just a human child?"

Rong Qiaoyi gritted her teeth and narrowed her eyes, feeling that something was deeply amiss.

Yet, any member of the deer spirit clan would instinctively try to defend themselves against the demonic energy she had just unleashed!

And yet, this little girl possessed nothing, nor was there any protective spiritual energy. Clearly, she wasn't a member of the deer spirit clan at all—just an ordinary little girl!

The hope that had flared up within her instantly vanished, and in a fit of frustration and bad temper, Rong Qiaoyi violently shoved the child aside!

"You look exactly like that bitch, it's utterly sickening. How about I ruin your face? You can go ahead and blame your mother for this—who told you to look just like her!"

Hearing this, Green Cilantro was deeply alarmed and immediately used the wind to scatter itching powder over her.

[Host, if you don't come back right now, Guanyin is going to be in grave danger!]

Hearing this, Shen Qingli rushed back toward the car, her hands full of snacks that children loved.

Sensing Shen Qingli's approach, Rong Qiaoyi instantly reined in her demonic aura and vanished into thin air.

Shen Qingli feigned shock as she looked into the backseat. "Guanyin, what's wrong? Did someone bully you just now? Where did they go? How could they run off so fast!"

"Mom, a really strange sister came by. She said things I couldn't understand at all."

Guanyin played along with Shen Qingli's act, but the red marks on its wrist made Shen Qingli's heart ache.

"There, there, let's go home. I'll put some ointment on it for you. Look, these are the snacks Mom bought you. You can open and eat whatever you like, alright?"

With that, Shen Qingli got into the car, stepped hard on the gas pedal, and quickly sped out of the parking lot.

"Is she still following us?"

[Host, she just left, but I hit her with my special itching powder. She won't have a single moment of peace for the next three days!]

"Are there no other lethal weapons?"

Hearing the distinct anger in her host's tone, Green Cilantro shrank its neck. [If we used anything else, she would realize that we've known about her presence all along.]

Hearing this, Shen Qingli took a deep breath.

"The next time we meet face-to-face, just watch how I finish her off!"

To dare harm her Guanyin's wrist like that—she deserved a thousand deaths!

[She even wanted to disfigure her just because Guanyin looks like you! This woman is becoming more vicious and cruel by the day!]

"What!"

Shen Qingli was shocked, wishing she could turn the car around right now and kill Rong Qiaoyi.

[Host, Host, calm down! Don't expose yourself over this; we still have a much bigger plan in motion!]

Shen Qingli let out a long breath to steady her emotions. After thinking for a moment, she decided she still had to teach Rong Qiaoyi a lesson.

"Since she dared to touch someone of mine, I'll just have to start with someone of hers."

Hearing this, Green Cilantro understood that Chu Li was about to suffer.