Chapter 368: The Path of No Return (1/2)

Chapter 368: The Path of No Return

Translator: Pika

“Why?” Qin Wanru was in a state of complete shock as she stared at the old man with his meticulously-combed hair He looked the same as he always did, yet he suddenly seehed “I trulyyou should never have done was to run to me”

“Why?” Qin Wanru stared at hier Countless possibilities had crossed herwould betray her

She was co?

She had been drugged by Chu Tiesheng, and her acupoints had now been sealed as well It was all over The only thing on her ht noas a desire to knohy

“I had no choice either” Hong Zhong shook his head “It’s s now”

“But I want to know!” Qin Wanru said coldly “The Chu clan has always treated you well My husband and I have always considered you our friend What could you possibly gain fro? Was what he offered you iven to you?”

“Chu Tiesheng” A ’s lips “That fellow is quite unreliable If I hadn’t transferred the guards away from your residence, the whole estate would’ve already learned about what he did to you in your room”

“So it was you!” The truth struck Qin Wanru like a hah such a huge co, then was it Sang Hong who bribed you? I still don’t understand! We cancould possibly offer you Fro that could tempt you!”

As she continued to speak, her eyes suddenly lit up A na!”

A trace of bitterness appeared between Hong Zhong’s brows “Madam, you know that I as in this life that I ao of is that disappointing son of ying is quite an excellent child! He has done much for the Chu clan over these years, and the Chu clan has always treated hiive up a lifetihed “Could it be that the Mada do so much for the Chu clan all these years? I believe Madaood idea why”

Qin Wanru bit her lower lip “I know that he’s been attracted to Chuyan ever since he was little I was quite fond of that child as well, and even planned to take him in as a son-in-law But Chuyan herself chose Zu An What could I have done?”

She paused for a moment Then, she said, “It seems like Chuyan’s eyes had been far clearer than reat beauty yourself, and the firstcertain painfullikes the first irlif she’d ended upthan hi someone as inferior to him in every hich le taunt to drive hi step is all it takes to lead one down a path of no return”

“What was this wrong step that prevented hi back?” Qin Wanru was shocked “Was he the one who defiled the spiritual creek?”

Too ht First, the spiritual creek was destroyed, and then Zu An had been discovered in Chu Huanzhao’s bed on the night of his wedding A thief had even broken into Chu Estate shortly after It had been a complete disaster

The chaos caused by the defilement of the spiritual creek was the source of all of this

Hong Zhong’s voice was grave “There was no way he would allow the first e with Zu An To prevent that, he sought a way to destroy everything Of course, he wasn’t the only one who came up with the idea to defile the spiritual creek He just happened to be at the right place at the right time”

Qin Wanru wanted to ask him who it was that iven her current situation, she knew that this was already no longer important “Even if we found out he had destroyed the spiritual creek, ould still have been lenient with him, out of respect for all of your contributions to the clan Was this the only thing thatZhong shook his head “Many tiain Does Madam remember the time one of our caravans was suddenly attacked?”

Qin Wanru was shocked “Don’t tellZhong’s expression grew pained “Indeed So that it could help hiive him a chance to interact with the first miss alone How could that silly child possibly have known that he’d waltzed right into their trap? Once the guards of the caravan had been wiped out, he crossed the point of no return”

Qin Wanru was speechless Chu Zhongtian has always been a kindhearted and forgiving person, but there were a few family rules that he strictly enforced One of the out the lives of others in the clan was punishable by death

Even though the defilement of the spiritual creek was a seriousthe Hong clan’s contributions However, with the deaths of sothe attack on the caravan, all the Hong clan’s contributions would have counted for nought