Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

"My young master, Wu Xie just went to Wu Sansheng's place and caused a big commotion. Now he and Fatty Wang have left Yanjing. It seems that they are going to visit Wu Erbai in prison."

"I understand. Just keep an eye on him and don't let him get off track."

"If they want..."

The man in black made a gesture, indicating whether they needed to reveal their identities to save Wu Xie.

"Wu Xie is too important to Pangu, so Pangu's people will definitely not let him go, and will definitely do their best to save his life. We just need to watch from behind. If we can use Wu Xie to lure out Pangu's true body, then it wouldn't be a bad idea for me to help him."

While Xie Yuchen was handling the matters at hand, he was listening to the descriptions of the people around him.

"My subordinate understands!"

The man in black turned around and turned into a wisp of green smoke and left Xie Yuchen's study.

There was a knock on the door, "Master, Master Hei is here."

Hei Xia Zi walked into Xie Yuchen's study at a pace of 2.58 million, as if he was entering an empty space.

"Little Flower! Was the last play good?"

Hei Xia Zi sat directly on the desk in Xie Yuchen's office, holding a beautifully crafted ivory ball in his hand.

"Why, they still don't fully trust you?"

Xie Yuchen continued to deal with the company affairs that had been piling up for several days without even raising his head.

"They are full of cunning people, more cunning than a beehive. How can they believe us completely after we act out a scene and show our 'true feelings'?"

Hei Xia Zi held the ghost ball in the palm of his hand and kept shaking it. While Xie Yuchen was dealing with something, he flipped his wrist and put the ghost ball into his pocket.

"No need to hide it, it's originally a birthday present for you." Xie Yuchen didn't even need to look up to know that Hei Xiazi had put the pink ivory ghost ball on the table into his pocket. "I remember your birthday is in these few days, and I specially asked a master to make that ghost ball."

Hei Xia Zi paused as he patted the ghost ball on his chest and said, "Thank you, young master, for the reward!" Hei Xia Zi grinned.

Wu Xie and Fatty Wang didn't care whether they would be discovered or not, and they took a plane directly to Hangzhou.

Wu Xie was sitting on the plane, looking at the white clouds outside the window. At this moment, he suddenly felt a moment of peace in his heart.

After getting off the plane, Wu Xie went straight to the prison in Hangzhou. He wanted to have a good talk with his second uncle.

"Uncle! I know all your plans. Your love for me is real, but your use of me is also real."

Wu Xie sat calmly opposite Wu Erbai, just quietly looking at the mountain that he had never dared to look directly at. At this moment, Wu Xie found that the mountain in his heart was not so insurmountable. It was just that he was too cowardly, so he was always suppressed and dared not have the slightest resistance.

"Did you come here today just to say this?"

Wu Erbai didn't seem to think it was surprising that Wu Xie knew the truth and was now sitting opposite him.

"What exactly was the Chinese medicine you guys always boiled for me when I was a kid? I seem to already know the answer, and I don't want to ask anymore, because it's all meaningless now, isn't it?"

When Wu Xie heard what Xie Yuchen said about the medicine man at Xie's house, he wanted to question Wu Sansheng, but he thought that maybe the reason why the entire Wu family loved him was just because he was the chosen candidate, so he did not ask Wu Sansheng, but turned to find Wu Erbai.

"Wu Xie, you are indeed very smart, but being smart is not enough. The world outside is indeed very exciting, but it is also full of dangers."

Wu Erbai slowly took off his glasses and carefully wiped the lenses with the corner of his clothes, his movements gentle and focused. He looked just as he had in Wu Xie's memory, full of confidence and calmness, as if everything in the world was under his control. It seemed that he had anticipated Wu Xie's arrival long before he stepped into the room.

"Second Uncle, don't you really have anything you want to tell me?" Wu Xie stared at the familiar yet unfamiliar man in front of him and asked with a slightly trembling voice.

Wu Erbai raised his head slightly, and looked at Wu Xie through the glasses he had just cleaned, his eyes were deep and complicated. After a moment of silence, he finally spoke: "Wu Xie, you have indeed grown up very fast. However, every step of your growth is stained with the blood of your relatives and friends..." At this point, Wu Erbai couldn't help but sighed and put his glasses back on his nose. At that moment, he looked as if he had put down a heavy burden, and seemed extremely relieved.

Hearing this, Wu Xie suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with anger and unwillingness. "Enough! I'm tired of being manipulated by you as a chess piece! From now on, I will never be a puppet in your hands again! The so-called traps you set up, as well as the way out of the Nine Gates, have nothing to do with me! I just want to live a good life for myself!" After saying this, Wu Xie lowered his head and no longer looked at Wu Erbai, but just fiddled with his fingernails. At this moment, his heart was full of determination.

Wu Erbai sneered at Wu Xie's naive remarks. He slightly moved his body and leaned forward, "Wu Xie, you have already embarked on this path, you can't just say it's over. This plan, this chess game has already begun since you were born, you have no choice!"

"Of course I have a choice. I can leave here resolutely and completely get rid of you people. As long as I can be cruel enough to suppress the burning curiosity in my heart, I can get away easily." Wu Erbai stared at his nephew who still had an innocent face, feeling mixed emotions.

"Wu Xie, Wu Xie, you have no choice at all. Ever since you ignored the advice and insisted on stepping into the ancient tomb, you have already stepped into the chess game carefully arranged by others. Now you are like being stuck in a quagmire, with no way to retreat. No matter how hard you struggle, no matter how you try to escape to the ends of the earth, there is only one ending waiting for you in the end - you will become a chess piece in the hands of others." Wu Erbai's voice was low and solemn, as if every word was squeezed out from between his teeth.

Hearing this, Wu Xie was like being struck by a bolt from the blue, and he stood there in a daze. After a moment, he suddenly let out a heartbreaking laugh: "Hahahahahaha... I see, that's how it is! Since I'm going to die anyway, then isn't it the same for me to die now or die after they've squeezed all my useful value out of me?"

However, Wu Erbai only responded with an equally bitter sneer. This smile contained endless anger and sorrow, which was directed at Wu Xie's impulsive words just now, and also came from the helpless sigh of his own fate. "Wu Xie, Wu Xie, you are still too naive. From the moment you were born into this world, you have been under their all-pervasive and strict surveillance. Even if you are really desperate and want to die, they will never sit idly by. In order to achieve their ulterior motives, no matter how high the price is, no matter how much manpower and material resources are spent, they will definitely find ways to pull you back from the brink of death."

Wu Xie suddenly found that he seemed to be unable to do anything. He could only watch himself step by step into the trap carefully prepared for him, and then witness his own death with his own eyes.

"This is really heartbreaking, Uncle! I was able to witness my own death with my own eyes. Don't you think this is a huge joke?"

Wu Xie's eyes were slightly moist, tears welled up in his eye sockets, the corners of his mouth trembled slightly, he tried hard to hide his inner sadness, his fingers on the table were slightly curled up, revealing his inner resistance or reluctance.

"If I have to die in the end, I have the right to decide why I die. I will never let myself become someone else's pawn. I want to live for myself!"

Wu Xie turned around and left the cell. Before he left, he took a last deep look at his second uncle who was still sitting there without any emotion. "The Wang family has been destroyed, but there are many families like the Wang family. Although some members of the Wu family died or were injured, at least they are no longer living under surveillance. From now on, the members of the Wu family will become real ordinary people and live a life like ordinary people."

After Wu Erbai heard Wu Xie's words, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then his brows relaxed slightly, revealing his inner relief or satisfaction, "That kind of life is not bad. If I can get out of here by chance, I think I will live that kind of life!"

After Wu Xie took one last look at his second uncle, he left the prison without any reluctance.