CHAPTER 324: CHAPTER 324

Lan Xin felt dizzy from the fall, but upon seeing Huo Lian’s shoe, she immediately recognized him as the young master she dreamt about day and night and rushed over to hug Huo Lian’s leg.

Huo Lian was a cultivator, after all. His leg wasn’t something one could easily hug. With just a flick, Lan Xin fell to the ground, causing herself to bleed from her nose.

Huo Lian frowned, stepping back slightly with disdain, and after a long look couldn’t figure out who the servant was... Well, even under normal circumstances, he probably couldn’t call out their names. The Huo Family was large and prosperous; the number of servants was innumerable. As someone who, although not officially yet, wielded the authority of the head of the family, recognizing all the servants in his own courtyard was already quite an accomplishment.

And this person wasn’t even part of the main residence but rather a servant placed in the separate courtyard whom he wouldn’t even see once a year. How could he remember?

"Why did you poison Miss Chen?" Huo Lian asked aloud.

To him, who she was didn’t matter at all. He had no interest in asking a servant who they were, especially one almost dying.

As a servant, poisoning the guests of the master—the fact that she wasn’t beaten to death on the spot was due to Cen Lizhui and the others’ courteous manners.

Cen Lizhui folded his arms and found a place to sit, his peripheral vision glancing at Changgui.

This kid could run pretty fast. Does Chen Muxue really enjoy watching the show that much, having the child come out to watch it for her?

However, something about the scene of Changgui standing with Huo Lian seemed oddly unsettling.

"Young master, it’s me, Lan Xin!" Lan Xin cried, nosebleed mixing with tears, but due to shouting too much last night, her voice now matched Donald Duck’s. Additionally, her face, bitten by mosquitoes to the point it resembled a pig’s head, was overwhelming.

Upon hearing Lan Xin’s name, Huo Lian felt a brief familiarity but couldn’t recall.

"That demoness lurking in the Huo Family must have some conspiracy; I only wanted to help the Huo Family eliminate this evil!" Lan Xin continued crying.

Upon hearing the words "demoness," Huo Lian suddenly remembered: "Ah, it’s you."

"Young master, you remember me?" Lan Xin’s eyes sparkled.

"I gave you a chance, yet you repeatedly squandered my goodwill." Huo Lian’s voice and expression turned cold, "As the saying goes, ’three strikes, you’re out.’"

"I understand, young master... I promise I won’t make the same mistake again!" Lan Xin quickly kowtowed to Huo Lian, her eyes harboring malice.

The young master was obviously too deeply enchanted by the demoness, still speaking for her. Seems she must find another way...

"I believe you’ll definitely find a way to ensure you won’t repeat your mistake." Huo Lian said, his face reverting to a gentle smile.

Cen Lizhui frowned upon hearing this; were they really going to let her go? He then raised his eyes to look directly at Huo Lian, only to see Huo Lian smiling while stepping back.

Lan Xin had already started plotting in her mind how to kill the demoness Chen Muxue, but then heard a calm voice above: "Take her away."

For some reason, Lan Xin shuddered all over, and sure enough, before she could react, some people rushed up and dragged her away.

"Young Master?!"

Huo Lian didn’t even bother to give her a glance: "The only way to ensure there won’t be a next time is if she’s dead. Given your frail appearance and Miss Chen unharmed, I won’t ’aggravate’ the matter of your poisoning of Miss Chen; you’ll be beaten to death instead."

Lan Xin’s mouth was gagged, and it was unclear where she was dragged to, but here, the sound of sticks hitting flesh and bone could be heard clearly.

Soon, the sound turned into silence.