What could Su Wan possibly know about that land?
Other than the fact that it originally belonged to the Su family, what else could she possibly know?
She likely knew even less than he did!
What could she introduce? How could she help?
This was nothing more than an excuse from Gu Huaian!
He was simply trying to humiliate her.
Treating her like a subordinate, a tool to be summoned at his whim, forcing her to stand on the very soil stained with the Su family’s blood and act as a guide for her enemies.
Gu Huaiyu’s fists clenched, his knuckles cracking audibly.
“No!” his voice rang out, cold and hard as iron. “She isn’t going!”
The bodyguard remained where he was, unmoving.
“Eldest Young Master, this is the Second Young Master’s order.”
“I don’t care whose order it is!” Gu Huaiyu took a step forward, nearly pressing against the bodyguard. “I said no, and I mean no!”
“Wanwan is a guest of the Gu family, not a servant! What right does he have to make my guest do something like this?!”
His voice was low, but his tone was resolute.
The bodyguard didn’t respond, standing there like an immovable wall.
Gu Huaiyu huffed coldly and turned to look at Su Wan.
“Wanwan, go back to the East Wing and rest. I’ll handle this!”
He reached out, intending to take her by the wrist.
But Su Wan didn’t move. Instead, she spoke calmly. “I’ll go.”
Gu Huaiyu froze. “Wanwan, what did you say?”
Su Wan looked at him and said flatly, “I want to see that land for myself.”
She paused, her gaze deepening.
“I want to see what was so special about the land my father tried to protect at any cost.”
Gu Huaiyu’s lips trembled as he tried to speak, but no words came out.
Looking into her calm eyes, he felt a sudden surge of panic.
He wasn’t afraid of her causing a scene.
He feared that seeing the land would remind her of her parents, of how the Su family fell, and of the role the Gu family played in their destruction.
He had finally managed to get her to soften toward him—getting her to answer his calls, to meet him, and to let him get close.
If she went there and the sight triggered those bloody memories...
Would the fragile trust and affection he had worked so hard to build collapse in an instant?
“Wanwan...” he whispered, his voice laced with a plea.
“Gu Huaiyu.”
Su Wan cut him off.
“This is my decision.”
With that, she walked past him and down the steps.
The bodyguard stepped aside and followed her.
The door to the last car in the convoy was already open.
The bodyguard hurried forward to hold the door open, placing his hand over the frame to protect her head.
Su Wan bent down and slid inside.
Gu Huaiyu stood at the entrance of the front hall, watching the cars pull out of the estate gates one by one. The sunlight hitting his face only highlighted the turbulent emotions swirling in his eyes.
Anger, resentment, panic, and a trace of powerlessness he was loath to admit.
Inside the car, Su Wan watched the city streets flash past her window.
They were in the city now. The pedestrians, the shops, the traffic—everything looked normal.
But to her senses, the city had already changed.
The moment they had turned onto the main thoroughfare from the outskirts, she had caught a faint, subtle ripple of energy.
Because of Mr. Zhou’s presence, she kept her mental power tightly suppressed within her, not allowing even a shred of it to leak out.
However, as a Level 4 Ability User, her five senses were far superior to those of an ordinary person.
As the car drove on, Su Wan’s heart began to sink.
Overnight, more than a dozen Ability Users had appeared in Jiangcheng!
And those were only the ones she could sense. There were likely many more who were better at hiding or possessed even greater strength.
Su Wan lowered her gaze, her expression remaining neutral.
It seemed Yuansou placed far more importance on this project than she had imagined.
The failure of last night’s attempt to capture her hadn’t made them retreat; instead, it had provoked the sleeping giant.
They had sent reinforcements.
That man, Mr. Zhou—a Level 4 Ability User—was likely the one in charge.
Publicly, he was here to oversee the project’s progress, but he likely had a much more critical objective in secret.
And that was to find and capture her.
The corner of Su Wan’s mouth twitched almost imperceptibly.
Yin Ji’s Tracker Watch could detect energy fluctuations within a three-kilometer radius. Mr. Zhou was stronger, so he likely possessed an even more advanced detection artifact.
But the most dangerous place was often the safest.
No one would expect that the person they were looking for was right under their noses.
As long as she remained a completely ordinary person right before their eyes, Yuansou would never find her.
The car left the city center and turned onto the highway heading toward North City.
The scenery outside the window gradually grew desolate.
Skyscrapers vanished, replaced by stretches of wasteland, abandoned factories, and the occasional village.
About twenty minutes later, the car slowed and turned onto a temporary road cordoned off by corrugated iron fencing.
Blue fencing over two meters high lined both sides of the road, plastered with signs reading: “Construction Site—No Trespassing.”
The fencing stretched as far as the eye could see, completely obscuring everything within.
Through the window, Su Wan could only see the tops of a few utility poles and the hazy, gray horizon beyond the fence.
The car came to a halt at the end of the fencing.
The bodyguard stepped out and opened the door for her.
Su Wan stepped out, her feet landing on the uneven, muddy ground.
She looked up and finally laid eyes on the land.
It was a vast expanse of wasteland.
One hundred and twenty-seven acres—it was far larger than she had imagined.
Wild grass and bare yellow soil stretched out in every direction.
At the edge of the wasteland, there were signs of leveling; piles of raw earth rose like small hills next to a few dust-covered excavators and bulldozers.
Further in, a large section had been cordoned off by more blue fencing, hiding its contents from view.
She was desperate to know what lay behind those fences—to discover the secret hidden within the land her father had risked everything to protect.
But she couldn’t use her mental power; she could only rely on her eyes.
And what the naked eye could see was far too limited.
All she could see were weeds, yellow soil, a few withered trees, parked machinery, and the fences that blocked her view.
Mr. Zhou was standing several dozen meters away.
Gu Huaian stood beside him, gesturing toward the wasteland with a respectful air.
Su Wan appeared to be wandering aimlessly, but the bulk of her attention was fixed on Mr. Zhou.
She noticed that as Gu Huaian spoke, Mr. Zhou was completely distracted.
Moreover, she sensed faint energy fluctuations emanating from him.
Su Wan’s eyes narrowed. What is he doing?
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