Chapter 373: The Secret Under the Old Locust Tree (5)

Qiaoqiao's hands tore off a piece of celery leaf.

Then, she placed it in another pot, washed and blanched it, ready to be made into a small pickled dish.

Very appetizing.

She thought, Old Man Zhang's words meant that this might backfire.

What kind of backlash would it be?

Would it be like what the Gold Jade Stone Carving did?

If so, it would be well deserved.

It was just unknown whether the person from the Mystic Sect was still alive.

If he had died, that would be too easy for him.

Actually, the analysis was straightforward; the only ones who would want the Gu Family to end its lineage were Ning Wanru and Gu Cheng.

Those two individuals were as venomous as vipers.

Qiaoqiao's expression turned cold, how many sins did Ning Wanru carry on her shoulders?

That such a person could live to seventy, was heaven being fair or not?

Lunch was lavish.

The old patriarch also reintroduced his newly acknowledged grandson and great-granddaughter to Old Man Zhang.