How Could He Be My Brother-in-Law

Sean Shaw stood up and said, "We'll take our leave now."

Take care.

...

Once outside, Ryan Lu asked, "Any news from my sister?"

Sean nodded. "She did have a talisman planted on her—a hidden one."

"Let's go back and confront them!" Ryan Lu said, bristling with anger, ready to turn around.

But Sean stopped him. "Let's go home."

"Go home? They planted a tracking rune in Lucia Lu! We're just going to let it slide?"

Sean: "We'll talk about it at home."

"Talk? My sister's being wronged from every side this time!" Ryan glared at him. "Aren't you going to stand up for her?"

Sean didn't answer.

Ryan shook his head. "How can someone like you be my brother-in-law? If she gets bullied in the future, are you just going to swallow your pride and let it go?"

Ryan shook his head. "How could someone like you ever be my brother-in-law? If my sister gets bullied in the future, are you just going to grit your teeth and swallow the injustice?"

Ryan: "What, you mad at me now?"

Ryan honestly had no idea his own sister and the Fifth Highness hadn't even confessed their feelings yet!

Suddenly, Sean smiled and patiently explained, "If they ambushed us and we don't investigate, that's unreasonable. But if we go and make things too obvious, we'll just tip them off and they might kill witnesses and erase evidence—just like what happened at Hundred Blossoms Paradise. So this visit was just a formality."

Ryan: "Oh... I see..."

"Besides, words alone won't settle what she's been through," Sean added. "We have to act."

"Act... act how?"

"Let's go," Sean said, leading them away.

...

Spirit Alliance.

Quentin Lian also checked Adrian Drake's pulse and ran every test, finally confirming that Adrian was indeed poisoned.

"Master, does this mean I'll never be able to have kids in this lifetime?" Adrian asked, face ashen.

Quentin Lian frowned. "There should be an antidote."

"What antidote?" Adrian's eyes lit up.

"Hmm... Let me do some research," Quentin Lian replied. "For now, the ancient texts don't say much about this poison."

Adrian's expression dimmed again. "So basically... there's no cure for now?"

"I don't believe it's truly incurable," said Quentin Lian. "Don't panic yet."

Adrian drooped, silent and dejected.

...

Faustin didn't return to the Sigil Sect, but instead joined the group heading to the Southern Xuan Kingdom.

Using items provided by Baxa, they tracked down where the Xuanchen Clan was holding hostages.

It turned out to be the very same Wild Marsh Basin Adrian had investigated before.

A Coiling Dragon Grand Array cut the place off from the outside world.

Sean Shaw and Lucia Lu stayed hidden and waited for a while until someone finally went inside.

The person was extremely cautious, closing the array immediately after entering.

But that was enough time for Sean and Lucia—they cast a spell and teleported inside.

They'd expected to find prison-like cells and the hostages locked up inside.

But there weren't any.

The妖 beasts could move around freely.

There were spirit trees and piles of spirit jade everywhere—the living conditions actually looked pretty good.

Occasionally they spotted a few powerful demons, some in human form, some in beast form, strolling around or lying on the ground, but every single one seemed weighed down by a heavy aura.

"Looks like they're not mistreating the hostages," Lucia Lu whispered via sound transmission.

"Not necessarily," Sean said, frowning. "Something's off about them."

"Off how?"

"Their aura doesn't match their cultivation—it's way too weak," Sean said. "And they're all ghost-pale."

"Maybe it's just because they've been locked up for so long?" Lucia Lu suggested.