I Have a Date with a Thousand-year-old Female Corpse-Chapter 40: Ants_1

The moment the words left your mouth, you pivoted and dashed toward the doorway. As you flung it open, the old woman, who appeared kind and benevolent, was actually standing right in front of the door!

She had latched onto you!

You took two steps back while simultaneously reaching into your left pocket for a few Exorcism Charms you had prepared in advance.

"Grandma, I mean no harm," you said sternly.

The old woman smiled slightly and said, "I know, otherwise I wouldn’t be so polite. Young man, I still feel like I’ve seen you somewhere before."

You scratched your head, a bit helplessly replying, "If you think I look familiar, so be it. If I have time later, I’ll definitely come to chat with you, but right now I really have something very important to do. Could you please not hinder me?"

The old woman’s body floated into the room, sizing you up and down before sighing, "Ah, it’s been too long, I really can’t remember where I’ve seen you. Young man, are you here looking for the girl with the Yin body?"

At those words, your eyes widened in astonishment as you hurriedly asked, "Do you know where she is?"

The old woman pointed toward the lively main hall and said with a smile, "She will appear there soon, the family head is likely to announce some good news today."

"What good news?"

You had a vague idea of what it was and felt a surge of anger rising within you.

"You will know soon."

No sooner had the old woman finished speaking than the voice of the emcee in the main hall came through the loudspeakers, "Ladies and gentlemen, please gather in the main hall, our honored elder will announce some happy news tonight."

Upon hearing this, you disregarded everything else and rushed toward the main hall.

The space inside the main hall was vast, and even with all the guests inside, there was still enough room for everyone to stand in orderly rows.

There was a raised platform in the main hall, and on it stood a young man with striking features. He bore a resemblance to Wu Wenxiu, likely his brother.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today we celebrate our elder’s eightieth birthday, and on this very day, he has found a young lady whose soul resonates with his. They are about to embark on a May-December romance. Now, let’s welcome our female lead!"

Amid the applause, Zhao’er, dressed in a red cheongsam, emerged from a side door. Her appearance instantly drew gasps of admiration from everyone around!

Zhao’er’s beauty was indisputable, and now under the touch of a professional makeup artist, she looked even more elegant and regal, exuding an aura that mesmerized the heart.

"Zhao’er!"

At a time like this, any man worth his salt wouldn’t shrink back, and you were no exception!

You forcibly pushed through the people in front of you and charged towards Zhao’er, not far away.

"Stop him!"

The young man on the stage seemed to have anticipated your appearance as he called out, and immediately four black-clad bodyguards rushed out!

"Out of my way!"

There was no backing down; it was time to confront them head-on!

You, with all your Qi Force gathered, threw a fierce punch at one of the bodyguards!

You thought your punch was powerful, but to your amazement, the bodyguard caught it easily!

He twisted in response, his left leg sweeping at your legs and pinning you to the floor in an instant!

"Zhao’er!"

By now, Zhao’er stood on the platform, flanked by two women.

Unlike usual, she seemed like a puppet, her eyes vacant and soulless. It was as if she couldn’t hear anyone’s voice, as if someone was controlling her every move from behind.

"Friend, I don’t know where you’re from or what you plan to do, but just for your reckless behavior now, I could have you sent to the police station. However, the Wu Family is a family of high society and we shall not stoop to holding a grudge against you. Please leave right now."

The handsome man looked at you with a smiling expression, standing on the stage right in front of you. Although there was just a little more than a meter’s distance between you and him, when you looked up at him, it was as if he was in the sky and you were in the deepest depths of the earth!

At this moment, a term naturally flashed through your mind—ant!

That’s right, at this moment, you were nothing more than an ant, to be trampled at will!

"It’s alright, today is a day of great joy for me, and I am very happy. All who come are guests. Let this young fellow here join everyone in witnessing the beginning of my sweet life."

At this time, Wu Xuanqi, leaning on his cane, slowly made his way onto the stage. Amidst the envious gazes of all, he took out a sandalwood box from his bosom.

As soon as the sandalwood box was opened, there was an uproar all around, for inside was not one of those intolerably common diamond rings, but an inestimable top grade jadeite ring! This jadeite ring was of the finest quality in both color and carving craftsmanship!

Eighty-year-old Wu Xuanqi, like a young man, knelt on one knee in front of everyone, and with a smile, said to Zhao’er, "Yanhong, will you marry me?"

"I will."

Zhao’er’s expression was wooden, as she mechanically spoke these words.

The applause around them rose again!

At this moment, no one questioned Wu Xuanqi’s behavior, simply because he was a man standing at the pinnacle of society, simply because he was wealthy enough to rival nations, simply because he was the helmsman of the Wu Family Clan!

Rage!

An endless fury burst forth from the depths of your heart!

Blazing!

Your heart! Your lungs! Every part of your body was wrapped in flames of fury!

"Wu Xuanqi, I will kill you!"

A roar of rage, but it was only a roar, your voice at this moment so feeble that it was quickly drowned out by the sound of people clapping!

Wu Xuanqi slid the jadeite ring onto Zhao’er’s ring finger, and immediately the crowd around began to chant in unison, "Kiss! Kiss!"

Wu Xuanqi gave the crowd a slight smile, and really, he stretched out his withered neck and leaned in towards Zhao’er’s tender red lips.

"No!!!!"

A roar of rage!

A roar that seemed inhuman came howling out from your throat!

In that instant, you suddenly found that the world around you became eerily quiet, and the only thing in your mind was a voice, strange yet familiar, slowly coming through: "I feel your reluctance, your anger, my master, it’s time for you to awaken. Come, open your heart, and..."

"How dare you!"

A delicate reprimand came from the entrance!

An air pressure incomprehensible to ordinary people instantly suppressed everyone’s hearts, quelling all their emotions, and at the same time, these elite members of society who usually held themselves above all others reflexively fell to their knees!

At that moment, the entrance suddenly revealed nine women of varying heights and in different attire.

On the stage, Wu Xuanqi himself had not knelt, but when he turned around to look at the woman who walked in front of the nine, he immediately went pale and knelt before her, uttering words that shocked many present: "The fifty-second clan leader of the Wu Family, Wu Xuanqi pays respect to the Old Ancestor!"

The woman referred to by Wu Xuanqi as the Old Ancestor glared fiercely at him, and Wu Xuanqi’s body was like it had been hit by a heavy truck. With a loud "Bang!" he was sent flying and smashed heavily against the wall!

Broken bones!

Mangled flesh!

Dead on the spot!