Becoming the Villainess: I Dominate the Cultivation Realm with My Wok!-Chapter 436

No one knows what exactly has happened to the Chu Family. The last time I came, although the environment was desolate and they had fewer servants compared to other noble families—at least fewer than the Huo Family—servants were visible.

This time, after walking around the Chu Family with Chen Muxue and two others for so long, not a single human was seen. It seemed as if there was no one else here except for the gatekeeper.

"Why do I feel like this is a trap?" Chen Muxue couldn’t help but say.

"We’ll know once we reach the forbidden area. The core of the Chu Family is actually the forbidden area. If no one is guarding it, it indicates something major has happened to the Chu Family." Chu Wuyi frowned tightly.

Although he hoped for the downfall of the Chu Family, his sister was still in the Chu Family, her life or death unknown. With the Chu Family in such a state, he couldn’t help but worry something may have happened to her as well.

Is this desolate scene caused by the Black Qi, or is there another reason?

Chu Wuyi’s mind was in turmoil, various speculations flooded his brain, making his already unoptimistic consciousness even more stressed.

Arriving at the entrance of the forbidden area, the once imposing walls suddenly collapsed everywhere for unknown reasons, the main gate shattered. To the uninformed, it might appear to be just ruins.

The seemingly indestructible walls had been smashed into pieces by an unknown force, exposing the copper and iron structures within, and even those metals had melted, dripping onto the remnants of the walls and floors.

A bleak scene in the forbidden area was revealed, yet despite the damaged walls and gate, Chen Muxue still saw women inside, standing blankly like lifeless dolls.

"Why don’t they run? Is there a barrier?" Chen Muxue was deeply puzzled.

The other two were also perplexed. All three stepped forward, crossing the broken gate, without sensing any restrictive enchantment.

"Maybe they’ve been here for so long that, even if they ran, they wouldn’t know how to continue living," Cen Lizhui speculated. "In the Immortal Cultivation World, strength is largely revered, but among ordinary people, women surviving independently is still relatively difficult."

Hearing this, Chen Muxue had a newfound respect for Cen Lizhui, a man raised in the Immortal Cultivation World, yet he could perceive the hardships faced by mortal women.

Chu Wuyi merely frowned. Even so, isn’t freedom better than waiting here to die? Who’s to say a good life can’t await them once they escape!

However, he quickly dismissed these almost soulless women from his mind; his only concern was finding his sister, or at the very least, confirming her safety.

"I’ve lost my doll, can you help me find it?"

A little girl emerged from somewhere, suddenly appearing before them. She wore a red dress and looked somewhat frail, her face dirty with some smudge, making her features hard to discern.

"To leave such a young child in the forbidden area... The Chu Family is truly sinful." Chen Muxue stepped forward, squatting down to make eye contact with the little girl, softly asking, "What does your doll look like?"

"My mommy sewed a little tiger for me, it’s adorable. One half has a yellow face, and the other half has a black face. Mommy said she ran out of cloth, so she cut her own dress to sew it for me." The little girl spoke unexpectedly clearly, as she tried to illustrate the shape of the little tiger doll.

Chu Wuyi shook his head. Seeing that Chen Muxue and Cen Lizhui had no intention of leaving, he went ahead to find his sister.