Returning to the villa, Ying Chen immediately re-entered his meditative state.
He wasn't worried about whether Min Ziqiong's parents outside would cause any more trouble.
Because Ying Chen was very clear on one point: as soon as noon struck, Min Ziqiong's parents would flee in disarray!
Many people believed that noon was the hottest moment of the day, with the strongest yang energy and therefore the safest.
In reality, this was merely a one-sided understanding.
Noon was indeed the peak yang moment of the day, but the Heavenly Dao observed, "The great array of numbers is fifty, its use forty-nine."
This saying originated from the Sages' divination, where they would use fifty stalks of yarrow, but only forty-nine, leaving one unused.
That remaining stalk represented the sliver of hope reserved by the Heavenly Dao.
In other words, under the operation of the Heavenly Dao, there were no absolute certainties; everything had a glimmer of hope.
While noon appeared to be the peak yang moment, beneath the extreme yang lay a wisp of residual yin.
This wisp of residual yin was the sliver of hope reserved by the Heavenly Dao, otherwise, creatures unable to adapt to yang energy and preferring yin would not be able to survive.
Though this wisp of residual yin was minuscule, it was denser than the yin energy found in the dead of night.
It was harmless to humans if not encountered, but once touched, it would immediately flood the body with yin energy, leading to madness!
In severe cases, it could even lead to immediate death!
Min Ziqiong's mother, foolishly lying on the ground and refusing to get up, was she not willingly absorbing that wisp of residual yin energy?
Not to mention that Ying Chen's villa, due to its location at Jiulong Huishou (Nine Dragons Converging at the Head), was exceptionally heavy with yin energy.
Min Ziqiong's mother was bound to suffer a great loss this time!
Outside the villa.
Min Ziqiong's mother lay on the ground, groaning in pain, while casting sly glances towards the villa.
"Why hasn't that brat come back yet?"
"He left over ten minutes ago, didn't he?"
"Even if he has no shame, his master should have some! Why isn't his master coming out to take a look?"
"Am I being too civilized?"
Min Ziqiong's mother repeatedly questioned Min Ziqiong's father.
Min Ziqiong's father looked at his wife helplessly.
Civilized?
She had never been associated with that word in her entire life!
"Old woman, the ground is too hot, why don't you get up?" Min Ziqiong's father suggested.
"Hot? It's not hot at all! I even feel a bit cool!" To his surprise, Min Ziqiong's mother replied.
"That brat probably thinks like me, believing I can't withstand the heat from the ground. But he would never imagine that even heaven is helping me, sending me a wave of coolness! Old man, I'm not kidding, with this coolness, I can last all day! I'll hold out until they can't stand it anymore and come out with a hundred million yuan to apologize!"
Min Ziqiong's mother said smugly.
She displayed an attitude of not backing down until her objective was achieved.
However, Min Ziqiong's father vaguely felt that something was amiss.
Coupled with what Ying Chen had said earlier about noon, his sense of unease intensified.
Just as he was about to forcibly pull Min Ziqiong's mother up, he saw Min Ziqiong's mother's expression suddenly change!
Although it wasn't much different from her previous shrewish expression, there was a distinct lack of human aura in her eyes!
More of…
An aura of the underworld!
Yes, an aura of the underworld!
It was like the atmosphere at an Olympic opening ceremony in some country!
Min Ziqiong's father was terrified. The hand he had extended towards Min Ziqiong's mother froze.
He even subconsciously took two steps back.
It was as if the person lying on the ground wasn't his wife, but a wandering soul that had just crawled out of hell!
"It's over, it's over… my eyelids are twitching more and more, I can't even stop my fingers! Something big is about to happen!"
"Most importantly, it's not even noon yet! Not a single second to go!"
"If it reaches noon…"
Min Ziqiong's father said in horror.
As he spoke, noon officially arrived!
The sun was blazing in the sky, and the weather was clear, yet for some reason, Min Ziqiong's father felt as if a shadow was cast upon the sun.
And Min Ziqiong's mother on the ground was precisely beneath that shadow!
Swish!
Min Ziqiong's mother suddenly opened her eyes!
Her once normal eyes instantly lost their pupils, leaving only whites.
She looked at Min Ziqiong's father with a cold, emotionless gaze, as if looking at a stranger, or perhaps a sacrifice.
"Old woman, what… what's wrong? Don't look at me like that! I'm scared!"
"Old woman, why are you standing up? Didn't you say you would lie there until the villa owner came out?"
"Old woman, you… don't come over! I'm your husband!"
Min Ziqiong's father's face turned ashen with fear, and he retreated repeatedly.
However, no matter how he called out, Min Ziqiong's mother showed no reaction.
As if possessed by a spirit, she stared at him with her all-white eyes and walked towards him step by step.
Thump!
Min Ziqiong's father suddenly stumbled and fell to the ground.
He scrambled to get up, only to find that he couldn't muster any strength in his hands or feet!
He could only thrash about like a fish out of water, to no avail!
"Hiss!"
Min Ziqiong's mother suddenly let out a sound like a snake's hiss.
Her expression simultaneously became ferocious and terrifying.
She raised her hands and ferociously clawed towards Min Ziqiong's father's neck!
"No… don't!"
Min Ziqiong's father cried out in absolute horror.
Just as he was about to be strangled to death by Min Ziqiong's mother, the sound of a car horn echoed from a distance.
It was Min Ziqiong, who had returned at that very moment!
"Dad? Mom?"
Min Ziqiong was startled to see her parents.
Although she didn't understand why her parents were there, or why her mother was about to strangle her father, she still stopped the car and opened the door, preparing to intervene.
But the moment she took a step, a sense of danger washed over her.
Before she could react, she saw her mother suddenly turn around, glare at her with her all-white eyes, and without hesitation, her hands reached out to choke her!
"Xiao Qiong… run! Your mother… has gone mad!"
Min Ziqiong's father still possessed a sliver of conscience and knew to warn his daughter at the critical moment.
He didn't take the opportunity to escape by himself just because Min Ziqiong's mother had changed her target.
However, his warning came too late. Min Ziqiong had no time to react.
Min Ziqiong's mother's ten fingers, like iron hooks, dug fiercely into Min Ziqiong's neck!
Instantly, they left blue marks on Min Ziqiong's fair neck!
Min Ziqiong struggled to breathe, her face turning red. No matter how hard she tried to pry her mother's fingers off, she couldn't!
Her mother, usually frail, now seemed to have transformed into a superhuman, with astonishing strength!
"Old woman, that's your daughter!"
"Stop it quickly!"
Min Ziqiong's father wailed helplessly from the ground.
However, his words not only had no effect but instead seemed to provoke Min Ziqiong's mother.
It was as if the word "daughter" evoked extreme hatred and a desire for death in Min Ziqiong's mother's heart!
Seeing Min Ziqiong's breathing becoming weaker and weaker, about to perish at her mother's hands!