Volume 5, Chapter 28 – Bai Xingwu? Real or Fake?!

At this moment, appearing before Bai Bin and his son was a black-haired girl whose presence shook one’s spirit.

A silky, elegant black hair fell like satin, with the ends meticulously braided into a long plait that hung gently behind her shoulder, swaying slightly with the spiritual power surges from the training ground.

The girl wore a fresh and distinctive black and white school dress, with simple lines that outlined her slender figure. Her long legs were wrapped in black stockings, revealing an alluring luster that added to her charm. Her face was delicate and exquisite, with a hint of innocence and vivacity in her eyes, as if making the surrounding air freeze.

However, this enchanting girl caused Bai Bin to step back several paces in fear the moment he saw her face.

“You, you, Bai Xingwu?!! How, how is this possible?!!”

In an instant, Bai Bin’s panicked and astonished voice echoed throughout the training ground.

Whether it was the younger generation who were training or the Bai family elders watching from the stands, everyone immediately turned their gaze toward Bai Bin’s position.

“Bai Xingwu?! The daughter of Miss Bai Nuoyu?!”

“Didn’t she die?”

“No, she was only reported missing.”

“Sister Xingwu is back?”

“She’s really been found, my goodness!!”

All at once, various exclamations rang out.

Amidst the chorus of exclamations, Bai Bin raised his trembling hand, pointing incredulously at the black-haired girl.

“Bai Xingwu?? How, how is this possible?”

Faced with the astonished Bai Bin, Xingwu slightly raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a rather sweet smile.

“Yes, it’s me, Uncle. I’m back~”

As she spoke, Xingwu cupped her small face like a little girl, striking an adorable pose.

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Beside her, when Bai Chengwu saw this scene and heard that cutesy voice, his eyebrow twitched slightly.

Of course, no one noticed this reaction.

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“Bai Xingwu, heh, hehe…”

Shaking his head, Bai Bin continued to back away.

Impossible, Impossible! Absolutely impossible!! That girl was clearly dead! Why has she suddenly appeared now!? Is she human? Or a ghost?

Compared to Bai Bin’s terror and astonishment, the reaction of several Bai family elders was much more direct.

After seeing Bai Xingwu appear, several elders including Bai Qian, who had been recording notes for the younger generation, immediately dropped their notebooks and, surrounded by spiritual power, rushed like the wind directly to Bai Xingwu.

They affectionately held Xingwu’s hands, Patted the girl’s head, And even incredulously pinched the girl’s cheeks.

Looking at that familiar, adorable face, several usually serious old men immediately had tears in their eyes, moved beyond words.

“Little Xingwu, you’re still alive! That’s wonderful, hahaha!”

“Lord Bai Shangxue will be very happy.”

“I knew you were tough, that you wouldn’t die so easily!”

“Where have you been all these years, girl? We’ve been so worried!”

…

One by one, the elders’ concerned words echoed around Bai Xingwu.

For most Bai family elders, they truly despised the man who had taken away Miss Bai Nuoyu, but they undoubtedly cared deeply for his daughter.

After all, Xingwu had been clever and adorable since childhood, and was quite popular among the elders.

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After Xingwu’s incident three years ago, they had regretted plenty.

Regretted not bringing Xingwu completely back into the Bai family sooner.

Faced with the enthusiastic elders, Xingwu continued to respond with that innocent, radiant smile.

“Thank you, Uncle Bai Qian… Grandpa Bai Qian for your concern, Grandpa Bai Hua… could you please stop pinching my face…”

For a moment, the group of elders interacted with Xingwu, creating a harmonious and particularly warm scene.

However, this warm scene didn’t last long.

It was suddenly shattered by Bai Bin’s angry challenge.

—”Wait!! Elders, we don’t even know if this girl is really Bai Xingwu yet!”—

At these words, the elders stopped their movements, and along with the nearby Bai family members, turned puzzled gazes toward Bai Bin.

At this moment, having stabilized his emotions, Bai Bin walked over step by step and fixed his piercing gaze firmly on Bai Xingwu.

In response, Bai Xingwu displayed a fearful expression, timidly stepping back.

“Family Head, what do you mean by that?” Bai Qian asked in confusion.

“Elders, I must remind you. Xingwu died from falling off a building back then, you all saw the photos, didn’t you?”

“But there was no body, right? Perhaps this child didn’t actually die?”

“Or maybe she did die, but her body was stolen afterward!”

“Hmm?”

Hearing these words, Bai Qian’s brow suddenly furrowed.

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“Family Head, what are you trying to say?”

“Don’t forget what special methods those people from the Feng family possess.”

“The Feng family?”

When this family was mentioned, a strange light appeared in Bai Qian’s expression.

The Feng family, like their Bai family, was one of the four great families, but they had been fighting for years and their relationship was very hostile.

And the Feng family’s most unique hereditary ability was controlling corpses…

Seeing Bai Qian fall silent, Bai Bin continued:

“Don’t forget, the Feng family can control corpses. They might have been the ones responsible for Xingwu’s body disappearing back then.”

“Are you suggesting that the current Xingwu is a corpse puppet controlled by someone from the Feng family?”

“Isn’t that obvious?” Bai Bin exclaimed somewhat excitedly.

“The Feng family just wants to use Bai Xingwu to infiltrate our clan. Otherwise, look!”

Abruptly raising his hand to point at the black-haired girl’s face, Bai Bin continued aggressively:

“If Xingwu had been alive all these years, why after three years has passed… has this girl not changed at all!! She looks exactly the same as she did three years ago!”

“But the problem is, Xingwu doesn’t have the death aura characteristic of a corpse, does she?” Second Elder Bai Hua asked in confusion.

“Hmph, covering up death aura isn’t difficult,” Bai Bin scoffed contemptuously.

“Over these three years, continuously injecting life essence to conceal death aura would work, wouldn’t it? If that’s not the case, if Xingwu didn’t die, why hasn’t she appeared once in these three years?”

Bai Bin’s questioning gaze converged fiercely on the black-haired girl.

As the Bai family head spoke, the expressions of many Bai family members gradually became strange.

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After all, thinking carefully, Bai Bin’s words made sense.

After a moment of silent contemplation, Bai Qian slowly turned his head toward the black-haired girl who was surrounded by elders and looked quite nervous.

“Xingwu, tell us then, if you’ve been alive all this time… where exactly have you been these three years?”

At these words, everyone’s attention focused on the black-haired girl.

The next moment, under everyone’s serious gaze, Xingwu anxiously bit her finger, her delicate body unable to stop trembling, clearly presenting the appearance of someone frightened.

“Be-because… someone always wanted to… wanted to kill me… so I had no choice but to hide.”

“Wanted to kill you?”

“Yes… and that person should be someone from within the Bai family…”

As she spoke, Xingwu secretly glanced at Bai Bin with her peripheral vision.

Seemingly noticing this unusual glance, Bai Bin’s expression suddenly changed, anger silently spreading across his face.

“Nonsense!”

With that, Bai Bin stepped forward, attempting to pull Bai Xingwu from the elders’ protection.

“Are you really Xingwu? Or a corpse puppet of the Feng family?! I’ll find out myself with a test!”

However, just as Bai Bin pushed aside the Grand Elder, about to take action directly, an unexpected voice quietly reached everyone’s ears.

—”For such verification, there’s no need to trouble the Family Head. Let me handle it.”—

Hearing this, Bai Bin’s movements came to an abrupt halt. He bit his lip and turned to look behind him with complicated emotions.

“Honored Ancestor…”