Hu Jiao stood up and went to the checkout counter to pay.
Throughout the process, I did not interfere at all, quietly observing her every move.
Although Hu Jiao seemed to have a rivalry with Han Dai and had a strained relationship,
she was also the person behind the scenes who had bribed the paparazzi Li Xing and Duan Hong to leak Han Dai's secrets.
Yet there wasn't a single piece of evidence to show that Hu Jiao had any connection with the zombie demon.
"Pretty sister, would you like to have a drink with big bro? Can you even sleep if you go back this early?" The red-haired man playing cards slammed down his cards and grinned as he went over and hooked his arm around Hu Jiao's shoulder, who had already reached the side of the road.
The blond man appeared behind Hu Jiao, blowing in her ear, "Exactly, let big bro enrich your nightlife, it'll definitely blow your mind."
"Get lost, the person picking me up will be here soon, if you don't go, I'll call the police!" Hu Jiao frowned deeply, clutching her crossbody bag, but sadly she had drunk a bit.
Seeming a bit dizzy, she struggled with the four lowlifes for a while and almost stumbled and fell.
Disliking the hooligans harassing a woman, and needing to find an opportunity to get close to Hu Jiao, I quickly stepped forward to support her, and with a pull, I plucked a few strands of her hair, "Do me a favor, she's a guest at Chen's, do not trouble her, consider it a favor you owe me."
"Oh really? Owing us a favor?"
"Alright then, we'll leave this little chick to you."
"We've got to give you some face, brother, haha..."
The hoodlums, although quite rowdy, seemed to have their principles, at least willing to give me some face.
The hooligans returned to their seats and continued to play their drinking game.
Hu Jiao touched the spot where I had pulled her hair, which seemed a bit painful, and looked at me suspiciously, "Did you... pull my hair?"
"No," I firmly denied and pretended to be indignant to shift the topic, "I'm really sorry, our town usually has good manners, I didn't expect these four scums to leave you with such a bad impression."
"Thank you for helping me out, I'll give you this Jade Pendant as my way of thanking you," Hu Jiao said with a hint of cunning in her eyes and brows, taking out a dark purple hook-shaped jade pendant and handing it to me.
I hesitated for a moment, and felt a surge of anger from deep within.
Until that moment, I had swayed back and forth with uncertainty about whether or not Hu Jiao was connected to the zombie demon, as there were no definitive clues.
And now, not only had I defended her, but she was trying to harm my unborn child.
Seeing that I wasn't taking it, Hu Jiao added more fuel to the fire, pretending to be gentle, "It's nothing expensive, please take it, otherwise I wouldn't feel right."
"Okay, thank you," I touched my abdomen and secretly used the method of wielding spiritual power from the notes left by my father, attempting to use my spiritual power to protect Dumpling.
At the moment the Jade Pendant touched me, my heart pounded erratically, deeply worried that my spiritual power would not be enough to protect Dumpling.
Right then, I didn't want to spook the snake and make Hu Jiao's backing overly cautious.
I had to expose this person!
There couldn't be another zombie demon in this world.
That's when the car to pick up Hu Jiao arrived.
Hu Jiao pulled open the car door and scolded Duan Hong, who was driving, "What the hell? Why did it take you so long to come?!! In such cold weather, are you trying to freeze me to death? Worthless rubbish."
"Yes, yes, won't happen again," Duan Hong quickly apologized. Just as he was about to start the car, he saw me through the windshield.
I activated my Spiritual Eye, and I could hear every word he said to Hu Jiao inside the car, clear as day. Duan Hong said, "I know this woman, she's Chen Yuanyuan, the Mysterious Art master from Spring Wind Town. If Han Dai could return to Xiangshan, it might have been her doing."
"Five hundred thousand, run her over for me!"