Chapter 846: It Was All Because of You

"Me?" Zhou Shen looked at his mother. For a moment, he could not recover from the shock, and he also seemed to have understood something.

"Was it a deal between you and Wang Yu? My sister's accident has to do with them, and you took their money, so you didn't speak up about this matter, right?" Zhou Shen questioned.

"What choice did I have? I had no choice, son. The price they offered was one I couldn't refuse. You are my son, I had to consider you, your sister... I can only say I'm sorry to you," Zhou Mu cried out.

"How could you be so muddled?" Zhou Shen was furious. "She is your daughter too! For my sake, you hurt her and sacrificed her? You also knew she wasn't dead, right? You were in such a rush to burn her just to make sure she was truly dead, right?"

"Why are you so heartless?" Zhou Shen wept, and he cried very sorrowfully.

His sister was only a few years older than him, but from childhood to adulthood, she had given more than he had. Now, for his sake, his mother was going to sacrifice his sister, which made him terrified and feel chilled to the bone.

"Enough nonsense, bring the thing over." The expression on Zhou Mu's face suddenly turned ferocious. She shrieked, "Everything I do is for you."

As she spoke, Zhou Mu suddenly lunged forward to snatch the lighter from Zhou Shen's hand.

Although Zhou Shen was only in his second year of middle school, he was big and tall, and he was on the basketball team. Under normal circumstances, it would have been impossible for Zhou Mu's physique and strength to snatch anything from his hands.

But this time, for some reason, Zhou Mu's strength was unusually great. She violently flung Zhou Shen to the ground.

Zhou Shen scrambled up to run, but suddenly his head ached, he saw stars, and he collapsed to the ground.

It was then seen that Zhou Mu's eyes were glowing with red light as she lunged over. Her current appearance looked extremely ferocious and terrifying, and that gaze was almost as if she wanted to devour someone alive.

She snatched the lighter from Zhou Shen's hand, then turned and walked back. She lit the flame, a cruel look appearing on her face.

Her hand loosened, and the lighter in her hand fell downward. Once the lighter hit the ground, Zhou Jing would truly be beyond saving.

Just at this moment, a pebble flew in from the doorway with a *whoosh*, and this pebble hit the lighter with a *snap*, knocking it off course.

*Snap*, a cluster of flames surged up; the lighter was ruined. Furthermore, the tightly closed door was violently kicked open from the outside, and it was Zhou Xinyan and Chen Yu who had arrived.

"You again? Meddling in other people's business, why must you meddle in other people's business?" Zhou Mu roared. She reached back and grabbed a huge, rusty wrench from the ground, attacking Zhou Xinyan.

"Stop, don't move." Zhou Xinyan drew her pistol to intimidate her, but Zhou Mu was not in her right mind now. She lunged over violently, the wrench in her hand attacking Zhou Xinyan.

Chen Yu stepped forward in time, dragged Zhou Xinyan away, and then his right hand flicked, pointing a finger at the center of Zhou Mu's brow.

Zhou Mu let out a cry of pain and collapsed to the ground. Zhou Xinyan quickly took out handcuffs and cuffed her.

"Zhou Shen, are you alright?" After cuffing her, Zhou Xinyan hurriedly looked at Zhou Shen.

"I'm fine. Save my sister, Officer Zhou, I beg you, please save my sister quickly," Zhou Shen said with a face full of panic.

"Rest assured, it's alright." Zhou Xinyan comforted him, then ran to Zhou Jing's side.

Chen Yu picked up Zhou Jing and walked out the door.

Laying Zhou Jing flat on the soft grass, Chen Yu cast several Talismans in succession, and then he pointed both hands, and a Soul Binding Talisman appeared.

A Spiritual Light surged out from the Soul Binding Talisman, and immediately after, this Soul Binding Talisman transformed into a faint glimmer of light, hiding itself inside Zhou Jing's body.

Several more Talismans were cast into her body in succession, serving to Solidify Soul and Lock Spirit. After finishing all this, Chen Yu finally breathed a slight sigh of relief; Zhou Jing was now out of danger.

Zhou Shen's head had been struck by the wrench, and the back of his head was broken, but it was nothing serious. He ran out and asked nervously, "Mr. Chen, how is my sister?"

"Your sister is fine," Chen Yu said. "She will wake up in a moment."

"Then what about my mom? What will happen to my mom?" Zhou Shen was so anxious he was almost crying. "Why did she do this? My sister is her own biological daughter! For my sake, was she going to burn her own biological daughter?"

Chen Yu did not speak. By now, he also understood what had happened to Zhou Mu.

It was clearly Wang Zhangyuan who had detained Zhou Jing's soul and had Wang Yu give money to Zhou Mu, telling her not to speak up.

It was naturally not easy for Zhou Mu to raise her children alone; a single mother raising children, only she herself knew the bitterness involved.

For the sake of her son's future, she could only accept that money and choose to sacrifice her daughter.

And now she was likely afraid that a long delay would lead to trouble, fearing that if the matter failed, the money would be taken back, so she had hurriedly tried to burn her daughter.

"This is not your mother's fault. She was cursed by someone, which clouded her mind, which is why she did such an extreme thing," Chen Yu said. "Don't worry, I will help her lift those curses."

"Thank you, Brother Chen." Zhou Shen looked grateful; Chen Yu was truly their savior.

Chen Yu walked into the abandoned factory. Zhou Mu had already woken up, but she was sitting blankly on the ground, not saying a word.

"It was Wang Zhangyuan who instructed you, right? That your daughter must be cremated?" Chen Yu walked to her side and said indifferently, "That great strength just now, it was him adding some kind of curse to you, wasn't it?"

"Why did you ruin my plans? Do you know how hard it is for me?" Zhou Mu raised her head and looked at Chen Yu with hatred.

Chen Yu had saved her daughter, but in her eyes, Chen Yu had ruined her plans and was not helping her.

"You're having a hard time?" Chen Yu said coldly. "Then isn't it hard for Zhou Jing? She is a very sensible girl; she has good grades and is very sensible."

"She has always used her spare time to help you do odd jobs and set up a stall. She never compares herself with her classmates, and she is also very filial. To buy you a birthday present, she scrimped and saved for a month."

"She felt you were working hard, so she was considerate of you and helped you do so many things. Yet this is how you treat her? Does she deserve to be sacrificed by you?"

Zhou Mu did not say a word. She covered her face, and large tears slid down from her fingertips.

Yes, how could she not know how sensible her daughter was? But she was tired and afraid of the bitterness, which was why she had gritted her teeth and chosen this path.

"Just now, I preserved your dignity in front of your son. I told him that the reason you were like this was because your mind was being controlled by someone."

"I preserved your dignity as a mother in front of him, so if you want family harmony, you know what to do. Besides, Wang Zhangyuan has already fallen, so you don't need to worry about anything in the future. From now on, in the eyes of your daughter and son, you will still be their good mother."