The Useless Heiress Is Actually A Bigshot
Chapter 574 - Chapter 574 Chapter 574 Identity

Chapter 574: Chapter 574: Identity Chapter 574: Chapter 574: Identity She didn’t know how much time had passed before Zhong Niangyao finally lifted her head, blinked, and began to speak in a gentle yet firm voice, “Let’s go straight to the Baili Family.”

Since they had already arrived, it made sense to head directly to their destination. At present, everything was merely conjecture and estimates.

Whether Baili Le Yao was truly the birth mother of this body was still unknown!

If things really were as she suspected, what had happened all those years ago? Why was the original host left with the Zhong Family? And where had Zhong Mingxin been all these years?

She needed answers to all of this.

Or rather, not just her–Old Sir Zhong and Old Madam Zhong, who had remained in the Zhong Family waiting for the return of their younger son, also needed these answers.

After Zhong Niangyao made her decision, Lu Yichen didn’t hesitate at all, and the two of them set out directly for the Baili Family’s territory.

They were headed to the most secluded sanctum in Changbai Mountain. This place wasn’t home to just the Baili Family; other Hidden Families also resided here. Most Hidden Families that practiced cultivation chose to live in seclusion in this place. The concentration of Spiritual Energy here was much richer than in the outside world, making it an absolute paradise for cultivators.

The major Cultivation Families also shared a common understanding, which was to each occupy their own territory and not interfere with each other, each focusing on their own cultivation.

However, times change. Over the years, the major Cultivation Families had become inseparably intertwined through marriages and various other means.

Each family was independent, but they were also interlinked by countless threads.

Hand in hand, Zhong Niangyao and Lu Yichen quickly arrived at the ancestral home of the Baili Family. However, they didn’t immediately approach to knock on the door but instead stood at a distance, gazing at the gate.

The Baili Family ancestral home was laid out like a quadrangle compound in the Imperial Capital. Although, it was much larger than those ordinary compounds.

“Aren’t you planning to go in?” Lu Yichen asked with a teasing smile, “You’re not getting cold feet now that we’re so close to home, are you?”

Zhong Niangyao gave him a blank look and spoke without good grace, “Do you think I’m that type of person? It’s just that with my current status, I probably don’t have the right to just show up and say anything, right?”

After hearing Zhong Niangyao’s words, Lu Yichen wasn’t surprised and chuckled, “Then we’ll just go in under a different identity.”

“A different identity?” Zhong Niangyao raised an eyebrow, “You mean–”

Lu Yichen took out two simple masks and handed one to Zhong Niangyao, “Right now, our identity is that of liaisons from a special department, here to discuss with the Baili Family about the upcoming exchange convention.”

“Exchange convention?” Zhong Niangyao looked puzzled, “Do people from Hidden Families also participate in such conventions?”

“Even if they are from Hidden Families, they still need to understand the ways of the Human World,” explained Lu Yichen with a smile. “Although they live in seclusion here, they still need necessities for daily life, right?”

“So every three years, people from the Hidden Families and the special department hold an exchange meeting. The winning family at the meeting will receive a portion of Cultivation Resources provided by the special department. However, not everyone is eligible to attend the exchange; only the most outstanding among the younger generation are chosen to participate.”

“The next exchange convention is about to begin soon. During this period, the special department will send representatives to select participants from the major families.”

“You’ve planned all this already, haven’t you?” Zhong Niangyao asked Lu Yichen with a sly smile, “Did you anticipate this situation in advance?”

Otherwise, how could they have such appropriate disguises on hand?

“It’s just an extra precaution,” Lu Yichen said with a smile. “If you want to go in directly, then we can just enter using our real identities.”

Zhong Niangyao took the mask from Lu Yichen and donned it herself.

The mask was simple, just a half-mask, covering only the top half of her face, concealing her true features. Though her golden eyes were still quite conspicuous.

However, within the special department, many individuals had varying eye colors, such as those with the Fire superpower having red eyes. Therefore, Zhong Niangyao’s golden pupils, although distinctive, wouldn’t draw too much attention from others.

“Is it just the two of us going?” Zhong Niangyao looked at Lu Yichen and continued, “Won’t that arouse suspicion?”

“There will be liaisons connecting with the other families as well,” Lu Yichen continued with a smile. “It’s just that we are the ones going to the Baili Family. Of course, if we don’t go, others will be sent in our place.”

Soon they had both put on their masks.

Though their true faces were hidden, the distinguished air about Lu Yichen and Zhong Niangyao couldn’t be subdued and drew even more attention.

Anyone who saw them could feel the extraordinariness of the pair.

Side by side, they approached the Baili Family’s door.

Upon reaching the entrance, Lu Yichen knocked on the door.

Someone came to open the door quickly.

A man about fifty years old opened the door and, seeing the attire of Lu Yichen and Zhong Niangyao, asked with some confusion, “Who might you be–”

Zhong Niangyao, upon seeing the servant open the door, couldn’t help but flash a hint of surprise in her eyes. This door-opening servant didn’t seem like any ordinary person; his steady footsteps, robust build, and sharp eyes all indicated that he was most likely a cultivator too.

Zhong Niangyao blinked and stayed silent.

Lu Yichen promptly took out a badge and showed it to the old man.

The initially indifferent old man’s demeanor changed in an instant upon seeing the badge in Lu Yichen’s hand, becoming much more serious. He regarded Lu Yichen and Zhong Niangyao with increased respect.

“The two of you are from the special department, correct?” The old man nodded respectfully towards them and invited, “Please come in! We received a message earlier, and the master has been waiting for your arrival!”

With that, he led them towards the guest hall. At the same time, he sent another servant to inform the master he mentioned.

After showing Lu Yichen and Zhong Niangyao to the guest hall, the old man respectfully excused himself.

“This–” Zhong Niangyao began with some confusion after the old man left, “What’s going on here? Isn’t his attitude a bit too strange? It’s almost as if he’s treating us like gods.”