Logically speaking, a family of warriors like the Cheng family would not know about Cheng Qi’s special constitution. His mother’s statement led Cheng Qi to suspect that he might not be a biological child of the Cheng family. When he thought of this, he felt relieved.

When Madam Cheng heard Cheng Qi’s question, the smile on her face suddenly froze. She had mentioned the matter in the letter as a threat to prevent Cheng Qi from avoiding the situation, but she didn’t expect Cheng Qi to be so perceptive. Even if he knew the truth, she believed Cheng Qi would still have to obey her.

As for the main branch of Cheng family, they had not shown up for more than ten years. Initially, the incident involving Li Tianyan and Tianfan Immortal Sect made Madam Cheng worry that it would alarm the main branch of Cheng family. However, after waiting for three years without any news, it seemed the main branch of Cheng family actually didn’t care about Cheng Qi at all. If they had known this, they would have severed ties with Cheng Qi long ago.

Thinking of this, Madam Cheng’s lips raised a smug smile again. “It’s fine, I will tell you. Actually, you are not from our Cheng family at all. Someone entrusted you to us when you were a baby, and that person mentioned that you have a special constitution. If you encountered a powerful cultivator, it might bring trouble to the Cheng family. I took you in because I saw how pitiful you were.”

After saying this, Madam Cheng couldn’t help but scrutinize Cheng Qi. Every time she saw the shuanger before, he always timid. Now he looked tall and elegant after not seeing him for a few years, and his demeanor was almost the same like a proper young master from aristocratic families.

But upon seeing the mask on his face clearly, Madam Cheng couldn’t help but smile sarcastically, “Speaking of which, Li Tianyan must have discovered it, right? He brought you with him because of your special constitution? Otherwise, with your appearance…”

Before Madam Cheng could finish her words, the large porcelain vases placed on both sides of the room suddenly exploded. The fragments of the vases scattered and the room was completely destroyed. All the water in the vases also spilled on the floor. However, Cheng Qi had placed a sound-dampening spell on the room, so the maid outside could not hear the loud noise.

“Shut up.” Cheng Qi glared at her with anger in his eyes, walked up to Madam Cheng, leaned down slightly, and looked her in the eye. “No one is allowed to slander Li Tianyan.”

Madam Cheng was still sitting on the couch, stunned by the broken vases, but she couldn’t move. She could only watch as Cheng Qi appeared close by. Finally, there was a trace of panic in her eyes. “How could you…”

She had thought with Cheng Qi’s young age he couldn’t reach the fourth level of Qi Condensation, and he would be easy to control. But she didn’t expect that Cheng Qi’s pressure would cause her to feel breathless. It must be an illusion.

Cheng Qi, however, didn’t care how shocked she was. He just stared into her eyes. It wasn’t until Madam Cheng’s pupils dilated that he asked, “Who are my biological father and mother?”

“I don’t know,” Madam Cheng replied, her eyes dull as she shook her head.

Hearing this answer, Cheng Qi suddenly frowned and then changed his approach. “Who was the person who entrusted me to the Cheng family back then?”

This time, Madam Cheng made it clearer. “It was the main branch of Cheng family from Tianfan Immortal Sect who came to us.”

“What did they tell you?” Cheng Qi suddenly felt a little more nervous, but he couldn’t tell what answer he wanted to hear.

Madam Cheng, who was hypnotized, recounted the contents of the letter from that year. “The main branch family asked us to make you stay away from cultivators. Otherwise, you will be killed. Our Cheng family only needs to raise you as an adult, and then we could arrange a marriage for you with an ordinary man.”

“It’s just a letter? Did the main branch people show up? Is there anything else besides the letter?” Cheng Qi asked again.

“Mr. Cheng sent someone to deliver the baby and several boxes of items. He didn’t show up, but there was a jade pendant on the baby.” Madam Cheng answered in a daze.

When Madam Cheng regained her consciousness, she saw a very familiar jade pendant in Cheng Qi’s hand. The memory of being manipulated just now flooded her mind, and Madam Cheng’s face filled with shock and anger. “What kind of magic are you using?”

Cheng Qi curled his lips and said, “It’s just hypnosis.”

However, Madam Cheng, the madam of Cheng Mansion, was different from those in the dungeon. Cheng Qi had to use a little magic to control her.

“You, you…” Madam Cheng was so angry that she was shaking all over, but felt Cheng Qi’s pressure and could not speak. She could only secretly plan to use Cheng Qi’s situation as a bargaining chip to sell him to Tianfan Immortal Sect.

“I forgot to remind you that I just put a forbidden curse in your body. Once you have any thoughts that aren’t good for me, you will be haunted by the evil curse and fester to death.” Cheng Qi said, looking down at Madam Cheng’s hand and smiling. “I know you already have bad idea.”

Madam Cheng followed his gaze and saw that rotten skin had appeared on the back of her left hand. Yellow pus continued to flow from the wound, but she felt no pain or itching. The scene was like a nightmare, and Madam Cheng finally couldn’t help but scream.

The innocent smile faded from Cheng Qi’s face. He grabbed Madam Cheng’s suppurating hand and said, “When my nanny was beaten to death, you happened to pass by and walked away coldly. Obviously, as long as you said a word, you could have saved my nanny. This hand is the price for doing nothing. If you dare to think wrongly in the future, you don’t even need to wait for death.”

All these years Cheng Qi still remembered the kindness of the Cheng family and he didn’t want to fight with Madam Cheng. But now Cheng Qi no longer owed the Cheng family a debt for raising him. The people who entrusted him back then had paid the Cheng family with precious gifts, so Cheng Qi no longer had to tolerate them.

Seeing Cheng Qi like this, Madam Cheng’s body trembled slightly, and she finally realized that the person in front of her was no longer someone she could offend.

When Madam Cheng passed out, Cheng Qi let go of her hand, opened the door, and walked out. The maid standing outside seemed not to see him. Cheng Qi, who walked out of the east courtyard confidently, didn’t leave Cheng Mansion in a hurry. Instead, he turned around and went to the residence of a concubine in the backyard.