Chapter 48: Sikong Jing Has More Treasures

In an instant, Su Zhenglong's excited expression turned pale layer by layer, and his body stiffened.

Mei Xiaofang's gaze froze, her lips twitching incessantly.

Cold light flashed repeatedly in Sikong Jing's eyes; this old dog truly refused to repent and was beyond saving.

"Grandfather, if Brother Jing dies, I will not live alone either." Su Yuexi's tone was calm, yet it was resolute.

She tightly gripped Sikong Jing's arm and looked up with a smile: "Brother Jing, let's go back."

Sikong Jing nodded deeply. After sweeping a cold gaze across the entire venue, he turned and led Su Yuexi away from the birthday banquet.

"Father, for your birthday banquet next year, please set up a single stick of incense for Su Shan."

Su Zhenglong added the sentence while suppressing his rage, then turned to leave with Mei Xiaofang, his grief and indignation palpable.

Even though Yuexi had regained her appearance, Su Xuefeng still showed not a hint of pleasant surprise on his face.

Was his heart truly made of stone?

One had to know that Yuexi's looks were seventy to eighty percent similar to her grandmother's; could that not move Su Xuefeng at all?

"What's with the attitude? Shouldn't Su Yuexi be bringing glory to the Su family? Is it not embarrassing to marry a criminal?"

Su Yun's voice rang out from behind them, filled with indignation.

Cold light flickered continuously in Su Xuefeng's eyes. Ultimately, he first had someone move Su Shan's body away; the banquet could not be interrupted.

"Father, how did Su Yuexi suddenly regain her appearance?"

"And how is that criminal so powerful? He is clearly only at the ninth level of the Bright Realm."

During the banquet, after Su Zhengtao finished handling Su Shan's funeral arrangements, he approached the solitary Su Xuefeng to ask.

He kept gritting his teeth; he was the one most broken by this banquet.

His son, Su Shan, had been killed, but because of the Yunzhou Grand Competition and his father's apprehensions, he could not seek immediate vengeance.

Su Zhengtao was nearly driven mad by restraint.

"The reason the criminal is powerful is precisely because he possesses stronger martial techniques. I suspect he has even grasped a sliver of the essence from Transcendent Martial Intent."

Su Xuefeng's aged voice spoke. Thinking of those two green jade slabs, his heart ached with regret.

Those were terrifying martial techniques that allowed a ninth-level Bright Realm practitioner to defeat a fifth-level Dark Realm practitioner across realms; why did he smash them?

A cold light flashed in Su Zhengtao's eyes as he asked again, "How did that criminal obtain those two green jade slabs? He clearly had nothing when he was granted the marriage; we checked personally."

As he spoke, the corner of Su Xuefeng's mouth twitched slightly, and he said coldly, "There is only one possibility. Think about the timing—when would that criminal have been able to obtain those two green jade slabs after regaining consciousness?"

Su Zhengtao's brow furrowed deeply, and he suddenly shuddered: "The Fierce Beast Raider Group?"

"Yes, that was his only opportunity." Su Xuefeng nodded heavily.

In these ten days, the only time Sikong Jing had left Yunye City was during this period.

Those two green jade slabs must have been obtained from the Fierce Beast Raider Group.

"He was acting with Chou Ye, so how could Chou Ye possibly leave such powerful green jade slabs to him?" Su Zhengtao spoke, then suddenly looked up: "Did he take advantage of Chou Ye's inattention and secretly hide the jade slabs?"

That was the only possibility left.

They never would have imagined that the green jade slabs were actually recorded by Sikong Jing himself.

Not to mention the Transcendent Martial Intent contained within, even without it, they were not something a mere Bright Realm practitioner could record.

"I fear he didn't just secretly hide the jade slabs."

"It only took him ten days to go from the fourth level to the ninth level of the Bright Realm; he likely obtained some powerful medicinal pills as well."

"Even Su Yuexi's recovery of her appearance is likely because the criminal obtained something within the Fierce Beast Raider Group."

Su Xuefeng speculated in succession, his tone quite certain; otherwise, it would be impossible for all these good things to coincide.

Hearing this, Su Zhengtao's expression was uncertain. He suddenly stood up and said, "Damn it, I'm going to find Chou Ye right now... to complain!"

"Stop, do not be impulsive."

Su Xuefeng restrained him, then said, "Do you know why I didn't kill that criminal on the spot?"

How could he not hate the death of his grandson, Su Shan, to the bone? The previous reasons were, in fact, insufficient to quell his rage.

Su Zhengtao replied, "Wasn't it to let Su Yuexi participate in the selection seven days from now, and then force the criminal to step into the fray to be hacked to death by a chaotic blade?"

There was no need to ask; Luo Tong and the others had already analyzed it clearly.

"No, the criminal definitely has more treasures in his hands."

"When facing our siege, he was too calm. Since he dared to kill Xiao Shan, he must have a trump card to deal with us."

"I was also afraid you would die!"

As Su Xuefeng's words fell, a chill ran through Su Zhengtao's body. He realized that Sikong Jing had indeed been too composed earlier.

Fortunately, his father had reacted in time; otherwise, he might have died on the spot as well.

Thinking of this, Su Zhengtao asked again, "Then, Father, your intention is..."

"We cannot let Chou Ye know about this for the time being. The treasures in that criminal's hands should belong to us."

"Find an opportunity to force him to spit them out."

Following Su Xuefeng's words, Su Zhengtao understood completely, and the schemes in his heart began to churn rapidly.

Meanwhile, in the old courtyard of Su Zhenglong's house.

Su Yuexi was constantly touching her face in front of the mirror. She asked, both excited and bewildered, "Brother Jing, is the person inside really me? Has my appearance truly recovered? I'm not dreaming, am I?"

Looking at the anxious Su Yuexi before him, Sikong Jing smiled: "Of course it's true. You've asked eight hundred times already."

Even after asking eight hundred times, Su Yuexi still found it incredible, feeling it was too surreal.

Suddenly, she shuddered and stared intently at Sikong Jing: "Brother Jing, what did you give me to drink last night?"

Su Yuexi finally realized that last night was definitely not a dream; she must have recovered after drinking that crimson liquid.

And that was... something Brother Jing had given her to drink.

Sitting in the room, Su Zhenglong and his wife also perked up and looked toward Sikong Jing.

They were also very curious about Su Yuexi's recovery—why did it not happen earlier or later, but precisely today?

Could it really be because of Sikong Jing?

"That was the Crimson Spider Venom anti—"

Sikong Jing, of course, would not say it was his own blood; that was too shocking, so he could only claim it was an antidote for now.

However, before he could finish, Su Zhenglong's expression changed, and he hurriedly interrupted: "Haha, of course it was some kind of powerful beauty-preserving medicine. Ah Jing happened to have a prescription and prepared it."

Instantly, Sikong Jing's face stiffened as he looked at his father-in-law in confusion.

But he soon understood; his father-in-law likely didn't want Su Yuexi to know about her sister poisoning her.

Indeed, Su Zhenglong was desperately signaling Sikong Jing with his eyes.

Just as Sikong Jing understood, Su Yuexi asked with a straight face, "Brother Jing, what is Crimson Spider Venom?"

As soon as this question was asked, Su Zhenglong's forced laughter froze.

Sikong Jing also shook his head inwardly; it seemed Su Yuexi was not entirely unaware.

It was just that in the past, she hadn't dared to think too much about it.

Ultimately, Sikong Jing ignored Su Zhenglong, took a deep breath, and explained, "It is the poison you were afflicted with—a terrifying toxin from the Myriad Poison Kingdom, extracted from the Crimson Spider demon beast."