Chapter 49: Your sister will not be coming back

“So the reason I am so ugly is because I was poisoned by the Crimson Spider Venom?” Su Yuexi asked blankly.

Sikong Jing glanced at Su Zhenglong again and nodded deeply.

Su Yuexi asked in confusion, “But why was I poisoned?”

At this moment, Sikong Jing turned his gaze toward Su Zhenglong and sighed, “Father-in-law, it is not good to keep this a secret any longer.”

“Sigh...”

Hearing this, Su Zhenglong let out a painful sigh, his eyes filled with reminiscence and hesitation.

“Yuexi, ten years ago, it was I who demanded that your sister take your place and be taken away by that noble young master.”

“It was also I who personally handed the Crimson Spider Venom to your sister.”

Finally, Su Zhenglong’s raspy voice echoed softly in the room.

With her mouth agape, Su Yuexi could not help but stand up, staring at her father in disbelief, tears swirling wildly in her eyes.

It wasn't her sister's wish to take her place; it was her father's demand.

The face that had been hideous for ten years was actually because of her father's poison.

At the same time, Mei Xiaofang’s face turned deathly pale as she stared at Su Zhenglong in disbelief.

She, too, had been kept in the dark about this matter.

“I have failed you, and I have failed Yuexian even more.”

The room fell into a heavy silence. As Su Zhenglong spoke, his old tears flowed freely, and his voice trembled incessantly. “It was because I spoiled you too much. I would rather have your sister taken away than see you suffer any harm.”

“I was too biased. I thought that after you were poisoned by the Crimson Spider Venom, I could find the antidote quickly...”

“But I was wounded, and I could never go looking for the antidote again. It was your father who ruined you for ten whole years.”

He had hidden this matter in his heart for ten years, and now, it was finally being spoken aloud.

If Su Zhenglong had not been severely injured by that noble young master, he would have been certain to obtain the antidote.

Because the Crimson Spider Venom had originally belonged to him.

But the world is full of "what ifs."

His eldest daughter, Su Yuexian, had been taken away, her fate unknown; his youngest daughter, Su Yuexi, had become the most hideous person in Yunzhou; and he himself had been bedridden for ten years.

Every time he thought of this, Su Zhenglong suffered immense mental torment and unbearable pain.

Suddenly, Su Zhenglong looked toward the tearful Mei Xiaofang and said with a trembling voice, “I didn't want to say this originally, because I was afraid of shattering the illusions in your heart. You are always waiting for the day Yuexian comes home.”

“But she won't come back. She hates me. She must despise me, her father, deeply.”

“Waaah...”

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Su Zhenglong’s face turned extremely pale. He rasped, “Xiaofang, I have failed you as well.”

Having said that, Su Zhenglong’s eyes rolled back, and he fainted instantly.

“Master...”

“Father...”

The mother and daughter’s expressions changed drastically as they rushed forward to support him.

But no matter what they did, they could not wake him. Mei Xiaofang could only rush off to find Doctor Sun.

Soon, Doctor Sun arrived.

The result was far from ideal. Even after administering heavy medicine, Su Zhenglong remained unconscious, his breathing extremely erratic.

“Master Su is currently suffering from a severe psychological affliction; this is not something ordinary medicine can resolve.”

“Whether he can hold on depends on whether he can regain consciousness in the next few days.”

After saying this, Doctor Sun also left with a quiet sigh.

Mei Xiaofang lay by the bedside weeping. Suddenly, her eyes turned red as she glared at Su Yuexi, saying miserably, “It’s all your fault! Why did you have to catch that noble young master's eye? You are a jinx!”

“Yuexian won't come back, and your father is going to die! Waaaah...”

Su Yuexi was also in tears. She truly never expected that all of this was caused by her father.

At this moment, Sikong Jing said, “Mother-in-law, if anyone is to blame, it should be that noble young master. Everything is because of him...”

“Shut up!”

Mei Xiaofang could not bear to listen to him. She shouted loudly, “If you hadn't suddenly arrived and caused Yuexi's father to exhaust his true qi multiple times, he wouldn't have ended up like this!”

“Our family was poor before, but at least we were all alive!”

Opening her mouth to speak, Sikong Jing saw Mei Xiaofang's intense emotional state and knew that nothing he said would help now.

Some things were simply beyond his control.

“And in seven days, Yuexi has to participate in the Yunzhou Grand Competition selection. She is doomed then, too.”

“What use is it if she suddenly becomes beautiful? What use is it?!”

Mei Xiaofang felt as if the entire sky had darkened. To her, there was no hope left; the various calamities had left her in agonizing pain.

She had almost no desire to live.

Hearing this, Sikong Jing’s expression turned serious. He took a deep breath and said, “Rest assured, Mother-in-law. Today, I can restore Yuexi's appearance, and I can also make her martial arts progress by leaps and bounds.”

The reason he hadn't stopped Su Yuexi from participating in the selection was to let her shock the entire city.

There were too few guests today; wasn't everyone in Yunye City mocking Su Yuexi?

Then he would let everyone know that Su Yuexi had not only become beautiful, but her martial arts could also crush everyone else.

However, such words only elicited a cold sneer from Mei Xiaofang; such a thing was impossible in just seven days.

Sikong Jing fell silent again. Since his mother-in-law did not believe him, he would use practical action to show her.

Thus, he pulled Su Yuexi away from Su Zhenglong's room and said solemnly in the courtyard, “Yuexi, do you believe me?”

Su Yuexi stared blankly at Sikong Jing. After a few breaths, she nodded heavily.

She believed him this time because he was her husband, and he had been giving her endless surprises.

“Good. Then follow me back to your room now.”

As he spoke, Sikong Jing led Su Yuexi to her room and then said decisively, “Take off your clothes first.”

“Huh?”

Su Yuexi, her face still stained with tears, was completely stunned, her heart racing like a startled deer.

She said anxiously, “Brother Jing, Father is in such a state... I'm afraid... I'm afraid it's not appropriate.”

There was no logic in having a wedding night now; even if her grandfather had threatened that they weren't allowed to, it still felt wrong.

“Time is urgent; there is nothing inappropriate about it.”

Sikong Jing shook his head and added, “Seven days is enough, but I don't want you to just be able to fight; I want you to crush the younger generation of all Yunye. I don't want to see you suffer even the slightest harm.”

Opening her mouth, Su Yuexi was utterly confused. What did taking off her clothes have to do with seven days from now?

“Your martial talent is very strong. Ten years ago, with your father's help, you planted a martial seed. Even though it was suppressed by the Crimson Spider Venom, it has been growing in secret, even tempering a very powerful foundation.”

Sikong Jing continued to clear her doubts: “Now that the poison is neutralized, I need to help you guide this power out.”

Hearing this explanation, Su Yuexi finally understood. She asked in a daze, “Taking off my clothes... is to help me guide my true qi?”

Blinking, Sikong Jing asked in confusion, “Of course. What else would it be for?”

In an instant, Su Yuexi's entire face turned bright red.

(End of Chapter)