White-Clad Swordsman, Mirror

Deep within the gloomy dungeon, the damp, musty smell mingled with the odor of decay. Only a faint light flickered uncertainly in the distance, swaying in the darkness.

Footsteps sounded, and Bai Bing and her mother stood up, looking together at the approaching lantern.

The iron lock on the cell door clanged, and two jailers stepped aside, allowing Gao Mingmo to enter with a vermilion food box.

"Second sister-in-law," he called softly, his gaze sweeping over the mother and daughter with a hint of complexity.

"Third brother," Gao Bingxue's mother hurried forward, "Why didn't Mingqing come?"

Gao Mingmo's face showed difficulty. He placed the food box on the ground. "Second brother was beaten by eldest brother, and both of them have been locked up by father. After all, the eldest nephew is dead..."

Gao Bingxue's mother fell silent, merely nodding gently. She understood in her heart: Gao Lianghu was the heir of the next generation of the Gao family. Now that he had died by Xue'er's hand, this matter would be difficult to resolve.

"Second sister-in-law, you and Bingxue have had a hard time in here," Gao Mingmo took out some small dishes and a bowl of hot soup from the food box. "This is what father had the kitchen prepare. You can eat something first."

"My Tianwei also said that the eldest nephew was in the wrong first, and it's not Bingxue's fault. Besides, how could a young girl like her have so much strength? Perhaps the murderer is someone else. Father has already sent people to investigate."

"Thank you for visiting us, third brother, and for speaking for us in front of father," Gao Bingxue's mother said softly.

Gao Mingmo waved his hand awkwardly. "Don't be so polite, second sister-in-law. You eat first. I'll go upstairs to gather some news."

Gao Bingxue's mother got up to see Gao Mingmo off. When she turned back, her daughter was already eating the food heartily.

"Mom, it's delicious! You should eat too!"

"Okay! Xue'er, eat slowly!"

About an hour later, it was impossible to tell day from night in the dungeon. Gao Bingxue suddenly clutched her stomach and curled up on the ground, fine beads of sweat appearing on her forehead, her body burning hot.

"Mom, my stomach hurts so much..."

Her mother scrambled to her side, only to see her daughter's lips bitten through, blood mixing with cold sweat and dripping down.

"Mom, am I going to die? What's happening to us?"

"Xue'er, we've been poisoned." She forced herself to stand up and rushed to the cell door, shouting, "Help! Someone, help!" Her hoarse cries echoed through the empty dungeon, but no one answered. She tried to force herself to circulate her spiritual power, but she couldn't muster any strength, and the pain in her abdomen intensified.

Mother and daughter huddled in the corner of the cell, waiting to die.

After Gao Bingxue was poisoned, her spiritual consciousness began to dissipate. At the same time, she felt the jade pendant around her neck grow hot. She pulled it off and grasped it. A stream of energy surged out, entering her body through her palm.

Gao Bingxue immediately vomited and purged, expelling most of the poison, and felt somewhat better before passing out.

On Penglai Immortal Island, White Deer Immortal sat cross-legged, forming a hand seal. Smoke rose from her head, and sweat streamed down her face. She let out a long sigh and said, "Finally, I saved my life."

With her supreme Spiritual Power as a Golden Immortal, White Deer Immortal summoned the lake water from the Small World within the jade pendant, which was also immortal spiritual water, saving Gao Bingxue's life.

Chen Renfeng saw the Twin Fish Jade Pendant again, worn on the little girl's neck and held in her hand. He had searched for ten years and finally had a clue.

At the entrance of the Gao Estate, a swordsman in white drew his sword and forced his way in, knocking down all the guards who tried to stop him. Gao Mingmo heard the commotion and rushed out from the inner courtyard with his men, shouting from a distance, "Who is it? How dare you cause trouble at the Eastern Estate!"

The swordsman in white, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, said coldly, "Where did you lock Bai Bing?"

Gao Mingmo shouted, "None of your business! Leave quickly if you know what's good for you."

"You're asking for death!" The swordsman in white lightly tapped his foot, moving three zhang forward, and thrust his sword towards Gao Mingmo's lower abdomen.

Gao Mingmo flinched back in fear. The four men behind him attacked simultaneously, forming a sword array that blocked the swordsman in white. Both sides retreated a step.

"Not bad! Even if you are a Grandmaster expert, you should restrain yourself in the Southern Expedition Country!" a Dian Cang Sect disciple shouted sternly.

The swordsman in white frowned and was about to fight again when he suddenly heard a voice from the inner courtyard: "Stop!"

Everyone looked towards the sound and saw a middle-aged man standing at the entrance, dressed the same as the Dian Cang Sect disciples. He said in a deep voice, "Third Young Master, His Highness has ordered you to take this hero to the dungeon to see the Second Madam."

Gao Mingmo reluctantly replied, "Understood, Hero Tianhui."

"Tianyang, Tianwei, Tianwu, Tianlin, you four follow along and be careful," Liu Tianhui said. They were all Dian Cang Sect disciples and shared the surname Liu.

The swordsman in white secretly thought, So they are the Spreading Might Through the Martial World brothers from the Dian Cang Sect. They do have some strength.

When they reached the dungeon entrance, Gao Mingmo said, "Please! Let's see if you can save them."

The swordsman in white didn't understand the meaning. He drew his sword, picked up a torch, and descended the stairs alone.

"Bingmei... Bingmei... what's wrong with you?" Gao Bingxue's mother heard someone calling her in a daze, but she didn't have the strength to open her eyes. She only felt someone helping her up, hands placed on her back, and an endless stream of internal energy being injected into her body. After circulating through her internal organs for a full cycle, this internal energy left, carrying the poison with it.

After the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Gao Bingxue's mother suddenly opened her eyes, spat out a mouthful of black water, and the hands behind her were still pouring internal energy into her body.

"Xue Ge, is that you?" Gao Bingxue's mother asked excitedly.

"Bingmei, focus your mind on your Dantian, concentrate your energy, and let the residual poison in your body circulate with my internal energy," the swordsman in white said.

One was named Su Xue, and the other was Bai Bing. This was their first meeting after being separated for ten years.

Suddenly, a round of applause accompanied by footsteps sounded.

"Second sister-in-law, you truly have good fortune!" Gao Mingmo walked in, laughing heartily. "To think a Grandmaster expert would be willing to use the Great Blood Exchange Art to cure your fire poison!"

Liu Tianyang, standing behind him, sighed, "What a martial arts genius! In his early thirties, he has already reached the Grandmaster realm! What a shame..."

Bai Bing was greatly shocked. "Xue Ge, stop quickly! Don't mind me!"

Su Xue, however, seemed to hear nothing and continued to circulate his energy.

Bai Bing glanced at her daughter, who had fainted on the ground, and said urgently, "Xue Ge, save Xue'er first. She is your... our daughter."

Only then did Su Xue stop his technique, slowly withdrawing the Blood Essence he had infused into Bai Bing. At this moment, his entire body was burning hot like charcoal. He had no choice but to circulate his energy to suppress the poison in a corner of his Dantian.

He concentrated his spirit and energy, then unleashed a palm strike. Gao Bingxue inverted herself in mid-air, her head touching his. The two spun slowly in the air, Su Xue's face half flushed red and half pale, his vital essence being rapidly exchanged.

After the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn, Su Xue shouted, "Done!"

Gao Bingxue landed gently, caught in Su Xue's arms. After spitting out a mouthful of black water, she fainted again. Su Xue also felt a wave of dizziness and stumbled to the ground.

"Brother Xue! Brother Xue! Wake up!" Bai Bing struggled to crawl over.

Gao Mingmo stepped in front of her, a sinister smile on his face. "Second sister-in-law, Father sent me with a message."

Bai Bing glared at him, her eyes nearly spitting fire.

Gao Mingmo felt a chill down his spine from her gaze and turned his face away. "Father says you know the secret of the Green Fragrance Tree by Luoqie Lake, and he wants you to retrieve it in exchange for their father and daughter's freedom."

Bai Bing's phoenix eyes flashed with menace, and she said coldly, "You wish!"

Gao Mingmo waved his hand, and two guards entered in response.

Gao Mingmo ordered, "Carry the Second Madam to the dock at the south gate. If we don't have it back within ten days, these two will be thrown into Dian Lake to feed the fish."

The guards stepped forward to act. Bai Bing struggled desperately. "Third Brother, where is Mingqing? I want to see Father!"

"Carry her away!" Gao Mingmo waved his hand in disgust.

"You mustn't hurt Brother Xue!" Bai Bing was dragged out, her voice shrill. "If anything happens to Brother Xue, the warriors of Ziqi Country will trample Shànchǎn City!"

Her cries echoed through the dungeon, reaching the entire Eastern Estate.