"Won?" Lu Li was rather surprised.
"Then how did it end up like this?"
"They cheated!" Lin Qinfeng gritted her teeth.
"That Ishii Rokuro, who called himself the strongest practitioner of Sakura Swordsmanship, had known long ago that he was no match for my father."
"So during the match, he never intended to win! Instead, he did everything he could to wound my father."
"Afterward, he shamelessly refused to admit that my father's swordsmanship had surpassed Sakura's."
"Father couldn't swallow it and vomited blood on the spot. After returning home, he became bedridden."
"At the time, we didn't know the Sakura People's swords were poisoned. Father's wounds healed normally too, so we only thought he had fallen ill from anger..."
"If Zhao Jin hadn't revealed the truth today, us sisters would probably still be kept in the dark!"
At that, Lin Qinfeng gave a self-mocking smile.
"Thinking back now, all the details from before had already revealed that the Zhao Family had long colluded with Sakura!"
"What fucking Swordsmanship Exchange Conference? It was nothing more than a trap set specifically to deal with my father!"
"If I hadn't been so stupid, if I'd discovered the truth about the poison sooner, Father wouldn't have died..."
"So that's what happened." Lu Li rubbed his chin and consoled her.
"You can't blame yourself either. The Zhao Family and Sakura had their sights set on screwing over your father, so the poison they used must have been meticulously chosen and extremely hard to detect."
Lin Qinfeng's smile was bitter, and she said nothing.
For the rest of the drive, only the engine's low rumble remained.
The Lin Family Mansion was located in northern Yong City. It was not large, and its decor was plain.
Lu Li and Alisa followed Lin Qinfeng inside, intending to