Sikong Jing Still Has Treasures

In an instant, Su Zhenglong's excited expression turned ugly layer by layer, his body stiffening.

Mei Xiaofang's gaze froze, the corners of her mouth twitching incessantly.

Cold light flickered in Sikong Jing's eyes; this Old Dog was truly incorrigible and beyond saving.

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

She held onto Sikong Jing's arm tightly, looked up, and smiled, "Jing Gege, let's go back."

Sikong Jing nodded deeply, swept a cold glance across the entire venue, and then turned to leave the Birthday Banquet with Su Yuexi.

"Father, at your birthday banquet next year, please offer a stick of incense for Su Shan."

Su Zhenglong added, suppressing his rage, before pulling Mei Xiaofang away; the grief and indignation in his heart could well be imagined.

Even though Yuexi had recovered her beauty, not a hint of surprise could be seen on Su Xuefeng's face.

Could his heart truly be made of iron and stone?

One had to know that Yuexi's appearance was seven or eight parts similar to her grandmother's; could even this not stir any emotion in Su Xuefeng?

"What are they acting so high and mighty for? Shouldn't Su Yuexi be bringing glory to the Su Clan? Isn't it shameful enough to marry a criminal?"

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

Cold light flickered continuously in Su Xuefeng's eyes, but in the end, he had the body of Su Shan moved away first; the Birthday Banquet could not be interrupted.

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

"And how could that criminal be 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 found Su Xuefeng, who was alone, to ask his questions.

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

His son, Su Shan, had been killed, and because of the Yun Province Grand Competition and his father's inner fears, he could not seek revenge immediately.

Su Zhengtao was nearly driven mad by the restraint.

"The reason that criminal is powerful is precisely because he possesses stronger martial arts, and he has likely grasped a sliver of the essence of Transcendent Martial Intent."

Su Xuefeng spoke in an aged voice; thinking of those two Green Jade Slates, he regretted his actions so much his guts turned green.

Those were terrifying combat techniques that allowed a ninth-level Bright Realm practitioner to defeat a fifth-level Dark Realm practitioner; why had he smashed them?

Cold light flashed in Su Zhengtao's eyes as he asked again, "How could that criminal possess those two Green Jade Slates? When he was granted the marriage, he had nothing at all; we checked personally."

As he finished speaking, Su Xuefeng pulled the corners of his mouth slightly and said coldly, "There is only one possibility. Think about it: after this criminal regained his senses, under what circumstances could he have obtained those two Green Jade Slates?"

Su Zhengtao's brows furrowed, and suddenly his whole body shook violently: "The Beast Bandit Group?"

"Correct, that is his only opportunity." Su Xuefeng nodded heavily.

In these past ten days, that was the only time Sikong Jing had left Yunye City.

Those two Green Jade Slates must have been obtained from the Beast Bandit Group.

"He was acting together with Qiu Ye, and how could Qiu Ye possibly leave such powerful Green Jade Slates to him?" Su Zhengtao said this, then suddenly looked up: "Did he secretly keep the Green Jade Slates while Qiu Ye wasn't paying attention?"

That was the only remaining possibility.

They would never have guessed that the Green Jade Slates were carved by Sikong Jing himself.

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

"I fear it wasn't just the Green Jade Slates he kept."

"He went from the fourth level to the ninth level of the Bright Realm in only ten days; I fear he also obtained some powerful medicinal pills."

"Even the recovery of Su Yuexi's appearance is likely because of what the criminal obtained within the Beast Bandit Group."

Su Xuefeng made a series of guesses, his tone quite certain; otherwise, it was impossible for all these good things to happen at once.

Hearing this, Su Zhengtao's expression was uncertain, and he suddenly stood up, saying, "Damn it, I'm going to find Qiu Ye right now... to file a complaint!"

"Stop, don't be impulsive."

Su Xuefeng stopped him and added, "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 reason was, in fact, insufficient to quell his anger.

Su Zhengtao replied, "Was it not to have Su Yuexi participate in the selection seven days from now, and then force the criminal to enter the arena and be hacked to death?"

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

"No, the criminal must still have treasures in his hands."

"When facing our siege, he was too calm. He dared to kill Xiaoshan, so he must have had a trump card to deal with us."

"I was also afraid that you would die!"

As Su Xuefeng's words fell, Su Zhengtao felt a chill run through his entire body, only then realizing that Sikong Jing had indeed been too composed earlier.

Fortunately, his father had reacted in time; otherwise, he feared even he would have died on the spot.

Thinking of this, Su Zhengtao asked again, "Then what is Father's intention..."

"We cannot let Qiu Ye know about this for now. The treasures in that criminal's hands should belong to us."

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

Following Su Xuefeng's words, Su Zhengtao understood completely, and the calculations in his mind began to click into place.

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

Su Yuexi kept touching her face in front of the mirror, asking with a mix of excitement and bewilderment, "Jing Gege, is the person in the mirror really me? Has my appearance truly been restored? I'm not dreaming, am I?"

Looking at the anxious and restless Su Yuexi before him, Sikong Jing smiled. "Of course it's real; you've asked me eight hundred times already."

Even after asking eight hundred times, Su Yuexi still found it incredible; it felt too unreal.

Suddenly, she shuddered and stared straight at Sikong Jing. "Jing Gege, 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 only after drinking that bright red liquid.

And that was something Jing Gege had given her.

Su Zhenglong and his wife, who were also sitting in the room, perked up and looked at Sikong Jing.

They were also very curious about Su Yuexi's recovery—why it hadn't happened sooner or later, but exactly today.

Could it really be because of Sikong Jing?

"That was the antidote for the Crimson Spider Poison..."

Sikong Jing certainly wouldn't say it was his own blood; that would be too shocking, so he could only claim it was an antidote.

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

Sikong Jing's expression stiffened instantly, and 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 that her sister had poisoned her.

Sure enough, Su Zhenglong was frantically winking at Sikong Jing.

Just as Sikong Jing realized the situation, Su Yuexi asked with a serious face, "Jing Gege, what is Crimson Spider Poison?"

As soon as this question was asked, the smile froze on Su Zhenglong's face.

Sikong Jing also shook his head inwardly; it seemed Su Yuexi wasn't completely oblivious to everything.

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 Ten Thousand Poisons Kingdom, extracted from the monster known as the Crimson Spider."