Your Sister Won't Be Coming Back

"So the reason I'm so ugly is because I was poisoned by the Crimson Spider Poison?" Su Yuexi asked blankly.

Sikong Jing glanced at Su Zhenglong again and nodded deeply.

Su Yuexi asked again, bewildered, "But why would I be poisoned?"

At this moment, Sikong Jing's gaze fell on Su Zhenglong again, and he sighed, "Father-in-law, it's not good to hide this kind of thing."

"Alas..."

Su Zhenglong let out a pained sigh at the words, his eyes filled with memories and hesitation.

"Yuexi, ten years ago, I asked your sister to take your place and be taken away by that noble young master."

"It was also I who personally gave the Crimson Spider Poison to your sister."

Finally, Su Zhenglong's hoarse voice echoed softly in the room.

Mouth agape, Su Yuexi couldn't help but stand up, staring at her father in disbelief, tears welling up madly in her eyes.

It wasn't her sister's own will to be taken away in her place, but her father's request.

Her face, which had been ugly for ten years, was actually due to her father's poison.

At the same moment, Mei Xiaofang's face also turned pale, staring at Su Zhenglong in disbelief.

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

"I'm sorry to you, and even more so to Yuexian."

The room was silent. Su Zhenglong, speaking with tears streaming down his face, his voice trembling, said, "I doted on you too much, so I was willing to let your sister be taken away rather than let you get hurt."

"I was too biased, and I thought that after you were poisoned by the Crimson Spider Poison, I could quickly find an antidote..."

"But I was injured and could no longer find the antidote. It was also Father who harmed you for a whole ten years."

This matter had been hidden in his heart for ten years, and now it was finally revealed.

If Su Zhenglong hadn't been severely injured by that noble young master, he would have been confident in obtaining the antidote.

After all, the Crimson Spider Poison was originally his.

But life had no "if."

His eldest daughter, Su Yuexian, was taken away, her fate unknown. His younger daughter, Su Yuexi, became the ugliest person in Yun Province. And he lay in bed for ten years.

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

Suddenly, Su Zhenglong looked at Mei Xiaofang, who was in tears, and said with a trembling voice, "I didn't want to say this originally, because I was afraid of shattering your illusions. You always looked forward to the day Yuexian would return home."

"But she won't come back. She hates me. She must hate me, her father, immensely."

"Wah..."

Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Su Zhenglong's face turned extremely pale. He rasped, "Xiaofang, I'm sorry to you too."

After saying this, Su Zhenglong's eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

"Master..."

"Father..."

The mother and daughter's faces changed drastically, and they rushed forward to support Su Zhenglong.

But no matter what they did, they couldn't wake Su Zhenglong. Mei Xiaofang could only rush to find Doctor Sun in a hurry.

Soon, Doctor Sun arrived.

The result was not ideal. Even after administering strong medication, Su Zhenglong remained unconscious, his breathing extremely chaotic.

"Master Su's heart ailment is extremely severe now. Ordinary medicine cannot cure it."

"Whether he can hold on depends on whether he can wake up in the next few days."

After speaking, Doctor Sun sighed inwardly and left.

Mei Xiaofang sobbed by the sickbed, her eyes red, and glared at Su Yuexi, saying miserably, "It's all your fault. Why did you have to be fancied by that noble young master? You're a jinx."

"Yuexian isn't coming back, and your father is going to die, boo-hoo-hoo-hoo..."

Su Yuexi also burst into tears. She truly never expected that all these consequences were caused by her father.

At this moment, Sikong Jing said, "Mother-in-law, you should blame that noble young master. It was all him..."

"Shut up."

Mei Xiaofang couldn't listen to anything now and shouted, "If you hadn't suddenly appeared, causing your father to erupt his true qi repeatedly, he wouldn't have ended up like this."

"Although our family was poor before, at least we were all alive."

Opening her mouth and seeing Mei Xiaofang's extreme emotional state, Sikong Jing knew that nothing he said would be useful now.

Some things were beyond his ability to resolve.

"Also, in seven days, Yuexi has to participate in the Yun Province Grand Competition selection. She's doomed to die then."

"What's the use of her suddenly becoming beautiful? What's the use?"

Mei Xiaofang felt as if the sky had darkened. For her, there was no hope left. The series of blows left her in unbearable pain.

She had almost no desire to go on living.

Sikong Jing's expression turned serious upon hearing this, and he took a deep breath. "Rest assured, Mother-in-law. Today, I can restore Yuexi's appearance and also allow her martial path to soar."

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

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

Then he would let everyone know that Su Yuexi hadn't just become beautiful—her martial arts could crush them all.

However, these words only earned a cold sneer from Mei Xiaofang; it was simply impossible in a mere seven days.

Sikong Jing fell silent again. Since his mother-in-law didn't believe him, he would use his actions to show her.

He took Su Yuexi by the hand, left Su Zhenglong's room, and said solemnly in the courtyard, "Yuexi, do you trust me?"

Su Yuexi stared blankly at Sikong Jing, and after a few moments, she nodded heavily.

She trusted Sikong Jing this time because he was her husband, and he had been giving her endless surprises.

"Good, then come back to the room with me now."

As Sikong Jing spoke, he led Su Yuexi to her room and said decisively, "First, take off your clothes."

"Ah?"

Su Yuexi, still tear-streaked, was completely stunned, her heart racing like a trapped deer.

She said anxiously and uneasily, "Jing Gege, with Father in his current state... I'm afraid, I'm afraid this isn't appropriate."

There was no reason to consummate the marriage now; even if Grandfather hadn't forbidden it, it still wouldn't be right.

"Time is of the essence; there is nothing inappropriate about it."

Sikong Jing shook his head and added, "Seven days is enough, but I don't just want you to 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 bit of harm."

Su Yuexi opened her mouth, completely bewildered. What did taking off her clothes have to do with seven days from now?

"Your martial talent is very strong. Ten years ago, with Father-in-law's help, you planted the seeds of martial arts. Even though they were suppressed by the Crimson Spider Poison, they have been growing in secret, even honing a very formidable foundation."

Sikong Jing continued to clarify for Su Yuexi, "Now that the poison is cleared, I want to help you guide this power out."

Hearing this explanation, Su Yuexi suddenly realized, and she asked timidly, "Taking off my clothes... is that to guide the true energy for me?"

Sikong Jing blinked, confused, and asked, "Of course. What else would it be for?"

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