"When I was little, I actually couldn't remember much clearly. I only remembered that my family seemed to have lived in a small mountain village." Xiao Yi Xian spoke slowly. The moonlight in the night sky seemed to drift slowly along with her story, as though responding to something.
"At that time, Father was a mercenary. He was often away from home for stretches of time, but every time he came back, he would bring lots of fun toys. Back then, I seemed to look forward to Father coming home every day."
"Mother was in poor health. She couldn't bear walking even a short distance. Thinking back on it now, perhaps she had already been affected by the Woeful Poison Body when she gave birth to me." There was not a trace of light in Xiao Yi Xian's eyes now, only deep self-reproach.
At that moment, Xiao Yan recalled what Yao Lao had told him about the woman he had once encountered who possessed a Woeful Poison Body, and how cruel she had been. From Xiao Yi Xian's account, it seemed the Woeful Poison Body had some effect even before dou qi manifested. It was practically inevitable that those who possessed it would lose their parents in childhood. An unfortunate childhood leading to an extreme personality was perfectly normal. Yet the Xiao Yi Xian before him had endured so many twists of fate and still retained a pure and kind heart.
"Father always told Mother not to worry. He said he would definitely find a powerful alchemist to cure her! But with the money he earned as a mercenary, how could he possibly afford an alchemist? Still, back then, I seemed to have always been waiting for that day to come, waiting for our family to live together without worries