Chapter 344: Discussion 1

“Disciple just saw Master withdraw the elixir previously given to Qingxue. Has something gone wrong?” Mo Changxing frowned and asked.

“That medicine… each pill contains a trace of Suoling poison!” Purple Song Sage answered truthfully.

“Who gave that medicine to Master?” Jin Lin pressed urgently.

“It was given to me by one of the few Wood Clan elders who knew Qingxue’s origins,” Purple Song Sage replied.

Mo Changxing cast a worried glance at Yun Ye.

“Suoling poison takes a long time to manifest, and now we don’t even know the antidote. If Qingxue’s poison isn’t cured soon…

Her cultivation will surely be completely wasted, and she will never be able to practice magic again,” Purple Song Sage said gravely, his brows knitted.

“Creak—” A faint sound of the door opening came, and the troubled group in the room turned their heads simultaneously to see Yun Qingxue standing there, her expression stiff.

“Qingxue…” The others in the room froze as well.

“Xuexue, didn’t we tell you to rest in your room? Why did you come here?” Jin Lin was the first to react, stepping forward.

Yun Ye’s breathing became uneven. He didn’t know when Yun Qingxue had arrived or how much of their conversation she had heard…

But then he laughed at himself mockingly. Qingxue must have arrived after Mo Changxing and Jin Lin.

In that case, how could she have known about his earlier conversation with Purple Song Sage? And she certainly couldn’t know that he was her biological father.

“The one whose body is failing is me. The one who was poisoned is me. I know Master and my senior brothers mean well, but…

This is my matter. You don’t need to hide it from me!”

“Ah!” Purple Song Sage let out a long sigh. “Fine. Since Qingxue is here, let’s discuss this together.”

“Master,” Yun Qingxue looked at Purple Song Sage. “Was the Wood Clan elder who gave you the medicine Lan Xin?”

Purple Song Sage raised an eyebrow. “How did you know?”

As soon as he asked, he laughed at himself mockingly.

He was truly so worried that he had forgotten—Yun Qingxue had grown up in the Wood Clan, and both he and Yun Ye had entrusted Lan Xin with her care back then.

Over the years, most of the news they received about Yun Qingxue had come from Lan Xin, so Yun Qingxue and Lan Xin must have been familiar.

If they were familiar, then Qingxue would naturally know that Lan Xin was skilled in alchemy. Given that Lan Xin had taken care of her for years, it was no surprise that Qingxue immediately thought of her.

But now, with Lan Xin’s medicine causing problems, and Qingxue having been secretly poisoned since her time in the Wood Clan…

Lan Xin was now the prime suspect. Whether or not she had truly betrayed them, he had to warn Qingxue to be wary of her.

Thinking this, Purple Song Sage looked at Yun Qingxue with a grave expression, about to offer some advice.

But before he could speak, he saw Yun Qingxue suddenly smile bitterly and say, “When I was in the Wood Clan, I had a loyal maid named Qian Dai.

At that time, though I held the title of Flower Queen, I was often bullied by Elder Tong Yun’s people due to my muddled state of mind.

They would torment me until I reverted to my original form. Back then, I was so disoriented that once I turned into my peony form, I couldn’t change back.

So every time I reverted, Qian Dai would go to Lan Xin and ask for a pill to help me transform back.

I clearly remember the last time Qian Dai helped me transform—it was when my mind had just recovered. She didn’t know I had regained my senses and poured the medicine onto my original form.

When the medicine helped me transform, I experienced a brief but intense pain, as if thousands of ants were gnawing at me.

At the time, I didn’t think much of it, assuming it was just a necessary part of the transformation.

But now, looking back, that pain was exactly the same as what I feel when the poison flares up. The only difference is that back then, the poison might not have been as severe, so the pain wasn’t as intense.”

“You remember clearly?” Purple Song Sage’s expression was stern, but he couldn’t suppress the shock and guilt in his heart.

Qingxue wouldn’t lie… If that was the case, then Lan Xin, whom he and Yun Ye had trusted to care for her in the Wood Clan, might have betrayed them long ago…

If that was true, Purple Song Sage couldn’t help but feel a chill of fear.

At least Qingxue was still alive, despite the poison…!

“I couldn’t be mistaken!” Yun Qingxue said with certainty.

“Bang!” A wall in Purple Song Sage’s residence suddenly collapsed as Yun Ye clenched his fist tightly, his face twisted with barely restrained fury.

Yun Qingxue had noticed Yun Ye’s presence the moment she entered.

But because of the incident with Yun Sisi, she felt awkward around him.

After falling into the Endless Abyss in the Yunhuang Illusion, Phantom Spirit had told her what happened afterward.

She knew that Jin Lin and Mo Changxing had severely punished Yun Sisi after her fall. Yun Sisi had suffered terribly…

Later, when her master said she wasn’t dead, Mo Changxing and Jin Lin hurriedly followed Purple Song Sage back to the Xuanling Continent.

And naturally, they had brought Yun Sisi back with them…

But given how badly Yun Sisi had been injured, and considering she was the only daughter Lan Xuechen had borne for Yun Ye, Yun Ye must have been furious when he saw her condition…

With everything that had happened since their return, she had forgotten to ask Jin Lin how they had dealt with Yun Sisi.

“Senior.” Regardless of how they had handled Yun Sisi, Yun Qingxue still greeted Yun Ye politely.

As for Yun Sisi’s actions, she had no regrets. Everything had been Yun Sisi’s own doing!

If Yun Sisi hadn’t harbored such malicious intentions, she wouldn’t have ended up in such a miserable state!

If Yun Ye wanted to hold her accountable for what happened to Yun Sisi, she would calmly recount the events of that day.

And if Yun Ye insisted on siding with Yun Sisi, Yun Qingxue was confident that her master would never allow it!

“Hmm.” Yun Ye seemed to be using every ounce of his self-control to suppress the urge to embrace and comfort his daughter. He merely nodded faintly in response.

“Master has already told me what happened in the Yunhuang Illusion. It was my fault for spoiling Sisi. I hope the Flower Queen won’t hold it against her.

That child has been detained on Luoyun Mountain for many days and has suffered enough. Now that the Flower Queen has returned safely, I hope to take Sisi back with me.

Of course, as compensation for Sisi’s wrongs against you, I will do my best to find the antidote for your poison.”

“You’re too kind.” Yun Qingxue lowered her eyes slightly, her expression calm.

“My poison is something I will work on with Master and my senior brothers. There’s no need for Senior to trouble himself.

As for Yun Sisi, she tried to harm me multiple times. Originally, I had no intention of letting her go.

But when I first arrived at Luoyun Mountain, I received a thousand years of cultivation from Senior for no reason.

I have always remembered that. So from this moment on, I will consider my past grievances with Yun Sisi settled, as repayment for Senior’s kindness in bestowing me with power.

But if Yun Sisi ever comes after me again, I will not sit idly by.

At that point, life or death will be left to fate!”