In this pitched black environment where she couldn’t even see her own fingers, Xiao Qianhan’s expression turned heavy.
How should I escape from here?
The body had just woken up after being injured to its limits, it had been completely depleted of its energy.
Xiao Qianhan hadn’t got much time to think much and she had yet to explore the surroundings before she fell back into another deep coma…
When she opened her eyes again, it was bright all around and was no longer the eerie darkness she was once in.
Bright light suddenly pierced through her eyes, causing her to immediately shut them again in reflex.
She had yet to take a clear look to see what the place was like.
Just as she tried to open her eyes again, a familiar female voice echoed from above her head, a sobbing voice.
“Qianhan, are you still in pain? Open your eyes slowly, you are at home now, there is no need to be afraid.”
At home? She had been rescued?
She didn’t open her eyes. Instead, she asked, “Who saved me?”
The moment she opened her mouth, her voice sounded so hoarse that it was beyond her imagination. After being locked up in the secret chamber for several days without any food and water, while being severely wounded all over her body, it was only natural to have a dry and sore throat. But little did she expect that her throat would be in indescribable pain with every word she spoke.
“It was your father. After you went missing, he immediately began his search in the mountains, he looked everywhere before he finally found you. Qianhan, it is a relief that you are still alive. If anything happened to you, me and your father…” Xu Yuman couldn’t help sobbing.
The Seventh Prince and Xiao Yuluo were too harsh! When she saw Qianhan being covered in wounds all over her body and not an inch of her skin was spared from the torture, she couldn’t believe it. Was she still the daughter who was once so beautiful?
Xiao Qianhan opened her eyes slowly. When she saw the wan and sallow lady in front of her, her heart was filled with a sense of warmth. She spoke using her hoarse voice, “I am fine now, I will get better.”
“Is it painful? All the wounds have been applied with medicated ointment.” Whenever Xu Yuman thought of the shocking scene when she first saw Xiao Qianhan’s body covered with streaks and strokes of wounds, her heart crunched up in pain.
“It is not painful anymore… Where is Father?” Xiao Qianhan looked around but she had not seen her father, Xiao Baihao.
Xu Yuman’s eyes flickered upon hearing the question. She hesitated before answering, “Your father has gone out for a moment. He will be back soon.”
Xiao Qianhan saw Xu Yuman’s hesitation. What was Xu Yuman trying to hide from her? She gave a light frown and asked quietly, “Mother, what exactly did Father do?”
Given their family’s capabilities, it was impossible to contend against Xiao Yuluo and Murong Ce. If he went to seek revenge, he would only fail, or even bring shame and might get killed! She couldn’t watch her father do such a silly thing.
“Your father…”
“Mother, please tell me. Even if you try to hide the truth from me now, it is only a matter of time before I know. If you refuse to tell me now, it will only make me upset and harder for me to recuperate.”
Xu Yuman sighed and gently placed her warm hand on Xiao Qianhan’s forehead. “He couldn’t bear to see your face and body being covered in scars in the future. Hence, he took everything which is valuable in the house and went to sell them so that he can buy you an Appearance Flourishing Elixir.”
The price of an Appearance Flourishing Elixir was extravagant. Although their family had been living in the Xiao Clan, they had been mistreated all these years. Where would there be anything valuable in the house! It was conceivable what kind of insults and ridicule her father would receive in order to get the Appearance Flourishing Elixir!
“Mother, pass me the mirror.” Xiao Qianhan wanted to know how badly injured she was. Was it so bad that her father, who rarely leaves the house these few years, was willing to go out despite the pressure of being laughed at!
Xu Yuman was stunned. Her eyes turned red and she shook her head, “You don’t have to look at the mirror now. Rest first, you can have a look next time.”
“Mother, please.”
Qu Yuman turned her head away. But at last, she couldn’t stand the looks of Xiao Qianhan’s pleading eyes and passed her the mirror.
When Xiao Qianhan saw the unrecognizable disfigured face in the mirror, her eyes were filled with shock and hatred!
How dare you, Xiao Yuluo! How dare you, Seventh Prince!
