Xiao Qianhan’s words gave everyone a shock! Murong Ce was taken aback, his expression turned dark and grave but he still managed to control his feelings flawlessly when he faced the audience. However, when he looked deep into Xiao Qianhan’s eyes, he could only feel his anger and disgust intensifying.
No one spoke as only the sound of heartbeats could be heard in the silence.
Thump thump.
“How dare you! Stop talking nonsense! Qianhan, apologise to the Seventh Prince at once!” Xiao Hongyan slammed his hand loudly on the table and ordered Xiao Qianhan with a flaring aura. He didn’t care if his reprimand and indifference towards Xiao Qianhan would cause others to belittle her even more.
Of course, Xiao Qianhan never expected Xiao Hongyan to value kinship, she didn’t even think of receiving any form of kinship from Xiao Hongyan. Hence, she only glanced at Xiao Hongyan coldly before retracting her vision.
“Qianhan, you don’t have a sense of propriety.” Xiao Yuluo opened her mouth and spoke in a prideful and elegant tone. Her words were indignant and cold, fuelling the fire which was already ablazed in the hall.
She just couldn’t stand the sight of Xiao Qianhan! She was merely a useless piece of trash, how could she be worthy enough to be engaged with Murong Ce? Why couldn’t she just die in the cave? She still has the audacity to eat the Appearance Flourishing Elixir? Even if she did consume the Appearance Flourishing Elixir, she was still not good enough, and would always be a useless trash who was looked down upon.
Xiao Baihao and Xu Yuman’s faces were ghastly white. Xiao Hongyan’s indifference, the ridicule and mockery from others were like slaps being hit across their faces.
Xiao Qianhan turned her head towards Xu Yuman suddenly and said, “Mother, please take off my veil.” The tendons on her arms and legs had been mercilessly cut off and there was no energy left in them.
“Qianhan, you… ” Xu Yuman hesitated. Was it really necessary to let other people see Qianhan’s face which was badly mauled? Would it be too cruel for Qianhan?
“Mother, help me.” Xiao Qianhan begged again.
Xu Yuman nodded her head in tears and gently took off the veil which was covering Xiao Qianhan’s face.
At that moment, everyone held their breath.
Someone could not control his horror and exclaimed loudly, “AHH! This… this…
Murong Ce and Xiao Yuluo were stunned. Why didn’t she consume the Appearance Flourishing Elixir? How was it possible?
Even Xiao Hongyan, who had never regarded Xiao Qianhan as his granddaughter, was shocked. His pupils’ constricted when he saw that not an inch of skin was spared from the torture on Xiao Qianhan’s body. She looked absolutely gruesome.
Someone took a deep breath and whispered, “What happened? Why is her face like that..”
Murong Ce’s gaze was cold and scary, while Xiao Yuluo pursed her lips slightly and stared at Xiao Qianhan proudly. In the eyes of the two of them, Xiao Qianhan was merely a lowly being who deserved to be tormented and had no rights to determine her life and death. Hence, they never felt the slightest guilt for everything they have done to her.
In front of everyone, Xiao Yuluo gave a desolated stare, but she let out chilling laughter from the gap of her torn mouth.
“Seventh Prince, Sister Yuluo, do you guys feel happy when you see how I look now?”
“No, how can you guys be happy? You guys disfigured me using your own hands, and then broke my arms and legs to let me die in the mountain cave. But in the end, I survived and I was rescued. Therefore, the two of you must be furious.”
“Yes, I was timid and I was an obstacle to your illicit relationship, so it was inevitable that you guys hated me. I should have stayed inside the cave, watched my blood run dry and then died with a smile shouldn’t I? Sister Yuluo, when you used the knife to slit my face, have you ever thought that no matter what, I am still your younger sister!? As for you, Seventh Prince, even if you despise me for not being able to cultivate, it was a marriage proposal set by the Empress nevertheless, couldn’t you be kinder to me? There was no need to rub coarse salt on my face, was there?”
After hearing what Xiao Qianhan said, there was a long silence.
Murong Ce and Xiao Yuluo’s expression changed. They didn’t expect Xiao Qianhan who had always been timid to say the truth in front of everyone! Furthermore, her words are sarcastic and filled with interrogation, it felt as though they had been stabbed by knives.
