CHAPTER 725: CHAPTER 592: COMPLETELY DISFIGURED

"Ptui! You wretch, you’ve caused me such misery, and yet you still desire the Nirvana Heart Lotus." Upon hearing this, Xue Pianran’s teeth clenched in anger, and she wished she could pounce on Ye Lingyue and strangle her. "Don’t think I don’t know what you added into the Melted Gold Water—something even Master Hong Ru couldn’t cure. Believe it or not, if something happens to me, your entire family will have to be buried with me!"

Suddenly, there was a loud bang.

Xue Pianran felt a tumult in her innards and vomited a mouthful of blood.

Ye Lingyue had just kicked and broken her ribs.

"Xue Pianran, do you believe that if I walk out of this prison cell, within three days, you will dissolve into a pool of blood? I don’t care what power stands behind you; the poison in your body can only be cured by me."

The thing Ye Lingyue hated most was being threatened by others.

This statement from Xue Pianran had thoroughly enraged her.

The Nirvana Heart Lotus wasn’t exclusive to Dan Palace; it was just that she was concerned about returning early to Mercenary City and wanted to get the Nirvana Heart Lotus sooner.

"Ye Lingyue, you, you are so cruel." Xue Pianran’s chest was in severe pain, her face agonized, truly a fate worse than death.

But she wasn’t entirely foolish; Ye Lingyue was cunning and deceitful, and her poison was indeed formidable.

Even Master Hong Ru had said that this poison could erode the bones and burn the soul—if not cured, the only path left was death.

After struggling to survive for a bit, Xue Pianran, fearing death, had no choice but to bitterly order someone from Dan Palace to fetch the Nirvana Heart Lotus.

This was the second time Ye Lingyue had seen the Nirvana Heart Lotus.

The last time, she had used it on herself, but this time...

"The item has been given to you; now hurry up and detox me."

There were no mirrors in the Heavenly Prison, but from the disgusted looks of the prison guards, Xue Pianran could easily guess that her current appearance was utterly hideous.

The longer the poison was delayed, the more her face was destroyed.

"What’s the rush, Heavenly Maiden? Given your credibility issues, I need to test it before starting the detoxification," Ye Lingyue raised an eyebrow.

She remembered that the last time Xue Pianran instructed Feng Xun on using the Nirvana Heart Lotus, she had deliberately given the wrong method.

That time, she almost ended up being...

Recalling that day by the lake, Ye Lingyue blushed and felt her ears burn.

She thought of Wu Zhong and realized she hadn’t seen him for a long time.

Seemingly, since she left Mercenary City, there had been no news of Wu Zhong.

Biting her teeth, Ye Lingyue had already resolved to be with Feng Xun; how could she afford to be distracted by thoughts of another?

Suppressing the slight tremor in her heart, Ye Lingyue moved her fingers, tore off a petal of the Nirvana Heart Lotus, and swiftly thrust it into Xue Pianran’s mouth.

"You!" Xue Pianran hadn’t expected Ye Lingyue to make such a move.

As her mouth was forced shut, Xue Pianran shrieked in agony, her face immediately turning pitch black as she vomited a mouthful of black blood.

"Wait, this isn’t the real Nirvana Heart Lotus. I’ll have someone bring you the real one."

Indeed, Xue Pianran had ill intentions—she had given Ye Lingyue a fake Nirvana Heart Lotus.

Another hour passed, and Xue Pianran was tortured almost beyond human recognition.

Only then did someone from Dan Palace belatedly bring a real Nirvana Heart Lotus.

Ye Lingyue casually took it and tossed a bottle of medicine to Xue Pianran.

"Inside this bottle, there are seven Elixir Pills. Take them with warm wine, and after seven days, all the poison will be detoxified. Remember, next time, do not harbor malicious intentions, otherwise, even Dan Palace won’t be able to save you." Ye Lingyue said and left briskly.

Behind her, was the angry roar of Xue Pianran.

That very day, Xue Pianran was secretly released.

She was brought back to Dan Palace, and after taking Ye Lingyue’s antidote, Chen Hongru immediately used a Nirvana Heart Lotus to renew her skin.

Seven days later, the festering on Xue Pianran’s face was finally gone, and new skin had grown.

"Someone, bring me a mirror quickly," Xue Pianran ordered impatiently.

But when the maid, shivering, handed her the mirror, and she clearly saw her own appearance in the mirror, Xue Pianran screamed.

"Monster! Monster!"

She violently threw the mirror on the floor and, going insane, grabbed her own face.

The face in the mirror made Xue Pianran’s soul want to split.

What kind of face was it? Her originally beautiful eyes were now uneven in size; her tall nose bridge seemed as though it had been flattened completely, distorting its shape; her delicate chin was missing a piece.

Although the skin had regrown, the uneven yellow spots all over made her resemble a crushed tomato, so revolting that one glance would sicken anyone.

She was the most hideous woman under the heavens.

"Pian Ran, don’t be agitated; let’s think of another way," Master Hong Ru said, seeing Xue Pianran’s condition and feeling a headache strike.

He had already guessed that although Ye Lingyue could detoxify Xue Pianran’s poison, Xue Pianran’s facial features, due to the Ice Frost Dew, had rotted and deformed; it was impossible for her to revert to her former appearance.

"Master, with my appearance now, what else can be done? I want to kill Ye Lingyue, that vile woman has made me suffer so much," Xue Pianran said, crying inconsolably.

"But Ye Lingyue already left Beiqing the day before yesterday,"

Chen Hongru sighed long.

Ye Lingyue was cunning. She probably knew early on that Xue Pianran wouldn’t be able to restore her original appearance.

Her saying "seven days" was just to give herself ample time to leave Beiqing.

He did order people to track down Ye Lingyue, but who knows what means that woman used.

His men were mysteriously eliminated halfway through the pursuit.

Chen Hongru couldn’t help but regret, he should have acted sooner.

Now Ye Lingyue had gained control of Mercenary City, reportedly even had connections with the Underworld Yama Palace, and had become a female lord with growing influence, making it even more difficult to eliminate her.

"Pian Ran, my child, how did you end up like this?"

A heartbroken voice came through; suddenly, it seemed as if a shower of flowers descended in Dan Palace.

Chen Hongru and Xue Pianran both felt joy and looked up.

They saw a white Red Crowned Crane descending from the sky, and a Beautiful Woman in Palace Dress landed in front of them, accompanied by four beautiful maids.

"Mother, you’ve finally come. I almost thought I’d never see you again in this life," Xue Pianran cried like a rain-drenched pear blossom, rushing forward and hugging the beautiful woman, sobbing uncontrollably.

"You’ve come!"

Even Chen Hongru, with his proud nature, couldn’t help but bow his head upon seeing the newcomer, indicating her extraordinary status.