Chapter 716

Shu Xia would also tell the truth.

This knowledge is dry and dull; if it were not for someone who truly likes it, it would sound obscure and difficult to understand.

But it was clear that Li Yuan was very interested.

Moreover, he also had some of his own insights, which surprised Shu Xia a little.

When the conversation turned to things like Peace Talismans carried on one's person, Li Qianqian even took out two talismans, "I spent a large sum of money to have someone make them, though I don't know if they are useful. My brother didn't really believe in them, so they were all left with me."

Shu Xia took them to examine, frowned slightly, and fell silent.

Li Yuan noticed this, "Is there a problem?"

"This is not a Peace Talisman." Shu Xia's voice was slightly heavy, and her expression was also somewhat solemn.

Who on earth is secretly selling these harmful things?

"Not a Peace Talisman? Then what is it?" Li Yuan immediately pressed.

Li Qianqian was shocked, "Isn't this a Peace Talisman? For the past two years, I have carried it on me at all times; except for when I shower, I keep it close to my body. It was even introduced by an elder who is a master, and they charged us two million."

Shu Xia frowned when she heard the two million; she didn't expect such harmful things could be sold at such a high price, "The talisman seal drawn on it is not a Peace Talisman, but one that makes the wearer unable to focus on things. You can think of it this way: after a top student wears it, they cannot focus on studying, their academic performance gradually declines, and they slowly become a poor student. People with strong career ambitions will also gradually lose their fighting spirit because of it."

"What?" Li Yuan, who usually kept his emotions hidden, stood up abruptly.

Li Qianqian's face turned pale, and the chopsticks in her hand fell to the floor.

Seeing that the siblings were both frightened, Shu Xia's tone softened, "It's not too late now that it's been discovered. Burn them, and there won't be any further influence."

"Sister Xia Xia, do you know why we are so surprised? It's because my brother and I couldn't find the reason, but now we finally have! I used to study without any effort and could quickly grasp learning methods; I was even confident that I would become the top science student in Jing City in the college entrance exam last year. But two years ago, I lost interest in studying and even started to rebel, frequently skipping classes. At first, my brother didn't give up on me and found various psychologists to counsel me."

"No matter what methods the psychologists used, I had absolutely no interest in studying, and in the end, I could only take a leave of absence until now! Before this, I only thought it was because I wasn't good enough and couldn't handle the pressure of studying. It turns out the problem was here! I never thought before that it was because of these two Peace Talismans!"

"If... if my brother had carried one on him, wouldn't he have been ruined too? Would everything in our Li family have been devoured by someone?"

The more Li Qianqian spoke, the more shocked she became.

Things she couldn't figure out before could all be understood now.

Li Yuan's facial features gradually tightened, and the ferocity that had been hidden until now was revealed, "For more than two years, Qianqian was always getting sick and having small accidents, which is why we found someone to buy Peace Talismans. I didn't expect this to be a trap set for us siblings!"

Shu Xia looked at the emotionally agitated siblings and felt a bit of emotion herself, but the matter had already happened, and she couldn't go back two years.

Even if she could go back two years, the version of her from two years ago couldn't have handled these things either.

"Brother, it turns out it wasn't that I lacked ability or had poor resilience. I want to go back to school and take the college entrance exam." There was light in Li Qianqian's eyes again.

It was the feeling of regaining hope, like someone who had been lost for a long time finally finding the way.

Li Yuan's eyes turned slightly red, and he gave a hum, "My sister was never a good-for-nothing."

For these two years, he had been blaming himself for not educating his sister well and failing his parents, only to learn the truth now.

The wolves and tigers around them were constantly thinking of every possible way to deal with them.

When soft and hard tactics didn't work, they started playing these evil tricks!

"Qianqian is very smart. After you return to campus, I will give you a real Peace Talisman," Shu Xia said softly.

Li Qianqian immediately ran over to hug Shu Xia.

Unknowingly, although they hadn't met many times, she had developed a reliance on Shu Xia.

Especially now.

She discovered that she could return to campus and had regained interest in studying; this feeling really couldn't be described in words.