Chapter 213: Poisoning

Originally, if Zhou Meng could stay out of trouble, even considering Bai's mother's side, Su Ruo and the others would have continued to tolerate her for a while, after all the old person is old and cannot withstand a blow.

But perhaps it was the attitude of Su Ruo, Bai Xinya, and the others that let Zhou Meng and the people behind her know that the scheme to sow discord could not possibly succeed.

Zhou Meng actually chose to poison.

That day, Zhou Meng took advantage of everyone's inattention, trembling as she poured a bag of white medicinal powder into the food.

She thought she was being covert, but she didn't realize all her actions were under Su Ruo and the others' surveillance.

Su Ruo and Zhou Feng exchanged a glance, both knowing Zhou Meng could not stay any longer, but to find the person behind Zhou Meng, they still cooperated with Zhou Meng to put on an act.

Zhou Meng watched as Su Ruo and the others drank the poisoned soup, her eyes shifting from nervous to excited; as long as she completed this task she would be free.

Just after Su Ruo and the others fell into a 'coma', several tall men, having received Zhou Meng's signal, walked into the room.

One man went straight to Su Ruo, lifted her onto his shoulder; Zhou Meng looked at the man, somewhat apprehensively pointing, and said to Bai Xinya and Zhou Feng: "What should we do with these two?"

The man said coldly: "The master said we don't need to worry about them; once they've taken the medicine they'll run a persistent high fever, and even if they wake up they'll become idiots."

Upon hearing that, Zhou Meng's eyes flickered with a hint of reluctance, but after thinking of Bai Xinya and Zhou Feng's attitude toward her, her gaze became resolute again.

They originally wouldn't have ended up like this; who made them not trust her? If they had treated her like a biological daughter from the start, they definitely wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

The man carried Su Ruo out as Zhou Meng followed behind; several people left under the cover of moonlight, but as soon as they departed, Bai Xinya and Zhou Feng, who should have been in a coma, immediately woke up and brought people to follow them.

The man brought Su Ruo, winding through turns, and stopped before an inconspicuous siheyuan; after opening the gate, he directly took Su Ruo into the dark basement inside.

Su Ruo took advantage of the man's inattention, quietly opened her eyes, and surveyed the surroundings.

After looking, she was absolutely certain that these were the people who had secretly harmed them before, and they were still putting on their usual supernatural act.

At this moment, the place resembled a constructed altar, with strange sacrificial inscriptions written everywhere.

The woman seated at the center of the altar, upon seeing Su Ruo, had eyes filled with uncontrollable excitement; as long as today passed, she would be able to seize all of Su Ruo's fortune and life.

She had plotted for so long, waiting for this very moment; now she finally was going to succeed.

But after the excitement, her eyes instantly turned into bone-deep hatred, and she ran her hand over her uneven, scar-covered face.

If it weren't for Su Ruo, she would still be the little princess everyone envied, and she definitely wouldn't have ended up so miserable.

She must avenge this grudge; she must make Su Ruo, after losing any utility, wish she were dead rather than alive.

She must personally peel Su Ruo's skin to make for herself the most perfect Personality Mask.

At this moment, the black-robed woman's gaze at Su Ruo was filled with bone-deep hatred; no matter how heavenly-chosen the girl was, in the end she still lost to her.

The black-robed woman pointed to the other side of the altar and said, "Throw her over there."

She had already calculated the time; after a while it would be the rare Heavenly Dog Eats Moon, when she could use secret arts to steal heaven and replace the sun, to change heaven and change fate.

By eternally exchanging her life with Su Ruo's, at that time all of Su Ruo's fortune and blessings would belong to her.

After hearing the order, the man carried Su Ruo toward the spot indicated by the black-robed woman, but as soon as he moved, Su Ruo, who should have been in a coma, immediately woke up.

Su Ruo, agile, broke free from the man's grasp, then struck his neck with a palm; before he could react, he fainted.

The black-robed woman opened her eyes and met Su Ruo's icy gaze.

"You didn't faint."

Su Ruo looked scornfully at the woman before her: "I thought you had some great ability, but it turns out you only have this much."

The woman angrily shouted: "Su Ruo, what are you proud of? Since you've come, don't even think about walking out of this house alive today."

Because she was too agitated, the robe slipped, revealing the ugly face underneath.

Su Ruo didn't know what evil craft this lineage practiced, or why their faces became uglier and uglier.

But Su Ruo was only shocked for a moment before returning to normal; after reacting, she felt the voice was inexplicably familiar.

After thinking for a long time, she said: "Are you Feng Xiran?"

Since the day Feng Xiran tried to frame her with poisonous insects but failed, ending up being torn by the insects herself, Su Ruo had never seen her again.

If it weren't for this voice being overly familiar, Su Ruo would probably have long forgotten her.

Now, Su Ruo looked at the before‑her figure that was neither human nor ghost, and could never have imagined that it would actually be Feng Xiran.

It seems people really cannot do evil; evil deeds bring retribution, just like the Feng Xiran before her and the black‑robed old man she had seen before.

At this moment, Su Ruo's gaze deeply stimulated and enraged Feng Xiran; if it weren't for Su Ruo, how would she have ended up in this neither‑human‑nor‑ghost state?

And Su Ruo actually looked at her with disdain and contempt; at this moment Feng Xiran had completely lost her reason.

She picked up a knife and viciously stabbed at Su Ruo; she was determined to make Su Ruo die.

But before she could get close to Su Ruo, the knife in her hand was kicked away by Su Ruo, and Su Ruo gripped Feng Xiran's throat with both hands, demanding:

"I have no grudge against you; why do you keep harming me over and over?"

Feng Xiran looked at Su Ruo, her eyes full of bone‑deep hatred: "Because I hate you, because you simply shouldn't be alive in this world."

Su Ruo knew Feng Xiran was intent on biting her tongue and saying nothing more, and she didn't want to waste words; anyway, once at the Police Bureau, the interrogators would have plenty of ways to make her talk.

Su Ruo forcefully tore off Feng Xiran's robe, intending to bind her; as her ugly visage was fully exposed before Su Ruo, Feng Xiran immediately let out a piercing scream.

Feng Xiran would rather die than let Su Ruo see her current appearance; this feeling made her wish she were dead rather than alive.

Faced with the hysterical Feng Xiran, Su Ruo coldly said: "Shut up!"

Then she picked up a piece of torn cloth and, without hesitation, stuffed it into Feng Xiran's mouth; the world finally fell silent.

Just as Su Ruo was about to lead the bound Feng Xiran out, a white smoke suddenly rose in the room.

The smoke spread rapidly, soon blocking Su Ruo's view; she tightly gripped Feng Xiran's bound hands and warily looked around.