Chapter 239

Hu Shan refused to lend the path, which was actually within my expectations.

The only thing I don't understand is, since borrowing the route failed, why didn't Liu Junyan come back?

Someone came and told me that the Seventh Lord seems to be investigating Tang Xun.

I furrowed my brows, and Liu Junyan also noticed that something was wrong with Tang Xun.

I immediately called Tang Tang to ask about Tang Xun's condition.

Tang Tang was also annoyed: "Ever since aunt woke up, she's been acting strange, and I haven't seen her all day; I even miss her a bit."

I chatted a bit more with Tang Tang, then just after hanging up the phone, Hui Moqiong came in carrying a person, with Li Qingying following behind, also looking angry.

The person was thrown to the ground, and only then did I see clearly who it was.

Xue Feng?

Wasn't she already escaped in the chaos? How was she caught again?

Xue Feng fell to the ground, struggled to get up, and leaned half against a table leg.

Her condition looked very bad.

Yesterday I watched her being violently slammed into the opposite wall, coughing up blood.

It's obvious that something else happened afterward.

In short, she now has external injuries piled on internal injuries, and her whole body is on the brink of death.

More importantly, her expression reveals a sense of despair.

I looked at them questioningly, wondering what was going on.

"I noticed her early this morning." Hui Moqiong said, "She's been sneaking around our pawnshop all day, I don't know what mischief she's up to."

Xue Feng betrayed me once, and Li Qingying has already told Hui Moqiong about it.

So Hui Moqiong is filled with righteous indignation right now.

Xue Feng lifted her bloodshot eyes and looked at me timidly.

After a while, she suddenly spoke: "Older sister, you previously asked me if I didn't understand the birth-bond curse? Are you not familiar with Feng Lishu? At that time I lied to you; our Snow Phoenix clan are originally the guardians of Cangwu Mountain, generation after generation tasked with guarding Cangwu Mountain and the Fire Witch God. Although I am young, that doesn't mean I know nothing."

Pa!

Li Qingying's long whip lashed heavily beside Xue Feng, the whip's wind sweeping over Xue Feng, which must have hurt.

Li Qingying said resentfully: "One act of disloyalty, never to be trusted again, Snow Phoenix; from now on we will not believe a single word you say!"

I did not speak.

But my silence signified my agreement with Li Qingying's viewpoint; I now have no trust left in Xue Feng.

Xue Feng was not annoyed either; she had long anticipated this scene, she still leaned there, talking to herself, indifferent to whether anyone was listening.

"Older sister, you're so smart; at the moment Feng Lishu appeared, you must have already had many guesses; what is needed now is to find someone who knows the inside story to clear up doubts."

Let me think what is currently troubling you, older sister.

She paused, as if really thinking hard, then quickly said: "Older sister, you must want to know about Tang Xun now, right?"

As soon as she said that, all three people present were stunned.

Immediately followed by tension and anticipation, waiting for Xue Feng's continuation.

"I heard from my great-grandfather that the Great Witch placed the birth-bond curse on you and your twin sister because of your mother and your aunt."

Xue Feng said slowly, "Your mother and aunt are a pair of twin sisters; before this, the main line of the Feng Clan had not seen twins for many years, so many secrets and rules have long been forgotten."

They cultivated together, grew up together, each met their other half; your mother quickly married and bore children, while your aunt struggled for years without success.

The mishap occurred on the day your mother gave birth; she suffered a difficult labor, after laying one egg she collapsed, they summoned the Great Witch, but even the Great Witch was helpless, having discovered that your mother's soul was incomplete.

This deficiency was not acquired later but innate, brought from the womb; the Great Witch unconsciously turned her attention to your aunt, and after an examination found that your aunt's soul was likewise incomplete.

Hearing this, we three were already shocked beyond words.

"At that time we truly had no recourse; the second egg was stuck in the birth canal and wouldn't come out, your mother was about to lose her soul and scatter, the Great Witch vaguely recalled seeing something like this in some ancient book."

Thus she searched through all the books at home and finally found the birth-bond curse.

So the birth-bond curse arose under these circumstances.

"The birth-bond curse is an extremely ancient witchcraft; when cast on two parties, one is the dominator, the other the supplier; only when the dominator drains all the supplier's essence and blood, and their remnant souls merge into one, can new life be obtained."

Therefore, the birth-bond curse that Gu Yan described to me earlier was not problematic.

"This matter is urgent, but back then your mother did not agree to place the birth-bond curse between herself and your aunt; she feared harming your aunt, she entrusted the first egg—your twin sister—to her confidante, preparing to die together with you."

Li Qingying sucked in a breath of cold air, asking: "If she died, would her remnant soul naturally merge with your aunt's remnant soul?"

Xue Feng shook her head: "No, if the birth-bond curse is not used, the merging of the two remnant souls requires Nirvana."

I murmured: "Then wouldn't your aunt also..."

"As long as she doesn't bear children, she won't fall ill." Xue Feng said, "Nirvana is exceedingly difficult, with an extremely low success rate; at that time your mother's life hung by a thread, she had no choice, so she preferred to die with you rather than harm your aunt."

"But as sisters with deep affection, how could your aunt stand by idly? So she privately begged the Great Witch to place the birth-bond curse between herself and your mother, hoping to complete your mother's soul and fulfill her life."

Hearing this, although I have never met that aunt, my gratitude toward her already fills my heart.

I asked: "Was the birth-bond curse ultimately successful?"

"It was done." Xue Feng said, "But at that time your mother was already at death's door, unable to complete it successfully; instead it backfired on your aunt, fragmenting her remnant soul..."

At that moment my nose felt sour, and I choked up a little.

Hui Moqiong reached out and embraced Li Qingying's waist, his head rubbing against her.

"But fortunately, at the moment your mother breathed her last, she successfully gave birth to you."

Xue Feng took a long breath; after speaking so much, she was already very tired.

I poured a cup of tea and handed it to her.

She held the teacup in her hands, took a light sip, then said: "You were brought back to Cangwu Mountain by the Great Witch, who continued to study the birth-bond curse in depth, she had nearly read through all ancient texts, researched all precedents of the birth-bond curse, and when she felt she had complete mastery over it, you just hatched."

"Perhaps it is the telepathy between twin sisters; along with you hatching, there was also that egg your mother had entrusted away, your twin sister..."