Not needing to wait for long, Wen Fei Fei soon felt a surge of strength rushing out from within her abdomen. With a bang, she breaks through her bottleneck in a flurry of air gushing out of her pores.
If it had been in the past then the lass would be ecstatic after making such quick progress; however, thereâs only shock and panic left in those eyes right now as the words of her hated stepsister returned again.
Bai Yan is right, my talent for cultivation has really gone up! Then does that mean... at the strike of noon, I will suffer unbearable pain day in and day out?
Donk Donk Donk~
Itâs then a series of door knocks catches her attention, startling the lass and bringing her back to reality. Hurrying to compose herself so others wouldnât notice the oddity in her expression, âCome in.â
Stepping in was none other than Wen Shan, the lassâs father. Based on the level of love showing in the manâs eye, itâs clear heâs thrown all of the mishaps of todayâs event out the window.
âFei Fei, did you just make a breakthrough? I felt the surge of energy in the air just now and wanted to come check.â
Stiffly nodding as confirmation, the girl forces the panic back down and makes a smile.
âHahaha!â Wen Shan didnât notice the oddity and grew elated, laughing aloud for all to hear. Patting his daughterâs shoulder, âMy Fei Fei is wonderful, you really are. I did not expect you to make a breakthrough this quickly after your last, but you did and that brings me great joy knowing you are my daughter.â
âBrother Shen,â Chai Moon also follows closely from behind after sensing the change in the air as well, âeven if my Fei Feiâs talent is higher, it will still not compare to Yanâerâs.... I speculate sheâs already grown to heights we can only imagine.â
At the mention of his unfilial older daughter, Wen Shanâs expression promptly turned ugly because he didnât want to remember.
âEnough Moonâer, no one is allowed to mention that unfilial girl in this house again! She even wants to kill me, his own father. That girl is no daughter of mine, and I will not recognize her as such anymore!ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Chai Moon appears to want to speak again after that outburst, but after moving those lips a bit and stammering some more, she said nothing in the end and left it at that.
Then thatâs when it happened during their conversation, a ringing gong of the old clock downstair in the living room. Immediately, Wen Fei Feiâs complexion turned ghastly white as her body trembled profusely, sweat rolling down her forehead like sheâs just came out of a pool.
âFei Fei!â Chai Moon was the first to notice the change and cried out in haste, âWhatâs wrong, are you feeling unwell?â
Although she had previously asked Wen Fei Fei on what Bai Yan fed her, but due to the fear of the consequences of others knowing, the lass in question didnât tell her own mother and kept it a secret.
âIt hurts...â Clenching her fist, the girl throws herself on the bed and began rolling around, âPa, Ma, it hurts, it really hurts....â
That pain could only be described as someone throwing her onto a grinding plate and then mashing her bones to powder, itâs tearing her mind apart and sucking the air out of the lung.
âFei Fei!â Chai Moon screamed at the terrible sight and attempts to help, âWhatâs wrong? Whatâs wrong with you? Why is this happening?!â
âBai Yan... she fed me poison. She said that at the strike of noon I will become like this from now on. It hurts Ma, it hurts, please kill me, kill me....â
Even until the end, she didnât want to reveal the secret to her pain, thatâs how much this current lifestyle meant for Wen Fei Fei. But then again, it couldnât be helped. The lass understands her own father very well. If it becomes known that only by destroying her Dantian could she be relieved from such pain then this man would definitely abandon them. Afterwards, the riches of life would be a fleeting memory, and they, would return to the life of a beggar.
âFei Fei,â Wen Shan also steps forward and wanted to help his daughter up from the bed, but when he saw the twisted face his daughter made, those hands instinctively faltered and retracted away. âAre you sure it was Bai Yan who did it?â