Chapter 5

That wretched girl must be dealt with! Keeping her alive will only bring disaster! If she dares to elope with another man today, tomorrow she could drag the entire Jiang family into ruin! Every accusation was framed as a capital offense! Not a single word was true. Everything was nothing more than vicious slander, twisting black into white! Jiang Zhendong had always been cold-blooded and heartless. All he cared about was his reputation and personal interests, and he had never possessed even the slightest affection for his daughter. Provoked by the mother and daughter taking turns stirring up trouble and maliciously smearing Jiang Lingxi, his anger exploded in an instant. He slammed his palm down on the table. The teacup was violently knocked to the floor and shattered into pieces! "That unfilial daughter! "That wretched girl!" Jiang Zhendong's eyes were bloodshot as he roared furiously, his voice making the entire main hall reverberate. "I've raised her for more than a decade! "I gave her the honorable status of a legitimate daughter and provided her with fine clothes and delicious food! "How dare she be so ungrateful?! "She secretly carried on with another man from outside and engaged in such filthy affairs! "And yesterday, she went so far as to brazenly elope and run away! "Shameless! "Bringing disgrace upon the family! "Filthy and depraved! "She's nothing but an ungrateful wretch who can never be satisfied!" Seeing that he was completely enraged, Madam Liu was secretly overjoyed. Yet on the surface, she pretended to plead with him. "Master, please calm down! "But Lingxi truly went too far this time! "She has already lost her innocence and defiled herself. Even if she comes back, she is no longer worthy of the county magistrate's son, much less worthy of being the Jiang family's legitimate daughter!" Jiang Roulian followed along, crying as she pleaded. "Father, Sister has committed such a grave offense. If you forgive her so easily, everyone will only laugh at the Jiang family for having no rules. "How will I ever be able to marry in the future?" Jiang Zhendong's chest heaved violently, his heart consumed by rage. He roared furiously, "Forgive her? "Who would dare forgive her?! "That shameless, depraved daughter who secretly carried on with another man and eloped! "When she returns to the Jiang family, I'll break both her legs and lock her in the woodshed! "To the outside world, I'll sever all ties between father and daughter! "From this day forward, the Jiang family will have no Jiang Lingxi!" Madam Liu lowered her head, concealing the triumphant, sinister smile in her eyes. It's done! Jiang Lingxi's reputation as a shameless woman who had carried on with another man and eloped was completely sealed! From now on, Jiang Lingxi would be disgraced, ruined, and left without a home! The county magistrate's marriage arrangement, the status of the legitimate daughter, and everything belonging to the Jiang family would all fall into Jiang Roulian's hands! Meanwhile, at the inn. The atmosphere was cold and solemn. An Feng bowed respectfully and reported every detail clearly. "Your Highness, we've confirmed it. "The woman who was with you last night was none other than Jiang Lingxi, the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family in this county. "She disappeared after leaving the residence yesterday and has yet to return. "Rumors are spreading throughout the entire city. Everyone is saying that Jiang Lingxi has been secretly involved with other men for years and that she completely abandoned her family and eloped yesterday." Xiao Linyuan's dark eyes suddenly turned cold, and an icy aura surged from his entire body. "Carrying on with another man? "Eloping? "Utter nonsense!" The woman he had seen last night had clearly been poisoned with an aphrodisiac and was on the verge of death. She had fled desperately in an attempt to survive! Yet someone had maliciously framed her, covering her in filthy accusations and completely destroying her reputation. Just then, a figure dressed in white hurriedly rushed through the door. "Linyuan! "Did your poison flare up again? "Let me check your pulse!" Divine Physician Bai Kaixin hurried forward and, without another word, grabbed his wrist. A moment later, Bai Kaixin's face was filled with shock and delight. He exclaimed in disbelief, "This is unbelievable! "That bone-chilling cold poison that's plagued you for years... "It has actually been completely suppressed! "Your meridians are clear, and most of the poison has already dissipated! "This was absolutely the work of an extraordinary master!" An Feng immediately took out a jade bottle. "Divine Physician Bai, this is the pill that young lady left behind last night." Bai Kaixin poured out some of the medicinal powder and took a sniff. His pupils instantly contracted. He leaped to his feet in excitement. "Solid-Cold Marrow-Cleansing Pill! "A divine medicine that has been lost for a hundred years! "It specifically treats deadly extreme-cold poison! "With this medicine, the remaining poison in your body can be completely eliminated! "Who exactly is this master? "Her medical skills are truly extraordinary! "I must meet her!" Prince of War Xiao Linyuan swallowed the pill. In an instant, a tremendous wave of warmth swept through his entire body, and the residual cold poison that had plagued him for years completely vanished without a trace. Divine Physician Bai Kaixin checked his pulse once again and shouted in ecstatic delight, "It's gone! "Every last trace is gone! "From now on, you're finally free from the torment of the cold poison!"