The Return of the Seventh Young Lady-Chapter 137 - 136

Chapter 136

After the mysterious man left, Bai Lijun pondered his words for a long time before making a decision. She walked over and sat down on the bed beside her daughter, gently stroking Mu Luofei’s head.

"Fei’er, I know you can hear me. You hear everything, but you just don’t care, right?"

Bai Lijun forced a smile, which was full of bitterness. She knew her daughter wouldn’t respond, but she couldn’t help but ask out of habit.

"Listen to me carefully, Fei’er. I know how much pain you’re in from everything you’ve experienced. I’m sorry I couldn’t save you in time. Now, we three have hit rock bottom. Seeing you and your sister like this breaks my heart over and over."

Her voice trembled with emotion, and tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably.

"I know you don’t want to live anymore because of what happened. But that can’t be true! If you give up, our enemies will only be more pleased. While we fall and suffer, what about them? Do you want to let them enjoy their lives while we are in pain?"

Mu Luofei remained motionless, but her eyes flickered briefly before returning to their usual emptiness.

"Now, I’ve found a skilled person who can heal your injuries and the scar on your face completely. Soon, you’ll be beautiful again. Trust me, once you’re healed, we will reclaim everything ourselves!"

"What we have experienced, we will return a hundredfold or a thousandfold to our enemies, making them pay for today’s humiliation!"

"Fei’er, if you give up, no one will pity or show mercy to you. They will only trample on you and mock you. Will you let them have what they want?"

Having said everything she needed to, but her daughter remained unresponsive, Bai Lijun sighed deeply, gently caressing her daughter’s face.

"You must be tired today. Rest well. Tomorrow, that man will come to treat your injuries again." With that, Bai Lijun stood up and left the room.

Once the room was empty, Mu Luofei’s body that had been lying motionless started to have some changes. Her once empty eyes now glowed with a dark, profound depth, like an abyss. A cold aura surrounded her, something that had never been there before.

After a long period of hopelessness, she finally felt something stir within her.

Give up? 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

She would never allow them to mock her!

She would return!

She would reclaim everything and drag her enemies down into the dirt!

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When the early morning came, Bai Lijun brought breakfast to Mu Luofei as usual, only to find that her daughter was already sitting up in bed, leaning against the headboard, waiting for her.

Upon hearing the door open, Mu Luofei turned her head to look at her mother for a moment and gave a faint smile. Though her eyes still seemed devoid of emotion, there was a small glimmer of hope.

"Mother..."

The girl called out in a hoarse voice. Having not spoken for many days, her voice became raspy, a bit different from her usual voice.

To Bai Lijun, the sound of her daughter’s voice was like music from the heavens. She raised her hand to cover her mouth in joy and gratitude, tears streaming down her face.

"F...Fei’er."

Bai Lijun called out anxiously, fearing that the scene before her was just a dream. But when she saw her daughter smile as a response, she knew it was real.

Her daughter had returned!

Bai Lijun quickly set the food box down on the table and rushed to embrace her daughter tightly. Her heart was overflowing with emotions that words could not describe.

After saying so much the previous day and seeing no reaction from Mu Luofei, Bai Lijun had resigned herself to the thought that her efforts had been in vain. She never imagined she would hear her daughter’s voice again.

"Fei’er, my dear Fei’er, you’re back..." Bai Lijun tightened her embrace, murmuring with tears.

"I’ve come back, Mother," Mu Luofei replied softly, allowing her mother to hold her and cry for a long time.

After a while, Bai Lijun, having cried her fill, quickly wiped her tears and brought the prepared food box to feed her daughter.

"Eat a little, so you’ll have strength. That person will be here soon to continue your treatment."

Mu Luofei nodded, no longer resisting. Having been immobile for so long, she needed time to adjust, so she let her mother feed her.

The girl glanced at the food that only had vegetables without saying anything. Seeing this, Bai Lijun became anxious.

"This...This might be a bit difficult to eat without meat, only vegetables, but I’ll find some meat for you soon."

"I can eat this."

Mu Luofei opened her mouth for her mother to continue feeding her. If it had been before, she might have complained about the lack of meat, but now everything had changed. The bitterness of the vegetables couldn’t compare to the bitterness of her hatred.

So, whether it was vegetables or meat, it made little difference to her now...

"Your mother is right. We will really have to find some meat for you to eat soon. A patient who eats only vegetables will have a hard time recovering fully,"

A deep voice suddenly said from the window. Turning to look, the two saw the mysterious man standing there. His face remained expressionless, making it hard to guess his thoughts.

"It seems you now have the will to live, so my efforts to treat you won’t be in vain." He walked over and stopped beside the girl, preparing his equipment for the treatment.

"This..."

Bai Lijun hesitated a little. Her daughter had only just started eating, and she wanted to ask for more time for her to eat, but seeing the man’s demeanor, she feared he intended to begin the treatment immediately.

"I still need to check on your youngest daughter’s condition today. We can resume eating after the treatment," he said dismissively, then turned to Mu Luofei.

"This treatment will be excruciatingly painful, but it will result in you being fully healed. Are you ready to receive the treatment?"

"I am ready," Mu Luofei answered firmly, her small face serious. She was more than ready.

No matter how painful it might be, as long as it meant she would be healed, she was willing to endure it!

"Good."

The mysterious man began the treatment immediately. He unhurriedly inserted needles into various points on Mu Luofei’s leg. Initially, she didn’t feel any pain, but when he brought over a bucket filled with some kind of herbal concoction and had her soak her injured leg in it while the needles were still in place, her body convulsed instantly.

Ugh!

The excruciating pain felt like thousands of needles piercing her leg, reaching deep into her bones.

Mu Luofei bit her lip hard to withstand the pain, her face visibly turning pale. Sweat beaded on her forehead, back, and palms.

Despite the immense pain, Mu Luofei tried to endure it all without uttering a single cry, which greatly pleased the mysterious man.

While waiting for the time to pass until the herbal soak was complete, he applied another ointment to the wounds on her face. At first, when his hand touched her cheek, Mu Luofei flinched in shock, but then she understood that he was treating her face.

"The wounds on your face are quite severe. Using regular ointments would take years to heal. However, if you want to recover within a few months, we need to use poison to counteract the poison."

Mu Luofei looked at the mysterious man in confusion, prompting him to explain further, "These scars are like a poison. To heal them, we must use something more potent."

"But this method will cause immense pain, far beyond what you can imagine, and it will have lasting side effects. You will experience excruciating pain every night when the moon is full..."

The girl’s eyes flickered. It sounded quite terrifying from what he said. Just treating her leg injury now was causing the pain that almost unbearable. If treating the scars on her face was even more painful,

Could she bear more pain?

No!

Even if it was unbearable, she had to endure it!

She would fight with all her might!

After a moment of hesitation, Mu Luofei had resolutely made a decision again, nodding in agreement to the treatment.

"You’re quite brave." He smiled at the corner of his mouth, clearly pleased. The braver the girl, the more useful she would be as a pawn in his plans.

"For the next three days, I will apply an ointment to prepare the skin around the scars. Then we will proceed with the next step."

He retracted his hand to pick a cloth to clean his palm and, seeing that the time for the herbal soak was complete, removed Mu Luofei’s leg from the bucket and took out the needles.

"The injury on your leg will need a combination of acupuncture and herbal soaks. The pain will intensify as the treatment progresses due to the effects of the medicine, and it’s normal to faint from the pain when you can’t stand it. Don’t be alarmed,"

The mysterious man informed them as he packed up his equipment. For today, he had done all he could, and the rest of the treatment would need to be done step by step over time.

"Are you okay, Fei’er?" Bai Lijun wiped the sweat from her daughter’s face with concern.

"I’m fine, Mother." Mu Luofei smiled at her mother.

Seeing that, Bai Lijun could only let out a sigh. She had been observing her daughter’s expression, so she knew how much pain her daughter was enduring.

"Rest now. I’ll go check on your sister and then prepare lunch," Bai Lijun said gently, helping her daughter lie down. Mu Luofei nodded in agreement.

Bai Lijun then led the mysterious man to the adjacent room where her youngest daughter, Mu Qin Shuang, was staying. He treated the scars on her face just as he had with her sister and used acupuncture to help alleviate her panic and fear caused by the psychological trauma.

From that day forward, the mysterious man came regularly to treat the two sisters, just as he had promised. Days turned into weeks, and weeks into months. Gradually, their injuries began to heal.

Although the treatment involved bizarre and indescribable procedures that caused excruciating pain, the results were evident.

One month after starting the treatment, Mu Luofei began to walk again. Although she still limped and needed a cane for support, it was a significant improvement. The wounds on her face had transformed from necrotic tissue into regular scars.

Mu Qin Shuang’s facial wounds, caused by a sharp object, healed faster than her sister’s. Now, her scars were barely visible, leaving only faint marks.

Her mental state had also improved significantly. She no longer easily panicked or acted erratically as before, although her once cheerful personality had become more reserved.

This change in personality affected not only Mu Qin Shuang but Mu Luofei as well. The traumatic experiences had left a lasting psychological impact, altering their behavior.

Now, Mu Luofei had become more composed and silent, her eyes always reflecting a cold detachment and not expressing any of her emotions. Even Bai Lijun, their mother, could no longer read her thoughts.

Another month passed, and Mu Luofei no longer needed a cane to walk. She practiced walking until she could move like a normal person, though she still couldn’t walk fast, let alone run. Her facial scars had faded to faint marks.

Mu Qin Shuang’s face had returned to its original smooth state, free of scars. Some of her playful nature returned, but she remained mostly quiet.

Around the same time, strange incidents often occurred at the nunnery. The nuns often found the mutilated corpses of small animals near the forest edge.

Despite their efforts, they couldn’t identify the culprit and assumed it was the work of wild animals. This incident deeply disturbed the nuns who had to find the corpses of cruelly killed animals every day.

Bai Lijun, upon hearing about and seeing the animal corpses, couldn’t help but feel uneasy. She briefly considered the possibility that her eldest daughter might be responsible, as Mu Luofei had been going out alone to practice walking frequently.

Perhaps Fei’er...

Bai Lijun quickly stopped what was in her mind, dismissing the thought. Her daughter couldn’t possibly do such a perverse thing. All these times, Mu Luofei had shown significant improvement in her condition. Despite her cold and silent demeanor, it didn’t mean she had a twisted heart.

With this in mind, Bai Lijun immediately ignored the incidents, attributing them to wild animals in the forest.

Several more months passed, and the injuries and facial scars of both sisters healed completely. Although Mu Luofei could walk normally again, she couldn’t run much and could only manage a brisk walk.

However, this result greatly satisfied both them and the mysterious man.

The mysterious man decided to proceed with the next phase of his plan. He explained the escape plan from the nunnery to the three of them in detail.

Since there were people who were specially sent to keep an eye on the three women, they couldn’t act openly. The only way to escape was to create a diversion.

The mysterious man proposed setting the nunnery on fire to create chaos. Initially, Bai Lijun was horrified and terrified at the thought of setting the nunnery ablaze.

The nunnery was full of nuns dedicated to spiritual practice. Setting it on fire would mean endangering their lives!

While Bai Lijun was conflicted, Mu Luofei agreed to the plan without hesitation. She felt no compassion or sympathy for the nuns. Without the fire, they wouldn’t be able to escape.

No matter how many lives had to be sacrificed, if it meant achieving her goals, she was willing!

Her cold and decisive attitude pleased the mysterious man greatly. Ignoring Bai Lijun’s confusion, he continued explaining the plan and designated a meeting point for the three of them to rendezvous with him for their escape.

Three days later, a fire broke out at the once peaceful nunnery. The flames raged fiercely, causing panic and chaos. The nuns struggled to escape from this incident, with the group that had been monitoring the three mother and daughters all along doing their best to help.

Despite their efforts to save everyone in the nunnery, in the end, there were still casualties, while the three mother and daughters had disappeared.

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