Chapter 001: Tragic Death

In the 27th winter of the Deshan era of the Tianli Dynasty, a rare heavy snowfall lasted for three days and three nights without any sign of clearing.

The grand mansion of the Lord Jingyang was filled with joy and excitement, with firecrackers sounding off. It turned out that today was the full moon celebration of the eldest son of Lord Jingyang, Qi Feiming. The master of the house ordered rewards for the servants and hosted a three-day feast to celebrate his son's full moon.

At that time, guests were seated high, and the sound of silk and bamboo instruments filled the air. The wet nurse carried the eldest son of the Qi family to greet the guests. However, suddenly, the infant's tender skin quickly began to fester, turning the festive atmosphere into cries of alarm. Meanwhile, in a courtyard named Cold Autumn Pavilion at the back of the mansion, the dilapidated courtyard door, which had been closed for three days, was kicked open, and flying wood chips left cold marks in the snow.

A handsome man in a purple brocade robe and deer skin boots entered the courtyard with a stern face. He kicked open the door of the left wing room and glared at the woman lying unconscious on the ground.

The woman's hair was disheveled, and her once luxurious clothing was now tattered, unable to cover her skin. In the cold winter, with snow falling all around, the woman's exposed skin had turned a dark, bluish color, covered with numerous cracks and whip marks oozing dark blood and pale yellow fluid. Even in the winter, there was a foul smell in the air.

This woman was truly repulsive.

Indeed, the man's face showed a look of disgust as he covered his nose with his hand and kicked the woman on the ground with revulsion.

"You wretch, stop pretending to be dead."

The woman on the ground, her eyes swollen, struggled to open them and, upon seeing the man in front of her, glared at him with a look of hatred.

"You wretch, what have you done to Wen'er? Why is she unconscious? And my son, what have you done to my son? How did he suddenly start festering all over his body?" Qi Feiming was furious. Three days ago, after his son took that medicine, he had suddenly become lively and energetic, but just now, Wen'er suddenly fell unconscious, and in front of the guests, his son's skin began to fester. Despite consulting the most famous doctors in the capital, they could not find the cause.

Although this wretch had already been stripped of her wings and was barely alive, Qi Feiming still had a gut feeling that she was involved in this, especially considering her extraordinary skills.

"Revenge..." The woman smiled smugly, but her face, swollen and covered in scars and scabs, looked extremely hideous. Her smile turned into a grimace.

"You wretch, you're asking for death!" Qi Feiming was beside himself with anger. He despised this malicious woman. "You were originally a lowly wretch. I let you be my legitimate wife for so many years, but instead of being grateful, you dared to harm Wen'er and my son. How could you be so heartless? Gu Mingxuan, you wicked wretch, you deserve to die. Wen'er is so kind, how could she have such a malicious sister..."

Gu Mingxuan smiled bitterly. She had indeed been malicious. She had even dug out her own son's heart with her own hands. What did that make her?

"Take the antidote out, do you hear me..." Qi Feiming, seeing Gu Mingxuan remain silent, grabbed her shoulders and shook her violently. "Where is the antidote?"

Gu Mingxuan looked at him and chuckled. She felt good knowing that someone had come to bury her and her son. It felt good...

"You wretch, even at death's door, you show no remorse..." Qi Feiming, in a fit of rage, kicked Gu Mingxuan hard in the chest. Gu Mingxuan, who had been sustained by sheer hatred until now, bulged her eyes and lost her breath.

"The heavens are blind, and beasts run amok, distorting right and wrong, not distinguishing between good and evil. Qi Feiming, I will wait for you. I will wait for your family to be wiped out, and for you to suffer in the depths of hell, never to be reincarnated..."

Before she died, Gu Mingxuan stared at Qi Feiming with wide eyes, cursing him.