Shen Qianxue frowned deeply, gently raising her hand to cover Su Jinxia's ears, not wanting her to hear such disgusting things.

If the timing hadn't been so bad, he would have left already!

Su Jinxia twitched the corner of her mouth, "Even if you cover your mouth, you can still hear it."

However, she sighed and buried her face in Shen Qianxue's arms, somewhat unable to bear seeing Hao Qiuhe's frantic and painful appearance.

What a terrible girl! She's been ruined like this. The Xia family is utterly rotten!

However, the Xia family did not realize their mistake at all. Liu Jingzhu and Hao Qiuhe started arguing, with Liu Jingzhu belittling and insulting Hao Qiuhe in every sentence.

Xia Lingyun and Xia Yinyin watched silently, their eyes filled with hidden anger.

Even if they knew Xia Yang and Liu Jingzhu were wrong, it didn't warrant Hao Qiuhe taking Xia Yang's life, so it was still Hao Qiuhe's fault.

The saying goes that thunder and rain are all imperial favors, and the Xia family is the local tyrant of Fengcheng.

In their eyes, Hao Qiuhe had to accept being beaten and scolded respectfully without uttering a single complaint.

Finally, Xia Lingyun couldn't stand the increasingly outrageous argument and insults any longer, and shouted, "Shut up, all of you!"

"Hao, immediately remove the silver needles from Xia Yang's body. You are still my Xia family's daughter-in-law, otherwise..."

A fierce glint flashed in Xia Lingyun's eyes, carrying a strong warning meaning. Otherwise, not only would Hao Qiuhe's life be in danger, but her family would also be implicated.

Hao Qiuhe chuckled softly, "Who wants to be your Xia family's daughter-in-law? If I could do it all over again, I wouldn't set foot here!"

"I want to make Xia Yang suffer, to make him wish he were dead, until... he comes to the underworld to join me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Hao Qiuhe's eyes changed, she became fierce, turned around and slammed her head against the door frame.

She used her internal energy, which cracked the door frame, and she died on the spot!

She used her unwavering willingness to die to demonstrate the Xia family's ruthlessness and to protect the Hao family.

In this situation, if the Xia family were to cause trouble for the Hao family, that would be utterly inhumane.

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet, deathly quiet!

No one expected Hao Qiuhe to be so decisive and resolute.

After a long while, Xia Lingyun finally came to her senses and hurriedly ordered her servants to carry the person away.

Shen Qianxue whispered in Su Jinxia's ear, "If you don't want to stay, I can take you away."

Xia Yang deserves to die; there's no need to save him!

Su Jinxia was now free of suspicion and could leave.

If the Xia family dares to stop them, Shen Qianxue will teach them a lesson.

Su Jin shook her head gently.

Now only she has the ability to save Xia Yang, and Xia Lingyun will not let her leave easily.

Su Jin didn't want to cause trouble for Shen Qianxue.

Furthermore, she hadn't yet achieved her goal of coming to the Xia family, so how could she leave so easily?

Su Jinxia was unwilling to leave, and Shen Qianxue naturally wouldn't force her; the two continued to watch coldly.

Liu Jingzhu watched with disgust as the servants carried Hao Qiuhe away. There was no shame in her eyes, only anger that Hao Qiuhe had died without saving Xia Yang. How despicable!

What should she do about her son?

Liu Jingzhu shifted her gaze to Su Jinxia in the corner, and walked over with a mournful face. "Miss Su, please save my son. Only you can save him now."

As he said this, he glanced at Shen Qianxue with apprehension.

Su Jinxia felt nauseous, her stomach churning. If Shen Qianxue weren't here, Su Jinxia certainly wouldn't be able to stand here and watch the show.

The Xia family exemplified the principle of bullying the weak and fearing the strong to the fullest extent.

However, Su Jin was a little smug.

I have powerful backers!

Xia Yinyin looked at Shen Qianxue with pleading eyes, her eyes filled with affection: "Brother Qianxue, my brother is a scoundrel, but please save him for the sake of our two families' century-old friendship. He is my father's only child."

Shen Qianxue's eyes were cold as she said indifferently, "I am not a doctor, I cannot save him."

Xia Yinyin's face stiffened after being rebuked.

Shen Qianxue continued, "As for whether Ajin is willing to save Xia Yang, that depends on Ajin's wishes; no one can force her."

Xia Yinyin was so angry that she almost tore the cloth to shreds, clutching her sleeve. How could Shen Qianxue be so protective of Su Jinxia!

Xia Lingyun stood up from her seat and walked to Su Jinxia's side. She looked tired, and her wrinkles had deepened.

Su Jin looked at him and realized he looked more than ten years older than when she had just met him!

"Miss Su, as long as you can save my son, name your price, and I, Xia, will offer it all." Seeing that Su Jinxia had repeatedly refused and that Shen Qianxue had not given the Xia family any face, Xia Lingyun could only promise her benefits.

"Oh?" Su Jinxia's interest was piqued.

Seeing that Su Jin was moved, Xia Lingyun became more confident. "Miss Su, please make your request as soon as possible. There are few things that my Xia Ke Manor cannot do."

Xia Lingyun wasn't afraid that Su Jin had ulterior motives; if she did, she could use her and manipulate her.

Su Jin smiled faintly, "You're too kind, Master Xia. I will do my best."

The Xia couple showed their joy, but Xia Yinyin gritted her teeth, almost driven mad by Su Jin's bullying attitude.

Xia Lingyun made way for Su Jin, saying, "Please, young lady."

Xia Lingyun thought that all she had to do was remove the needles from Xia Yang's body.

But the reality was far more complicated than Xia Lingyun imagined.

Anyone with internal energy could remove the needle, but Xia Lingyun didn't know where the needle was and dared not act rashly.

Therefore, Su Jin must come in person.

However, Su Jin did not move, but said with difficulty, "The problem now is not as simple as removing the needle."

"What do you mean, Miss Su?" Xia Lingyun's heart jumped again.

He really is on the verge of developing a heart condition.

Su Jin didn't keep people in suspense any longer and generously explained, "You saw it just now. I only removed one silver needle, and Xia Yang was in excruciating pain. If I had continued to remove needles, he would have died from the pain and would have died from exhaustion anyway."

Upon hearing Su Jin's words, Xia Yang shrank into a ball in fear and cried out in a voice barely above a whisper, "No, I don't want to!"

"What should we do?" Xia Lingyun's hands trembled slightly; she was truly worried sick.

Su Jin smiled gently and comforted him, "Don't worry, there's a way to solve this. There's a herb called Moonfire that can numb the whole body when ingested, which can greatly reduce Xia Yang's pain and muscle spasms during needle removal, thus avoiding secondary damage."

Xia Yang's eyes lit up. This was a good idea; this way, he wouldn't have to feel pain.

However, the doctor next to him looked puzzled. Although anesthetics were precious and hard to find, he had them, and it was not necessary to use Moonfire Grass.

Unexpectedly, Su Jinxia continued, "Moreover, the Moonfire Grass grows on cliffs, gathering the essence of heaven and earth, and has a miraculous effect on nourishing acupoints and meridians. With it, Xia Yang can recover more of his vitality; otherwise, even if the silver needles are removed, Xia Yang will become a cripple."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

If you become a bedridden cripple, what's the difference between that and being dead? That's why the Moonfire Grass is so important.

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Xia Lingyun hurriedly said to Doctor Liu behind her, "Quickly, go and fetch the Moonfire Grass."

Doctor Liu is the biggest medicine dealer in the area; there's no medicine he can't find, so Xia Lingyun gave the order directly.

Doctor Liu stepped forward with a troubled expression and replied, "Master, you may not know this, but the Moonfire Grass will wither and lose its medicinal properties after being picked for three days, so it cannot be stored and must be picked immediately."