Chapter 42 Si Yao reveals the story of using her third brother as a shield.
Si Yao froze, then turned around.
Si Zhao had already opened his eyes and was lying flat on the sickbed, his eyes dark-rimmed, staring at her.
His gaze sent chills down Si Yao's spine, making her feel icy cold all over.
"Zhao'er, Zhao'er, you're awake!" Madam Si rushed to the bedside, knelt down on the ground with a thud, grabbed Si Zhao's hand, and cried uncontrollably.
"I've already lost your second brother, I can't lose you too! Waaah, Zhao'er!"
Si Zhao had been unconscious for several days and had not eaten. At this moment, his voice was hoarse, like withered wood.
"Mother... I'm sorry, I acted impulsively. Second brother, how did second brother die?"
"It's all because of Qingbao's curse! You've been cursed like this by her too, it hurts so much, Mother." Madam Si said, tears streaming down her face, her bloodshot eyes looking terrifying.
Si Zhao shook his head, "No... that's not how it is."
He wasn't harmed by Qingbao.
He was harmed by evil spirits.
"Second brother, are you out of your mind? You're talking incoherently. Mother, go and invite the Taoist priest."
Si Yao tried her best to hide her panic and was determined to pin the label of her third brother being mentally unstable on him.
In that case, no one will believe anything he says.
"I'm not crazy, I'm not crazy, Mother, I'm not crazy." Si Zhao grabbed her mother's hand.
Madam Si nodded with tears in her eyes and said, "Mother knows, Zhao'er is not crazy, Zhao'er still recognizes us."
Si Yao's face instantly lost all color.
The old lady reacted swiftly, "Take her down!"
The servants rushed in immediately and pinned Si Yao down.
Si Yao dared not use her martial arts skills, and just looked at the Si family members with a puzzled expression.
"Grandmother, why are you grabbing me!"
Madam Si sneered, "You'll find out soon enough, you're the culprit!"
Si Yao's expression completely faltered, and her voice trembled slightly, "What are you saying? I... don't understand."
"Don't you understand, Auntie..." Qingbao called out to Siyao with a smile, "Oh, I forgot to tell you, there are two situations when a person with a fragmented soul wakes up."
"The first type is what you described: delirious, like a madman."
"The second type is when the person is conscious, but the part of the soul that is missing will be the part of the person who is disabled when they wake up."
“Third Uncle… no, Si Zhao is the second case, but his heart was stabbed by evil spirits and his soul’s feet were eaten away, so he now suffers from heart disease and leg disease.”
Am I right?
Qingbao's eyes crinkled into crescents, and her round face turned to look at Si Zhao.
Si Zhao was stunned. He touched his chest and found that his heart was indeed throbbing, and the pain was irregular and intermittent.
His legs...
He bent up slightly and found that he could no longer feel his legs.
The third young master of the Si family, who was always extremely skilled in martial arts, burst into tears, "Mother, I can't move my legs, and my heart aches so much."
"Doctor, doctor!" Madam Si called anxiously for the doctor to come and take a look.
The poor doctor, seeing that the patient had woken up, was just about to pack up and leave work when he was called back as soon as he stepped out of the room.
He stepped forward to examine the young master, then shook his head. "This young lady is right. The third young master suffers from a serious heart condition, and his legs are also crippled. It's probably..."
"Probably what! Is there any hope for me?!" Si Zhao's eyes reddened; his world was rapidly collapsing.
The doctor shook his head. "Medicine cannot save him. The third young master must not exercise in the future, not even... practice martial arts. Otherwise, his heart condition will flare up, and he will not escape death..."
moment.
Si Zhao felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
He stared at the doctor, his pale lips trembling, unable to utter a complete sentence.
Madam Si pleaded with the doctor, weeping, "What can we do? Is there any other way to save Zhao'er? He started learning martial arts at the age of three, and now he excels in both horsemanship and martial arts. Next year..."
"He's going to enlist in the army next year, please save him! Becoming a general is his only dream in this life!"
He practiced martial arts from a young age so that he could fight on the battlefield, make military achievements, and realize his ambitions.
But now...
It's all ruined!
It's all ruined!
Si Zhao cried out in pain but couldn't make a sound. He clutched his heart tightly, feeling only intense pain.
It's all because his soul was destroyed!
All of them are...
"I forgot to mention, you mustn't grieve too much, or you'll die just the same way," the doctor quickly added.
"Just let me die!" Si Zhao collapsed onto the bed, silently shedding tears.
His life completely collapsed.
"What do you mean 'die'? Don't forget who caused you to end up like this!" Although Madam Si felt sorry for her grandson.
With red eyes, he spoke to remind Si Zhao.
Si Zhao then regained his senses and looked at Si Yao, who was being held by the servants, with a resentful gaze.
"Third Brother, what do you mean? Didn't you say you wanted to come out of the city with me to make merit, that's why I brought you along? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Si Yao was visibly flustered.
Try to make amends for yourself.
"Yes, Yao'er didn't expect this to happen either. Everyone was in danger at the time, and she was injured too."
Madam Si stood in front of Si Zhao and said, "Zhao'er, I know you are in a lot of pain, but it is evil spirits that are hurting you. You have loved Yao'er since you were little, how can you hate Yao'er?"
"Yes, let me go!" With her mother speaking up, she struggled for a while.
He used his internal energy to teach these ignorant servants a lesson.
"Yes, it was evil spirits that harmed me, but do you know how I was harmed?" Si Zhao looked at Madam Si with red eyes.
Madam Si's lips trembled, unable to utter a complete sentence, "Yes..."
"Yaoyao, I've loved you so much since you were little. I've shared half of my monthly expenses with you. I've taught you martial arts, taken you out to eat and play. I've given you my whole heart!"
Why did you do this to me?!
Si Zhao roared in anger, veins popping and sweat beading on his forehead, looking utterly devastated.
"What do you mean? What did Yao'er do to you?" Madam Si asked, looking puzzled.
She tried to calm the argument between the two children, but to no avail.
Si Zhao had completely lost his composure. "When we were in the black fog, I risked my life to save you. I trusted you with my back to me, but what about you?!"
"You fucking pushed me to take a knife for you!"
At that time, evil spirits kept attacking Si Yao.
Even with the protective talisman, Si Yao still struggled to withstand such intense resentment.
When she collapsed, Si Zhao appeared just in time to save her.
Seeing that Si Yao was still alive, the evil spirit grew even angrier, gathering its resentment into a sharp blade, and thrusting it forward with a force that was sure to kill.
Si Zhao and Si Yao stood back to back, and Si Yao saw that the attack was aimed at her.
She reached out and pulled Si Zhao in front of her.
The sharp blade pierced Si Zhao's heart through his back, wounding his soul.
He spat out a mouthful of blood, which landed on Si Yao's face, his eyes filled with disbelief and disappointment.
His beloved younger sister, whom he had cherished since childhood, was someone he could entrust his back to during battles.
At this moment, they actually used him as a shield!
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