hotmtlnovel Chapter 66: 66: Master Can Remove Your Birthmark
Chapter 66: 66: Master Can Remove Your Birthmark
Chapter 66: Chapter 66: Master Can Remove Your Birthmark
Was it as she thought?
“Master, my birthmark...”
Murong Jiu subconsciously touched her face, and her heartbeat inadvertently quickened.
The old master nodded:
“That’s right, actually, what’s on your face isn’t a real birthmark, but birth poison that came from the womb. Birth poison is the hardest to cure. I actually know how to remove it, but the problem is that the required herbs are too rare. Occasionally, I heard that those few herbs are in the Lanan Mountains, so I pretended to wander the world just because I was afraid of giving you hope and then disappointing you.”
Listening, Murong Jiu remembered how her master had disappeared without a trace in her last life—it was actually for her sake, and she felt a lump in her nose.
...
“Master... why are you so foolish? It’s just birth poison; it’s just a little ugly, not fatal. Do you really need to risk your life to collect herbs for me? If you were gone, who in this world would stick with me through thick and thin, and watch me being bullied and oppressed until I’m killed off when I’m no longer useful?”
The more she talked, the sadder she became. In her previous life, her master had died because of her, and it was very likely done by Jun Haoze; yet she knew nothing about it and even helped the enemy to finally ascend to the Crown Prince’s throne.
How could she fail so badly as a person?
“Who! Who will bully you, exploit you, and even kill you!”
The old master, furious, turned his head and glared at Jun Yuyan, as if he was ready to poison Jun Yuyan to death the moment Murong Jiu gave the nod.
It was no wonder he thought so; since Murong Jiu had married into Prince Ling’s Mansion, the only people who could bully and exploit her were thought to be from Prince Ling.
Upon hearing Murong Jiu’s words, Jun Yuyan also felt rising anger and pity. He had never seen Murong Jiu this heartbroken, as if she had suffered the greatest injustice in the world.
All he could think of was Jun Haoze.
Seeing that her master seemed to have misunderstood, Murong Jiu hurriedly waved her hand:
“It’s not the Prince! Master, you’re mistaken, I—I’m just worried and scared. You’re my only family; I don’t want to lose you.”
“Your master has a big fortune and a long life. In the future, I still need to enjoy the blessings you bring and wait for you to take care of me when I’m old. You must not speak nonsense or curse me!”
The old master pretended to be angry as he spoke.
Murong Jiu, smiling, wiped away her tears: “Then you must not leave without saying goodbye next time, nor take any risks. You still have to teach your disciple apprentice!”
After Jun Yuyan left, the old master then said, “Girl, you must tell me what exactly happened while I was away these few months, how did you end up marrying into the Prince Mansion, and who is the father of the child?”
She spoke about the substitution marriage after being knocked unconscious, which infuriated the old master, who showed his teeth in anger, wishing he could go to the Marquis Mansion and settle accounts with them right now.
“But it’s good that you’ve seen their true colors. What I worry about the most is that you might soften your heart due to lack of love and let them manipulate you completely.”
Murong Jiu’s eyes reddened, yes, her master had seen early on that the Marquis Mansion was not treating her well and had warned her. In her previous life, she had been stubborn, thinking she could find the love she lacked.
“Why cry? If they don’t cherish you, your master does.”
The old master looked fierce, but his words warmed the heart.
“I’m not crying, what’s there to cry about? Having you as my master is enough! Besides, they are not my biological parents, I will make them pay the price they deserve.”
She lowered her voice.
Yet the master raised his voice in shock, “What are you saying? They aren’t even...”
“Shh! Master, keep your voice down, it’s not time to confront them openly yet.”
The master looked outside, then lowered his voice and said, “Girl, how did you find out? And who are your biological parents?”
“I accidentally overheard it.”
She lied, as the truth of rebirth was too fantastical and she was afraid of scaring her master.
“They said I’m not their biological child, that their biological daughter was switched with me, but I still don’t know who my biological parents are.”
The old master was a mix of shock and anger, his already wrinkled face now even more crumpled.
“How preposterous, how preposterous! No wonder they disregard you, even the little yellow dog in the manor has a better life than you!”
“Don’t be angry, one day, I will uncover the truth.”
“And the child in your belly, what about that child?”
“It’s the Second Prince’s...”
The old master’s eyes widened in shock, “The seed of the Second Prince?”