Phoniex Requiem
Chapter 6: Problems With Birthmarks

Chapter 6: Problems With Birthmarks

Yun Ruoyan exerted all her strength to drag the black-clothed man into her own home.

The man was half-sitting on the bed, his eyes tightly shut, trying to suppress the medicine that was damaging his body to the best of his ability. Sweat splashed on his forehead and flowed down his face.

The inside of the room was bright, and it was only then that Yun Ruoyan finally saw her appearance clearly. Her features were very clear and her eyes were expressive; even by the standards of the capital, she would rank at the very top in terms of attractiveness.

Being forcefully kissed by a man doesn't seem too bad. As Yun Ruoyan thought of this, she looked at her injuries.

He's not a doctor, and he doesn't really have the equipment for emergency care. When he saw the deep wound on the man's chest, Yun Ruoyan was shaken in shock.

If the sword wound was only one centimeter to the right, the man's aorta would have already been cut off!

He glanced at the man again. His eyes were closed, but his frowning forehead made his patience clearly visible.

Was he unwilling to see a doctor even with an injury of this magnitude?

Yun Ruoyan carefully helped him bandage his last wound. I can only do simple first aid. You have severe internal injuries, and definitely need more intensive care quickly. ”

The black-clothed man snorted, dressed himself before walking out the door.

Yun Ruoyan rinsed her bloody towel. He spoke without looking at her, his tone intending, "Don't forget your promise with me."

The man was silent at the door. The corner of his lips curved upwards. “I kept my promise.”

The next day, Yun Ruoyan took a bath and changed into a tilapia dress in the morning. He was just about to go to his maternal grandfather's house and see his two cousins when, suddenly, he found someone making a fuss in his yard.

Yun Ruoyu stood outside her room, her hands on her hips. “Yun Ruoyan, come out! It's all your fault that Yi Qianying was punished! You must be responsible!”

Yun Ruoyan was a bit confused — after all, Yun Ruoyu was present during the entire investigation, and she was even surprised that Yi Qianying was the thief. How did his behavior towards the entire affair change so drastically in one night?

To be honest, he really did not want to think too much about this. "What do I have to account for?"

“Qianying's knees are all red now that she has to kneel in the ancestral hall all day long! Meanwhile, you are here dressing up as if nothing happened!” Yun Ruoyu glared at Yun Ruoyan furiously.

His words were so unreasonable that Yun Ruoyan almost wanted to laugh at the peculiarity. What did Yi Qianying's punishment have to do with her dressing up?

“Yun Ruoyu, you were there for the duration of the affair. When you saw Yi Qianying being punished for stealing the jade ornaments, didn't you also feel happy inside? What is this now? Who are you trying to calm down by yelling at me this early?”

Yun Ruoyu's thorns and thorny words immediately got stuck in her throat. He opened his mouth and closed it several times, gaping, his face flushed red. He did not expect that Yun Ruoyan, who had always been meek and submissive, would completely refute him. Somewhat feeling guilty, he replied, "That's because I didn't know you framed Yi Qianying!"

"But I'm the one who got framed."

Desperately, Yun Ruoyu pushed Yun Ruoyan away. "Stop lying! Qianying cried all night! She said you put her in her makeup box, and that she had no choice but to be blamed for the whole affair. Otherwise, how do you know where the jade ornament is? Clearly, you intended to trap him from the very beginning!

Yun Ruoyu glared at Yun Ruoyan. “Yun Ruoyan! We all treat you like sisters, but why should you frame Yi Qianying?”

“Treating me like a sister?” Hearing this, Yun Ruoyan wanted to laugh. “If you acknowledge me as your sister, then you should know that, as the daughter of a concubine, you have no right to refute me. Know your place in this house!”

"You!!" Yun Ruoyu's cheeks flushed. How dare an ugly person like Yun Ruoyan talk to him like that? She was lucky enough to be born a few years earlier than him!

A slap rang out, and a long thin nail grazed Yun Ruoyan's cheeks right above Yun Ruoyan's birthmark. Dark red blood started seeping out from his wound, leaving the two girls silent for a moment.

Peony was the first to react, and he stepped forward to help support Yun Ruoyan.

Unwilling to retreat, Yun Ruoyan frowned and slapped Yun Ruoyu's back.

Yun Ruoyu gripped her face and opened her eyes wide. He can't believe it! Yun Ruoyan actually slapped him?!

Yun Ruoyu raised her hand once more, about to slap her back, as Yun Ruoyan gripped her wrist tightly. “Yun Ruoyu, yesterday's affair and the sentence imposed was determined by our grandmother and Lady An, and everyone was present for it. If you're not satisfied with the punishment, let's find our grandmother now, okay?”

Yun Ruoyu's anger instantly subsided. He clearly saw how protective his grandmother was towards Yun Ruoyan yesterday! “No, I don't want to! Yun Ruoyan, release!”

Yun Ruoyan forcefully pushed him to the side. Sniffing, Yun Ruoyu rubbed her wrists as she left with her servant.

“Nona, look at this bracelet..” Peony's gaze is fixed on the silver bracelet that Yun Ruoyan wore.

The blood seeping out of his birthmark somehow landed on his bracelet, and the silver was blackened and stained in place.

The poison!

Yun Ruoyan frowned as she looked at her bracelet. There must be poison in his body, or his blood will not stain his silver to black! The words of the black-clothed man were not wrong!

A thousand possibilities come to mind. Yun Ruoyan knew that she had to deal with this matter quickly; after instructing Peony not to talk about this to anyone, she immediately brought him out of the estate.

Yun Ruoyan's maternal grandfather, Lin Zainan, was the best pill expert in the Li kingdom, and he definitely had an antidote to this poison!

Speaking of her maternal family, it is very unusual that all family members of her maternal generation appear to have died or left home. In Yun Ruoyan's memories, the only people living in Lins' place were her maternal grandfather and two cousins.

In his previous life, because the Yun family did not like him interacting with the Lin family, he had always avoided the family from the mother's side. Later, as both of his cousins told their grandfather that Pei Ziao and Yi Qianying seemed to have a dubious relationship, his grandfather even opposed his existence with Pei Ziao.

But back then, he had been captured by the illusion of monkey love. In the end, he did something he regretted until the day of his death: severing all ties with the Lin family.

In this life, he would not make the same mistake.

He was even willing to use the rest of his life to correct his behavior, his rudeness towards his grandfather, and his lack of trust towards his cousin.