My Lady Always Lacks Ambition
Chapter 300 - 299 No Matter What Happens Next

Chapter 300: Chapter 299 No Matter What Happens Next

Qin Liuxi had no interest in arguing with them about forgiveness, as she was not Fusheng and wouldn’t speak on her behalf.

"Let’s go see Miss Xiao."

Xiao Zhanrui, seeing her indifferent expression, couldn’t quite decipher her intentions. Just then, Mrs. Xiao was brought over by a servant, and the family of three went to visit Xiao Qinghan.

Qin Liuxi rubbed her temples.

"Master, why is my younger sister still unconscious?" Xiao Zhanrui asked.

Qin Liuxi replied, "She has been depressed because of Fusheng’s affair, and her body has been possessed for a long time, lacking Yang energy and with her Divine Soul unsettled. I have already performed acupuncture to restart the flow of Yang energy in her body. This doesn’t mean she will recover immediately; she still needs to be nourished with soup medicine."

"As for her unstable soul, I have drawn a Soul Stabilizing Talisman and placed it under her pillow. Tomorrow, I will draw a Vajra Mantra and place it under the eaves. Do not tear it off; it will prevent other evils from invading. Tomorrow I will perform acupuncture again, and afterwards, she should continue to be nourished with soup medicine."

"When will my daughter wake up?" Mrs. Xiao asked anxiously.

"She should awaken tomorrow at the hour of Mao," Qin Liuxi glanced at the sleeping Xiao Qinghan, paused for a moment, and said, "There is just one thing."

Everyone immediately turned their heads, staring at her with tense expressions.

Qin Liuxi said, "Miss Xiao might see through the red dust and enter the Buddhist Sect."

The group was taken aback.

Mrs. Xiao felt darkness before her eyes and nearly collapsed, Xiao Zhanrui quickly supported her, urgently saying, "Mother."

Tears rolled down Mrs. Xiao’s face, "How can this be, how is this possible, she just came of age, I have only this one daughter, master, please save her, help her."

Governor Xiao, with a grim face, asked, "Since the master can heal, is there any medicine that can make one forget the past?"

"No need for medicine, just through acupuncture, I can seal her memories. But Mr. Xiao, sealed memories are not forgotten forever; they might resurface with just a trigger, causing daily distress. She might wonder if she has met someone somewhere, or what she had done before? If she recalls, she might not be able to accept it."

Qin Liuxi said indifferently, "The most important thing is, whether to choose to forget the past should be according to her own will. Even if she enters the Buddhist Sect, she is redeeming this sin for herself, for you, this is Karma."

The faces of Governor Xiao’s group finally changed.

Redemption?

Because he ordered the slaughter of Fusheng, and now his daughter was to redeem his sin?

Absurd!

People like him are plentiful in this world, where would so many redemptions come from?

Governor Xiao glared at Qin Liuxi, somewhat angered and resentful, wanting to lash out but forcibly held back.

Qin Liuxi was fearless and spoke, "I came only to help your family’s young miss expel evil and treat her illness. Now that my task is completed, I will not concern myself with what follows. Tomorrow after I bury Fusheng’s remains and perform acupuncture on the young miss, I will leave."

This meant she was washing her hands off this matter.

Mrs. Xiao was somewhat panicked, wanting to say something, but Xiao Zhanrui hurriedly said, "Master, rest assured, we understand. I will personally visit the temple to offer incense to the Grandmaster and fulfill my vows."

Qin Liuxi nodded, "If so, I won’t impose any further. I will come again tomorrow to perform acupuncture."

"I will see the master out," Xiao Zhanrui escorted her to the door.

At the courtyard gate, Xiao Zhanrui bowed to her and said with an apologetic smile, "Master, my father is just of that temperament, it’s not dissatisfaction with the master, please bear with us."

Qin Liuxi was noncommittal, his hands behind his back, he said: "Mr. Xiao needs not explain further, Mr. Xiao being a ’man of emotions’, I, merely a Daoist, would not bother too much over it."

His tone carried a touch of disdain.

Xiao Zhanrui’s smile was somewhat awkward, he changed the subject and asked, "Master, will my sister truly enter the Buddhist Sect?"

Qin Liuxi’s eyes and brows did not change, he stared directly into his eyes and said: "In major noble families, whenever there appears a lady like your sister, isn’t every one of them either dying from sudden illness or having a destined relationship with Buddha, entering the temple to pray for blessings for the family?"

These words were filled with sarcasm.

"Mr. Xiao might also hold this thought, to preserve the family’s reputation or his career, if Miss Xiao truly chooses this path, do you think he would really stop her?" Qin Liuxi lowered his eyes as a reminder: "Mrs. Xiao has only one daughter, but Mr. Xiao has more, doesn’t he?"

Xiao Zhanrui’s face turned ugly.

Qin Liuxi nodded towards him and then left.

Xiao Zhanrui stood in place for a while before returning to his younger sister’s door, only to hear his parents softly arguing—or rather, Governor Xiao cursing, with Mrs. Xiao weeping.

Governor Xiao, harboring a surge of anger with nowhere to vent, disliked that Qin Liuxi suggested that his sins had to be redeemed by his children, as if he had done something wrong.

Dealing with an actress, a common occurrence in major families, turned out to be such an ugly affair in his household?

Watching Xiao Qinghan with her eyes tightly closed in a deep sleep, his frustration reached new heights, he said: "If she hadn’t debased herself, she wouldn’t have ended up in this state today."

Mrs. Xiao suddenly looked up and said: "My lord, she is your only legitimate daughter, how can you as a father say such things about her."

"Am I wrong? It’s all because you spoiled her, letting her act recklessly. A proper official’s daughter actually enjoying theater, listening was already bad enough, but to actually engage in a romantic affair with the female lead, it’s utterly absurd." Governor Xiao shouted: "She usually looks down on her illegitimate sisters, yet falls in love with an actress, ridiculous!"

Mrs. Xiao wept softly.

And in a corner unseen by both, tears trickled down from Xiao Qinghan’s eyes.

"Dad, stop," Xiao Zhanrui entered.

Governor Xiao flung his sleeve angrily and snorted heavily: "Knowing it would end by her isolation with a lamp, she should have been sent to the temple from the start."

Mrs. Xiao shuddered: "You are mad!"

"You also heard what the master said, entering the Buddhist Sect," Governor Xiao continued: "It’s bound to end this way. Had we been decisive from the start, we wouldn’t be the subject of ridicule and gossip now."

Even if no one dared to gossip openly, who knows what they might be saying behind closed doors.

Xiao Zhanrui then said, "Dad, Mom, don’t talk about this anymore, maybe little sister will come to understand. And fortune-tellers aren’t always right, maybe the master is mistaken too."

Governor Xiao huffed coldly and left.

Mrs. Xiao felt a chill in her heart, she said: "Look, even though she is his legitimate daughter, he’s still so indifferent. Ru’er, she’s your only full sister, you..."

"Mom, rest assured, no matter what sister decides, I, as her elder brother, will protect her from worries."

Mrs. Xiao choked up, turning to look at Xiao Qinghan, she cried, "My poor daughter."

Qin Liuxi returned to his guesthouse, ignoring Mu Xi’s worried gaze, he said: "Don’t ask, just me being utterly exhausted, I need to rest. Also, once everything is done tomorrow, I will leave, do as you wish."

Bang.

She closed the door, collapsed onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

Let the sky fall, she thought, first to get some rest. Wrapped around her waist with talisman paper, the Buddha Bone emitted a faint luminescence before fading away, as if conveying a message to somewhere.