Pain, silently spreading around Ye Qingtang, that heart-wrenching agony as if to swallow her in an instant.
She suddenly opened her eyes, and everything before her was no longer the Lingyun Peak covered in white snow.
"Tangtang, you're finally awake," a slightly weary voice sounded by Ye Qingtang's ear.
When Ye Qingtang heard that voice, her heart trembled violently.
This voice...
How many years had it been since she last heard it?
Subconsciously, Ye Qingtang turned her gaze and suddenly saw a middle-aged man with a slightly haggard face standing nearby.
"Father," Ye Qingtang's eyes widened in disbelief, unable to believe what she was seeing.
She suddenly wanted to struggle to get up, but the middle-aged man quickly helped her to sit properly.
"Tangtang, after your spiritual root shattered, your body hasn't fully recovered yet.
You need to take care and not rush to get up," the head of the Ye family, Ye Ling, looked at his daughter with concern and spoke worriedly.
Ye Qingtang's eyes widened slightly, everything before her was extremely shocking.
What's going on?
Didn't she already explode her heart on Lingyun Peak? How is she still alive?
Didn't her father meet the poison hands of the elder three hundred years ago? How could he be here now?
A series of questions kept climbing in Ye Qingtang's mind, and her gaze swept past the side, only now noticing the place she was in.
It was clearly the Ye family's boudoir where she had been hundreds of years ago.
"Tangtang, even if you lose your spiritual root in the future, I will take care of you.
You don't need to care about what others say, just rest and take care of your illness," Ye Ling didn't notice any abnormality in Ye Qingtang, only thinking that she was too frightened to lose her mind.
Only Ye Qingtang herself knew how shocked she was at this moment.
She not only didn't die but also returned to the Ye family three hundred years ago.
Looking at her father in front of her, Ye Qingtang couldn't help but moisten her eyes.
In the previous life, three hundred years ago, she was weak and could only watch helplessly as her father and her beloved second uncle were persecuted to death by Ye You's grandfather, the great elder of the Ye family.
Now, she didn't expect that she really came back.
Ye Qingtang sat up slightly and looked at her father, who was worried, trying to calm her emotions.
At this moment in the previous life, she had just been robbed of her spiritual root by Ye You, but she didn't dare to tell her father the truth because of the great elder's threat to her father's life.
She could only cover up and say that her top-grade spiritual root was broken on its own.
In the previous life, Ye Qingtang thought that as long as she endured this humiliation, she could keep her father safe.
However, she didn't know that the great elder, who had already controlled most of the power in the Ye family, had secretly put slow poison in her father's food.
The great elder not only wanted Ye You to rob her of her spiritual root but also wanted to kill her father and become the legitimate head of the Ye family.
Blame only the naivety of Ye Qingtang in the previous life.
"Tangtang, since you are up, hurry up and drink the medicine while it is still hot," Ye Ling didn't notice any change in his daughter at all, but only cared about bringing the hot soup medicine.
Ye Qingtang took the soup medicine handed by her father and looked at her reflection in the medicine, which made her slightly stunned.
In the reflection, the girl had delicate facial features, but on the face that should have been white and lovely, there was a palm-sized red birthmark.
The birthmark spanned half of her cheek, completely destroying the original beauty, and even making her extremely ugly.
This face, Ye Qingtang had not seen for hundreds of years.
She still remembered from her previous life that she was extremely self-conscious because of the birthmark on her face, only daring to wear a veil to cover her ugly appearance all day long.
It was not until later that she discovered that the birthmark was not naturally there, but her original appearance had been deliberately sealed, revealing what was now visible.
Thinking of this, Ye Qingtang couldn't help but smile faintly, and she drank the soup medicine in her hand, covering her head.
As the bitterness entered her throat, she silently vowed that since God had given her such a chance to be reborn, she must cut off all the regrets of her previous life.
She would never let anyone hurt her father or anyone around her again.
Watching Ye Qingtang drink the medicine, Ye Ling sighed quietly.
The Ye family was now in turmoil.
Since the second elder who supported him closed the door for cultivation, the ambitious first elder took the opportunity to control the entire Ye family.
Although he is now the head of the Ye family, his power has long been hollowed out.
But as long as Tangtang is safe and sound, he will be at ease.
"After drinking the medicine, you should rest well." Ye Ling's eyes were full of care.
After his beloved wife passed away, all his care was poured onto his own daughter.
Ye Qingtang nodded obediently.
The suffering of the previous three hundred years was nothing compared to the care of a relative.
Being able to see Ye Ling again is her greatest fortune.
Ye Ling was just about to leave Ye Qingtang's room when the voice of a servant suddenly came from outside the door.
"Report to the head of the family, the second young master of the Duan family, Duan Tianrao, has come to visit the eldest lady, and he has already arrived in the front hall."
Ye Ling heard this, and a touch of relief suddenly appeared on his face.
He then turned his head and looked at Ye Qingtang sitting on the bed and said, "Tangtang, Tianrao is also considerate.
Knowing that you are not feeling well, he came to see you early.
He treats you like this, and your father will be relieved to hand you over to him in the future."
Duan Tianrao, the second young master of the Duan family in Lin City, is also the fiancé of Ye Qingtang.
The two were betrothed since childhood, and Duan Tianrao was to marry Ye Qingtang once she turned sixteen.
Ye Ling was quite satisfied with this son-in-law, and seeing Duan Tianrao visiting Ye Qingtang so early, he was even more delighted.
Unfortunately,
there was not a trace of the coquetry that a young girl should have on Ye Qingtang's face.
All that remained in her clear black-and-white eyes was mockery.
Duan Tianrao.
How could she forget him?
Not long after the news of her shattered spiritual roots spread in her previous life, Duan Tianrao hurried to the Ye family.
However, her fiancé was not in such a rush to comfort her, but to add insult to injury.
Ye Qingtang slowly closed her eyes, and the various faces of Duan Tianrao after he came to the Ye family in her previous life emerged in her mind.
Ye Qingtang always appeared in front of the world with a veil.
There were already rumors in Lin City in her previous life that she was so ugly that she was unbearable to look at.
Ye Qingtang in her previous life was also too self-conscious to step out of the Ye family's door at will, and even within the Ye family, she had to wear a veil all the time.
Even her fiancé, Duan Tianrao, who had been engaged for a long time, had never seen her face under the veil.
In her previous life, Ye Qingtang thought that Duan Tianrao really cared for her, but she didn't expect that after her spiritual roots were shattered, Duan Tianrao not only didn't help her in her time of need, but also hit her while she was down.
He not only came to the door to break off the engagement directly, but also flirted with another woman in front of her.
"Tangtang," Ye Ling saw Ye Qingtang's expression was a bit strange, and couldn't help but ask with concern.
Ye Qingtang opened her eyes in a daze, looking at Ye Ling's worried gaze, and her heart couldn't help but warm up.
Indeed.
Why should she care about those bastards? In this life, she only wanted to protect those who loved her.
"Father, I'll change my clothes now, you go ahead," Ye Qingtang said with a faint smile.
In the main hall of the Ye family, a tall and handsome man was squatting on a chair, and beside him sat a girl with a beautiful face and a graceful posture.
"Brother Duan, about today's matter," the girl said with a slightly worried frown and gently sipped her lips.
Duan Tianrao, sitting there, couldn't help but raise his hand and placed it on the girl's tender white hand as she looked so pitiful.
"Xun'er, I'll take care of everything, you don't need to worry," Duan Tianrao's gentle voice seemed to drip with water.
Ye Xun was originally an orphan girl picked up by Ye Ling from outside since she was a baby, and she was raised in the Ye family.
Now, sixteen years have passed.
Although she is an adopted daughter of the Ye family, Ye Xun has been educated like the other young ladies of the Ye family since she was a child.
Although she doesn't have the Ye family's blood, her demeanor and appearance are not inferior to any young lady of a noble family.
It was also because of Ye Xun's beauty that she attracted Duan Tianrao's attention.
Ye Xun lowered her eyes, her eyes filled with worries.
"The Ye family has raised me with kindness, I'm afraid about this matter..."
Duan Tianrao looked at Ye Xun's nervous appearance and couldn't help but feel more and more heartache.
He tightly held Ye Xun's hand and said, "Xun'er, although you are an adopted daughter of the Ye family and they have been kind to you, this matter has nothing to do with the kindness between you and the Ye family.
You can rest assured, if there is anything, I will help you bear it."
Ye Xun obediently nodded, looking at Duan Tianrao's meticulous care for herself, a smile flashed in her eyes.
At this moment, Ye Ling entered the hall, and Ye Xun and Duan Tianrao quickly withdrew their hands.
Seeing Ye Ling coming, Duan Tianrao immediately got up and greeted him.
"Duan Tianrao has seen Uncle Ye."
Ye Xun also got up and said, "Xun'er has seen Father."
Ye Ling nodded slightly, then looked at Duan Tianrao in front of him.
Ye Ling only has one daughter, Ye Qingtang.
She is naturally soft and has a birthmark on her face, which makes her very self-conscious.
Therefore, finding a husband who can shelter her from the wind and rain has always been Ye Ling's wish.
There are three major families in Lin City, in addition to their Ye family, Duan family and Si family are also top-notch families.
At the beginning, the marriage with the Duan family was both a match in social status and because Duan Tianrao took care of Ye Qingtang in every possible way.
Handing Ye Qingtang over to Duan Tianrao, he could also rest assured.
"Tianrao, Tangtang is still dressing, she will come later, you can wait for a while." Ye Ling said with a smile.
A trace of abnormality flashed in Duan Tianrao's eyes, but he did not show any on his face.
He secretly exchanged a glance with Ye Xun on the side, then said with a smile, "No hurry." After speaking, he nodded to the attendant beside him, and the attendant immediately placed a pile of brocade boxes in his hand on the table beside Ye Ling.
"I heard that Tangtang's spiritual root is broken and her vitality is damaged, so I specially prepared these tonics.
Among them, a bottle of Hunyuan Dan is very effective for healing injuries, hoping to help Tangtang recover some vitality." Duan Tianrao spoke gently and elegantly.
Ye Ling was very satisfied, "This Hunyuan Dan is quite rare.
I also intended to find some for Tangtang, but I didn't expect that you are so thoughtful.
You treat Tangtang with such true love, and I can rest assured."
"This is what I should do." Duan Tianrao said modestly.