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He laughed lightly as he criticized himself in his mind. While thinking about something else, he was at the same time admiring his beauty while looking at himself in the mirror like a narcissist.
Suddenly, the door of his room opened and two people walked in.
One was a beautiful young woman with long flowing black hair and pale porcelain skin. Her eyes were sharp and cold like those of a peerless swordsman.
But hidden within her eyes was an arrogance. Not the kind born from delusion and overconfidence. Instead, it was the arrogance that only the most peerless and genius swordsmen beyond comprehension possessed.
Her expression was cold as she wore a luxurious white and silver hanfu with intricate embroidery and translucent silk sleeves, while her hair was adorned with delicate golden phoenix hair ornaments.
She had long dangling earrings and an ornate waist belt on her robes, making her look like a mighty, elegant, and gorgeous cultivator.
While the other person was a beautiful woman with long flowing golden hair. Her eyes were bright pink, looking like exotic gems just like Xiao's, while her face and skin were flawless.
She wore a luxurious white and silver hanfu just like her sister, along with intricate silver floral hair ornaments, crystal earrings, and an ornate silver waist belt around her waist.
Her expression was bright and cheerful like the radiance of light. It seemed as though her entire body radiated a divine light. From the moment she entered the room, the atmosphere itself seemed to brighten as it was filled with a warm and cozy feeling.
This beautiful golden haired woman was like a goddess, as her mere presence and aura made anyone feel that way. Her eyes were truly kind and cheerful, like an extremely beautiful creature of nature that everybody wanted to protect and cherish.
But if one were to look deeply into her eyes, they might notice that beneath that kind and cheerful gaze lay an indifferent detachment and a bone chilling coldness.
It was a gaze filled with calculation. To this woman, anyone other than her family was merely an object or a resource that had only value and worth in her eyes.
After both of them entered the room, their gazes landed on Xiao, who was looking into the mirror.
Seeing them enter the room and stare at him, Xiao calmly turned his head to look at them.
There was a moment of silence between them.
Then, in the next moment, both of them suddenly rushed forward and hugged him tightly.
Their eyes were filled with astonishment and worry. The peerless woman with sharp golden eyes and the kind, cheerful yet calculating woman both had eyes that softened unconditionally every time they looked at Xiao.
At the same time, they carefully checked his entire body, trying to make sure that what they were seeing was not some illusion.
The beautiful sword cultivator with sharp golden eyes gently held Xiao's face as she spoke.
Her sharp eyes were unexpectedly soft and gentle.
"X... Xiao?? Xiao'er! Are you okay?? Are you hurt anywhere? And how is this possible?? Is this some illusion? No, more importantly, are you really fine? Or is that illness still hurting you??"
Elizabeth's voice was filled with concern as she spoke.
To be honest, she wasn't wrong either.
He had been suffering from that illness and had been bedridden since childhood.
Even after trying countless methods to cure his mysterious illness, both of them had completely failed. Every attempt they made to heal him had ended in failure.
Even his Aunt had used all of her power and resources, along with mobilizing the power of the Cardinal Royal Family.
Yet they were still unsuccessful in their attempts to make him healthy again.
And the worst part was that every time they tried to cure his illness, it didn't just end in complete failure.
Instead, it made his health even worse and his body even more fragile every single time.
Because of that, after realizing they couldn't cure him and that every attempt only worsened his condition, Xiao's Aunt and sisters had stopped trying those methods.
But they never gave up.
Instead, they put even more effort into finding even a single way to cure his illness.
Or if not that, then at least something that could temporarily suppress his illness and give him even a little relief.
And in their eyes, if they could relieve his pain for even a single moment, then that was worth more than anything. Because to them, Xiao didn't deserve to suffer such a cruel fate and injustice.
And thus, they did everything they could to find something that could cure his illness, or if not, at least give him temporary relief.
Because of all those reasons, after hearing the news from the maid and seeing Xiao completely healthy and standing there just like before he had fallen ill,
both of them found it absurd and couldn't believe their own eyes. This looked more like a dream than reality.
But no matter what, both of them were truly relieved to see him like this, as they felt a heavy burden had finally been lifted from their shoulders. Rose was the same as Elizabeth.
She ruffled his hair as her bright pink eyes were filled with astonishment and disbelief. Many emotions flashed through them as she spoke.
"Yes, little brother! She's right. Are you really fine? Are you hurt anywhere? Are you feeling any pain? And that illness... how did it suddenly vanish?"
Elizabeth nodded.
"Right, Xiao'er. What the hell happened?"
Both of them looked at him with questioning gazes, as they truly wanted to know what had happened for him to suddenly become completely healthy again.
Looking at their questioning gazes, which were filled with curiosity and confusion, Xiao, who had been frozen the entire time, sighed inwardly.
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