Reincarnation and Rebirth

Little White was heartbroken. Her master had just used the stored spiritual spring water to refine medicine a couple of days ago, and now she had finally managed to accumulate some more, only to have it used to save someone.

"Xiaobai, don't try to persuade me. If Xiang'er is gone, I won't be able to forgive myself."

"Master, there are actually other medicines in the space..."

"There's no time to refine it, Xiaobai. Trust me, I will upgrade the space as soon as possible and make the spirit spring a real spring."

"Master, I understand. I just went and picked a ginseng root. Take it out and give it to your sister to help her replenish her qi and blood."

"Okay, thank you, Xiaobai."

When Su Wan'er stepped out of the space again, Su Xiang'er was barely breathing. She carefully placed the bowl to her lips and fed her in small bites.

Thankfully, she can still swallow.

In the courtyard, Wang's screams gradually subsided. Old Mrs. Su was too weak to fight back herself, so she had Chen and Xiang take her place.

Xiang was alright; she didn't hit too hard. But Chen had always been jealous of Wang's beauty, and now that she had a blatant excuse to hit her, she deliberately slapped her in the face.

Su Xiang'er slowly woke up, and the first thing she said when she opened her eyes was "eldest sister".

"Xiang'er, don't be so impulsive next time."

"Okay, big sister. Are you alright?"

"Don't worry, my sister is fine."

Looking around at her surroundings, Su Xiang'er was stunned. Why did her grandmother let her eldest sister and herself off so easily?

As early as when Su Wan'er left the space, she had moved the stone behind the door. Su Zhao'er, who was outside, heard her second sister's voice inside and stood excitedly at the door, "Big sister, is second sister awake?"

"Well, come in."

Su Zhao'er carried the sleeping Su Ming into the room. When she saw that her second sister was awake, she cried tears of joy, "Second sister, you scared me to death! It's so good that you're alright."

"What happened? Grandma just let us off like that?"

Su Zhao'er immediately launched into a long, rapid-fire recounting of her elder sister's heroic deeds. Instantly, Su Xiang'er's eyes, like Su Zhao'er's, shone with admiration.

"Big sister, that's so nice."

Su Wan'er patted their heads, "Don't worry, I'll protect you from now on."

"Ah."

Just then, another scream came from outside, this time from Wang Shi. However, the sound was weaker.

Hearing the noise outside, Su Xiang'er's eyes showed worry, "Eldest sister, mother..."

Su Wan'er sighed. No matter what, she was still the original owner's and her younger siblings' biological mother. Although she had always been weak and timid and not particularly good to her daughter, she had seen that when the old lady was about to hit her, Wang Shi and that cheap father had reacted. However, their ridiculous paternal and maternal love was not as strong as Xiang'er's sisterly affection.

"Big sister, it sounds like if they keep hitting Mother, she's going to die."

What do you want me to do?

"Big sister, that person is our mother. If we lose our mother, we will become children without a mother."

Upon hearing this, Su Zhao'er's smile immediately vanished. "Elder sister, I don't want to be without a mother, I don't want a stepmother."

Su Wan'er was speechless. What was this girl thinking about all day long? Oh well, after all, she had promised the Su Wan'er of her previous life that she would take care of this family.

Su Wan'er stood up, but Su Xiang'er grabbed her arm. "Big sister, if they insist on forcing you to marry that fool, then let me go."

Su Wan'er felt a lump in her throat and shook her head. "Don't worry, we'll all be fine. Zhao'er, take good care of your second sister."

When the second bedroom door opened, they saw Chen Shi had found a rusty sickle from somewhere and was about to slash at Wang Shi's face.

Su Wan'er twisted her wrist, and the next second, the sickle in Chen's hand fell to the ground, and blood was gushing from her wrist.

Su Wan'er sighed inwardly. This woman was truly vicious. With such a knife slashed across her face, even if the wound heals, Wang Shi would definitely be disfigured.

Everyone was shocked by this scene, staring blankly at Chen Shi, then at Su Wan'er at the door, as if they had seen a ghost.

The commotion at the Su family's place had already attracted a lot of onlookers, who were pointing and whispering outside.

The village chief arrived at this time. He pushed through the crowd and entered the courtyard. He saw blood everywhere, Chen Shi crying and screaming, and Old Mrs. Su with one arm hanging down and a vicious look in her eyes. On the ground, Wang Shi was lying on the verge of death, and Su Youlu was kneeling timidly beside her.

"What's wrong with you all?" Su Dewang asked, frowning.

When Grandpa Su saw that it was the village chief, his expression softened slightly. "The village chief is here. It's nothing. My wife is just disciplining her daughter-in-law."

"Discipline? Is this what you call discipline? You're probably trying to kill someone."

Su Youfu, considering himself a scholar, didn't take the village chief seriously and spoke arrogantly, "Village chief, this Wang family has failed to discipline their daughter, allowing her to injure her grandmother. Tell me, shouldn't we discipline her?"

The villagers outside immediately erupted in uproar upon hearing this.

"Did I hear that right? The old lady of the Su family was beaten by her granddaughter?"

"I think so. Look at that old lady's hands."

"This is outrageous! How dare they hit an elder!"

“But we all know the Wang family’s daughters. They’re not that fierce. They’re usually bullied in the Su family.”

"That's hard to say. Even a clay figure has some earthy spirit. When pushed to the limit, it might do anything."

"No matter what, you shouldn't hit Grandma. No wonder Wang was beaten."

Su Wan'er listened to everything. She slowly stepped out of the room. "Uncle, would you like to tell me first why Xiang'er is injured and lying on the kang, barely alive? And why Grandma beat us? Oh, and why did the Gou family come to our door?"

Whispers came from outside the door: "What's going on? It sounds like their second daughter from the second wife's side is about to be beaten to death?"

"Is there some other Master Gou? Is it the richest man in town, Master Gou?"

“I remember now, I have relatives in my town. They said the other day that the Gou family’s stupid son is getting married soon, and the bride is from our village. Could it be that she is the Su family’s daughter?”

"What a tragedy! I heard that the Gou family's stupid son kills several maids every year. The Su family is actually willing to push their daughter into the fire pit."

"That's hard to say. The second wife is not favored in the Su family and is often bullied. Maybe the one they're going to send to the Gou family is the second wife..."

"Get out, get out! What business is it of yours to gossip about the affairs of the Su family?" Although Old Madam Su had lost an arm, her fighting spirit was still as strong as ever.

"Pah, Old Mrs. Su, how can you be so heartless? The girls in your second wife's family are usually so hardworking and capable, and you still treat them like this."

"How did I treat them? I let them enjoy life. You're just jealous of us."

"Pooh……"

Su Youlu could hear the commotion outside clearly. His face was filled with disbelief. "Dad, is what they're saying true? When I'm not home, is this really how you treat my child?" He wasn't unaware that Old Mrs. Su was biased; she made his wife and daughter do all the housework, which he didn't mind. But what they were saying was that Old Mrs. Su often didn't feed them properly, forcing them to work in the dead of winter and in the scorching sun. Even though she was a daughter, she was still his child. As a father who hadn't completely lost his conscience, it would be a lie to say he wasn't heartbroken.