After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 370 Cold Beauty

"But there was one time when your mother was in charge of inspecting and appraising the auction items. That year, someone brought in an unknown spiritual herb, and your mother felt unwell after accidentally touching it."

Hu Xiu's father, Hu Li'an, was a male cultivator with a very dignified appearance. He was tall and thin, with fair skin, and looked somewhat refined.

He recounted the events of his wife's poisoning to his son.

"Her symptoms weren't severe, but I remember it clearly. She was already in her late pregnancy and should have stopped having morning sickness by now. But after being poisoned, she felt dizzy and vomited, and she even vomited on her favorite dress, which made her very angry. I was the one who bought that dress for her!"

If it weren't for the skirt, he probably wouldn't have remembered it at all after all these years.

As he said, Ren Ruojiu's symptoms were not severe at that time, and her life was not in danger, probably because the poisoning was not deep.

After noticing the discomfort, I took some antidote and recovered quickly.

That's why Ren Ruojiu herself doesn't remember this incident, and she couldn't recall it even when her son asked her about it.

As for Hu Li'an, he only remembered it so vividly because of that dress.

"Do you still remember what that spiritual herb was?" Hu Xiu quickly asked.

“I don’t remember, but your mother might remember? She has always had a good memory for auction items.”

When Ren Ruojiu returned home that evening, she apologized to her son as soon as she saw him.

"I'm sorry, son, I've been busy with chores and haven't had time to look after you today. Is there something you wanted to ask me?"

"Forget it, I know you're busy, and I shouldn't have bothered you with all these questions at that time," Hu Xiu waved his hand.

"When I came back, I thought about it carefully and remembered that I was poisoned once." Ren Ruojiu gave a brief account of what happened that day, which was similar to Hu Li'an's account.

Hu Li'an guessed correctly; Ren Ruojiu did indeed remember the name of that spiritual herb.

"It's called the Cold Beauty, and it's a very rare poisonous plant."

Ren Ruojiu sat down, poured herself a cup of tea, took a small sip, and said, "It's your mother's bad luck. When that spiritual herb was first picked, it wasn't poisonous. The person who brought it to the auction didn't know it was poisonous either. But who knew that when I handled it, its toxicity kicked in! I just touched it and my finger was pricked by its little thorns, and I got poisoned."

"Icy Beauty? Is it very beautiful?" Hu Xiuxian became curious about the name.

"No, it's just a plant, not particularly outstanding in appearance. Its name comes from the changes in its toxicity. From non-toxic to toxic, it's like a beautiful woman who has become angry and cold."

Hu Xiu clicked his tongue.

"Why are you asking this? By the way, how did you know I was poisoned when I was pregnant with you?" Ren Ruojiu became curious and glanced at her husband as she asked the question, clearly doubting what he had said.

“No, no, I didn’t tell him. On the contrary, he asked me.” Hu Li’an quickly shook his head.

"You might not believe me when I tell you. The reason I'm so ugly is because my mother was poisoned by the Cold Beauty," Hu Xiu sighed, looking hurt.

The couple looked at each other and then burst into laughter.

"Son, I know you're unhappy with your appearance, but... don't blame it on your mother!"

"Hu Xiu, are you looking for a beating?! Your father and I are both good-looking, we've done our best, the fact that you look like this is just fate playing tricks on you, how can you blame me?"

After they finished laughing, they said, "No, that's really the reason! I met a little girl today, she..."

Hu Xiu got anxious and told him about what happened at the restaurant that day.

Ren Ruojiu's first reaction after hearing this was to look for a weapon. "You brat, you went and flirted with that girl again, and you even brought up our Hu family. Don't you care about bringing shame to our family? I'll beat you to death!"

She was full of energy, and rolled up her sleeves as if she was about to do something big.

"Wait, now is not the time to talk about this." Hu Lian pulled his wife back, his expression becoming serious. "Who is that girl? You said she has seven maids with her, so do you know her background?"

"...I don't know, she didn't say." Hu Xiu was stunned.

"What's her demeanor like? Is she a disciple of a major sect or a child from a prominent family? She was able to tell at a glance that you were poisoned, does that mean she's an alchemist?" Hu Li'an followed up with another question.

If that's the case, then the son's appearance might really be due to that poison!
But Hu Xiu was dumbfounded.

"What are you standing there for? Your father is asking you a question!" Ren Ruojiu urged.

"I don't know... No, no, she's only one year old!"

Hu Xiu shouted after he realized what was happening.

The couple looked at each other, then gritted their teeth and began looking for things around them to beat each other up.

"See if I don't beat you to death!"

"You brat, you get so worked up over a kid's joke? I think you're just asking for trouble, and you're getting dumber as you grow up!"

The room erupted in chaos, and Hu Xiu took several solid hits, but being thick-skinned and used to it, he didn't feel any pain.

He just looked aggrieved, his eyes pleading, and he whispered in protest, "She wasn't joking! Even though she's a little young, she speaks and acts like an adult, and besides, she was right!"

Actually, if his parents hadn't reacted so strongly and reminded him that Mo Jiuwei was indeed only one year old and still a tiny baby, he would have completely ignored that point.

Although he was surprised by Mo Jiuwei's young age when he first met her, Hu Xiu was always carefree and quick to accept things. Mo Jiuwei spoke almost like an adult, and he forgot about her age as they chatted.

Now that I think about it, what does one year old mean? That's still a baby who hasn't been weaned!

Hu Xiu also had a moment of doubt: Could it be that she was just joking and saying it casually, and he was taking it too seriously?

After all, if he had really been poisoned, he should have been in poor health, but apart from being ugly, he was as strong as an ox and showed no signs of being weak or sickly.

Furthermore, I've never heard of any poison that would affect the fetus's appearance; even if it did, it should affect the mother.

But Mother is still beautiful, she doesn't look poisoned at all!

But then I thought again, and I realized it wouldn't happen.

Mo Jiuwei is inexplicably trustworthy; she doesn't seem to be joking at all. Most importantly, she was right!
She said her mother had been poisoned, and when asked, it turned out she really had been poisoned. Isn't that the best proof?
So after only a moment of doubt, Hu Xiu believed her again.

After calming down, Hu Li'an and Ren Ruojiu sat down and seriously considered the matter.

“What you said makes sense… but I’ve never heard of a cold beauty exhibiting such symptoms after being poisoned,” Ren Ruojiu murmured. “How about this, I’ll go ask a few alchemists tomorrow.”