Wuxia Across the Heavens: I Collect Side Effects

In the southern part of the Yin family mansion, the second aunt's courtyard is elegant and tranquil.

At this moment, the second mistress was leaning against the soft couch, holding a cup of warm flower tea in her hand, looking languid, listening to her servants bowing and reporting on the recent activities of the Yin family.

"Madam, these past few days Madam Su has been sending people everywhere to search for the colorful flower spiders. I heard that she has already found dozens and sent them all to Young Master Su Xin's residence. That Young Master Su Xin's cultivation speed is frighteningly fast. He can refine ten flower spiders a day. Everyone in the manor is talking about him, saying that he is a prodigy who has cultivated the Thousand Spider Poison Hand."

The servants bowed their heads, speaking respectfully, not daring to be the slightest bit negligent.

Upon hearing this, the second aunt slowly curled her lips into a contemptuous smile, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes. She gently swirled the teacup in her hand, causing the tea to ripple slightly.

"A prodigy?"

She scoffed, her tone dripping with sarcasm, "He's just practicing that evil art that makes you ugly. Does he even deserve to be called a prodigy?"

She put down her teacup, her fingertips lightly tapping the armrest of the soft couch, a hint of resentment flashing in her eyes: "Those two, mother and daughter, really don't learn their lesson. Have they forgotten that what the Wild King dislikes most is that damned Thousand Spider Venomous Hand? Back then, Su Ying developed poisonous spots on her face because she practiced that skill. Although her skill dissipated, she still felt resentment whenever she thought about it. That's why the Wild King gradually became cold towards her. Now she seems to have forgotten the pain once the wound has healed, not only practicing it herself but also teaching it to that outsider nephew."

Second Sister was secretly pleased with herself. She knew better than anyone that King Yin was extremely concerned about his reputation and was most averse to others mentioning that his wife had practiced evil arts and that her appearance had been damaged.

When Su Ying developed a poisonous spot on her face, Yin Yewang felt he had lost face and gradually distanced himself from her, which gave her an opportunity to gain a foothold in the Yin family and become the most favored man for a time.

"He's asking for it." Second Aunt muttered under her breath, her tone full of schadenfreude.

"When the Wild King returns and learns that they've resumed practicing that evil art, he certainly won't let them off easily. Then we'll see how Su Ying can still act all high and mighty in front of me, and how that Su Xin can still swagger around in the Yin mansion!"

She had calculated Yin Yewang's temperament; as long as Su Ying's cultivation of the Thousand Spider Poison Hand was mentioned, Yin Yewang would definitely fly into a rage.

After all, in his view, if his wife's appearance were ruined and she were talked about by people in the martial arts world, it would be like slapping him in the face, a great disgrace.

Sure enough, in just three days, Yin Yewang, who had gone out to handle religious affairs, returned to the Yin residence.

As soon as he stepped into the mansion, he walked straight toward his second wife's courtyard.

At this time, the Ming Cult was leaderless, and the Four Great Protectors and the Five Wanderers distrusted each other. Yang Xiao fought with Wei Yixiao and others, and Yin Tianzheng left in anger and founded the Eagle Cult.

This was during the busiest time of the Sky Eagle Cult's early days.

Upon returning, the first thing he did was naturally to see the person he loved most.

The second wife had already dressed up and was ready. When she saw Yin Yewang enter, she immediately got up to greet him with a gentle smile on her face. She took his arm and said in a soft voice, "Your Highness, you've finally returned! I've missed you so much. You must be tired from your journey. Please sit down and rest. I've prepared some hot tea for you."

Yin Yewang nodded, looking somewhat tired, and sat down on the soft couch.

The second wife poured him hot tea attentively and gently massaged his shoulders. As if casually mentioning, "Your Highness, there has been some commotion in the manor while you were away. I didn't want to bother you, but I thought you might care about this, so I decided to tell you anyway."

Yin Yewang picked up his teacup and asked casually, "Oh? What is it?"

Second Madam lowered her eyes, concealing the smugness in them, and feigned hesitation in her tone: "It's just... Sister Su has been collecting colorful spiders these past few days. I heard... I heard she's started practicing the Thousand Spider Poison Hand again, and even taught it to her nephew Su Xin. I heard that Su Xin's cultivation speed is extremely fast, and everyone in the manor is talking about it."

"Clang—"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yin Yewang slammed the teacup in his hand onto the table, splashing hot tea and wetting the tablecloth.

He abruptly stood up, his face instantly turning ashen, his eyes blazing with fury, his aura sharpening, and his voice low and furious: "What did you say?! Su Ying actually dares to practice that evil art again?!"

The second wife was startled by his sudden anger and quickly knelt down, feigning fear as she said, "My lord, please calm down. I only heard it from the servants, perhaps... perhaps it's a misunderstanding. But I thought that Your Highness is most wary of this evil skill, so I dared not hide it from you."

Yin Yewang's chest heaved violently, burning with rage.

Although he dislikes Su Ying now, Su Ying is still his legal wife and the matriarch of the Yin family.

If Su Ying's appearance is ruined again due to practicing the Thousand Spider Poison Hand, and her fellow martial artists find out about it in the future, they will surely laugh at him for marrying an ugly woman. How could he, who is extremely concerned about his reputation, tolerate that?

"This is utterly absurd!" Yin Yewang roared, his voice filled with malice.

"That stupid woman, Su Ying, wasn't the lesson she learned back then enough? How dare she cross my line again! And that Su Xin, an outsider, dares to cultivate such evil arts in the Yin residence, he's simply lawless!"

He was furious and turned to walk towards Su Ying's courtyard, his murderous aura almost overflowing.

Second Aunt knelt on the ground, watching his departing figure, a faint smile slowly curving her lips.

This is exactly the effect she wanted.

This time, she was determined to take advantage of Yin Yewang's anger to completely suppress Su Ying and her daughter, making it impossible for them to gain a foothold in the Yin family.

He sat cross-legged on the bed, his fingertips lightly touching the lid of the brocade box in front of him. His gaze fell on the colorful spider inside, and he silently calculated in his mind:

After absorbing this one, I will have refined about a hundred colorful flower spiders. My Thousand Spider Poison Hand should have reached the minor completion stage by now. With this level of cultivation, I will finally have some self-protection ability in the Yin family and be able to better protect my aunt and Ali.

Once the thought was formed, he no longer hesitated, slowly extending his fingertip, letting the colorful spider suddenly leap up and bite his fingertip.

The dark blue toxin slowly seeped into the wound, without any stinging sensation, only a familiar coolness spreading outwards.

After several days of cultivation, he had become familiar with the method of refining toxins. In addition, his internal energy was becoming more and more abundant, and he was absorbing toxins at an increasingly faster speed.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the flower spider in the box had withered into a spider corpse, and all the toxins and essence in its body were refined by Su Xin and gathered into his dantian.

He slowly opened his eyes, a glint of luster flashing in them. He raised his hand and circulated his inner energy, a faint, dark halo appearing on his fingertips. His aura was also several times stronger than before.

Thousand Spider Venomous Hands, Minor Success!

Feeling the abundant internal energy in his dantian, Su Xin couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.

Although he is still far from being as skilled as Yin Yewang, he can hold his own against even the best martial artists in the world.

His current strength is comparable to Yin Li's before he reached Bright Peak.

Even a character like Ding Minjun could be secretly harmed by the toxicity of the Thousand Spider Poison Hand.

Although Ding Minjun was not a top expert in the original work, she was a capable disciple of the Emei Sect and a truly first-class expert. The fact that she could contend with him was enough to prove that his training over the past few days had not been in vain.

Looking at the system, the disfigurement had reached level 2.

Just as he was feeling smug about his minor success with the Thousand Spider Poison Hand, his fingertips were still playing with that layer of dark halo.

Suddenly, a fierce argument broke out outside the courtyard, with Su Ying's explanation and an angry male voice clearly reaching our ears.