Chapter 326: Chapter 326: The Truth

Xie Yi was slightly taken aback. He carefully observed the Young Master’s expression and noticed a significant change. In the past, the Young Master was icy and aloof, like untouched snow and ice.

But after being with Miss Su, that cold aura had softened significantly.

Yet, the Young Master now seemed very different. He exuded a more chilling presence, even tinged with a sense of danger.

Moreover, the Young Master’s eyes were slightly red, as if suppressing many emotions.

His body remained tense, as if strung tight, ready to snap at any moment.

Seeing the Young Master like this made Xie Yi’s heart ache.

He couldn’t help but feel pained for the Young Master.

He wondered what the Young Master had gone through to become like this.

"Young Master, are you sure you want to hear this?"

"Have you remembered some things now, Young Master?"

Nalan Gui Xue said, "Yes, I’ve remembered everything. I’m sure I want to hear it. Go ahead."

Xie Yi seemed to think of something, his lips moved as he said, "Perhaps, Young Master, you should prepare some elixirs. I’m afraid that if you can’t bear it, you might faint."

He clearly understood the depth of the Young Master’s feelings for Miss Su.

If the Young Master learns certain things and can’t bear it, what if he faints again?

He was somewhat afraid to speak.

Nalan Gui Xue, seeing Xie Yi like this, already guessed some matters in his heart. He pressed his temples with his fingers and said, "It’s okay, speak."

"Young Master, let’s go inside and sit down first."

Nalan Gui Xue followed Xie Yi inside. After Xie Yi prepared some tea and pastries, he slowly began, "After the Young Master fainted that night, Miss Su was terrified, her face turning pale. Miss Su tirelessly used her superpower to heal you, but it was all in vain..."

"The Young Master’s face was pale, and no matter how you were called, you wouldn’t wake. I called Doctor Lu..."

"Later, we found out it was a mental problem... Then the Family Head arrived..."

Xie Yi recounted everything the Family Head said to Miss Su in detail, sparing nothing.

"Clink..."

The teacup in Nalan Gui Xue’s hand shattered into pieces, the shards cutting his finger, but Nalan Gui Xue seemed oblivious.

"Such a proud person, how could she endure such humiliation."

Yes, Nalan Gui Xue was acutely aware that his mother’s pressure to force her away was indeed an insult.

She was a female, so proud in character, how could she tolerate such treatment.

"Indeed, the Family Head mentioned not letting you become emotionally involved, and even used your safety to press Miss Su into making a choice. Though the Family Head’s words appeared thoughtful and flawless, I could see the Family Head looked down on Miss Su..."

"What matters most is that on the night Miss Su left, she encountered numerous assassins lying in ambush to kill her."

Upon hearing this, Nalan Gui Xue stood up abruptly, "What did you say?"

"Assassination!"

Nalan Gui Xue’s pupils contracted sharply, the pain in his heart growing more severe. He felt as if he heard the sound of his heart breaking, "Explain clearly, who exactly was behind the assassination?"

"Was it my mother?"

In the past, Nalan Gui Xue never doubted his mother’s love and care for him, but now it was different.

Now he did not trust his mother, he instinctively suspected her.

Xie Yi shook his head and said, "I don’t know, I also don’t know how those assassins found out about Miss Su’s movements."

"Miss Su had just stepped out of the estate and was ambushed by countless assassins in the forest."

"Those assassins were very powerful..."

Xie Yi described the incident in detail, "Miss Su was almost killed, Young Master, she truly nearly died, and though it should have been me who died, Miss Su stayed behind to save me, eventually using a Secret Technique to forcibly enhance her abilities. If you had been present, you surely would feel heartache for Miss Su..."

"Gasp..."

Nalan Gui Xue could not listen any longer; he tasted utter heartbreak for the first time.

"Young Master, are you okay?"

Xie Yi was terrified seeing the Young Master in such a state.

He dared not continue speaking.

Nalan Gui Xue placed a hand on the table, using force to support himself, fearing he might faint.

Even then, Nalan Gui Xue felt waves of dizziness and darkness before his eyes.

"Young Master?"

After a long while, Nalan Gui Xue regained his composure, hoarsely saying, "I’m fine."

"Continue."

Xie Yi shook his head and said, "After that, I never had contact with Miss Su, and then I did not know the further developments involving Miss Su."

"But I know that the Family Head assigned many guards to keep watch over you, explicitly to prevent Miss Su from visiting you."

"The Family Head doesn’t want you and Miss Su to meet, nor does the Family Head intend for Miss Su to become your wife."

Xie Yi tried various ways to meet the Young Master, also to inquire about the news within the Xie Clan, but to no avail.

"I was even warned by the Family Head, who said that if I didn’t behave, I couldn’t even guarantee my own life."

"The Family Head prohibited me from telling the Young Master about Miss Su."

This was the truth, as Xie Yi constantly thought of finding the Young Master, hoping to relay these matters after the Young Master awoke, but the Family Head guarded against him, and failing that, resorted to threats.

Though Xie Yi was a member of the Xie Family, his loyalty was solely to Xie Guixue, and everything he did, he considered from Xie Guixue’s perspective.

Not from the interests of the Xie Clan.

Having heard all this, a flicker of dangerous, cold light flashed in Nalan Gui Xue’s eyes. "Xie Yi, do you think those assassins could be connected to my mother?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Yi’s face turned pale, "I can’t believe the Family Head would go that far?"

"If they really wanted to harm Miss Su, wouldn’t they do it at another time?"

Nalan Gui Xue said lightly, "I didn’t believe it before, but my father told me things about my mother. He said that back then, when he eloped with her, they were also ambushed by the Xie Clan."

"Originally, with my father’s ability at the time, erasing all traces and preventing pursuit were tasks he could easily accomplish, yet the Xie Clan still found them."

Back then, my father didn’t think much of it, but after he died once, and upon awakening from a long sleep, he pieced it all together.

Upon hearing this, Xie Yi’s expression changed dramatically, "If that’s the case, the Family Head is too frightening."

"But the Family Head, all these years, has been devoted to Young Master Ling and never married, always having one affection. Could that be false too?"

Nalan Gui Xue lowered his gaze, his long lashes folded like butterfly wings, concealing the deep ink black in his eyes, resembling ancient ice accumulated at the bottom of a cold lake, shadowed by a dark gloom.

His entire presence seemed enveloped in layers of darkness.

"Truth or deception, who can really know? But she’s taken all the benefits."

Moreover, under the guise of love, his mother controlled everything about him, not allowing him to escape from her grasp.

If not for his father awakening from slumber and knowing of his presence, having him taken away, perhaps he would still be under his mother’s control.

"Let’s go, we’re going to the Xie Clan."

He needed to confront his mother.

...

The Xie Clan

After giving birth, the Master Xie left the child to subordinates for care, while she arranged for the Beast Husband to stay in the rear yard, having people keep an eye on the rear yard’s happenings.

Master Xie trusted no one.

The Xie Clan had many guards, but with Nalan Gui Xue’s ability, no one could block his return.

He didn’t want to make a fuss; he appeared directly before Master Xie.

"Mother has quite the elegant interest, examining the accounts so late into the night."

Hearing a voice, Master Xie looked up suddenly, immediately spotting Nalan Gui Xue.

Upon seeing Nalan Gui Xue, Master Xie’s face panicked momentarily, but she quickly regained her composure.

"Gui Xue, is that you? Have you returned?"

"Mother’s eyes haven’t deceived her; it’s truly you."

Master Xie stepped forward, about to warmly embrace Nalan Gui Xue.

But Nalan Gui Xue dodged aside.

He wasn’t used to it, since from childhood, his mother had rarely held him.