The Azure Flame Illusionary Spirit left a trace of power in Su Xiaomei's body to help suppress the anger within her.
Then it returned to Li Fan's consciousness.
In just this short amount of time, Li Fan was already feeling weary.
The "Netherworld Spirit Illusion Technique" hadn't been cultivated to the later stage of Qi Condensation, and the newly born illusion spirit was still a bit weak.
Moreover, he had to concentrate and carefully control the intensity of the illusion spirit's output, so as not to cause harm to Su Xiaomei's young body.
For Li Fan, it wasn't an easy task.
Fortunately, all was well.
This time, he managed to keep her safe for the next ten years.
If Li Fan could leave the Cloud Water Celestial Palace unharmed in this world and obtain the "Cloud Water Map," he would come to find her in advance.
If anything happened to Li Fan, she could still go to the cultivation world with Su Changyu and the others after ten years.
After recovering his strength, Li Fan walked out of the underground chamber.
The officials of Dali were still waiting outside.
After informing them that Su Xiaomei had been cured, Li Fan let them disperse.
He only left Su Xiaomei's father, Su Xueshi, and inquired about Su Xiaomei's condition.
Su Xueshi's face turned red, and after hesitating for a while, he stuttered and explained the whole story.
As it turned out, Su Xiaomei was not Su Xueshi's daughter but instead the daughter of his younger sister, Su Yujing.
Su Yujing was much younger than Su Xueshi. She was only sixteen when she became pregnant with Su Xiaomei.
At that time, her inexplicable pregnancy caused a huge stir in the Su family.
Because she was not married at that time!
Pregnancy before marriage was an undeniable scandal. What made Lord Su even more angry was that Su Yujing refused to disclose who the child's father was.
She insisted that she had absolutely done nothing improper and claimed that she had suddenly felt tired while playing in the garden one day and took a short nap.
Upon waking up, she soon noticed something strange in her body.
But how could a young girl waiting to be married bring up such a matter to others?
It was only until her belly grew day by day that she finally couldn't hide it anymore.
The Su family naturally didn't believe this absurd explanation.
An enraged Lord Su wanted to abort the child.
However, feeling the heartbeat of the fetus in her abdomen, Su Yujing showed her strength as a mother.
She refused to agree to abort the fetus, even resorting to threatening suicide.
Although Lord Su was furious, he couldn't bring himself to kill his own daughter.
He could only lock Su Yujing in her room, preventing her from leaving to avoid leaking the news.
In this way, they finally waited until the day of her delivery.
It took a lot of effort to give birth to Su Xiaomei.
Su Yujing's body was already weak, and she hadn't received good care during her pregnancy.
After such turmoil, her body couldn't take it.
Thus, shortly after giving birth to Su Xiaomei, she passed away.
Before her death, she earnestly begged the Su family to take good care of Su Xiaomei.
The Su family were not heartless people.
After Su Yujing's death, everyone in the family doted on this little child who had lost her parents at a young age, hoping she would grow up safe, happy, and healthy.
However, no one expected that shortly after Su Xiaomei was born, she fell ill with a strange disease.
Her whole body was burning, to the point where she had to apply ice constantly to alleviate it.
The Su family consulted renowned doctors in the capital, but they couldn't cure her.
Until Li Fan arrived.
...
Li Fan listened to Su Xueshi's narration, then looked up at the sky of this world, lost in thought.
"Is she born with heavenly fortune? Perhaps this can explain why Su Xiaomei has such exceptional talent."
"However, according to the original historical trajectory, even with her extraordinary talent, in the face of calamities, she would still find it hard to escape death."
"In the entire cultivation world, how many people have talents as exceptional as Su Xiaomei's, yet they die without any recognition, just like ordinary people?"
"From this perspective, the heavens indeed treat everyone equally."
With this matter concluded, Li Fan let out a long sigh and summoned the Tai Yan Boat, swiftly leaving.
It didn't take long before he safely returned to Liuli Island.