Revenge of the Hideous Lady (Xyla Quest)
Chapter 2028

"I noticed her eyes were bloodshot earlier. That might seem normal, but it isn't. Usually, bloodshot eyes aren't as red as this.

"Also, I discovered a small, transparent cyst beneath her lower eyelid. Here, look," Yaksha urged, slowly pulling Xyla Quest's eyelid downward.

Indeed, the cyst he mentioned was there.

"There is! What's going on?" Sharon Lindt gasped.

Stanley Batton remained quiet and stared at Yaksha, who had his brows furrowed.

"This transparent cyst... Xyla wouldn't have felt anything. I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't pulled her eyelid down intentionally. No one would think there's anything odd even if they had seen her bloodshot eyes.

"The only thing that can cause the growth of such a cyst and bloodshot eyes would be spiritual poison," he explained, turning to look at Stanley.

"Can I tell you everything?" he added hesitantly.

Stanley nodded slightly, knowing that what Yaksha was about to say probably involved mystical components.

Science wouldn't be able to explain it.

Hence, it was impossible to keep it a secret from his family.

"This kind of poison is colorless and odorless. It's the most potent poison in the demon world. It would only take a few seconds to process after entering the human body, and it's undetectable through normal scientific tests.

"Not only that but if ingested in small doses, the poison can't be detected from checking the person's pulse. Nothing odd would show up even under the most advanced scientific tests.

"As long as the dosage given each time was small, it would slowly modify a person's physical state. It could lead to premature delivery and a weakened body.

"However, regular tests wouldn't be able to detect anything even if the mother and babies were affected. They wouldn't be able to sense anything at all.

"They might already be dying by the time they felt something," Yaksha explained.

Sharon's eyes widened when she heard all this. "Do you-do you mean Xyla had a premature delivery because someone poisoned her? What's this strange poison you spoke of? Demon world?" She couldn't believe what she heard. What was the demon world? What kind of mystical stuff is this?

Yaksha nodded. "Yes."

"Isn't this an exaggeration? Even if

the demon world truly exists, surely someone can sense if they're being poisoned If something's wrong with our own bodies, we'd know, right? Also medical technology is so advanced now. How could nothing be detected?" she asked

"This is what's so powerful about the poison. It carries a curse from the demon world. When it poisons someone, it could channel its wish into the poison, and once it enters a human's body, it would do whatever the demon wants.

"If it doesn't want the victim to feel anything, then they won't," Yaksha explained.

Sharon felt increasingly confused by what he was saying.

It was all very mystical.

"I can see that Xyla's cyst has been around for a long time. She's probably been poisoned for a while now. She only delivered after this long, though. It's a rare case, but l think it's probably because of the children," he added.

"The children?" she asked, puzzled.

How could it be related to the children?

"What do you mean?" Stanley spoke up.

Yaksha stared at Sharon before turning to look at Stanley. "Can I speak freely?"

Stanley frowned but nodded.

Sharon continued to look curiously at Yaksha, waiting for him to speak.