"你说什么？"我捏着那株被 Documentation 破坏得不成人形的雪莲，声音里透着森森寒意。This had been the finest medicine in the entire land, one that could cure even the most insurmountable illnesses, yet now, it lay crushed on the ground like common grass. The culprit was a certain someone who had been eyeing my family's herbs for quite some time now.

I turned to face the one who had dared to ruin my family's hard-earned resources. It was none other than Lin Tao, my stepmother's biological son, twisted and contorted in every possible way. His eyes, usually filled with a mixture of envy and malice, were now wide with fear as he realized the severity of his actions.

"You... you dare destroy such a precious herb?" I hissed, my voice laced with venom. "Do you know what this could mean for your family?"

Lin Tao stammered, his usual bravado replaced with a trembling weakness. "I... I was just trying to help, Mother..." he sobbed, his words barely audible over his sobs.