The Stunning Mad Empress: The Useless Third Miss - Chapter 11

“Wow, why did you help Master, Esteemed One?”

The man in a purple robe, with his hands behind his back, took one last look at Xiao Qincheng before leaping into the pit valley with Shadow.

“Take good care of her for me, and you won’t be without rewards in the future.”

Leaving behind an ambiguous remark for Xiao Zhenzhen, the purple-robed man and Shadow vanished from sight.

At that very moment, the barrier dissipated on its own, and Xiao Qincheng slowly emerged from her cultivation.

“Is this what a breakthrough feels like? It truly feels amazing.”

Xiao Zhenzhen glanced at the refreshed Xiao Qincheng and quickly rushed over: “Master is so amazing! You actually broke through to the second level of primal energy in one go.”

Xiao Qincheng, upon hearing this, lowered her eyes to look at her own hands.

She could now clearly sense the surging power emanating from her meridians.

With a slight inward focus of her spiritual awareness, she could see the powerful vortex within her dantian.

In fact, after breaking through to the second level of primal energy just now, she had struggled to contain this powerful momentum.

Had it not been for a dominant strand of primal energy that entered her body and pressed all the absorbed gases into her dantian, she would have had to spend a great deal of effort to stabilize her cultivation.

“Was someone here just now?”

Ignoring Xiao Zhenzhen’s words, Xiao Qincheng frowned and asked.

“Who would be here? No one! Absolutely no one!”

Since the Esteemed One had left before Master woke up, it meant he didn’t want Master to know he had come.

Xiao Qincheng curled her lips into a smile, glanced down at the butterfly mask lying beside her, and let out a cold chuckle: “Was it the purple-robed man who helped me earlier?”

Xiao Zhenzhen’s heart skipped a beat, and she quickly covered her mouth with her paw.

Seeing this, Xiao Qincheng understood.

Just as she was about to get up, she heard rustling sounds from behind.

“Qingxue, the real reason I came to Xiao Family Town is actually to take care of another matter.”

“Astro, why did you deliberately make me keep it a secret from our parents and bring the guards from the Xiao residence here to the eastern suburbs? What exactly are you planning to do?”

“The fluctuations of primal energy in these eastern suburbs have been abnormal lately. It seems that a rare fruit is about to be born.”

“A rare fruit? Isn’t that the spiritual fruit that can instantly increase one’s cultivation by a level without any side effects after consumption? Isn’t it said that such a fruit is extremely rare, usually appearing only once every hundred years or so?”

“But the strategists from the Nan Gong residence have solid evidence that there are signs of a rare fruit emerging in the eastern suburbs of Xiao Family Town. Let’s go and take a look; it won’t hurt to check.”

…

At that moment, Xiao Qincheng, who had already put on her mask, leaped up onto a tree and sat on a branch, watching a large group of people approaching from the distance.

“Xiao Zhenzhen, what is this rare fruit? Is the emergence of a treasure you mentioned referring to this?”

“A rare fruit can hardly be considered a treasure. However, it is indeed useful for you now, Master.”

“Since it’s useful, let’s go and intercept it.”

“The rare fruit should be somewhere nearby. Let’s go find it, Master.”

As soon as Xiao Zhenzhen finished speaking, she anxiously wanted to jump down to the ground and lead Xiao Qincheng in the search.

“Creak!”

Her round body touched a withered branch,

and Xiao Qincheng immediately caught Xiao Zhenzhen mid-air and brought her back into her arms.

“Xiao Zhenzhen, be careful not to fall and turn into a pancake!”

Xiao Qincheng laughed and gently rubbed Xiao Zhenzhen’s soft fur.

However, this soft chuckle caught the attention of the distant group of people.

Nan Gongyu, whose cultivation had reached the peak of the third level of primal energy, had exceptionally keen hearing.

The gentle yet aloof voice, mingled with the sound of the breaking branch, reached his ears.

Xiao Qingxue, whose cultivation had just reached the third level of primal energy, couldn’t hear clearly.

But that didn’t stop her from gathering some information from Nan Gongyu’s eyes.

Frowning and with a slightly gloomy expression, Xiao Qingxue took the initiative to speak: “Yu, let’s continue on our way. We should spread out and find the rare fruit as soon as possible.”

Nan Gongyu raised an eyebrow, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes: “There’s a sound over there. Let’s go and check it out first.”

Without giving Xiao Qingxue a chance to speak again, he led his subordinates towards Xiao Qincheng’s direction.

“Master, someone is coming.”

Xiao Zhenzhen squatted on Xiao Qincheng’s shoulder and sent a mental message to her.

Xiao Qincheng retracted her gentle smile, put on the butterfly mask, and said: “Don’t speak or run around in front of others.”

“Okay!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Qincheng abruptly gathered her energy and leaped down from the tree.

Nan Gongyu pushed through the woods and, from a distance, saw a graceful figure of a woman, gathering strong inner strength as she danced on the treetops.

Her body moved like a dragon gliding through water, and her grace was like a startled swan.

Her face was as fair as the moon, and her demeanor was aloof and transcendent.

Unconsciously, Nan Gongyu was actually stunned on the spot.

Xiao Qingxue, standing beside him, gritted her teeth and glared viciously at Xiao Qincheng, who landed smoothly on the ground.

“Who are you? Why don’t you kneel when you see me, the young miss of the Xiao family, and the young master of the Nan Gong family?”

Xiao Qingxue’s opening remark was extremely impolite.

Xiao Qincheng, wearing a mask, let out a cold snort, and Xiao Zhenzhen, squatting on her shoulder, also arrogantly shook her head.

The purple, fitted chiffon silk dress contrasted sharply with Xiao Zhenzhen’s round, smooth, and soft white fur.

One was still, the other was active; one was purple, the other was white.

One was composed, the other was lively.

Xiao Qincheng, walking gracefully with her back to the light, seemed like a fairy from the heavens, proud and aloof, evoking a sense of reverence.

“Miss Xiao Qingxue of the Xiao family?”

Hearing Xiao Qincheng’s cold inquiry, Xiao Qingxue proudly raised her head: “Yes, that’s me.”

“Huh! So Miss Xiao of the Xiao family is out for a spring outing with her brother-in-law… Well, that certainly impresses me. No wonder you can say such rude things like ‘kneel’!”

Xiao Qincheng’s words were filled with contempt and disdain.

Especially the word “brother-in-law” caused both Nan Gongyu and Xiao Qingxue’s faces to darken.

“How dare you speak to me like that? You’re asking for death!”

Taking advantage of a moment of inattention, Xiao Qingxue suddenly drew her sword and lunged directly at Xiao Qincheng’s face.

The inner strength of the third level of primal energy radiated instantly.

Xiao Qincheng let out a cold, inward chuckle: If this had been before, she indeed would have been helpless.

But now… she had just broken through to the peak of the second level of primal energy and was in need of someone to practice on.

It was just a matter of seeing what it would be like to face the legendary third-level Miss Xiao of the Xiao family.

Xiao Zhenzhen, seeing the look in her master’s eyes, guessed a bit.

She covered her eyes with her paw, unable to bear watching her master beat up the other girl.

At the peak of the second level of primal energy with a golden dantian, one could already match up evenly with an ordinary dantian at the peak of the third level of primal energy.

Not to mention that Xiao Qincheng was already skilled in combat and fighting.

Sure enough!

Xiao Zhenzhen’s guess was correct!

Xiao Qingxue, who lunged forward, didn’t even touch Xiao Qincheng and was sent flying by a dominant inner force.

“Ahh!”

Nan Gongyu swiftly leaped up and caught Xiao Qingxue in mid-air.

But his eyes were completely fixed on the seemingly calm and composed Xiao Qincheng across from him.