The Stunning Mad Empress: The Useless Third Miss - Chapter 7

At this moment, everyone was stunned, watching Xiao Qingxue being thrown out by the strange gust of wind.

“How, how is this possible? How can a gust of wind easily neutralize the internal energy of the third layer of vital energy?” Xiao Qingqing shouted in astonishment, standing beside Lin Fen.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion upon hearing this. Only Xiao Qingcheng noticed something amiss and glanced back casually, meeting the gaze of the mysterious man on the top of the pavilion. Their equally cold eyes and calm demeanor… In just an instant, Xiao Qingcheng casually averted her gaze.

“Humph! What a perceptive girl. Yingyi, let’s go.” The man on the other side, with a cold smile, turned and left with his companion.

On the other side, Xiao Qingxue, with the help of Lin Fen, struggled to stand up. With a wave of her hand, Xiao Qingqing, who was closest, sprinkled all the poison powder in her hand onto Xiao Qingcheng, also affecting Xiao Ze, who was not far away.

“Cough, cough… Xiao Qingqing, you are so treacherous and despicable!” Xiao Ze, suppressing his cough, glared at Xiao Qingqing until he fainted.

Xiao Qingqing, looking at the two lying on the ground, sneered and said, “Alright, take them away.”

In a place unseen by others, Xiao Qingcheng’s lips curled up slightly. She glanced at Xiao Ze being carried away and felt a bit more relieved. As long as Xiao Ze was gone, she could deal with these people without any reservations.

“Master, you’ve been poisoned,” Little Pearl’s voice suddenly echoed in Xiao Qingcheng’s mind, interrupting her thoughts.

After a moment of silence, Xiao Qingcheng replied mentally, “It’s fine. The amount of hallucinogen that Xiao Qingqing made is like kindergarten-level stuff to me.”

“What’s kindergarten?” Little Pearl, hiding in Xiao Qingcheng’s sleeve, curiously asked.

Before Xiao Qingcheng could respond, the two guards carrying her suddenly threw her into the air. If it weren’t for her agility and quick reflexes, she would have been poisoned or killed by the fall.

“Bang!” As soon as the door closed, Xiao Qingcheng immediately sat up and took out two withered blades from her chest, swallowing them.

“Alright, the poison is gone.” Little Pearl rolled out from the wide sleeve and looked at Xiao Qingcheng, who was still lying on the cold floor with an air of calmness, and asked in confusion, “Master, are you just going to lie here and wait to die?”

“Of course! I’m just lying here waiting for them to put on a good show,” Xiao Qingcheng replied.

Hearing this, Little Pearl suddenly rolled forward like a little ball and nestled into Xiao Qingcheng’s arms. “Master, do you really want to marry that good-for-nothing Nan Gong Yu?”

Xiao Qingcheng opened her eyes, raised her eyebrows, and said seriously, “No way!”

“Then how long do you plan to keep pretending to be foolish? It’s going to be hard to do anything while you’re acting like this! Not to mention getting the engagement broken off!” The little creature, hugging its plump arms and pouting, complained.

Xiao Qingcheng reached out and pinched Little Pearl’s furry face, smiling and saying, “Don’t worry, Nan Gong Yu will definitely break off the engagement. As long as I’m ‘foolish,’ he will. What he’s after isn’t Xiao Qingxue or me, but the most capable daughter of the Xiao family.”

“But I have to find a way to make him feel the pain of breaking it off!”

Little Pearl, looking into Xiao Qingcheng’s calm and confident eyes, felt a strange flutter in its heart. Suppressing this odd sensation, Little Pearl turned its head and huffed, “You’re just not straightforward.”

Thinking of its previous master, who was so noble and mysterious, Little Pearl felt a pang of sorrow. Xiao Qingcheng, seeing Little Pearl roll back into her sleeve, knew that Xiao Qingxue and the others must have arrived.

“Qingxue, why don’t you go rest? We can handle this little wretch,” Xiao Qingxue suggested.

“Cough, no, I want to deal with her personally. I won’t be at ease until she signs the agreement,” Xiao Qingxue insisted.

“Sister, be careful of the steps,” Xiao Qingqing warned.

Outside the room, the rustling sounds of conversation could be heard. Xiao Qingcheng quickly lay on the ground, pretending to be unconscious.

“Creak!” The door swung open.

Xiao Qingxue, leaning on Lin Fen, looked down at Xiao Qingcheng lying on the floor with a sneer of contempt and coldly hummed, “This wretch is really too ugly!”

“But she occupies the status of the legitimate daughter and the fiancée of Nan Gong Yu. So, sister, never underestimate anyone, even if they are a fool and a waste,” Xiao Qingqing advised.

With her eyes closed, Xiao Qingcheng communicated with Little Pearl in her sleeve, “Clearly, Xiao Qingqing is more difficult to deal with than Xiao Qingxue.”

The plump little creature in the sleeve huffed discontentedly, “You still have the mind to talk about others when you’re about to be done for.”

Hearing this, Xiao Qingcheng deliberately made a movement as if she was about to wake up, pressing the round Little Pearl under her arm.

“Whoa, what are you doing? How can you press on a dragon?”

“If you don’t want to be caught and stewed, shut up. Otherwise, I’ll throw you out first to smash those lotus flowers!”

The threatened Little Pearl quickly covered its mouth with two chubby little paws and struggled to squeeze out from under Xiao Qingcheng’s body.

“Huh? Mother, this wretch seems to be waking up?”

Xiao Qingxue frowned and took a few steps forward, only to see Xiao Qingcheng turning over as expected.

Lin Fen also frowned, looking serious, “This is not possible.”

Only Xiao Qingqing looked suspicious, her eyes filled with a dark gleam.

“Qingqing, why is the effect of your hallucinogen so short-lived?”

Xiao Qingxue raised her eyebrows, looking back at Xiao Qingqing in surprise.

Xiao Qingqing, who had been staring intently at Xiao Qingcheng on the ground, shook her head and replied, “This hallucinogen should have a two-hour effect on those with vital energy below the third layer.”

“So what’s going on?”

Xiao Qingqing continued, “I don’t know either.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Qingqing let go of Xiao Qingxue and took a few steps forward, pulling out a dagger from her waist and preparing to stab Xiao Qingcheng in the chest.

“Qingqing, don’t be impulsive. Let her sign the agreement first,” Xiao Qingxue urged anxiously.

The moment Xiao Qingxue spoke, Xiao Qingqing’s sharp dagger was already swiftly heading towards Xiao Qingcheng.

“Whoa, master, you’re going to be stabbed! So tragic, I dare not watch!” Little Pearl dramatically covered its eyes with its paws, teasing Xiao Qingcheng on purpose.

Xiao Qingcheng inwardly snorted,

In one seemingly casual movement, she rolled over and narrowly avoided Xiao Qingqing’s dagger.

At the same time, Xiao Qingcheng’s arm grabbed Xiao Qingqing’s ankle and pulled with a casual tug.

“Aaaah!”

Xiao Qingqing suddenly lost her balance and fell backward.

Had Lin Fen not rushed over in time, Xiao Qingqing’s own beautiful face would have been slashed by the dagger in her hand.