Chapter 14

No wonder she looks like a celestial fairy.

In Xiliang Cheng, almost no one doesn't know Ye Qingran. Apart from her identity as the Xiliang Cheng First Beauty, her most famous identity is that she is a descendant of Dingyuan Marquis Yun Sui Feng!

Daughter of War God!

Five years ago, her sudden disappearance caused a great stir in Xiliang Cheng and even the whole Donglin Country.

Who would have thought that five years later, she would suddenly return!

Facing Ye Sisi's slander, Ye Qingran was not angry at all.

She broke into a smile, "I at least have this capital, what about you?"

Having said that, she strolled into Qin Ge.

Her tranquil elegance and noble bearing scorched everyone's eyes.

Mo Xiaohu obediently followed behind her.

How could Zhu Laifu allow his boss to be humiliated?

Zhu Laifu sank his voice, tone unpleasant: "Miss Ye Sisi, please watch your words and conduct! Miss Ye and our boss are innocent; our boss merely admires Miss Ye's beauty that could topple a city. If you, Miss Ye Sisi, were a bit more beautiful, you might also enjoy such honor!"

"But alas, you don't have it!"

Hmph, what nonsense!

Zhu Laifu flicked his sleeve, his disdain reaching its peak.

Truly, ugly people love to cause trouble.

Everyone secretly laughed out loud.

Shopkeeper Zhu of Qin Ge is usually outspoken. However, to humiliate Ye Sisi so openly in public is still quite surprising.

Especially Ye Sisi's face alternated between green and white, almost making her faint from anger.

The fourth floor of Qin Ge, a place that never receives guests, Han Xing Leng Yue had been waiting in the private room for a while.

If they weren't afraid of exposing their identities, they would have gone out to teach Ye Sisi a lesson long ago.

"This damned Ye Sisi, who gave her the guts to bully our miss? I will definitely give her a good lesson!"

Han Xing's eyes held killing intent.

"Xing Er, getting angry over her isn't worth it, right!"

Ye Qingran gave a faint smile, completely unbothered.

Ye Sisi is nothing but a petty clown.

"Hello, sisters." Mo Xiaohu, following behind Ye Qingran, poked out a handsome little milk bag, raised his lips, smiling cutely and charmingly.

Han Xing Leng Yue, these two appearance enthusiasts, were instantly defeated.

"Ahhh, my goodness, where did this little cutie come from!"

"I can't take it, he's so handsome and cute!"

……

Ye Qingran rubbed her forehead.

She just knew.

The fate of appearance and cuteness enthusiasts.

Han Xing Leng Yue excitedly lunged at Mo Xiaohu, her eyes full of stars.

From childhood to now, I've never seen such a handsome and cute kid.

Facing such a scene, Mo Xiaohu remained very calm.

After all, he's seen plenty.

In Mo Yuan, from white-haired elderly grandmothers to newborn baby girls, who isn't a fan of Mo Xiaohu?

"Hello, sisters! Are you sisters fairies?"

"Why do you say that?"

"Because you sisters are all so beautiful!"

Ye Qingran: "....."

This little mouth, surely it's been smeared with honey?

Han Xing Leng Yue's face flushed red; she never imagined that one day she'd be praised as shy by a baby.

"Little cutie, what's your name?"

"I'm Mo Xiaohu. Sisters can call me Xiao Hu. The 'hu' in fox, as Tiger Demon King Aunt said, I'm as sly as a fox, hehe~"

Mo Xiaohu flashed a handsome smile, his words making Han Xing Leng Yue laugh so hard she couldn't see her teeth.

Ye Qingran: "....."

This kid, he has the potential to become a sea king in the future!

Fortunately he's still young; if he grew up, who could stand it? Wouldn't all the girls in the world be dazed and bewitched by him?

How could she have just thought the little guy was pitiful?

It must be an illusion!

"Zhu Laifu greets Miss!"

Zhu Laifu entered the room, bowed deeply to Ye Qingran, his expression excited.

"Qin Ge side, you've managed it well. This Five-grade Holy Spirit Pill is a reward for you."

A pill flew toward Zhu Laifu.

Zhu Laifu caught it, overjoyed.

A Five-grade Pill, even the emperor of Donglin Country has never seen one. Yet his miss awarded it to him without blinking.

Sure enough, following the miss means there's meat to eat!

Thank you, Miss. At Qin Ge, as long as I, Zhu Laifu, am here, you can rest assured!

Ye Qingran nodded. "Then I'll trouble you, Shopkeeper Zhu."

Shopkeeper Zhu nodded repeatedly, though he couldn't help feeling moved.

I still remember the shocked expression on his face when he first saw Ye Qingran.

Who would have thought that the behind-the-scenes boss of Qin Ge, which operates all over the Central Region, would be such a young woman?

Moreover, she is also the hotshot Ghost Doctor of Medicine King Valley in the Central Region nowadays!

After Zhu Laifu stepped back, Han Xing Leng Yue expressed their intention.

Miss, please take us to the Ye Residence later; we won't feel at ease if others attend to you.

Ye Qingran thought for a moment, then nodded. "That works; you go to the Trading Market first later, and I'll meet you there."

If she directly took people away from Qin Ge, it would surely arouse suspicion.

Coincidentally, the Trading Market has a place specializing in buying and selling servants; taking two people back from there would be justified.

Xiao Hu, from now on you'll stay here; we'll come visit you often.

Although Mo Xiaohu wanted to follow Ye Qingran at all times, he knew that nothing should be rushed; progress must be gradual.

Otherwise, Meiren Sister would reject him; what then?

So he nodded in agreement.

When Ye Qingran met Han Xing Leng Yue at the Trading Market, a group of black-clad individuals came patrolling by, full of vigor.

"What kind of people are these?"

"They don't look weak in strength."

Han Xing Leng Yue said softly.

"Oh, I heard that the Guoshi Fu was robbed a few days ago by a female flying thief who stole a stalk of Five-colored Emperor Flower from the Guoshi Fu, and the National Master ordered an investigation."

A warm-hearted uncle explained.

Ye Qingran: "....."

Slander!

As for the female flying thief accusation, she admits to it, but she clearly didn't steal that stalk of Five-colored Emperor Flower; at most she plucked the National Master's High Ridge Flower.

She won't take the blame for this.

"Miss…" Han Xing Leng Yue looked at Ye Qingran.

Ye Qingran shook her head at them, indicating she also didn't know what was going on.

"Look, there's still a wanted poster posted there."

The three walked over and, upon seeing it, their mouths twitched in unison.

"Miss, they probably won't be able to find you." Han Xing let out a long sigh.

The female flying thief on the wanted poster had an ugly, excessively lewd appearance.

No one would suspect that the female flying thief is related to their young lady.

Leng Yue solemnly expressed agreement.

"I suspect the Guoshi Fu is biased against me." Ye Qingran muttered.

Even if she had taken the Appearance-Altering Pill that day, she was only a little ugly; she couldn't have become this hideous, right?

Couldn't it be drawn a bit more objectively?

Outside the Trading Market, the patrolling black-clad individuals were still there; Ye Qingran recalled her actions that day, felt guilty, and decided to act cautiously.

"Let's not leave for now; let's go stroll around inside the Trading Market."

After the three entered the Trading Market and wandered for a short while, Ye Qingran felt an unfriendly gaze fixed on her.

Her eyes flashed; she stopped at a stall, casually pointing at a stone and said, "Come over and look, this seems to be a Spiritual Stone!"

Han Xing Leng Yue understood, examined the Spiritual Stone with an excited expression, and said, "Looks like it!"

Boss: "?"

"Boss, how much for this Spiritual Stone? I'll take it!"

The boss inwardly cursed Ye Qingran for being stupid, but smiled on his face: "Miss, you have great eyes; this… uh, Spiritual Stone, I risked my life to obtain from deep in Jiu Fu Lin; the price… isn't cheap!"

"Name your price!" Ye Qingran struck the pose of a wealthy tycoon who's short on nothing.

"Fifty thousand taels of gold, can't go lower!"

"Wrap it up!"

Ye Qingran readily agreed, leaving the boss dumbfounded.

I've seen stupid people, but never someone this stupid.

"Alright…"

"Wait!"

A spoiled voice came from afar, stopping the boss's action.

"I want this Spiritual Stone!"

The boss was dumbfounded.

"What's going on today? Idiots come in pairs?"

"Miss, this Spiritual Stone costs fifty thousand taels of gold; are you sure?"

Mu Qingrou strode over with her maid, chin raised, face full of arrogance: "I am the Second Miss of the Mu Family; would I lack a mere fifty thousand taels?"

The boss was startled.

It turned out to be the Eldest Miss of the Mu Family.

"Miss Mu, our lady arrived first; how can you snatch what she likes?" Han Xing complained.

"Not bad, I got here first!" Ye Qingran looked anxious, eyeing Mu Qingrou's wary expression.

Mu Qingrou gave Ye Qingran a cold stare.

"Ye Qingran, you really came back! I never thought your life would be so big—you actually didn't die!"

Ye Qingran naturally remembered Mu Qingrou.

Back then, the Wu Ji Dian Hall Master favored Yun Sui Feng greatly, appointing her as steward and putting her in charge of Wuji Hall.

The Mu family has always been high-and-mighty, ambitious, eyeing the steward position like a tiger watching its prey.

I still remember when Yun Sui Feng was alive—she, Mu Qingrou, had to bow and scrape upon seeing Ye Qingran.

But now, everything has changed.

The steward of Wuji Hall is the Mu family.

Ye Qingran is nothing but a pitiful worm without her mother's protection, and moreover a waste without a spiritual root.

"What, Mu Miss wants to steal my spiritual stone?"

"I, Mu Qingrou, am stealing your spiritual stone, Ye Qingran—what of it? Do you think you're still the former Ye Qingran?" Mu Qingrou made no effort to hide her arrogance.

The shame of the past can finally be repaid!

"Boss, this spiritual stone—I'll add another fifty thousand!" Ye Qingran looked at the boss.

Mu Qingrou dismissed it with contempt.

Fifty thousand is nothing—Mu Qingrou doesn't even bat an eye.

She isn't lacking spiritual stones either; she just wants to make Ye Qingran unhappy.

"I bid two hundred thousand."

"Mu Qingrou!" Ye Qingran's eyes flashed with anger, yet she was helpless.

The more Ye Qingran acted this way, the happier Mu Qingrou became.

"This is too much, boss—I'll bid three hundred thousand taels of gold for this spiritual stone!" She seemed to be doing it out of spite.

The boss was dumbfounded.

"Today, did pies fall from the sky?"