Chapter 86

Qin Bi glanced lightly at Qin He, her gaze carrying disdain.

Qin He felt furious; since her transmigration, no one had ever treated her with such contempt. In Jingcheng, everyone who saw her spoke flattering words, and the noble ladies were her closest confidantes.

Qin Bi was merely a concubine-born daughter of the fourth branch, a true concubine-born daughter, yet she dared look at her with such eyes.

"Too much?" Qin Bi, neither pleased nor angry, spoke with disdain: "I know this maid. She once pointed a sword at me; being loyal to her master is fine, but she should not have come to jump around in front of me."

Qin Bi had originally wanted to say this maid was He Yan's subordinate, but she decided against it; mentioning it would only make Qin He think she still cared about He Yan.

"You are being disrespectful to our Young Master's wife," the cultivation maid spoke up.

The women in the manor were shocked. This maid was given to Qin He by He Yan; both the Marquis Qin Yan's wife and He Shi knew this, as did Cui Shi of the second branch. Yet the Marquis Qin Yan's wife and Cui Shi were unaware that this maid had once pointed a sword at Qin Bi.

He Shi knew; after Qin Bi returned from the Marquis of Yan's Prefecture, she had cried and complained to her about it.

At that time, Qin Bi had wanted to break off the engagement.

The Marquis Qin Yan's wife's eyes flashed. There was such a maid by Qin He's side; was it Qin He's indulgence, or the maid's own idea? In her view, Qin He had tacitly approved.

Others had complex expressions; some felt Qin Bi was overthinking things by quarreling with Qin He. She was just a concubine-born daughter of the fourth branch with no ability; what could she compare to Qin He, a member of the immortal sect?

Even without a spiritual root, Qin He was a little heiress, not comparable to Qin Bi.

So what if Qin Bi was the Rong Young Master's wife? Qin He also had a good relationship with the Rong Young Master. The Rong Young Master did not marry Qin Bi out of affection; he merely fulfilled an earlier promise to give the position of the fourth branch's legitimate wife.

Unmarried women had various thoughts, and the married sisters could not help but sigh. Qin He had gone too far, but no one showed this on their faces. If they had to choose, they would choose to associate with Qin He.

Qin Yan, the heir to the Marquis Qin Yan's Prefecture, rushed over upon hearing the news, followed by Qin Xun, Qin Jue, and others.

"You, a mere maid, have no sense at all." Qin Yan entered the warm pavilion and roughly understood the situation; he spoke displeasedly to the cultivation maid: "Shut up and get out."

The maid felt confident; she was assigned by the Young Master to the Xue Young Master's wife, so naturally she prioritized the Young Master's wife.

Besides, the maid knew clearly that Qin He's status in the manor was higher than Qin Bi's. She gathered spiritual power, looked at Qin Bi guardedly, and complained to Qin Yan: "She is disrespectful to our Young Master's wife and the little princess; she must apologize."

With this attitude from the maid, Qin He's guards flashed out, including some from He Yan and some from Xue Qing.

The Rong Wang Prefecture guards also entered the warm pavilion. Both sides stood tense with swords drawn. Finally, emotion appeared on Qin Bi's face; her heart burned with anger. Back then, this maid had pointed a sword at her, forcing her to apologize.

Only after the Marquis of Yan's wife went to He Yan's courtyard did the maid stop.

At that time, she was just a concubine-born daughter of the fourth branch; the fourth branch was not as wealthy as the second. Qin Bi could not fight back; having suffered wrongs, she could only make a scene to call off the engagement, but she had no say in her engagement to He Yan, who was from the Marquis of Yan's Prefecture, a hereditary first-rank title.

Qin Bi stood up and asked the maid: "Do you still think this is the past?"

Qin Bi's tone was contemptuous, her eyes scornful, viewing the maid as an ant.

The maid was enraged. In her eyes, she still regarded Qin Bi as He Yan's fiancée; she was protecting Qin He, but she forgot that Qin Bi was now the Rong Young Master's wife. Even if she hadn't forgotten, she was He He Shizi's subordinate.

"Disrespecting our little princess is looking down on the Marquis of Yan's Prefecture." The maid mobilized spiritual power to attack.

The Rong Wang Prefecture guards protected Qin Bi and unleashed spiritual power; Qin He's guards also unleashed spiritual power. The women fled in panic to the Marquis Qin Yan's wife. The heir Qin Yan gave a cold glance at that maid and, along with Qin Jue and Qin Xun, moved to intervene.

Just as the spiritual power of the cultivation guards on both sides was unleashed, Qin Bi flicked her sleeve. Her robe sleeve whipped out a stream of combat energy, which pushed aside Qin Yan and the others, while a surge of combat energy swept Qin He's guards and maid away.

The maid, caught in the direct impact, fell to the ground and could not rise.

Qin Bi looked on coldly; she felt anger toward this maid and wished her spiritual root would be destroyed.

This maid was a Green Grade, first-tier martial cultivator. Those below Green Grade in cultivation were no match for her. Having followed Qin He these years, her cultivation had improved significantly, yet today she was utterly defeated.

Everything happened so fast that everyone in the warm pavilion was bewildered.

The Rong Wang Prefecture guards were also stunned. If there was trouble, they should handle it; why did the Young Master's wife have to intervene? Besides, the Young Master's wife had only just entered the path of cultivation, yet the combat energy she used just now was extremely domineering.

Is this what combat energy looks like for someone who just entered the path??!!!

Qin Yan and the others were full of suspicion. The Xue Wang Prefecture guards helped the fallen maid up. Qin He was both shocked and furious, momentarily unable to regain her composure. Several people around her were given by He Yan; how could they be so easily defeated?

A Green Grade cultivator was already very powerful. Qin He stared at Qin Bi, her eyes filled with scrutiny.

"Enough, guards, withdraw." Qin Yan's face darkened. This was the Marquis Qin Yan's Prefecture; his own sisters were making a scene right before his eyes: "Qin He, control your people."

"My people were wronged," Qin He said indignantly.

Qin Yan looked at Qin He: "Your maid broke the rules. In the Marquis Qin Yan's Prefecture, even young masters and young ladies are not someone like her, a mere maid, allowed to touch. Giving her a lesson is good, so she learns not to be reckless."

These words were directed at the maid, or perhaps at Qin He; in any case, Qin He had always been reckless.

Qin He's legitimate younger sister jumped out: "Sister Qin Bi made a move, but Sister Qin He did not."

Qin Yan ignored his cousin from the second branch and said to Qin Bi: "Come with me."

The women exchanged glances; some sisters were secretly delighted, thinking the eldest brother, the heir, would surely scold Qin Bi. However, the Marquis Qin Yan's wife knew it was not so. Qin Bi followed, and Qin Xun went with them.

Qin Lang was in the courtyard taking care of the children; seeing this, he picked up Rong Yang and followed as well.

Arriving at the heir's courtyard, Qin Yan said to Qin Bi: "Try hitting me with your combat energy."

Qin Bi: "..."

Qin Bi did not move; Qin Yan and Qin Xun looked at her with confusion.

Qin Bi felt both angry and amused. She knew her eldest cousin was puzzled about why the guards used spiritual power while her attack was combat energy; she had made the move, yet the eldest cousin, the heir, did not believe it.

"I'm afraid I might hurt you," Qin Bi explained after a while.

In the small space of the Beast Realm, Qin Bi had already discovered that her combat energy was powerful, which had little to do with cultivation. Of course, with higher cultivation, combat energy became even more powerful, but combat energy, like luck value, was innate.

Qin Yan was stunned. Qin Bi decided to let him see it for himself. She waved her sleeve, borrowing the combat energy from her earlier anger, and Qin Bi waved it through the air, creating a gentle breeze and fine rain; immediately, flowers and grass sprouted from the soil nearby.

Surprised? Unexpected? Anyway, Qin Bi was very surprised.

She felt she could do it; hey, she really could.

Qin Yan, Qin Lang, and Qin Xue's eyes widened in shock as they stared at the flowers and grass that had grown in an instant; even Rong Yang's eyes were round with astonishment.