Chapter 3
“Bang bang bang.”

“Ah ah ah!”

The screams were incessant.

The servants were kicked by Xia Qingqing, falling to the ground.

Even Xia Jinlan was nearly knocked down by a servant.

Fortunately, she dodged just in time.

“What’s the matter? Are you not afraid of death? Do you want to taste the feeling of having your head chopped off by my knife?”

Xia Qingqing swung the chopping knife, which gleamed sharply.

Although her strength was not as great as before her crossing, dealing with these weaklings was a piece of cake.

“No! No! We don’t want that!”

Xia Jinlan lifted her skirt and abandoned Xia Tiance, quickly making her escape, while the maids and servants covered their injured bodies and scattered in all directions.

“Wait for me, sister!”

Xia Tiance, lying on the ground, crawled toward the courtyard gate using both hands and feet.

“Clang!”

He was blocked by a chopping knife in front of him.

Xia Qingqing brushed the dust off her hands, walked over, squatted down, and grabbed his hair, saying viciously:

“Do you think I want you to leave? I haven’t said anything; if you dare to move, I’ll chop off one of your arms. If you run again, I’ll chop off one of your legs. Let’s see how many times you can withstand it!”

“Woo woo woo!”

Xia Tiance was scared to tears!

As the third young master of the Xia family, he had been spoiled for over ten years, and everyone catered to him. He was the one who scared others; how could anyone scare him?

He had previously come to the courtyard with his sister to beat up Xia Qingqing, and he had been the one to kick and hit her the hardest. Today was truly a reversal of fortune!

Wasn’t that wild girl supposed to have fallen into the water last night? She should be lying in bed; even if she didn’t freeze to death, she should be sick!

“I won’t leave; I just want to crawl for a while!”

Xia Tiance’s tears and snot were streaming down his face, covering it completely.

His pitiful appearance made Xia Qingqing want to vomit.

“You like crawling? Then crawl around the courtyard! Whenever they bring me what I want, you won’t need to crawl anymore!”

Xia Qingqing stepped on Xia Tiance’s back.

“Ouch! I’m crawling!”

Xia Tiance endured the pain and honestly crawled around the courtyard.

Xiao Suo opened the door and peeked out.

Just now, the Sixth Miss told her to hide inside during the fight, and she had followed her instructions.

Now that it was finally quiet outside, she dared to come out.

“Sixth Miss, are you alright?”

“I’m fine; I just broke a sweat during the fight, expelling the cold from my body. Once the steward brings the food and medicine, I’ll eat some and recover quickly!”

Xia Qingqing wiped the sweat off her forehead.

“Sixth Miss, do you also recognize medicinal herbs?”

Xiao Suo looked at her in surprise.

“I know a little! When my mother lived outside, she secretly taught me some medical books. After all, my grandfather was a scholar, and my mother was also talented! Hehehe!”

Xia Qingqing found a good excuse to brush it off.

Xiao Suo bit her lip, her eyes still filled with doubt.

“Sixth Miss, I still have one thing I don’t understand. Do scholars also know martial arts? When you fought against Wang Pozi, it could be said that you provoked her, but when I saw you swinging the chopping knife at those servants, it looked like you were trained. When I was sweeping in the outer courtyard, I saw the guards practicing martial arts, and you looked just like that!”

Xia Qingqing touched the back of her head, her eyes rolling as she explained:

“Actually… actually, when I was living outside, my mother secretly hired someone to teach me martial arts. She was afraid that if she left me, I wouldn’t have anyone to protect me, so she let me practice in secret without telling anyone!”

“Oh! So that’s how it is! But…”

Xiao Suo furrowed her brows again, and Xia Qingqing knew that her doubts were not completely resolved.

“I didn’t resist before because I was holding back for the sake of face when that scumbag brought me back. But now they are bullying me too much, and I’ve reached my limit! Of course, I have to resist!”

Xia Qingqing hurriedly continued to explain.

“Oh! Now I understand!”

Xiao Suo relaxed her brows and nodded repeatedly.

“Sixth Miss, we’ve brought you some things!”

Outside the courtyard, several maids were carrying clothes, food, blankets, and medicinal herbs as they walked in.

“Put them on the kang and the table inside!”

Xiao Suo directed them.

The maids became obedient; they had all seen how imposing the Sixth Miss was and didn’t dare to act recklessly.

Xia Tiance stopped crawling as soon as he saw that things had been delivered.

He respectfully walked up to Xia Qingqing and asked, “Sixth sister, can I leave now?”

“Yes, you can go! Do you know how to talk when you get back?”

Xia Qingqing looked at him, her eyes filled with a strong sense of threat.

Xia Tiance understood, “I get it; today’s incident was all my sister’s fault and has nothing to do with you, sixth sister!”

“Very good! You’re quite sensible! Go back!”

Xia Qingqing waved him off, and Xia Tiance ran away like the wind.

“Sixth Miss, come and look! There are so many things; we’ll have a much better winter!”

Xiao Suo excitedly pulled Xia Qingqing into the room.

“Yes! There really are a lot; let’s eat first! Those snacks look quite tempting! And there’s stewed chicken, rice…”

Xia Qingqing rubbed her flat stomach; she had been hungry all night and had just fought, so her stomach had been protesting for quite a while.

“Alright! I’ll serve you some rice, young lady!”

Xiao Suo was also starving, but she still had to take care of the young lady first. Now that she knew with the Sixth Miss around, they wouldn’t go hungry or cold anymore, and their lives would only get better.

She had always been bullied in the mansion before, doing the hardest and most exhausting work herself. Following the Sixth Miss, she could find solace in their mutual support and warmth.

Unexpectedly, after falling into the water, the Sixth Miss seemed like a heavenly help, flipping the table and fighting back, and their lives were getting better and better.

It seemed that the saying “the good are bullied, and the kind are ridden” was quite true.

From now on, she would also practice martial arts with the Sixth Miss. If anyone bullied her Sixth Miss, she would be able to fight back too.

The master and servant happily enjoyed their delicious meal and even had some snacks.

When Xia Jinlan waited until evening for her mother to return with her fifth sister, Xia Tinglan, she couldn’t help but cry as she rushed into Yan Meili’s arms.

“My child, what happened to you? Did you suffer any grievances? Quickly tell your mother!”

Yan Meili held her tightly, feeling heartbroken.

“Mother, today I went to the back courtyard to see that wild girl. She hit Wang Pozi until she bled, and then I had Third Brother take me to the back courtyard to settle the score with that wild girl.

I didn’t expect that wild girl would actually hold a chopping knife to Third Brother’s neck, and Father even helped that wild girl by sending her food and clothing! Mother, you must stand up for your daughter; that wild girl has gone too far! Boo hoo hoo…”

Xia Jinlan cried out, making Yan Meili’s eyes widen in anger, her brows furrowing sharply.

Sitting beside them, Xia Tinglan put down her book in shock and looked at her sister in disbelief.

“Sister, you mean that wild girl injured Wang Pozi and threatened Third Brother with a chopping knife? How is that possible? She can’t even fight back or curse, she’s just a coward!”