Chapter 32

Chapter 32

Qiao Shu strode over, a cold, mocking smile playing on her lips. “Does the Ye Family’s Eldest Miss still recognize me?”

Ye Piaoling sized her up before nodding. “So it really is you, Qiao Shu.”

Hearing the name she had used back when she was a lowly maid, Qiao Shu’s expression instantly soured.

She loathed that name, as it represented a past she considered beneath her. She snapped sharply, “How dare you! I am the legitimate daughter of Duke Anguo’s Mansion, Princess Anguo, Xiao Mei!”

“Oh? So your name is Xiao Mei now?” Ye Piaoling chuckled.

It didn’t really feel any more sophisticated than Qiao Shu…

Xiao Mei glared at her, lifting her chin slightly as she commanded, “Kneel.”

Ye Piaoling frowned. “What did you say?”

Xiao Mei repeated, “I said, kneel!”

Ye Piaoling asked, “Why?”

“I am royalty, while you are merely the daughter of a minister,” Xiao Mei declared. “It is only natural for you to kneel before me. There is no ‘why’!”

Ye Piaoling replied, “The Tianwen Sect has a rule: all disciples who enter the sect are brothers and sisters. Regardless of whether one is a prince or a commoner, everyone is equal.”

Xiao Mei sneered. “But we haven’t entered the gates of the Tianwen Sect yet, nor have we officially joined. We aren’t disciples of the Tianwen Sect yet!”

Ye Piaoling paused to consider her words before commenting, “Hmm, you have a point. That makes sense.”

Xiao Mei’s eyes widened. “Then why haven’t you knelt yet? Kowtow to me!”

Ye Piaoling asked again, “Why?”

Xiao Mei: “…”

Choking on her words, Xiao Mei barked, “Stop playing dumb! Are you messing with me?”

She reached out to grab Ye Piaoling’s hair, intending to slap her across the face.

Xiao Mei believed that with her current status, Ye Piaoling wouldn’t dare fight back even if she were beaten.

However, before her hand could touch Ye Piaoling, her wrist was caught in a firm grip.

Ye Piaoling sneered and shoved her back. “Get lost!”

“Ah-!”

Xiao Mei was thrown backward and tumbled to the ground.

“Princess!”

The guards were horrified.

Xiao Chengxu’s expression changed instantly as he rushed forward to support her. “Mei’er, are you alright?”

It was clear he doted on this sister who had only recently been found and brought home.

Xiao Mei was already recovering from previous injuries; this fall, combined with the shock, nearly made her cough up blood.

Xiao Chengxu turned his glare toward Ye Piaoling, shouting, “You have some nerve, daring to injure the Princess in public!”

Ye Piaoling replied, “It’s called self-defense. You wouldn’t understand.”

Xiao Chengxu indeed did not understand.

No one here could understand.

Ye Piaoling looked up at the sky, a lonely expression on her face.

Leaning into Xiao Chengxu’s arms and gasping for breath, Xiao Mei’s eyes burned with immense hatred. She pointed at Ye Piaoling and ordered, “Beat her! Beat her until she kneels and begs for mercy!”

Receiving the command, the guards immediately cracked their knuckles and lunged at Ye Piaoling.

Ye Piaoling pushed off with her toes, leaping into the air. With a swift kick, she sent the lead guard tumbling backward.

The onlookers were stunned.

Hua Wuhuang also raised an eyebrow in surprise.

It was rumored that after the Ye Family’s Eldest Miss lost her cultivation, her martial arts skills had also been completely ruined… But seeing her today, though her spiritual power was nowhere to be seen, her movement techniques were top-tier!

Seeing that the ordinary guards were no match for her, Xiao Chengxu lunged forward. A brilliant white light gathered in his palm as he struck out at Ye Piaoling!

Ye Piaoling’s eyes sharpened as she dodged the blow.

Xiao Chengxu’s cultivation was quite deep, and the momentum of his palm strike was powerful. Although her martial arts were high, she lacked spiritual energy; it would be difficult to win in a head-on collision…

With a graceful turn, she evaded Xiao Chengxu’s attack.

Suddenly, another burst of spiritual energy shot out from the side, colliding head-on with Xiao Chengxu’s strike with a resounding boom.

Hua Wuhuang had made her move.

Caught off guard, Xiao Chengxu stumbled back a few steps.

“What is the meaning of this, Princess Wuhuang?” Xiao Chengxu asked in a heavy voice.

Hua Wuhuang chuckled. “How could I stand by and watch while my good sister is being bullied?”

With that, she raised her hand to condense a technique and took the initiative to attack Xiao Chengxu.

Xiao Chengxu knew of Hua Wuhuang’s talent and cultivation, so he didn’t want to fight her. But seeing that she had already attacked, he could only force himself to raise his own energy to resist…

Their palm winds crossed, creating dazzling arcs of spiritual light. The robes of the surrounding crowd fluttered wildly despite the lack of wind.

Ye Piaoling watched with envy. So this was spiritual cultivation-flashy and brilliant. Who wouldn’t love that?

In comparison, pure martial arts seemed a bit plain.

The guards of the Duke’s Mansion knew they couldn’t interfere in a battle between experts, so they all craned their necks to watch.

Xiao Mei screamed, “I told you to hit Ye Piaoling! What are you all just standing there for?”

The guards finally remembered there was still a Miss Ye. They quickly turned around and surrounded Ye Piaoling.

The scene instantly descended into chaos!

Thud, thud, thud…

The sounds of fighting and brawling echoed continuously.

Suddenly.

A powerful surge of spiritual energy shot down from the sky. With a sharp whistling sound, it tore right through the middle of the battlefield!