The Stunning Mad Empress: The Useless Third Miss-Chapter 53 - Heading to Xiao City

Xiao Qingcheng glanced up at the desolate and dilapidated courtyard and nodded, “Yes! We’ll set off afterwards! Leave Xiao Family Town and head for a bigger world!”

That very night, Xiao Qingcheng transformed back into Miss Qingcheng and, using the written agreement between Nan Gong Yu and Xiao Qingxue, plundered all the shops and taverns in Xiao Family Town. Valuables and property deeds were all pawned at the money shop in exchange for silver drafts. Finally, to cover the shortfall, Xiao Qingcheng stealthily infiltrated the treasure pavilion of the Xiao residence and thoroughly cleaned it out with the help of Little Pearl’s spatial storage.

Before dawn, Xiao Qingcheng left Xiao Family Town alone, walking along the main road with her hands behind her back.

“Master, if you just go to the Xiao family’s main branch like this, will they recognize you?” Little Pearl, sitting on Xiao Qingcheng’s shoulder, anxiously inquired.

Xiao Qingcheng waved her hand, and a token fell from her sleeve, “This is what I casually took from Xiao Feng.”

After a pause, she waved her hand again, “And this one, I ‘borrowed’ from Lin Fen’s courtyard. It has ‘Xiao Qingcheng’ written on it. It turns out that Miss Xiao San’s identity badge has been withheld by Lin Fen all along.”

“Wow! Master, you’re so amazing! You can think of everything! You and the Honored One are really alike.”

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Xiao Qingcheng raised an eyebrow, “Him? He seems so detached from the mundane world. As for me, I can only be in the midst of it. He and I are not the kind of people who can be involved together.”

“Master, don’t say that. I, the divine beast, think you and the Honored One are a perfect match.”

Xiao Qingcheng paused, then continued, “Then let me ask you, how much do you think I understand about him?”

Upon hearing this, Little Pearl felt a pang in her heart and fell silent.

“How could I fall in love with someone I don’t even understand?”

Little Pearl covered her mouth with her paw, her big eyes wide with innocence.

Xiao Qingcheng ruffled Little Pearl’s head, faced the rising sun, and gathered her inner energy to travel swiftly.

On the other side, near the city gate of Xiao City, the main branch of the Xiao family, a group of guards marched along the road from Xiao Family Town. Inside a low-key yet luxurious carriage, a handsome young man in a black robe was reading a letter.

“Huh! A Miss Qingcheng who suddenly appeared out of nowhere has thrown the entire Xiao family’s collateral branch into chaos. Even the usually shrewd Matriarch Nan Gong almost lost her life and fell for the trick.

In the end, Nan Gong Yu had no choice but to betroth both Xiao Qingqing and Xiao Qingxue as his concubines. It’s like having two more concubines. Huh! I haven’t been in touch for a while, and I didn’t expect Xiao Family Town to be so lively!”

Beside him, a woman dressed in silk and satin, with a charming figure, alluring appearance, and revealing clothes, was kneeling on a white woolen blanket, holding an exquisite glass pot to pour wine for the man in front of her:

“Second Young Master is the brains of the Xiao family’s main branch. In your opinion, what’s the reason behind all this?”

Xiao Cheng waved his hand and pulled the alluring woman into his arms. He squinted his eyes, exhaled, and said lazily, “The crux lies with this Miss Qingcheng who suddenly emerged.”

The woman was taken aback upon hearing this: “Then… can we still kill Miss Xiao San this time?”

Xiao Cheng’s eyes snapped open, filled with malice: “This fool is actually my real third sister. Her mother took her away from Xiao City and settled in this dilapidated Xiao Family Town back then.

Now, she’s just huddled in that tiny place. There’s no place for her in Xiao City.”

The woman curled her lips and let out a soft laugh: “That’s right! The most favored one in Xiao City now is only the Fourth Miss! If the Third Miss goes back, the Fourth Miss will definitely not agree.”

Xiao Cheng nodded slightly: “So, she can’t go back!”

Three days later, Xiao Qingcheng, who had been traveling day and night using her lightness skill, successfully arrived at the suburbs of Xiao City.

“Is this the main branch of the Xiao family?” Little Pearl squatted on Xiao Qingcheng’s shoulder, looking puzzled at the majestic city in the distance.

Xiao Qingcheng nodded, “Yes! The Xiao family’s main branch built its own city, and its strength is not inferior to the Southern Kingdom established by the Nan Gong family. This is the real Xiao family.”

“Master, you are the third miss of the Xiao family here.”

Xiao Qingcheng curled her thin lips: “But it’s obvious that too many people don’t think so.”

As she was about to arrive, Xiao Qingcheng disguised herself to look ugly and sallow. She believed that by entering Xiao City directly like this, she would surely be recognized.

“Hey? A carriage is coming up ahead. Master, look!” Xiao Qingcheng squinted her eyes, glanced at the slowly moving carriage and the well-equipped guards, and whispered, “You go back into my sleeve first.”

“Ah? Back into the sleeve again!”

Xiao Qingcheng poked the reluctant Little Pearl with her finger: “Be careful not to get caught and stewed into soup!”

Upon hearing this, Little Pearl’s fur trembled in fear, and she reluctantly rolled into Xiao Qingcheng’s sleeve.

“Who’s there ahead? Get out of the way!”

Xiao Qingcheng crossed her arms, calmly looking at the guard with a sullen expression. The guard in black combat attire, with a dagger at his waist that was clearly a high-grade weapon, made her involuntarily curl her lips. The “Xiao” character on his left arm badge made her recognize that he was likely the second young master of the Xiao family who had just left the city—Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng of Xiao City was definitely not as dignified and upright as the distant city itself.

“I am Xiao Qingcheng. Who are you from the Xiao family?”

The moment Xiao Qingcheng spoke, the curtain of the carriage, which had been lowered, was lifted by a pair of delicate hands. The one who lifted the curtain was a woman dressed in a very alluring and sensual manner. The woman knelt on the side, while a domineering man sat in the main seat. The man’s eyes and brows revealed his ruthlessness without any concealment.

“Oh? Third sister? That’s quite a coincidence. I haven’t gone to pick you up yet, and you’ve come here first.”

Xiao Cheng spoke, and Xiao Qingcheng sneered coldly.

“It was Miss Qingcheng who sent me here.”

“Aren’t you supposed to be a fool? How come you don’t sound very foolish when you speak?”

The woman kneeling in the carriage asked curiously. Along with Xiao Cheng, who also squinted his eyes, they waited for Xiao Qingcheng’s response.

“Well, Miss Qingcheng detoxified me. So, I’m not foolish anymore. And now, I’m very smart!”

Upon hearing Xiao Qingcheng’s somewhat childish words, the woman couldn’t help but laugh: “It seems the foolishness hasn’t completely gone away. Where has a smart person ever boasted about themselves?”

Xiao Cheng, sitting beside her, propped his chin up with his crossed hands. A hint of interest and murderous intent flickered across his face: “Since you’re the third sister, do you have any proof of identity?”

Xiao Qingcheng shook the tokens in her hand, which jingled. “Which one do you want to see?”

Xiao Cheng’s lips twitched: “This rumored Miss Qingcheng is really considerate of you.”