The Stunning Mad Empress: The Useless Third Miss-Chapter 55 - Pursuit

Swiftly, she changed into Miss Qingcheng’s attire. The moment she put on the mask, Xiao Cheng burst in with his men.

“Miss Qingcheng, return my third sister’s life!”

As Xiao Cheng charged in with his sword drawn, he saw a body lying on the ground and a masked Miss Qingcheng sitting on the bed.

“Who are you?”

Xiao Qingcheng sneered coldly and kicked out, revealing the assassin who had just tried to kill her in broad daylight to Xiao Cheng and the guards from the Xiao residence.

“Find someone to impersonate me, and at least find a better one.”

Upon hearing Xiao Qingcheng’s words, Xiao Cheng’s heart sank.

“Where is my third sister? What have you done to the third miss? Did you kill her?”

“Huh! If I wanted to kill her, why would I wait until now? Xiao Cheng, I’ll be following you closely. If you dare to harm Miss Xiao San again, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”

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With that, Xiao Qingcheng suddenly gathered her inner energy and flew out. Xiao Cheng’s face darkened, and his eyes flickered with murderous intent.

Mei Hong, who was following beside him, worriedly said, “What should we do?”

“Kill her, and everything will be as usual!”

Xiao Cheng gritted his teeth, tightened his grip on his long sword, and gathered his inner energy to the fifth layer, leaping into the air and disappearing into the night.

The autumn wind was chilly, and the night was desolate. Cold frost pierced through the layers of withered trees and settled on Xiao Qingcheng’s body. The suburban night was cold and eerie. Dark clouds obscured some of the moonlight, with the remaining silver light spilling over the desolate, uninhabited forest.

The shadows flitting through the forest moved as freely as birds. That figure was none other than Xiao Qingcheng, who was running wildly.

“Master, master, the path in this forest is too difficult to navigate!” Little Pearl cautiously curled up in Xiao Qingcheng’s arms, worriedly saying.

Not far behind, there were rustling sounds. The intermittent bursts of powerful inner energy pressure constantly reminded Xiao Qingcheng that a group of skilled experts was hot on her trail, determined to eliminate her.

“No matter how difficult, we must keep going!”

Xiao Qingcheng said while swiftly climbing over jagged rocks and tree trunks by the stream.

“Master, the person chasing us is probably that sinister second young master. He has the strength of the fifth layer of inner energy; you’re no match for him.”

“I know! I sensed it faintly when I was running. Xiao Cheng is determined to kill me tonight.”

“Why? Aren’t you his own sister? Why would he want to kill you?”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingcheng paused slightly. Yes, his own sister… why would he want to kill her?

The Xiao family’s main branch seemed… even colder and more ruthless than the people of Xiao Family Town. But the reality was right there in front of her. Even if she wanted to deceive herself, she couldn’t.

“He wants to use Miss Qingcheng’s hand to kill the real Miss Xiao San. To completely absolve himself. But he doesn’t know that Miss Qingcheng and Miss Xiao San are actually the same person. Naturally, only by killing the real Miss Qingcheng can he fully complete his plan. Otherwise, if the matter is exposed, it will definitely be very troublesome for him.”

Xiao Qingcheng saw through it all very clearly. Although she woke up in the tent a bit late, probably at the moment when the assassin disguised as Miss Qingcheng drew her knife and spoke, her consciousness returned. But at that moment, she understood everything. So, tonight was destined to be a sleepless night of escape. As long as she could survive the night, everything could be simplified. Then, she would reappear in front of everyone, disguised as the ugly Miss Xiao San. Even if Xiao Cheng had the courage, he wouldn’t dare to openly assassinate her.

While Xiao Qingcheng was thinking wildly in her mind, she fled at high speed. Not far away, Xiao Cheng, who had been chasing her relentlessly, looked more and more solemn.

“She’s quite a skilled expert. She can run so fast even with such complicated terrain!”

Not far behind, Mei Hong, leading a group of elite hidden guards in pursuit, panted, “Second Young Master, how is it going?”

Xiao Cheng’s face darkened as he gave orders: “You, spread out on both sides and form an encirclement. Attack from the left and right. I’ll lead a small team to pursue her head-on. Prioritize killing her once captured. Use fire as a signal!”

“Yes, Second Young Master!”

After the well-trained black-clothed hidden guards dispersed into the forest, Xiao Cheng said to Mei Hong beside him, “You go back and keep an eye on the camp. If you see Xiao Qingcheng, kill her immediately.”

Mei Hong hesitated and said cautiously, “Second Young Master, I am your person. If I take action, then later…”

“It doesn’t matter. As long as this is done tonight, I naturally have a way to frame that mysterious Miss Qingcheng.”

Xiao Cheng’s words reassured Mei Hong. After receiving the order, Mei Hong immediately vanished into the rustling tree shadows.

Xiao Cheng turned his head, squinted his eyes, and used the faint moonlight to examine the surrounding terrain.

“You, can’t escape!”

With that, he swung his dark sleeve, and a black python with colorful stripes flew out of his clothes: “Go, follow the traces of the leaves and find her!”

“Hisss!”

The python quickly darted through the withered leaves. Its hissing was filled with excitement and obedience. Xiao Cheng chased after his beast pet, moving forward all the way.

On the other side, after crossing the entire forest, Xiao Qingcheng arrived in front of a waterfall.

The three-thousand-foot cascade,

Majestic as a rainbow, resembling a brocade belt.

The thunderous roar vibrated in her ears.

Xiao Qingcheng bent down and took a look forward.

At the bottom of the waterfall was just a small pool.

The water overflowing from the pool turned into streams along the surrounding river channels.

From a distance, the streams looked like the intertwined roots of an ancient tree.

Bathed in the faint moonlight, they shimmered with a rippling halo, interwoven over the endless land.

“Such a high waterfall, how bad would it be to jump down?”

“Master, this ravine waterfall was caused by a rift in the earth a hundred years ago. The height difference is much greater than the previous eastern suburban pit. Master, we need to find another way.”

Little Pearl was scared, her paws tightly gripping Xiao Qingcheng’s neck.

The white fur, fluttering in the wind, all fell backward.

The strong wind by the waterfall at night even exposed Little Pearl’s rather round belly.

“Yes, we need to find another way.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a black python quickly darted out from the forest behind them.

The snake’s eyes were like knives, cold and fierce.

Its body was long and whip-like, graceful and powerful.

“Mommy! Snake!”

Little Pearl was so scared that she buried herself in Xiao Qingcheng’s arms.

“It’s just a snake. Why are you, a divine beast, so afraid?”

Xiao Qingcheng immediately drew the Empress Sword, ready to pounce on the python.

“Master, master! This is the Ebon Python of the Netherworld, extremely venomous. And it’s particularly ferocious and well-known as a magical beast. Waaaah, I’m still young, I can’t fight it!”