Dong Huiying patted her chest and quickly slipped to the side, putting on an innocent face afterward.

"Girl, I think you’re really in big trouble. You’d better hurry up to the mountain temple to burn some incense and pray, otherwise, I’m afraid you won’t live much longer, and it might even bring disaster to your whole family."

"You harlot!"

She once again advanced on Dong Huiying with her sword.

"You’re full of nonsense; I’ll kill you right here and cut out that annoying tongue of yours!!"

Yan Xiyu charged at Dong Huiying full of killing intent, but Dong Huiying, though seemingly clumsy, narrowly dodged each time. Yet Yan Xiyu couldn’t even touch a hair of hers.

Especially Dong Huiying’s mouth, it was truly infuriating, so incredibly annoying.

Feigning a smiling demeanor while uttering words that could drive someone mad.

Yan Xiyu was practically driven insane with rage.

By now, the Second Elder of the Qin family had become nothing more than a figurehead.

Logically speaking, with the Second Elder’s seniority, as an elder, Dong Huiying should at least exchange a few pleasantries, say hello, or something like that, even if she was here to see the Young Master of the Qin family, as clearly stated on her visiting card.

But ever since she arrived, she spoke first with Yue Ning, then busied herself with provoking Yan Xiyu, completely ignoring the Second Elder, as if the Second Elder simply didn’t exist.

The Second Elder squinted slightly.

Some matters appear clearer to bystanders than the involved.

For instance, Yan Xiyu wanted to kill Dong Huiying, but Dong Huiying successfully dodged every time.

Yan Xiyu thought it was due to Dong Huiying’s luck, but the Second Elder saw it differently.

This girl must be trained; she’s completely playing with Yan Xiyu like a cat with a mouse, just messing with her like teasing a monkey.

The Second Elder remained expressionless, even sipped some tea from a teacup, but couldn’t help letting her mind wander, her gaze drifting towards Yue Ning.

There, Yue Ning was holding a roasted chicken leg, enjoying it while watching the fun.

Beside Yue Ning stood a young man in a green long robe.

Judging by the young man’s appearance, he seemed slightly younger than Yue Ning, embodying a very different style, with manners that were well bred, gentle, and courteous, speaking softly with a faint smile, resembling a person as clear and bright as the wind and the moon.

In fact, just by appearance, he looked more like a scholar, exuding a scholarly aura.

The Second Elder had never met Dong Huiying and Yixuan, and couldn’t help but speculate about the relationship between them and Yue Ning.

At the same time, she had to admit, she felt quite uncomfortable inside.

After all, whether it was Yue Ning, Yan Xiyu, or the later-arrived Dong Huiying and Yixuan, it was obvious that in their eyes, she, an elder, simply didn’t exist, thoroughly ignoring her as if challenging her authority.

But regardless of her inner thoughts, the Second Elder still maintained a kind and amiable appearance.

While the Second Elder was observing Yixuan, Yixuan was also quietly assessing the Second Elder.

The main division within the Qin family came from the Second Elder and the Third Elder’s sides, while the other elders did not share this ambition.

The notorious rumors about Yixuan circulating in the streets were the handiwork of this Second Elder.

Even the so-called fiancée, Yan Xiyu, was orchestrated by the Second Elder.

Currently, Yixuan held a lot of intelligence in his hands.

Some of it he discovered himself, and some were gathered by Third Brother Shujun through the Huizi Store.