SHOCKING VENOMOUS CONSORT: FRIVOLOUS MISS
23. Queuing to Serve

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The Second Elder's mouth twitched a few times. Everything that happened today continued to challenge his heart. If one day he died from excessive heart palpitations, it would have been because of Ling Chuxi! Since he did so, was discussing the development of his abilities or this half-eaten plate of food more important now?! The Second Elder speechlessly watched Ling Chuxi make a sound on the overturned plate on their table.

“You want another surprise Second Elder? Qin Xiruo injured her arm because she was straying while she was cultivating, but she covered it up and instead splashed dirty water on me. I think it's time I collect this debt.” Ling Chuxi laughed as she dropped another bomb on the Second Elder.

Right now, the Second Elder could no longer remain calm. He slammed his palm onto the table and malice dyed his face. 'So that's what really happened! Whenever the Ling family talked to the Qin family regarding business and other matters, they always threatened us with this incident. Saying the Ling family trash stained the future genius of the Qin family and destroyed their pillar of hope. The Ling family had always been subject to the Qin family's requirements because of this. The Qin family also used Qin Xiruo's injury as an excuse to bully Ling Chuxi frequently for years. Who would have thought that the truth of the matter was actually so different!'

The focus of the Second Elder dropped back to reality after contemplating this revelation about Qin and snapped, "We must make Qin Xiruo to ..." In the middle of his sentence, the Second Elder met and was silenced by Ling Chuxi's angry gaze.

The reason he glared at her was very simple. The Second Elder had broken the table in two as he struck the surface with his palm again. In addition to the two plates held in one of Ling Chuxi's hands, the other plates broke with the food split on the floor. This made Ling Chuxi very unhappy. Very, very unhappy.

“Chuxi, darling. Let's order food and we'll discuss the strategy after we eat. How about that?" The Second Elder smiled awkwardly in consciousness and tried to calm Ling Chuxi down.

“Message double the amount!” clasped Ling Chuxi who was very upset.

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This is Ling Chuxi's metamorphosed day. The talk of the stone monument used for appraisal for several generations was unable to maintain his Ocean of Qi dispersed throughout Shi Qu City in just half a day. If only the Ling family were to talk about it, perhaps others would not believe it. However, even some disciples from the Qin family had personally witnessed the incident, it was impossible to doubt the truth of the matter.

For many, these past few days after Ling Chuxi's big day had been a practice of leveling her door frame. It made Aunt Wang upset. Who else could be the cause of all this extra work for him other than the Ling family disciples? They had seen Ling Chuxi's peerless beauty and innate talent on the day of the appraisal ceremony and were now constantly thinking about it, unable to let go of the emotions he stirred in it. Hence, everyone acted on their new passion for Ling Chuxi with great zeal.

“Aunt Wang, this is the chestnut cake I bought for Chuxi. I waited a long time to buy it. Can I trouble you to hand it to him?”

“Aunt Wang, this is a silk handkerchief that I asked to be brought back by someone else from a distant country. The workmanship is very detailed, and skillfully and superbly crafted. It's completely original. Can I trouble you to... Ow hell! What are you pushing like that for? Go behind and join in line!”

“Aunt Wang, look here, look here. This is something I prepared specifically for Chuxi ..."

Aunt Wang's smile was no longer a smile at this moment. The grin on her face was even stranger than the one made when she cried ugly. In the past, he was worried and anxious when he saw that Miss and the other younger generation of the Ling clan did not have a good relationship. However, now she was only annoyed by the overzealous display of affection shown by all these people towards Miss.

Across the courtyard, Ling Chuxi could still hear a lot of commotion coming from in front of her house despite waiting for quite a long time. He frowned impatiently, turned to walk to the back of the house then jumped over the back wall and walked towards Qin Xiruo's house.

All was calm in the Qin family's ancestral court.

Qin Xiruo's position in the Qin family was far from low, he only stood up enough to be qualified to stay in the Qin ancestral palace. The qualification is not bad either. After all, the Qin family had high hopes for Qin Xiruo until his arm injury effectively hindered his progress in cultivation for life, leaving the Qin family stunned. Naturally, they were annoyed with Ling Chuxi — being considered as the cause of the unintentional injuries of — and imposing all sorts of demands on the Ling family whenever they did business as a result. After seeing the benefits of having Qin Xiruo to make the Ling family guilty, the Qin family did not ask him out of their ancestral palace, thus saving Qin Xiruo's face as well.

Qin Xiruo stood by the window, looking across the field uneasily. He didn't know why, but he had been feeling uneasy since this morning.

"Sister Xiruo, is there a problem?" qin Yumei asked gently from behind him.

Qin Xiruo turned her head back towards Qin Yumei with a smile. “Nothing is wrong, Yumei. I heard the First Elder say that he will match you and Big Brother Xiaoting in marriage. Congratulations."

Anger and hatred swept over Qin Yumei in a huge wave, they nearly drowned her. Suddenly suffocating gripped his heart. 'Did Qin Xiruo mock him? He knew very well that Big Brother Ling Xiaoting liked him, so such words of congratulations were meaningless. This lady. Is he insinuating? Did she indirectly praise the fact that even if Ling Xiaoting married her, she only had Qin Xiruo in her heart? How hateful!' Qin Yumei thought of beating Qin Xiruo cruelly. However, he resisted the urge and showed his usual smile.

“Sister Xiruo, Big Brother Xiaoting has always liked you. He would never approve of this marriage. Let's not talk about this any further.” Qin Yumei decided to immediately change the topic. “But how surprising is Ling Chuxi's transformation? It really makes people feel weird. Did he always hide his true self or did he swallow a special medicine that suddenly made him a genius?” Qin Yumei frowned and continued, her voice full of doubt, "Sister Xiruo, I don't think it's possible for her to hide herself so well, she definitely has a special meeting to allow such a transformation."

When Qin Xiruo heard Qin Yumei's words, her tapping fingers stiffened and she felt enlightenment ring out on her.

'That's right. Ling Chuxi must have had some kind of special meeting or obtained some kind of special treasure to be able to change so far. In the past when Qin Yumei bullied him to the brink of death, Ling Chuxi could not even muster up the courage to issue an answer. However, he now had a terrifying innate talent level. Moreover, Ling Chuxi's face was always red, swollen, and filled with ugly wounds. Now, her skin was white and supple, and her true features hidden under her skin disease turned out to be quite amazing. His metamorphosis was simply too inconceivable!' Every time Qin Xiruo recalled Ling Chuxi's unrivalled appearance during the appraisal ceremony, an uncontrollable wave of anger and jealousy appeared within him.

'I'm sure of it. Ling Chuxi must have found something very special or found a treasure to change a lot. If that's the case, there might still be hope for my arm ...' Qin Xiruo gently stroked his injured right arm. If he could obtain this same treasure, would his arm be healed? That way, all his former glory could be returned to him!

Qin Xiruo was getting excited thinking about it. With a sudden jolt of movement, he turned around and walked towards the door.

"Sister Xiruo, what happened?" qin Yumei asked in confusion.

"There's nothing. I was just thinking something. I'll be out for a while.” Qin Xiruo did not look back and rushed with even faster footsteps.

Qin Yumei watched as Qin Xiruo's receding figure disappeared through the door in silence. Then he laughed coldly before leaving the room as well.

After Qin Xiruo left the main gate of her house behind her in a hurry, she ran towards Ling Chuxi's house. He was desperate to find Ling Chuxi and trap her so that he could find any treasure that caused his metamorphosis and keep it to himself.

However, after running for a while from the Qin ancestral palace, he stopped. He could see two people in the distance—Ling Xiaoting and Ling Chuxi. Ling Chuxi seemed to be speaking in a frustrated tone.