My Arrogant Young Lady

"What!?" My heart skipped a beat when I heard what the policeman said.

Damn it! It's one thing for those locals to retaliate by stealing my money, but don't take my and Xi'er's black cards too! If we lose our black cards, how are we going to spend the remaining two weeks?

"Don't worry, we will definitely handle this matter seriously. This case is now considered a criminal case and must be investigated. We will send people to find their families right now, and we will definitely help you get your lost money and bank cards back!" the policeman said earnestly.

"Okay, thank you for your help." I nodded gently.

After the police sent someone to help us find the money, Xi'er and I exchanged a helpless glance. Perhaps the town we came to was too small, and we ran into some troublemakers. But to take the King Snake back to the Wang family, we couldn't go through big cities; otherwise, we would have already flown home.

We stayed in the town for a day, but the local police couldn't catch the group of locals. The policeman, knowing we were tourists and getting impatient from staying so long, said, "How about this? It's not easy for you two to travel like this, and you've spent a lot of money staying in this town. Don't worry, we'll definitely help you get your money back. That guy, Li, is a native of this area. He can't escape. As soon as he shows his face in town, we guarantee we'll apprehend them and get your money back. There's not much to do in this town, you can go sightseeing elsewhere or go home. Leave me your address and contact information, and we'll notify you immediately once we've recovered your money."

Knowing the police would do their best to help us with the case, we didn't want to stay here over such a small matter. We discussed it with Xi'er, and we realized we had a total of over ten thousand yuan on us, and we could also sell our jewelry for money. That million-plus yuan wasn't a big deal; our most important task now was to get home.

We wouldn't spend much money on the way, so we nodded in agreement, saying, "Thank you for your help."

"I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry that such an embarrassing thing happened. Please forgive me for making you laugh." The policeman sincerely apologized to us.

"It's alright," Xi'er smiled.

The address we left was that of Ye Family Manor. That very night, Xi'er and I, along with Wang She, continued our journey. But along the way, we traveled through entirely impoverished and remote areas. We passed through several poor villages, and the people who offered us lodging were all very kind and took us in. Seeing how poor the families were, we sold our jewelry before leaving them some money. It wasn't much, just over two hundred thousand yuan per family. When we arrived in Shaanxi Province, Xi'er and I only had a little over ten thousand yuan left.

When we arrived in a new town, we realized something was wrong when we counted the money we had.

Xi'er and I don't really care about money. Neither of us knows how to manage it, and we gradually realized that the remaining ten thousand yuan might not be enough to support us back to the Wang family.

Xi'er and I are easy to deal with. We can just eat a bowl of noodles and that's it. But my pet king cobra is a real money hog; it eats at least tens of thousands of yuan every day just by opening its mouth.

The king snake has a huge appetite; it definitely won't stand for being hungry. After feeding the king snake, Xi'er and I quickly ran out of money, leaving us with only two hundred.

We sat in a small noodle shop, and after eating a bowl of noodles, Xi'er and I looked at each other. I saw Xi'er staring at me and smiling. I felt a little helpless.

Then I said to Xi'er, "If it doesn't work, we'll just have to let Wang She go hungry for a day. Now that we've reached Xi'an Province, we're practically in the Long family's territory. I just looked at the map, and it's about a two-day journey from here to the Long family's headquarters. If we can hold out for two days, we should be able to get ten or twenty million from the Long family and return to the Wang family without any problem. Otherwise, let's finish this meal and then get going, rest tomorrow, and then travel for another day to go and ask the Long family for money."

“Wang Xi, if we let the King Serpent go hungry for a day, it can probably endure it. But if we let it go hungry for two days, it will definitely have to find food on its own. We're not familiar with this area, and if it finds food on its own and gets into a conflict with the locals, that wouldn't be good. We only have two hundred left now, which isn't even enough for us. You need to smoke, and we need to find a place to stay and eat. Why don't we think of a way to get some money and then go to the Long family to ask them for help?” Xi’er said to me after thinking for a moment.

"Do you have a solution?" I asked.

"Xi'er does have a method we can try." She smiled. Xi'er's eyes gradually brightened.

Because Xi'er was so beautiful and easily attracted attention, she bought ordinary clothes after we beat up that group of locals. But even dressed very simply, her radiance still shone through. So, she bought a baseball cap and put it on.

Wearing a baseball cap, she looked even cuter than before, but because she pulled the brim down low, people couldn't see her face and were only slightly attracted by her figure, unlike the group of locals who stared at her face for a long time.

They took me for a walk around the town, and we discovered that there were quite a few wealthy people there. Many large restaurants were doing brisk business, and luxury cars such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Land Rover were parked everywhere outside.

We walked into a restaurant together. Xi'er's eyes scanned the room, and a smile gradually appeared on her face. Then she took my hand and whispered, "Wang Xi, did you see that big fat man? He looks like he's very rich."

"Xi'er, are we going to rob the rich to help the poor?" I asked a fat man beside me in a low voice.

"There's no need to rob the rich to help the poor; borrowing ten thousand yuan from him is fine." With a smile, Xi'er's eyes gradually brightened.

In front of us stood a very fat man, probably weighing over 200 pounds. He had a shiny bald head, and when he lowered his head to eat, several deep wrinkles unconsciously appeared on the back of his head.

He wore a thick gold chain around his neck and five glittering gold rings on his ten fingers. To his left sat a stunningly beautiful woman, and behind him stood a group of burly men in black as bodyguards.

With a slight smile, Xi'er directly beckoned the waiter over, "Why is that window seat occupied?"

"Shouldn't that window seat be occupied?" the waiter asked in surprise.

"That window seat shouldn't be occupied by anyone, it should be mine!" As she spoke, Xi'er took off her baseball cap, revealing her long, beautiful hair. Then she frowned, looking extremely annoyed.

"Miss, that seat is already taken by Mr. Liu. If you would like to sit there, please wait until Mr. Liu finishes his meal." The waiter was startled by the imposing air of nobility emanating from Xi'er, and his gaze towards her became more respectful.

However, when Xi'er spoke to the waiter, her voice was so loud that it immediately attracted the attention of Mr. Liu, who was eating. Mr. Liu glanced at Xi'er's beautiful face and seemed somewhat mesmerized. Then, glancing at me, the dark figure beside Xi'er, Mr. Liu frowned in disgust. "So she's taken. If she weren't, I could have called her over for a chat."

"Brother Liu, that little girl seems to have some connections," said one of Boss Liu's bodyguards behind him.

"Heh, so what if she has a powerful background? Can she be richer than me? She actually dared to covet my seat. She really doesn't know her place." Boss Liu was a little unhappy when he saw that Xi'er wanted to sit in his seat, but seeing that she was a beautiful woman, he didn't bother with her.

Just then, Mr. Liu suddenly caught a whiff of a delicate fragrance. Looking up, he saw that stunningly beautiful young woman walking towards him.

The pretty young woman had her delicate eyebrows raised high, exuding an air of undeniable arrogance. She walked up to Boss Liu, glanced at him disdainfully, and said, "Fatty, don't you know this is my usual seat?"

"So what if you're used to sitting here? I'm sitting here now." Mr. Liu glanced at the pretty young woman's refined demeanor and smiled disdainfully.

"I'll give you ten thousand yuan. Go eat somewhere else!" the pretty girl said coldly.

"Haha, you dare to compare yourself to me, Boss Liu, in terms of wealth? I'll give you 20,000 yuan, now get out of here and eat!" Having already attracted quite a few diners, Boss Liu's vanity kicked in. He slammed 20,000 yuan onto the table with an arrogant expression.

"You win, I'm leaving!" Xi'er picked up the 20,000 yuan that Boss Liu had bid, and pulled me out of the restaurant.

As we left the restaurant, I heard Boss Liu and his bodyguards burst into laughter. Boss Liu had an unusually loud voice, and seeing us leave, he smugly laughed, "See? You dared to act tough with me? This is what happens when you try to act tough with me!"

"Brother Liu is awesome!" Liu's bodyguards immediately shouted.

Hearing Boss Liu and his men's smug laughter, I was secretly amazed. I thought to myself, "Xi'er's pretty cunning," and then asked with a grin, "Little wife, how did you come up with such a brilliant idea?"

“Xi’er has been deceived like this before…” Xi’er said, frowning.

"..."

Chapter 267 Fighting Town

Like mother, like daughter. The Empress Dowager was willful and capricious, doing whatever she pleased. And Xi'er was no less so than her mother.

I remember when I first met Xi'er, she hated my ambiguous relationship with Zhang Xuan and almost beat me to death with her four little maids. Now her personality is much better; she's gentle and obedient, and her temper is rarely as fiery as before. As for the old Xi'er, she was, of course, just as arrogant and domineering as that Boss Liu. Relying on the power and influence of her Ye family, she bullied some of the aristocratic young men in the provincial capital to the point of chaos.

I never expected Xi'er to have such a dark past, which I found a little funny. Xi'er, who had been slightly frowning, saw me chuckling and pinched me hard, saying, "What are you laughing at? Is it funny?"

"It's not funny." I grabbed Xi'er's little hand and quickly hugged her petite body, saying.

We rested for a while at the hotel that night, and then set off with the king cobra. We traveled about 100 kilometers through the night, and the next day we arrived at a larger town.

Compared to the previous small town, this town seemed much more lively. There were also more luxury cars, and I heard many people shouting about some kind of martial arts competition.

Curious, Xi'er and I secretly inquired and learned that this town had fighting competitions. Northeast Tigers and Northwest Wolves—the people of the Northwest are known for their fierce and warlike nature. And because of its remote location, powerful figures from the Northwest often bring their skilled fighters over for some fun.

Over time, the town transformed into a fighting town. Every summer, numerous skilled fighters from all over would gather here to compete and earn bounties. It's said that one such fighter once defeated over thirty opponents in a single battle, claiming a 20 million bounty before leaving triumphantly.

Getting money is good, but what's even better is the increased fame it brings. Many powerful families need skilled individuals to protect them, and those who can gain their favor will rise to prominence. These individuals will not only be paid high salaries by these families, but will also receive special elixirs and other valuable resources to cultivate their talents. Their strength will be greatly enhanced, and they'll be surrounded by luxury cars and beautiful women—it's practically a win-win situation!

We were surprised to find such interesting activities here, which piqued our interest. We had previously stayed in the provincial capital for a week because we were so engrossed in those kinds of things, but now, because we're so eager to have fun, we're not afraid to stay even longer.

“Wang Xi, I heard that you can bet on their matches. You and I are both top-tier martial arts masters; it’s easy to tell who has a stronger aura and who has a weaker one. We’re short on money anyway, so why don’t we stay here for a few days and watch them fight? We can broaden our horizons and earn some extra cash. If I’m not mistaken, there must be members of the Long family in this town. If we ever run into financial difficulties again, just show your Prince’s Token and the Long family will come and give us money. Let’s have some fun, how about staying here for a few days? If we encounter some equally matched opponents, we can even try our hand at fighting ourselves. Maybe we can even become god-level masters before we go home.” Xi’er immediately became much more interested upon hearing that there were fighting matches in this town.

Xi'er is a princess of the royal family, and she's long been tired of ordinary scenes. It's rare to see Xi'er in such high spirits, so I thought it would be good to keep my little wife company.

This time, we took the king cobra on land again. We also planned to use this opportunity to strengthen our relationship. Like a honeymoon, we'd stay a few more days if we encountered something fun.

During the days we spent with Xi'er, we learned the Qi cultivation method that Leng Yan had given us. The Qi cultivation method of Leng Yan's sect is very exquisite. We felt that the true Qi in our bodies was much purer than before after only cultivating the first level.

Having true qi within one's body is a symbol of being about to step into the threshold of becoming a god-level master. Once one becomes a master above all gods, one can kill with qi, infusing true qi into weapons so that even falling leaves and flying flowers can kill.

We're still far from the realm beyond the gods. But we're not far from becoming god-level experts. Moreover, Xi'er is skilled in alchemy; she brought quite a few pills with her when she left home, though those were too precious and An Yao and the others took them away by plane. If we can cultivate to god-level here, and then nourish our bodies with the Ye family's pills back home, we can quickly solidify our god-level expert status.

We decided to stay and did so immediately, booking a room for five days that very day. We then took a shower together at the hotel. Since both Xi'er and I are nocturnal, we needed to rest during the day. The fighting match was also scheduled for the evening, so we watched each other for a while before closing our eyes and going to sleep.

In the evening, after asking around, we finally found the fighting arena in town. It turned out to be a stadium, supposedly built by a local bigwig to make money. There were even popcorn and drinks for sale outside the stadium, and the ticket booth was plastered with posters of top fighters.

"It's atmospheric, I like it." Xi'er's face was flushed. As a princess of the royal family, this was the first time she had ever watched such a competition.

"I like it as long as you like it." I'm also very interested in this kind of competition, and seeing Xi'er so happy makes me very happy too.

However, just as we were about to enter the stadium, we suddenly heard a startled cry from behind us, "Brother, that girl who scammed you is here too!"

Hearing the exclamation, Xi'er and I turned around in surprise. Sure enough, we saw a large, fat man with his arm around a beautiful woman, and several bodyguards following behind him.

The moment the fat man saw us, he immediately got angry. He had initially felt quite pleased with himself for driving us away with money yesterday, but upon closer reflection, he realized something was amiss.

Damn it. It seems I was tricked by that girl.

Seeing the two of us about to enter the fighting arena to watch the show, the fat man immediately said coldly, "You have quite the leisure time, huh? You swindled money and didn't even go to a nice restaurant for a good meal. Instead, you've splurged here to watch a fight? Little girl, do you know where you are? This is a place for rich people, not a place for you!"

"What does this have to do with you? If you feel bad about giving me 20,000 yuan yesterday, I'll give it back to you," Xi'er said disdainfully, taking out the money from her pocket to return to the fat man.

"Heh, do you think I, Boss Liu, would care about such a small amount of money? I don't want it!" The fat man immediately laughed coldly.

"Fine, don't take it, but don't accuse us of ripping you off, you hear me?" Xi'er made a face at him dismissively. Then she pulled me inside the stadium.

As soon as we stepped inside the stadium, we were immediately hit by the blast of cold air from the air conditioning. But the atmosphere in the stadium was quite lively. We heard a loud cheer as a muscular man was knocked to the ground by a small man with a single punch.

"Damn it. I lost again. Is this place haunted?!" a spectator roared, tearing up his betting slip.

"Holy crap!" someone exclaimed, pounding their chest and scattering a handful of lottery tickets into the air.

Feeling the vibrant atmosphere inside the huge stadium, Xi'er immediately hugged me tightly and cheered, "Wang Xi, I love it here! This is the first time I've ever seen a competition like this in my life!"

"Haha. Then I'll stay here with you, as long as you're happy!" I took the opportunity to hug Xi'er and kiss her several times on her delicate face. I realized I could never get enough of Xi'er.

Then we headed for the seats. Tickets here cost 500 yuan each, while the seats in the best seats cost 5,000 yuan each. Just to watch a fight match, we'd already spent half of the 20,000 yuan we'd swindled from the fat guy. But we didn't feel a thing; even with only 10,000 yuan left in our pockets, we felt like we had hundreds of millions.

How to describe this feeling? It's like having two dollars in your pocket but a million in your heart. Even if we might not have food tomorrow, we're used to having money and aren't worried at all. And we're confident we can win big in this kind of competition. Just look at the dozen or so better seats above us. Xi'er said to me excitedly, "Wang Xi, let's win more money tonight! Tomorrow we're going to sit in those seats with tickets worth twenty thousand dollars each!"

"Alright!" Ever since I became the heir apparent, I've always sat in the VIP section or the best seats wherever I go. Now, because we lost the money, we can only sit in the less desirable seats. Seeing that Xi'er was wronged because of me, I decided in my heart that tomorrow I must sit in the best seats in this stadium and take Xi'er to watch the fight.

Meanwhile, Liu's men had already spotted me and Xi'er. "Brother, that young couple actually has the money to sit in the second-highest seats to watch the game. Do you think they're just penniless swindlers or genuinely rich kids?"

"Heh, consider yesterday's 20,000 yuan as dog food. Anyway, I spend that much money feeding dogs every month. Whether they're really rich or not, they're definitely not as rich as me. In any case, they won't be able to sit in the best seats in this fighting arena," Boss Liu said disdainfully.

"That's true. Look at who gets to sit in the best seats in this fighting arena," Liu's subordinate said with a wicked grin.

That Mr. Liu was the wealthiest boss in the small town from yesterday. Since that small town wasn't far from this larger town, Mr. Liu would come to the larger town every few days to watch the fights and seek some excitement. And sitting in the dozen or so seats around him were all prominent figures in the city. These people were either underworld bosses or powerful figures in their own right. Only they had the right to sit in these best seats to watch the match.

When Boss Liu noticed the several unfamiliar faces appearing in the stands above the fighting arena, he frowned slightly and muttered, "In two days, this fighting town won't be so peaceful anymore. Because in two days, the fighting town will be selecting the top fighter in the Northwest. The Long family will come, the Bai family will come, and all the big shots from various factions in the Northwest will also be here..."

Chapter 268 The Sixteenth Seat

"Honey, how much winnings did we make today?" It was past midnight, and my eyes were a little red. We had just left the fighting arena, and as soon as we got back to the hotel, we sat on the bed and started counting our money.

After listening to me, Xi'er carefully counted the banknotes with her snow-white little hands. Every time she counted ten thousand, Xi'er would tie the money up with a paper strip. Then she would lay the bundles of banknotes out on the bed, her little face flushed, and say to me, "I won over two hundred thousand."

"Haha, my wife, you're amazing!" I threw the bundles of money onto the bedside table and then hugged Xi'er affectionately.

Xi'er and I are both top-tier martial arts masters, almost reaching god-level. Today, there weren't many true masters in the arena; most were just thugs, not even worthy of being called martial arts masters. Xi'er and I could tell who was superior at a glance. So, with that bet, we won over 200,000 yuan in prize money overnight, like a snowball rolling downhill.

The next day, we slept until noon and then went to town to buy a money counting machine. We were sure we'd win a lot of money that night, and it was too much work for Xi'er to count the money by hand.

The money counting machine wasn't expensive; a good one cost three or four thousand, while a cheaper one cost seven or eight hundred. We bought a mid-range one, which cost two thousand yuan. Then, Xi'er and I went out to eat and bought over thirty thousand yuan worth of food to feed the king snake. Yesterday, the king snake was a little unhappy after eating just over ten thousand yuan worth of food, but today, after eating over thirty thousand yuan worth of food, it immediately became much happier.

"You glutton!" I cursed at Wang She in annoyance, and then Xi'er and I returned to the inn.

Then in the afternoon we sat in our room practicing our breathing techniques, waiting for the fighting match that evening.

After focusing intently on cultivating our inner energy all afternoon, we were both much more refreshed by evening. Afraid of missing out on the best seats if we arrived late, Xi'er and I went to queue up before the fighting arena opened.