My Arrogant Young Lady

With a loud crack, the gunshot made my ears ache, and many thugs were so frightened that they dropped to the ground. General Cui looked at the middle-aged man in surprise, and the man looked at him coldly and said, "Obeying orders and following commands is your duty. I don't blame you."

After listening to the middle-aged man's words, General Cui said something we couldn't understand. Then, he looked at me and said something, before kneeling down and kowtowing to me.

"What did he say?" I asked, unable to understand a word.

"He's apologizing to you," the middle-aged man said.

"Oh..." I nodded.

Seeing that General Cui had apologized and Wang Che had been apprehended, the middle-aged man turned to Leng Yan and said, "I'm sorry, my disciple is disobedient and has offended Xi'er. I will definitely take her home and hand her over to the punishment hall for punishment, and then hand her over to her mother for proper discipline."

"Heh." After hearing the middle-aged man's words, Leng Yan just sneered and didn't say anything more.

The matter was resolved. The middle-aged man looked at me again and then hugged me tightly. At that moment, his eyes turned a little red. Holding me close, he said to me, "If you still don't want to go back, then stay outside for a while. But we all hope you can come home. We would all be very happy to see you."

"Thank you, Uncle Ye." After hearing the middle-aged man's words, I gently hugged him.

"Then we're leaving. An Yao, take good care of your brother. There aren't many people in this world who can defeat Leng Yan. With Leng Yan protecting Xi'er, I can rest assured." The middle-aged man smiled at An Yao.

"Uncle Ye, you've worked hard." An Yao bowed gracefully.

"Let's go!" Taking General Cui and the dozen or so young men with him, the middle-aged man walked towards Wang Che, preparing to leave with her.

Suddenly, I thought for a moment and asked the middle-aged man, "Uncle Ye, will Wang Che come back?"

"Huh?" Upon hearing my words, the middle-aged man turned around and looked at me in surprise.

“If there’s nothing else, please let Wang Che come back. I like her very much and miss her very much. She will always be my sister, no matter how much she hurts me. Also, if possible, please don’t hand her over to the Punishment Hall, okay? Can we pretend this never happened?” I said earnestly.

"Brother?" Wang Che's eyes reddened after hearing my words.

"Little sister, I love you!" I smiled, my eyes reddening. "When I become the head of the family, I will definitely help you break off the engagement."

"Brother..." After hearing my words, Wang Che pouted and cried.

“If you have the chance, come back. I can’t bear to part with you, and I hope you can come back to me again…” I said.

"Brother, thank you. Che'er will definitely come back to find you. As long as Che'er wants to come back to find you, no one can stop Che'er." Clenching her jade hand, Wang Che cried even more sadly.

"Che'er, let's go." The middle-aged man clenched his fist and took a deep breath.

"Father?" Wang Che suddenly looked in another direction in surprise.

Upon hearing the word "father," the middle-aged man and Leng Yan's expressions changed drastically. General Cui and the others even prepared to kneel, their faces filled with fear. I followed their gaze, feeling an indescribable shock. However, when we looked in that direction, we found nothing there.

Suddenly, a delicate fragrance wafted towards me. When I turned around, I found myself embraced by a soft body. It was Wang Che, smiling at me. She gently kissed me on the cheek, then smiled and said, "Brother, Che'er is very good at lying, isn't she? But, Che'er will never lie to you again..."

Chapter Eighty: The Path of Purgatory

Wang Che, my sister, she's gone just like that. After she left, it felt like her took away a shred of color from our world. The classroom became quiet and lifeless again. Everyone yawned, and no one seemed to have any energy. Life became peaceful again, without scheming, but it also seemed much more mundane.

In this battle, we were all badly injured. Tianlei and Dihuo were both wounded by knives, and Lu Zhicheng and Young Master Bao were beaten even worse. I was also badly beaten; for two days in a row, my bones felt like they were broken. I went into Tianlei and the others' dormitory and lay down on the extra bed to chat with them.

Lightning lit a cigarette and said dismissively, "Actually, we could have fought that day. We could have beaten General Cui even if he came. But we weren't in good shape that day. We didn't sleep all night the night before, had classes all day the next day, and then practiced martial arts with the young master and young lady all night. Damn, we didn't sleep for two days and two nights. If I had gotten a good night's sleep, General Cui would definitely have been defeated by me."

"Yes, we weren't in good shape that day. If we hadn't fought those lackeys of Little Good Guy for so long, we wouldn't have been so easily defeated by General Cui." Hurricane sighed helplessly.

“However, we probably can’t beat him in a one-on-one fight, right?” Mount Everest thought for a moment and said.

"Mount Everest, what do you mean? Our four hall masters are just as high-ranking as General Cui. It's just that we're in two different departments. What do you mean? Are you implying that the military is more powerful than our four hall masters?" Earthfire's short temper flared up immediately, and he stood up and smashed a guitar.

"Earth Fire, why are you stepping on your own things when you're throwing a tantrum? Why are you stepping on mine?" Thunder God immediately stood up.

Everyone was exhausted from the fight and resting in their dorm room, their voices weak and listless. But when the topic turned to who was stronger, they all became excited. I listened, thought for a moment, and asked them, "What kind of family is ours? Why does our family have a guard and soldiers?"

“Your Highness, it’s because our family is based overseas. However, it’s hard to say exactly how large our family is right now; you’ll find out later. All I can say is that our family is not only wealthy but also very powerful. Even many major powers overseas have to give our family some respect,” Lightning said.

"Wow, that's amazing!" I asked in surprise.

"Your father is quite remarkable," Lightning chuckled mischievously.

As we were talking, our room door was pushed open. It was Young Master Bao, wearing pajamas and slippers, his arm in a sling, looking very listless. He staggered in and sat on Mount Everest's bed. Then, looking at us, Young Master Bao lay down listlessly beside Mount Everest. "Wang Che, has she gone home? Have we heard anything from her? Do you think she might have secretly run back halfway?"

“Impossible. Uncle Ye is the head of the Brothers faction's elders. He is highly skilled in martial arts and very resourceful. There is absolutely no way Wang Che could have escaped from his clutches. If I'm not mistaken, Wang Che is already home.” Hurricane said with a smile.

"Huh? When will she be back?" Young Master Bao's face darkened.

"Earth Fire, you were punished by the Punishment Hall once before. Our Punishment Hall seems to be very terrifying, right?" After thinking for a moment, Heavenly Thunder asked.

"Yeah. The Punishment Hall is terrifying. When I was on a mission before, I acted impulsively and almost caused the entire family to be wiped out. When I came back, I was sent to the Punishment Hall to be punished. That brat, the head of the Punishment Hall, actually pulled down my pants and gave me eighty lashes. Damn, it hurt so much that I was bedridden for a whole month," Di Huo said.

"Sigh, the head of the Punishment Hall is very fair and upright. He treats all family members and adopted sons equally. Even the Second Miss wouldn't receive special treatment once she entered the Punishment Hall. Moreover, the mistake she made this time was assassinating the Crown Prince, which is many times more serious than the subterranean fire. Sigh..." Mount Everest sighed softly.

"Could it be that Wang Che is also going to be punished? She's a girl..." Upon hearing Mount Everest's words, Young Master Bao's expression changed.

"Men and women are treated the same in the family," Di Huo said, pursing his lips.

"Damn, we have to go save Wang Che!" Upon hearing Di Huo's words, Young Master Bao immediately stood up.

Hearing their words, I couldn't help but chuckle. Then, I looked at them irritably and said, "Alright, stop teasing Young Master Bao. An Yao already told me that Wang Che is fine. She's just been grounded and confined to her mother's side for three months, unable to leave. As for her assassination attempt on me, Uncle Ye hasn't reported it to the family."

"Please treat our young master to a meal. If it weren't for your pleading for the second young lady, she would have been severely punished by the punishment hall this time," Lightning said with a wicked smile.

Upon hearing Lightning's words, Young Master Bao's eyes immediately lit up. He then looked at us excitedly and said, "Eating is a small matter, as long as Wang Che is alright. Although I, Young Master Bao, don't have much money, treating you to a meal is no problem. How about tonight? Just tell me what you want to eat. Seafood World, Animal World, whatever you want to eat, you can choose whatever you like."

"Damn, that's so extravagant!" Lightning exclaimed.

“Yes, you can order anything under two thousand yuan,” said Young Master Bao.

"Then let's have a buffet. There's a buffet on Taiyuan Street that I've heard is really good, but I've never had it before..." I thought for a moment and said.

“Your Highness…” Lightning’s expression changed upon hearing my words.

"Huh?" I looked at him in surprise.

"Young Master Bao is rich. Let's rip him off, rip him off!" Lightning winked at me.

Hearing what Lightning said, I couldn't help but laugh. Then I said to Lightning, "Young Master Bao is also our brother, so we won't kill him. As long as we can all be together forever, I'll be happy even if we eat instant noodles every day with you guys."

As I spoke, I couldn't help but glance out the window. Faintly, I thought I saw Wang Che. She was still so beautiful, her smile captivating. Remembering her sweet kiss, a strange feeling welled up inside me. Three months later. She'll probably be back. I believe her; she'll never lie to me again.

Evening arrived quickly, and we all looked at our instant noodles with a sullen expression. Young Master Bao glared at us and said, "Damn it, we're lucky to have anything to eat. I even borrowed money from others to buy this. We'll just have to make do with it. In a couple of days, instant noodles will be a luxury."

"Young Master Bao, is your money really lost?" Lightning asked Young Master Bao.

"The money isn't lost, but it's practically gone. Damn it, I forgot my keys at home, but my wallet is right there. And my parents are on vacation these past few days, they won't be back for another two weeks. If it weren't for my friends at school, we wouldn't even be able to afford instant noodles!" Young Master Bao glared fiercely at Lightning.

"Damn, we agreed to have a buffet and drinks tonight. Now we're suddenly eating instant noodles. I can't accept this..." With a sigh, Shandian opened the instant noodles and took a bite.

"Sigh. I even told An Yao that I wouldn't be going to Tang Ning's house for dinner tonight. Young Master Bao, you're such a jerk!" After thinking for a moment, I sighed and opened my instant noodles.

Because Young Master Bao said he'd treat us to a buffet dinner that night, I told An Yao about it. But An Yao doesn't like buffets. So we went back to Tang Ning's house for dinner. As for Tian Lei and Di Huo's money, An Yao is in charge of keeping it safe. And Lu Zhicheng, he didn't eat with us that night either. He got into a fight with us and got slashed, and his family found out. His parents haven't let him go out at night for the past two days. Otherwise, he would have come with us. He has money and could have treated us to something nice.

"Eat up, why make such a fuss? This instant noodle is from Master Kong, you should be grateful to even have some!" Seeing our gloomy faces, Young Master Bao cursed harshly to cover up his embarrassment.

With a sigh, Mount Everest put down the empty instant noodle box and said, "One bowl of instant noodles isn't enough to fill me up. I still have a dozen or so yuan on me, so I'd rather go to the cafeteria and buy some steamed buns and sausages."

"The sausages in the cafeteria are expensive. Just buy some steamed buns. You can buy the sausages at the supermarket downstairs," Young Master Bao said to Mount Everest.

"Okay. Do you want anything else to eat?" Mount Everest asked.

"I have twenty yuan left. Buy me a big bottle of Sprite, and use the rest of the money to buy spicy strips." Lightning pulled out a crumpled twenty yuan note.

“I have ten yuan, I’ll buy two boxes of General,” Tianlei said.

“The price of the general has gone up; the little general is now selling for six yuan,” said Mount Everest.

"I still have seven dollars here, I've got them all in my pocket..." Di Huo said.

"Hurricane, how much do you have left?" Mount Everest asked after thinking for a moment.

"The game I played a few days ago was quite fun, this is the money I plan to use to buy game currency... Also, I'm planning to go to the internet cafe tonight to play for a while..." After thinking for a moment, Hurricane pitifully took out a hundred from his pocket.

"Sigh, let's not go out tonight. Let's ask the young lady for the money tomorrow before we go." Mount Everest sighed and went out with the money he had collected.

Since the battle with the pharmaceutical company, I was injured and rested for two days, only to find myself much stronger. Perhaps, as An Yao said, fighting is the best way to build physical strength. And I've also become quite hungry; I finished a bowl of instant noodles, even the broth, and still wasn't full.

Although I have wealthy parents and saw two wealthy sisters, I didn't have a single penny in my pocket. Wang Che had already gone back, and An Yao would stay by my side to take care of me. She was very rich, but I was too embarrassed to ask my sisters for money. I was still penniless, just hanging around with them. If they ate well, I ate well; if they ate poorly, I drank soup. After Mount Everest left, I waited in my dorm room, hoping for a few spicy snacks as a treat.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Mount Everest finally returned. Seeing him carrying two large bags, we all cheered immediately.

"Young Master, you eat first!" Lightning tore open a bag of spicy strips and immediately handed it to me.

"Okay!" I nodded, feeling deeply moved.

Just as I was about to take out the spicy snack and take a bite, my phone suddenly rang. Seeing the caller ID, my body trembled violently.

I know that my path to purgatory has finally officially begun...

Chapter 81 Newly Learned Martial Arts

After a heavy snowfall, the weather became even colder. The Christmas spirit hadn't faded yet, and the New Year's Day atmosphere was already filling the streets.

As I walked along, there was a lot of snow on both sides of me. This is the provincial capital, and clothing stores are everywhere. On their windows, there are signs saying things like "swing," "flash sale," and "all kinds of swing." Many pedestrians on the street either hurried past or stopped to glance at the shops next to them.

Following the address Leng Yan gave me, I stopped in front of an empty building. Taking a deep breath, I knew my purgatory journey was about to truly begin.

This time, Leng Yan began teaching me martial arts. He was my true master, and a master among masters in the family. Thinking of his cold, ruthless face, I felt a little nervous. I could imagine the cruel methods he would use to train and torture me. From now on, my days would never be as easy as before.

I pushed open the door and cautiously stepped inside. It was an empty building. There was no furniture inside. The walls were as white as paper, and a few scraps of paper were scattered on the floor. Rounding a pillar, I saw a middle-aged man sitting expressionlessly in front of me. Seeing his sharp eyes, I immediately trembled in fear, "Master!"

He was dressed in all black. A two-stringed fiddle lay beside him. When he saw me, his face remained expressionless.

Suddenly, he gently raised his right hand. Then, he held up three fingers towards me.

"Master, I'm thirty minutes late? Are you angry?" I asked cautiously, feeling nervous.

"In three months, I will train you to be as skilled as An Yao and the others," Leng Yan said coldly.

"What!?" I was shocked by Leng Yan's words.

With her face still expressionless, Leng Yan gently stood up from the chair. Then she slowly walked towards me and gently placed her right hand on my shoulder.

Although his movements were gentle, the moment his hand touched my shoulder, I immediately felt an immense weight. At that moment, I finally understood the difference between him and An Yao and the others. There was practically no difference between them. Because An Yao and the others were simply no match for Leng Yan.

I felt a renewed tension in my heart, as a tremendous force surged from Leng Yan's body. Pressed down by that force, I felt an urge to fall.

He suddenly spoke coldly, "Sit down!"

Hearing Leng Yan's words, I quickly sat down. At that moment, Leng Yan shouted again, "Spread your legs apart?"

"What!?" I asked in surprise.

Ignoring me, Leng Yan kicked one of my legs away, then the other, and then pressed down hard with her right hand. Pressed down like that, I immediately let out a loud scream of pain. At this moment, my waist was bent deeply, and my legs were spread wide apart; my movements looked like those of a dancer on television.