My Arrogant Young Lady

Chapter 107 Jade Flute and Array Manual

As night deepened, I gazed at Xi'er before me, my emotions churning. Xi'er had already taken the antidote and was fast asleep. Her face was pale, her long eyelashes trembling slightly. Her delicate body lay on her large bed, her long, jet-black hair cascading down like a waterfall.

Once she removed her pearls and jade ornaments, she looked no different from any other little girl. She was delicate, innocent, and her thin, delicate eyebrows evoked a sense of pity.

I couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke her delicate face. At that moment, I felt her eyes welling up with tears, and my heart ached again.

Recalling the events of the day, I realized I only managed to knock out two of Li Dacai's front teeth with a single punch. If I hadn't been in a hurry to detoxify Xi'er, I would have knocked out all of his teeth.

That Li the Great Scholar is shameless. He resorts to insults when he can't win Xi'er's heart. Xi'er is still a young girl, how could this Li the Great Scholar have the heart to utter such words?

If it weren't for Li Dacaizi's jealousy and interference, we wouldn't have let the Poison King escape with two of his henchmen. Those Five Poison Children are all very powerful; each additional henchman increases the Poison King's strength by ten percent. When we see the Poison King again, we'll have to pay a heavy price to deal with him.

Sigh, we were just being too sentimental.

We saw Li, the talented scholar, as an ordinary person and didn't want to offend him. So we were very tolerant of him. Unexpectedly, our excessive tolerance made him think we were afraid of him. In the end, we harmed ourselves and Xi'er.

At that moment, I made a decision in my heart. From now on, if anything threatens the people around me, I will show no mercy.

Xi'er, from this day forward, she will be the Achilles' heel of my heart.

I will not let anyone who hurts Xi'er get away with it.

"How's the questioning going?" I suddenly asked, looking at the sleeping Xi'er in front of me.

“None of them—snakes, toads, or spiders—will betray Wang Huan,” An Yao said coldly.

"It's already past midnight. We'll have to wait seven days to deal with Wang Huan," I said after thinking for a moment.

“Yes,” An Yao said.

I stood up and turned to look at An Yao. At that moment, I saw deep heartache in her eyes. She frowned, glanced at Xi'er, and said, "Xi'er will be alright."

"Let Xi'er rest, I'll go check on Poisonous Snake and the others." Forcing a smile, I reached out and put my arm around An Yao's petite body as we walked out of the room.

Walking down to the living room on the first floor, I saw that the floors and walls that Dong'er had damaged in Xi'er's house had all been repaired. Xi'er is really efficient; she managed to fix the house in just a few days.

Then we pushed open the basement door and went inside, where we saw that the toad and spider had been beaten black and blue. The snake, silent, was curled up in a corner, glaring angrily at us.

Bare-chested, Young Master Bao, with one arm in a sling, said viciously, "Damn, these two brats are really tough. I've tried the whip with cold water, salt water, all sorts of water, but they still won't talk! If it weren't for the fact that Viper is a girl, I really wanted to give her a good beating too, and see if she'd talk!"

"Your Highness, is this person really your classmate?" Xia'er asked me cautiously from the side.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"That's too ruthless. He's even more ruthless than us. Your classmate is really heartless. He seems to be born to be a scoundrel..." Xia'er said timidly.

I was furious after Xia'er gave me a good scolding; I thought she was too ruthless. But now, even Xia'er is a little afraid of Young Master Bao. I've realized just how formidable he is.

Young Master Bao is clever and kind to me. If I can train him, he will surely become one of my fierce generals in conquering the world.

"Damn, it's past midnight. The almanac said today is a good day to go out. That Poison King must have disappeared somewhere. Dong'er, go get me a Red Bull. I need to replenish my energy before beating them for another hour to vent my anger," Young Master Bao shouted at Dong'er.

"Okay." Hearing Bao Shao's words, the honest Dong'er immediately ran outside to get him a bottle of Red Bull. After watching Bao Shao drink the entire can of Red Bull in one gulp, Dong'er whispered, "Bao Shao, let's just forget about them. They've already been beaten badly enough, let's stop."

"That won't do. We have to fight every single day, even if it's divided into three fights a day, just to vent my anger. Don't forget, my sister-in-law Xi, Tianlei, and Shandian are all poisoned by them. We had to fight quite a bit to take them down," Young Master Bao said viciously.

"Alright, they're still members of the Wang family, so let's just leave it at that." I thought, feeling annoyed. I took out a cigarette from my pocket and lit it.

"Damn it, you're lucky! If it weren't for the fact that you're from the Wang family, I would have taken nails and torn your fingernails off!" Young Master Bao threw the leather whip hard at the toad.

"Wah wah wah..." The toad glared fiercely at Young Master Bao and said something.

"Damn. What did he say?" Young Master Bao looked at the ground fire in surprise.

"He said they would always be loyal to the Second Young Master, and even if you killed them, they would not betray him." Di Huo said helplessly.

"Fuck your mother!" Upon hearing Di Huo's words, Young Master Bao was about to attack again.

"Alright, let them stay put," I said.

By this time, Hurricane and Lu Zhicheng had returned from the An family. They looked at Wudu with sympathy, then asked me, "Is Xi'er alright?"

“Yes, the antidote they had was quite effective. After taking it, the dark aura on Xi’er’s body dissipated,” I said.

“Your Highness, Xi’er is a girl worth cherishing,” Hurricane said earnestly, looking at me.

"Hmm..." I frowned slightly.

My kung fu is still too weak. If I were to fight the Five Poisons one-on-one, I would be no match for them. It was Xi'er who saved me; she was poisoned by the scorpion's venom while protecting me.

Thinking about it now, I feel a little scared. If all five poisonous creatures had escaped then, Xi'er's poison might have been incurable...

"Your Highness, these are the things we searched from the Five Poisons," Chun'er said to me.

Hearing Chun'er's words, I followed her gaze to the corner of the wall. I saw a table with many items laid out on it—their personal belongings aside. Besides their personal items, there were many poisoned darts and other concealed weapons, a lot of poison, three small tubes, a box, a jade flute, a whistle, a small drum, and a sheet music. On the floor were many black cloth bags. The bags bulged occasionally, and it seemed as if many living things were moving inside.

“These three small tubes are the weapons they use to release the poisonous fog, and this box comes from the Dark Hall. It was made by Uncle Ye himself. This weapon belongs to Che’er; Wang Huan must have stolen it from the Dark Hall while Che’er was away. Fortunately, they didn’t use this weapon, otherwise we might have paid a heavy price.” An Yao picked up the small box and said to me.

"What kind of weapon is in this box?" I asked.

Smiling, An Yao showed me the bottom of the small box. There was a hidden door at the bottom. Opening the door revealed a pull ring: "Rain of Pear Blossom Needles."

"What!?" Upon hearing An Yao's words, Young Master Bao's expression changed drastically.

"Just pull this ring, and 490 fine needles will burst out. Even many peerless masters would fall to this weapon. However, this hidden weapon can only be used once. So it is a precious item. Perhaps the Five Poisons think we are not worthy of them using this hidden weapon, which is why they have not been willing to use it against us." As she spoke, An Yao looked at the Three Poisons with a strange expression.

“…” Staring into An Yao’s eyes, Sandu’s eyes were filled with regret.

"This is good stuff, keep it for self-defense." An Yao said, pursing her lips as she handed me the box.

I never expected this box to be so powerful. I carefully took the box. But my eyes were drawn to the jade flute on the table, and I became very interested.

After thinking for a moment, I picked up the jade flute on the table and said, "Is this jade flute the weapon that the poisonous snakes used to drive away their snake formations to deal with us?"

“Yes, this is a formation used to repel snakes,” An Yao said, handing me an old notebook.

I took the old notebook and carefully opened it. Inside, I saw that every page was filled with densely packed musical notes. At the beginning of each page was a string of small characters. I guessed that each page contained a different musical score, and each score represented a different snake formation.

"You like it?" An Yao asked me with a smile.

"I like it..." My face turned red.

“If you’re interested, you can go to Xi’er to learn. She can teach you to play the musical scores in this book. Xi’er is a princess carefully cultivated by the Yehenara family. In addition to being extremely skilled in martial arts and excelling in her studies, she is also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting,” An Yao said.

"Xi'er is so amazing?" I asked in surprise.

“If it weren’t for your mother’s sake, Yehenara might not have agreed to a marriage alliance with our Wang family. Xi’er has always been a humble and low-key girl,” An Yao said.

After hearing An Yao's words, my fondness for Xi'er increased, and I felt an indescribable admiration for her.

But just then, a phone on the table in front of us rang. Watching the phone emit a faint blue light, we all frowned.

I know that now that I've captured his men, he's going to go all out against us...

Chapter 108 One Day and One Night

As the phone kept ringing, my palms, gripping the jade flute tightly, gradually became sweaty. I knew it must be him, and I felt a surge of nervousness as I looked at the phone.

After the great battle with the Five Poisons, I have a new understanding of his strength. I don't know how many more underhanded tricks he has up his sleeve, or how many more despicable methods he can use against us.

Every time I saw him, it was an ominous sign. As long as I had even the slightest contact with him, I would be plagued by bad luck for several days.

My heart was pounding like a drum, and as the phone kept ringing, I became even more nervous.

"Fuck you!" Suddenly, I thought for a moment, picked up the phone and cursed, then hung up.

"..." An Yao, Hurricane, Earth Fire, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Young Master Bao, Lu Zhicheng, and Sandu were all stunned by my shameless appearance.

I ignored them, and when the phone rang again, I immediately turned it off. Then I turned off the other two phones as well, and then laughed and said to them, "The drug kingpin is too scary. I don't dare to say another word to him now."

"Your Highness, did you know that Wang Huan's mother is also your mother?" Hurricane looked at me in surprise.

"..." My face turned red immediately after hearing what Hurricane said.

“Your Highness, according to normal people, Wang Huan’s mother is your stepmother. So, isn’t it a bit disrespectful of you to insult him like that…” Di Huo looked at me awkwardly.

“Brother, you shouldn’t have cursed Wang Huan like that. It’s really unbecoming of you as the heir apparent. It makes you seem ill-mannered.” An Yao also frowned slightly.

After listening to their words, I realized that apart from Young Master Bao and Lu Zhicheng, everyone else was looking at me with undisguised disgust. San Du, in particular, was filled with rage, as if he wanted to kill me with his gaze.

"I didn't mean to..." I thought for a moment and said in response to everyone's criticism.

"Sigh, you should spend some time cultivating your manners and temperament." An Yao sighed helplessly.

In our fight against the Poison King, we've already lost three brothers: Thunder, Lightning, and Mount Everest. They've all been sent to the An family to recuperate from poisoning. Our strongest member, Xi'er, has also been poisoned and has chosen to stay home to recover. Dong'er told me that Xi'er has never even been bitten by a mosquito in her life, let alone been injured. If Xi'er's family finds out she's injured, they will be furious.

Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter will be severely punished, and even we will be questioned by the Ye family. Their family may also send a large number of experts to deal with Wang Huan, and the Five Poisons who injured Xi'er will definitely be executed.

So, to avoid incurring the family's wrath, Xi'er kept it all a secret. Now, the family only thinks that Xi'er and I are in love, and that I am treating Xi'er with the same care and consideration as an older brother.

Hearing Dong'er's words, I felt even more guilty. It turned out that Xi'er had always spoken well of me to the family, and even when she was wronged, she secretly endured it.

That night, I stayed with Xi'er the entire time. She slept in bed, while I leaned against the bedside studying the battle formation manual.

We've had a great haul this time; the array and the Rain of Pear Blossom Needles are all treasures. We also seized the poisons from the Five Poisons Sect; we can use those too.

Damn, if I could learn that snake-repelling formation, I'd be awesome to be able to command a whole swarm of venomous snakes to fight for me. And this formation manual has another advantage: I can fall asleep after just one minute of looking at it. This book is practically the best cure for my insomnia.

The next day, the bright sunshine felt warm and comforting. Birds chirped outside the window, their cheerful sounds bringing a sense of peace and contentment.

Lying on the soft carpet, my muscles were relaxed and I felt completely drained. I'd even forgotten where I was sleeping; I felt more comfortable than if I'd slept at a hot spring resort.

A delicate fragrance, unique to young girls, wafted over, and I turned over contentedly, inhaling its subtle aroma. Lying on my back with my eyes closed, I thought to myself, "This feels so good, I'll sleep a little longer."

Gradually, I felt my nose start to itch. It got itchier and itchier, and my heart started to itch too.

I opened my eyes and saw a young woman in Qing Dynasty attire squatting in front of me. She was pretty and delicate, with a mischievous glint in her eyes. Her hair was adorned with many pearl hairpins, and her silk dress was embroidered with exquisite phoenixes. The phoenixes made her appear even more noble, and the finely tailored silk dress accentuated her slender figure.

Staring blankly at her, I felt as if celestial birds were flying all around me, and that half of my soul and spirit had already been taken away by her.

"Aren't you getting up?" she asked with a smile when she saw that I was awake.

"I'm up now." I cursed myself inwardly, thinking to myself that I was supposed to take care of her, how could I have overslept?

Then I took a shower. When I came downstairs, I saw that no one was home. Xi'er was sitting at the dining table waiting for me, her small feet, clad in white socks, gently swaying.

"Shall we eat?" Xi'er smiled when she saw me come downstairs. After a night's rest, she had returned to her usual lively and adorable self.

"Your dress is so beautiful," I said.

“Xi’er often dresses like this in her family because she’s from an ethnic minority. But she doesn’t dare to dress like this outside, afraid people will think I’m crazy.” Xi’er winked at me.

Seeing that Xi'er had recovered and become so adorable again, I wanted nothing more than to hold her in my arms and cherish her. But since I had said I didn't like her, I could only be tempted by her without daring to make any move.

I was filled with regret, but I forced a smile and asked, "Where did my sister and Di Huo go?"