Chapter 2: 第245章 找死

Chi Xueyun's carefully maintained image collapsed instantly. A burst of mocking laughter erupted from the stands, eighty percent of which came from the young maidens who admired the King of Han. They had already been displeased with this arrogant and overbearing Princess of Shuyue Kingdom, and seeing her suffer such a setback made them feel incredibly satisfied! Consequently, their impression of Situ Xiyue also improved somewhat.

*Not bad, quite bold. As expected of the woman chosen by the Underworld King, Ao Guang!*

"You! You have quite the nerve! To actually... to actually dare to spray your saliva all over this Princess's face!" Chi Xueyun took the silk handkerchief handed to her by her maid, wiped her face, and glared fiercely at Situ Xiyue. "Do you even know who this Princess is!"

"If you don't even know who you are, why would you expect me to know?" Situ Xiyue retorted, not yielding an inch.

"You're looking for death!" Chi Xueyun's small face flushed red with rage. She suddenly drew her precious sword, spun a sharp flourish of sword-flowers, and lunged straight toward Situ Xiyue!

"Miss, watch out! She's making a lethal move!" Watching the sharp offensive, Qing Yao grew anxious and was about to step forward to shield Situ Xiyue, but unexpectedly, she was gently pushed aside.

"It's fine, watch me." Even though she could not see, Situ Xiyue flashed a smile full of confidence.

Hearing this, Qing Yao immediately felt her heart settle back into her chest. She believed in her Miss's judgment; since her Miss said it was fine, then Chi Xueyun could just wait to be taught a lesson.

Sure enough, just as Chi Xueyun's attack was about to reach her, Situ Xiyue's legs suddenly went soft, making it look as if she had tripped. In reality, the angle was perfect, allowing her to dodge Chi Xueyun's attack without being hit. Furthermore, at the exact moment of her "fall," she grabbed two pebbles in her hand and flicked them with her fingers—

"Ah, my teeth!"

Opposite her, Chi Xueyun immediately jumped back, clutching her mouth! Blood seeped through her fingers, the vivid red forming a sharp contrast against the white of her skin!

"Sister—Sister!"

Seeing this, Chi Xuefei, who had been kneeling there, rushed over to support his sister. He saw that two of his sister's front teeth had been knocked out, leaving only two dark, hollow holes visible!

"Wretch! You dare knock out this Princess's teeth! Xuefei, kill her! Kill her quickly!" Chi Xueyun covered her blood-filled mouth, glaring with murderous eyes at the seemingly innocent Situ Xiyue!

"Hey, don't you dare make false accusations like that! Our Miss clearly tripped and did nothing! You were ambushed yourself, and since you can't find the culprit, you blame our Miss! And you call yourself a Princess? Look at yourself—do you possess even a shred of a Princess's dignity from head to toe?"

Qing Yao suddenly jumped out, pointing at Chi Xueyun's nose and cursing her!

"You! You! Fine, even a little maid dares to insult this Princess! Xuefei, if you are still my brother, step forward and kill these two wretches!" Chi Xueyun brandished her sword, speaking venomously.

"Sister, is it possible there's some misunderstanding here?" Chi Xuefei glanced at the "frail" Situ Xiyue. For some reason, a sudden urge to protect her arose within him.

"Hmph! Useless! Get out of my way!" Chi Xueyun shoved her brother aside and charged toward Situ Xiyue with her sword, looking aggressive.

If she had possessed a bit more brains, or perhaps a bit more observational skill, she would have seen the faint, cold smirk playing on the corners of Situ Xiyue's lips.

Unfortunately, she did not.

So, when she swung her sword toward her, Situ Xiyue "panicked" and rolled away to dodge, while secretly unleashing a burst of internal energy. That energy suddenly formed a fierce gust of wind that ruthlessly swept toward Chi Xueyun...

Her long hair was blown upward by the violent wind, tumbling in the air and drifting away...

And under the scorching sun, only her bald head remained, shining brightly...

"Ah, heavens, she's bald!"

"Hahahaha! So she was wearing a wig!"

"The grand Princess of Shuyue is actually bald! Do you think she has some kind of disease!"

The entire venue erupted into thunderous laughter. Chi Xueyun stood there dazed, as if her soul had been sucked out; her face turned deathly pale before suddenly flushing deep red.

"Chi Xueyun, give me your life!"

While Chi Xueyun was in a stupor, the fake Situ Xiyue suddenly flew into the air, brandishing the Purple Lightning she had just secretly picked up from the ground, and lunged at Chi Xueyun!

No way! Situ Jingyue would never let such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity slip away!

She was already at the Earth Rank Low Grade, and with the power of the Purple Lightning, she was determined to kill Chi Xueyun with her own hands this time!

By killing her, she could eliminate her greatest romantic rival and rightfully become the Princess Consort of King Han!

"Sister—"

The turn of events happened too quickly. Before anyone could react, only Chi Xuefei lunged toward Chi Xueyun, using his own body to block that lethal sword strike!

"Watch out!" Although Situ Xiyue could not see, her hearing was extremely acute. The moment the fake Situ Xiyue launched her attack, she immediately released a flash of light, weakening the fake Situ Xiyue's offensive by more than half!

But even so, the sword qi brought by the Purple Lightning itself pierced into Chi Xuefei's body, causing a spray of blood to erupt instantly!

"Xuefei! Xuefei! Xuefei!" Only then did Chi Xueyun snap out of it. She lunged to embrace her brother, screaming shrilly, "Someone! Help! Someone, come quickly!"

The fake Situ Xiyue failed her first strike and attempted a second, but at that moment, Xuan Yuanche suddenly appeared before her, using his body to block her attack.

"Xiyue! How... how could you launch a sneak attack from behind?" Xuan Yuanche gripped Situ Jingyue's wrist tightly, questioning her sternly.

"Brother Che—" Seeing her best opportunity for an attack vanish, Situ Jingyue gritted her teeth in hatred, yet she had to pretend to be frail. "It was her, she threatened to kill me! She said she is the legitimate Princess Consort of King Han, and that I am just a useless person with no right to marry you. She even said that once we met today, she must kill me so she could sit firmly on the throne of the Princess Consort. I... I had no choice but to—"

Looking at that face that was identical to Situ Xiyue's, especially with those crystalline teardrops, Xuan Yuanche's anger instantly vanished. Moreover, Situ Jingyue's words did indeed sound like something Chi Xueyun would say. However, regardless of everything, the act of Situ Xiyue's sneak attack just now still caused a sliver of doubt to arise in Xuan Yuanche's heart.

It seemed... something was a little off.