Miss Loser is too enchanting

Zi Xiao and Hao Pengyou flanked her, one on the left and one on the right. They watched as Dugu Qianye walked with her eyes closed, sensing her surroundings, and before they realized it, they had fallen far behind Dugu Yilan and the others.

"Oh, is this the legendary waste?"

A sharp voice came from the side. Dugu Qianye opened her eyes and saw several figures walking down from a crossroad nearby.

"Hmph, such a waste being allowed into our gates is simply a disgrace!" A man in green looked at Dugu Qianye, his face showing undisguised contempt and disgust.

"Who knows what the people of the first branch were thinking? The old man brought disaster to our family, fathering a useless daughter who just makes it impossible for us to hold our heads high among other Hidden World Families. We were already laughed at during the last gathering and now they’ve actually let her into the gates. I think we better not step outside recently, or we’ll die of embarrassment!" The woman in white looked at Dugu Qianye as if she were something revolting, frowning and covering her nose with her hand.

"Hmph, if the people of the first branch have stooped to bringing back such waste, it must mean they’re out of options." Another man agreed.

For Dugu Qianye, concealing her true strength was as simple as lifting a finger for Dandan, but even Dugu Yilan couldn’t detect the fluctuations in her Spiritual Power, let alone these people. So the moment they saw Dugu Qianye, they had already decided she was worthless.

Hao Pengyou was fuming with anger at their words and wanted to deal with their ugly faces himself, but was stopped by Dugu Qianye who said, "If a dog bites you, are you going to bite back?"

Hao Pengyou was amused by Dugu Qianye’s words and responded, "That does make sense! We are civilized people, how could we lower ourselves to a dog’s level?"

When the group was likened to dogs, the first woman who had spoken lashed out at Dugu Qianye, "Who are you calling a dog?"

"Whoever responds is the one!" Hao Pengyou finished with a whistle, as if he was actually calling a dog.

"You..." The woman wanted to go up and teach Hao Pengyou a lesson, but the woman in white held her back. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

The woman in white looked at Dugu Qianye and said, "I heard that your lowly mother seduced the young Lord Yixuan, leading him to forsake his home for a woman. Now it seems you truly follow in your mother’s footsteps! How does it feel to be embraced by men on either side?"

"I’ve heard that dogs that bark don’t bite, and those that bite don’t bark. It seems that’s really the case." Anger smoldered in Dugu Qianye’s eyes. They could insult her, but to slander her mother was unforgivable!

Just as the confrontation was about to escalate, Dugu Qianqian came down from above and scolded them, "What are you all doing crowding around here?"

The four of them saw Dugu Qianqian, the young mistress of the first branch whom they dared not provoke, and with forced smiles said, "We were just chatting with Qianye, welcoming her home."

Dugu Qianqian said, "Qianye, why have you only made it this far? Hurry and come with me, your Third Uncle is still waiting above."

"All right," Dugu Qianye said, and continued to walk upwards with Hao Pengyou and the others, completely ignoring the four, but as she passed by them, her hand moved slightly and then acted as if nothing happened as she reached Dugu Qianqian’s side, saying, "Let’s go."

As Dugu Qianye and her companions walked away, not even bothering to acknowledge the others, they clearly didn’t regard them at all. This infuriated the group to the point of gritting their teeth.

"Hmph, just the young mistress of the first branch, what’s there to be proud of. Carrying a waste around, isn’t she afraid of being laughed at?"

"Let them be smug for a while longer, the future will be ours."

As Dugu Qianqian led Dugu Qianye upwards, she spoke about those people, "They are from the second and third branches, with better talents, and thus can train in the higher cultivation pools. They hold a higher status in their branches as well, so they speak rather critically. Don’t take it to heart."

Dugu Qianye nodded and said, "I don’t take it to heart," thinking to herself I don’t hold grudges because I settle them on the spot!

Zi Xiao looked at her indulgently. Her little tricks couldn’t escape his eyes, but he loved this vengeful streak of hers. They hadn’t walked far before they heard a commotion below.

"It’s so itchy, why am I so itchy?"

"I’m so itchy too, could there be something wrong with the cultivation pool?"

"Could it be their doing?"

"What harm could a good-for-nothing do? Let’s go back and wash up first."

Hearing the voices below, Hao Pengyou burst into laughter and asked Dugu Qianye, "What did you do to them, making them so uncomfortable?"

Dugu Qianye opened her hands, looking very innocent, and said, "It was just a little itching powder. It’s no big deal."

Upon hearing ’itching powder’, Hao Pengyou felt a chill in his heart. He had been used as a test subject by Dugu Qianye before, and the feeling of itchiness all over his body still gave him the creeps. He had angered Dugu Qianye once, but since they were fellow disciples, she gave him the antidote after three days. Now those people who had bothered her wouldn’t be thinking about going out for at least ten days or two weeks.

Dugu Qianqian, upon hearing that she had used itching powder on them, didn’t blame her and said, "Those people indeed deserved a lesson, relying on their talents to act arrogantly within the family and often causing trouble outside."

As they talked, they caught up with Dugu Yilan.

"Let’s go," Dugu Yilan waited for them, then turned and continued walking up.

Dugu Qianqi, having watched everything from above, didn’t think Dugu Qianye had done anything wrong. In fact, he even encouraged her, "Next time you run into that sort, just kick her away!"

Dugu Qianye was amused by Dugu Qianqi’s words, and some of her displeasure dissolved.

After walking up for a few more minutes, Dugu Qianye and the others arrived in front of a courtyard. Compared to the other houses on the mountain, this courtyard was much larger, with a very square and symmetrical shape, appearing very old-fashioned, lacking the liveliness of the other courtyards.

"Young Master Yilan, the madam said that only people from the Dugu Family are allowed to enter, these two will have to wait in the courtyard," a guard stationed at the door conveyed Feng Sanniang’s message upon seeing their arrival.

Dugu Qianye stopped in her tracks, no longer moving forward.

Dugu Yilan looked at Dugu Qianye, who had stopped, and explained, "It is a family rule that outsiders are generally not allowed into our main courtyard."

Zi Xiao came to Dugu Qianye’s side, took her hand, and said, "I am her fiancé, not just any outsider."

"I am her sworn brother, so I’m not an outsider either," Hao Pengyou also said, but he replaced ’fellow disciple’ with ’sworn brother’. Otherwise, calling himself a fellow disciple would give it away. Where would a good-for-nothing find a fellow disciple!

The guard looked at Dugu Qianye, who stood firm, with difficulty, surprised by her stubborn temper and that Dugu Yilan was so accommodating to her! But recalling her father who had adored her the most, he then understood.