Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 174 - 164 As You Wish
The maid’s condescending demeanor perfectly mirrored that of the bullish second generation heirs from the noble families in the Imperial City. Clearly, she was not one of these heirs herself; she was just a lowly servant of a prominent family. Yet, in her eyes, these country bumpkins from the provincial regions were worth less than even a gatekeeper dog of their Guan Family, not to mention comparing to her.
This servant’s attitude was the epitome of ’a dog bullying others by relying on its master’s power.’
Qin Qing originally wouldn’t have bothered to quarrel with a mere servant. He had already killed both Guan Changtian and Guan Yun without batting an eye; the Guan Family couldn’t do anything about him. How could he take a trivial Guan family servant seriously?
"Hmph!" Qin Qing snorted coldly, about to erupt.
But Qin Shuang, standing beside him, grabbed his arm and whispered, "Brother, let’s just go. I don’t want to argue with these people."
Qin Shuang’s voice trembled slightly, clearly frightened. She seldom quarreled with anyone, and now they were strangers in Luochuan Imperial City. Qin Shuang had always been timid, and as a child who grew up without parents, she naturally exhibited some weak-heartedness.
"Little Shuang, it’s okay," Jiang Ruorong comforted Qin Shuang, pulling her into an embrace.
At that moment, the maid’s eyes narrowed, noticing an agate hair clip atop Qin Shuang’s head.
The agate hair clip was recently purchased by Jiang Ruorong at the annual market as a gift for Little Shuang.
"You wretched girl, thinking you can just leave now? No chance!" The Guan servant marched over, reaching for the hair clip on Qin Shuang’s head. Startled by the assault, Qin Shuang screamed and hid behind Jiang Ruorong.
"Hmm?"
Seeing this, the servant’s eyes widened with anger: "Wretched girl, you dare to hide?"
The maid, looking fierce and malevolent, pointed at Jiang Ruorong and said, "Get out of my way, or I’ll slap you to death, you hear me!"
As she spoke, the servant raised her palm and swung it toward Jiang Ruorong’s face.
"Slap!"
A resounding smack.
Silence fell around them as gazes converged on Jiang Ruorong and the Guan servant.
On the Guan servant’s face, a bright red palm imprint appeared.
Jiang Ruorong’s face was full of anger as she looked coldly at the Guan servant before her: "Who do you think you are to wag your finger at me?"
In that moment, Jiang Ruorong’s demeanor exuded a commanding presence, the confidence rooted in the heritage of the Ancient Family.
A phoenix does not bother to compete in chirping with finches and sparrows, but if pestered to the point of annoyance, what finch or sparrow could withstand the wrath of a phoenix?
The Guan servant was indeed intimidated by Jiang Ruorong’s powerful aura, trembling as she looked at Jiang Ruorong, quickly lowering her gaze and biting her teeth, daring not to utter a word.
Guan Lingling, who stood aside, was also shaken by Jiang Ruorong’s aura, but after a moment, she gathered her senses.
"Hmph! You’re nothing but a lowly wench from the countryside, a wild girl. Someone might mistake you for a young lady from a noble family if they didn’t know better!"
Guan Lingling walked over with an expression of contempt.
At this time, she had a clearer view of Jiang Ruorong’s features and couldn’t help but feel a surge of jealousy.
Guan Lingling, who prided herself on her beauty, actually had a decent appearance, with a bit of charm of her own, but compared to Jiang Ruorong, she suddenly felt utterly inferior.
Jiang Ruorong was simply too beautiful.
With her white hair, her skin was pale with a rosy hue, tender as if sculpted from jade, and her features were perfect.
Such a beauty was indeed rare to behold in the entire Great Qian Dynasty, naturally incomparable to Guan Lingling.
"This insolent servant, as beautiful as she may be, watch how I’ll ruin that pretty face today!"
Guan Lingling, filled with jealousy, had even more venomous thoughts as she charged forward, raising her hand and fiercely slapped towards Jiang Ruorong’s face.
The blow from Guan Lingling was nothing like that of her maid; although her maid was equally ruthless, she was just an ordinary servant with only a hint of spiritual power, being newly entered into the Tempering Body Realm.
However, Guan Lingling was different; she was a martial master of the Soul Refinement Realm, with her spiritual power already quite refined. Her palm strike, carrying immense spiritual power, would have ravaged the entire face of an ordinary person beyond recognition.
Seeing Guan Lingling strike with such brutality, Jiang Ruorong’s expression turned even colder. She was about to lift her hand to counter when, suddenly, a hand reached out before Jiang Ruorong could strike, directly seizing Guan Lingling’s wrist.
It was Qin Qing!
Qin Qing gripped Guan Lingling’s wrist in his palm.
"What a barbaric miss of the Guan Family!" Qin Qing said with a cold sneer, tightening his fingers slightly.
Guan Lingling immediately winced in pain, hissing, "Let go of me!"
With a shrill scream, Guan Lingling yelled, "You country bumpkin, let go of me this instant! Do you believe I won’t have someone chop off your dog paws?"
"Heh!" Qin Qing couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh, "Even now, you act so haughty and arrogant, truly beyond help!"
"Repent? Does a miss like myself need to repent to lowlives like you?" Guan Lingling said disdainfully with a sneer, "Let go of me now while you still can, otherwise I guarantee you won’t even have a chance to repent!"
At the same time, Fang Yi also came over, and he looked at Qin Qing and his group with cold eyes, saying, "Young man, it’s not too late to let go of Miss Guan now. This is Luochuan Imperial City, not the city where your family resides. No matter how much power you have back home, once you’re in the Imperial City, you have to abide by its rules, or you will attract trouble. It won’t just be you who suffers, but even your family back home might get dragged into a calamity!"
The onlookers started murmuring among themselves.
Some sneered coldly:
"These country bumpkins from the sticks actually dare to offend Miss Guan of the Guan Family in the Imperial City; they clearly don’t know the meaning of death."
"They have no idea how high the sky is or how deep the earth is, thinking it’s the same as their country backwaters."
"Now there’s a show to watch. Let’s just wait and see how Miss Guan of the Guan Family deals with these country bumpkins."
Others tried to persuade them with good intentions, genuinely worried for Qin Qing and the others.
"Young man, stop while you can, while there’s still a chance to turn things around."
"Young people, don’t make a mistake. Let go of Miss Guan now, and the Guan Family won’t make things too difficult for you."
"The Guan Family has immense influence in Luochuan, you cannot afford to provoke them... Better to let this go and deescalate the situation..."
These people were urging peace, but in reality, it was predictable that these young people would likely face terrifying retribution from the Guan Family, with a fate that might not be death but would certainly strip them to the bone.
Although the Guan Family in Luochuan could not compare with top families like the Shangguan Clan, they were definitely in the top rank, with no Nascent Soul elders residing in the clan, but their connections and economic power were among the elite.
"Did you hear that?" Guan Lingling, who had tried to struggle free with force, found herself completely unable to break away from the young man’s grip. Seeing the onlookers persuading Qin Qing to calm things down, she became even more smug, "If you don’t let go of me now, I will definitely make sure you lose a dog paw!"
"Is that so?"
Hearing Guan Lingling still using a tone full of disdain, Qin Qing found it even more amusing, "Since you’re so fond of breaking limbs, I’ll oblige your wishes!"
As soon as the words fell, Qin Qing tightened his grip.
"Crack!"
The sound of bones breaking echoed.
And following was Guan Lingling’s pig-like scream of agony...
