This is a dilapidated old house, with several clumps of green bamboo hidden at the entrance, swaying and rustling in the wind.
A bare old pear tree stands tall in the courtyard. Pushing open the creaking wooden door reveals only a few remaining pieces of broken furniture inside. Gusts of cold wind blow through the broken window frames, and tattered window paper flutters in the wind.
Overall, it's fairly clean.
Since Ji Jiuying was diagnosed as a useless person without spiritual roots when she was 5 years old, her father has never cared about her. After that, Ji Jiuying was kicked out of Qinglan Courtyard by Ji Fengyan and moved to this dilapidated Lihe Courtyard.
From then on, Ji Jiuying's life was worse than that of a pig or a dog. The Zhou mother and daughter often took their anger out on her, and the servants in the mansion did not respect this legitimate eldest daughter. Her scumbag father also turned a blind eye to everything.
Early in the morning, Ji Fengyan stormed into Lihe Courtyard with her personal maid Xiao Tao and several maids.
"You good-for-nothing, instead of reflecting on your mistakes in the woodshed, you dared to sneak back in the middle of the night?" Ji Fengyan roared.
As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Fengyan kicked open the door. The already dilapidated door was kicked away by Ji Fengyan, and she swaggered in with her maid.
The incident startled Qingling and Granny Zhang in the courtyard. They rushed out and knelt on the ground, terrified of angering the cruel second young lady.
But Ji Fengyan was still uttering vicious words.
"Qingling, you little bitch, it must be you who let that piece of trash out again. I'll break your legs."
"Second Miss, please spare me! It was too cold last night, and you were so badly injured. You wouldn't be able to take it if this continued, so I..." Qingling explained, her voice trembling with tears.
Upon hearing this, Ji Fengyan's anger flared up instantly. She swung her palm and sent the attack flying to the side. Ji Fengyan was a three-star Spirit General, and Qingling could not withstand such a blow.
"Ji Jiuying, you piece of trash, why aren't you getting out here? Your maid is about to die!" Ji Fengyan said viciously.
Ji Jiuying peered through the paper window at everything outside. Ji Fengyan was wearing a pale yellow dress, her long black hair cascading down her back, adorned with a jade phoenix hairpin. Her face was as beautiful as the bright moon; she was a beauty in the making, but unfortunately, she was too vicious… Ha!
"Who do we have here? It's Second Sister! You're quite well-mannered. As far as I know, in official families, there's a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. You don't even know to bow to your elder sister. I really don't know how Aunt Zhou raised such an ill-mannered and disrespectful child like you." Ji Jiuying leaned against the door with a half-smile, making it impossible to read her expression.
Granny Zhang helped Qingling open her mouth in surprise. Qingling felt that her mistress had become a different person since she returned last night. She used to be timid and afraid of trouble, but now she dared to confront the Second Miss head-on. However, she was afraid that if her mistress angered the Second Miss, she would be beaten again.
What's wrong with this good-for-nothing today? Every time she sees her, she acts like a mouse encountering a cat. Today, she actually dares to talk back. But Ji Fengyan doesn't care at all, because hitting her is as easy as crushing an ant.
"Hmph, you piece of trash, I didn't even kill you yesterday, and you still have the energy to curse me today? You think you're worthy of being my sister?"
"So what if she's the legitimate daughter? I still beat her to a pulp like a dog." Ji Fengyan sneered.
A murderous glint flashed in Ji Jiuying's eyes. She would make them pay for everything they had done to her.
"Oh, really? Then let's see who'll be crawling around like a dog today."
"Looks like you've recovered well. Little Peach, try my Crimson Water Whip." Ji Fengyan stood aside with a contemptuous expression, as if Ji Jiuying was just an ant, and that even making a move would be beneath her status as a Spirit General.
“Miss, although Xiao Tao is a maid, she is also a sixth-level Spirit Master…” Seeing that the situation was getting worse, Qing Ling looked at Ji Jiu Ying with worry, and with her injuries, she was about to cry.
"Yes, Miss, let me teach this good-for-nothing a lesson and see if she dares to anger you again." Xiao Tao said, waving the whip in her hand.
Ji Jiuying narrowed her eyes. In her previous life, as a top practitioner of both medicine and martial arts from an ancient martial arts family, she was confident in dealing with a maid who was only a sixth-level Spiritualist.
She turned her body slightly to the side, reached out and grabbed the whip that was coming towards her, and stared coldly at the maid in front of her.
Xiao Tao met Ji Jiuying's icy gaze and shivered, but remembering that Ji Jiuying was a useless person without spiritual power, she instantly recovered and pointed at Ji Jiuying, shouting: "You good-for-nothing, how dare you resist!"
After saying that, she pulled back forcefully, but the whip remained firmly in Ji Jiuying's hand.
She looked up and saw Ji Jiuying's cold eyes, and panicked for a moment.
When did this good-for-nothing develop such a compelling gaze?
Ji Jiuying sneered and flicked the whip. It seemed like she didn't use much force, but Xiao Tao fell flat on her face. She really didn't know what she was getting herself killed.
"I wonder who got beaten up and is lying on the ground like a dog?" Ji Jiuying said casually.
The maid standing to the side was stunned and speechless. Was this still the same cowardly, incompetent, timid, and easily bullied young lady?
If it weren't for her injury, Qingling would have jumped up and applauded for Ji Jiuying. But thinking of the second young lady, who was a three-star Spirit General, she couldn't help but worry about Ji Jiuying.
Xiao Tao's nose and face were bruised and swollen. "Miss..."
Seeing Xiao Tao being knocked down by Ji Jiuying, Ji Fengyan was instantly furious. Of course, she couldn't let the servants laugh at her in front of so many people, so she said fiercely.
"Useless trash, I'll cripple you!" Ji Fengyan cracked her whip, her body light as a feather, leaping into the air to meet her head down, but she didn't intend to kill.
If this good-for-nothing dies, I won't have anyone to torment anymore, which would be a huge loss of fun.
Qingling and Granny Zhang's hearts were in their throats, their eyes fixed on Ji Jiuying, ready to step forward and block the whip.
Ji Jiuying moved like the wind, dodging back and forth around Ji Fengyan before returning to her original position and standing steadily.
"Ah~ What happened? How did my spiritual power regress to the Spirit Master level?" Ji Fengyan screamed in terror.
"You wretch, what kind of sorcery are you using?"
"Hmph, even if I don't use my spiritual power to hit you, it's as easy as crushing an ant," Ji Fengyan said viciously.
Ji Jiuying dodged Ji Fengyan's attack, then swiftly took a step to Ji Fengyan's right, grabbed her right hand, and twisted it forcefully. A cracking sound rang out as her wrist dislocated, and the whip fell to the ground. Only then did Ji Fengyan's scream of agony erupt.
"Ah~ You bitch, I'm going to kill you!" Ji Fengyan was furious.
Ji Jiuying didn't give her a chance to react. After all, it was her newly researched Spirit Transformation Pill, and she didn't know how long its effects would last since it was the first time she used it. She moved as nimbly as a swallow, launching a second wave of attacks. Ji Fengyan sensed a sharp killing intent and instinctively used her spiritual power to defend herself.
"Bang!" Ji Jiuying was still blasted away by her spiritual power, a trace of blood trickling from the corner of her mouth. It seems that this Spirit Transformation Pill needs to be improved.
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