“I don’t want to be a maid in your house, so I don’t need to tell you my name,” Wei Linxia replied, turning to ask Yu Mo if the maid who borrowed the clothes was from this residence.
As she turned, a hand landed on her shoulder.
Before she could react, a figure flew through the air towards the man behind her, cursing, “Bastard, I’ll chop off your dog paw.” The hand on her shoulder disappeared. Wei Linxia thought she’d later tell Tai Qing that “dog paws” don’t grow on humans.
The beautiful woman instantly transformed back into a yaksha and approached Wei Linxia. Using the thirty-six stratagems, Wei Linxia decided retreat was the best option and ran hard, with the pursuer close behind. Out of breath, she fell forward, hitting the ground hard and hurting her knees on a dry tree branch, realizing she was definitely not a beauty; no heroic gentleman would come to her rescue.
“Wei Linxia?” The familiar voice she didn’t want to hear right now made her lower her head and pretend not to hear. She tried to turn away, spotting some maids running towards her. She turned south, but her arm was grabbed: “How dare you ignore me?”
Wei Linxia didn’t look up, deliberately speaking softly: “You’ve mistaken me for someone else.”
“Oh, is this glass Qilin that you stole from the Wei family?” A small glass Qilin swayed before her eyes. She touched her neck and found it missing – a gift from the Old Empress, who had instructed her never to part with it, leading to some dissatisfaction due to its western origin.
“Your Highness,” Wei Linxia thought she was about to become the most embarrassing young lady in Huo City.
The narrative continues with complex interactions involving multiple characters, including a fight between Tai Qing and Xi Zhaoting, and concerns about the missing Qilin artifact.
