Chapter 11: The Fierce Beating of Princess Lan

In a flash, she vanished from her original spot and appeared swiftly before Lan Ruoshui. The next moment, a series of sharp slaps echoed clearly, reaching everyone’s ears.

Luo Qingyao was fast, even faster in her movements. In the brief span of a tea break, she returned to her original place, leaving Lan Ruoshui’s once delicate and charming face swollen and disfigured.

Silence.

A deathly silence.

No one had expected that the so-called worthless girl they had been mocking would actually strike someone—and that someone was none other than the current queen’s most beloved little princess!

Especially with such speed and agility; no words could capture how fast she was!

Even Feng Qingjue was stunned by Luo Qingyao’s actions. His brows lowered and his gaze deepened. This girl was truly not ordinary.

As for Yun Yi, watching Lan Ruoshui’s battered appearance, the fury that had been rising within him instantly dissipated, replaced by a pleased curve at the corner of his mouth. Hmph, not bad, girl. Well done!

Only after an entire tea break did everyone regain their composure.

At that moment, Lan Ruoshui screamed, “Ahh... you wretch! How dare you hit this princess? You’re asking for death!”

She lunged at Luo Qingyao again.

Luo Qingyao made no attempt to dodge. Wearing a look of malicious delight, she watched Lan Ruoshui charge forward. Just as Lan Ruoshui was about to close the distance, Luo Qingyao suddenly extended her right foot and with a fierce force, delivered a brutal kick to Lan Ruoshui’s abdomen, sending her flying off the arena platform, crashing heavily onto the ground below.

The crowd’s eyes widened in shock, mouths agape.

Even Yun Yi couldn’t bear to watch any longer—this scene was too dramatic to be real.

Only moments before, Princess Lan Ruoshui had been hailed with cheers; in just three days, she had knocked all her rivals off the arena platform and claimed the sole spot to apprentice under Yuqing Palace.

A spot that should have belonged to Luo Qingyao.

Yet now, immediately after Lan Ruoshui had sworn loyalty to Yu Qingting, Luo Qingyao—the so-called useless girl abandoned by Yuqing Palace—had kicked the proud princess right off the stage!

This was no mere kick to Lan Ruoshui; it was a slap in the face to Yu Qingting and the entire Yuqing Palace!

The disciples painstakingly selected by Yuqing Palace were no match for a single blow from Luo Qingyao.

In an instant, Yu Qingting’s reputation was irreparably tarnished.

Every face in the crowd bore a different expression, except for Luo Qingyao’s, which remained calm and indifferent. She clapped her hands lightly, glancing at Lan Ruoshui on the ground below the platform.

“Careless with your hands, that’s one thing, but your mouth is even worse. I taught your mouth a lesson, and yet you still act shameless. Honestly, I don’t understand what Yuqing Palace sees in you. You’re nothing but a shameless wretch!”

“Pfft!”

Yun Yi couldn’t help but laugh aloud at her words.

This girl was truly sharp-tongued, twisting her insults in such a sly way. Wasn’t she basically calling everyone from Yuqing Palace shameless?

“You...” Lan Ruoshui pointed at Luo Qingyao, her eyes burning with murderous hatred, but not a single full sentence escaped her lips.

“You what?” Luo Qingyao sneered, refusing to let Lan Ruoshui off. She stepped to the edge of the platform and crouched down, looking at the crawling princess with a wicked grin.

“Hey, Princess, you’re the new disciple just accepted by Yuqing Palace, the last disciple of the Yu Palace Master, right? You don’t have any more tricks up your sleeve?”