Chapter 54: The Perfect Match—Every Pot Finds Its Lid

Then, with a swift and graceful movement, she used her lightness skill to leap into the hall.

“Well, well, it seems the useless, ugly girl has finally learned a thing or two. I suppose those ten years as a village girl, chopping wood on the mountain and repairing houses, finally paid off, didn’t they?” The young girl continued to mock Bai Li Tianchang with a biting tone.

Chapter Six: Entering the Devil’s Forest

“A dog’s mouth can’t spit out ivory. And what exactly are you supposed to be?” There was no trace of humility in Bai Li Tianchang’s expression.

Even though those around her couldn’t bear to look directly at her disfigured face, she stood tall and poised, dignified as a phoenix with the bearing of a king—neither servile nor conceited, but possessing a quiet confidence.

“How could a useless, ugly girl like you possibly know who our little junior sister is?” The young men at the girl’s side, eager to curry favor, ignored the real meaning behind Bai Li Tianchang’s words and began to extol their beautiful junior sister.

“Our little junior sister’s name is Hua Niaozi—so unlike you, a coarse and ugly girl called Bai Li Tianchang. Even your name is vulgar and utterly devoid of poetry or grace!” One after another, the boys proclaimed the virtues of their junior sister in lofty tones.

“Our little junior sister is a well-known figure at Songhe Academy! There’s no way a useless, ugly girl like you would have ever heard of her!”

“Although, perhaps you have. After all, our little junior sister is the apple of the Fourth Prince’s eye!”

A look of smug satisfaction flickered across Hua Niaozi’s face—she was clearly pleased to hear her senior brothers speak on her behalf.

At such a young age, she had already gained entrance to Songhe Academy, a testament to her rare talent. And now, things between her and the Fourth Prince had progressed to such a degree that the position of principal consort could only belong to her! How could this useless, ugly girl even dream of comparing to her?

“Oh, so that’s what you are. I suppose the Fourth Prince is just the right match for someone like you—what a perfect pair you make, as they say, every pot has its lid.” Bai Li Tianchang’s words were laced with meaning, her emphasis on the word “thing” unmistakable.

“Are you insulting our little junior sister?!” This time, her meaning was finally clear to the boys.

“Weren’t you the ones treating her like a product, desperately promoting her? If I call her a ‘thing,’ what’s wrong with that?”

“You useless, ugly girl—how dare you insult me!”

At last, Hua Niaozi understood. Outrageous! She, the pride of Songhe Academy, had been insulted by a useless, ugly girl.

“Useless wretch, I warn you—stop pestering the Fourth Prince! He’s already sent you a letter of annulment! To be cast aside before marriage, and you still have the face to live in this world? If I were you, I’d have ended my life against a wall long ago!”

“Oh? Didn’t you know it was I who cast off the Fourth Prince? And isn’t it common knowledge that he’s afflicted with a stubborn disease? Only a fool like you would cling to a man tainted by such a filthy illness.”

Verbal sparring was hardly a skill foreign to Bai Li Tianchang—she had never lost to anyone.

“You! I’ll kill you today!” Hua Niaozi could no longer endure the provocation.

She had always been proud, pampered as a princess at home, and had easily entered the most prestigious Songhe Academy on the Star Dream Continent. At the academy, her senior brothers treated her like a precious treasure.