Chapter 305: Three women on one stage (1/2)

Chapter 305: Three women on one stage

All of the guests had vacated the second floor of the restaurant, their tables and chairs lying haphazardly on the ground in a mess. Mu Linger was dressed in purple robes, a sword in her hand as she stood on top of a chair. Her eyebrows were slanted in anger, her phoenix eyes glaring with murderous intent upon her furious face.

Chu Qingge was sitting on a table, wearing ethereal white robes as she looked disdainfully at the other girl. She was like a solitary flower in love with its own fragrance, indulging in self-admiration.

“Apologize for me right now!” Mu Linger demanded again,

Chu Qingge simply gave a cold snort before darting a glance at a little beggar girl curled up in the corner. “Go ask that girl if she can afford an apology from me first.”

The beggar girl in the corner was no more than seven to eight years old, with dishevelled hair and a dirty face. She had on ragged clothes and the mark of a bright red handprint on the side of her face, making for a ghastly sight. She crouched there staring at Chu Qingge and Mu Linger, her wide eyes filled with fear as she trembled. Because she’d accidentally touched Chu Qingge’s dress while begging her for alms, she’d gotten a fierce slap on the face that sent her rolling into a corner. At that time, the big sister in purple robes was sitting at the next table over. The big sister had instantly stood up and kicked a chair at the white-robed woman before cursing at her.

“You actually made a move against a little child, you venomous woman!”

The white-robed woman had kicked the incoming chair aside until it crashed downstairs, before accusing the purple-robed girl of ‘meddling in others’ business.’ Then they started to fight.

“Why can’t she afford your apology? Who do you think you are? So what if your mother’s from Western Zhou’s Chu Clan? Even if you were a member of their imperial family, you’d still have to apologize!” Mu Linger was extremely infuriated, enough to swear up a storm. She hated adults who bullied children the most!

“Damned girl, clean out that mouth of yours!” Chu Qingge had lost her temper, too.

But Mu Linger simply stuck up her chin and said, word by word, “Your. Mother’s. Slut!”

Chu Qingge had never heard other people curse since she was young, much less be cursed at herself. She was so angry that her entire person grew unwell. She hadn’t brought her bow and arrows with her today, or else she’d shoot one straight through the other girl’s mouth.

“Shut up! You vulgar brat! You have no sense of propriety at all!” she smacked the table and rose to her feet, glaring at Mu Linger before picking up the broken remains of a chair.

“What’s propriety? Can you eat it?” Mu Linger was quick with her words. She might have been angry, but she wasn’t an idiot. Of course she knew of Western Zhou’s Chu Clan and their formidable archery skills. But since Chu Qingge didn’t have her bow today, there was no guarantee that the woman could beat her.

“You!” Chu Qingge didn’t even know what to say. She simply kicked a bunch of chairs at Mu Linger, who avoided them all in succession.

“What ‘me?’ I hate people like you the most! Talking about propriety with me? It’s not like you have any, either. Do you?” Mu Linger retorted. Would a lady with propriety slap a little beggar just because she accidentally touched her dress? True propriety wasn’t just all talk!

“This lady’s propriety isn’t something the likes of you…” Before Chu Qingge could finish, Mu Linger cut her off.

“Why don’t you go pee in a corner and take a look at what comes out? You fake being all pure and noble, but your heart is filthy! The whores at the brothels are more likable than you! No matter how I look at you, all I see is someone disgusting!”

Chu Qingge was stunned into silence. Her ears felt dirty from hearing all the obscene curses, and she felt as if she’d go mad. She simply raised her hand and charged towards Mu Linger to slap her. “Slut! I’ll make you wish you were dead!”

Without her bow, she and this girl were evenly matched in terms of strength. Despite this, she could still use things like poisons! If she didn’t take care of this little slut today, then her name wasn’t Chu Qingge!

“Tsk tsk, a wealthy young Miss with a sense of propriety still uses words like ‘slut!’ Do you even know what that word looks like? Just like you!” Mu Linger disdained to be ridiculed and attacked with her sword instead of evading.

“I’m going to tear your mouth to pieces!” Chu Qingge had thoroughly exploded as she struck out with her fists in succession. Her motive wasn’t to hit Mu Linger, but to poison her. Each strike created air currents that scattered poison powder through the air.

But right at this moment, an acupuncture needle suddenly flew in from the right to pierce the air between them. Immediately, a delicate fragrance filled the air. Mu Linger and Chu Qingge stopped at the same time to look over, only to see that a woman had been sitting on one side since who knows how long.

“Han Yunxi!” Both of them chorused at the same time in surprise. Indeed, it was Han Yunxi. She’d told Zhao mama to head back first while she snuck up to spy on the pair. If Chu Qingge hadn’t used poison, she wouldn’t have interfered.

“You used poison?”

“You detoxified the poison!”

Mu Linger and Chu Qingge cried out simultaneously again. Mu Linger was a pharmacist, so she wasn’t familiar with toxins, but she’d sensed something off about the scent in the air. Chu Qingge had consummate poison skills herself, so she knew with a whiff that Han Yunxi had sent an antidote in the air to dissolve her own poison’s effects. At Chu Qingge’s words, Mu Linger suddenly realized what had happened and hastily backed away with a curse.

“Chu Qingge, you’re despicable!”

“Mu Linger, she was using an aphrodisiac, you know,” Han Yunxi couldn’t help but add oil to the fire.

“What?!” Mu Linger shrieked in alarm from disbelief.