"Hey watch your manner of speaking, my young mistress is the daughter of the governor who has many young masters of high status at her beck and call, who is your master that my young mistress would think so highly of him...tch! really outrageous," Xixi snapped, although she also felt that her young mistress behaviour seems strange, she wouldn't believe that her young mistress really has an interest in this young man, she must definitely have a use for him.

"Dogs**t! even if you multiply your young mistress by hundred, she is still not worthy of my master, you had better leave with your supposed suitor before my master comes out, he has no time to waste on someone like you," Xiaodi continued, she folded her arms over her chest, speaking in an unflinching tone even though she has just been informed of the young lady's identity.

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Xi Feng didn't bother to stop her since he also agrees with everything she just said, he turned to Wei Xianlu with a side glance and he noticed how tightly his fist is clenched, he smirked at the sight of it, he didn't understand why the fourth prince would want to waste time in saving someone as irrelevant and ungrateful as that even though he is already running out of time.

"Xixi, enough," she turned to Xiaodi with a gentle smile on her lips, although her smile seemed soft, behind that smile, they could see her unwillingness to let a commoner speak to her in such degrading manner.

"Miss, we haven't met before so I cannot understand your reason for speaking so rudely to me, I am the young mistress of the governor's manor and this is the son of the prime ministers, or should I say a general who is well acknowledged by the emperor, we are not people of common status that you should act so rudely in front of us," she was slowly starting to raise her voice with a tone of authority resounding in every word she said, she fixed her eyes intently on Xiaodi to intimidate the girl seeing her small stature, even though she couldn't see the girl face, she hated the fact that Xiaodi seemed really possessive of the young man.

"I will let you go this time because you also saved our lives but there won't be a second chance," Ruo Rufei concluded firmly, Wei Xianlu smiled seeing that she wasn't tolerating their rude statement towards her, if it wasn't for his intention to use this young man in order to get what he wants from the forest, he would have slit their throat the moment they spoke disrespectfully to him, he didn't want to reveal his identity to them in case something goes wrong but now that she already has, he has no reason to hold back.

"I DON'T NEED A SECOND CHANCE!" Xiaodi roared, disappearing from the spot she stood and appearing in front of her in just a second, Ruo Rufei held her breath seeing the small figured lady standing in front of her.

Seeing how angry she sounded, Xi Feng realized that he had better stop her before she does anything damaging, he pitied the young lady who doesn't know how possessive Xiaodi can be when it comes to the fourth prince and she definitely wouldn't take it when someone tried to use their authority over her except for the fourth prince.

With a nod from Wei Xianlu, Ke Yang dashed towards her with his sword tightly clutched in case he had any need to fight her but he didn't think he would have to use much force considering how small she looks.

"How dare you act so rudely, respect yourself before I teach you a lesson," Ke Yang warned with his hands on the sheath of his sword, but still Xiaodi didn't budge, her eyes were still flaming in anger and staring intently into Ruo Rufei's eyes.

She composed her self and smiled broadly, she has never seen anyone in the whole city who dares to act so rudely in front of her, even the ladies and young masters from prominent families but this sidekick of an unknown person actually dared to look into her eyes.

"I warned you, I wouldn't give you another chance," she moved her gaze to Wei Xianlu who understood what he meant.

"It seems like I wouldn't be meeting your master here but in my manor," she added with an evil smile hanging on her lips while she moved away with Xixi, leaving Ke Yang to deal with her and Xi Feng, he nodded his head at how foolish they are to have infuriated Xiaodi who is like a ticking bomb without the fourth prince.

He could see that Wei Xianlu is someone they shouldn't mess with since he looks like someone with an extremely good martial art but his bodyguard is too small for Xiaodi to handle even if she doesn't use her abilities as a fox, but if she includes that then she might be capable of defeating Wei Xianlu.

Ke Yang was about to unsheath his sword but Xi Feng cleared his throat, making them turn to him.

"I strongly advise you not to unsheath that sword or it will be your end," he warned in a gentle voice as though the bodyguard is not about to deal with the both of them.

"She might look small but she is definitely more capable than you think, the only key to stopping her is still inside the forest so if you want to leave here with your whole body you had better not unsheath your sword," he continued, Ke Yang felt his pride badly damaged, how can this person compare him to such...

"Don't you think you are overestimating yourselves," Ruo Rufei chimed in, tilting her head slightly.

"You can only find the answer to your question when this young man unsheaths his sword," he responded.

"I was initially thinking of teaching you a lesson before and leaving you here but now it seems like you will suffer more than that, when he is done with you, I will use my horses to drag your battered bodies to the manor and torture you further," he paused for a moment and continues.

"I have been at the border for many years with thousands of soldiers under my command, everyone who dared to disrespect me has never ended up well but I guess you will also be one of them now," Wei Xianlu bragged

With that, he unsheathed his sword and raised his hand to attack her but Xiaodi smirked with her back turned at him, she was originally angry with Xi Feng for advising them but seeing as they didn't take her advice, she couldn't be happier.

"You just dug your grave..."

She raised her hand above her head, grasping his sword tightly, they were shocked that she actually dared to hold the sword on its edge, she swiftly turned around and used the sword as an anchor to propel herself into the air swiftly, then she came down with a flying kick which they thought was directed at Ke Yang but she actually landed on the sword, breaking it into pieces.

Ke Yang watched the pieces of the sword fall with his mouth slightly partitioned, he couldn't believe that the girl is actually that strong.

"She...she broke the sword, how is that possible with her stature," Xixi muttered but it didn't escape Xi Feng's ear.

"the moral lesson is don't judge a book by its cover," he remarked.

He quickly recovered from the shock when he saw her spinning his legs towards him, be bent his body backwards and slid under her legs while she flew over him, but seeing him slide, she didn't land on the other side, she swiftly did a backflip and landed in front of him even before he could balance his body, she revealed her claws without transforming and slashed it at him but he rolled his body over to the side, he stood up from the ground and balled his fist then he dashed towards her swiftly.

"Young master Wei, I don't think this girl will be easy for your bodyguard to handle or is he holding back because she is a female?" Ruo Rufei remarked.

"Rest assured, Miss Ruofei, he is someone I personally trained and he won't lose to a tiny girl," he replied grudgingly, swearing to make sure they will wish they are dead by the time she gets defeated, with Xi Feng standing at the sideline, enjoying the show, he knew that Wei Xianlu would never come for him, rather he would make Ke Yang be the one to capture the both of them.

He threw a punch towards her chest, she held his fist and attempted to throw him on the ground but it failed when he used his other hand to pull her wrist and spun her body around then he threw a punch to her chest, causing her to slide back.

Xi Feng panicked a little with his body jerked forward while the others smiled at his feat, but he calmed himself down remembering that Xiaodi wasn't doing half her best.

"Once again, you have dug your grave even deeper,"

"enough nonsense!"

He ran towards her while she stood on a spot with her eyes closed before he could land a punch on her left chest, he held his fist tightly, he struggled to free himself from her grips but he couldn't, gritting his teeth, he added more effort to no avail.

"What is happening?" Xixi muttered, while Wei Xianlu narrowed his eyes, he couldn't believe that a small girl is actually strong enough to hold him when the soldiers they have fought in the past have never been able to do so.

She opened her eyes sharply and disappeared from his front swiftly, then next thing he felt is a sting on his abdomen, he lowered his gaze to look at it only to see two long cuts on his abdomen, before he could turn back again, he felt another sting on his shoulder....