After breakfast, Xi Qingqing went to the town square with her three mates and Hua Yun.
Before, when she first came, people were afraid of her. They avoided her and looked at her with dislike.
Now, things have changed. Some people even came to greet her.
When she arrived at the square, she saw a statue over two meters tall. The woman in the statue was holding a crown and looked very elegant.
Xi Qingqing looked carefully. Something felt wrong.
“Is this me? When was this made?” she asked.
“Three years ago,” Hua Yun replied.
She frowned. At that time, the town didn’t even want to see her. Why would they build her statue?
She looked closer and saw a small beauty mark under the statue’s eye.
She immediately understood.
This was not her.
This was Xi Yuanyuan.
This was her territory—but they built a statue of her enemy.
Xi Qingqing’s expression turned cold.
“Go call Zhang Fengyun. Tell him to come here now,” she ordered.
She remembered that when Xi Yuanyuan came here, everything went smoothly for her.
But when Xi Qingqing arrived, she was blocked and even attacked with rotten vegetables.
It almost felt like Xi Yuanyuan was the real owner of this place.
Soon, many people gathered around.
Some whispered:
“I thought the Princess had changed… Why do I feel so pressured?”
“I hoped she could help cure my mate…”
“Maybe it’s all fake. She might still be evil inside!”
Others argued back.
Xue Xi asked quietly, “Do you want me to catch those who spoke badly about you?”
Xi Qingqing thought for a moment. “Catch them.”
Xue Xi quickly grabbed several people from the crowd. They screamed loudly.
“Help! She’s going to kill us!”
“She’s evil!”
Xi Qingqing smiled coldly.
This situation felt planned.
Someone wanted to ruin her reputation in front of everyone.
After they were caught, she used a special tool so her voice could be heard clearly by everyone.
“Who just said I should help treat their mate?” she asked calmly.
The crowd went silent.
“You know I have a bad temper. Why dare speak badly about me in front of me?”
No one answered.
She continued, her voice soft but clear:
“You are all suffering from pollution. I understand your pain. I thought my actions yesterday proved my sincerity.”
She sighed lightly.
“But it seems you still don’t trust me.”
She walked to one of the men and lifted his chin.
“Tell me… who told you to cause trouble today?”
Her beauty and presence made him nervous. He blushed and couldn’t resist.
“It… it was the town leader…”
“The town leader? Zhang Fengyun?” she asked.
Just as he was about to continue, a force suddenly threw him away.
Xi Qingqing quickly used her power to pull him back safely.
She turned coldly toward the attacker.
“Trying to kill him in front of me? Do you think I won’t notice?”
Zhang Fengyun realized his mistake but quickly changed his plan.
“Princess, you can’t just arrest people! I was trying to save him from you!” he shouted.
He wanted to make it look like she was hurting the townspeople.
He turned to the guards.
“Arrest her!”
Before anyone could act, Mo Fuqing kicked Zhang Fengyun to the ground.
Zhang Fengyun tried to fight back but was kicked down again.
He became dirty and embarrassed.
“You’re just her dog!” he shouted angrily.
Xi Qingqing ignored him and looked at the captured men.
“Count how many bad words you said about me,” she said calmly.
They were shocked.
“For every word, slap yourselves once. If you forgot, then slap yourselves one thousand times.”
They were terrified.
They only wanted an easy job, but now they had to pay the price.
Seeing their leader lying on the ground, they had no choice but to obey.
They started slapping themselves.
Xi Qingqing told Xue Xi to count all the slaps.
“Then give all of them to Zhang Fengyun,” she added.
Xue Xi smiled excitedly.
“Don’t worry, I won’t miss a single one!”
He looked at Zhang Fengyun with anger.
“You dared to insult my master. You must be tired of living.”