Su Qinghuang of the Su Family

Ten little mice gathered around the Mouse Clone, chattering away.

However, they soon discovered that the Mouse Clone only knew a few simple ways to communicate.

Anything slightly more complicated was beyond its understanding.

The ten little mice promptly lay down again and went to sleep, no longer bothering with the Mouse Clone.

This one must be a complete idiot!

We thought its mind had opened up, but not a single door was open!

The Mouse Clone was utterly frustrated!

It had actually been mocked by a bunch of little mice!

Watching the ten little mice sleep, the Mouse Clone forced its weary body to keep studying Xiao Xiao's notes.

Although learning was not something it could accomplish in a day or two, it still wanted to master them as soon as possible.

Wen Xiancheng climbed out of bed, looked down at the Mouse Clone, and yawned.

It was a very strange feeling.

There seemed to be two conflicting emotions in his mind.

One urged him to hurry up and sleep.

The other was the languid, lingering comfort of having just slept.

Stretching, Wen Xiancheng left the Mouse Clone alone and went to the kitchen to make breakfast. He ate his portion and left the portions for Xue Ruigao, Cui Qianqian, and Xue Ning'er in the pot to keep warm.

After eating, Wen Xiancheng headed out, calling the kindergartens and elementary schools whose contact information he had obtained, one after another.

His luck was rather poor that day.

No one wanted to meet him.

Not only that, several people gave him a thorough tongue-lashing, telling him to get lost during summer vacation and the like.

Wen Xiancheng felt a little aggrieved.

He bought a cold drink, and by the time he finished it, he had put the matter behind him.

That was how things went when you wanted to earn money from other people's pockets.

Being insulted was as routine as a home-cooked meal.

It was almost noon when Wen Xiancheng finally stopped in the bustling downtown district of the Imperial City.

He found an ordinary restaurant by the street, sat down, and ordered egg fried rice, planning to return and cultivate after eating.

When the egg fried rice arrived, Wen Xiancheng ate while browsing the news online, looking for possible business opportunities.

A surprised "Huh?" rang out.

Wen Xiancheng raised his head in confusion.

His expression soured.

Of all the rotten luck, he had run into another swarm of annoying flies-

Xu Junfeng and Gao Shiqi!

There was also a group of rich young men and fair-skinned, wealthy beauties.

Dressed in revealing clothes, they occupied three cars that had pulled up beside the street in front of him.

Xu Junfeng looked at Wen Xiancheng mockingly. "Loser, why are you so pathetic? It's summer vacation, yet you can't even enjoy it at home. You have to run around in this scorching heat! Want me to help? I can toss you a few low-grade spirit stones."

As he spoke, he actually touched the Storage Ring on his right middle finger, took out a few low-grade spirit stones, and tossed them at Wen Xiancheng's feet.

Gao Shiqi folded her arms and gestured with her lips to the young man holding her slender waist. "That's the loser who's engaged to the girl Xu Junfeng likes. That girl used to be my best friend, too. Who knew that after meeting this loser, she'd set her heart on cutting me clean out of her life?"

The young man said in surprise, "Seriously? Our Junfeng is handsome, rich, and strong, yet he can't beat some loser to a girl?"

Gao Shiqi curled her lip. "Who the hell knows why? She must have a screw loose! She passed up a rich young master like Xu Junfeng to cling wholeheartedly to some penniless loser. I can't understand it!"

The young man narrowed his eyes at Wen Xiancheng and sneered. "He thinks he's that tough? Then just beat him up. If one beating doesn't teach him to behave and he still dares stay with that girl, give him a second. If the second doesn't work, give him a third. Keep beating him until he obeys!"

Wen Xiancheng's fingers tightened around his chopsticks and phone until they turned white.

Memorizing their faces one by one, Wen Xiancheng stood and shouted into the restaurant, "Xiao Xiao, are you done eating? Hurry out! A few idiots want to beat me up!"

Xu Junfeng's and Gao Shiqi's expressions changed abruptly, and they hurriedly started the cars and left.

Watching the three cars disappear from sight, Wen Xiancheng took a deep breath.

Looking down at his hands, Wen Xiancheng discovered that they were trembling!

"I'm too weak!" Wen Xiancheng said through gritted teeth.

Weakness itself was the original sin!

He had managed to scare Xu Junfeng and the others away using Xiao Xiao this time, but he could not rely on Xiao Xiao for the rest of his life.

I have to become strong!

Even stronger!

And get stronger faster!

His enemies were certainly not limited to those two spoiled rich kids, Xu Junfeng and Gao Shiqi.

Far more dangerous and terrifying was the unseen enemy who had poisoned this body's original owner to death!

Once that enemy saw that "he" was still alive, a second murder attempt would come sooner or later!

If he remained like this, who would save him then?

After paying the bill, Wen Xiancheng immediately hurried to catch the bus.

He wanted to get back and cultivate as quickly as possible!

Meanwhile, after Xu Junfeng, Gao Shiqi, and the others had driven far away, several of the young men and women complained and questioned Xu Junfeng. "Junfeng, why did you run? Weren't we going to beat up that penniless loser? Why were we the ones running away?"

Xu Junfeng gave Gao Shiqi a brooding glance and pointed at her nose. "Ask her."

Still looking shaken, Gao Shiqi said, "That penniless loser has a little girl called Xiao Xiao with him. Her eyes look a bit vacant, and she seems slow-witted, but she's seriously strong! My ex-boyfriend was an advanced martial master, and that little girl knocked him down with one punch. She shattered his nasal bone!"

Touching her own nose, Gao Shiqi shuddered. "I tried to stop her and got punched, too. My nasal bone cracked on the spot. I had to take Foundation-Consolidating Essence-Nourishing Pills for several days before it gradually healed."

Everyone sucked in a sharp breath.

"A little girl is that strong? Is she the Xiao Xiao he was calling for?" someone asked.

Xu Junfeng nodded. "Who else? Why do you think I ran? Who knows whether that little girl is some reincarnated harbinger of disaster? She doesn't say a word before hitting people; she just lashes out without warning. If we hadn't left and she'd come out, who could have handled her?"

"Damn, why does that penniless loser get all this? He stole the woman you like, Junfeng, and he even has such a powerful little girl following him around as his muscle?" one young woman said indignantly.

Xu Junfeng sighed. "Don't remind me. I'm pissed off enough already! Last time, I talked to him and told him to let her go. The bastard even put on an act with me. It drove me mad! Help me think of a way to finish this loser off. Whoever comes up with a plan that works gets a whole winter vacation at my family's resort this year, on me!"

"Really?" Everyone's face lit up with excitement.

After a while, a young woman with chestnut-dyed hair in thick waves gave a sinister smile. "I have a plan! We can kill him and crush his heart, without ordinary people even noticing, and make the girl Junfeng likes despise him!"

"Oh?" Xu Junfeng, Gao Shiqi, and the others perked up and leaned closer.

Xu Junfeng said, "Su Qinghuang, tell us! Hurry!"

Su Qinghuang chuckled. "Violence won't solve the problem, especially with such a powerful little girl at his side! To truly destroy someone, you need something like the art of 'praising someone to death.'"

Gao Shiqi said sheepishly, "Su Qinghuang, don't make it so mysterious. Everyone knows you're a business genius and inherited all your dad's schemes and tricks. None of us can compare or understand. Just explain it plainly. You're giving me a headache."

Everyone nodded.

Su Qinghuang said, "All right, I'll make it a little clearer. A penniless loser like him has never experienced plenty of fun things. Since he's never experienced them, he doesn't crave them. But once he has, once he's tasted the marrow, he'll crave its flavor and sink right into it! I've used this method to trap several poor classmates before. It works every time!"

Xu Junfeng urged, "Be more specific!"

Su Qinghuang said, "I have two strategies. First, tempt him with beauty! A penniless loser like him won't be able to resist a beautiful woman showering him with attention. All we have to do is seize the moment when she gets intimate with him and let the girl Junfeng likes see it. She'll definitely bristle with fury!"

"You have to understand, the fact that she chose that loser over Junfeng means she values feelings. By the same token, once a girl like that is betrayed, her heart will turn cold. Not even nine horses could drag her back."

"Then Junfeng can seize the chance to shower her with attention, and she'll fall right into his hands!"

"Second, take him to enjoy high-end things he's never tried before. Of course, if we combine this with the first strategy, the results will be incredible! Once he becomes obsessed with those high-end pleasures, think about it-with him being utterly penniless, what will happen?"

Everyone burst out laughing.

"Brilliant! Brilliant! Su Qinghuang, you really are the genius of the Su Family, a family of businesspeople! I can't argue with a word of that!" Xu Junfeng gave her an emphatic thumbs-up.

(End of chapter)