Chapter 14: Trouble in the Loo.
Sure enough Alan Dou turned on Mi Li with cold eyes.
“No… That’s not what I meant. I was worried Lan Mo would use underhanded means to interfere with you. I just wanted to remind everyone to be careful, that’s all. Other people might think Lan Mo is kind and gentle, but we know better. She pretends like she doesn’t have a care in the world when in reality she loves to fight with Alan Dou.
And you know she schemes. Remember that time when the strings on Alan Dou’s piano broke during the recital? I checked it out. Someone saw Lan Mo’s maid talking to the staff. I don’t know what was said, but Lan Mo was cleared of all suspicions. Of course you know I don’t believe it.” Mi Li had been with Alan Dou for a long time so she knew what to say to placate her.
Sure enough after listening to Mi Li’s explanation Alan Dou’s expression turned thoughtful. She looked like she was thinking it over. “Did someone really see Lan Mo’s maid make contact with the judge?” Although she phrased it as a question she already fully believed it in her heart. She didn’t expect Mi Li would find out something so useful.
That day she had felt that something was wrong when her piano strings broke, but since she had no proof she couldn’t accuse Lan Mo. Even now two months later she still didn’t have any evidence. That was OK though, the important thing was knowing the ident.i.ty of the person involved. Lan Mo, just you wait.
Mi Li immediately nodded her head when she heard Alan Dou’s question. In actuality the real culprits were the three girls themselves. They had accidentally dropped the piano when they transported it from the carriage to the venue, damaging the strings in the process. They were too afraid to tell Alan Dou about it and so had unanimously kept quiet. Fortunately for them, Alan Dou had her own thoughts on the matter and had not suspected them at all.
As for the maid Mi Li mentioned, well she was indeed there. Whether or not she was there to influence the staff, she had no clue. No matter how you looked at it though, it still looked shady. Why let your personal maid talk to the staff unless you were up to something.
Ai Lu and Yali exchanged looks. They knew Mi Li was lying about the piano strings since they were the guilty ones. Although they wanted to expose her they weren’t so foolish as to shoot themselves in the foot over it. Just chalk it up as a lost opportunity.
They decided to go along with it adding their two cents in, saying how Lan Mo only looked innocent, but who knew what deviousness lay in her heart? They were just getting started with their spiel when the sound of a toilet flushing came from behind them.
All the toilets in the carriage were engraved with arrays making them flush automatically. No matter how heinous, the air would remain clean and unpolluted thanks to the specially made waste receptacles that grabbed the offensive odors before it floated away from the toilet bowl.
Feng Wu came out of the stall after the toilet finished flushing. She went straight to the sink to wash her hands. Then she dried them and was about to head out when a shout came from behind her.
“Hey! Come back here!” To think this girl was ignoring them. When Yali saw this she couldn’t help but fiercely shout out to her.
Feng Wu turned around. Did they need something?
“Who told you to eavesdrop on us? Are you Lan Mo’s subordinate?!” The girls surrounded Feng Wu intending to bully her into submission. This was something they often did at school so they were quick in getting into formation.
“I don’t know Lan Mo and I wasn’t eavesdropping on you.” Feng Wu watched the girls carefully as she explained.
“Oh, not eavesdropping? Then why did you secretly hide for so long not say anything? If that’s not eavesdropping, then what is?!” Mi Li smirked. Whether or not this girl knew Lan Mo didn’t matter, the fact that she overheard them was enough to seal the deal. Alan Dou wouldn’t let her leave alive.
“I wasn’t hiding. I was doing my business. Besides, I was here first.” She felt these people were being unreasonable.
“You…”
“To dare talk back, you need to be taught a lesson!” Ai Lu pulled out her long sword and swung it at Feng Wu, not bothering to use any special techniques. She was top ten in her cla.s.s for swordsmanship, why would she need to bother with a shrimp like her? Just striking the other party dead with brute strength would be enough.
Feng Wu felt the murderous intentions behind the strike and it surprised her. Why would the other party want to kill her? She ducked to the side and avoided the hit. Had it landed it would have struck her eyes, surely blinding her. This made her angry. She swiftly pulled out her own sword and parried the next strike. Then she kicked Ai Lu in the chest. She made sure to kick extra hard imbuing her strike with internal force.
The kick was so fierce it slammed Ai Lu into the wall making her cough up several mouthfuls of blood before slumping unconscious.
Feng Wu had been diligently practicing her lessons to rebuild her inner qi. As a result she had successfully repaired up to the third level. She wasn’t sure what her fighting skills were compared to others in this world, but she was definitely stronger than the girl in front of her. This girl’s attack was like a child’s, slow and weak.
“Ai Lu!” Mi Li and Yali screamed while running over to Ai Lu.
“You, how barbaric!” Alan Dou, who had been silently watching the drama play out, finally spoke. Beating a dog without finding out it’s owner first. It was the same as slapping the owner’s face. This girl had better be prepared to pay the price.
“She wanted to kill me.” Feng Wu calmly spoke. To those that struck with killing intentions, she would never show any mercy. The only reason Feng Wu was unhurt was because the other party didn’t have the capabilities, otherwise she would surely have been killed without hesitation.