2: Slap the Empress

"How dare you!"

A furious roar resounded.

Mu Xiyan stood with her hands behind her back, her golden eyes cold, letting the descending horse's hoof stir her soft black hair.

Among the few people behind her, a burly woman in black darted out like a ghost, her palm spewing out powerful Origin Qi, striking heavily on the horse's belly.

The beautiful horse let out a mournful cry.

It flew backward, blood gushing out, then fell heavily to the ground, completely devoid of life.

It was killed with a single palm strike.

Su Quan, who was on the horse's back, was also sent flying backward, rolling several times on the ground before the force was dissipated.

He struggled to stand up, his peerlessly beautiful Face stained with some dust, his black hair disheveled, and a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth, looking quite disheveled.

"Xiao Mei, Xiao Mei!"

Su Quan showed a panicked expression, throwing himself onto the horse's corpse and shaking it vigorously.

The surrounding onlookers had various expressions.

There was pity, schadenfreude, and also fear and dread.

They whispered among themselves.

"These people must be guests from out of town, right?"

"Definitely. They're new here and don't know any better, daring to lay hands on the Su Family's Third Young Master in Yongning City!"

"Why did they have to provoke this little Devil Head of all people? What a pity, they're so young, yet they're about to lose their lives in vain."

"Say less, if that little Devil King hears it, it might bring disaster!"

“...”

Being discussed in such a way, the burly woman in black who had struck first, her cheeks twitched violently a few times.

She was Mu Xiyan's personal guard, and seeing her master in danger, stepping forward was an instinct etched into her bones.

It's just that this time... did she seem to have brought big trouble to her master?

After confirming the horse was dead, Su Quan immediately walked towards the group, poking Mu Xiyan's delicate nose with his finger, his charming starry eyes almost spitting fire.

"A bunch of lowly commoners, how dare you kill your grandpa's horse? You're truly audacious!"

Seeing her master suffer such humiliation and insults, the maid in green could no longer hold back. She stepped forward and reprimanded, "How dare you, do you know who you're pointing at?"

"I don't care who you are, open your dog eyes and see clearly, This Young Master is the Third Young Master of the Su Residence!"

"In Yongning City, no one dares to provoke your grandpa!"

"You..."

The maid in green still wanted to say something.

"Qingqing, step back!"

Mu Xiyan finally spoke.

Her beautiful Phoenix eyes fell on Su Quan's Face, and her heart couldn't help but tremble violently.

Even with her status and position, having seen countless handsome men in the world, not a single one could compare to the beautiful youth before her, or rather, not even worthy of carrying his shoes.

Especially that supreme temperament, a blend of aloofness and charm, made people feel parched.

And while she was observing Su Quan, Su Quan was also observing her.

She truly lived up to the System's evaluation as the Daughter of Destiny.

In his previous life, he had seen many beauties in videos, but even those Faces processed with image editing technology couldn't compare to the beautiful girl in front of him, not even by half a point.

At the same time, a line of translucent data appeared.

Daughter of Destiny: Mu Xiyan

fate: Purple (Born with Imperial fate)

Rating: S

regret value: 0

Male Lead: Lu Xiaoming

Warm reminder: The protagonist's current fate is that of a Vicious Villain Male Supporting Character. According to the normal plot development, he will die tragically at Mu Xiyan's hands. Therefore, the Host must strive to change his Heaven-Defying fate.

Special Missions:

1. Destroy the relationship between Mu Xiyan and the fated male lead, Lu Xiaoming. Reward: one normal gift box.

2. Kill the fated male lead, Lu Xiaoming. Reward: one epic gift box.

3. Make Mu Xiyan kill her fated male lead, Lu Xiaoming. Reward: one legendary reward.

Su Quan: ???

He muttered in his heart: System, aren't you too wicked?

System: The male lead's fate and the Host's fate are naturally incompatible. When they meet, there will inevitably be conflict; this is an inescapable destiny.

Speaking of which, the System then coaxed, "Moreover, the gift box might contain rare treasures like Cultivation Techniques, Physiques, and totems, which can help the Host embark on the path of immortal cultivation. Please be sure to seize the opportunity!"

I'll do it!

Su Quan made up his mind in a single breath.

Anyway, better a Fellow Daoist dies than a poor Daoist; he was no great philanthropist.

Just like that, the two stared at each other, and the atmosphere became somewhat subtle for a moment.

Finally, Mu Xiyan was the first to break the silence. She cupped her hands and apologized, "This Young Master, I am truly sorry. My subordinate, in a moment of urgency, acted and killed your beloved horse. This Young Miss is willing to offer one hundred taels of gold as compensation!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the surrounding commoners gasped.

In Great Xia, one tael of silver was enough for a family of three to live comfortably for a month.

And one hundred taels of gold was ten thousand taels of silver.

What a grand gesture!

"One hundred taels of gold?"

Su Quan's gaze was strange, as if he thought of something, letting out a disdainful chuckle: "That's enough to compensate for this horse, but don't forget, your subordinate just offended This Young Master!"

"Then what do you want?"

Mu Xiyan felt quite a headache.

She had just arrived in Yongning City, intending to smooth things over, but she didn't expect this "little daddy's boy" to be so troublesome.

"What do I want?"

Su Quan bloomed with a beautiful smile, but the words he spoke were incongruously vicious: "Chop off her hands, and This Young Master will reluctantly forgive you this once!"

"Impossible!"

Mu Xiyan's pretty Face changed slightly, and she flatly refused, her voice tinged with anger: "Change your demand!"

Forcing a Martial Artist to lose her hands was no different from taking her life.

Seeing this, the burly woman, not wanting to make things difficult for Mu Xiyan, very straightforwardly rolled up her sleeves and placed her thick arms before Su Quan, saying indifferently, "If you want my hands, then take them. Don't make things difficult for my master!"

"Straightforward!"

Su Quan laughed loudly, drew the saber at his waist, and was about to chop down.

"Enough!"

Mu Xiyan could no longer suppress the anger in her heart. Her golden pupils were cold and ruthless, emitting a faint Killing Intent.

"You, man, truly have a handsome Face but a scorpion's heart!"

Slap—

A crisp slapping sound rang out.

The young girl's pretty Face flushed slightly.

Mu Xiyan was stunned. She dazedly touched her slapped cheek, somewhat unable to believe what had happened.

She... was actually slapped?

Her subordinates, who were following behind, were also dumbfounded.

A chill shot from their feet to their heads, making them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave, their lips trembling with fear.

"What kind of thing are you, daring to lecture your grandpa?"

Su Quan's Aura was aggressive, seemingly unaware that he had caused a huge disaster.

The few guards could no longer hold back. As the saying goes, when the master is humiliated, the subordinate dies. They drew their swords and rushed forward, intending to chop the unruly and willful "little daddy's boy" into minced meat.

This time, Mu Xiyan did not stop them, but watched with cold eyes. At this moment, the beautiful youth seemed to finally be afraid, retreating backward with some trepidation, losing his footing and falling to the ground.

This disheveled appearance filled her heart with a sense of satisfaction.

At the same time, a strange thought emerged.

"It's just a pity for such a beautiful facade."

"You, you all, don't come any closer!"

Looking at the several murderous guards, Su Quan's body trembled with fear, seemingly unable to believe that in Yongning City, there were actually people not afraid of death who dared to attack him.

He shouted, "I am the Third Young Master of the Su Residence! My mother is Su Xuemei, the current Governor of Qingzhou!"

"If you dare to bully me, my mother will absolutely not let you off!"

These few sentences made Mu Xiyan's heart tremble.

She thought of something, completely clearing her mind from the anger, and immediately reprimanded, "Everyone, come back!"

The guards obeyed orders strictly, decisively retracting their swords and retreating behind her.

Mu Xiyan stood before Su Quan, who was sprawled on the ground, looking down at him from above, her beautiful eyes revealing a strange expression, saying, "You said your mother is the Governor of Qingzhou?"

"How about it, are you scared now?"

Su Quan was outwardly fierce but inwardly timid, perfectly portraying the image of a spoiled Young Master.

"Then today, This Young Miss will give Governor Su some Face!"

At this point, Mu Xiyan paused, then stroked her slapped Face again, hinting, "However, This Young Miss has noted down this slap!"

"Let's go!"

Watching the figures disappear at the end of the road.

Su Quan instantly became expressionless. He stood up as if no one else was around, patted the dust off his clothes, and asked in his mind, "System, how was my performance just now?"

System: The performance was perfect, but this System wants regret value, not hate value!

Su Quan: This is just the beginning. Do you, a brainless System, understand women? Do you understand regret?

System: ...I don't (feeling offended!)

Su Quan: Just watch. It's not easy to find a Daughter of Destiny; I must completely drain her dry, not leaving a single drop!

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