My Lady Always Lacks Ambition
Chapter 267 - 266: Taking Over the Hot Potato

Chapter 267: Chapter 266: Taking Over the Hot Potato

The Si Family has handwritten notes of their family history, but they are not located in the current Si Family in the Qingzhou Prefecture. They are in the forbidden grounds of the Si Family, the true ancestral lands of the Si Family Clan, three hundred li away from the Qingzhou Prefecture City. It’s impossible to rush over there in a short period of time.

Si Lengyue said, "There are old people guarding the clan’s forbidden grounds, and it’s not often open. Throughout the year, it’s only opened during the ancestral worship ceremonies."

"When is that?"

"Every year on the tenth of October."

Qin Liuxi asked curiously, "Is there any significance to this date?"

"It’s the day our ancestors of the Si Family established the clan."

Qin Liuxi understood and said, "Alright, I’ll go with you to have a look when the time comes."

Si Lengyue felt relieved and couldn’t help but ask curiously, "How about the fire pattern on your body?"

"Want to see?"

"Can I see?"

Qin Liuxi smirked cheekily, "Unfastening a belt for a beauty, I can do that."

The tone was as teasing as it could be.

Si Lengyue gave her a glare, wondering why she was so mischievous.

Qin Liuxi entered the inner chamber, truly unfastened her belt, and revealed her back, slightly turning her head, "Do you see it?"

Si Lengyue found it hard to look away.

Qin Liuxi’s back was slender, her muscles well-proportioned and tight, without an ounce of excess fat, and her shoulder blades were particularly strikingly beautiful. Her skin was fair, soft, smooth, and delicate, with a nicely curved spine and clearly defined vertebrae.

What captivated Si Lengyue and made it impossible for her to divert her gaze was a fiery birthmark below Qin Liuxi’s left shoulder blade that shone brightly, with patterns resembling a blooming lotus beneath it.

Above the lotus rose the flames, vivid and lifelike.

"It’s truly beautiful." Si Lengyue wanted to touch it, but dared not, as if touching it would desecrate the flame.

In the end, she did not touch it. She let her hand drop and asked, "Is this a birthmark?"

"I suppose so? It’s been there ever since I existed," Qin Liuxi put on her clothes.

This lotus and fire had been discovered after she came to Da Feng. Whether it was a birthmark of the original owner or something she brought with her was unknown.

Regardless, there was such a lotus and fire birthmark on her body, and when she followed Master Chi Yuan to practice cultivation and learn the Xuanmen Five Skills, one day, suddenly, she was able to produce Karmic Fire with a mantra that could burn away all sneaky and evil things.

How old was she then, six or seven?

She remembered that when she was playing with the Karmic Fire at her fingertips, Chi Yuan was shocked and insisted she made a grand vow not to use the Karmic Fire at will, and certainly not to play with fire.

What did the old man say at that time, oh, children playing with fire are not good children. Pfft, as if she was stupid, clearly he was fooling her.

But she took it to heart anyway, not to play, then not to play, after all, in dealing with Wandering Ghosts, there had never been a need to use Karmic Fire.

Qin Liuxi fastened her belt, turned around, and said, "Now do you feel at ease?"

Si Lengyue: "I have never been worried."

"Why didn’t you tell your crybaby dad, who worries about the Si family curse every day, that such a person would appear to lift the curse for your family?" Qin Liuxi was somewhat curious.

Since the Si family had such a prophecy, why not inform him and spare him the constant weeping and worrying?

Si Lengyue smiled faintly: "The world changes over centuries; I myself did not know if you would truly appear. What would be the point of telling him? You’ve seen my father’s nature, teary and soft-hearted, unable to withstand stress. If he knew, he would only overthink. What if you never came? Wouldn’t that just add to his troubles?"

Qin Liuxi fell silent.

"Sometimes, when people expect too much, and it’s not met, they become even more disappointed, and even despair. Instead of resenting the world and blaming others, it’s better not to know and be more accepting of reality," said Si Lengyue. "Even with your appearance, I wasn’t sure if it was you, or if you would take on the request."

"What if I’m just a coincidence?"

"Then it’s my fate as Si Lengyue, and the fate of the Si family to be so." Si Lengyue showed no signs of resentment, having long been prepared for death.

Qin Liuxi was silent for a while before saying, "Whether I’m the person predicted by your family’s Holy Daughter, it’s hard to say; I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to lift the Blood Curse, but I’ll do my best."

She wasn’t so arrogant as to think she was invincible. The Blood Curse had existed for a hundred years for a reason, and she dared not claim she could certainly remove it.

She would only say she’d do her utmost.

This was also to leave herself some wiggle room.

Si Lengyue’s lips curled into a smile: "For you to be willing to take on this hot potato is already great fortune for my Si family." She changed the subject: "Since we can only go to the forbidden area in October, what are your plans for the next two days?"

"Obviously, I’m going back to Li City."

"What about that girl named Yan’er? Are you going to ignore her?"

Qin Liuxi lay on her bed, hands pillowing her head: "Of course not, I’ll take care of her. When it’s time to change her dressing, I’ll just slip in quietly to do it."

"Third Grandmother Tu had her people smash the Gao Family’s house," Si Lengyue relayed the news from the servants, "and when she came back today, she had someone follow you, clearly trying to probe your origin. But they lost you. With her miscalculated move, I fear she’ll take her anger out even more on the Gao mother and daughter. In order to protect themselves, the Gaos will likely soon kick them out."

Human nature is selfish; she clearly saw through the true colors of Mrs. Gao and her family. To protect themselves, they would surely abandon the mother and daughter seen as jinxes.

Qin Liuxi’s eyes were closed: "Being kicked out is better than losing their lives. Today, when Yan’er’s father left, I looked at his couple palace; it was bleak and shadowy, with a hollowed Yintang, and his eyes showed irritability. This man is fickle, destined for spousal and child separation—unlucky. Yan’er’s mother taking the girl away would let them live better lives. There are plenty of men in Da Feng, not just the Gao Family."

Si Lengyue shook her head as she looked at Qin Liuxi’s languid form, walked over, pulled the blanket over her, and said, "If they leave the Gao Family, I’ll have someone bring them here. The Si family has plenty of businesses, enough to arrange a job for her, supporting two people is not a problem."

"Hmm," Qin Liuxi muttered, her consciousness fading as she fell asleep.

Si Lengyue wanted to continue talking to her, but seeing that she was already softly snoring, she paused for a moment, leaned over to look, and she had indeed fallen asleep.

"To be able to sleep on demand, one must really be carefree." Si Lengyue commented, her voice filled with barely concealed envy.

Watching Qin Liuxi’s sleeping face, she found this person’s temperament strange. Saying she didn’t interfere, yet she’d take care of a commoner’s trouble. Claiming she meddles, yet she doesn’t help everyone.

Her actions were mood-dependent.

Si Lengyue thought, maybe that’s why she had such an open and cheerful nature.

She tucked Qin Liuxi in and walked out.

But little did she know, after she left, Qin Liuxi opened her eyes, tugged at the corner of her mouth, rolled over, and fell back asleep, murmuring, "A beauty should bloom for a long time, cannot wither too soon."