Chapter 1186 - Chapter 1186 Chapter 1185 Kick_1
Chapter 1186: Chapter 1185: Kick_1 Chapter 1186: Chapter 1185: Kick_1 Qiao Xiaomai followed the sound and glanced at Qinglian a few times before she leaped down from the carriage, took a few steps to reach Ailiusha, and bent down to help her up, “Princess, are you alright?”
Ailiusha’s mouth was smeared with traces of blood. She held her chest with one hand and shook her head in pain, “I’m fine.”
“Let’s go, I’ll take you to see a doctor.” Qiao Xiaomai was not reassured and said this as she was about to help her onto the carriage.
Qinglian was also a princess, someone she could not afford to provoke, so she could only support Ailiusha as they walked.
But as she tried to leave, someone else did not want her to go.
Qinglian swiftly waved the curved blade in her hand, sprinting to intercept Qiao Xiaomai, “Stop! Who are you to intervene in this princess’s affairs?!”
Qiao Xiaomai, supporting Ailiusha, looked calmly at the arrogant and domineering Qinglian before her and asked, “I am Princess Ailiusha’s friend. She is injured, and I am going to take her to see a doctor.”
“Friend?” Qinglian repeated this word with a strange inflection, sweeping Qiao Xiaomai up and down with her gaze before a sneering smile appeared on her face, “Who are you?”
“A chef who cooks for the Retired Emperor and His Majesty,” Qiao Xiaomai answered.
“A chef?” Qinglian burst out laughing with a smile full of scorn. “A mere chef wants to help this thief?”
As she spoke, her laughter stopped abruptly, and her left hand that was not holding the blade shot out towards Qiao Xiaomai.
She aimed for Qiao Xiaomai’s cheek, apparently noticing that Qiao Xiaomai knew no Martial Arts, and although the slap was not swift, it was heavy. If it really connected, Qiao Xiaomai’s cheek was sure to swell.
Ailiusha, seeing this scene, was startled and quickly reached out to block Qinglian.
Just then, Qiao Xiaomai suddenly extended her foot and kicked fiercely at Qinglian’s right knee.
Qinglian was only two steps away from her and totally unprepared; Qiao Xiaomai’s kick was both vicious and rapid, causing Qinglian to fly through the air unexpectedly.
Qinglian uttered a cry of shock, with the acute pain in her knee wrinkling her entire face. She busily used her lightness skill, trying to stabilize her body.
Accustomed to relying on her right leg, always placing her body weight on it, Qinglian’s right knee suffered a kick, yet reflexively she attempted to support her body with that same leg. As her foot touched the ground, the sharp pain made her instinctively bend her knee.
Unable to support the weight of her body with her right leg, she staggered and fell to the ground.
Qiao Xiaomai took the opportunity to help Ailiusha onto the carriage, then leaped aboard herself and drove the carriage away.
“You… don’t run! Stop!” Sitting on the ground, Qinglian saw Qiao Xiaomai make off with the carriage following a sneak attack and immediately tried to pursue her.
But the kick from Qiao Xiaomai had been quite heavy, causing her pain so intense she felt like crying, let alone standing up.
Slamming her hand against the bluestone pavement, she yelled loudly, “Someone come, someone come!”
As for Qiao Xiaomai.
Having successfully struck, she drove the carriage straight to the Imperial Palace.
Ailiusha’s status was high enough to warrant an Imperial Doctor, and since she had kicked Qinglian, she had to report the incident to Yang Wenxiao as a heads-up and to prepare him for potential repercussions.
This was a matter Qinglian certainly wouldn’t let pass easily.
Entering the Palace required notifying Yang Wenxiao, and it was almost half an hour later when the two appeared at Da’an Palace with his permission. Yang Wenxiao had already summoned the Imperial Doctor and sat listening to Qiao Xiaomai recount the events.
After he heard the account, he immediately asked, “I knew you were strong, but what was the actual impact like?”