Wan Xia kept wanting to go after Xiao Qin. It was the first time Cheng Xiaoxiao had ever seen Wan Xia lose control. Sadly, she found out through Xiao Qin’s death.

Su Ninglan was the first woman to come over and help Xiao Yue pull back Wan Xia. She even waved someone over to help.

The second person to help was the woman dressed in pink standing beside Su Ninglan who was known as Miss Wu.

Cheng Xiaoxiao sat on the ground as she watched them encircling Wan Xia. Someone’s maid had gone to ask for help. Wan Xia seemed to have fainted and everyone was trying to revive her.

However, none of this had anything to do with Cheng Xiaoxiao. She simply watched numbly.

Her head hurt and she felt like crying.

Cheng Xiaoxiao blinked hard and could sense something trickling from her eyes.

The warm fluid got mixed up with the water on Cheng Xiaoxiao’s face before flowing down her glossy fur.

Why was there water on her?

Cheng Xiaoxiao calmed down and pondered.

Oh, she remembered now.

Some water got sprayed on her when Xiao Qin jumped into the lake earlier.

Xiao Qin was dead.

That was great. She could finally find release.

It was not the first time Cheng Xiaoxiao had encountered death.

Ever since she transmigrated into this era, she realized how fragile life was and how easy it was to kill and get killed.

However, it was the first time Cheng Xiaoxiao saw someone commit suicide.

Cheng Xiaoxiao thought she might scream, but she ended up sitting here calmly. She thought she might have jumped into the lake to save Xiao Qin in the heat of the moment, but she could not even be bothered with checking on her so-called best friend now.

She was certainly cold and heartless.

Cheng Xiaoxiao contemplated.

Why did she keep thinking about Xiao Qin’s death the moment she closed her eyes? Why did she keep thinking about the smile on Xiao Qin’s face before she jumped into the lake?

To begin with, she was never close with Xiao Qin.

Was she not just some random person to her?

Cheng Xiaoxiao curled up into a ball, lay on the cold ground, and seemed like she was sleeping.

She felt helpless and at the same time, she realized she was completely useless in this world.

If anyone else was standing here today, they would have managed to save Xiao Qin.

If she had run a little faster, perhaps Xiao Qin wouldn’t have gotten so badly injured.

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s mind went into chaos. She was not a martyr, but she was just…

She simply wished Xiao Qin didn’t have to die.

However, it was too late to talk about this now.

Cheng Xiaoxiao did not even dare to close her eyes as she lay curled up on the ground without budging.

Since Cheng Xiaoxiao did not dare to even close her eyes, she kept thinking about Xiao Qin’s suicide and recalled a minor detail.

What was Xiao Qin looking at earlier?

Cheng Xiaoxiao raised her head and looked at the wooden plaque hanging overhead curiously. It was just a normal plaque with nothing else around it.

The plaque had “Twilight Chases the Wild Duck” written on it.

Nothing seemed unusual about it at all.

Was it not some simple inscription?

Did Xiao Qin just happen to look at it when she had gone mad?

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt suspicious, but she was unable to make any headway with this minor detail. Perhaps she should check and see if Xiao Qin’s spirit was still lingering here.

She wondered if she was in time. Perhaps Hei Wuchang and Bai Wuchang had already taken Xiao Qin’s spirit to the Netherworld!

She quickly acted on her thoughts and got up while everyone was distracted by Wan Xia.

A white bolt flashed by as the lion cat secretly darted outside the pavilion.

“Hear my order, jade pendant, and open my eyes!”

Cheng Xiaoxiao opened her red and brown contrasting eyes and searched for spirits on the lake surface.

Sadly, there wasn’t even a ripple in sight, let alone Xiao Qin’s spirit.

Sure enough, there was nothing.

Cheng Xiaoxiao couldn’t help feeling disappointed.

Since Cheng Xiaoxiao was always careless, she was worried that she might have missed out on something. She refused to give up and kept scrutinizing the man make lake carefully but to no avail.

Cheng Xiaoxiao did nothing and simply sat on a rock by the pavilion and was determined to make headway of the situation.

For a moment, she had trouble accepting the fact that a living and breathing human being had just jumped into the lake and perished.

Xiao Qin’s suicide was undoubtedly a huge blow on Cheng Xiaoxiao. After all, Cheng Xiaoxiao hailed from a modern law-abiding society.

Moreover, Cheng Xiaoxiao felt puzzled about why Xiao Qin kept staring at the plaque.

For some reason, she felt there was more to her death than insanity.

Then again, Xiao Qin was insane, so it was no surprise that normal people found her behavior strange.

But…

Sigh. Cheng Xiaoxiao felt she must have nothing better to do!

She felt she was stupid to keep thinking about this. For what it was worth, she was at least certain Xiao Qin had gone to the Netherworld for reincarnation. She didn’t find Xiao Qin lingering around the lake as a wandering spirit since she could not detect any negative energy here.

After all, spirits with unfinished business refused to get reincarnated, so it was normal for the newly dead spirits to be a little more aggressive.

This was all for the best.

Since there was no sign of Xiao Qin’s spirit, this meant she was taken to get reincarnated. Perhaps the Netherworld finally brushed up its act and took Xiao Qin away with great efficiency for once for reincarnation?

Cheng Xiaoxiao decided to disregard her suspicions.

From the looks of it, Xiao Qin had genuinely committed suicide because she had lost her mind.

Xiao Qin had been struck with this condition for ages. Xiao Yue and Wan Xia always kept a close eye on her. Most of the time, Wan Xia took care of her personally and she would never allow Xiao Qin to suffer any injustice.

Considering Wan Xia’s kind personality, she would sooner hurt herself than bring harm to Xiao Qin.

Cheng Xiaoxiao genuinely hoped Xiao Qin would have a better life after getting reincarnated. She hoped Xiao Qin would have a great life without having to suffer what she did in this lifetime.

It did not have to be luxurious. Cheng Xiaoxiao simply hoped Xiao Qin would lead a peaceful long life.

Cheng Xiaoxiao put down the jade pendant disappointedly and stared into the distance in a daze.

She failed to detect the jade pendant emitting a faint green glow as it flickered in a particular direction.

It was none other than Wan Xia’s quarters.

“Over here! She is over here!”

The shrill voice of a woman interrupted Cheng Xiaoxiao’s thoughts as she wished Xiao Qin all the best for her reincarnation.

Cheng Xiaoxiao was still sad about Xiao Qin’s death, so she simply looked at the woman coldly.

She was the first woman to talk earlier, Wang Qingqing.

Why her again?

She simply refused to back off!

Cheng Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes hard. She did not like Wang Qingqing, so she wanted to keep a distance from Wang Qingqing.

Sadly, Wang Qingqing boldly pounced on Cheng Xiaoxiao before she could make a run for it.

All the other ladies felt impressed by Wang Qingqing’s audacity. After all, they had heard so much about the lion cat’s personality even without once leaving the quarters.

Sure enough, the lion cat struggled like a drowning man in Wang Qingqing’s arms and even hissed deeply.

“Oh no. The lion cat looks angry!” A young woman dressed in a maid’s uniform stomped her feet at Wang Qingqing worriedly.

“Qingqing let go of her!”

Cheng Xiaoxiao did her utmost to identify the speaker while she was held in mid-air. She promptly spotted the light blue tasseled earrings hanging from her ears.

It was Li Hongxiu!

Li Hongxiu found the lion cat’s hisses terrifying. She held her arms as though she was trying to rub the goose-pimples off her arms as she shook her head and told Wang Qingqing to let go of her.

Wang Qingqing seemed possessed. Regardless of how hard the lion cat struggled, she refused to let go.

She kept muttering, “Don’t be afraid. I will take you to His Highness now!”

The more the lion cat struggled, the louder her hissing became.

Wang Qingqing held the lion cat in mid-air in an iron grip with her varnished nails as she screamed.

“AHHH…”

Why the hell was she screaming?

Cheng Xiaoxiao was shocked by Wang Qingqing’s shrill cry. She had never encountered anyone screaming at such a high pitch in her life.

She even stopped hissing and struggling.

It was such a waste of good talent for Wang Qingqing not to be a soprano.

Wang Qingqing closed her eyes as she held the lion cat in mid-air. She failed to notice that the lion cat had already given up struggling and simply kept screaming at the top of her lungs.

Cheng Xiaoxiao felt giddy. Her head seemed heavy and she felt nauseous.

Did Wang Qingqing’s screaming make her queasy?

Wang Qingqing genuinely had powerful lungs.

Cheng Xiaoxiao’s eyes gradually became blurry. Just a second before she lost consciousness and closed her eyes, she was still thinking about where Wang Qingqing learned how to scream like that and who her master might be…

“The lion cat fainted…. The lion cat has passed out!” Wang Qingqing’s maid jumped in shock.

“You saw it. I didn’t do anything to her.”

Wang Qingqing did not expect the lion cat to faint and hurriedly tossed her to the ground.

Wang Qingqing frowned as she looked at the lion cat lying curled up on the ground. She seemed to be considering her options and how to keep herself out of trouble.

Wang Qingqing had planned on catching the lion cat so that she could leave a good impression on Chu Yunshen. The last thing she expected was for the lion cat to faint.

If Chu Yunshen blamed her for it, she would end up in big trouble.

“Miss Wu, why don’t you take a look at her? Aren’t you a doctor?”

Li Hongxiu was not entirely stupid. After contemplating briefly, Li Hongxiu pulled Wang Qingqing behind her to stand together with her.

“Hongxiu, you think too highly of me. I would never dare to treat His Highness’ beloved cat with my skin-deep knowledge of medicine!”

Miss Wu put on a fake smile as she courteously refused Li Hongxiu’s suggestion.

Miss Wu was no fool. Li Hongxiu had clearly set a trap to implicate her. There was no way on earth she was falling for it.

Li Hongxiu went speechless when she heard what Miss Wu said. Sadly, Miss Wu made absolute sense, so Li Hongxiu could not force her to do it.

“Haha! I was just anxious because His Highness’ beloved cat suddenly fainted. Since you happened to be well-versed in medicine, I thought you could help…”

Li Hongxiu wanted to make some excuse, but Miss Wu unexpectedly did not stop there and launched a perfect attack on her.

“Hongxiu, you are so funny. You are making it sound as though you are the only person who cares about the cat while the rest of us don’t.”