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“You… you are the future daughter-in-law of a side branch of the Ye family. How dare you be rude to the eldest young lady of the Ye family's main branch. You really can't differentiate between who's higher and who's lower,” Ye Mei roared with displeasure. She very self-righteously believed that her status was incomparably n.o.ble in front of Leng Ruoxue.

“I'm the future daughter-in-law of the Ye family?” Leng Ruoxue looked at Freak with a puzzled face.

“No, the Ye family has nothing to do with me,” Freak said indifferently without even blinking.

“You… How dare you, the lowly son of a concubine, look down on the family!” Ye Mei's anger rose, and she screamed without thinking. But her words instantly offended many people present.

“What's wrong with being the child of a concubine? Could it be that Miss Ye really thinks that you're the biological daughter just because you were raised by the main wife?” Leng Ruoxue said mockingly.

“You…” Ye Mei was trembling with anger. She would never have imagined that she would be humiliated instead of humiliating Leng Ruoxue. Moreover, she couldn't figure out how Leng Ruoxue knew that her background, which she had been hiding, had always been a thorn in her heart.

“Miss Ye, before you want to cause trouble for others, you should weigh your own strength first. Otherwise, you will only be inviting humiliation,” Leng Ruoxue said with some annoyance as her cold gaze gently swept across the crowd. She really had enough of these women.

“You… you…” Ye Mei was so angry that she stammered speechlessly and her chest kept heaving up and down.

“The first elder of the Feng family is here!” someone shouted. Everyone's eyes immediately turned to the main seat, and no one cared about the fighting between women anymore.

“Hehe, thank you all for taking time out to send off a pair of lovers from our Feng family and Xu family. I am the first elder of the Feng family, and I am standing in for the acting patriarch because he is in too much grief over the loss of his beloved son. Therefore, I am fully responsible for today's funeral.” The first elder of the Feng family walked to the front of the main seat and said a few polite words. Then his narrow eyes looked around the inner hall with a restrained gaze. After his gaze met Leng Ruoxue's, it flashed slightly, and he nodded gently. When his gaze turned to Ye Mei, who was in a bright red dress, it turned dark and unclear.

“Brother Ye, why did your daughter come here in red?” Huo Yi, sitting beside Ye Ming, gloated. Even though the Feng and Xu families were treating the funeral as a happy event, coming here in red clothes was not giving face to the host at all. Wasn't this an obvious insult to the host? He saw the first elder's expression change just now.

“Didn't they say that this is a happy occasion? Since it's a happy occasion, of course you have to dress brightly,” Ye Ming said nonchalantly. It was already very polite of the Ye family to be willing to come. Who dared to say any irresponsible remarks?

“Brother Ye is wise.” Huo Yi obediently closed his mouth and stopped talking.

After a series of formalities, it was time for the burial. Feng Qingran and Xu Na'er would be buried together in the Feng family's graveyard. However, such an incident wouldn't give them a good position, so their burial location was rather remote.

“Miss, is it over?” Feng Da, standing at the back of the crowd, couldn't help asking.

“I don't know.” This was Leng Ruoxue's first time attending a funeral in this other world, so how could she understand these things?

“It's not over yet.” Huo Qing walked over.

“What else?” Leng Ruoxue asked lightly.

“The banquet is the most important thing,” Huo Qing explained. The funeral was just for show since they weren't important people anyway. But the banquet was different. It was the best time for families to socialize and form connections with each other.

“Okay.” Leng Ruoxue nodded. Hopefully, something interesting will happen. She only came because she wanted the world to be in chaos after all.

“Ruoxue, why did you leave the Heavenly Phoenix Academy?” Huo Qing complained with a face full of disappointment.

“What does this have to do with you?” Freak retorted coldly. Hmph! Don't even think about having any ideas about my Xue'er.

“I'm asking Ruoxue, not you,” Huo Qing said good-naturedly. He knew that Ye Chen didn't like him. In fact, he didn't like Ye Chen either!

“Xue'er…” Freak at Xue'er aggrievedly, his eyes looking as though they would rain at any moment.

“I didn't have much more to learn at the Heavenly Phoenix Academy, so I left. But I'm still considered a student of the academy,” Leng Ruoxue explained while also rolling her eyes at Freak. This d.a.m.n Freak is threatening me again.

“Then can I still look for you to spar?” Huo Qing said it with certainty even though it was a question.

“It's best not to. You will only cause me trouble.” Leng Ruoxue refused directly without giving him any face. She even looked at Ye Mei meaningfully. She hated trouble and rejected the source of all trouble.

“Don't worry. I'll handle it,” Huo Qing said with a wry smile.

“That's your business,” Leng Ruoxue said lightly.

“Elder Sister Ye, am I right?” Not far away, Shui Xinran looked at the two happily chatting and said to Ye Mei beside her with raging jealousy.

“What's so good about Leng Ruoxue? Why does Big Brother Huo Qing like her?” Ye Mei said indignantly. Leng Ruoxue had just revealed her background, so she hated her to the core.

“That vixen is the best at seducing men,” Shui Xinran said with disdain. Ever since she accidentally heard that the Huo family once proposed marriage to the Leng family, she had been unable to remain calm. The current Leng Ruoxue had already become a thorn in her flesh.

Poor Leng Ruoxue. She didn't know that she was being treated as an imaginary enemy. If she knew, she would definitely run away from the big trouble, Huo Qing, preferably as far away as possible.

“Everyone, please come with this old man to the main hall for a meal!” the Feng family's first elder said with a face full of grat.i.tude after the burial.

Leng Ruoxue followed everyone to the main hall. They found their seats and sat down. After sitting down, Leng Ruoxue realized that the Feng family had actually arranged their seats with the members of the Five Great Families and the imperial families…

There were ten people sitting at the table. In addition to the four of them, there was Feng Moran, Huo Qing, Shui Xinran, Ye Xiao, and Ye Mei. Leng Ruoxue didn't recognize the other person.