In the five days of recuperation period that Shen Qiu managed to get for Shen Yanxiao, other than the usual time for sleep and meals, Xiu 'trained' her for the majority of the time.
Inside the tightly shut room, Shen Yanxiao was dressed in an unlined garment while she sat crossed leg on the bed. Her body was drenched in sweat, and beads of perspiration were also visible all over her flushed face.
"After only five days, your battle aura has risen to the fourth-rank while your magic is at third-rank. Since you're a human, I guess this is considered barely passable." Xiu's voice was still as ice-cold as before.
Shen Jiayi started her training in magic from a young age, and she had only managed to reach the fifth-rank then while Shen Jiawei's battle aura was only at the fourth rank. With their achievements, this had made Shen Feng satisfied.
However, Shen Yanxiao only needed five days to ascend from the level of a lowly 'trash' to her then standard. Everyone would be shocked if they were to learn about the speed of her training.
To be able to train in both magic and battle aura, and to reach the fourth-rank and the third-rank respectively, what kind of heaven-defying existence was she!?
For the common masses, they would have been crowned a prodigy if they could reach Shen Yanxiao's level in either path within five years, let alone to train in both magic and battle aura in just five days.
However, when Xiu described the extraordinary speed, he told her that it was only 'barely a pass.'
Shen Yanxiao did not have much understanding about the magic and battle aura ranks of that world. So, when she heard Xiu's remark of 'barely a pass,' she naturally assumed that her training speed was only average and in turn, she was not amazed by it.
"Let's stop for today. I have another 'tough battle' to fight tomorrow." As she exhaled, Shen Yanxiao collapsed on the bed. The after effects of training to her extreme limits resulted in an extreme overdraft of her physical strength and mental energy. She did not know what it was like for other people, but it was too strenuous for her even to lift her fingers.
She was supposed to meet with the Family Head of the Vermilion Bird Family, Shen Feng, the next day. Most likely, he wouldn't let her off that easily for that incident when she trespassed the restricted area. After all, she was only a helpless idiot and a so-called 'trash' that relied on the Vermilion Bird Family's pity for survival. Shen Feng had no reason to be lenient with his punishment.
With her then plight and ability, she thought that it was not a sensible time for her to reveal her bargaining chip. Even though Shen Feng would start to take notice of her existence, her peers from the same generation would not be happy to see the emergence of another competitor.
Which third-generation of the Vermilion Bird Family did not wish to be Shen Feng's favorite and to increase their chance to inherit the family's fortune? Everyone thought that Shen Yanxiao was an idiot and trash, and therefore she was not on anyone's radar. Other than her usual involvement as the target of Shen Jiayi and her brother's mean hobby, Shen Yanxiao's then plight was not considered as a dangerous one.
However, once she exposed her new-found strength and allowed them to know that she possessed the heaven-defying ability to train in both magic and battle aura, it was likely that they would have no choice but to deal with her. It was also unfortunate that Shen Yanxiao's parents had passed away, and so, she did not have any powerful support in the family. When a candidate contested for the position of the Family Head, those who could support their own children would interfere in the contest to root for the candidate of their choice.
Although Shen Yanxiao did not understand how the ranks in magic and battle aura worked, she knew all too well about the dark side of human nature from experience.
She knew that there were times when one should conceal one's strength and bide one's time.
However, for one to act foolishly was another matter altogether, and she did not wish to become Shen Jiayi and Shen Jiawei's sacrificial lamb when she met with Shen Feng the next day.
As she pondered about the problem that she would be confronted with at the imminent meeting, Shen Yanxiao narrowed her eyes, and a sly smile curled on her lips.
An idiot would also have advantages as an idiot!
...
If the twins allowed Shen Yanxiao to realize just how low her status was, then her understanding of that was refreshed once again.
It was still very early in the morning when two seventeen to eighteen-year-old servant maids kicked the door to her room open and forcibly lifted her from her bed while she was still asleep without the slightest hint of respect. It was as if she wasn't the seventh miss, but the lowest ranked servant in the family.
"She's already so old, but she still needs someone else to help her to wash and dress, acting like she's really a miss of the family." The servant maid with an exceptionally unkind face roughly stripped Shen Yanxiao off her unlined garment. Without a hint of tenderness and with an expression of extreme dissatisfaction on her face, she manhandled her into a set of clothes that were, at least, considered clean.
"If the Lord did not want to meet with her today, who would want to come and wait on her for no reason at all? Sometimes, I wonder about what the Lord was thinking when he decided to leave this idiot here in the estate. All she ever did was to bring shame to our Vermilion Bird Family." Another servant maid tugged on Shen Yanxiao's hair and casually brushed it.
It was a stretch to say that they were there to help her dress, and it was probably more accurate to say that they were there to torture her.
"I know right, and this is simply a waste of provisions. She had even caused such huge trouble this time, and I think that the Lord will not let her off so easily this time."
"It's better to get rid of such a disgrace as soon as possible. Did you know that the outsiders are all secretly treating this idiot as a joke, and there's no lack of mocking toward our estate."
The two servant maids grumbled incessantly as if they had no intention to stop.
Other than the Family Head, Shen Feng, who cared about the bloodline that Shen Yanxiao possessed, everyone else in the Vermilion Bird Family regarded her existence as a burden. They also wished for the idiot to meet an early end so that she could no longer taint the Vermilion Bird Family's sacred and inviolable position in the empire.
Words that were hard to digest entered Shen Yanxiao's ears in an endless stream. There was no change on the fourteen-year-old's face as she blinked her bright eyes in confusion and looked at the two disrespectful servant maids as if she did not understand a word of what they had said.
After a few long torturous moments, Shen Yanxiao was finally dressed. The two servant maids immediately grabbed her and walked her toward the Vermilion Bird Family's main house.
Shen Yanxiao allowed both of them to pull her clothes as they whisked her along, and she had no intention to resist. However, a crafty glint streaked across her confused eyes.
When they reached the entrance of the main house, the two servant maids immediately turned without looking back as they handed her over to the guard at the door.
None of them noticed the two palm-sized pouches that were shifted to a certain little girl's sleeves the instant the two servant maids turned to leave.
Shen Yanxiao quietly stuffed her first 'income' at that world into her bosom as she silently followed the guard with a taut expression into the main house.
As the entrance gates came down to shut after she stepped inside, two panicked shouts of 'Where's my purse?!' were heard before it was blocked off when the gates were shut entirely.
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