The Bewitching Concubine

She was the third young lady of the Shen family. Though frail and sickly, she was still heaven's favored child. But in the end, covetous eyes brought about her death. She was an ugly village girl, with a mad mother and an unknown past. An outsider, shunned and mocked by everyone. When heaven's favored child is reborn in the body of a village girl, what kind of upheaval will her arrival bring to the Dongling Continent? Excerpt One: Outside Beiyan Noble Academy, crowded with people, a slender figure came to a stop. So this was the best spiritualist academy in Beiyan? As she stood there thinking, the guards at the gate hurried over to chase her away. “Go on, get lost! A beggar like you dares to snoop around outside a noble academy? Do you have a death wish?” The girl raised her head. The guards saw the strange blood-colored markings on half her face and jumped in fright. Then their expressions twisted with disgust. “Move along! Don't block the young masters and young ladies from signing up!” She frowned and pulled a thin sheet of paper from her bundle. “I'm here to sign up too.” “Sign up?” The guards exchanged glances, then burst into laughter as if they'd just heard the funniest joke in the world. “A little beggar like you wants to study at a noble academy? Dream on!” Many people behind the guards heard them and roared with laughter. The girl knitted her brows, watching them coldly. “Stop wasting your breath on her. The director's getting impatient. Hurry it up!” One of the guards glanced at the tall figure not far away and lowered his voice. One of them snatched the paper from her hand, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it at her face before driving her away. Shen Hua held the crumpled paper, her expression strange. Teacher, it's not that I don't want to show this letter of introduction to the dean. I can't even get through the gate. Excerpt Two: The Martial Arts Academy, a commoners' school, had produced a once-in-a-thousand-years divine artist! The news sent the entire senior staff of Beiyan Noble Academy into a frenzy! They immediately started trying to recruit her. “Only our noble academy has the best instructors and resources to help you grow stronger!” The girl pursed her lips, unimpressed. She already had the best teacher! “Our noble academy is affiliated with the Beiyan Royal Family. If you enroll, your future will be limitless!” Her future? It wasn't limited to Beiyan! Seeing how bored she looked, without a trace of interest, someone finally grew anxious. “Tell us, what would it take for you to join our noble academy?” The girl yawned and smiled. “I was planning to attend your fine academy, but unfortunately, I was chased away before I could even get through the gate. I guess your standards are just too high for me. So please leave. I won't see you out!” They all exchanged glances. They never imagined that their condescending treatment would cost them a talent like her. But by then, regret was too late.