Sold for 300, I Fight Back with Superpowers

”Alright, out with it. What have you two been hiding from me?” Mrs. Li asked coolly, looking at Mr. Li and Su Qing once they were in the study.

Before Su Qing and her grandfather could say a word, Mrs. Li shot a glare at Mr. Li. ”Don’t you know how dangerous Xiqing Mountain is? Qingqing is young and soft-hearted. After listening to that Cao Zhengming, she got carried away and agreed to brave any danger to help more people. And you? Not only did you not stop her, you stopped *me* from stopping her. Tell me, you old man, what on earth are you thinking?”

Earlier, when Su Qing had offered to go to Xiqing Mountain, Mrs. Li had wanted to object. But Mr. Li had stopped her. Not wanting to argue with her husband in front of a guest, Mrs. Li had held it in. Now, she was letting him have it.

Mr. Li glanced at Su Qing and raised an eyebrow slightly. ’See? Your grandma’s furious, just as I thought.’

Su Qing blinked at her grandfather. ’I’ll calm her down.’

Seeing this, Mrs. Li slammed her hand on the table. ”I’m still here! What have you two been hiding from me? Spit it out, now!”

As she spoke, Mrs. Li glanced at Su Qing. Unable to bring herself to blame her precious granddaughter, she turned and let Mr. Li have another earful.

Mr. Li was speechless.

Su Qing quickly grabbed Mrs. Li’s arm. ”Grandma.”

Mrs. Li paused and gently patted Su Qing’s head. ”Qingqing, I didn’t scare you, did I?”

Mr. Li was speechless. ’Could the preferential treatment be any more obvious?’

Leaning against her grandmother affectionately, Su Qing said in a sweet voice, ”Grandma, you didn’t scare me.”

’To be honest, in her past life, Su Qing would never have imagined she’d one day say such sweet, coddling things. But in this life, she had a family who truly loved and doted on her!’

Su Qing smiled at Mrs. Li. ”Grandma, actually, Grandpa and I did hide something from you. But please don’t blame him. The reason he didn’t stop me from going to Xiqing Mountain is because he knows I’m capable and won’t be in danger.”

”Nonsense,” Mrs. Li said with a frown. ”There are so many unforeseeable dangers in those mountains. Not to mention the wild animals, but what if you run into poisonous miasma or something like that? It’s all deadly. You may have been into the mountains a few times, but this is no joke. Listen to me, it’s better not to go if you don’t have to.”

”Grandma,” Su Qing’s voice dropped. ”There’s something I have to tell you. It’s about some of my abilities.”

Hearing Su Qing’s words, Mr. Li didn’t stop her. Although he didn’t want too many people to know about Su Qing’s special abilities, it was fine for his wife to know. After all, she doted on the girl even more than he did.

”What abilities?” Mrs. Li asked instinctively.

Su Qing said, ”Grandma, let me give you a little warning first, so you can be mentally prepared. Don’t be scared, okay?”

”Your grandma isn’t that fragile. I’ve been through a lot, you can’t scare me,” Mrs. Li said confidently. ’She’d even survived hails of gunfire; what could possibly scare her now?’

Su Qing smiled and said softly, ”Grandma, the truth is, I have an ability to control plants. If I go into the mountains, I’ll be even safer than I am outside. The mountains are full of all kinds of plants, and I can control all of them. So, nothing in the mountains can hurt me.”

Mrs. Li was stunned by Su Qing’s words. After a long moment, she asked hesitantly, ”Control plants? For real?”

’Her sweet granddaughter wasn’t just making this up to comfort her, was she? And don’t tell me that old man actually believed it?’

’That idiotic old man!’

With that thought, Mrs. Li shot a fierce glare at Mr. Li.

Mr. Li was speechless. ’What did I do to deserve this?!’

The moment Su Qing saw the expression on Mrs. Li’s face, she knew her grandmother didn’t believe her. So, she simply took out one of the Vine Seeds and made it sprout right in front of her.

Instantly, Mrs. Li’s eyes went wide in disbelief.

’She must not have slept well last night, because now she was hallucinating. How could a seed sprout into a seedling in the blink of an eye, and grow so long?!’

”Grandma!” Su Qing’s voice snapped Mrs. Li back to her senses. She stared at Su Qing in shock, then at the vine, then back at Su Qing, then at the vine again. Gazing at the tendril swaying in the air, she simply couldn’t believe her eyes.

”Grandma, this is my special ability. You see now, don’t you?” Su Qing said. ”I can control plants at will and make them do my bidding. So, you really don’t have to worry about me going into the mountains.”

”So it’s actually real,” Mrs. Li murmured softly.

”It is,” Su Qing said with a smile, then controlled the tip of the vine, swaying it in front of Mrs. Li. ”Go on, touch it. It’s quite cute.”

Looking at the vine, which seemed to be greeting her, Mrs. Li hesitantly reached out and gently touched its leaves. Feeling the real plant beneath her fingers, her mouth hung open for a long moment before she exclaimed in amazement, ”It really is real.”

’Oh, my. And here she was, thinking she was worldly and knowledgeable. Turns out she hadn’t seen anything yet!’

With that, Mrs. Li finally believed that her granddaughter possessed a special ability.

Then, a much more serious thought occurred to Mrs. Li. She looked at Su Qing nervously. ”Qingqing, besides your grandpa and me, who else knows about this?”

”My eldest uncle and Uncle Gu. Only the four of you know,” Su Qing said quickly. ”Grandma, I know what you’re worried about. Don’t worry, no one else will find out.”

Mrs. Li turned to Mr. Li. ”Listen to me, old man. If you dare let anyone else know about Qingqing’s ability, I’ll have your hide. And another thing, you have to make it crystal clear to Fenghuo and Xinsheng that not another word about Qingqing’s ability can get out. Not a single peep.”

Mr. Li quickly replied, ”Do I need you to remind me? Don’t worry, I know how serious this is. Fenghuo and Xinsheng won’t talk, either.”

”Good.” After nagging Mr. Li some more, Mrs. Li turned to Su Qing. ”Oh, Qingqing, you shouldn’t have told me something this important. You shouldn’t have even told your grandpa and the others. You should have kept it buried deep inside your heart. That’s the only way to be safe.”

Mrs. Li’s words warmed Su Qing’s heart. She smiled and said, ”Grandma, I’ll only ever tell you all. I won’t tell anyone else.”

Mr. Li coughed a few times from the side and said, ”Qingqing has used this ability to save Xinsheng’s life, and she’s helped Fenghuo and Xinsheng crack major cases. Remember what we were discussing in the study earlier? And that case with the Qiutian Clan you know about? Qingqing found out about it using this ability. If it weren’t for her, I’m afraid we’d still be in the dark, completely fooled by that band of thieves from Japan.”

Her heart aching with love and concern, Mrs. Li pulled Su Qing into a hug. She just knew it—her precious granddaughter was the best in the world.