My Brothers Are Geniuses While I’m The Useless One

Chapter 1: No One Believes I Am Scary

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The Prime Minister’s fifth daughter, Gu Fenghua, was the envy of all the ladies in the capital. She was a good for nothing and incapable of cultivating, yet she led a far better life than the princess who was a prodigy because her four powerful older brothers doted on her.

Precisely how powerful were her older brothers? They were so powerful that even kings treated them with respect and all powers were fearful of them. Everyone wanted to get them on their side.

It was one thing if they were only powerful, but they were so good-looking that flocks of women vied to marry them and this drove all the men insanely jealous.

How much did they dote on their little sister? They doted on her so much that they could not bear anyone saying a single harsh word to her and would teach people a lesson for even casting a single look of disdain at her. They would beat them to a pulp until they admitted their mistake. It was as straightforward as that for her bold and incredible older brothers!

However, Gu Fenghua was now undoubtedly the subject of pity and gloating. Her older brothers had suddenly disappeared without a word. Since they were overly protective of their little sister who was incapable of learning martial arts, they had offended plenty of folks and made a lot of enemies. Needless to say, all their enemies would end up taking it out on her now. She had fallen from heaven to hell in the blink of an eye.

Everyone felt that she ought to hide at home and cower in fear with tears in her eyes now that her brothers were not around to protect her.

However, what was Gu Fenghua doing now?

Gu Fenghua was in a deep alley eating jellied tofu happily. Even though the hawker was located in a more remote place, she could not resist coming. She had shaken off all her servants and came all the way here on her own to queue and buy jellied tofu. And now she was happily eating a bowl of jellied tofu with two more bowls waiting for her on the table.

“Gu Fenghua?” A surprised and delighted voice suddenly rang by Gu Fenghua’s ears. He closed his eyes before opening them again to confirm that Gu Fenghua was openly eating jellied tofu in front of him.

Gu Fenghua ignored the voice and continued enjoying the delicious, jellied tofu with her face beaming.

“Haha! Gu Fenghua, I can’t believe you dared to come out without bringing any men. That’s mighty brave of you!” said the man with his face almost contorting hysterically in joy.

Even though Gu Fenghua’s powerful older brothers had disappeared, she shockingly dared to come out on her own. Heaven was certainly on his side. He could finally seek revenge on her. He was so obsessed with revenge that he had become somewhat maniacal.

The man could already envision the sight of him torturing Gu Fenghua. He wanted to take all his anger for the humiliation he suffered and take it out on Gu Fenghua many times over. Her older brothers adored her. If they learned that their beloved little sister was tortured by him, it would feel far more painful than death to them.

Gu Fenghua? All the patrons eating jellied tofu turned to look at the young lady as she ate her jellied tofu unhurriedly. Despite being well-dressed, the young woman looked weak. Was she the infamous Gu Fenghua whom everyone in the capital was talking about lately? Everyone looked at Gu Fenghua pitifully when they saw the aggressive man here to seek revenge.

How could Gu Fenghua be so careless? How could she come out on her own now that all her brothers had disappeared? What should she do if she encountered any danger? See? She ended up running into one of her enemies. It was clear how things would play out now.

No one dared to help. Considering how well-dressed the man was, common citizens like them could not afford to offend him. They could only hope that the city guards would see this and come save Gu Fenghua. However, the alley was so remote that the guards would never come this way.

Everyone could not help feeling anxious and worried as they thought about what would happen to this frail young woman.

“Who are you?” Gu Fenghua remained calm. She finally gave him a glance when she heard what he said and realized that it was a man that she did not know at all.

The man trembled with his eyes bloodshot in fury! He had been thinking of revenge day and night, but the culprit did not even remember him!

“Kneel and kowtow to me now! if you agree to become my 16th concubine, I will let you off!” The man had planned on torturing Gu Fenghua but changed his mind the moment he caught sight of her beautiful face.

Gu Fenghua glanced at the man before turning to continue eating her jellied tofu. She blatantly looked at him like he was some idiot.

“You useless girl! In the past, I didn’t dare to touch you with your brothers around. How can you act so arrogantly now that they are missing? How can you be in the mood to eat jellied tofu here?” The man instantly caught onto the expression on Gu Fenghua’s face and was furious.

“Who said they are missing?” Gu Fenghua took a bite of her jellied tofu unhurriedly. The man was startled from hearing this, so he instinctively retreated by two steps. Had her brothers come home? In that case, his actions were as good as suicide.

“My brothers have just gone on a long trip and happen to be out for now.” Gu Fenghua glanced at the terrified man and scoffed, “You wuss.”

“How dare you mess with me!” The man was so agitated by Gu Fenghua that his eyes turned red as he roared and charged over to flip her table. Gu Fenghua only managed to save the jellied tofu in her hands while the two other bowls on the table fell and turned over on the ground.

Gu Fenghua looked at the jellied tofu and broken bowls on the ground before she slowly raised her head and looked at the culprit.

“I’m Jiang You! I’m going to return the humiliation your brother gave me many times over!” The man called Jiang You stared at Gu Fenghua dead straight with viciousness in his eyes.

“I see! You’re Jiang You. I remember you now. My second older brother beat you so badly that even your mother failed to recognize you.” Gu Fenghua finally realized who he was. Every word she spoke was the truth. After her second older brother beat Jiang You to a pulp, his face swelled so badly that even his guards and own mother could not recognize him when he went home.

“Die, you bitch!” The moment Gu Fenghua brought this up, Jiang You recalled the humiliation he suffered. Jiang You roared as he unsheathed his sword and charged over to aim it at Gu Fenghua’s face. He was determined to kill Gu Fenghua there and then.

Everyone ran from the jellied tofu stall, including the proprietor. The common citizens took off whenever brawls broke out among the powerful. One after another, they ran off nimbly.

It did not matter if they pitied Gu Fenghua. How could they send themselves to their deaths? If they wanted to save her, they should at least be capable enough. Since common citizens like them were at the bottom of the food chain, they knew where they stood in the pecking order, so before long only Gu Fenghua and Jiang You remained in the alley.

In an instant, Jiang You flew out altogether.

Gu Fenghua’s single kick sent Jiang You flying through the air before he landed hard on the ground hard. Jiang You’s sword had already flown out of his hand as he curled up on the ground in agony with his mind blank.

Who was he? Where was he? What was he doing? Oh yes. He was Jiang You and he had caught Gu Fenghua in the alley all by herself, so he came to seek revenge.

Was Gu Fenghua not a good for nothing and incapable of practicing martial arts? Then why did her kick send him flying?

Gu Fenghua held up the bowl of jellied tofu in her hands and finished the last mouthful annoyingly. She glanced at Jiang You before she slowly walked towards him. The aura radiating from her was so threatening that it sent chills down his back and struck him at his very core.

With every step she took, Jiang You crawled backward. It felt so intimidating that he wanted to piss in his pants.

“What gave you the impression that I am weak? What made you think that I’m a pushover?” Even though Gu Fenghua smiled quietly, a dangerous aura emanated from her and it was the very scent of death! Look at what he did to her jellied tofu! She had queued for over an hour for the jellied tofu, but this idiot ruined it.

“How can this be? This is impossible. Aren’t you a good for nothing?” Jiang You trembled with fear and disbelief in his eyes. Was Gu Fenghua not a weak, useless girl? Was she not so weak that she would pant from walking a few steps and had to take the horse carriage all the time? She was weak, so her older brothers were overly protective of her. Was the girl who had just sent him flying from a single kick really Gu Fenghua?

Jiang You had never heard of such a thing as little sisters’ complex. He had no clue that big brothers who suffered from this would be so excessively protective that they wished they could hide their baby sister and do everything for her. If anyone uttered a harsh word at Gu Fenghua, they would beat them up. They even refused to let Gu Fenghua lift a finger. Hence, a misunderstanding was formed, and everyone thought that Gu Fenghua was useless and her older brothers had to do everything for her.

“I’m very powerful,” said Gu Fenghua coldly. She was determined to right this misunderstanding today and let everyone know how scary she was.

“I can’t believe that! It’s impossible!” Jiang You shook his head nonstop. “You’re just a good for nothing. It is impossible for you to practice martial arts!”

“it’s the truth. Why won’t you believe me?” Gu Fenghua felt indignant and misunderstood.

“You…” Jiang You wanted to say more, but a kick landed on his face.

“I don’t care if you believe me or not. Since you’ve ruined my jellied tofu, I will smash you like tofu!” Gu Fenghua spoke frostily before she started beating Jiang You up. It felt like he had stabbed her heart. Since she was a foodie, ruining her food made them irreconcilable enemies!

The sound of agonizing screams reverberated in the deep deserted alley.

Moments later, Gu Fenghua pulled her leg back, flicked the non-existent dust on her robes, and left calmly. She sighed as she walked, “Grandpa told me to watch my image, but I couldn’t resist. I have to act like a lady and can’t get into fights. Otherwise, my brothers are going to give me hell if they catch wind of this.”

Jiang You lay prone on the ground after he was beaten up like a dog. He watched from behind as Gu Fenghua walked away with his eyes in a daze while he muttered repeatedly, “I can’t believe this. I can’t bloody believe this! Isn’t Gu Fenghua a weakling? I can’t believe…”

Gu Fenghua touched her half-empty stomach and went home sadly.

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Gu Fenghua leaned against a banister in a pavilion in the Prime Minister’s residence and watched as the koi in the pool fought for food. Her lips were somewhat pale while her face looked a little sad and she seemed like a heartbreaking sight.