"Then smile at me, otherwise you're angry!" Liu Zhaodi held onto Jiang Yuan tightly.

"Nancheng is in dire straits! How can I still laugh at a time like this!" Jiang Yuan was practically going crazy.

Liu Zhaodi's expression fell, and she said with a pout, "But we've done our best. We can't change the beast tide no matter what!"

Seeing that Liu Zhaodi was about to cry from being scolded, Jiang Yuan softened and comforted her, "I didn't scold you, don't misunderstand! As for laughing, to be honest, Wan Jin punched me and broke my facial muscles yesterday, so I can't laugh!"

Liu Zhaodi was taken aback at first, then burst out laughing without caring about her image.

"Liu Zhaodi, take it easy, you're laughing so hard you're snot bubbles!" Jiang Yuansheng looked at Liu Zhaodi with a sense of despair.

"Hahaha! That's hilarious!" Liu Zhaodi laughed exaggeratedly, bending forward and backward.

"Laugh all you want, I hope you laugh until your face cramps up!" Jiang Yuan said speechlessly.

"Alright, I'll let you off this time, considering you're the father of our little dumpling!" Liu Zhaodi stopped mocking, then held out her hand and handed the little dumpling over. "It's yours now!"

"For me?" Jiang Yuan waited for Liu Zhaodi's explanation with a suspicious look in his eyes.

"It's not suitable for me. Although you're a heartless, dictatorial, and frigid money-grubber, I must say you possess combat power that no one can match! And..."

"Wait, what do you mean by frigidity? And am I a dictator?" Jiang Yuan stared at Liu Zhaodi.

"Now we have to add another flaw: he's impolite and always interrupts me!" Liu Zhaodi pouted unhappily.

"Alright, I won't hold it against you!" Jiang Yuan took the little dumpling that had fallen into a deep sleep due to the awakening of the spirit.

"I'll take you back to the camp. The South City has been quite turbulent these past few days, so you should stay in your little nest and recover. I won't bother you these next few days, so you won't be unhappy!" Liu Zhaodi clapped her hands, showing a rare carefree expression.

"What's wrong? You're not sticking to me anymore?" Jiang Yuan asked deliberately.

"The Thirty-Six Stratagems tell us to feign indifference to lure someone in, and I don't want to push someone too hard and cause them to resent me!" Liu Zhaodi looked at Jiang Yuan provocatively.

"Heh, that's a novel idea! However, your strategy of playing hard to get probably won't work anytime soon!" Jiang Yuan rubbed the little dumpling in his arms and continued, "I have something to do tomorrow, so I'd like to ask you and your sister for a favor?"

"My sister?"