Upon hearing this, Xie covered her mouth and looked at Jiang Nuan.

She always felt that her mother-in-law was doing it on purpose.

Coincidentally, Xiao Liu thought the same thing and became increasingly impatient around Jiang Nuan.

"Mother, why isn't it working?"

Xie was also quite curious about the power of the formation.

Who guards the heavens?

"Yes, and in the sky too."

Xie glanced at Xiao Liu with sympathy, giving him a helpless look.

"Madam, what should we do with these wild beasts? Should we leave them in the manor?"

"No need, just let them go back to where they came from."

Moo!

Xiao Liu was very unwilling.

It had searched several mountains before finding these few that were passable, and it was a little unwilling to just let them go.

"What?" Jiang Nuanqi laughed. "Raising you is troublesome enough, do you want to raise them all at the same time?"

Raising an eyebrow, she continued, "Okay, then share half of your food with them."

Moo!

Of course not!

Huang Xiaoliu mooed in disbelief.

It doesn't even have enough food for itself, so why should it share with these tools?

Jiang Nuan stopped indulging it. "If they don't want to go without food, send them back to where they came from. Hurry up, don't keep me waiting too long."

From Huang Xiaoliu, Jiang Nuan realized a deep problem: there are too many uncontrollable factors in animals, making them difficult to manage.

One cow is already a headache; we absolutely cannot afford to cause any more trouble.

“Madam is wise,” the steward said, returning just in time to hear this. “This old servant also believes that we should not keep her.”

Keeping wild animals in captivity sounds prestigious, but only those involved truly know the hardships involved.

Putting aside the fact that wild animals from the mountains and forests are hard to change, even getting meat every day is a problem.

If you accidentally hurt someone again, no matter what happened, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble.

"That's fine. You guys stay here and watch over Xiao Liu. If it continues to misbehave, don't indulge it."

After explaining all this, Jiang Nuan glared at Huang Xiaoliu before leaving.

After Jiang Nuan left, Huang Xiaoliu also became dejected.

He let out a weak roar at the wild beasts, then lowered his head and walked back into the yard.

"Butler, shall we go back?"

“No rush,” the butler said, pointing ahead. “We’ll leave after they’ve all left.”

"Butler, I have a feeling they don't want to leave!"

Especially that tiger, it was so lazy, it didn't seem like it was going to leave at all.

"What if they don't leave?"

These words made the butler freeze for a moment.

“Impossible,” the butler shook his head firmly. “They need to eat, and there’s nothing for them to eat here.”

As a result, the two sides reached a complete stalemate.

"Did you kill the bear?" Old Man Jiang asked as soon as Jiang Nuan returned.

“No,” Jiang Nuan shook her head, “They didn’t attack people.”

Upon hearing this, Old Man Jiang, still shaken, advised, "These wild beasts are extremely ferocious. When they're starving, they won't care about anything. Don't be soft-hearted."

He really did experience something like that.

One winter, a bear came down from the mountain and killed three people in Jiangjia Village. Unable to tolerate it any longer, the whole village grabbed hoes and fought back, finally managing to kill it.

Although they received eighty taels of silver, the dead are dead and can never be brought back to life.

"Don't worry, Father, I understand. If they really make a move, I won't hold back."

"It's good that you understand."

After the old man finished speaking, he left with his hands behind his back.

He actually wanted to lecture her a little longer, but thinking of his daughter's abilities, he silently gave up.

He knew he wasn't very capable and hadn't made a good living in his entire life. If it weren't for his daughter helping him out, he'd still be stuck tending to the crops.

Now, with servants to wait on him and attendants to do his bidding, he eats and drinks to his heart's content every day, chatting and drinking tea, living a life as leisurely as an immortal.

These were all given to me by my daughter.

Even if he is her biological father, he has no face to lecture his daughter.

Unbeknownst to him, his attitude towards Jiang Nuan had already subtly changed.

Jiang Nuan also noticed this problem.

It wasn't particularly noticeable in town, but since moving to the mountains, not only my father, but even my mother-in-law and mother have changed quite a bit.

In the past, I was always worried that I wasn't handling things well enough, and this feeling would unconsciously creep into my interactions with others, causing me to unconsciously criticize myself in my words.

But lately, even if they don't understand their own thoughts, they won't say much.

While Jiang Nuan breathed a sigh of relief, she also felt a slight sense of loss.

It's not about being a jerk.

People are sometimes so contradictory.

Being nagged too much can be annoying, while being ignored can be disheartening.

"The main problem is their untamed ferocity," Grandma Jiang said regretfully. "Otherwise, keeping a few bears to guard the house would be quite impressive."

“You really dare to think that way,” Old Mrs. Huang couldn’t help but shake her head. “When a bear goes berserk, it can kill people, unlike a dog, but…”

Changing the subject, the old lady continued, "Ya Ya is a celestial being, she might have a way."

“No,” Jiang Nuan waved her hand, “too much trouble.”

"If we don't want to keep them, then we don't. We have plenty of guards at home anyway."

Outside the villa.

Qi Yong led his men to rush over, and just as they approached the mountainside, they heard a tiger's roar.

Then, a pack of wolves, their eyes gleaming with ferocity, surrounded them.

"Eunuch Qi, there is... there is a ferocious beast."

After saying that, the man nervously swallowed.

"Father-in-law, it seems we are surrounded."

"Shut up, all of you," Qi Yong said, his face dark. "What's all the noise about? Grab your weapons and be ready for battle at any moment."

Qi Yong's aura was heavy, and his killing intent was almost solidified into a line. His cold eyes stared ahead without any expression.

But I felt something was off.

These beasts, who usually never see each other, why are they all gathered together today?

Could it be that something in the Huang residence is attracting them?

Immediately, his brows furrowed tightly.

"Father-in-law, when shall we make our move?"

"Be on guard, form a circle first, and don't let these beasts pounce on us."

"Butler, they're gone."

"Okay, then let's go back..."

As he spoke, Butler Cao suddenly realized something was wrong. "The fierce light is so strong; it doesn't look like they're retreating."

"Butler!" a sharp-eyed person exclaimed, "There's someone ahead, it looks like, it looks like Eunuch Qi."

"What?"

Immediately, a fine sheen of sweat appeared on Steward Cao's forehead.

"Go quickly and inform the madam that the ferocious beast is about to harm people, and tell her to stop it immediately."

After giving this instruction, he immediately led his men to the front lines to provide support.

His reaction was relatively quick, but when he arrived, some people were still injured.

At this moment, Qi Yong had already been pounced on by a wolf and only managed to shake off the wolf that had been chasing him.

Upon seeing the newcomers, he immediately reprimanded them, "Who sent you? If anything happens to the Lady Protector of the Nation, I will chop off your dog heads."

"Don't worry, Eunuch Qi, Madam will be fine."

After saying that, he shouted to the crowd, "Hold on, the Lady Protector of the Nation will be here soon, and we will be saved soon."

Butler Cao regretted it.

If I had known this would happen, I would have killed these beasts from the beginning!