Hu Zhong didn't care whether the nine great families became eight or seven.

After all, the Tiger Clan has always been the last one standing. Moreover, the Beast King is going to deal with those powerful families, and the Tiger Clan has already decided to follow the Beast King!

In any case, the title of this aristocratic family is just a facade.

Most of the members of their tiger clan have spent their lives on the battlefield and have virtually no assets.

"good!"

After thinking for a moment, Shu Ming agreed!

He was willing to pay any amount of money as long as his mother and sister could be rescued. As long as they were alive, he would get these things back sooner or later!

Mu Youran raised the corner of her mouth: "Alright, Hu Ben, you go and help with the counting."

"yes!"

Tiger's excited reply was several octaves higher.

Shuming: "When will my mother and sister come out?"

Mu Youran walked up to him, patted his shoulder, and smiled slightly.

"Don't worry, I'll be out tomorrow. I'll go talk to the Beast King right now."

Upon hearing this, Shu Ming finally smiled. "Good, good, I can come out tomorrow."

He got his money's worth!

He quickly took Hu Ben to take stock of the property.

As soon as the person left, Mu Youran immediately went to the back to find the Beast King.

Meanwhile, the Beast King was anxiously awaiting her news.

He had heard that at noon, You Ran had Hu Zhong extort money from two shops in the west of the city.

Seeing her and Hu Zhong approaching, she immediately ran over excitedly.

"You Ran, how is it?"

Mu Youran smiled, but before she could speak, Hu Zhong spoke for her.

His eyes were wide open; he couldn't show too much surprise while he was outside.

But now that Shuming isn't here, he naturally wants to vent his excitement.

"Beast King, you have no idea how amazing the Queen is!"

"They're taking everything—two-thirds of the shops in Beast King City, and 100,000 seashells!"

"How much, one hundred thousand?"

The Beast King nearly lost his balance, looking at Mu Youran in disbelief to confirm if it was true.

Mu Youran nodded: "I must say, that rat clan is quite wealthy. That rat Ming agreed without even thinking about it."

The Beast King held up his ten fingers. He supported so many soldiers, yet he only received 50,000 seashells in military pay a year.

Unexpectedly, the rat tribe was able to produce 100,000 seashells in one go, which is equivalent to two years' worth of military pay.

Back then, his soldiers were fighting on the front lines, the national treasury was empty, and he had to humbly ask them for money, but they all looked down on him.

I never imagined they were so rich!

If only all the money of these aristocratic families belonged to them!

"You Ran, you've agreed to release them?"

Mu Youran nodded: "Yes, we'll release it tomorrow, once everything is done."

"As a person, you still have to be honest."

The Beast King was frantic: "But what about the rat tribe's remaining money?"

He now wishes he could just wipe out the rat tribe right now and take all that money for himself!

There was no other way; he was too poor and terrified of poverty.

Mu Youran smiled slightly: "Beast King, don't worry, Shuming is still useful. If you go too far, they will bite you too."

The Beast King thought You Ran's words made perfect sense, but he felt it was a pity that Long Yin wasn't here. Although he himself couldn't learn them, Long Yin was still young and should learn from them.

The nine great families will meet tomorrow, and Long Yin insists on coming!

Tomorrow's events will determine the future status of the Dragon Clan in Beast King City, and there must be no mishaps!

He smiled and said, "You Ran, you are in charge of everything tomorrow. I'll just listen in from the sidelines."

As soon as Mu Youran returned home, she was surrounded by Huang Yu and the others.

"You Ran, I've heard that you really gave Shu Ming a hard time today."

Long Yin was the first to speak with pride.

Of all these people, besides You Ran and Huang Yu, he hated the rat race the most, especially Shu Ming.

He had been looking forward to this day for who knows how long.

Huang Yu smiled and said, "Alright, let's talk while we eat."

Luo Bai: "That's right, I made mushroom and chicken soup today, and it tastes very delicious."

“Perfect timing! Yinglong and the others sent over a batch of seafood. We’ll have grilled seafood tonight!” Yingyao affectionately put his arm around her shoulder.

Upon hearing that she could eat grilled seafood, she was so excited she almost jumped for joy.

"It's been so long since I've had seafood! Do you have any octopus? Little Ping An loves that the most!"

Huang Yu: "This afternoon, as soon as the seafood arrived, we sent a big basket to the Beast God Temple."

They are very happy now, their only regret is that their child is not by their side.

There's no way around it; what You Ran and the others are doing now is very dangerous and could easily attract enemies.

Rather than letting Xiao Ping'an follow them without protection, it's better to keep her at the Beast God Temple, where at least she'll be safe.

They can see their baby anytime they want.

Moreover, since the baby was hatched by the Beast God, it seems that she still prefers to stick to the Beast God the most.

It's not too late to talk about bringing them back after we've calmed down from this busy period.

Mu Youran excitedly jumped onto the ceramic barbecue grill that had been set up nearby, skillfully adding charcoal and placing the mesh rack.

"Huang Yu, hurry up and light the fire! I can't wait to start eating!"

Huang Yu walked over, and with a slight movement of her fingers, the black charcoal inside instantly ignited.

There was no thick white smoke, nor a raging flame, but the temperature of the combustion was much higher.

This is perfect for grilling; it prevents the food from being undercooked.

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