Mu Youran looked at Long Yin beside her: "Long Yin, how much have those major families deposited in your lending bank?"

Speaking of this, Long Yin was very proud. Since the establishment of the lending bank, almost all of those people's money had been deposited with them.

"That's almost half of all their gold coins."

Mu Youran smiled and said, "In that case, let's temporarily stop doing their large cash withdrawal tasks for the next few days and find an excuse to get through it."

Upon hearing this idea, Long Yin immediately beamed with joy: "This is a great idea! They won't have the money to rebel!"

At this moment, Huang Yu, Ying Yao, Luo Bai, and Xuan Feng all looked at her, and couldn't help but admire her.

Huang Yu smiled and said, "So, you had the Beast King exchange the seashells for gold coins back then, just for today?"

Mu Youran glanced at Huang Yu and smiled slightly: "I don't have the ability to predict the future, I just like to keep the initiative in my own hands."

Looking at the heavy snow outside, he thought, "This winter must be very cold. Since they're so disobedient, let them get even colder."

Hearing this, Ying Yao and Luo Bai became interested: "Oh, you have other methods?"

Mu Youran chuckled lightly: "It's just a petty trick, nothing serious."

"From now on, we will buy up all animal hides and frozen meat on the market at high prices."

"Wen'er, you'll be in charge of storing this frozen meat."

Wen E patted his chest, his initial fear upon hearing the news long gone. Instead, he was now eager to see how those powerful families would react!

I've heard Ying Yao and Xuan Feng mention that You Ran is very powerful, but I've never actually seen him in person.

This time, he really wanted to broaden his horizons.

Luo Bai and Ying Yao: "We'll give the order right now to buy all the animal hides and frozen meat at high prices tomorrow."

You Ran: "Bring the Ma Yi tribe in."

These words immediately won their approval. Although their Treasure Pavilion and Hundred Flowers Fragrance were profitable, in terms of the number of shops in the entire Orc Continent, they still couldn't compare with the Ma Yi Tribe.

Bringing them in will ensure the best possible outcome.

After all, not all those powerful families were cowards.

Huang Yu's eyes flickered slightly: "This time, we must eliminate all hostile forces!"

An invisible net gradually covered Beast King City from above the leisurely courtyard.

However, the seven great families were completely unaware of this.

Early the next morning, the patriarchs of the seven great families gathered and blocked the Beast King's palace, while others blocked the Great Witch Hall of Phoenix Feather.

Meanwhile, another group of insignificant people directly surrounded You Ran's courtyard!

Mu Youran was still asleep in bed when she heard the commotion outside.

It seems that Xuan Feng's guards really did their training well; their intelligence on the operation was incredibly accurate.

Hearing the noise, Xuan Feng got up and helped her with her clean animal skin skirt: "Those people arrived right on time."

Mu Youran slowly put on her clothes, draped a cloak over her shoulders, and hung the gloves that Luo Bai had made for her around her neck.

"Are the little ones settled in?"

Xuan Feng smiled slightly: "Don't worry, last night I had Ying Yao and Luo Bai take those little guys to play with the Eagle Clan and the Sunset Tribe."

"We'll let them come back once things stabilize."

Mu Youran shook her shoes, looking refreshed.

With the little brats not here, she has no weaknesses!

Meanwhile, Huang Yu and Long Yin had already gone to the Beast King's Palace before dawn to discuss the matter with the Beast King.

Only You Ran, Xuan Feng, and Wen E remained at home.

The gate opened, and You Ran stood in the center, a red cloak at the front, calmly looking at the clamoring orcs outside.

"Your Highness, hand over that little bastard at once!"

"That's right, hand over that monster, kill him, and avenge our fallen warriors!"

...

Countless voices are condemning Xiao Wuyou.

Mu Youran felt a deep sorrow, but she gave a cold sneer. Although Xiao Wuyou had been wandering in the Demon Beast Forest since childhood, he had never engaged in large-scale killing, even though he had suffered many hardships. Apart from fighting with Xuan Feng and the guards, he had never touched anyone else.

Yet these people stood there, vehemently denouncing him.

Mu Youran walked down the stone steps and met the gaze of the male standing at the front.

"Where are you from, orc? For whom are you shouting?"

The male turned his face away disdainfully: "Hmph, we are all orcs from Beast King City."

"Don't think that just because you're a princess you can act recklessly, bringing bastards from the Beast Forest home and threatening the safety of our Beastman continent."

"That's right, I think you're all in cahoots. You've probably colluded with the orcs and betrayed our orc continent long ago!"

"Get that bastard out here right now, or we'll storm in and arrest him!"

Bastard, bastard, and another bastard!

Mu Youran was very annoyed by those two words. She had originally planned to have a verbal battle with these ignorant orcs to wake them up and prevent them from being used as pawns.

But now!

She looked at the orcs, their faces full of arrogance, unreasonableness, and ferocity, and she changed her mind.

She wants to teach these people a lesson they'll never forget!

"Xuanfeng, have people protect our home. Since these people want to freeze here, let them freeze here."

After saying that, he turned and left, slamming the door shut.

The orcs who had just been shouting outside looked at each other, then at the tall man in the crowd.

"Tall guy, why did they go back?"

"Yes, they've all gone back. Should we go back too?"

Upon hearing this, many people were tempted. After all, it was freezing cold, and they had come early in the morning, shouting until their throats were parched. Now that the main character had left, it wouldn't do for them to stand there freezing.

The tall man said indignantly, "Are you just going to watch them bring that bastard from the Demon Beast Forest home and then slaughter all of us orcs?"

"You know those are orcs. It's possible that the princess and the others have already colluded with the orcs and betrayed us!"

Someone wondered, "It shouldn't be that bad."

"Her partner, the Hidden Prince, is the future Beast King. Why would she collude with the Warcraftians?"

Suddenly someone in the crowd uttered these words, and everyone swayed. The tall man then glanced at them.

"Then tell me, why did they take in that bastard?"

"Besides, I've heard that bastard is the adopted son of the Beast King!"

This news caused widespread worry and fear, as everyone knew that the Monster Forest had always wanted to invade the Orcish Continent.

If this is true, then the princess and her group may very well be colluding with the Beast King!

In any case, they can get two gold coins a day here, so they might as well stay.

After a couple of days, they'll have some money, enough to buy some animal hides for their partner and their baby when they get home.

Anyway, staying home in the dead of winter is just as bad as it is.