Baili Fengyun stretched out his leg and kicked the black-clad, withered hand to Mo Qingcheng's feet: "Madam..."
"..." Mo Qingcheng rolled her eyes: "You caused this mess, so you have to clean it up."
Baili Fengyun's heart tightened: "Madam, what if this old man doesn't have any treasure?"
"So that means you embezzled." Mo Qingcheng gave Baili Fengyun a half-smile, then turned and left.
Baili Fengyun stood there dumbfounded: "No, Madam..." How could you do this to me?
Mo Qingcheng didn't even turn her head: "I'm giving you a chance to redeem yourself..."
Protector Baili should seize this opportunity...
Baili Fengyun, feeling utterly hopeless, kicked again, knocking over the black-clad, withered hand and knocking out his last three teeth.
"What are you pretending for? Believe me or not, if you keep pretending, I'll send you to see the King of Hell right now!" A murderous glint flashed in Baili Fengyun's cold eyes. He drew his longsword, twisted his wrist, and thrust it straight at the back of the black-clad, withered-handed man.
Suddenly, the black-clad, withered hand rolled on the ground, sprang to his feet, and tried to escape.
"Didn't you sleep well last night?" Baili Fengyun glanced at him disdainfully, then casually tossed three pebbles, which struck the three vital points of the black-clad, withered-handed man squarely.
"Bang!" The next second, the black-clad, withered hand slammed to the ground, unconscious.
After admiring himself for a moment, Baili Fengyun, carrying the withered leg of the man in black, walked towards the main gate.
That old man is acting strangely. Let's settle the score outside to avoid offending the young master and young lady.
The black-clad, withered-handed man never dreamed that one day he would walk in upright and be dragged out...
A quarter of an hour later, the courtyard returned to peace. Liu Cuihua had been frightened, and Mo Qingcheng personally escorted her home to express his apologies.
Grandma Li was startled. After hearing the details, her eyes flickered slightly. Well, it's good that her daughter-in-law is so enthusiastic, but sometimes she doesn't know her place. She'll learn from her mistakes.
"Don't worry, Madam Mo, I will take good care of Cuihua. This kind of thing... I guarantee it won't happen again..." Grandma Li patted her chest and assured her.
My daughter-in-law finally got such a decent job; we can't let a small thing ruin the bigger picture.
Mo Qingcheng hadn't expected Grandma Li to be so shrewd. In fact, she and Sister-in-law Cuihua had always had a good relationship and had never been affected by outside influences.
However, this is... not bad either...
"Thank you very much, Grandma Li..." Mo Qingcheng got up to take her leave, glancing down at the dazed Liu Cuihua before leaving.
Grandma Li's palms were sweaty with nervousness as she braced herself and dealt with Mo Qingcheng.
Mo Qingcheng's lips curled into a faint smile as she turned and walked into the rain.
Grandma Li sighed softly, "Cuihua, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but how can you be so thoughtless?"
"..." Liu Cuihua, who was half-conscious, did not understand a word. What was her mother-in-law doing?
Grandma Li had no choice but to give up, and carefully instructed her daughter-in-law to call her if she needed anything.
Liu Cuihua mumbled a reply, then turned around and went to have some tea with the Duke of Zhou (a figure in Chinese mythology associated with sleep)...
The two grandsons, unaware of what had happened, ignored Grandma Li's objections and went to find Li Changgeng and Li Yuanlin's brother, respectively.
The three grown men rushed home anxiously. Grandma Li was startled and immediately asked the father and sons what had happened.
Li Changgeng's words made Grandma Li glare angrily at her two great-grandsons. The two little ones lowered their heads, not daring to meet Grandma Li's gaze.
"You two rascals, why aren't you doing your homework?"
Li Jiaming nodded obediently, while Li Jiaxuan stuck out his tongue.
After Grandma Li saw the two children walk away, she explained what had happened, and Li Changgeng was so angry that his face turned black.
Li Yuanlin was both amused and exasperated. His mother was so clueless, what could he do?
Li Yuanfeng asked sullenly, "Grandma, will Mother be alright?"
---Aside---
Dear readers, I'm so sorry for the late update today. There are still three chapters to go. I originally planned to update more frequently these past few days, 10,000 words a day, but... I've been just too busy to focus on writing. I was busy until late tonight, and then I had a strange allergic reaction. I took medicine, but I still feel unwell. Please understand. I'll update more on the 1st at the latest. I'll gradually make up for the chapters I owe. Mwah! Before the book went on sale, I made a grand promise, but after it went on sale, I ended up only writing 6,000 words a day, owing almost 120,000 words. Waaah... Please shower me with votes! If you like a chapter, just subscribe to it. Mwah!
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