As soon as these words were spoken, Yu shi and Tao Fangfang’s legs went weak, and they almost fell to the ground.
The two shook their heads vigorously, stammering that they wouldn't.
The mother and daughter dared not do anything to Mo Lingxi and his son anymore, so they went to trouble Tao Lengshuang, demanding compensation of one tael of silver and ten hunted animals.
Tao Lengshuang chuckled twice, her chest aching with anger. This mother and daughter were clearly bullies who picked on the weak. Seeing that Mo Lingxi was not to be trifled with, they came to scheme against her.
“Want silver, want hunted animals?”
She found a stick and furiously charged at Yu shi and her daughter, “I’ll beat you both to death first, then compensate you with silver and hunted animals.”
Seeing that she was serious about hitting them, Yu shi and Tao Fangfang ran faster than each other.
Especially Yu shi, who no longer showed any signs of her previous weakness. Her footsteps were like flying as she shoved Tao Fangfang aside and ran out.
“Why are you two running? Don’t you want silver and hunted animals?”
Tao Lengshuang chased them to the main entrance, panting, and waved the stick a few times, “I’m telling you, anyone from the Tao family who dares to come to my house to demand things, or do anything to our family, will see how I deal with them.”
This body was truly weak; she was already panting after just a few steps.
Seeing Yu shi and her daughter disappear in an instant, she smiled kindly at the villagers, “I’ve made a spectacle of myself for everyone today.”
“I wonder if anyone has any extra seeds or seedlings? I’d like to borrow some to plant in my yard.”
It was truly that her purse was empty, otherwise, she wouldn’t have to borrow.
The villagers showed expressions of disgust, contempt, and scorn.
“You? Borrow? What borrowing? You always steal whatever you want in the village.”
“Get lost, get lost, get lost. My family has no seeds to lend you. Even if we did, we wouldn’t lend them to a beast like you.”
“Hurry up and leave, hurry up and leave, lest you get entangled by this scoundrel and we have to compensate you again.”
The villagers left in twos and threes, all talking about the Tao family’s affairs, their words filled with hatred.
That man in green also left amidst the villagers.
Before he left, he cast a sinister glance at Tao Lengshuang.
Hearing this, Tao Lengshuang sighed with worry. Since she couldn’t borrow seeds, she would have to go into the mountains tomorrow to see if she could pick any medicinal herbs or sellable items, and then go to Dongdu to sell them for silver.
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Evening.
With no entertainment activities and no oil lamps, Tao Lengshuang’s family had to rest early.
However, someone who had just transmigrated was truly unable to adapt to this living environment.
Looking at the only dilapidated bed, her face twitched. She looked at Xiao Feng, who was yawning, with a gentle gaze, “Xiao Feng, would you like to sleep with Mommy tonight?”
Xiao Feng looked forward to it yet was also afraid. He secretly glanced at his mother a few times, and habitually burrowed into Mo Lingxi’s embrace.
“No need, Xiao Feng sleeps with me.”
Mo Lingxi placed a wooden stick in the middle of the bed, then got onto the bed with Xiao Feng, and coldly warned Tao Lengshuang, “Cross this line, and you die.”
With that, he closed his eyes with Xiao Feng and rested.
Tao Lengshuang felt relieved. She cautiously lay down on the bed, afraid that her frail body would collapse the bed.
Suddenly, she noticed Xiao Feng repeatedly opening his eyes to peek at her. She pursed her lips and smiled. How could this child be so cute?
“Sleep quickly,” she said softly, preparing to close her eyes and sleep.
However, her stomach began to stage a "empty city stratagem."
The sound was quite loud.
Especially in this empty room, it was heard particularly clearly.
A major social death scene.
Tao Lengshuang was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a place to hide. She pursed her lips and pretended to be asleep, but her stomach continued to rumble.
“Mommy…”
As soon as Xiao Feng spoke, he was interrupted by Mo Lingxi.
“Xiao Feng, it’s time to sleep.”
Xiao Feng obediently said “oh,” and then, with a look of heartache and timidity at Tao Lengshuang, he closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
Tao Lengshuang also forced herself to fall asleep. On her diet, she absolutely could not eat anything before sleeping.
More importantly, there was nothing for her to eat at home.
Perhaps it was the exhaustion from just transmigrating, but she soon fell into a deep sleep.
Not long after she fell asleep, Mo Lingxi opened his eyes, which showed no signs of sleep, and touched Tao Lengshuang and Xiao Feng.
Afterward, he climbed out the window.
He cautiously looked around, confirmed that there was no one, and then used his Qinggong to travel deep into the back mountain.
As soon as he arrived, a masked man in black brocade clothes suddenly appeared.
“Master.” He knelt on one knee and bowed respectfully.
Mo Lingxi stood with his hands behind his back.
Dressed in simple coarse cloth, he was not diminished in his handsomeness and nobility.
Under the faint moonlight, the man looked like a deity descending from heaven, his eyes coldly looking down at the dark guard.
“Mm.”
The dark guard lowered his head even lower, “Master, the plan is progressing smoothly. You can return now.”
Upon hearing this, Mo Lingxi’s deep black eyes showed a hint of coldness, “It’s not time yet.”
He had to wait until the plan was realized before he could return.
The dark guard responded with a “Yes” and reported the situation in detail, focusing on the current conditions and the overall situation.
Mo Lingxi’s face showed a hint of mockery. As expected, it was that person’s style.
“Master, that person requests you to deal with this individual.” The dark guard handed him a list with both hands.
Mo Lingxi glanced at the names on the list, asked for the reasons, and whether it was true as written on the list. Then, he took the dark guard and headed straight for the destination.
By the time he returned to his home in Shilipo Village, the sky was already showing a hint of dawn.
He went to the kitchen and washed himself again with cold water, ensuring there was no smell of blood on him. Only then did he return to the room and release Tao Lengshuang and Xiao Feng from their sleep acupoints.
Afterward, he began to make breakfast.
Halfway through making breakfast, he saw Tao Lengshuang walk in yawning out of the corner of his eye, and his gaze turned several degrees colder.
“Good morning.”
Tao Lengshuang suddenly felt very cold and instinctively rubbed her arms, “Since you’re making breakfast, I’ll go exercise in the yard and then go up the mountain after eating.”
Seeing that Mo Lingxi was ignoring her, she helplessly went to the yard to exercise.
First, she did a set of simple yoga.
Just one set of simple yoga left her sweating profusely, wishing she could collapse on the ground.
She paused for a few seconds, then continued with the next set of movements, and forced herself to do another set of movements before starting the relaxation exercises. She didn’t notice Mo Lingxi’s strange gaze or Xiao Feng’s stunned expression at all.
“Mommy, what are you doing?”
Xiao Feng’s eyes turned red, thinking his mother had gone mad. He said timidly, “Mommy, don’t be sick, Xiao Feng can’t live without you.”
Tao Lengshuang, who was slowly walking from exhaustion, had a question mark slowly appearing above her head, “Xiao Feng, Mommy is fine. What’s wrong with you?”
Xiao Feng looked confused and strange, “Then why were you doing those strange, strange movements just now? Aren’t you sick?”
Tao Lengshuang almost choked on her own saliva. She patiently explained, “Xiao Feng, Mommy is losing weight, it can strengthen the body. Do you want to learn with Mommy?”
Xiao Feng, who wanted to spend more time with his mother, was afraid that the movements would harm him. He hesitated and didn’t speak, but stared at her with his bright, yearning eyes.
Tao Lengshuang smiled gently. Just as she was about to say something, she felt a bone-chilling gaze.