If Zhang Guifeng had seen how Ma Xiaoyao had just beaten up Li Desheng, she would have been a little more restrained. Unfortunately, she hadn't, so she continued to drone on.
"A pair of scoundrels gave birth to a child and then abandoned it, leaving me to suffer this hardship, truly..."
Ma Xiaoyao could no longer stand it. In a fit of rage, he roared, "Shut up!"
Zhang Guifeng froze, her hand still holding a sunflower seed, her eyes filled with disbelief.
A moment later, she came to her senses, so angry her hair felt like it was about to explode. This Ma Xiaoyao had truly eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard today, daring to tell her to shut up!
Zhang Guifeng stood up, one hand on her hip, the other pointing at Ma Xiaoyao, like a plump, round teapot.
And this teapot was about to spew!
But Ma Xiaoyao beat her to it. Before Zhang Guifeng could open her mouth, he spoke first, "You can say anything you want about me, but I won't allow you to speak ill of my mother!"
"Ptooey!"
Zhang Guifeng spat, "You still have the nerve to call her 'mother'? That vixen, besides giving birth to you, did she ever care for you for a single day? I'm telling you, if she had any affection for you, she wouldn't have abandoned you!"
"It's one thing that you ungrateful brat don't appreciate my kindness, but you dare to talk back to me? I'm not serving you anymore!"
"You're talking nonsense, my mother is definitely not like you say!" Ma Xiaoyao's eyes were red, and he shouted hysterically, "If you're not serving, then don't! Who cares? From today onwards, I, Ma Xiaoyao, no longer need you to support me. What I owe you, I will repay sooner or later!"
After shouting this impassioned declaration, Ma Xiaoyao stormed out, slamming the door shut with a loud bang as he left.
"Xiaoyao! Stop right there!" Ma Youliang shouted, wanting to chase after Ma Xiaoyao.
He had just reached the doorway when Zhang Guifeng yelled at him, "Ma Youliang, if you dare to step out of this door today, you don't have to come back!"
Startled, Ma Youliang quickly stopped, glanced at Zhang Guifeng with a conflicted look, and then slowly returned to the house.
Ma Dazhuang, meanwhile, just stood there with his mouth agape, watching what was happening, utterly bewildered.
After storming out of his second uncle's house in a huff, Ma Xiaoyao walked along the gravel road in the village, kicking small stones on the ground and muttering, "Hmph, my mother wouldn't abandon me! Second Aunt is a wicked shrew, always talking nonsense!"
As he muttered, Ma Xiaoyao walked on, not really knowing where he was going or where he could go.
By now, it was completely dark. There were no streetlights in the village, and not a single light in any of the houses was lit for Ma Xiaoyao.
As he walked, Ma Xiaoyao suddenly felt a chill on his nose. He looked up and saw that it had started snowing without him realizing it. The snowflakes landed on his nose and instantly turned into meltwater.
The snowflakes fell slowly, and soon a thin layer of snow covered the ground.
"It's so cold!" Ma Xiaoyao tightened his clothes and lowered his head, continuing to walk forward.
He planned to spend the night in the dilapidated temple at the west end of the village to get by. Although the temple was in disrepair and crumbling, it could at least block the wind and shelter him from the snow. As for the future, he would think about it after the sun rose tomorrow!
Pushing open the door of the dilapidated temple, Ma Xiaoyao ducked inside. It was pitch black, and he couldn't see his hand in front of his face.
In the center of the temple, there was originally a statue of a Bodhisattva. However, now only the lower half of the Bodhisattva remained, and no one came to worship it anymore.
Ma Xiaoyao took out his phone and, using the faint light from the screen, saw a tattered prayer mat on the ground.
He picked up the prayer mat and patted it vigorously. The accumulated dust made him sneeze. Ma Xiaoyao no longer cared if it was dirty and sat down on it.
"Hoo!" Ma Xiaoyao clasped his hands together and breathed on them, "I hope I don't freeze to death here tonight."
Bored, Ma Xiaoyao took out his phone again and opened the chat interface with Military Advisor Xiao You.
"Xiao You, I'm so bored, what should I do?" Ma Xiaoyao shivered as he typed this into the chat box and hit send.
"I can keep the master company," Xiao You replied almost instantly. Ma Xiaoyao's heart filled with joy.
Although he couldn't fully understand what was going on with this phone, this phone had undoubtedly added a lot of fun to Ma Xiaoyao's life.
Before Ma Xiaoyao could reply to Xiao You, she sent another message, "Or you can summon the Snow Demoness to keep you company!"
"Hey~ This suggestion is reliable!" Chen Xiao chuckled foolishly.
Although the Snow Demoness had "demon" in her name, she was really cute! And her personality was very shy, making her look incredibly gentle.
Chen Xiao summoned the Snow Demoness without hesitation.
A flash of white light appeared, and the Snow Demoness, dressed in white, materialized before Chen Xiao, her hands folded neatly in front of her, looking a bit reserved.
After appearing, the Snow Demoness looked around and then cautiously said, "Master, it seems you are not currently under attack by any dangerous individuals."
Ma Xiaoyao said somewhat awkwardly, "Uh... if there's no danger, I can't summon you?"
"No, no, no!" the Snow Demoness quickly denied, "This servant is always ready for the master's summons."
After speaking, a blush appeared on the Snow Demoness's crystal-clear face.
Ma Xiaoyao, however, was still captivated by the word "servant" that the Snow Demoness had used. These words made him feel like an emperor, and he was secretly delighted.
"Hehehe!" Ma Xiaoyao chuckled foolishly, "Oh my, what should I call you? Snow Demoness seems to be a species name, not your name, right?"
"Yes," the Snow Demoness nodded, "This servant humbly requests the master to bestow a name!"
"Huh? So I can give you a name?" Ma Xiaoyao finally had a bit of the master's awareness, "Then I'll call you Xiao Xue? Or Xiao Yao?"
The Snow Demoness slightly lowered her head, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, as if waiting for Ma Xiaoyao to decide.
Ma Xiaoyao realized that the Snow Demoness wouldn't offer any constructive suggestions. The matter of the name would have to be figured out by himself.
Ma Xiaoyao racked his brains, thinking for a long time, and finally slapped his forehead, saying, "How about I call you Xue Ji!"
"Uh..." the Snow Demoness murmured, her face turning even redder.
Only then did Ma Xiaoyao realize that his words had a double meaning!
He quickly explained, "No, no, no, you misunderstood. It's not 'Xue Ji' (a beautiful woman), it's just the two characters 'Xue Ji'!"
It was better when he didn't explain. With his explanation, the Snow Demoness's face turned even redder, wishing she could bury her head in her chest. However, she still replied in a very quiet voice, "Okay."
It was then that Ma Xiaoyao noticed that although the Snow Demoness was petite, her chest size was anything but small!
Just as Ma Xiaoyao's saliva was about to drip, Xue Ji suddenly said alertly, "Master, be careful, someone is coming!"
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