After Li Mucheng and the others left, Shen Mengli and Ye Feng also began making their way toward the village. As they walked, the two engaged in conversation.
"Mengli, did Xie Yuyan give you any trouble?"
"Not at all~"
Shen Mengli shook her head, nestling closer to Ye Feng’s arm as she murmured,
"Xie Yuyan just talked to me about the mistakes she made before. Most of it was her apologizing and admitting her faults."
"R-really?"
"Mhm. Though Xie Yuyan seems remorseful now, it’s still too early to say for sure. I won’t allow her near you until I’m certain she won’t hurt you."
"I see..."
"What? Can’t bear to see Xie Yuyan looking so sad?"
"Mengli, don’t say things like that! I’m just surprised by how much she’s changed. You know how extreme she used to be—it’s hard to believe she’d turn around so quickly."
"Tch, that’s because you don’t get it, Feng."
Shen Mengli muttered under her breath before pinching Ye Feng’s arm.
"Get what?"
"It’s because you’re too soft!"
She pouted, lightly thumping his chest in frustration at his clueless reaction.
"Haven’t I told you before? Sometimes you need to be firm, or people will think they can walk all over you! Look at Xie Yuyan now—she’s behaving properly when talking to me, isn’t she?"
"Alright, alright, our Mengli is the best, okay?"
Ye Feng chuckled, pinching her cheek playfully before brushing a fallen leaf from her hair.
"Of course! With me around, no one’s getting any funny ideas about you!"
"Mhm, being with you makes me feel so safe."
"Hehe, since I’ve worked so hard today, shouldn’t I get a little reward?"
Shen Mengli’s tone shifted as she wagged her fox tail mischievously.
"Oh? So this is what you were after. Fine, what do you want?"
Ye Feng assumed she’d ask for something simple—like accompanying her somewhere or staying in the mountains a few more days.
"Mm... three times! No, five! Wait, that’s still not enough... eek!"
Before she could finish mumbling to herself, Ye Feng rapped her lightly on the head.
"Ow! Why’d you hit me for no reason?!"
"No reason? Mengli, listen to yourself. Don’t think I didn’t catch your drift—none of your word games."
"Hmph, you’re the one misunderstanding me!"
"Misunderstanding?! Alright, then explain what you really meant. If you can’t give a proper answer, you’re in for it!"
"I just meant... the number of times you’d take me back to the orphanage after we get home!"
Shen Mengli pouted, putting on an innocent act as if he’d truly misjudged her.
But Ye Feng knew her too well and saw right through it.
"Oh? I don’t buy that for a second. We can visit the orphanage whenever we want, can’t we?"
"Ugh... busted!"
"Honestly, I ought to scrub your brain clean. Look how far you’ve fallen."
"Well, it’s your fault... you’re just too addicting. And if you really want to empty my mind, go ahead—that just means more space to fill with you~"
Now fully dropping the act, Shen Mengli gazed at Ye Feng like a starved wolf, her love laid bare. Ye Feng quickly decided to end the conversation.
"Ahem... Mengli, let’s focus on dinner instead."
......
"Yuxin, what’s wrong? Things with the teacher didn’t go badly today—at least he didn’t seem impatient."
In the car on the way back, Li Mucheng noticed Su Yuxin resting her chin on her hand, staring gloomily out the window, and tried to comfort her.
"Mucheng, I know the teacher’s attitude wasn’t too bad, but I’m just... scared."
Su Yuxin turned her head, listlessly tugging at her pants.
"I’m afraid Ye Feng might disappear again, just like before."
"So that’s what’s worrying you. Don’t be—the teacher wouldn’t do that."
"R-really? I was even thinking of having someone watch the cabin. If he tries to leave, I could stop him in time."
"No! Yuxin, you can’t do that. The fact that the teacher was willing to talk to us today and open up means there’s still room to work things out. If we push him too hard and make him uncomfortable, it’ll backfire. Right now, we need to trust him, not let our fears take over. Understand?"
"Mm..."
"Li Mucheng’s right. We should wait and see, not panic and ruin things."
Xie Yuyan, who had been silent until now, spoke up, her eyes tinged with something complicated.
"Yeah."
Pleased by Xie Yuyan’s agreement, Li Mucheng smiled at her before continuing.
"Did you notice? When the teacher was explaining his situation earlier, he mentioned a 'method'—something that could free him from this ordeal. But he brushed past it quickly."
"So you caught that too."
Xie Yuyan sighed softly, recounting her private conversation with Shen Mengli in the room. After she finished, the car fell into heavy silence.
Finally, Su Yuxin broke it. "I’ll help too! Whatever it takes to save Ye Feng, I’ll do it. I won’t let him vanish again."
"Same here. I never expected Shen Mengli would cooperate with us, though. If it were me, I’d want to keep the teacher all to myself."
Li Mucheng clenched her fists, clearly surprised by Xie Yuyan’s revelation.
"But we should be careful. Shen Mengli might be hiding something. Right now, the teacher trusts her more than any of us."
"True. Once Ye Feng returns, we’ll find a time to discuss this together. No matter the cost, I’ll help him overcome this danger. Whatever it takes..."
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
ts me of treason?" "Correct. The host must return to the capital and gradually build up influence." "Wait—I have half a million soldiers, and you want me to go back to the capital to 'build influence'?" "Host, you are currently the Northern Garrison General, loyal to the Great Xia Dynasty." "Of course I am loyal to Great Xia! Absolutely loyal!" "But you keep referring to yourself as 'We'..." "Never mind the details! Summon all the regional commanders and military officers! We suspect treacherous officials are manipulating the court! They shall march with Us to the capital and purge the corrupt!" "......"
ng to die together with you." Lin Xuan is dead, his body thrown into the river by his scumbag lover and her accomplice. She, the president of the Su Group, is decisive, ruthless, and ice-cold. For three days and three nights, she had his body fished out of the river, and without hesitation, she kissed the bloated corpse of Lin Xuan. She laid down beside him in a cold coffin, their fingers intertwined, a smile lingering on her lips as she closed her eyes. The noble and cold-hearted woman, only bending for one man—Lin Xuan. Lin Xuan, with his golden finger, is reborn and returns to the day of his wedding to the treacherous woman. Su Qiang comes to steal the bride. Lin Xuan's eyes light up, eager to pledge his loyalty on the spot, but instead, her kiss transfers a glass of drugged wine into his mouth, causing him to pass out... 【Male Protagonist with Single Female Lead】【Yandere Tycoon】【Action-Packed】【True vs. Fake Heir】
iaobai: "Councilor Dad, front me some funds. I want to hire ten thousand professional miners for a project!" [Five-Star Mission Issued: Capture the leader of the Blood Heaven Pirate Gang, who is on the run in the Radiant Star Sector. It is said the gang has over a hundred members. Proceed with caution.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, lend me the family's hundred-thousand-strong Lu Army!" [Seven-Star Mission Issued: Subdue a juvenile Void Dragon Beast.] Lu Xiaobai: "Councilor Dad, I'm taking your tamed Void Dragon Beast King out for a family reunion!" I said, System, don't you have any slightly more challenging missions? You're just not up to par! [Nine-Star Mission Issued: Become the Human Councilor.] Lu Xiaobai: "Dad, there's a small matter I'd like to discuss with you..."
