"I never expected your family even owns a backyard mountain. This is practically a small ecological park."
Ye Feng looked around the mountain path, his curiosity piqued, much like Grandmother Liu visiting Grand View Garden.
"So, what are you bringing me to such a place for?"
Li Mucheng followed behind, lifting her skirt to step over a patch of vine-covered wood. Although she deeply resented having this unruly and distasteful man as her tutor, her curiosity about where Ye Feng was taking her got the better of her. If he dared to have any improper thoughts toward her, she was ready to find a reason to dismiss him.
Ye Feng glanced back at Li Mucheng's movements, noticing she kept a relatively safe distance from him and had one hand on her back, as if holding something.
Seems like the kidnapping incident has made this girl quite vigilant.
"Don't worry, Miss, I have no other intentions toward you, so please don't carry such dangerous items, okay?"
"How did you...?"
Li Mucheng suddenly stopped herself, then took out the item from her back. When Ye Feng saw it clearly, he nearly had a heart attack.
He had thought she might be carrying a self-defense spray or a stun gun, but instead, she had a real gun.
"Miss, it seems you're the most dangerous one here, huh?"
"Shut up. I won't hurt you as long as you don't have any bad intentions."
Li Mucheng also felt she might have gone too far, so she held the gun with the barrel pointed down.
"So, what are you going to teach me now? If you don't say, I'm leaving."
"Alright, alright. I brought you here to teach you survival skills."
"Survival skills? What do you mean?"
Li Mucheng asked curiously, her tone no longer impatient.
Ye Feng didn't rush to explain but instead asked, "Didn't your previous tutors teach you this skill?"
"No, my previous tutors only taught me book knowledge and various instruments and etiquette."
As Li Mucheng spoke, her tone grew increasingly melancholic, as if the skills she had mastered were a heavy burden on her heart.
Like a golden canary trapped in a cage...
"Do you like it?"
"What's the use of not liking it? In the end, I'm still like this."
"Ahem... let's not talk about that. Look, Miss, we've arrived at our destination."
Li Mucheng walked up to Ye Feng and looked around. She saw nothing but wild grass, flowers, and towering trees, realizing Ye Feng had brought her into a forest.
To ease Li Mucheng's concerns, Ye Feng continued, "Miss, you should know that in such harsh environments, without survival skills, the consequences are self-evident."
"Although you might never face such situations in your social circle, wasn't it a special case just a few days ago?"
"......"
Li Mucheng remained silent, but in her mind, she recalled the helplessness she felt during the kidnapping, and she didn't want to be that weak and powerless again.
"Teach me."
"Of course, no problem, but... call me 'Teacher.'"
"You..."
Li Mucheng gritted her teeth and turned her head away, struggling internally for a long time before reluctantly saying, "Te... Teacher."
"Say it all together."
"You... teach me... Teacher."
"That's more like it. Remember, I'm not your enemy, so don't look at me with such hostility."
"Hmph."
"Alright, first, look at this grass. Can you see any differences between it and the weeds on the roadside?"
"Hmm..."
Li Mucheng cautiously approached Ye Feng, seeing he was fully focused on the grass, she relaxed her guard and turned her attention to the grass he mentioned.
"Isn't it just like any ordinary wild grass?"
"You're wrong there. This grass can save lives. If someone is injured and can't stop the bleeding or prevent infection, this grass can help alleviate the condition. You should know that in the wild, without medicine, injuries can lead to all sorts of complications."
"This unremarkable grass has so many uses?"
Li Mucheng was clearly intrigued by Ye Feng's explanation and even reached out to gently touch the grass.
"Indeed, it's a marvel of nature. This grass is commonly known as the 'Life-Saving Grass,' and in critical situations, it can truly save lives."
"How is it used?"
Ye Feng glanced at Li Mucheng, who was now wide-eyed and completely different from the spoiled young lady she had been earlier, and couldn't help but smile.
It seems this girl is deliberately acting tough, like a hedgehog protecting itself by not letting anyone get close. But she's actually quite adorable.
Li Mucheng suddenly realized how close she was to Ye Feng and quickly pulled out her gun, pointing it at him.
"Stay away from me!"
Well, forget what I just said.
"......"
Just as Li Mucheng aimed the gun at Ye Feng, he suddenly threw a pebble from his pocket, hitting her wrist. She flinched in pain and pulled her hand back, giving Ye Feng the perfect opportunity to easily snatch the gun from her.
"You!"
By the time Li Mucheng reacted, it was too late. She could only watch as Ye Feng inspected the gun, even finding a few unloaded bullets in the magazine, which almost made him lose his composure.
Oh, you're serious!
Suppressing his nervousness, Ye Feng handed the gun back to Li Mucheng, adding, "By the way, Miss, if you're going to point a gun at someone, you should first open the safety."
"Hmph, mind your own business."
Li Mucheng took the gun back from Ye Feng and tucked it back into her clothes.
"I... I'm sorry."
"Hmm? Did I just hear something?"
"No! Of course not! Hurry up and continue teaching me, you haven't finished yet."
What a stubborn girl.
Ye Feng inwardly cursed but still found it amusing.
She's not some cold beauty after all. Rumors really can't be trusted.
"Miss, remember, the use of this grass is..."
Before Ye Feng could finish, he suddenly sensed something, swiftly grabbing the gun from Li Mucheng's waist, opening the safety in one fluid motion, and pulling her behind him. He then addressed a thick tree across from them.
"Friend, stop hiding. If you don't come out now, don't blame me for being impolite. I don't like people who don't say hello."
lan, the Luo family, tracked him down - along with the babies in their arms. Mo Xuan stared pensively at the paternity test results from over a dozen top institutions, both domestic and international, showing a 99.99% match between himself and the two baby girls. At 23, Mo Xuan, a doctoral student, had become the father of two three-year-old children. The kicker? The mothers weren't even the same person! He gradually realized he was being lured step by step into an elaborate trap designed by these two yandere sisters. "Be good, little Xuan. Sister's life belongs to you entirely." "Brother, if you try to run away, I'll have no choice but to tie you up." Mo Xuan: "Do whatever you want, ladies. I give up."
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
e bizarre and supernatural had descended. The previous emperor was a thoroughgoing tyrant; no longer satisfied with human women, he had set his sights on a stunningly beautiful supernatural entity. He met his end in his bedchamber, drained of all his vital essence. As the legitimate eldest son and crown prince, Wang Hao was thus hastily enthroned, becoming the young emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty. No sooner had he awakened the "Imperial Sign-In Intelligence System" than he was assassinated by a Son of Destiny—a classic villain's opening. The Great Zhou, ravaged by the former emperor's excesses, was in national decline. The great families within its borders harbored their own treacherous schemes, martial sects began to defy the imperial court's decrees, and border armies, their pay and provisions in arrears, grumbled incessantly against the central government. Fortunately, the central capital was still held secure by the half-million Imperial Guards and fifty thousand Imperial Forest Army who obeyed the court's orders, along with the royal family's hidden reserves of power, barely managing to suppress the realm. As the Great Zhou's finances worsened and supernatural activities grew ever more frequent, the court sat atop a volcano. Ambitious plotters everywhere dreamed of overthrowing the dynasty, and even some reclusive ancient powers emerged, attempting to sway the tides of the world. At the first grand court assembly, the civil and military officials nearly came to blows, fighting tooth and nail over the allocation of fifty million taels of silver from the summer tax revenues. The spectacle opened Wang Hao's eyes—the Great Zhou's bureaucracy was not only corrupt but also martially proficient, a cabinet of all-rounders. Some officials even had the audacity to suggest the emperor release funds from the imperial privy purse to address the emergency. Wang Hao suddenly felt weary. Let it all burn.
