During the Qin Dynasty, he brought chaos to the seven kingdoms.

Chapter 11 Backyard on Fire

Night fell, and twilight descended.

Cao Yuan had just finished being interrogated by Jing Ni and hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath when he saw Xiao Meng Jiang burst in and Jing Ni instinctively reaching for her sword.

Startled, he hurriedly hugged Jingni's slender waist, not even bothering to appreciate the suppleness and softness of her waist.

"Madam! Calm down! You need to calm down!"

Jing Ni was suddenly hugged from behind by Cao Yuan, and her heart skipped a beat.

Years of experience as an assassin had instantly tensed her delicate body, making her as taut as a mother leopard, and causing her to instinctively reach out and stab Cao Yuan with her sword.

If she hadn't been so restrained, Cao Yuan would be dead by now.

"...Let go!"

Seeing that Jing Ni had stopped attacking, Cao Yuan slowly released his arms from around her waist.

Perhaps because they were too close, Cao Yuan seemed to catch a faint, sweet fragrance of a maiden, which was refreshing and made him feel restless.

If Jing Ni hadn't possessed such a cold aura, Cao Yuan would have wanted to continue holding her and smelling her a few more times.

Jing Ni turned around, raised her beautiful eyes, and her pale lips moved slightly as she spoke in a cold voice that only she and Cao Yuan could hear: "If there's a next time, watch out for your claws!"

Cao Yuan gave an awkward smile.

He thought to himself that one day he would turn the tables and become the master, riding on the salamander's head and having a good time, and venting his anger.

Hmm, while I'm at it, I'll use my claws to measure the circumference of the salamander's chest under its carapace.

He felt it should at least be of cantaloupe quality.

In an era where the average level is no more than an apple, a melon-level powerhouse is enough to dominate the world.

Cao Yuan tried to find amusement amidst his misery.

Li Wu was amazed. This little rascal was lucky. She thought that Lady Jing Ni would at least break Cao Yuan's arm.

Little Meng Jiang, who had just run to the backyard, was stunned by the sudden scene.

So it was all true... Xiao Mengjiang's mind echoed with Cao Yuan's voice calling her "Madam," a sound both bitter and poignant.

"Aman, I..."

Just moments ago, Meng Jiang was full of courage, but now she was timid and didn't know what to say. She twisted her little hands and stood awkwardly in place, as if the world was so vast that there was nowhere for her to stand.

Cao Yuan walked up to Xiao Mengjiang and looked at her red and swollen eyes, which clearly showed that she had been crying for quite some time. He had a bad feeling.

"Who bullied you? Where's Zihan?"

Before Xiao Mengjiang could say anything, Zihan rushed in, panting heavily.

"...Just let this torture me to death!"

After venting her frustrations, Zihan shouted and accused, "Brother Cao, you're so unfair! You've forgotten your old flame as soon as you have someone new. Do you think Meng Jiang is easy to bully because she's lost her parents? You're a terrible person!"

Cao Yuan was completely confused. What new love or old flame? What was he interested in?

And when did he bully Meng Jiang?

After Zihan saved him, Meng Jiang personally took good care of him, helped him recover from his injuries, and even used her savings to help him open a lock shop in Linzi, enabling him to quickly establish himself in the city. He remembered all of this kindness.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have arranged for Meng Jiang to stay at the academy for temporary refuge in the first place.

"Brother Zihan... how should I begin?"

Cao Yuan was a little unhappy. Anyone would be upset if they were accused of being a scumbag for no reason.

Zihan, determined to stand up for Meng Jiang, sneered, "Now that you have a wife and concubines, you don't want Meng Jiang anymore? And you still say this isn't Meng Jiang's home?"

Cao Yuan almost spat out a mouthful of blood. When did he ever say something that would deserve to be torn to pieces?

"Brother Zihan, how can you slander someone's innocence with baseless accusations?"

Meng Jiang whispered, "Mr. Zihan, Cao Cao didn't say that..."

Zihan was both amused and annoyed. "Meng Jiang, if you keep protecting him like this, he'll bully you to death in the future!"

Cao Yuan suddenly felt a pain in his back molars. He hadn't done anything wrong, so why was he being blamed for so many things? At least he should have done something before taking the blame!

Just as Zihan was about to continue her campaign against Cao Cao, she heard Li Wu say with a smile, "It wasn't my Cao Cao who said it, it was me~"

"Uh..." Zihan, who was enjoying the fight from the moral high ground, suddenly fell silent.

He looked at Meng Jiang.

Meng Jiang nodded her little head.

Zihan felt his whole body getting hot, as if a million ants were crawling all over him, making him so embarrassed that he wanted to crawl into a hole and leave.

He looks so damn like a clown.

"Um, the moon is nice tonight, I'm going back to admire it."

Zihan had no idea how fast she could run.

But now he knows that he can dash out in the blink of an eye.

Cao Yuan and Xiao Mengjiang looked at each other in bewilderment.

Li Wu, on the other hand, just chuckled innocently.

At this point, Cao Yuan was basically able to figure out what had happened.

When I was away, Meng Jiang came back and ran into Jing Ni and Li Wu. Since Jing Ni doesn't like gossipy women, it was probably Li Wu who was behind it!

But now is not the time to dwell on these things.

"Meng Jiang, I'll take you back to the school."

He thought that once they arrived at the academy, he could see if he could get Zihan to send Meng Jiang to Xiaoshengxianzhuang for a while, and if necessary, he could feed her some dried goods.

Meng Jiang clung tightly to Cao Yuan's arm, sobbing, "Aman, I don't want to go back. I want to stay with you, take care of you, and be your maid for the rest of my life."

Faced with Meng Jiang's emotional outburst, Cao Yuan felt a great headache coming on.

There are some things he can't say directly, because the two women next to him are both ruthless killers!

"Alright, whatever you say. Let's go back to the school first..."

Meng Jiang was extremely disappointed, feeling empty inside, melancholy, and heartbroken.

She felt even more inferior when she saw her two older sisters, each with a deep and magnanimous heart.

Ah Man still prefers big things...

"It's so late, why are you going back to the academy?"

Li Wu, with her long legs and alluring cat-like steps, came to Xiao Mengjiang's side and stretched out her fair and delicate arms to put them on Xiao Mengjiang's shoulders.

"Little Meng Jiang, it was my fault before. Now we're family, how can we let a family member live outside? Don't you think so, my husband?"

Li Wu's charming "husband" almost made Cao Yuan's bones melt.

He really wanted to pound this wicked woman into the ground and grind her into the dirt.

Little Meng Jiang stared blankly at Li Wu, her little head filled with great confusion.

She didn't understand...

I don't understand why this older sister suddenly changed.

If Cao Yuan knew what Xiao Mengjiang was thinking, he would definitely say, "Women are all fickle."

But Cao Yuan knew even better that Li Wu and Jing Ni left Xiao Meng Jiang behind purely out of ulterior motives.

Jing Ni walked over at the right moment, glanced at Xiao Meng Jiang, then looked at Cao Yuan, and said calmly, "Let her stay."

Cao Yuan took a deep breath. Jing Ni and Li Wu were going to challenge his weakness!

Are you going to turn on me?

But since I can't cultivate, it seems I can't defeat the salamander and Li Wu...

Forget it...

As a modern man, he has weaknesses all over his body. He is afraid of pain and hunger, cannot endure hardship or suffering. He can't even withstand a whip dipped in salt water. He can honestly confess to anything... Having one more weakness doesn't matter, and having one less doesn't matter either. Enduring it for a while will bring peace...

But he was just unhappy about it!

It has to be admitted that Xiao Mengjiang is now his biggest weakness!

Faced with the current situation of trouble brewing in his own backyard, he felt it was necessary to take a firm stance to put out the fire!

"Well, Xiao Mengjiang, you go back to your room first. I have something to discuss with your two older sisters."

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