Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 1040 Greed Is Not Enough (1)

Chapter 1040: Chapter 1040 Greed Is Not Enough (1)

Although aspiring to charm beautiful girls all around the world was a grand ambition, Xue tuanzi dared not to utter these words in front of Mo Yan. It was well-known that the master of Space had a considerable influence on the Transform of an Artifact Spirit; if the master wished the Artifact Spirit to Transform into a female form, the Artifact Spirit would inevitably assume the appearance desired by the master during the Transforming process.

Originally, when Xue tuanzi told Mo Yan about the great uncertainty regarding the gender of its Transform, it was actually being sly, not daring to reveal the truth to Mo Yan who wholeheartedly hoped it would Transform into a female. Otherwise, upon Transforming, it would definitely be cut off from becoming male, which was absolutely unacceptable.

Mo Yan, who had never been deceived by Xue tuanzi, never guessed that it would play tricks on her. Although they usually understood each other’s intentions, if Xue tuanzi deliberately kept its thoughts from her, the master, she would find it difficult to perceive its true feelings.

Seeing that Xue tuanzi remained silent, Mo Yan assumed it was reluctant to speak and did not say anything more. As four hours were about to pass and dawn was near, she put away her needlework, prepared to wash up in the Space, and then go to bed.

But at that moment, the Golden Beast sleeping in the outer room suddenly let out a low growl. Without waiting for Mo Yan to come out, it dashed into the courtyard at a swift pace, leaped over the more than a yard high wall, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The next instant, a piercing scream came from beyond the wall, slicing through the peaceful night sky, sounding particularly chilling. Anxiety surged in Mo Yan’s heart as she hurried into the courtyard with the five creatures following her, only to see the Golden Beast had already jumped back in, still carrying a man—a man whose life or death was unknown—in its mouth.

Upon seeing Mo Yan, Golden Beast opened its jaws wide and dropped the man on the ground. Seeing that the person was facedown, it growled and flipped the person over.

Mo Yan knew that Golden Beast was measured and wouldn’t really harm the man. She approached and, with the light from the veranda, got a clear look at the man’s face. He was very young, not older than twenty-five, with no wounds on his body, indeed looking as though he had been frightened unconscious.

His appearance was very ordinary, wearing tattered and fairly dirty clothes. Although the weather wasn’t cold, it was necessary to wear a coat while walking outside at night, yet this man was dressed very thinly, appearing cold just by looking at him.

During her days on the farmstead, Mo Yan had only taken a walk in the fields and had not met many people, let alone recognizing the man on the ground. Moreover, with such a large residence, the man must have had a purpose to sneak into the inner courtyard, and Mo Yan was not certain whether he was a petty thief or had another motive. Regardless of the intent, his presence in her courtyard in the middle of the night was far from ideal.

Without hesitation, Mo Yan decisively said to the Golden Beast, "Take him to the front courtyard and find Zhao Steward to deal with him."

The Golden Beast nodded, picked up the man from the ground, and ran towards the outer courtyard.

Just as Mo Yan was about to return to her room to sleep, Xin Er and Shengsheng hurried over. Seeing their sister standing there safe and sound, the fear on their anxious faces instantly relaxed.

"Sister, did you hear that weird scream just now? It nearly scared me to death," Xin Er said, still unsettled, patting her chest. Being woken up by a terrifying scream while sleeping soundly would frighten anyone.

Shengsheng, too, recalled the dreadful scream and, frightened again, buried her little head in Mo Yan’s embrace, "Sister Yan, it was so scary."

Hearing this, Mo Yan quickly embraced Shengsheng’s shoulders, soothing her softly, "Don’t be afraid, your sisters are all here, and so are Little Flower and the others. No bad people would dare to come in and hurt our Shengsheng."

"That’s right, no bad person would dare to hurt Shengsheng. Later, Shengsheng can sleep with her sister. Even if a bad person comes, your sister can chase them away," Xin Er also came closer, caressing Shengsheng’s head to comfort her, worried that she might have scared her timid and delicate sister.