Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 419 Shameless Retaliation (1)_1

Chapter 419: Chapter 419 Shameless Retaliation (1)_1

Having started galloping through the battlefield in his teenage years and having been able to command a 100,000 Army and slay enemies on the front line at a young age, if Xiao Ruiyuan didn’t possess any skills, it would not only be wishful thinking for those Princes coveting the position of Crown Prince to fear him, but also for him to survive under the watchful eye of his stepmother who was hell-bent on eliminating him.

"Drag him out and send his head to that person, tell them it’s this commander’s New Year’s gift," Xiao Ruiyuan ordered emotionlessly, waving his hand at the Hidden Guard, his body radiating a strong air of ferocity. His already cold voice carried an intimidating chill, as if it had been coated with a layer of frost.

"Yes!" The Hidden Guard complied, dragging away the spy who had been reduced to a mushy heap. Soon after, two more Hidden Guards appeared in the corner and lit a stick of sandalwood incense. After the bloodstains on the floor had been cleaned and the thick scent of blood had been dispersed by the curling light smoke, the room’s atmosphere turned somewhat solemn and so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Xiao Ruiyuan’s gaze was heavy as he looked out the window, deep in thought, the murderous aura surrounding him becoming even more intense, sending a chill down the spine of Xiao Jiu who was beside him.

Thinking about the ruthless methods Xiao Ruiyuan had employed during the interrogation of the spy, a chill shot up from the soles of his feet to the top of his head, yet he had a vivid awareness of the position the Mo Family girl, who often communicated with his master, held in his master’s heart.

The "tap tap tap" of urgent knocking broke the silence, mixed with a hint of impatience and unease. Xiao Ruiyuan’s gaze returned from the window to Xiao Jiu, "Send a message to Shiyi, instructing him to remember the tasks I entrusted to him before the deployment. Should there be any slip, he should come to see me with his head!"

"This subordinate accepts the order!" Xiao Jiu bowed and took the order, his eyes concealed the surprise within. He did not know what his master had entrusted Shiyi with, but from the current situation, it was obvious that it had something to do with the Mo Family girl.

In the vast study, only Xiao Ruiyuan remained. He spread open a sheet of white paper on the desk and was about to write when his slender hand paused. He slowly set the pen down and, in the end, chose not to write anything.

He and Yanyan had been extremely cautious in their correspondence, yet he hadn’t expected it would still raise suspicion. That person didn’t dare to move against him directly and now sought to identify close contacts to threaten him! Fortunately, that person didn’t know much and hadn’t traced anything back to Yanyan, otherwise, the outcome would have been something he didn’t want to witness.

Without a doubt, there were spies in the army watching his every move on that person’s behalf. Judging by that person’s character, upon receiving the "gift" he had sent, they would only become angrier and watch him more closely. If he continued to correspond frequently with Yanyan, it would inevitably expose her existence and bring her danger.

His gaze fell on the blank paper before him, and Xiao Ruiyuan’s expression turned colder, the deadly aura surrounding him growing even thicker!

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Before they knew it, the 27th of the twelfth lunar month had arrived. Most households in Liu Yang Village were busy with New Year preparations, creating a cheerful and festive atmosphere all around, filled with the scent of the approaching holiday.

This year, blessed with favorable weather for crops, the newly-opened land, although not producing a bumper harvest, had yielded a decent amount. Furthermore, with the exemption from taxes for three years, the villagers’ lives had improved a great deal compared to when they had just escaped from disaster, impoverished and destitute.

However, there was one household that was an exception. These past couple of days, they had dragged their family to the doorstep of the Mo Family crying and wailing. Without being asked to leave, they could very well wail at the Mo Family’s door the whole day, causing great annoyance to everyone in the Mo Family.

After several attempts to drive them away, Wang Dali still refused to give up. That day, he brought his entire family, young and old, to the Mo Family once again, and what was more, they knelt directly at the front door. Such a scene right before the New Year was truly an ill omen; even if the Mo Family didn’t believe in such superstitions, it still felt uncomfortable at heart.

Mo Qingze had left early in the morning, driving a horse-drawn cart to deliver New Year’s gifts to his teacher. The others in the household listened to the cries outside with increasing irritation; Zhenzhen and Yun Zhao wished they could grab kitchen knives and chase that annoying family far, far away.

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