Xiao Yu's face revealed a faint smile as she said, "Tao brother, I still need to think this matter over carefully. It won't be too late to bring it up again after some time has passed."

  Tao Dongcheng smiled deeply and said: "This is a big deal, of course, it needs to be carefully considered. Then I will wait for the good news from my virtuous sister."

  Xiao's young mistress has arrived home, Tao Dongcheng no longer had a reason to linger, so he bid farewell to Mrs. Xiao and the two misses, mounted his horse, cupped one fist in the other hand, turned his horse around and galloped away, indeed looking dashing and spirited.

  Xiao Sao stood at the door for a long time, seemingly having something difficult to decide on. After a while, she finally sighed and said: "Mother, let's go in first."

  Lin Wanrong initially thought it was a marriage between the Xiao and Tao families, but after a while, she realized it wasn't that simple. It was clear that Tao Dongcheng was pursuing Miss Xiao, but as for being in-laws, they were still far from it, at least Miss Xiao's attitude wasn't very clear. So what did Tao Dongcheng mean by "unite as one"? Seeing the worried looks on the three women of the Xiao family, it seemed like a difficult decision, could it really be related to the lifeblood of the Xiao family?

  Lin Wanrong thought for a moment, then suddenly said, "What's the point of doing all this? I'm just here to pass the days, once I've finished my year, I'll leave. Why bother with all this? Even if I help the Xiao family solve their problems, would they be willing to give me a male master to work for? It's just a fantasy, forget it."

  Back in his small hut, he suddenly felt extremely tired. Tonight's events were truly numerous. Not only did he encounter the changeable courtesan Qin Xian'er, but also met the newly returned young mistress and almost got hit by her wooden ruler. After thinking for a while, he unknowingly fell asleep.

  Also didn't know how long had passed, Lin Wanrong suddenly felt something was off, and abruptly opened his eyes to find a person standing in front of him, staring at him coldly.

  "A ghost!" Lin Wanrong cried out loudly, his whole body covered in cold sweat.

  That figure stood quietly there, motionless, as Lin Wanrong shouted loudly.

  Lin Wanrong shouted for a while, but no one came, and the shadow didn't move at all, as if it had no life.

  Lin Wanrong's heart calmed down a bit, and just as he was about to reach out to touch the shadow, he heard a voice say: "Why aren't you shouting anymore?"

  It sounds like a woman's voice, and it seems somewhat familiar. But at midnight, a strange shadow suddenly appears in one's own room. If you were in this situation, what would you think? Lin Wanrong didn't even wet his pants, which is already quite brave.

  "You, you're Sadako?" Lin Wanrong's hair stood on end as he recalled the horror movie he had seen, and he asked softly.

  "Who is Jingzi?" This time, the voice of this "female ghost" was a bit louder, and Lin Wanrong found her voice extremely beautiful. With a boost in his confidence, he thought to himself that no matter whether she was human or ghost, as long as she was a mother, there was nothing he couldn't handle.

  "Who are you?" Lin Wanrong asked as he climbed out of bed.

  "What's wrong, don't you recognize me? The warm breeze has intoxicated the tourists, and Hangzhou is just like Bianzhou. You were so mighty back then." The shadow sneered.

  Lin Wanrong's eyes lit up as he exclaimed, "You're Xiao Qingxuan?"

  The soft moonlight shone into the room, casting a glow on the stunningly handsome face of Jue Se Gongzi. She gazed at Lin Wanrong and said, "I didn't think you still remembered me."

  "Are you here to kill me?" Having confirmed that the shadow was a person, and a woman at that, Lin Wanrong's fear lessened somewhat. As long as it was a woman, he figured he could handle her. However, he had already experienced Xiao Qingxuan's ruthless methods and didn't dare act rashly.

  "What do you think?" Xiao Qingxuan's words seemed to be devoid of any emotion, cold and icy like a block of ice.

  "This, Miss Xiao," Lin Wanrong said with a wry smile: "The matter that day was purely a misunderstanding. Besides, I was also injured by you at the time and almost lost my life. Shouldn't we be even now? Oh, or else, I'll apologize to you?" Recalling the events of that day, Lin Wanrong still felt indignant, but with his life in this woman's hands, he didn't dare show it and had to temporarily suppress it.

  Xiao Qingxuan said coldly: "If apologizing was useful, what would the police be for?"

  I'm going to get it, this little girl still has this trick up her sleeve, Lin Wanrong cursed in his heart. Seeing that the little girl wasn't afraid of soft tactics, he had thought of using hard tactics on her, but thinking about her skills, he gave up. How could he possibly win? Damn it, being a man is really embarrassing.

  Thinking of this, Lin Wanrong's heart hardened and she also stopped speaking. You can kill or rape me as you please. The two people didn't speak, and for a moment they were stuck there in the darkness. It seemed that Lin Wanrong only heard her own breathing.

  This little girl doesn't even breathe, no wonder she's so cold-blooded. Lin Wanrong thought to himself.

  Lin Wanrong had never encountered such a situation before. On a dark night, an extremely beautiful woman sat beside his bed, watching him sleep. If this beauty were not wearing clothes, it would naturally be a delightful thing, but now she was not only dressed, and unexpectedly, her body also carried an extremely sharp sword. This wasn't fun at all.

  Lin Wanrong felt a chill in his breath, and the atmosphere was terrifying. But under this atmosphere, Lin Wanrong actually felt sleepy and wanted to sleep.

  "What time is it?" Lin Wanrong was really tired and couldn't help but ask.

  "It's already the third watch of the night." Xiao Qingxuan said.

  "Oh, if you're not busy, then I'll continue sleeping." Lin Wanrong yawned and said, the two of them asking and answering each other, seemed like a couple sharing the same bed.

  Xiao Qingxuan saw that he was really about to fall asleep, his expression finally had a hint of fluctuation, as if he hummed and said: "You really want to sleep? That's good too, give you a knife in your dreams, it won't hurt anymore."

  "Big sister, if you want to kill someone, just do it. Don't keep scaring people, okay? Is scaring people that fun? Scaring someone a thousand times is not as good as giving them one knife." Lin Wanrong said with a bitter face.

  "Are you afraid too? Then why didn't I see you being afraid when you bullied me that day?" Xiao Qingxuan said with hatred.

  "Was I bullying you that day? It was you who bullied me. I just said you were a little girl, which is the truth, did I need to use poison? And it really proved that old saying: 'the most venomous of all is the heart of a woman.' Lin Wanrong felt that he was really wronged, and for speaking one wrong sentence, someone wanted to kill him. Is there still justice in this world?"

  Xiao Qingxuan was taken aback, seemingly he made some sense, although he was a bit reckless, but not to the point of death. She herself had been too hasty at the time and had overreacted, which wasn't entirely right either. But his frivolity underwater left her unforgettable: "How do you plan on settling this account after being so careless with me in the water?"

  "This is my overreaction, think about it, I almost lost my life, how would I know what I was doing?" Lin Wanrong said.

  "Overreaction? Then I'll kill you today, and that's my overreaction too." Xiao Qingxuan's emotions seemed to be tinged with a hint of excitement.

  "Miss, don't be so quick to fight and kill, okay? Please, you're a girl, you'll get married in the future. Who will dare marry you if you keep drawing your sword at every turn?"

  Lin Wanrong gradually lost his fear, if this little girl really wanted to kill herself, she would have directly given herself a knife in her sleep, that would be much cleaner. Now, however, she's saying so many words, it's clear that she won't kill herself.

  He hadn't even finished thinking when he heard a swooshing sound, and a sharp sword was placed on his neck with a cold light. The icy blade made him feel a chill in his heart.

  Is this little girl for real? This is my neck, if she's not careful, I'll really be done for. Lin Wanrong's heart was racing, scared to the point of not daring to speak, not even daring to breathe, deeply afraid that with one breath, her throat would be cut by the knife and she'd be completely finished off.

  "How come you stopped talking? Aren't you quite capable?" Xiao Qingxuan's voice echoed in Lin Wanrong's ears, "Or do you think this lady doesn't dare to kill you." The Autumn Water Treasure Sword moved closer to Lin Wanrong's neck, forcing him to hold his breath.

  It's all over for today, this little girl seems to want to kill me. Damn it, since there's no hope left, I'll just die then. If I'm afraid of you, little girl, then punish me by making me crawl between your legs.

  Thinking of this, Lin Wanrong's heart hardened and she decided not to look at her, closing her eyes without saying a word.

  Xiao Qingxuan saw that he had no movement, and looked at him intently, only to see that he had closed his eyes tightly, motionless, as if he had fallen asleep.

  He's usually a jolly person, but unexpectedly he has some backbone. Xiao Qingyu secretly praised him in her heart, and with a slender hand, the treasure sword with a cold glow passed through Lin Wanrong's neck like a gust of wind.

  The sword light was extremely fast, Lin Wanrong hadn't even blinked his eyes yet, the sword had already disappeared, only Xiao Qingxuan stood quietly there, also didn't know where she hid the precious sword.

  Just now, Jianfeng had brushed past Lin Wanrong's neck, and he had already felt that deep chill. If Xiao Qingxuan was slightly distracted, Lin Wanrong would completely disappear from this world.

  Lin Wanrong's back was already completely soaked, but he had also died once before, so he wasn't afraid of Xiao Qingyuan either. He coldly snorted: "What? Not going to kill me now?"

  Xiao Qingxuan snorted and said: "I won't kill you today, but I will definitely take your life another day."

  Having said that, Lin Wanrong had already gradually grasped Xiao Qingxuan's temperament, so he pretended not to hear her words and asked: "How did you know I lived here? How did you find me?"

  "Is it hard to find you? You're just a small household member of the Xiao Manor, even if there were ten of you, I would still easily find you." Xiao Qingxuan's tone carried a hint of subtle pride.

  Lin Wanrong nodded and said: "I'd rather have ten of me, so you can kill me ten times, and I can live a few more days."

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  Recommendation: Xin Zai Liu Lang Da Shen's new book "Duàn Mìng Shī". Who is Xin Zai Liu Lang, I don't need to say anymore.

  Another book I'd like to recommend is "New Ming History" by Flash Shrimp, which has a large number of words. It's said that he produces 50,000 words per day, haha, I think it's more like 50,000 refined words per day.

  There is also a new book by Leng Yue, "Bing Ren", which those who have read "Yi Ren Qun Fang Du" will know.

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