"Is what you said really true?"
Inside the hall, Xiao Zhan paced back and forth, as happy as a child.
Beside him, Pain could barely contain his excitement either. "It's true, Clan Leader. After the robbery last night, Jia Lie Bi ordered his servants not to breathe a word of it, but he probably never imagined we had a spy among them."
A robbery?
A spy?
It was as though the door to a whole new world had opened, giving Xiao Yan a taste of society's treacherous side.
If things really were as Pain said, then there was no ruling out the possibility that the Jia Lie Family had spies inside the Xiao Clan.
"What were the Jia Lie Family's losses last night?" Once his delight subsided, Xiao Zhan sat down again and began asking about what happened afterward.
"The estimated losses amount to nine hundred thousand gold coins," Pain reported truthfully. "But compared to that, Jia Lie Bi's son, Jia Lie Ao, had it worst."
"What happened to him?"
"After handing over the money, he still got a savage beating."
"..."
Xiao Zhan felt fortunate that the mysterious powerhouse hadn't set his sights on their clan.
Meanwhile, at the Jia Lie Family estate.
On the bed in one of the rooms lay a rather handsome young man, face down, with thin lips and a somewhat pale complexion.
He was none other than the Jia Lie Family's young master, Jia Lie Ao!
"Ow, it hurts, it hurts, Aunt Mei."
"Here?" Perhaps because his injuries from the previous night were so severe, Jia Lie Bi's recently wed second wife-Jia Lie Ao's young stepmother-had come into his room especially to apply medicine for him.
One had to admit that Jia Lie Bi had a sharp eye. His new wife not only had long, fair legs, but also a spectacularly heaving bosom.
Especially with the father and son's devoted care, day and night, her face positively glowed with springtime radiance.
"Young Master, don't do that. It would be awful if the master found out." Although Jia Lie Ao was having medicine applied to him, that did nothing to restrain his restless hands.
They traveled from the beautiful young wife's calves up to her thighs, brazenly invading her territory.
"What is there to be afraid of? That old bastard will ride a crane to the western heavens one day. When that happens, everything here will be mine, and you... will naturally be mine too."
At that, Jia Lie Ao pulled the young wife close without the slightest restraint.
His actions drew a string of coy protests from her. "Young Master, don't, please don't~"
As their passion deepened, just when things should have gone further, Jia Lie Ao's hands suddenly stopped.
Then he withdrew his restless hands and said with a concerned expression, "Aunt Mei, you should get more rest for a while. I was too impatient. Father has only just left Wutan City, and here I am wearing you out already. I'm such a bastard."
As he spoke, Jia Lie Ao made a show of raising his hand to slap himself.
The sudden reversal left the young wife at a complete loss, but warmth still welled up in her heart.
Stopping him from hurting himself, she said with tears in her eyes, "Compared to your father, you're so much more considerate of your Aunt Mei."
"Hehe. Oh, right, Aunt Mei, the Imperial Consort Lychee I specially sent someone across two cities to buy for you is on the table."
Jia Lie Ao pointed at the wooden table beside them. A large metal box sat on it, filled with the familiar lychees.
The young wife was stunned. Covering her mouth with her hand, she said, "Young Master, how did you know I loved eating these?"
"Because I understand you, care about you, and love you!" Jia Lie Ao trotted out every line in the scumbag's playbook.
He had been a playboy in his previous life. In this life, not only would he refuse to turn over a new leaf, he would go even further.
One day, favored daughters of heaven like Xiao Xun'er, Xiao Yi Xian, and Yun Yun... would all fall at his feet before his might.
His immense confidence came entirely from the cheat ability every transmigrator needed.
Within a certain range, he could eavesdrop on other people's deepest inner thoughts.
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