Jiang Ruoxue's beautiful eyes blazed with fury, her ample chest heaving up and down with anger.
The large bag of vegetables and meat in her hand hit the floor with a clang.
She had originally planned to come back early and properly deepen her relationship with Jiang Cheng.
Who would have thought she would see Jiang Cheng squatting before that woman Qin Yan, intimately holding her foot in his hand?
Good thing she had returned in time. Otherwise, someone would have stolen her home from under her nose.
Jiang Cheng was actually into feet? Her feet, Jiang Ruoxue's feet, weren't bad either!
Uh...
There was no explaining this now.
"Y-You... why did you come back so early?"
Jiang Cheng awkwardly scratched his head, feeling somewhat guilty.
Qin Yan also stared at Jiang Ruoxue with great interest.
This woman's temper was still as fiery as ever.
Over the past few days, Qin Yan had sent people to investigate Jiang Cheng.
With the Qin Family's influence, obtaining all the information had been easy.
Jiang Ruoxue and several other women had grown very close to Jiang Cheng. It was completely different from their previous life, as though they had become entirely different people.
Qin Yan had no choice but to suspect that they had been reborn as well.
At first, she had wanted Jiang Cheng all to herself, but she knew very well that, given those women's feelings for him, it was impossible for them to give up.
So she had loosened up. As long as she was the principal wife, the rest did not matter.
All she wanted was for Jiang Cheng to accompany her three days a week. The remaining days could be fought over by those women.
But now, it seemed that this little sister of hers was not very convinced by her.
She had no sense at all, actually daring to disrupt her good moment. Did she really think Qin Yan was a soft persimmon that could be squeezed however anyone pleased?
In this world, aside from Jiang Cheng, no one could casually manipulate her.
It seemed that, as the elder sister, she had to find an opportunity to establish her authority.
"Looks like I came back at the wrong time and interrupted your good time."
Jiang Ruoxue's eyes reddened, and she looked so aggrieved that she was about to cry.
Hey, hey, hey!
You're making it look like I bullied you.
Jiang Cheng panicked a little, not knowing what to do.
No, wait.
He had no relationship with Jiang Ruoxue. Why was he so afraid of her?
Besides, he and Qin Yan had not done anything. It was completely innocent, okay?
But seeing that Jiang Ruoxue's mood was off,
Jiang Cheng sighed and softened, explaining,
"It's not what you think. Qin Yan twisted her ankle, and I was planning to apply some medicinal wine for her."
"Really?"
Seeing Jiang Cheng patiently explain himself to her, Jiang Ruoxue felt much better. Still pouting, she asked skeptically.
"Why would I lie to you? See for yourself whether there's medicinal wine in the bottle."
Jiang Cheng rolled his eyes helplessly.
Only then did Jiang Ruoxue look at the bottle on the ground: Safflower Wine.
It seemed it really had been a misunderstanding.
But couldn't she be jealous? She had clearly gotten here first~
"This must be Sister Ruoxue."
At that moment, Qin Yan suddenly drew out her words and spoke meaningfully.
"It's really been a long time!"
Jiang Ruoxue's expression became complicated. She and Qin Yan had never met in this life, so there was only one possibility left...
"You two know each other?"
Jiang Cheng suspiciously looked back and forth between the two women.
According to the plot, the two should not have met until Ye Bufan went to the Capital.
It seemed that, because he was not following the plot again, it had caused a series of deviations.
Qin Yan casually made up an excuse to brush it off. She had no intention of telling Jiang Cheng about something as unbelievable as reincarnation.
In this life, she would help Jiang Cheng block every open attack and hidden scheme.
The Lin Family of Jiang Cheng
was located in a treacherous area surrounded by mountains and water.
As one of the Four Great Families, the Lin Family was the most low-key and rarely attended business banquets.
Yet no one dared overlook them, because Old Master Lin was an Ancient Martial Artist at Peak Inner Strength.
On a bluestone staircase,
Ye Bufan, covered head to toe in mud, looked at the ancient buildings in the distance with delight.
"This should be the Lin Family Master mentioned."
"Where did this beggar come from? You've come all the way to the Lin Family to beg for food? Get lost."
Before the vermilion gates,
two burly men in black cloth shirts frowned and shouted sharply.
A beggar?
Your whole damn family are beggars!
Suppressing his anger, Ye Bufan spoke politely.
"Gentlemen, please inform Old Master Lin that I am..."
"Who cares who you are? Leave this place now."
Before Ye Bufan could finish, one of the burly men interrupted him. "You think you're worthy of seeing the old master?"
"What if I insist on entering?"
Ye Bufan was utterly stifled. Ever since coming down from the mountain, nothing had gone his way.
Even a clay figurine had some temper.
Did they really think he was easy to bully?!
The two burly men exchanged a glance and grinned viciously.
"Then we'll have no choice but to escort you out."
With that, they leaped forward, their hands curling into claws as they attacked Ye Bufan.
A moment later, Ye Bufan coldly glanced at the two men lying on the ground, unable to rise, then turned toward the gates.
He kicked out, and the gates collapsed with a boom.
The Lin Family members who had been practicing martial arts froze, then immediately surrounded him with hostile looks.
He had kicked down their gates. Wasn't that the same as grinding the Lin Family's face into the dirt?
"Are you here to cause trouble?!"
Ye Bufan could not be bothered to explain and prepared to vent his frustration.
Otherwise, he truly was about to be driven mad.
Today, he would fight ten of them!
Ye Bufan stood with his hands behind his back, carrying himself like a grandmaster. Squinting slightly, he crooked a finger at the Lin Family members.
"Come at me together. Don't say I bullied you."
The Lin Family members gritted their teeth in rage. Damn it, he was far too arrogant.
From within the crowd, someone shouted,
"Grab your weapons! Get him!"
Ye Bufan's lips curled into a cold smile.
Today, he would let these country bumpkins witness what unmatched talent was, what the bearing of a grandmaster was.
As he moved through the crowd, screams rang out one after another.
In less than three minutes, every Lin Family member was lying on the ground and groaning in pain.
Awesome!
This was what it meant to be the Protagonist.
Ye Bufan almost wanted to burst into song and announce to the world,
I, Ye Bufan, am back on my feet!
Suddenly, something hard pressed against the back of his head.
"Kid, weren't you acting tough? Move if you dare."
A cold voice sounded behind Ye Bufan.
"Aren't you good at fighting? What the hell is the use of being able to fight? One shot and I can send you to meet your great-grandmother."
Gulp~
Damn it, this was not martial etiquette.
Cold sweat poured down Ye Bufan's face. Even a grandmaster could not block a bullet at such close range, much less him, who had only just entered Internal Strength.
Hesitation meant defeat. It was better to give in.
"Don't act rashly. Harmony is precious, and murder is against the law."
Ye Bufan decisively raised both hands and slowly turned around.
A middle-aged man of average build with deeply sunken eye sockets was pointing a pistol straight at his forehead.
"Against the law? You little bastard barged into the Lin Family and injured so many of my brothers. If I kill you in self-defense, that's perfectly legal, understand?"
Ye Bufan: "..."
That was careless. You should have said you had a gun earlier!
"If the gun goes off, you won't get away with it either. You're illegally possessing a firearm."
"Are you stupid, kid? I put a silencer on it."
Am I, Ye Bufan, really going to die here?
I can't just sit here and wait for death. I can still turn this around and kill him.
Ye Bufan gritted his teeth, preparing to make a desperate final stand.
At that moment, an aged voice slowly rang out.
"Pengwen, put down the gun."
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