After Wang Feng withdrew, Caiwei seemed to become a different person. She sat demurely with her head lowered, saying nothing, her thoughts unknown. Mu Bai, on the other hand, felt awkward, as though he were luring away a little white rabbit.
"Miss Caiwei?"
"Mm..."
"Why don't you go back and rest first?"
"Let me attend Young Master Mu to bed first..."
"To tell you the truth, I go mad after drinking, as fierce as a wolf!" As Mu Bai spoke, he curled both hands into drooping claws and howled, "Awooo, awooo," pretending to be a ferocious wolf.
"Pfft..."
Not only was Caiwei unafraid, but her blush deepened.
"Then be as fierce as you like, my lord. Caiwei can take it..."
This fair, tender girl-call her a sweet, innocent fool, but she truly was something else.
"Then I can only put it plainly. I've always been accustomed to peace and quiet, and my ways aren't like the Taiyuan Guild Master's. Please go back, Miss Caiwei..."
Mu Bai withdrew his smile and spoke solemnly. This was a perfect example of changing his expression faster than striking. Seeing his displeasure, Caiwei could not force the matter. Feeling deeply aggrieved, she could only clear the food from the table in gloomy silence and carry it out.
"Why hasn't Taiyuan Qing replied to me?" Reclining on the couch with his legs crossed and both hands behind his head, Mu Bai pondered Taiyuan Qing's thoughts. "Does he really think that building Taiyuan City, a place every army will fight over, means he can disregard Ximu City's wealth? Or..."
Mu Bai had no faith at all in the Taiyuan Merchant Guild's decision to build Taiyuan City. Construction had barely begun, and it had already sparked a chaotic war. Once completed, even the Taiyuan Merchant Guild's strength alone