Stay away from my daughtersMo Yan did not know what happened, she was busy preparing the site for selling their homegrown product before leaving to get it licenced. Because she had the title of a traitor branded on her back, she could only stand in line all day long while ignoring the gazes and taunts which were aimed at her but compared to her daughters, her temper was much better and she was able to ignore the subtle taunts.



She was even able to ignore the contemptuous way the owner of the small site company looked down on her before handing her a site licence at an exorbitant price. But just as she thought that everything was done and dusted, she received a call from the police station telling her that her husband was with them.

Only then did her expression change as she rushed towards the police station with a panicked look on her face.

" Ah Gui!" Mo Yan yelled in panic as she burst past the doors of the police station and looked around for her husband.

" Oh, wife? You are here?" Compared to Mo Yan who was sweating because of rushing to the police station Wen Gui was completely calm, he was sitting on the couch right under the air conditioner which was operated by an energy core that was found in the dungeons before getting refined.

When he saw that his wife came looking for him, he smiled at her until his eyes crinkled looking refreshing as always.

" You...." Mo Yan was relieved that her husband was all right but she still could not help but be a bit angry with him, this fool! He scared her to death and now he was smiling like that, she strode over to Wen Gui and pinched his cheeks before saying, " What did you do this time ?"

" I did not do anything, it was I who was attacked by a flasher——"

" I am not a flasher! I told you brother in law that I was attacked by bandits and they stole every single piece of clothing from me!" Before Wen Gui could finish speaking another voice joined in and Mo Yan turned to look at the person who was speaking before frowning as she said, " Madam, why are you speaking so rudely with my husband? Please be a bit polite."

Madam Lian who was speaking suddenly choked as she turned to look at Mo Yan, she thought that at least Mo Yan will be able to recognise her but instead, she asked her to be polite! What the hell!

Wen Gui on the other hand laughed, with his hand resting against his mouth he chuckled softly. He was not at all bothered by the fact that his wife could not recognise Madam Lian and was a bit too harsh on the latter, if anything that woman deserved much worse than this but was too smart to escape each time, it was a good thing that she tasted how it feels to lose face.

" Sister Yan, it's me Lian Chaozhou!" Madam Lian spoke hurriedly as she declared her identity to Mo Yan whose brows furrowed even more as she lowered her head and took a good look at Madam Lian who was sitting next to Wen Gui dressed in nothing but an overcoat.

Though Madam Lian's hair was chopped off Mo Xifeng did not touch her face which was why Mo Yan was able to recognise her colleague after a careful glance.

" Sister Lian, what happened to you?" Mo Yan was speechless after taking a look at Madam Lian and realising that she was indeed her friend and colleague who stayed with her for more than twenty years.

Madam Lian gnashed her teeth at Mo Yan's question but before she could say anything to badmouth Mo Xifeng indirectly Wen Gui spoke up, "Wife, I think you need to start drilling the soldiers who were banished here to this place with you all over again, look at this ...Madam Lian was beaten down by a bandit and got all her clothes and accessories stolen even her monitor was not left behind, don't you think that too shameful?"

He then turned to look at Madam Lian who was shaking with fury before he added salt to the injury as he said, " I mean, its fine if a small soldier who was only responsible for taking care of the higher-ups gets beaten up so pathetically but in case Madam Lian who was your right-hand woman gets beaten up like this, I am afraid that others will have different opinions what do you say?"

Madam Lian's face flushed red in shame when she realised that Wen Gui was looking down at her while speaking to her in that contemptuous voice but she could not say anything, she had already lied to the officers and the rest, if she was to tell them that Mo Xifeng was the one behind this condition of her then they will not believe a thing that she says to them now if anything she might attract Mo Yan's wrath since she adored her second daughter.

" I was just blindsided, brother-in-law," Madam Lian tried to redeem herself but no matter what she said now it could not change the fact that she, the right-hand woman of the ex-general Mo Yan was beaten up by a small bandit.

Seeing the pathetic condition of Madam Lian even Mo Yan was a bit embarrassed, no matter what if something like this happens to her colleague then she will be the one who will be looked down on as well, since she was Madam Lian's senior.

Maybe she should restart sending her soldiers who were banished to this star to the dungeons again, it was high time for them to start exercising!

Madam Lian did not have any idea, that not only did she lose her reputation today but she also lost the comforts in which she was living till now because of her 'embarrassing ' defeat in the hands of the bandits.

She was still trying to explain herself but Mo Yan raised her hands and stopped her as she said, " There is no need for you to explain yourself. I understand that you have lost your touch," Mo Yan sighed as she said those words before turning to look at the officer who was sitting on the table next to the two and asked, " Where can I sign the papers to have them released?"

Maybe starting the dungeon hunts was the right thing to do.

Stay away from my daughters —-2With Mo Yan signing the documents for their release everything went smoothly even though Mo Yan was held in contempt now, she was once revered by everyone. Thus, with Mo Yan helping them both Wen Gui and Madam Lian were able to get out of the police station without any trouble, once they stepped out of the police station Mo Yan turned to look at her husband and her colleague, she wanted to say something but then held herself back.



" I will go and bring the car, wait for me here," she then turned to look at Madam Lian and asked, " Can you go back home or should I drop you at your house?"

" I have already called my husband, he will come looking for me soon," answered Madam Lian with a dispirited look on her face, clearly she did not wish to have her husband drive her around but she had no choice, they were exiled and could not afford to keep servants.

And even if she had the money using it so openly would attract too much attention which was why Madam Lian could only act a bit restrained in front of others but even so she did not like her husband who was far worse than Wen Gui.

Madam Lian married a few years later after Mo Yan, with her competitive spirit she wished she could marry someone as good-looking as Wen Gui but she forgot to compare her skills and position with Mo Yan which was why the mer whom she married was only an average looking with average family background, though he was a perfect match for her, Madam Lian did not think that she was any worse than Mo Yan which was why she despised her husband for not being as good looking as Wen Gui.

" I see, then I will trouble you to stay with Ah Gui for a few minutes," though they were standing near the police station Mo Yan still could not help but worry about her husband, she was yet to calm down from the call that she received from the police station where she was told that her husband was attacked by a flasher.

"It's all right sister Yan, I will stay with brother in law, this is not something that you need to say," Madam Lian spoke to Mo Yan who nodded and then turned to leave once she left Madam Lian wanted to say something to Wen Gui but no sooner did she turn her head to look at Wen Gui, she felt something sharp digging in her neck.

Surprised, Madam Lian looked down at the sharp knife which was digging into her skin and then turned to look at Wen Gui who was staring at her with his sharp green eyes as he said, " Madam Lian, consider this as my first and last warning to you and General Wei. I do not care what you do with my wife, she deserves to suffer for trusting trash like you but my daughters are my bottom line, stay away from them."

The sharp edge of the dagger dug into Madam Lian's skin causing a red glaring line to appear which made Madam Lian wince in pain as she looked down at Wen Gui who was staring at her with a smile which did not reach his eyes and heard him say, " You caused my daughter to lose her reputation and today I made you lose your own reputation, let me tell you one thing Madam Lian, I might have stopped working in the imperial palace but do not forget what and who I was before I married Mo Yan... in case you think that you can take on me, then I will suggest you to go home and think again."

After Wen Gui was done speaking, he collected the dagger inside his sleeves again just as Mo Yan drove the car in front of the two of them.

" Aiya wife, you have worked hard," Wen Gui smiled charmingly as if he did not threaten a woman behind his wife's back just now and neither did Madam Lian say anything because she did not want to tell anyone that she was threatened by a mere mer.

Mo Yan did sense that something was off between the two but she blamed it on the incident that happened earlier before bidding Madam Lian goodbye and driving away to the Mo house leaving a very enraged and terrified Madam Lian behind.

" That damned mer..." Madam Lian cursed as he touched her neck which was bleeding but at the same time she did not have the slightest bit of courage to face Wen Gui because under Wen Gui's threat she remembered that Wen Gui once worked as the imperial family's assassin, if not for the fact that he was under surveillance as well, Madam Lian was sure that he would have killed her.

With her fingers trembling, she etched them on the long scar and then hatefully glared at the car which was no longer visible and clenched her other hand which was hanging on her side.

One day she will make that mer suffer twice as much humiliation just wait!

.....

Mo Qiang had no idea that her sister and father had already avenged her, currently, she was skimming through the information which was written about the news tablet owner on the main site of the tablet which published the affair of her and that minor mer.

Her eyes narrowed as she looked at the information which was displayed on the site and slowly and very determinedly Mo Qiang blacklisted the site owner in her heart.

Does she think that she will be able to get away after doing something like this? Never! Just wait once she launches her site, she will not allow this woman to even buy a single kernel from her site!

While Mo Qiang was swearing to go against the owner of the news tablet till the end of the time, there was a knock on her door which stopped her from cursing the owner as she turned her head and looked at the fluffy pink head which was peeking through the gap of the door and stiffened.

Poisonous porridgeWhat was he doing here? Mo Qiang questioned in her head as she sat up straight and looked at the mer who was skulking outside her room and raised her hands in defence as she said in a threatening manner, " I am telling you, I can break your limbs if I want to! Don't even think about attacking me like the last time, that was me going easy on you! Got it!"



As she spoke she raised her hands up in two fists which were ready to swing.

" How can you threaten someone like that? You need to roar at him," chimed Xiao Jiao as she stepped forward after casting a white look of disdain at Mo Qiang as she raised her paws and said, " Look at me! I will teach you."

With that she opened her mouth and let out a loud 'grr', it would have worked if Xiao Jiao did not take the form of a small squirrel but since she was tiny, her voice was just as soft. In the end, she only made a mewling sound which was not even as loud as a kitten——not at all threatening to listen to, an awkward silence stretched over the entire room where Mo Qiang turned and looked at the little thing which was trembling in either anger or embarrassment.

" Wow, what a mighty roar," though she knew that Xiao Jiao was embarrassed, it did not stop Mo Qiang from teasing her which made Xiao Jiao glare at her with a red face as she turned on her small paws and then rushed to the corner of the bed hiding her face by burying herself in the bed sheets.

Ya Ya and Chi Chi rushed towards Xiao Jiao upon seeing her aggrieved as they tried to soothe the broken dignity of the little squirrel while at the same time complaining to Mo Qiang about her lack of tact.

" Hah? I am the one who is in the wrong? She was the one who tried to act all might why are you blaming me?" She questioned the little spirits with a raise of her brows.

" She is your partner, why do you have to treat her as such? Treat her with kindness !" Chi Chi told Mo Qiang as if he was teaching a fool how to be kind to the fairer sex.

" What partner——that's a scammer right there!" Mo Qiang retorted, what partner? This squirrel pushed her to pick up the slack which was left behind by at least a hundred million humans!

But just as Ya Ya could scold her, there was a pfft causing all four of them to turn around and look at the mer who had a hand placed on his mouth while trying to pretend that he did not laugh just now.

" I am not laughing at you... I am sorry, it was just so cute and I ..." Shao Hui cleared his throat as he tried to explain but he could not say anything further as Mo Qiang raised her hand and stopped him from speaking as she said, " There is no need for you to explain, I know that she looked really funny... but if you are done laughing can you tell me what are you here for?"

Shao Hui's cheeks turned red as he placed his hand above his lips as he turned to gaze away from Mo Qiang as he placed the container which he was holding in his hand on the table which was sitting in front of Mo Qiang's bed and then said with an apologetic look on his face, " I wanted to apologize, what I did ...I have no excuse for my actions which is why I came here to apologize to you."

Mo Qiang followed his gaze and looked down at the thing which was inside the container and was speechless because no matter how she looked at the content inside of the container, there was nothing that she could make out of it.

It was looking really squishy and slightly violet in colour...looking like the pulp of a rather ugly fruit.

" What is this...?" She asked, since she did not want to put something she did not even know what it was inside her mouth. If this was a squished-up pulp of a fruit just what kind of fruit was this?

" It's porridge," answered the mer with a dubious look on his face as if questioning why she was even asking a question like this causing Mo Qiang to whip her head and look at the purplish thing inside the container again.

This was ... porridge? Where?!

Mo Qiang wanted to shake the mer and ask, from which angle did this squishy pulpy thing look like porridge but she refrained herself instead she turned to look at Shao Hui and asked, " Are you sure that you are here too apologise to me?" Why did she feel like he was here to assassinate her? What if this porridge had poison mixed in it?

After all, how can rice which was supposed to look white turn purple? What in the world did he add to it?

" I am," Shao Hui lowered his head as he nodded. He was indeed here to apologise, it wasn't as if he was an unreasonable mer, after he stabbed Mo Qiang, his hatred for her gradually decreased. Though he would not forget what she did in the past there was no need to hold on to the past and treat her harshly not when she had worked so hard to get him the contract which he desired more than his life.

" If you ..." then why did you bring this thing for me? Was what Mo Qiang wanted to ask but then she heard the mer say as he happily smiled at her and then pointed at the container shyly before saying, " I was cooking this porridge since I woke up. I don't know how it tastes but I added all my heart when I was making it, Brother Fu said that as long as one pours heart into their cooking, they will make something really delicious!"

Mo Qiang: "...." That's all cap, seasoning is what matters the most.

Poisonous porridge —— 2---------------------



Mo Qiang wanted to say 'No thanks, I appreciate the sentiments' and send the mer packing but then the mer raised his head and then looked at her with a questioning look in his eyes with a tinge of heartbreak as the glimmer in his eyes dimmed, " A..Are you not going to take a bite? You don't want to forgive me?"

Now there were many things that everyone feared in this world and one of those things was a beauty crying in front of them.

As much as Shao Hui was a hot-tempered firecracker, he was just as beautiful when one looked at him. With his cherry blossom-coloured hair and different-coloured pupils which were now shining with tears, he looked at Mo Qiang, his complexion turning pale as if he was afraid of hearing Mo Qiang's answer.

' Dan, why is he so good-looking?' Mo Qiang cursed in her head, she looked at the mer whose eyes were filled with tears and then looked down at the thing which was being fed to her under the pretext of it being a porridge.

" Why are you hesitating?" Xiao Jiao was really depressed when she realised that she could no longer use Shao Hui and Xie Jie's popularity despite them being blessed with great fortune.

But she was the one who chose Mo Qiang, in the end, no matter what she would stand next to Mo Qiang thus when she saw that Mo Qiang wanted to divorce Shao Hui which was then followed by his sudden crazy antics, she did not stop Mo Qiang because if there was a chance then she would be able to choose another mer who was just as blessed as Shao Hui but she will not be able to find a host like Mo Qiang whose will power was beyond that of any hosts she had chosen in the past.

However, she still wished in her heart that there was a chance where she would be able to get Shao Hui and Mo Qiang to stand next to each other along with the other two.

And now that the opportunity of making her wish come true was in front of her, how can Xiao Jiao let it go? She immediately raised her brows and looked at Mo Qiang as if asking her to eat whatever mysterious thing that Shao Hui had brought for her.

" What do you mean by hesitating?" Mo Qiang questioned with a blank look on her face as she pointed to the porridge which was looking sinister in her eyes. " Look at that thing does that look edible to you?"

" Did you not hear? He said that he cooked it with all his heart, how can you break his heart by not even taking a bite?" Xiao Jiao retorted.

" Then you take a bite first if you are so trusting of his cooking, then I will take one after you!" Mo Qiang adamantly refused to be the only one taking a bite of this newly invented porridge, as much as she did not have any idea what kind of rice was being sold in the market of this world, she was rather aware of the fact that there was no way any porridge would look that shade.

It made her remember one character which snapped the entire world into pieces, something told her that if she took a bite of that thing, it would be her soul which might snap into pieces.

" Fine! You are such a scaredy cat," said Xiao Jiao as she climbed onto the table after hopping from the bed and then headed towards the large container before taking a bite of the squishy porridge, though the taste made her want to throw up, she still pursed her lips and chewed it before showing a thumbs up to Mo Qiang as she said, "See, it's hundred and ten percent safe."

Seeing that Xiao Jiao had taken a bite Mo Qiang picked up her chopsticks as well, she did not want to look too petty now that Shao Hui was here to apologise to her.

She brought a mouthful of porridge to her mouth and as she started chewing, Mo Qiang felt her gag reflex working rather furiously as the bite that she swallowed was not wishing to go down and no sooner did she swallow it down than she heard a bang and turned to look at Xiao Jiao who was on the table flinching with bubbles frothing out of her mouth.

" You...." Mo Qiang turned to look at Shao Hui whose eyes were just as wide as hers but before she could say anything to him, she felt the memories of her entire life flash in front of her eyes and then ——

" Qi Qi! Your daddy is here! Look at this, I brought the orc roast for you—— MY DAUGHTER!" Wen Gui's scream echoed in the entire house which caused everyone to drop everything as they once again rushed to Mo Qiang's room where they saw Wen Gui tackling Shao Hui on the floor as he shouted, " Call the police! I have caught the murderer in the act!"

Mo Yan looked at her twitching daughter and her pet squirrel before dialling Doctor Chen's number.

Police can wait but she was afraid that her daughter will not be able to wait.

Mo Xifeng on the other looked at the purplish porridge and turned to look at Yin Fu who raised his hands and said, " I tried to stop him."

However, his efforts of trying and stopping Shao Hui were not good enough which was why Mo Xifeng rolled her eyes and then said to her mother, " Mom, stop calling Doctor Chen. This is an emergency, I will bring Doctor Chen, you try to make sister vomit ....she ate third brother-in-law's cooking."

Only then did everyone turn to look at the container with violet content inside it and then——

" Aha! So you were trying to poison my daughter like this huh!?"

...

"It's food poisoning with a heck lot of poisoning..." Doctor Chen who was dragged by Mo Xifeng who carried her on her shoulder from her clinic to the Mo house announced as she announced after checking up on Mo Qiang. "What did she eat? Untreated venomous bull meat?"

Go huntingUpon hearing Doctor Chen's question everyone turned to look at Shao Hui, who lowered his head and then in a voice which was smaller than a mosquito answered, " No, I just used jello flavoured solution since I could not find sugar pills and rice which was kept on the third self, I wanted to add some salt because the jello solution ended up being too much which was why I used a normal solution and then for additional taste I added the curry flavour...was I..did I do anything wrong?"



As he raised his head he peeked at his father-in-law who looked like he wanted to eat him alive.

" No, not at all...." Wen Gui remarked in a lofty voice which was filled with sarcasm as he took out the sandals which he was wearing and then said, " I just want to ask, did you really forget that you cannot boil solutions since they might turn toxic because of the additional heat added to them? What's more, you just added three of them in the pot together with no consideration whatsoever?"

" Oh?" Shao Hui did not understand that there were so many things to consider while cooking which was why Wen Gui's rambling made him even more confused as he tilted his head to the side and showed a bewildered expression on his face which made Wen Gui even more furious as the latter rolled his eyes and shrieked,

" What do you mean by oh? Be serious you idiot, why do you think I banned you from the kitchen?"

" He thought that you were just being hard on him," Xie Jie answered Wen Gui straightforwardly, it would have been fine if he did not but when he did, he made Wen Gui's temper go worse from bad.

Wen Gui turned to look at the calm expression of Xie Jie and then narrowed his eyes as he said, " You little devils, do you think that I am that unreasonable huh? Do you see me as one of those fathers-in-law that you see in your rotten television shows huh?"

" No, No...you are the politest and most wonderful, father-in-law!" Yin Fu saw that the situation was getting bad which was why he rushed forward to calm Wen Gui down inwardly he cursed the two idiots beside him, they were already in trouble with Wen Gui what were they doing saying such things to him? Did they truly want a divorce or what?!

Wen Gui calmed down but not because of Yin Fu's words, he was worried about his daughter who was still lying unconscious on the bed. Cooking porridge was such an easy job but this mer! He ended up making poison! Even he as an assassin was not that skilful, should he kowtow and call him master?

Even Mo Xifeng was a bit speechless when she realised that Shao Hui had actually used solutions to replace this and caused such a dangerous accident to take place. Good thing that she refused everything which Shao Hui cooked for her!

She turned to look at Doctor Chen and then asked, " Doctor Chen will little Jiao be okay.... And my sister?"

Doctor Chen turned to look at Mo Xifeng, a part of her wanted to ask whether or not she was more worried about the little squirrel than her sister but seeing Wen Gui's ugly expression she did not say those words and very solemnly answered, " They are fine, I have pumped their stomachs and took the toxins out."

When Doctor Chen mentioned the toxins, Wen Gui turned and glared at Shao Hui again which made the latter lower his head in apology. In fact, Shao Hui wanted to cry but could not, he went to see Mo Qiang only because he wanted to apologise to her, how come he suddenly made a mourning dress for himself?

If something happened to Mo Qiang would he not become a widower at such a tender age?

Doctor Chen's words brought relief to everyone's mind at the same time they realised that having money was truly important. Mo Yan sold a box of high-quality corn ears to Doctor Chen only then was she able to borrow the stomach pumping machine for Mo Qiang but when Mo Yan thought about how they had to make a loss of a million-star coins, she could not help but turn to Shao Hui after Doctor Chen left and advise him kindly,

" Hui Hui, I am not saying this because I want to bury the spirit of chef in you...but the next time try something small, like boiling water all right? We have water now, right? There is no need for you to experiment at the first step...baby steps are all about small things, all right? Doing this will be good for you." And for us as well.



Shao Hui knew that he was wrong which was why he agreed amicably on the other hand it was Yin Fu and Xie Jie who was scolded by Wen Gui, though Wen Gui did not like either of these mers who were stuffed in his house, he still treated them well. In his eyes, they were like brothers who needed to take care of each other, since Shao Hui was the youngest all his mistakes were also Yin Fu and Xie Jie's mistakes!

" All right, you three go back to your rooms," Wen Gui was no longer in the mood of eating the roasted orc leg which he brought with him, he wanted to celebrate his victory with his daughter but ended up finding her unconscious. Was it because he did not clear up trash like Madam Lian from the surface of this world which angered the heavens? Most probably that was it... the next time he sees her, he will teach her a good lesson.

On the other hand, Mo Yan was staring at the weakened state of her daughter clicked her tongue in annoyance on the battlefield she used to eat one snap turtle beasts with their shells intact and was able to digest those things without blinking an eye!

Stomach ache? She did not even know what it was! But look at her eldest daughter, she fainted because of some mismatched toxins, how weak!

And when she thought about how Madam Lian was beaten up by some measly bandits her expression turned even heavier, her right-hand woman was this weak now then what about the soldiers that she brought with her?

This won't do, she cannot raise loafers in her territory —— she needs to start the hunts as soon as possible.

Go hunting ——2Mo Qiang did not know that she somehow managed to irk her mother even when she was sleeping. All she knew was that during the time when she was unconscious, she was swimming in a river which seemed to be full of screams —— and on the other side of the riverside was the old director of her old orphanage who was telling her that it was not her time and she should go back and live a long life.



" Gah!" Mo Qiang opened her eyes with a gasp, a thin sheet of sweat was covering her forehead as she looked at the ceiling which was somewhat familiar to her and then turned to look at Yin Fu who was sleeping on the side of her pillow.

And this time her gasp turned into a shrill scream, she already lost half of her life, what was this guy doing sleeping on the side of her pillow? Trying to give her a heart attack?

Her gasp was too loud which caused Yin Fu to scrunch up his brows and blink his eyes as he opened them, for a minute or two he was in a daze but then he seemed to have realised that Mo Qiang who was unconscious for an entire night woke up.

" Oh you have woken up?" Yin Fu wanted to call Mo Qiang 'wife' but when he saw that the latter was staring at him with a pallid expression which was full of terror and knew that she was scared of his sudden appearance.

Which was why he changed his words at the last moment.

Mo Qiang did not know what he meant but then the memories from last night came popping into her head and she realised that she almost truly died! Startled, she sat up straight and then snarled angrily, " Where is that little cherry tomato, I will have his head!"

Dare to poison her? She will bite him to death!

But then her head swirled and she could not sit still for long before falling back on the bed with a painful groan.

Yin Fu immediately placed his hand on her forehead and then picked up the pills which were given to him by Wen Gui. Last night, Wen Gui indeed wanted to stay with Mo Qiang but when he worked as an assassin he ended up getting poisoned, though he was able to get away with his life, his bones would start hurting when the temperature dropped.

As a father, he could not sleep with Mo Qiang in the same bed which was why Mo Yan took him away and asked Yin Fu who seemed to have softened up a bit more towards Mo Qiang.

" Take these," he offered the pills to Mo Qiang before saying, " Doctor Chen said that you will feel dizzy after getting food poisoned."

" Food poisoning? Are you serious? I saw my ancestors lining on the other side of the yellow river telling me it's not my time yet," she almost lost her life and he was telling her that it was just food poisoning. What a joke!

Yin Fu coughed, in fact, he too once had the good fortune of eating Shao Hui's cooking and that day he saw his grandfather teary-eyed on the other side of the shore telling him to go back.

" You will feel better after you eat this medicine," Yin Fu placed the pill in Mo Qiang's hand when he saw that she was not taking it and then said in a concerned voice, " I know that you are a bit woozy but you will feel fine if you take this pill, after this you can eat breakfast and get rid of the residual toxins."

Mo Qiang was upset but she could only mutter under her breath since she couldn't rush up and beat Shao Hui.

She took the pills which were handed to her by Yin Fu, though they were bitter in taste they were effective and stopped her stomachache in a jiffy even her head no longer felt woozy.

With her condition stabilising a bit, Mo Qiang thought that the rest of the day will pass peacefully but the second she went to the dining room, she received another shock.

" What?!!!!" Mo Qiang roared as she looked at her mother who was eating the orc meat which was brought by Wen Gui last night. What was this? What in the world was this?

" You ...you want me to..."

" Yes, I want you and the soldiers to start going to hunt in the dungeons." Mo Yan's voice was calm as she looked at Mo Qiang who was staring at her with an expression that screamed —— I. Have. No. Will. To . Live.

" Why should I go hunting? I am a farmer, not a hunter!" Mo Qiang declared her intentions straight away but then she was stopped by Xiao Jiao who was still nursing a bad headache and said, " No, No... you will have to go with them, the new skill—- king of the jungle can be used while taming the wild animals. GWACK——" Xiao Jiao's words were interrupted by Mo Qiang who raised her hand and squeezed her tiny body tightly.

" When did our agreement of reviving nature turned to me catching wild animals?" Mo Qiang asked with a nerve throbbing in her head.

Xiao Jiao was not getting enough air to breathe but she struggled to speak, " ....Is ...aren't the wild animals a part of nature as w..well?"

" I will kill you," threatened Mo Qiang with her eyes glinting coldly as she looked at Xiao Jiao who squeaked in terror.

Mo Yan did not have any idea what the two of them were talking about, she calmly glanced at her eldest daughter and then said, " You have awakened your core, as an awakener going to hunt in the dungeon is something that you should do ... it will be beneficial for your health as well."

" What? Being chased by a wild animal?" Mo Qiang snapped at her mother, what kind of devilish woman was this she almost died last night and yet instead of offering concern she was asking her to go hunting. Dear God, where was her refund?

Entering the dungeons" Everyone, make sure to stay safe! Do not try to run into third-grade beasts and try to stay focused! In case you feel..."



Mo Qiang looked at Mo Yan who was giving one instruction after another and was slightly annoyed as she looked at the front. As a patient she hoped that she will be treated with kindness and care but the next thing she knew she was dragged into a cold and forsaken land where the entrance of the dungeon opened a few days ago.

Her mother who thought that it was quite a shame for her to get assassinated by a simple porridge handed her a shield and a machete which was equipped with a flame thrower to her and told her quite excitedly that she was going to take her hunting in the forest!

And to make things worse, the thing which she needed to hunt was a hybrid chicken! One that had three long horns on its head followed by a beak that could tear through stone if that was not enough this chicken was as big as a grown-up dog and could fly at certain heights!

All in all, it was equipped with nothing but life-threatening weapons!

She was on the verge of dying but Xiao Jiao was more than happy, she looked at the dungeon entrance which was flickering with lighting and whooshing currents of winds with shiny eyes as if she was looking at a treasure chest.

"If we catch a female and a male three-horned chicken, we will be able to level up!" She told Mo Qiang who looked at the flying squirrel with a look in her eyes as she raised a finger and said, " Excuse me? What do you mean by catching a male and female chicken?"

Xiao Jiao turned to look at Mo Qiang while panting like a pervert and then said with smoky billows coming out of her nostrils as she replied, " We need to revive nature in this dimension which means that we need to tame wild animals that they cannot! For reviving nature we need to catch a few wild animals and have them give birth to more, right?"

" You mean to say that we need to catch them alive?" Mo Qiang questioned again, she had stayed up all night to watch a three-horned chicken fight and the way they fought was vicious! This little thing wanted her to catch those ugly fierce things alive?

" When have you seen dead giving birth to a child?" Xiao Jiao questioned back with a look that said, ' Are you an idiot?'

Mo Qiang : (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻

Mo Qiang suddenly had a wish to read the contract which she signed with Xiao Jiao! She was an architect who stayed in the air conditioner all day long behind her computer and did nothing! What was this squirrel thinking asking her to chase after beasts that could kill?

" Can I refuse——"

" No!" Xiao Jiao immediately whipped in front of Mo Qiang and glared at the latter with an annoyed expression on her face. " I did not say anything when you did not listen to me and signed the divorce agreement! In my eyes, we can still replace those who have left but we can't replace three-horned chickens with anything else! Because there are no other beings which can lay an edible egg as well as provide enough natural fertilisers, can get rid of pesky garden pets and assist in composting! I am not allowing you to say no to me in this matter."

" And if I refuse?" Mo Qiang asked again not wanting to deal with such a dangerous bird.

Xiao Jiao narrowed her eyes and suddenly Mo Qiang felt dizzy all of a sudden, it was as if she could not breathe anymore despite having an oxygen mask and everything.

When she snapped out of her daze she was leaning forward in a dark space and Xiao Jiao was standing in front of her in her real form. Her golden hair which shone like wheat rusk in the sunlight flickered behind her with the flutter of her wings while her green eyes which were similar to those of a clean water lake glared at her as she parted her rose-like lips and then said in a soft voice,

" I am afraid that you seemed to have forgotten why I chose you ... Mo Qiang, your responsibility is to assist me in reviving in nature if you dare refuse then you can fall in hell as you were supposed to,"

No sooner did she finish speaking, Mo Qiang felt her legs sink into something scorching hot and looked down before realising that she was standing in the middle of molten lava with the remains of the dead animals and destroyed trees, how they were intact when every fibre of her soul was getting burned, Mo Qiang had no idea.

All she knew was that she was standing in the middle of the burning magma and was in so much pain that she could not even scream.

" Sister?"

" Sister!"

Mo Qiang snapped out of her dream and she looked at Mo Xifeng who was looking at her in concern, she looked around and was surprised to find that she was still standing in the middle of the cold ruins with everyone looking at her, she looked down and realised that her legs were completely fine and she was no longer stuck in molten magma, she turned to look at Xiao Jiao whose eyes were unusually glowing and knew that though what she experienced just now was a dream, it could become her reality if she did not complete her mission.

She swallowed a dry gulp before turning to look at Mo Xifeng who was eyeing her cautiously and asked, "What's wrong?"

" Mother asked if you want to lead your own team?" Mo Xifeng did not know what was wrong with Mo Qiang, a second ago her sister was standing next to her looking all right while playing with her pet squirrel then a second later she suddenly stiffened as if she was suffering an attack what was more the twisted expression on the face of her sister was beyond her understanding, it was an expression of a person who went to hell and came back after suffering the torments of the underworld itself.

Entering the dungeons ——2Mo Qiang looked at Mo Yan and the small team which consisted of thirty members and then turned to look at Mo Yan who had her own team while Mo Xifeng was left to handle her own, she knew that if she did not awaken then Mo Yan would not have given her the responsibility of taking care of a team but since she was now awakened, she was allowed to lead her own team.



She glanced at Xiao Jiao who was no longer looking at her and her eyes flickered, she had been treating this fairy a bit lighter but now that she reminded her who she was Mo Qiang was a bit scared. Death was something that everyone feared and so did she, she did not want to die only to suffer in the underworld.

" Sister Yan," while Mo Qiang was dealing with her emotions which were in a mess, Madam Lian turned to look at Mo Yan and said with a taut smile, " You should not let Little Qiang play around, how can you allow her to lead a team, she does not even have an awakened core!"

" She——"

" Sister needs to learn how to lead a team even if she is not awakened," afraid that her mother would tell Madam Lian that her sister had awakened Mo Xifeng immediately spoke up at once interrupting Mo Yan. Her sharp blue eyes were pinned on Madam Lian who looked a bit uncomfortable being stared at by Mo Xifeng whose blue eyes were like chips of ice. " My sister is the heir of the ex-general, even if she cannot awaken, she can still lead a hunting team. What will others say if she can't even do that? Wouldn't they call her useless and a coward who hides behind others?"

As Mo Xifeng spoke she turned to look at a soldier who hiccuped and lowered her head, it was no secret to either Mo Yan or Mo Xifeng that for the sake of earning an extra income, some soldiers would do live streaming of the dungeon hunts. In the past even when they tried to stop her, some of these soldiers had done so by selling a sob story where they told her mother that they needed money for their mother or sister.

Back then, Mo Yan was even more strict with Mo Qiang. She would drag her on hunts every time a dungeon opened because Mo Yan did not trust Mo Qiang, she did not make her the leader which led to Mo Qiang hiding behind Madam Lian or any other soldier she could find.

The number of videos which showed her sister in the bad light were piled up on the internet, though Mo Yan did not suspect Madam Lian. Mo Xifeng would rather trust a fire-breathing tiger with her life than this woman, surely Madam Lian was the one who made sure that each hunt was live telecasted and her sister was seen as a clown each time.

Madam Lian's face turned stiff, she turned to look at Mo Yan hoping that she will side with her but Mo Yan was her senior later, she was a mother first. Of course, she would want Mo Qiang's reputation to redeem itself than listen to Madam Lian's suggestion which was why she nodded and said, " Xifeng is right, as my heir... Qi Qi needs to learn how to lead, even if she cannot use awakened powers, she can still use the skills which I have taught her."

The sudden interruption from Mo Xifeng confused Mo Yan, she did not know why her second daughter stopped her from telling everyone that Mo Qiang had awakened but then she thought about all the information which had been sold to that Wei woman and her expression could not help but sink.

Surely, no one in her team would betray her, right?

Madam Lian could no longer smile, in the past, she was always the leader of the third team. Though she could accept that she was never chosen as the leader of the second team because Mo Xifeng was indeed better than her in terms of skills and power, but she could not accept that Mo Qiang who did not even have an awakened core was allowed to lead the team which belonged to her!

' Fine, let her lead the team! See if she does not make a joke out of herself!' Madam Lian thought savagely in her head as she glared at Mo Yan subtly. In the past she would feel a little bit guilty when she thought about how she betrayed Mo Yan but now that little bit of guilt also vanquished in thin air, since this woman did not treat her well, why should she be loyal to her?

She deserves to be betrayed!

Mo Qiang who was keeping an eye on Madam Lian ever since she spoke caught the small changes in her expressions. First, it was anger, then shock before it settled on nothing but ill will. Mo Qiang's eyes flickered, she then turned to look at Mo Xifeng who turned and look at her sister with a complicated look in her eyes before she opened her mouth and then said,

" Don't trust that woman." As for who that woman was, Mo Qiang did not want Mo Xifeng to elaborate on it, she knew better than anyone that her father and Mo Xifeng did not have any good feelings about Madam Lian.

When Mo Xifeng finished speaking she wanted to bite her tongue, among everyone who was standing in these cold ruins Madam Lian was the only person whom her sister trusted the most, now that she had heard her speak badly about Madam Lian what if she gets angry?

Though Mo Xifeng had accepted that her sister had changed, she still felt a bit scared when she thought about how Mo Qiang might go back to how she was a few weeks ago.

" I understand," just as Mo Xifeng was worrying over Mo Qiang's reaction, the latter smiled at her and agreed with her. " I will not trust that woman and do my own thing."

Entering the dungeons ——3----------------------------------------



Mo Qiang turned to look at Madam Lian, she already knew that this woman was not trustable but seeing how Mo Xifeng treated her so vigilantly—— Mo Qiang was not stupid enough to not understand that this woman did not just betray Mo Yan once but she was doing the same even now.

Her eyes turned cold as she looked at Madam Lian even though she was not the real daughter of the Mo couple she still had a good impression of the two, Madam Lian's act of continuous betrayal made the temperature around her drop.

" You seem to be quite angry. Are you upset that I punished you a little?" Xiao Jiao asked with a finger on her bottom lip while looking at Mo Qiang with a sheepish expression.

Mo Qiang turned to look at the little squirrel and then shook her head with a smile as she said, " No, I loved the experience of getting scalded and burned by magma."

After that she walked after the three teams which were heading inside the dungeon, though the wind which was rustling out of the big crack was rather strong, she still managed to cross through the entrance of the dungeon.

The second she walked through the crack, the entire scenery around them changed, earlier they were standing in the cold ruins which were covered with a red glow, but now as they stepped through the dungeon's crack, the sky was covered with golden glow. Around them was weird-looking grass that was long and curled at the top, around the edge of the curl was a purple bell-shaped flower that looked beautiful.

" Did you not say that nature here was extinct?" Mo Qiang asked with confusion in her eyes.

" Just wait, and keep your eyes open.." Xiao Jiao warned her which made Mo Qiang's increased confusion even more but then she saw the soldiers around her tightening their hold on their weapons, though she did not understand what was going on since she had not seen these things in any video which was posted on Itube, she did the same thing as the rest which was to vigilantly look around the grass.

For a few minutes, nothing happened but then the grass around them started to brim with energy, the low hum echoed in the surrounding before the purple bell-shaped flower suddenly opened and spurt out ugly yellow fumes, Mo Qiang's eyes widened as she looked at the fumes which were covering them.

The yellow fumes were so thick that she could not even look at the person who was standing next to her.

" What in the world——" Mo Qiang looked at the fumes which were billowing next to her but she then heard Xiao Jiao's sharp voice, " Don't panic, activate the skill!"

Mo Qiang stopped looking around though she could smell the scent of blood and was a bit scared, she drew in a breath and then clutched the machete which was handed to her by her mother before activating the skill called King of the Jungle.

[ Activating King of the Jungle.

Activating dark vision.

Agility +3

Strength +8

Defence + 5

Aura +1

]

As soon as the skill was activated Mo Qiang's vision cleared up at once and she saw Mo Xifeng and Mo Yan fighting something thick and slimy it was only when she turned to look at her side that and saw the solider who was not as strong as Mo Xifeng and her mother getting stabbed by the thick slimy vine which was stretching out of the bell-shaped flower did she realise that these grass were not the typical grass which she was used to!

But then her three world views changed once again when she saw the bell-shaped flower retracting the thick vine back in its mouth and then swallowing the soldier whole.

Mo Qiang : (」゜ロ゜)」

This grass was eating humans! Not cute at all!

Mo Qiang wanted to summon the two spirits but then she saw Madam Lian hiding behind a large boulder while keeping an eye on everything that was happening and immediately changed her plan. If this woman finds out that she can summon spirits and was now an awakener, she would not waste any time sharing this information with General Wei and she was not strong enough to deal with that woman for now!

With that, she turned to face the thick vine which was heading her way after eating her partner and then raised her machete in the air before swinging it harshly on the ground. The king of the jungle was like a temporary buff which made her strong enough to find the wild animals found in this world bare-handed.

The more her skill developed the stronger beast she will be able to face.

The bell-shaped flowers in front of her were D grade which was why Mo Qiang had no trouble dealing with them, with her machete which was equipped with a flame thrower, Mo Qiang was able to take care of the vines which were heading her way wo the ease, not only did she chop them up she even made sure that they were burned such that they will not leave their poisonous residue on the ground.

While she and Mo Xifeng were dealing with the thick vines, Mo Yan was trying to protect as many soldiers as she could. Even though the soldiers whom she brought were eaten by these bell flowers, they could still be rescued if she was to chop the heart of these flowers accurately.

The violet bells were human-eating flowers and relied on the blood of a human to grow which was why it was really hard to escape from them in case anyone was caught by a bunch of these flowers. However everything had its own weakness, though these flowers were equipped with many natural weapons their digesting ability was slow, if she chopped these flowers up then as long as the soldiers who were attacked did not have their vitals wounded, they could still be saved!

While Mo Yan was busy rescuing the soldiers, Madam Lian was eyeing her like a vicious python with eyes which were green with envy. She agreed with Mo Yan when the latter said that she wanted to reinstate the hunts but that was not because she wanted to train these soldiers but because she wished to see Mo Yan fail.

Her eyes flickered as she took out a pollen-scented ball from her pocket which she received from General Wei to use just in case and then aimed it at Mo Yan, with a thump the ball stuck Mo Yan on her arm and all the violet bells around them went crazy!

" MOTHER!"

who will carry the blameMo Qiang heard Mo Xifeng's scream and turned around to look at their mother, she did not expect more than ten vines to attack Mo Yan at once which was why her pupils contracted in fear as she turned on her heels and rushed towards the vines with Mo Xifeng.



If Mo Xifeng had been alone, she would not have been able to deal with the vines but with Mo Qiang helping her on the side by chopping up the thick purple vines, they were able to rescue Mo Yan without her getting injured.

With her machete in hand, Mo Qiang put another spurt of strength in her hands and then chopped the final vine which still wanted to attack Mother Mo and turned to look at Mo Xifeng who was helping Mo Yan up from the ground.

" What happened ?" Though the human-eating vines were indeed a bit crazy they did not attack just one person, so why did they attack Mo Yan out of nowhere?

" Who knows, maybe someone took advantage of the chaos and tried to assassinate Mother," answered Mo Xifeng as she turned to Madam Lian who came running with red eyes as if she was really concerned about Mo Yan.

" Sister Yan, are you okay?" Madam Lian pretended as if she did not understand Mo Xifeng's words and asked Mo Yan with concern brimming in her voice. " This dungeon is not safe should we go back? I am afraid that something like this might happen again."

' Was she cursing General Mo or something? What did she mean by it might happen again ?' Mo Qiang turned to look at Madam Lian but did not say anything, she knew that she couldn't just go around running her mouth targeting Madam Lian when Mo Yan trusted her.

Maybe Mo Xifeng also thought so which was why she opened her mouth to say something but Mo Qiang stopped her by tugging on the sleeves of her jacket, they did not see Madam Lian making a move and no one knew why there was a sudden attack on Mo Yan, if Mo Xifeng was to say something against Madam Lian while the soldiers were running a live stream, they might be the ones who will be questioned.

This was something Mo Xifeng understood as well but she was tired of Madam Lian's continuous attempt of trying to kill her mother, it was not the first time that she had done something like this —— each time she would either borrow the shoulder of another soldier to aim her gun or she might use advantage of the chaos and make an assassination attempt at their mother, it was something that she did quite often.

While Mo Xifeng was hesitating, Mo Qiang opened the live streaming app and then tapped on the live stream room which was showing their adventurous hunt before stretching her hand and then showing the comments under the streaming to Mo Xifeng.

[ Madam Lian is truly admirable, from the looks of it she seemed to have battled hard against the vines but she is still caring about Mo Yan.]

[ One of the truly loyal assistant generals I have seen, she was exiled together with Mo Yan despite doing nothing wrong yet she cares about Mo Yan like before.]

And these weren't just one or two comments there were many like these.

Mo Xifeng read the comments and her expression changed, she raised her head and looked at her sister who winked at her and said, " Don't do anything just leave Madam Lian with me later on."

Because of the yellow smoke, no one saw Madam Lian hiding behind the boulder while keeping herself completely safe, later on when she saw the fight was coming to an end, she stepped out and rubbed the blood on the ground on her clothes and tore her clothes with the lightsabre which she was carrying with her.

No one saw her but Mo Qiang with her dark vision that allowed her to see past everything. She saw everything that Madam Lian did and was not at all happy with the actions of this woman who was one person in front of Mo Yan's face and another person when Mo Yan's back was turned which was why she wanted to teach Madam Lian a very small lesson.

"Don't think too much, sometimes these things happened," Though Mo Yan also knew that someone tried to attack her, she also knew that she could not make a fuss. She was an exiled general if she was to say that someone tried to assassinate her, the netizens who were watching the live stream might thank the person who tried to kill her.

Mo Xifeng was upset with the unfairness of everything but she did not say anything after seeing that both her sister and mother were stopping her from confronting Madam Lian.

"Let's save our soldiers," Mo Yan turned around and picked up her own lightsaber as she glanced at the lump around the middle of the long thick grass. " Make sure to chop them from underneath or else they might gulp our soldiers down."

Mo Qiang and the rest nodded as they set to work even Madam Lian did not make a move with the live streaming camera aimed at her and the rest.

One by one the soldiers who were swallowed were rescued, Mo Qiang looked at the thick, sticky violet pulp that they were covered with and gagged. The sticky thing truly smelled bad.

However she did not have the time to worry about the smell, the soldiers who were stabbed before getting swallowed were more or less gravely injured and in case they were not saved in time, Mo Yan will be the one who have to carry the pot of blame on her head!

And sure enough, it was just as she expected!

" Madam Mo, what are we supposed to do now? We came here on your order but now our sisters are hurt like this, who is going to be responsible for this?" One of the soldiers with a short blunt cut and a scar around her left eye stepped forward and spoke up for the rest.

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