Chapter 48 Prelude

  When the happy sister put down her bowl and let out a satisfied burp, she suddenly remembered that she had said she wanted to lose weight. However, at this rate, not only would she not get thinner, but she might even get fatter. Next time, next time, she must resist the temptation.

  Hey, this girl always says that after eating her fill, never before meals. She doesn't even feel embarrassed about it herself, because in other people's minds, you need to eat your fill to have the energy to lose weight.

  Let's not mention her strange theory, after just having lunch, the village was quiet, with a gentle breeze rustling through the leaves and a silky sky without any pollution.

  Only under the gentle caress of a breeze, white clouds slowly drift by, leisurely and carefree. Sister's eyes grew heavy as she patted her full belly, and before she knew it, she let out a yawn, and was sleepy again. Alright, I'll be busy every day from now on, so I'll just forgive myself for today, and start dieting tomorrow. Yeah, after consoling herself with the promise of starting a diet tomorrow, she went back to her room to sleep.

  Xi Mei saw her little sister's sleepy face and couldn't help but shake her head, this girl was truly the reincarnation of the sleep god. However, as she watched her disappear from view, she realized that she herself was also getting a bit drowsy. After all, they had been busy for several days, and suddenly having some free time made one feel like sleeping in forever.

  After seeing everything was packed up properly, Xi Mei called out to Da Jie and San Mei to go into the house and rest.

  Under the scorching sun, the small courtyard of the farmhouse was exceptionally cool and comfortable.

  At this time, in a place thousands of miles away from them, a child who was probably less than ten years old stood facing the newcomer with several guards by his side.

  One by one, the masked men held sharp objects and glared at the little boy in the middle with a fierce gaze. On the contrary, the boy did not show a hint of fear due to his weakness against their strength, despite the blood on his face, he tightly grasped the only tool in his hand.

  His sword-like eyebrows were inserted into his temples, and under them was a pair of icy eyes that seemed to see through everything. His nose was straight, and his lips were pursed tightly, making his facial features clear and three-dimensional, leaving people in awe of the good looks that heaven had given him.

  But at this moment, he looked like he had just crawled out of hell, with someone else's or his own blood staining his entire robe, and the aura emanating from his body made even the much older black-robed man feel fear.

  However, the man in black calmed down soon. What's the big deal about a young whippersnapper and a few good-for-nothing lackeys?

  At this moment, the boy identified as a young punk raised his bow with one hand and placed an arrow on it with the other. At this moment, in the quiet forest, there was only the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves. Even the cicadas seemed to know that this was not a good place, so they didn't dare make a sound. Under the scorching sun at noon, the leader of the black-clad men actually felt cold sweat on his back.

  "Come on, brothers, don't be intimidated by his appearance!" The words had barely fallen when he was shot through the head with an arrow flying straight at him! As he fell to the ground, his wide-open eyes still showed incredulity!

  Just as he fell, there was also a "plop" sound coming from beside him. It turned out that the boy had simultaneously shot through two skulls!

  Just as the arrow was shot, three bearded men riding horses came galloping from the opposite side. If Xi Mei were here, she would surely exclaim in surprise - wasn't that the person who had once held her?

  No mistake, these three men were the Gu Ren brothers who had eaten at Xi Mei's stall before. They threw the reins to several people on the ground, drew out their big knives and swung them around, watching as the boy ran far away, then clutched the horse's belly and followed closely behind, the swift horse kicking up clouds of dust in its wake.

  The remaining black-clad men looked at the few people running away, no one said a word, picked up the knives scattered on the ground and chased after them, not even looking at their dead companions on the ground.

  The sound of horseshoes passed, startling many birds in the forest, flapping their wings and flying away. The sun shone through the mottled leaves onto the boy's face. Gu Ren discovered that in the boy's eyes, apart from coldness and murderous intent, there was nothing else. Adding to this were the constant bloodstains on his body, making him a complete Asura.

  At this time, Xuan Yuan Lie was ten years old.

  In Zhoujia Village, since they couldn't find a store for the time being, Zhao and the others decided to continue setting up stalls tomorrow. This time, there were more people, so there were also changes in personnel allocation.

  He family, Rui Xiang added Xi Mei Rui Xuan went to Zhao's original place, Zhao and Xue families went to the town to set up a stall, trying out their new invention of tofu brain.

  Although confident in their own things, because they are new and few people know about them, Zhao is worried that others may not dare to try, and when the time comes, it will all be ruined in their own hands. Think about it, this would be a huge blow to the several enthusiastic people.

  Xi Mei was so excited when she knew that her parents were going to sell tofu in the town the next day, and she kept asking Chen Tianfa to take her along. Zhao pretended to be angry, hoping to scare her into giving up.

  "I didn't expect that they wouldn't care about this at all, hugging their own thighs and grinding for an entire night. Finally, when Zhao couldn't bear it anymore, he opened his mouth, 'You can go, but don't run around wildly, got it? This time is different from last time, there are more people in town, if you get lost, you won't be as lucky as last time to be found.'"

  When Zhao heard the words, he was delighted to see his sister's expression, no matter what her mother asked for, she would agree. Looking at Xiaoyao's smiling face, Zhao suddenly thought that the Zhang family wasn't in town, maybe this time they could meet their relatives again.

  Then she reminded Xi Mei, "Xi Mei, tomorrow we'll go to the town, and I'm sure we'll run into Young Master Zhang again. Who knows, maybe you'll be taken to the Zhang residence tomorrow, heh heh, your relationship will be settled, and I won't have to worry about you anymore."

  After hearing Zhao's words, it was like a bolt of lightning to Xi Mei. How could she have forgotten? It had only been two days since she escaped from the demon's claws. If they were to meet again tomorrow, Xi Mei couldn't help but shudder at the thought. Heaven forbid, she didn't want to be so unlucky.

  Looking at her silly and cute little daughter, Zhao felt a bit relieved in her heart. She didn't know why, but she always felt that her daughter had changed, as if she had suddenly become much smarter and was no longer the spoiled little girl she used to hold in her arms.

  On the contrary, she didn't become less spoiled, but suddenly felt much more obedient. She even told her dad about it once and was laughed at for thinking too much because of fatigue during the day. Can a daughter change into a different person?

  Looking at the little girl who is now standing still and anxious, I realize that I was overthinking things, maybe she just suddenly grew up.

  The whole afternoon passed in the warm and lively preparations, and when night fell, the Chen family went to bed unusually early. Xi He snuggled into her small quilt and opened her big eyes to say to her older sister: "Sister, I really like it now."

  Xi Mei joked, "Is it because you like having meat to eat now?"

  Who would have thought that the other person just raised an eyebrow and replied with particular disdain, "Second sister, do you think I'm a foodie like Xi Mei? All she knows is eating every day."

  Ji Mei, who was struggling with the quilt that was pressing down on Xi Mei's body, heard her sisters teasing her and innocently opened her eyes. Alas, this is really true, even lying down can get hit by a stray bullet.

  Hehe, who made you this gluttonous girl? Being labeled as such isn't unjustified either.

  Xī Jú looked at her sisters all lying down, considerately tucked them in, and after blowing out the oil lamp softly said "sleep".

  Gradually, moonlight spilled into the window, and the four sisters slept with their heads together, looking peaceful.