Chapter 173: Bai Tian: I Really Don’t Want to Sleep with the Soft and Sweet Little Girl! Really!

Bei Lanfeng was dead.

He had hidden a small, sharp shard of porcelain and used it to slit his own throat.

“At least he knew that ending his own life would save him some suffering!”

Mu Zhaoyuan looked at the cold corpse on the ground, her tone icy and still filled with lingering resentment.

However…

“Mu Hu, don’t you think his death was a bit too easy?”

Mu Zhaoyuan frowned slightly, her gaze growing calm as she reassessed the body lying on the ground.

The Third Prince of the Northern Barbarians’ most trusted advisor, a spy for the Mu Family Army in the Northern Barbarians, yet only half the information could be gathered about him.

Now, he had died mysteriously and easily in a rather obscure place, in such a simple manner.

It gave her a dreamlike, surreal feeling.

That night, when Bai Yunxing heard the news, he spoke his thoughts calmly.

“This time, if I hadn’t been here, almost no one would have recognized him. If you, cousin, hadn’t come, Bei Lanfeng might not have been caught, and no one would have discovered that the bandits in the forest were just a decoy, with the real issue being the saltpeter.”

“He was already very strong in calculation and planning, but sometimes you have to admit that human efforts can’t always prevail over fate. We were quite lucky to discover Bei Lanfeng and capture him.”

“The explosion in the cave, if not for someone helping us, Bei Lanfeng would likely have escaped safely.”

Bai Yunxing knew that during the explosion in the cave, if not for his Eldest Brother following secretly and lending a hand, Bei Lanfeng could have easily escaped Dayu Territory. His cousin and the Mu Family Army inside the cave, even if they didn’t die, would have been injured.

Mu Zhaoyuan nodded, “I know what you’re saying, but it still feels a bit unreal.”

“It’s like something that seemed hopeless suddenly got accomplished so easily, it feels like a dream.”

Bai Yunxing: “Even if it’s a dream, it’s a good dream, not a nightmare.”

Mu Zhaoyuan nodded, looking at her cousin, both familiar and unfamiliar. “Your parents are doing well now. Grandmother often says, ‘Put yourself in others’ shoes, live with a clear conscience.’ Although sometimes those without a conscience live better, but…”

“I think, the way you are now, maybe it’s because the Mu Family people have a clear conscience, so Heaven has blessed you with such fortune.”

Bai Yunxing: “I am well aware of that.”

“It’s getting late, we need to pack up tomorrow, and the day after we start the journey back to Jingcheng. The Mu Family will also help with arrangements and support.”

“I have a general understanding of Bai Tian and Jiang Dai’s character. They managed to start from scratch, move you from the village to the county, and send the kids to school. They came up with so many ingenious business ideas.”

“They don’t seem like the type to freeload or get something for nothing.”

Bai Yunxing chuckled, “Indeed, my parents are kind-hearted and hardworking.”

…

That night, in the small courtyard of the Bai Family, inside Jiang Dai’s room.

The kind-hearted Bai Tian: “Do you think, when we go to Jingcheng, we can have Eldest Brother gamble on stones¹? He can sense Spiritual Energy, that’s like a cheat device!”

The hardworking Jiang Dai: “We could have Eldest Brother knock people out! Then he’d have gold, become stronger, and could knock out more people! It’s like a perpetual motion machine! He’s amazing! We can just relax!”

After their wild talk, they finally got serious.

Bai Tian sighed, leaning on the table.

“Tsk… Even though I want to get something for nothing, to just lie down and relax, if we do that, we’d be too useless. Would the big boss still want to play with us? Better to work hard and earn money!”

Jiang Dai nodded, “Yeah, asking people for money, they give it if they want, and if they don’t, they have a thousand reasons not to.”

“My dad, for example, didn’t want me in the entertainment industry, so he cut off my allowance. It’s exhausting to always be asking for handouts.”

Little Boss Bai, also kicked out by his family, weakly raised his hand in agreement, “Count me in!”

“If only I had Spatial Storage, then I could really relax! Having my own resources, I could lie down anytime.”

Jiang Dai sighed and continued, “Writing stories in Jingcheng might need some caution, there are many things you can’t write about, just like modern times, with lots of restrictions. Write one, and it gets banned, it’s so annoying!”

“Readers aren’t satisfied, and writers aren’t satisfied! You can’t even have a kissing scene!”

At this point, Jiang Dai was a bit frustrated.

The thought of the novels she read before crossing over, all below the neck!

Bai Tian: …

He couldn’t really join in on this topic.

He hadn’t read any romance novels, only watched some anime where kissing was allowed.

“Jingcheng, huh…”

Bai Tian felt a bit weary, “Doing business there isn’t easy, with all the social intricacies and complex backgrounds. Little Boss Bai has to go through it all again!”

Jiang Dai looked at Bai Tian, “Come on! You can do it! I can do it too! Even though I’ve never made money, I’ve been taken advantage of. I know how to earn money from men, I know how to earn money from women, and I know how to earn money from rich men and women.”

Bai Tian sighed helplessly, looking at Jiang Dai, “Do you think the family of this body’s original owner might be in Jingcheng, and might be quite influential?”

Jiang Dai chuckled, “That’s hard to say, but I’m not the original owner anymore. If she had wealth and glory, I wouldn’t feel at ease enjoying it.”

【How could I be at ease? The original owner is already dead. I didn’t die, I was reborn in her body, not on the other side of the Ganges², and I already have several powerful sons. That’s enough favor from Heaven, why would I still covet someone else’s high status to enjoy life?】

“That’s true.”

After Bai Tian spoke, the room fell into a brief silence.

Both were contemplating what to do in Jingcheng, this sudden change catching them off guard, leaving them a bit apprehensive.

It was like… a sudden exam, leaving them in despair.

“Daddy… are you going to sleep here tonight?”

A soft, childish voice drifted in through the door crack, Juanjuan leaning against the door, her body like a soft noodle, her voice muffled as she asked.

Bai Tian: ???

“I’m sleepy… I want to sleep…”

Juanjuan yawned as she spoke, looking at the closed door, then at her brothers’ room.

She pondered, should she go sleep with her brothers?

She couldn’t sleep outside in the courtyard, could she?

She had a home, she couldn’t still be sleeping outside, right?

“Come, come, our little Juanjuan is going to sleep!”

Her mother’s voice came with the sound of the door opening.

Jiang Dai pushed Bai Tian out with one hand and pulled Juanjuan in with the other.

Juanjuan: ???

What just passed by her?

The child turned to look at her “expelled” father.

“Daddy, aren’t you going to sleep here?”

Bai Tian forced a fake smile, “Daddy is used to sleeping with your brothers, it feels safer.”

He really didn’t want to sleep with the soft and sweet little girl.

Really!

Translator’s Notes