Chapter 181: Couldn’t Resist! Lady Mingzhu Chooses to Pull in Humeiren!
It wasn’t until noon, after a nap, that Lady Mingzhu came out of her bedroom yawning.
Jing Ni had always been action-oriented.
Yesterday she mentioned buying maidservants, and by afternoon she and Sister Zi had bought some from Xianyang.
Not too many, just thirty.
Their looks were average.
But they were honest and quick-handed.
They were brought in to work, not to become Li Mo’s concubines.
With so many ladies at home, he was already plenty busy.
Each house had two maidservants to take care of daily chores.
The rest handled miscellaneous tasks.
“Greetings, Lady. We’ll prepare some food for you,”
Two maidservants approached as soon as Lady Mingzhu opened her door, their faces turning red with shyness.
They lived in this house.
They were woken up by strange sounds early in the morning.
After listening carefully, they understood what it was.
Lady Mingzhu was always passionate and the hysterical sounds made them blush.
Being candid, she stretched her sore waist and said, ”Go ahead, later tidy up my room and change the bedding.”
Though not as exaggerated as Jing Ni, her reputation as a seductive siren was well-deserved.
A ravenous shark.
CLinjing to Li Mo as if it was a deadly duel –
either you’d tire me to death or I’d devour you entirely.
Judging by Li Mo’s refreshed appearance and her current sore back, it was unclear who won.
“No need, it’s been sent over,”
Just as a maid was about to prepare food, a sweet, seductive voice rang out from the courtyard gate.
Humeiren, wearing a peach-colored gown, approached with a mesmerizing charm.
Her fox-like eyes were full of allure.
She was followed by a maid carrying a food box.
The new maidservants had been shocked when they arrived at the manor.
How could every lady here be so beautiful?
Not even all of Xianyang could boast such beauty.
And they all served one man.
“Oh, you’re thoughtful. Have you eaten yet?”
Lady Mingzhu smiled, tilting her mouth.
Humeiren gave her a glance.
“Unlike you, sleeping till noon,” she said, exasperated.
Though in truth, she wasn’t much better off than Lady Mingzhu.
Almost got up at lunch time.
Lady Mingzhu didn’t mind her disdain and pointed to the pavilion in the courtyard, instructing the maid behind her, “Put it there.
We’ll just eat there.”
The maid obediently carried the food box into the pavilion and set the dishes one by one.
The dishes were made by a cook they had bought. 990
The culinary skills seemed good, with color, aroma, and flavor all present.
Lady Mingzhu leaned one arm on the stone table, picking up dishes with one hand and taking small bites with her mouth.
Humeiren glanced at her uncultured posture and gave her a disdainful look.
“Look at you, what do you resemble? Why didn’t you behave like this when you were a royal concubine before?”
The maid beside them was startled by this remark.
From what this Lady said, the person eating was a former royal concubine?
Then how did she end up here?
The maid glanced timidly at Lady Mingzhu.
It seemed like she had heard her lady calling her master this morning!
That voice didn’t sound forced.
Instead, it carried a hint of excitement!
Like a tamed wild horse joyfully galloping on the prairie.
Lady Mingzhu looked up upon hearing this, slurping a green vegetable into her mouth.
Her lips were covered with oil, making them glossy.
They looked plump and tempting.
Chewing as she spoke, “I’ve long been tired of those palace rules, it’s just you who still carries a princess’s air every day.”
The maid’s heart skipped another beat.
From what she heard, this Lady was also a royal concubine before?
Humeiren sat upright, her slender figure like a pink beauty snake.
She admonished seriously, “This isn’t a royal concubine’s air, it’s a lady’s demeanor.”
“Look at you, who else is like this? Sitting improperly, not even eating properly?”
Lady Mingzhu stuck out her pink and tender tongue, giving her glossy red lips a light lick, cleaning off the oil stains from the corners of her mouth.
This nimbleness was probably practiced a lot with Li Mo.
“Who says? I’m well-behaved in front of the main wife.
Humeiren pursed her lips, “That’s because you’re afraid of her.”
Lady Mingzhu didn’t retort.
The many intimate encounters with Li Mo had made her fears of him diminish but her love grow.
But she still didn’t dare act out in front of Jing Ni.
And she could see that the main wife had a very special place in Li Mo’s heart.
So it was better to be obedient in front of her.
Otherwise, she’d have no place to cry if she got beaten.
Lady Mingzhu quickly finished her meal, putting down her chopsticks to instruct her maid, “Help me massage my waist, it feels like it’s going to break.”
Seeing her looking so tormented, Humeiren laughed so hard her flowers trembled.
“Didn’t you know to show some restraint last night?”
“Do you think your body can match him? No wonder you didn’t get up until this late, you couldn’t even if you wanted to.”
Lady Mingzhu squinted her slender eyes, filled with charm.
Seemingly pleased with the maid’s massage, she let out a long, satisfied sound from her nose.
She glanced sideways at Humeiren, her eyes landing on her exquisite nails.
She smiled flirtatiously, “Did you restrain yourself? Those marks on the master’s back were left by you, right?
“They were still bleeding when he came to me.”
Humeiren looked down at her slender nails in surprise, nervously asking, “I…I didn’t know. Did I really scratch him?”
She couldn’t remember anything from the time when she was dazed.
Her brain wasn’t functioning, grasping whatever was in reach.
Now hearing from Lady Mingzhu that she had scratched Li Mo, she felt both heartache and regret.
Lady Mingzhu raised her eyebrow, lively and animated. “Well, you can see for yourself later if I was lying to you.”
“As expected of a fox spirit, those claws are sharp.”
“Did you lose control for a moment and couldn’t hold back?”
Humeiren looked at her nails, wondering if she should trim them.
She nodded slightly in agreement.
Lady Mingzhu suddenly lifted her foot and gently kicked her, signaling her to look at her.
Humeiren raised her head and saw Lady Mingzhu winking at her mysteriously, “Couldn’t handle it? I have a way!”
“What way?”
Humeiren looked at her with inquisitive eyes.
Lady Mingzhu wasn’t entirely wrong, as she did seem a bit overwhelmed.
“We can do it together.”
Humeiren was taken aback by her words.
Her delicate face turned red instantly, and her heart started racing.
Her cheeks felt burning hot.
She glared at her and said, “What are you saying?”
Such blatant words, Lady Mingzhu said them without any pressure at all.
Without a care, she said, “Your body is even weaker than mine. If I struggle, you definitely will too.”
Saying this, she moved closer to Humeiren.
Bumping her with her jade shoulder, she said boldly, “Together, don’t you think we can handle him? Tonight, I’ll go to your place, let’s show him our true colors. It’s settled.”
Without giving Humeiren a chance to refuse, Lady Mingzhu stood up and walked to her own room.
Yawning as she walked, she said, “I’m going back to catch some sleep. I’ll come find you tonight.”
At this moment, Li Mo was discussing official matters with Jing Ni and Sister Zi, completely unaware that Lady Mingzhu was preparing an alliance to show him their “true colors.”
Lu Buwei left behind a hefty “inheritance.”
Including Luo Network and his businesses.
Luo Network is a large organization with many people.
It is divided into eight levels: Tian (Heaven), Sha, Di, Jue, Chi, Mei, Wang, and Liang.
The assassins in the first four levels mainly handle assassination tasks.
The roles of the latter four are different.
They do not assassinate but are mainly used for gathering intelligence or infiltrating people.
Therefore, they are codenamed after ghostly entities, emphasizing their mysterious nature.
The maid beside Zhao Ji before was one of them.
Now that Lu Buwei is dead, Luo Network’s high-ranking members have pretty much perished as well.
But the remaining forces still exist.
Using the “Soul Swap Technique,” Fei Yan obtained a lot of important information from Lu Buwei.
Li Mo intends to take over Luo Network.
Skilled individuals have died, but that’s not an issue; he has his own and can train more.
To him, those deeply rooted spies are the most valuable resources.
“Husband, what should we do with these swords?”
Jing Ni looked at the corner of the room where several long swords were haphazardly thrown together like garbage and asked.
Except for her Jing Ni sword, all the other Eight Swords of the Yue King were here.
The Jing Ni sword is her personal sword.
It used to belong to her, and it will be entirely hers from now on.
Even if it’s just one Jing Ni sword, Li Mo means to entrust her with the entire Luo Network.
Jing Ni has been training with Luo Network since childhood.
No one understands better how to train killers and rebuild Luo Network, no one is more suited for it than her.
She will no longer be a killer in the future; she’ll become the boss.
A cold, ruthless female boss.
A boss’s man.
“Leave them for now, we’ll find suitable successors when the time comes.”
Luo Network’s doctrine is “People can die, but swords cannot be lost.”
Now that the previous batch of the Eight Swords of the Yue King, except Jing Ni, are dead, there needs to be someone to inherit these swords.
Jing Ni nodded upon hearing this and did not say much more.
In such a vast realm, there aren’t many people qualified to inherit the Eight Swords of the Yue King.
These swords are extremely precious and cannot just be casually inherited.
At the very least, the inheritors must have the ability to defend the swords they hold.
Besides Luo Network, Lu Buwei also left a lucrative family business.
This family business doesn’t refer to the properties seized by the court, but the businesses he ran for decades and hidden wealth.
His wealth alone is an astronomical figure.
Enough for Li Mo’s family to spend several lifetimes without running out.
If he also digs up the treasure from his father-in-law, Lord Yuhuo, his wealth will reach an astounding level.
But the preconditions for digging up his father-in-law’s treasure are relatively stringent.
He has only completed half of it.
As for who will manage Lu Buwei’s businesses, Li Mo has a perfect candidate in mind.
Sister Zi looked at the thick stack of information compiled by Fei Yan in her hand and couldn’t help but take a deep breath.
No wonder Lu Buwei could afford such a large Luo Network.
His businesses spanned across the seven kingdoms.
He was involved in any profitable trade.
Compared to this commercial empire, Luosha and even the previous Ye Mo were just small-time operations.
“Lu Buwei spent his entire life managing it, but in the end, it’s all cheap for us.”
Sister Zi looked dignified, with a hint of charm.
Her full figure sat sideways to the left, with her long purple hair cascading over her shoulders, adding an air of laziness.
Her jade-like fingers delicately held a booklet as she carefully browsed through it.
Li Mo chuckled lightly and said, “No rush, take your time. If it gets too busy, see who you think is suitable and I’ll send her over to help you.”
There are so many businesses, covering various industries.
This era is not like the future where there are planes, high-speed rail, mobile phones, and computers.
To get a hold of all these businesses won’t be a one-day affair.
“It’s actually not that complicated.”
Sister Zi put down the booklet in her hand, raised her head, and said to Jing Ni.
“When sister takes over Luo Network formally, we can use Luo Network to reorganize the local business managers.”
Sister Zi has a sharp mind.
Lu Buwei’s business naturally had the support of Luo Network.
Without some tough means, it would have been impossible to run so many profitable businesses smoothly.
All the names and information of these people are in the hands of Luo Network.
By controlling Luo Network, you hold their lives.
Therefore, they dare not disobey Luo Network’s orders.
You can continue your business as usual, and the money you deserve will not be less.
It’s just a change of the boss.
Li Mo nodded approvingly.
In this way, managing the businesses left by Lu Buwei became much easier.
“Do you need any help? I can arrange for someone to assist you.”
Whether it’s taking control of Luo Network again or managing so many businesses later on, it’s no easy task.
Fortunately, there are enough people now, so it can ease some pressure off Jing Ni and Sister Zi.
Sister Zi pinched her chin, thought for a moment, and said, “With Yuer helping me, it should be just about right.”
“If it doesn’t work, then let Madam Hu and Hu Mei Ren help me.”
Madam Hu is meticulous and patient, while Hu Mei Ren has a lively mind and many ideas.
They’re both quite suitable.
Li Mo agreed, then asked Jing Ni, “How about you?”
Jing Ni pondered for a moment, “Mingzhu will do. She used to be one of Ye Mo’s Four Fierce Generals, so she has experience.”
Li Mo nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll speak to them about it later.”
“And what about you?” Sister Zi looked at him with a twinkling gaze and asked as soon as he finished speaking.
Jing Ni’s lips curled into a rare playful smile.
“Yeah, you’ve given us all the work, what will you be doing?”
Li Mo pursed his lips and replied without blushing, “As your husband, of course, I have more important things to do.”
Sister Zi propped up her jade hand and looked at him with a smile, “Such as? Tell us?”
Li Mo raised his lips, took their little hands, and said with a wicked grin, “Having children, isn’t expanding our family an important matter?”
Jing Ni blushed and pulled back her hand, giving him a light scold.
“You have no proper conduct.”
Sister Zi chuckled, much more nonchalant than the often-blushing Jing Ni.
At Zi Lan Xuan, she’d heard plenty of risqué talk, this was nothing in comparison.
“By the way, since we don’t need Zi Lan Xuan for intelligence gathering anymore, we can sell those stockings and whatnot, right?”
After laughing, Sister Zi patted her heaving chest and suddenly thought of the matter.
Previously, they hesitated because they worried that introducing stockings to the market would hurt Zi Lan Xuan’s business.
But now there’s no need to worry about that.
Both Luo Network and Ye Mo have mature intelligence gathering methods, so there’s no need for those petty tricks.
Sister Zi believed there was definitely a market for those stockings.
Not to mention others, she loved wearing them.
Even now, she was wearing a garter-style pair under her skirt, just hidden from view.
Last night when Li Mo came over, she wore a C-string pair, maxing out the erotic appeal.
“Sure, with the paths left by Lu Buwei, we can do anything conveniently now.”
Li Mo readily agreed.
They chatted a bit more when suddenly a maid ran in from outside.
Terrified, she said, “Master, ladies, it’s terrible, some strange people have come outside, really scary.”
Jing Ni’s eyebrows knitted, and a cold glint flashed through her eyes.
Are there any disrespectful ones coming to make trouble here? Who’s so tired of living? A Transcendent-level expert, plus her and Fei Yan, both Free and Unfettered-level. Even if Guiguzi or Xiaoyaozi came, they’d have a hard time leaving standing up!
Li Mo chuckled softly and stood up. “It’s Tianze and Shiji Jingling.” Aside from Yan Linji, the rest of the Red Eyebrow Dragon Snake looked anything but normal. Yan Linji was outrageously beautiful, the others were freakishly strange. No wonder this maid was so scared.
