Chapter 186: Madam, you wouldn't want your son to see you like this now, would you?

Early the next morning.

Yang Yanqiu walked out of the master's room, filled with hope.

Stepping over the threshold and turning back to carefully close the door, she stood at the entrance, gently stroking her lower abdomen with her hand, a satisfied smile on her face.

Very full.

Above her lower abdomen.

Was covered by a mark that looked like a demon spreading its wings.

In the center of the mark, two lines of small characters were engraved.

"Master: Ning"

"Slave: Yang"

This mark was given by the master; it was like a decal, and after being applied to her lower abdomen, it took no time at all to merge into her skin, as if it were natural.

It was no different from a tattoo.

Yet it was perfectly integrated, as if born with it, without the slightest discomfort.

The master said that having this mark meant that from now on, regardless of life or death, she was his woman! His irreplaceable private slave! The master also gave this mark a very pleasant-sounding name.

Slave Lust Mark.

After leaving the room, Yang Yanqiu went to the place where Liu Qingmei lived next door and knocked gently on the door.

After returning the key and receiving the antidote for the next three months.

Yang Yanqiu packed her luggage and set off on her journey home.

But this departure, for her, was no longer a journey home, but a path to a strange land.

Her destination now.

Was here in Xima Mountain, in Ningyang Stronghold, with this young Stronghold Master who was only eighteen years old!...

Ning Mu was woken up by Liuli.

Liuli's face was flushed, and after Ning Mu woke up, she stuffed a piece of wood-like, jade-like, one-inch-sized plaque into his hand.

Afterwards, she sat at the table with a blushing face, sipping tea absent-mindedly while waiting for Ning Mu to get up and wash.

Liu Xiaoya brought over a washbasin, towel, toothbrush, and other washing supplies.

Ning Mu opened the system while washing.

At the same time, he looked at the three buttons on the jade plaque in his hand.

"Hmm~"

Sitting at the table, pretending to drink tea but secretly watching Ning Mu at all times, Liuli's body suddenly trembled violently.

Immediately.

She put down her teacup.

Her bright and beautiful face was instantly filled with a radiance like the morning glow.

It was too sudden!

And just as she was intoxicated with joy.

Suddenly.

A new task appeared before her eyes, causing her to lose focus for a moment.

【Task Three: Order Zhu Yaluan to use her mouth to relieve the fatigue of your Binding Companion Ning Mu, and during this period, the Host must wear the Electric Bead and witness the whole process with her own eyes, or even participate in it.】

【Task Complete: Reward 2000 Cultivation Points, reward 200 Heroic Couple Points!】

【Task Failed: Cultivation Points will regress by one-tenth.】

Hmm! A flash of helplessness could not help but flicker in Liuli's eyes.

Wasn't this forcing her to do something against her will!

"Husband, please wait a moment, I will be right back."

Liuli stood up and hurried out the door.

Ning Mu smiled and said nothing.

It was noon.

Ning Mu was alone in the cornfield at Jigong Ridge, checking the growth of the corn.

The results were good.

It was already half a person's height and was about to bear fruit.

In a few more days, it should start to tassel.

Looking out, the mountains were all lush and green, growing vigorously, as if even the mountain breeze blowing by was more refreshing.

And besides Jigong Ridge, the distant Leigong Ao was also in full swing with construction.

The current Ningyang Stronghold was thriving.

The farmers managed the farming, and the warriors managed the martial affairs.

Those who lacked the physical strength to labor also worked in the various newly opened workshops in the Mountain Stronghold, such as the winery, perfume and soap workshop, handicraft factory, etc., producing items such as toothbrushes, soap, perfume, and liquor, which were then transported to Yonghang to be sold by Jiang Fuling and Jin Xiangyu.

Everyone was single-minded and struggled together.

On the contrary, Ning Mu, the one who held the reins, spent his days idle, only concerned with lingering among the flowers, except for occasionally offering a few suggestions or coming up with a few blueprints or formulas.

It was Liu Qingmei and Tong Yuyue who were busy.

They had to oversee all kinds of workshops, plus the food, drink, and daily needs of the hundreds of people in the entire stronghold, keeping them so busy they barely had time to rest.

Just as Ning Mu finished looking at this area and intended to head to Leigong Ao.

The sound of rustling footsteps rang out on the path beside the field.

Ning Mu stood with his hands behind his back, unable to help but fix his gaze ahead.

He saw Liuli and Zhu Yaluan walking toward him, one after the other.

"Husband~ why didn't you say a word before coming here? You've made me search everywhere for you~"

As she approached, Liuli complained with a charming expression.

"Greetings, Ning Zhaozhu~"

Zhu Yaluan also gently curtsied, her fair and delicate cheeks flushed with a glow like the morning clouds on the horizon, while her eyes, beautiful as a lake, rippled with shyness.

Seeing Ning Zhaozhu again.

Could not help but make her feel unbearable shame.

Ever since that day when she was coerced by Liu Qingmei to relieve Ning Zhaozhu in the main chamber on the second floor of the great hall.

These past few days, she had been suffering immensely.

In the dead of night, the figure of Ning Zhaozhu would always linger in her mind.

What made it even harder for her to control herself was that she actually possessed such a seductive and base side.

These various experiences made her ashamed to face anyone.

Yet who would have thought, only a few days had passed? Today, Liuli Shitai had actually sought her out again and stated directly that she was to serve Ning Zhaozhu.

She even explained clearly how to act and how to serve.

There was simply no room for her to refuse!

It was too much!

Were they taking turns? Last time it was Liu Qingmei, this time it was Liuli Shitai, so who would it be next? Could it be that they really intended to let Ning Zhaozhu explore the old home of Wu Yuxiao?

But she was merely a prisoner, so what did she have to refuse with?

She was filled with shame and indignation, yet she had no choice but to follow Liuli Shitai over.

Ning Mu smiled, signaled for Zhu Yaluan to rise, then pulled Liuli into his arms, tossing the jade plaque in his hand as he laughed: "I came over to check on the growth of the crops. Looking at the situation, in another two months, we will be able to be self-sufficient in grain, haha."

Seeing the jade plaque, Liuli's gaze faltered, and a look of shame rose on her face.

But soon, she turned her gaze toward Zhu Yaluan.

Then, leaning into Ning Mu's embrace, she said: "Stronghold Master Zhu, why haven't you acted yet?"

Zhu Yaluan's face instantly turned exceptionally red, and she lowered her head in unbearable shyness.

Ning Mu feigned surprise, looked at Liuli in his arms with confusion, blinked, and asked: "What did you ask her to do, Shitai?"

Liuli's expression was charming.

She cast a glance at her husband with beautiful eyes, in which flickered a hint of shyness and tenderness, and feigned mystery: "Husband, no need to ask more, just relax and enjoy it~"

"I have already ordered that no unauthorized persons are allowed to intrude here."

"And I will keep watch on the surroundings at all times, so no one will come over~ Husband……"

That last sentence was clearly a request for herself. As she spoke, her voice became much softer, and her gaze also turned to the jade plaque being toyed with in Ning Mu's hand, rippling with infinite desire.

Ning Mu laughed aloud immediately and said with deep meaning: "How can I be the only one to enjoy it?"

How could Liuli not understand her husband's deep meaning?

Her eyes immediately became seductive.

And following that tremor, as if afraid of being exposed, Liuli stared at Zhu Yaluan, who was mumbling and acting coy without ever taking action, glared at her, and huffed: "What are you still dawdling for, Stronghold Master Zhu? What, Liu Qingmei could coerce you, but I, this Shitai, cannot?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yaluan's bright and charming face turned crimson instantly.

She bit her lip.

The place where Ning Mu stood was on high ground, which could block Zhu Yaluan, but it could not block his field of vision.

Looking from here, one could see the intersection outside the gate of Ningyang Stronghold at a glance.

Ning Mu suddenly had a whim.

By building two watchtowers here and at the high point of Leigong Ao, he could save a lot of manpower for patrols.

Thinking of this, he told Liuli, who was beside him, about this idea.

……

At such a critical moment, he wasn't relaxing and enjoying the beauty's favor, but could still multitask and think about watchtower defenses?

"I will remember, I will have people build watchtowers here and at the high point of Leigong Ao later~"

……

At the same time.

Below the mountain.

A group of people was advancing toward the Mountain Stronghold.

The person in the lead was riding a tall horse, dressed in fine silk and brocade; judging by his appearance and demeanor, he was the son of a wealthy family, dashing and unrestrained.

As the Fourth Leader of Yunxiao Stronghold and the son of the Stronghold Master, Wu Yuxiao had indeed always been high-spirited and arrogant.

But today, he had long since lost his former spirit.

His face was clouded with anxiety and gloom, and his eyes were full of resentment and injustice.

Behind him.

Were people carrying loads and horses burdened, along with a flatbed cart piled high with a large amount of supplies.

They were all seasonal vegetables and grain supplies.

This was what Liu Qingmei had come to demand some time ago.

Your mother consumes a great deal in my stronghold; surely you don't expect us to supply the expenses of your Yunxiao Stronghold Master? That was Liu Qingmei's original words at the time.

The leaders of Yunxiao Stronghold naturally understood that this was not about demanding expenses for the Stronghold Master.

How much could the Stronghold Master eat?

This was merely an excuse Ningyang Stronghold deliberately found to extort them.

Therefore, Zhou Dacheng and several of the leaders discussed it together and decided to send a shipment of supplies to Ningyang Stronghold.

In total, three thousand catties of grain, one thousand catties of various vegetables, and two thousand catties of mountain delicacies and animal meat.

For Yunxiao Stronghold, this small amount of supplies did not even count as a drop in the bucket.

But what mattered was the issue of face.

As the dignified Yunxiao Stronghold, having led the Three Mountains and Four Ridges for so many years, it had always been other strongholds sending supplies up to Yunxiao Peak; when had anyone ever seen Yunxiao Stronghold take the initiative to send them to another stronghold?

The Stronghold Master had even become a prisoner of others.

No matter how strong Yunxiao Stronghold was, it had to compromise!

They understood that Liu Qingmei's move was to let everyone in the Three Mountains and Four Ridges see that the Yunxiao Stronghold of the past no longer existed.

The strength of Yunxiao Stronghold was deeply rooted in people's hearts.

But after repeating this a few times, the Three Mountains and Four Ridges would all understand that now, on Xima Mountain, Ningyang Stronghold was the boss!

This was Liu Qingmei's goal, and also the tactic she deliberately displayed in front of Zhu Yaluan that day to make Zhu Yaluan choose to submit.

The road up the mountain was very smooth.

This also caused those escorting the shipment to gradually lose their vigilance.

Suddenly.

One of the pushcarts accidentally hit a pebble, and the worker handling the cart was caught off guard, causing the cart to flip over onto the ground.

Loaded on the pushcart was a cart full of jars and pots, all containing pickled vegetables and preserves.

The worker was instantly scared silly.

The sound of the jars and pots shattering also attracted the leader, Wu Yuxiao.

He immediately flicked his horse whip, turned his horse's head, and rode over.

After circling the overturned cart twice on his horse, the worker was already so scared that he knelt on the ground, kowtowing incessantly.

"Young Master, spare my life! Young Master, spare my life! This subordinate will never dare to do it again..."

Wu Yuxiao, however, was very calm.

A cruel smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he raised his horse whip and lashed down fiercely at the worker's shoulders and back.

*Smack! *

The worker was whipped until his skin was torn and flesh mangled, letting out a shrill scream.

He collapsed onto the ground, twitching uncontrollably, yet he dared not offer the slightest resistance.

The other workers and subordinates accompanying them down the mountain, seeing this scene, all lowered their heads in silence; although flashes of resentment occasionally flickered in their eyes, they were covered by fear in an instant.

Everyone knew that ever since the Stronghold Master was imprisoned by Ningyang Stronghold, the Young Master's personality had gradually become violent.

Working under him required being careful, and then even more careful!

Otherwise, one's life would be in danger!

"Filthy thing, you can't even handle this small matter; what use is a dog bastard like you?"

*Smack! * Another lash of the whip; Wu Yuxiao smiled cruelly, his eyes flashing with a frenzied pleasure as he whipped the subordinate until he flipped over.

"Young Master, spare my life! Young Master, spare my life..."

The subordinate could only beg loudly.

Looking at the pickled vegetables still leaking water all over the ground, Wu Yuxiao suddenly became interested.

He leaned over his horse's neck, looking with a smirk at the subordinate who was wailing and curled into a ball on the ground, and said, "It's not hard to make me spare you!"

"You botched the job; are you trying to make my mother suffer and be frightened in Ningyang Stronghold?"

"These vegetables were all made by Wang Daniang through her hard work over countless days and nights; for you brat to waste them like this is simply hateful!"

"As for the current plan, if you can eat all these scattered vegetables, it might make up for your mistake."

"Otherwise, this Young Master will have to take your life as compensation!"

As he spoke.

Wu Yuxiao waved his horse whip, staring coldly at the subordinate on the ground with a look of leisure.

Upon hearing this, the worker's face turned pale instantly.

But thinking of the Young Master's methods of torture, he hurriedly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"I'll eat, I'll eat..."

He immediately disregarded the burning pain on his back, scrambled up, grabbed a handful of pickled vegetables covered in dirt, and stuffed them into his mouth in large mouthfuls.

"Haha, hahahaha..."

Watching the subordinate's wretched appearance as he swallowed them whole, Wu Yuxiao seemed to have gained immense satisfaction, and he immediately raised his horse whip and laughed loudly.

His psyche had already become perverted!

The other subordinates had deep sympathy in their eyes, but to avoid being implicated themselves, they could only join in his constant laughter.

After playing around for a while, Wu Yuxiao felt quite bored.

He couldn't be bothered to pay attention anymore.

It was just a cart of pickled vegetables anyway, a trivial matter that had no impact on his trip at all.

Before long.

He led the team to Ningyang Mountain, and the newly built gate of Ningyang Stronghold was right before his eyes.

"Eh?"

"Madam Zhu, your son has come!"

"Madam, you wouldn't want your son to see you looking so wanton right now, would you?"

(End of this chapter)