Chapter 55: What Does It Mean to Have Her Become a Widow First? (Seeking Follow-up Reads!)

"Little Mu, come and meet your Second Aunt."

Liu Qingmei turned her head to look at Ning Mu, signaling him to come forward.

Ning Mu hurriedly urged his horse forward.

"Greetings, Second Aunt, this Disciple pays his respects!"

As he turned to cup his hands in a salute to Tong Yuyue, who was beside Liu Qingmei, a flash of astonishment crossed Ning Mu's eyes.

If Liu Qingmei belonged to the type of gentle, virtuous, curvaceous, and graceful heroine with a powerful aura.

Then this Second Aunt, Tong Yuyue, who had been hidden away in the boudoir and had never appeared before, was a stunning beauty with a flower-like face and jade-like skin, a peerless, breathtaking enchantress!

Within her pair of phoenix eyes, it seemed as if a smile was always present.

Sincere, enthusiastic, and approachable in demeanor.

"So you are that Personal Disciple of my sister's? Since it's our first meeting, I don't have any gift for you, so take this banknote as a greeting gift from your aunt~ Don't refuse."

Tong Yuyue looked at Ning Mu, her brows and eyes smiling. After nodding with a laugh, she reached into her sleeve pocket, pulled out a banknote, and handed it to Ning Mu.

The amount was not small.

One hundred taels.

To those other wealthy Young Masters, one hundred taels would be nothing more than two days' worth of spending.

But for the current Ning Mu, this was a huge sum of money.

He truly needed money right now, and had even planned to take the Dragon Blood Rice to the Black Market to sell for some cash, so he did not refuse Tong Yuyue's greeting gift and accepted it directly.

"Many thanks, Aunt."

"You're welcome. Although you call me Aunt, since I am sisters with your Master, you can be considered half a disciple of mine. If you need any help from your aunt in the future, just speak up," Tong Yuyue said with a smile.

She came from a background as a bandit, so she was very satisfied with Ning Mu's straightforward, unpretentious behavior.

Straightforward and direct; if he wanted it, he took it.

This was true character.

Refusing back and forth would be less pleasant.

"Very well, then this Disciple thanks you in advance!" Ning Mu cupped his hands and said with a smile.

He liked this aunt! "What are you thanking me for!" Tong Yuyue said, riding her horse and waving her hand with a wealthy, bold air.

But immediately, as if she had thought of something, she turned her head to look at Liu Qingmei and asked, "By the way, Sister, I heard people say that you intend to have A Yin associate with Little Mu?"

Liu Qingmei raised an eyebrow.

Had this news spread so quickly? But after glancing at Ning Mu, she nodded lightly to acknowledge it.

Ning Mu, meanwhile, feigned a look of surprise and said incredulously, "Master, this... how has this Disciple never heard of this matter?"

"Besides... this Disciple already has someone in his heart, as you know, Master."

Ning Mu gave Liu Qingmei a meaningful look.

Then, without waiting for her to speak, he continued, "Moreover, A Yin has just gone through the matter of her engagement being broken; is now really a suitable time?"

Liu Qingmei's brows furrowed slightly.

Hearing Ning Mu say he already had someone in his heart, and seeing him stare at her with that peculiar look, Liu Qingmei felt joy in her heart!

She knew that the person her beloved disciple referred to was herself.

But the following sentence made her burning, joyful heart turn cold in an instant!

What? If A Yin hadn't gone through the broken engagement and the timing was just right, would you no longer have that someone in your heart? Liu Qingmei's mouth twitched, and she glared fiercely at Ning Mu, wishing she could bite him a couple more times!

But before she could respond.

Tong Yuyue, who was to the side, spoke up in astonishment: "Yo, Little Mu has someone in his heart?"

"Which family's young lady is it?"

"What does she look like, what is her Cultivation Points, and is she already betrothed?"

"It doesn't matter if she's betrothed; as long as you like her, you can just have her become a widow first, right? Hahaha..."

Tong Yuyue teased.

She was not stupid; she would not ask Liu Qingmei why she wanted to play matchmaker for Ning Mu and Ye Yin at such a time.

As a concubine of the Ye Family, she knew deeply that she had to stand in the same camp as Liu Qingmei at all times, especially during these days when Ye Bufan was severely injured and unconscious, and very likely to pass away! Therefore, she could only tease Ning Mu. Little did she know, her teasing and mockery immediately caused Liu Qingmei, who was feeling jealous inside, to be overcome with intense shame!

What kind of talk was that?

What did she mean by having her become a widow first? Although she knew full well that Tong Yuyue was not talking about her, Liu Qingmei still couldn't help but subconsciously project herself into the situation, and her heart began to throb and pound.

"Yue'er!"

Liu Qingmei snapped, cutting off Tong Yuyue's bell-like laughter.

Tong Yuyue stuck out her tongue playfully and winked at Ning Mu.

Ning Mu pretended not to see it, feeling both amused and frustrated.

Liu Qingmei, with a cold face, glared at Ning Mu and said, "Since ancient times, matters of marriage have been decided by the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers. You don't need to worry about whether the timing is appropriate. I have no children of my own, and since your character is kind and upright, I am at ease entrusting A Yin to you. There is no need to rush; I will play matchmaker for you, but you must not force her. Let everything follow its natural course!"

When she mentioned his character being kind and upright, she was practically gritting her teeth!

What kind of kind and upright disciple could stay in his Master's bathing room and witness the whole process?

Not only witness it, but also get hands-on!

What kind of kind and upright disciple could do that sort of thing to his Master in the room of his Master and the Master's husband...

It was just too much!

Liu Qingmei selectively forgot that all of this was something she had initiated herself, and that Ning Mu was a perfect 'passive' participant.

"Cough... this Disciple will obey all of Master's arrangements!"

With an 'outsider' present, Ning Mu was extremely respectful.

Time passed in a flash.

Noon.

Exhausted and weary, the group arrived at the tea stall once again.

This time, apart from their own party, there were no other outsiders.

Everyone dismounted one after another to cool off and let their horses rest.

The waiter scurried about, serving cool tea to each of them.

Ning Mu, however, was somewhat dazed.

Looking at the System Interface, he was troubled by how to bring out the Lingxiao Wind-Riding Chariot rewarded by the system without causing shock and attracting attention from others, especially Liu Qingmei! As for the Wuji "Wind-Snow Cold Crow" rewarded from a previous mission, he had kept it in the storage and never touched it to avoid drawing attention.

But this Lingxiao Wind-Riding Chariot was a divine artifact for travel.

Leaving it to gather dust in the system storage was a bit too inappropriate!

And just as he was pondering.

At this moment.

A line of text popped up on the System Interface.

【System temporary patch updating...】

【Notification: Reasonable doubt from the Host detected. System patch has been filled. The solution is as follows: The Main System can issue system-rewarded items and props to the Sub-system in the form of a mission, thereby allowing the Host to possess them reasonably!】

【Notification: Due to the temporary patch, the Cultivation Points required for the Host to extract items will be deducted from the Host's Cultivation Points at a certain ratio. If the Cultivation Points are insufficient, the extraction mission cannot be issued. Please be aware, Host!】

Ning Mu's eyes lit up instantly.

A pillow delivered just as one is getting sleepy! A patch update, really?

Immediately, he glanced at Liu Qingmei, who was sitting opposite him with Tong Yuyue, and then lowered his head to drink tea.

At the same time, he edited the mission and sent it over.

【Mission issued!】

Meanwhile.

On Liu Qingmei's side, her tea-drinking motion paused, but it was only for a fleeting moment before she returned to her usual expression and continued chatting with Tong Yuyue.

【PS: Conducting a survey, who do you all want the Number Two Sub-System to be given to? Reply 1: Second Aunt Tong Yuyue. Reply 2: Ci Yun Shen Ni Liuli.】

Liu Qingmei: This concubine, along with my daughter A Yin, thanks big brother "Like a Dragon 1911" for the powerful output of 5,000 Qidian coins on behalf of Jubai! 【Blushing face. jpg】 Thanks to big brother "Stars and River Cannot Be Reached" for the continuous output~ Thanks to big brother "Wang Tian" for the output~ Thanks to big brother "Little Stone 1" for the output~ Thanks to big brothers "Mu Chen V One Leaf Knows Autumn", "Seventeen Luo Ya Aa", "Dream Not As Good As Night", "Little Little Inspiration", "Quiet Flowing Clouds", "gbhdif", "Book Friend 20220802032239924", and others for the continuous output~ Mwah~ Love you all~(End of chapter)