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Chapter 119 Looting the Manor
According to Manager Wu, Yuan Pei is quite powerful, with at least several dozen guards on the estate, if not a hundred. But why does it look so deserted now?
Jiang Mianmian walked in very carefully and found that the guards were indeed scattered, but there were quite a few maids.
She couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it; in any case, this made it easier for her to do things.
As far as the eye could see, she used her consciousness to store things away in warehouses or paradises.
Since she got the people of Fengshui County to start digging, she got into the habit of sorting things when she collected them. Things that needed to be used to build a peach blossom paradise were thrown directly into the paradise, and after a while they would be automatically planted and repaired. Things that she needed to keep for herself, such as gold, silver, jewelry, grain, or cloth, were stored in the warehouse for easy preservation and distribution later.
Gradually, the items in the warehouse stopped running to Peach Blossom Spring on their own; they seemed to have gotten used to their own way.
As for things she could touch, like the stone bench beside her, she touched them and put them away, trying to conserve her consciousness as much as possible, because if she fainted later, it would be all over.
She emptied the small courtyard, set it on fire, and shouted, "Fire!"
After shouting, he ran away. Soon, flames shot into the air, waking everyone in the village, who rushed over to put out the fire.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Jiang Mianmian began collecting items clockwise from one corner of the yard to another.
It has to be said that Yuan Pei's estate is almost as big as the Ye family's estate, but perhaps because he is the only master, there aren't many good things inside, and it's not as well-prepared as the Ye family's estate.
Fine, whatever, I'll take it all. Consider it his way of apologizing for kidnapping me.
Jiang Mianmian did not take them all away as she had done before. Instead, she took half and left the other half, since there were still many maids on the estate who needed to survive.
In the kitchen, they only symbolically removed the more expensive ingredients.
Lion's mane mushroom, bamboo fungus, matsutake mushroom, bird's nest, dried abalone, honey, rock sugar, dried fruit, and venison!
The venison was still very fresh, surrounded by ice, and I don't know where it was caught. There was also a whole deer hide drying on the rack!
It's already been cleaned very well. Just let it dry a bit more, and it'll be ready to be used to make small clothes and decorations!
This was an unexpected delight. Jiang Mianmian immediately put the large piece of deer hide into the warehouse, along with the deer meat, ice, and boxes. There was also the deer tail, deer tendons, and so on. It was clearly prepared for that bastard Yuan Pei, so she took it all!
As for the other rice and flour, we should take half and keep the other half, so as not to cut off the livelihood of the servants.
Passing by the kitchen, not far away was the area where livestock and poultry were raised. They were all in sheds, and perhaps because they were well cared for, they were all still lively and energetic. A few laying hens were kept, and the rest were taken into Peach Blossom Spring.
As you walk further on, the smell of feces suddenly changes.
There was a faint smell of blood in it!
Jiang Mianmian took out a dagger and listened quietly for a while. There was a hissing sound.
"Help, help me..."
“If the master doesn’t give the order, who would dare to save you? Don’t worry, the snakes in this pit are all non-venomous. You won’t die, you’ll just suffer a little.”
"Please, please save me! If you save me, I'll have my sister repay you. She's amazing!"
"Pshaw, your sister, with that scheming look on her face and a limp, is supposed to be impressive?"
"It's not her, it's me, Jiang Mianmian! She loves me the most, her older brother, and she'll definitely repay you, please!"
Jiang Mianmian hid behind the wall and peeked through the crack; it really was Jiang Bocai.
There was a huge pit in the ground, and Jiang Bocai's head was sticking out, facing the pit. The man in black guarding him pleaded, "She has lots of food, and a cart that can move without a donkey. Oh, and she's beautiful too. You can ask her to do anything! Please, I can't take it anymore. She's going to eat all the flesh off my body, boohoo."
As he spoke, he began to cry.
The man in black kicked him down, saying, "You should have been thrown into the snake pit. What kind of brother are you? Tsk, pushing your own sister into a fire pit? If she knew, wouldn't she be heartbroken?"
Jiang Mianmian said she felt nothing at all, only found it funny.
She bypassed the snake pit and entered the next courtyard.
Since Jiang Bocai is here, the rest of the Jiang family must have been captured by Yuan Pei's men. Her tracking Gu sensed that the two tracking Gu closest to her were nearby, so one of them must belong to Jiang Bocai. Who is the other one?
Is it the sickly Jiang Jiman, or the seductive Jiang Ranran?
The other three were farther away. Did they escape, or were they captured by Yuan Pei's men and taken away to do something?
As Jiang Mianmian collected the items, she kept deducing in her mind. Since Yuan Pei's initial goal was to capture her, it was very likely that capturing the Jiang family members now was also for her sake. There were very few people on his estate today, perhaps they had all been sent out on missions. So, what kind of mission could it be?
Should they go to the base to encircle and annihilate themselves, or go to the cave complex?
The base is vast, so they might not be able to pinpoint my location. A counterattack could escalate into a major battle. Therefore, these people must have gone to the cave complex to kidnap someone and hold me hostage!
This piece of shit!
Jiang Mianmian turned and headed straight for the center of the manor.
Want to capture me? Then tie him up first! Want my warehouse? Then devour the Yuan family completely!
Yuan Pei was already a restless sleeper, and he was awakened almost immediately by the sound of firefighting.
His heart pounded. He had a feeling that the fire was strange and not a good omen. He decided not to sleep anymore, got up, dressed, and prepared to go out and take a look. "Just leave two people here. Everyone else, go put out the fire. Hurry up."
"Yes!"
Several guards responded and left, leaving only two personal maids who brought him hot tea and pushed his wheelchair.
"This little fire will be put out in a moment."
A maidservant advised, "Why don't you sleep a little longer, Master?"
Yuan Pei shook his head. He had sent men to the cave to arrest people and set it on fire, but before his men had even returned, the manor had already caught fire.
He asked, "What did the Li family say again?"
"No, they said they told us everything they knew. Oh, by the way, they said we're having white rice tomorrow."
Yuan Pei chuckled, "What a big face. Throw it into the snake pit."
The Li family has already been thrown into a snake pit once; if they are thrown in again, it will be a pit full of venomous snakes.
The maidservant acknowledged the order and left, saying, "Yes."
Yuan Pei ran his fingertip along the rim of the teacup, as if his previous words weren't about taking a few lives, but about slaughtering a few chickens.
He had long been impatient with supporting those people from the Li family. If it weren't for that old woman accidentally mentioning Jiang Mianmian, she would have been thrown into the snake pit to feed his precious ones long ago.
Fortunately, that old woman was a chatterbox, otherwise he wouldn't have known so much. Ruthless, full of treasures, and a fairy disciple—that's quite interesting.
The tea rippled slightly, reflecting the wisps of white smoke rising from the rooftop.
Huh? White smoke?
Yuan Pei immediately sensed something was wrong. He opened his mouth to speak, but then felt a sharp pain in his head and instantly lost consciousness.
The maid inside the room was not spared either; her body went limp and she collapsed to the ground.