Chapter 30: Sour as Lemon

Jiang Xinglan didn't feel that his attitude towards the reserve grain was anything but that he didn't take care of it as carefully as he would take care of his little ancestor.

He pulled the only small stool in the room and sat on it with his tall body in a depressed manner. He helped Yun Jiao pull up the small blanket that had slipped off her legs. Seeing purple marks on her slender, white legs, Jiang Xinglan thought someone was bullying her and almost dragged a big knife to kill the culprit.

From Yun Jiao, Jiang Xinglan learned that the marks were caused by bumping into the furniture in the room. Even though Jiang Xinglan was still unhappy with He Yuzhang, he felt that He Yuzhang did a good job in moving the clutter in the room.

But then I learned that He Yuzhang not only helped Yun Jiao apply medicine, but also had to prepare bedding and clothes.

Jiang Xinglan's face changed, and he continued to curse He Yuzhang in his heart, feeling so sour.

She then started to complain again, saying that He Yuzhang didn't know how to take care of people and had let her get hurt.

Then, like a wronged puppy who had just swallowed a lemon, Baba found some ointment, reapplied it to Yun Jiao, wiped off the ointment applied by He Yuzhang, and applied new one to completely cover up the remaining smell.

After doing all this, it can be seen that Yun Jiao still believes that He Yuzhang is her fiancé. Jiang Xinglan thought of a brilliant idea and stopped pestering He Yuzhang. Instead, he wanted to take a step ahead and prepare what Yun Jiao needed, which would surprise He Yuzhang.

It just so happens that the people coming to the manor tonight seem to be a group of adventurers escorting a caravan. They should have beautiful clothes that girls like, right?
With an idea in mind, Jiang Xinglan was eager to act. Not wanting to be beaten to it by He Yuzhang, he could only bid farewell to Yun Jiao reluctantly.

After receiving a new piece of information, Yun Jiao was wondering whether she should go out and check on this team of adventurers to see if she could take advantage of the chaos to find out who her fiancé is.

In the background of the copy, all those who broke in here for the treasure of the manor will be killed. There must be blood tonight. So in such a chaotic environment, it is normal to see more people shedding blood, right?

Yun Jiao was thinking about trying out He Yuzhang and the young man who had become very caring. It would be even better if he could meet the two young masters of the manor.

Soon it was night, and the adventurer stepped into the manor in the thick darkness.

They had heard countless rumors about how terrible this place was, but compared to the huge treasure left by the Duke and Duchess, which was said to be enough to feed a small country, those rumors seemed insignificant.

Looking at the manor that was as bright as day in the dark night, the adventurers held the swords at their waists vigilantly, pushed the carts, and approached the manor step by step.

They walked in tentatively, but the scene was not as scary as they had imagined. Instead, a man in a tuxedo and a haughty-looking boy were standing there, the former looking at them with a smile.

“Welcome guests from afar.”

After He Yuzhang said this, he ignored the adventurers' wary looks and raised his hand.

Then, several maids brought delicious food to the table.

The food was still steaming. For the adventurers who had only eaten dry food on the road, the food was very tempting, enough to relax their tense nerves.

"If you are hungry, you can enjoy these delicious foods. After you finish eating, I will arrange rooms for you to rest." He Yuzhang has a handsome appearance and a gentle expression. He does not look like he has any malicious intentions.

The adventurers were once again numbed by the constant aroma of food, and upon hearing this, they could not help but look at the captain who was leading them.

"Everyone is very hungry. The food looks fine. Besides, we have this. Let it try the food first. If it's okay, we'll eat it." An adventurer lifted the mouse in the cage, obviously wanting to let it try whether there was any poison in the food.

The captain nodded. He was also very hungry and couldn't wait to eat his fill and then take the treasure of the manor into his pocket.

He watched the adventurers release the mice, and fed the food to them. After they were fine, he waved for everyone to sit at the table and feast together.

From the corner of his eye, he saw that even though they were so rude, first using rats to test the poison and then making a mess of the dining table, He Yuzhang was still standing there smiling gently and pouring them drinks.

The other young man was playing with a bead. He looked like a useless show-off, just like the good-for-nothing young master they had interacted with before.

Then look at the frail servants waiting around.

The captain looked at the other adventurers and felt more relaxed. He felt that those guys were just spreading those rumors on purpose. Among the people in the manor, only the butler and the young man had some fighting power, and they were not strong enough to fight them together.

As soon as they saw them coming, they prepared good wine and food. They were trying to bribe them and stop them from causing trouble.

What a pity, this matter is bound to cause a fuss.

As if they were sure that the people in the manor posed no threat to them, the adventurers became more casual, and they and their companions put their feet on the chairs on the dining table and started playing fist-guessing games.

Some adventurers looked at the maids with ambiguous looks in their eyes.

Among the trembling maids, Qiao Xianxian was relatively calm. She looked at He Yuzhang and Jiang Xinglan, believing that the two male protagonists had a trick up their sleeves, and she would be fine.

She was still planning in her mind that if the adventurers wanted to do something, she would act tough and let the two of them increase their favorability.

Qiao Xianxian was making plans in her mind when she saw an adventurer who couldn't help rubbing his palms and walking towards the maid next to her with a disgusted expression. She glanced at He Yuzhang and Jiang Xinglan, took a deep breath, and was about to stand in front of the maid.

"You do not want……"

Before she finished her lines, something unexpected happened in the restaurant. The roses on the dining table suddenly grew long, flexible thorns which pierced the adventurers' hearts in the blink of an eye.

Qiao Xianxian saw that before the adventurer came over, a thorn pierced him. He still had an expression of disbelief on his face when he died, and his blood was spilled on her face.

There was a strong smell of blood. Qiao Xianxian touched her face and saw a bright red color on her hands. She screamed.

Jiang Xinglan glanced at her and said, "So noisy."

Then he looked at the fleeing adventurers with interest.

Qiao Xianxian's face turned pale, but she was afraid that Jiang Xinglan's favorability would decrease, so she could only follow the example of other maids and cover her mouth tightly with her hands to prevent herself from making any sound.

In less than a minute, the adventurers were lying on the ground, and the restaurant was filled with glaring red.

Before Qiao Xianxian could feel dizzy, she saw that the delicious food on the table, which had previously looked delicious and fragrant, had suddenly become rotten, emitting a pungent stench, and there were even maggots wriggling in the rotten food.

After seeing this, Qiao Xianxian almost couldn't control herself and vomited.

Jiang Xinglan frowned. He was still thinking about the gift he was going to give to Yun Jiao today and had no intention of getting anything stained with blood.

He could no longer stay there and was just about to go see if the caravan had what he wanted when he saw the captain, whose body had been pierced by thorns, actually stood up and ran upstairs with all his strength.

Looking at the direction the captain was running, Jiang Xinglan's mouth twitched.

"My brother is even more terrifying. It would be better for him to die among the thorns." Jiang Xinglan sighed, his voice full of gloating over the ignorant.

He Yuzhang obviously knew that the captain would not have an easy time, so he looked away without any intention of chasing him and ordered the servants to clean up the messy restaurant.

Seeing Qiao Xianxian's still pale face, He Yuzhang asked with concern.

"Are you ok?"

Qiao Xianxian heard the voice and forced a smile, "I'm fine. Butler He must be feeling bad after seeing so many scenes like this, right?"

She believed that those strange thorns were monsters in the manor, objects of fear for everyone, including the man in front of her.

(End of this chapter)