CHAPTER 240: CHAPTER 240: HE’S JEALOUS

"Young Master Feng, Ajie has sent a message back, saying An Yan never left Yuncheng and her injury was fake. Ajie’s ’bug’ wasn’t successfully deployed."

"What? Why would she do that?"

"Perhaps she’s simply afraid that you, Young Master, will bother her again."

But Feng Jingnian felt that wasn’t the case. An Yan pretended to be injured and released a smokescreen to make him think she had returned to Luocheng. Could it be that she still wanted to secretly perform surgery on the old man?

"How does Ajie know these things?"

"He said that An Yan went into the mountains to look for herbs and just happened to run into that person."

"She encountered him and still got away unscathed? That guy’s abilities aren’t so great then. By the way, where is the butler?"

"The butler was captured by Mo Shiyan."

"He was exposed so soon?"

Feng Jingnian was extremely surprised. "Given the way he talked about it, I thought he had at least an eighty percent confidence. Are they all just waiting for me to make a move?"

His subordinate stood there, not daring to speak.

"What else did Ajie say?"

The subordinate bent forward and relayed Ajie’s words to him.

Feng Jingnian listened, his face full of mockery. "Does he think of me as a puppet?"

The subordinate bowed his head again, standing silently.

"Alright, for now, let’s just follow his plan! It’s just stirring up some public opinion, no big deal."

After speaking, he reached out and picked up Little Squirrel, saying, "Come on, let’s go buy some stones!"

Only a large influx of cash could slightly uplift his mood at this moment. One by one, these inept fools were still trying to boss him around, haha! And yet, with things having come to this point, there really was only this one way to deal with An Yan! So annoying!

Little Squirrel, shaken by him, quickly opened its eyes and reached out with a small paw to grasp the cage, terrified that the man would shake it into a tumble inside the cage again!

"Prepare the gemstone snacks for me."

Having said this, he picked up the cage again, stared into Little Squirrel’s eyes, and smiled, saying, "You’d better not let me down. If you do, I’ll steam you on the spot!"

Little Squirrel: "..."

Man and squirrel headed to Yuncheng’s Raw Stone market.

Two SUVs followed behind!

Buying stones as if he were stockpiling goods, he did not hesitate to purchase any that Little Squirrel pointed out.

In the blink of an eye, he spent hundreds of millions.

Luckily, all of them paid off. Once cut open at home, each one had green inside and was of excellent, watery quality.

"Good, good job, Little Gem! Tonight, I’ll reward you with a female squirrel!"

Little Squirrel’s eyes instantly sparkled.

Seeing this, Feng Jingnian laughed heartily, saying, "With me, not only can you eat and drink well, but you can also play the groom every night! Happy?"

Little Squirrel nodded frantically. Happy, happy!

"Someone, get in touch with Blackstone Group. Tell them I have Raw Stones that are much better than the Mo Family’s. If they still choose to cooperate with the Mo Family this time, then in the future, our Raw Stones will absolutely never be sold to Blackstone Group."

"Yes."

Blackstone Group is an American corporation, nearly monopolizing the precious stones and jade market overseas. Every year, they come to Yuncheng to purchase a large batch of Raw Stones. But they only recognize the Mo Family. Even when Feng Jingnian wanted to sell to them, he had to do so under the Mo Family’s banner!

However, that was in the past. Now, with Little Squirrel, the Mo Family’s stock surely couldn’t match his. He was going to use this opportunity to snatch the big client, Blackstone, for himself.

The person in charge at Blackstone easily found out about Feng Jingnian’s recent moves with a casual inquiry.

"It’s said that he’s sweeping up Raw Stones in bulk purchases, and whatever he gets his hands on, he’s bound to cut out something green!"

The person in charge reported carefully to Chairman Blair, "What do you think about us partnering with this Feng Jingnian?"

After a moment of thought, Blair gave his instructions, saying, "Find a partner in Country Z and commission them to purchase some Raw Stones from both the Mo Family and Feng Jingnian. We’ll assess the quality then."

With his orders, the person in charge picked up the list of partners on his desk. Most of them were long-term clients, and with a little effort, their connection to Blackstone Group could be traced. Only one was a new client: the An Family!

Perhaps I should entrust this task to the An Family. It would also be a good opportunity to test their capabilities and sincerity.

「 」

An Yan didn’t know how long she had slept. When she woke up, the room was pitch dark. In her ears was the steady breathing of a man.

She thought he was still asleep, but unexpectedly, he was already awake.

"Getting up?"

An Yan reached over, turned on the bedside lamp, and checked her phone. "It’s only four o’clock. Let’s wait till six to get up."

The chefs in the villa only started work at six; getting up too early meant there would be nothing to eat.

"Hmm."

"Li Tianyao, do you know? The seven people you sent to find the Golden Thread Worm for me all turned into Living Dead! And I even let Luolie use their bodies to draw enemy fire. They died because of me, and I didn’t even leave them with complete bodies! It hurts so much inside."

The man ran his fingers through her hair, saying, "What’s there to feel bad about? You raise troops for a thousand days just to use them at a crucial time. If you have to face danger yourself, why keep them around?

"Little girl, remember, the people I put by your side are there to protect you. Even if they have to sacrifice themselves for you, that is their mission!"

An Yan: "..."

After a while, An Yan suddenly laughed softly.

How could she have been so foolish to expect Li Tianyao to empathize with her? The lives and deaths of those men—no, perhaps the lives and deaths of everyone in the world—were probably insignificant in Li Tianyao’s eyes.

"Don’t worry," Li Tianyao continued. "Their families will be properly taken care of. If they have spirits in the afterlife, they definitely won’t regret dying for you!"

An Yan: "..."

It seemed she was consoled by Li Tianyao, and from her perspective, in a way she could accept! It had to be said, the consolation was effective. Instead of weeping and feeling sorrowful, it was better to take real action to comfort their heroic spirits.

"Li Tianyao, how’s your illness?"

"Not bad!"

"Haven’t you been neglecting to treat your eyes these past few days?"

Although the color of his eyes wasn’t very apparent now, she hadn’t forgotten that glimpse she had of them in the Ancient Tomb when she used the Divination Technique.

"I’ve treated them properly."

An Yan activated her Clairvoyant Ability, staring intently for a while, but she couldn’t discern any obvious difference. Feeling disheartened, she withdrew her gaze. "Have you dealt with everything in Country R? Are you... about to leave soon?"

"Going to miss me?"

An Yan nodded. "Mmh. So you’re not leaving, right? Did you leave Lu Feng and the others in Country R to handle things?"

"They’re too slow, so I sent them to find transport nearby."

An Yan was momentarily stunned. "What do you mean? Lu Feng came back with you, but you left him behind because you found him too slow?"

"Hmm."

"How could you... Lu Feng, he..."

An Yan wanted to say Li Tianyao was reckless, how could he come alone? But then she remembered his Combat Power and felt that Lu Feng and the others probably wouldn’t have been much help even if they had been there. For a moment, she was at a loss for words.

Suddenly, the man lifted her chin, his gaze cold. "Are you that concerned about Lu Feng?"