"..." Xiao Man"s eyes went from a crescent moon to a crescent moon as she asked dumbstruck, "First … First lady?"

Xiao Jing covered her mouth, "Don"t tell other people that our Xiao family has broken off all ties with her and has never had any contact with her. Even if we met on important occasions, we would be like strangers with no communication at all."

"Did I — fail to notice something that could kill me?" Xiao Man swallowed his saliva. What should he do? Should she swear to the heavens that she will keep her mouth shut?

Xiao Jing said with a smile that wasn"t a smile, "If this gets out, it will be sealed. So, you"d better forget about it."

Xiao Man held the cup of water in both hands. It could be seen that she was very nervous and silent. "But why is it like this?"

"My grandfather was probably killed by her." Xiao Jing said.

"You mean the former Commander Xiao? How was this possible? I heard my father say that he died in battle? "

"We heard about the matters of the older generation from rumours, but we don"t know the truth behind the past few years. We can only say that the Grand Matriarch hates us, who give up our family business for the sake of our children"s relations.h.i.+p."

Xiao Man rested his cheek on one hand. "Hearing you say this, I understand why your Grand Matriarch is so abnormal in her heart, so much so that she"s been widowed for so long. This endocrine disorder coupled with her young husband"s sudden death has caused her menopause to never end, and as time goes by, her heart distorts, and she can"t bear to see others couple. Even her own son is a scourge, so she wishes for him to follow her and die of old age together."

"Your a.n.a.lysis is quite reasonable."

Xiao Man proudly patted her shoulder. "I like to tell the truth as a person, don"t doubt my words, what I said may be the best. In the future, don"t display too much respect for her, this kind of person lacks love for too long, and will take it for granted that everyone will treat her well. You naturally listen to everything I say, and it is also natural that he will treat her with respect, as if everyone has to treat her like the empress dowager."

Xiao Jing pulled her hand away, "Alright, you"ve already delayed the entire morning. Hurry up and train. The first test will be held this afternoon."

Xiao Man stood up and pursed his lips into a smile in complacency. "Don"t you believe the abilities of your fiancee when it comes to this matter?" I"m still a colonel. "

Xiao Jing put the towel back in the basin and twisted it. "I am a sincere person. I treat people equally. If they can"t pa.s.s the exam, they will have to continue practicing until their limbs become numb."

The corner of Xiao Man"s mouth twitched. "We did have a past after all. You can"t forget our former happiness so quickly."

"I remember the beauty of the past. You stole my cake, ate my lunch, and even put the crime of bullying your cla.s.smates on my head. You said a boy like me even ate Little Fatty"s medicine."

"Hahaha." Xiao Man let out a polite yet smiling smile as he leisurely walked towards the door, then turned around and ran.

Xiao Jing stood up and placed the towel on the shelf. Leaning against the window, she looked at the small figure that hurriedly ran into the yard and smiled.

This Xiao Man was actually quite good, it was just that he occasionally lacked tendons, and was a bit like a r.e.t.a.r.d.

"Dong, dong, dong." The sound of hurried footsteps came from the corridor.

Xiao Jing turned her head when she heard this and didn"t even have time to react before a domineering person carried her in his arms.

A familiar smell lingered in her nose. Xiao Jing blinked in astonishment. She raised her head and looked at her captain"s chin.

Shen Chengfeng closed his eyes, trying to calm himself down after receiving the news.

Xiao Jing smiled. "Captain is back?"

Shen Chengfeng"s hand on her shoulder was trembling uncontrollably. He looked around the clean and tidy room and did not speak for a long time.

Xiao Jing didn"t like the atmosphere surrounding their captain. It was a sign of danger that they would encircle and annihilate the enemy at any time.

"She"s here again?" After about 5 minutes, Shen Chengfeng spoke with a hoa.r.s.e voice.

Xiao Jing nodded. "I just left."

"If I had been ten minutes earlier, she wouldn"t have been able to leave." Shen Chengfeng looked at her bruised arm, "You sure are ruthless."

"Captain, what"s wrong?" Xiao Jing took his hand and held it. From his words to his movements, it seemed like something was wrong.

"I was a bit negligent in my duty. I said that one day when I was here, the sky wouldn"t collapse. However, I almost caused a hole to appear in the sky."

"Captain, this is my fault, not yours."

"Wait a minute, I might be out for a while."

Xiao Jing grabbed his arm and asked, "Are you going to look for the Grand Matriarch?"

"I feel that I must let her know that you are my, Shen Chengfeng"s, wife. I, Shen Chengfeng, do not have many good points, so I am just a coward." Shen Chengfeng kissed her forehead, then turned and left.

Xiao Jing hastily put on her clothes and followed closely behind, "Captain, it"s not that I don"t want you to talk to her about something, it"s just that I don"t want her to say those vile words to you."

"She won"t dare to say it again." Shen Chengfeng leaned on the door and smiled gently, "Be good and wait for me to come back. It won"t take long."

Xiao Jing"s heart skipped a beat. She wanted to get on the car and go out with him, but she heard him say so.

Shen Chengfeng replied, "I don"t want you to witness this b.l.o.o.d.y scene and see how it affects the Birth Church."

Xiao Jing didn"t know whether to laugh or cry as she stopped what she was doing. In just a few seconds, the car had already left.

The engrossed driver could not help but increase his speed when he saw a car chasing after him.

Old Madam Xiao sensed that the car was going too fast and frowned. "What"s wrong?"

The driver replied, "Madam, there"s a car following us from behind."

Old Madam Xiao coldly snorted, "Do you still need me to teach you how to do such a small thing?"

The driver didn"t dare to say anything more. He stepped on the accelerator and tried to get away from the car.

Shen Chengfeng had one arm on the window while the other hand was on the steering wheel. Seeing the car speed increase, he also did not hold back anymore.

BOOM! The Land Cruiser crashed into the trunk of the car in front.

There was a jolt and the car was finally forced to stop in the emergency lane of the highway.

The driver got off the car angrily, he was planning to ask the driver what was his intention, but after seeing that it was Shen Chengfeng, he swallowed his words back.

The other car, which had been some distance away, came back and the group got off hurriedly.

Old Madam Xiao expressionlessly opened the car door and snorted: "So this is the courtesy of your Shen family?"

Shen Chengfeng did not utter a sound, his eyes were sharp and profound as he stared at his opponent. Around him, a car quickly drove past, but not a single car stopped to check on the situation.

Old Mistress Xiao raised her head indifferently, and the corners of her mouth curled into a haughty sneer, "Do you think that what I"ve said is wrong? Xiao Jing is really capable. She was even able to control a living King of h.e.l.l that is as weak as oil and salt. I have really underestimated her. "

BOOM! Shen Chengfeng"s feet moved, in a blink of an eye he was already close to Old Madam Xiao, his hand was heavily on the roof of the car, the originally undamaged car was being corroded at a speed visible to the naked eye, droplets after droplets of black liquid landed on the ground, a pungent smell lingered in the air.

Old Madam Xiao was frightened by the scene in front of her. She staggered a step, and her face was pale as she said: "What are you trying to do? Shen Chengfeng, don"t forget that I am your elder. "

Shen Chengfeng lightly tapped on the roof of the car, the surroundings became extremely quiet.

Old Mistress Xiao knew that the third young master of the Shen family was special, so she naturally didn"t dare to go overboard and provoke him.

Shen Chengfeng stopped knocking, his tone was lukewarm and even menacing, "I don"t have a good temper, but I have a vengeful personality. Does old lady understand what I mean?"

"Are you threatening me?"

"Yes, I"m threatening you." Shen Chengfeng lifted the roof of the car, every place he touched had deep and shallow marks on it. He looked up at the motionless people and continued, "Old madam, who did it?"

Old Madam Xiao"s face turned ugly, she panted and said, "Shen Chengfeng, you actually dare to look down on me like that, I am after all the old lady of the Xiao family, your elder."

"Who was it?" Shen Chengfeng emphasized his words.

One of the men could not help but panic. He walked out of the line with heavy steps, stood up, saluted, and said, "Sir."

BOOM! The moment the man finished speaking, his body was lifted high up into the air and slammed heavily onto the fence.

"Cough, cough." The man violently coughed and before he could even react, a fist once again pierced through the air.

"Thud." A terrifying fist imprint was left on the man"s chest. His clothes were torn and his skin was festering. The entire wound was too horrible to look at.

The rest of the people present did not dare to make a sound.

Shen Chengfeng grabbed onto the man"s chin with one hand, blood immediately gushed out from between his fingers.

"Ah!" The man struggled in pain for a bit before fainting.

Shen Chengfeng stood up, his back facing Madam Xiao, his tone was as calm as usual, "Madam, I"m glad that you did not do it yourself, otherwise I can"t guarantee that you would not have endured my punch."

"You …" Old Madam Xiao staggered a step. Her arrogance had actually completely vanished at this moment.

Shen Chengfeng lowered his head to look at his hands, and said at a moderate pace, "Yes, I am arrogant just like that."

Arrogant, conceited and condescending, this is indeed a label exclusive to Shen Chengfeng.

She was, after all, the leader of the older generation. Although she had retired over the years, she was still a respected figure in the military. Who wouldn"t be honored to see her?

Shen Chengfeng saw that the madame still had more to say to him, so he turned around and his gaze met her without hesitation. He then told the leader that he was right, "You have a point, nowadays ident.i.ty and background are more useful than ability."

Shen Chengfeng, even your father doesn"t dare to speak to me like that.

"Naturally, it is greater than your current position as the madame. In your words, I am now a general of the Flower Country, a person who answers with a single call. Do you think that in this era where people speak with their own ident.i.ty, you are the first or I am the first?"

"You …"

"Madame, I am a person who does not understand the worldly wisdom of the world. I only know that if you owe me one point, I will return a foot to you, and that foot will be the rest of your life."

"Shen Chengfeng, you are truly amazing. Looking at the entire empire, you are the first person who dares to speak to me like that."

"It is my honor. I will let you remember me vividly." Shen Chengfeng once again put his hand on the car window, the place that was within his reach was a mess, the whole car slowly turned into a puddle of water under the sudden silence.

Old Madam Xiao"s voice was stuck in her throat, she had never experienced such humiliation before. Her eyes were wide open as she glared at Shen Chengfeng, who was threatening her with a threat, her nails digging into his flesh.

Shen Chengfeng wiped off his hands that were originally spotless, then put on his gloves again, and spoke lightly, "I also do not want the old lady to live a proud life and end up with nothing but a corpse. I want to continue like this, Father-in-law will definitely scold this son-in-law of mine."

"Shen Chengfeng!" Old Madam Xiao was gasping for breath. With one hand on her heart, it was obvious that she was not lightly angered.

Shen Chengfeng gave a cold glance at the old lady who had lost all color on her face, walking back to his car, placing one hand on the car door, he glanced at the old lady Xiao who was barely supporting him from falling down, and said again: "As the old lady, I am someone who the old lady should be clear, my bottom line cannot be violated, he is the one who has violated my bottom line."

Everyone subconsciously looked at the motionless man. Was he dead or alive?

With that, the car sped off.

The chauffeur held tightly onto the madame who was about to faint from anger and shouted anxiously, "Someone come quickly!"

Madam Xiao felt a burst of dizziness from her vision. She stomped her feet and roared: "Xiao Jing, I won"t let you go."

"Old madam, please calm down first. You can"t be too agitated." The chauffeur handed over the heartsaving pill.

Madam Xiao pushed his hand away, "Go and call Xiao Yao back."

The afternoon sun was obscured by dark clouds, so all the servants in the Xiao family"s mansion left one by one in an orderly fas.h.i.+on.

Qin Ran stood in the middle of the living room, not daring to make a sound.

Old Mistress Xiao arrogantly threw down the newspaper in her hands, "Are you very proud now?"

Qin Ran only needed a glance to know what news the madame had thrown at her. It clearly stated that her daughter"s ident.i.ty had been revealed.

Old Madam Xiao coldly snorted, "Now that you"ve climbed onto the Shen family, you don"t even need to care about me, the old lady. I"ll let you speak."

She had been timid for her entire life, living in the mountains as she should have been. Only now did she realize that her own retreat had become an excuse for her opponent to keep making progress, even causing her child to live as lowly as herself for more than twenty years.

She didn"t even understand why she had to stay in the Xiao family all those years ago.

Was it because of the admiring of the marshal? He really was his own hero, but this hero had never belonged to her.

Was it because of the honor of the Xiao family? However, he was a man of character. Why would a man of integrity give up all his dignity because of such a tiny bit of glory that did not belong to him?

Maybe she just wanted to give her child a complete home, with a father, a mother, brothers, and the happiness of being able to sit around and eat together from time to time.

"I told you to speak." Old Mistress Xiao furiously roared.

Qin Ran nodded, "Didn"t you already know about this matter?"

Old Madam Xiao coldly snorted, "Qin Ran, don"t think that I don"t know what you two are planning. It"s quite impressive that you"ve been lying in bed for so many years, and you finally entered the Xiao family in the name of the law. At the same time, you roped in the brothers as well, catching me off guard."

"Madam, we have never thought about what we would do to you. All of this was arranged by the lord."

"So you"re saying that I"m purposely making things difficult for you now?"

Qin Ran"s hands tightly pulled at the corner of her clothes, trying her best to remain calm. She raised her head high, without any signs of weakness.

Old Madam Xiao stood up and walked in front of her. Her eyes met his as she said, "You indeed have a bit of backbone. Sure enough, once you enter the Xiao family, you must keep away your fake pettiness."

She controlled the panic in her voice and said: "You often say that my parents are people who cannot stand up in public, but no matter who they are, even if they are just ordinary citizens, in my eyes, they are all amazing people. Just like you, I have always been respectful to you, and the parents of the world are all people who respect you, regardless of whether she has given it or not, she is someone worthy of the respect and love of their children.

"You"re going to fight me, aren"t you?"

Qin Ran relaxed her clenched fists and said, "I"ve never thought of rebelling against you. I just want to let you know that human nature is equal. Please respect my parents, me, and my children."

"Whap." Old Madam Xiao slapped Qin Ran in the face.

Qin Ran"s face became red and swollen from the sudden pressure. Her breathing was a bit heavy as she bit her lower lip and looked back, "Old madam, you can hit me, but please don"t insult me."

"Right now, you mother and daughter are both very proud, causing chaos in our Xiao family. Right now, everyone outside is talking about our Xiao family, Qin Ran, do you know what I want to do?" I want to tear your face apart so that your hypocrisy can never be hidden. "

Qin Ran tried very hard to control her fear. She had to raise her head and stick out her chest to face the doubts of the person in front of her. After being weak for over 20 years, even she had almost forgotten if she could straighten her back.

"You dare to glare at me?" Old Madam Xiao acted as if she wanted to give him another slap.

Qin Ran took a step back and avoided her attacks.

Old Madam Xiao leaped into the air and roared: "You still dare to dodge?"

If you don"t want to see me, then I can stop appearing in front of your eyes. But please don"t beat me up, I was raised by my parents through hards.h.i.+ps, and didn"t come here to suffer. When I didn"t want my parents to come see me again, I could only sigh, not be proud, just like when I went to see my child in the future, I lamented the misfortune of her marriage, and not happiness. "

"To put disobedience in such a natural way. No wonder Xiao Jing had such sharp teeth and sharp tongue. So it was from your own teachings and teachings."

"You are wrong. If I really want to teach her, I will be the first to teach her to be brave, instead of bowing and groveling to you like me."

"Are you regretting it now?" The hatred on Old Madam Xiao"s face became even more obvious.

Qin Ran nodded. Yes, she nodded her head directly, "If I could have returned to that time, I definitely wouldn"t have thrown such a tantrum just to stay in the Xiao family. I wouldn"t have wronged my child by hiding in a corner forever and secretly watching the Xiao family"s prosperity."

"You two mother and daughter did your best to stay in the Xiao family. Very good, very good."

Qin Ran touched her red and swollen cheeks and raised her head high. "Madam, if there"s nothing else, I"ll be leaving first. There"s still a bunch of things in the house that I need to take care of."

"Are you trying to flaunt your current ident.i.ty in front of me?"

Qin Ran thought about it and nodded, "That"s right, I am indeed showing off now. You want to hit me again? I"m sorry, as I said, I won"t let you hit me again. "

"Qin Ran!"

"Madame, you should return to River City." Qin Ran prepared to leave.

Old Mistress Xiao grabbed the lamp on the table and threw it at Qin Ran.

Qin Ran felt something nearing her and instinctively turned around.

This kind of lamp was made of all the gla.s.s, and when it was turned on, it was especially beautiful. The only weakness was that it was easy to break it, and when it was broken, it was completely made of gla.s.s.

BOOM! The lamp shattered all over her face.

"Ah!" Qin Ran staggered a step. Her entire face was cut open by the gla.s.s and covered in blood.

Old Madam Xiao hadn"t expected that the blow would be so accurate. Seeing the deep gashes on her face, she panicked.

A figure in the courtyard hurried over upon hearing this sound.

Xiao Yao looked at the scene before him in disbelief. Qin Ran fell to the ground, her entire face covered in blood.

The servants were in a mess. The Xiao family was in a mess.

Xiao Yao picked up Qin Ran and quickly left the hall. Before he left, he turned his head to look at his mother who was sitting high above him.

Old Mistress Xiao staggered and fell heavily onto the sofa. Her hands and feet were trembling uncontrollably from panic. She could see the disappointment in her son"s eyes. Yes, she was completely disappointed in her mother.

In other words —

Today was the third fragment of the night, and today was the third fragment of the night.