âSo what?â Lan Tao roared in objection with tears in his eyes.
âBig Brother, itâs useless even if youâre jealous of me! That stinky brat doesnât even like to return home now.â Lan Hong spread his hands and shrugged helplessly.
âAre Leng Ruoxue and the others that attractive?â Lan Tao asked with some jealousy.?My good grandson! Boohooâ¦?He was hanging out with others all day now, and he was even calling a dog brother. Hmph! Since he liked dogs so much, he would get someone to find a few good ones for him in case that stinky brat couldnât even find his house.
âProbably! That little girl is very interesting. Moreover, she isnât afraid of our Lan family at all. I can see that Lieâer is very happy with them. Oh right, Mingâer is also with them!â the first elder said. In fact, the patriarch knew about these things long ago. Even Leng Ruoxue and the othersâ every move was within the patriarchâs control. However, the patriarch didnât take any action. Moreover, he got people to hide all of this. Otherwise, Lan Fei wouldnât have been so passive!
âIs that so? Seems like I have to meet that little girl when I have time,â Lan Tao said after some thought.
âThen you have to be mentally prepared. That little girl isnât easy to deal with. Sheâs very sharp-tongued!â Lan Hong reminded.
âThen I have to take a look and see the dog that stole my grandson away,â Lan Tao decided.
After Lan Hong heard what the patriarch said, the corner of his mouth twitched.?That dog is your true goal, isnât it?
At this moment, Icy, who was asleep in the inn, had no idea that he was being marked by a certain jealous old man.
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In the innâ¦
Leng Ruoxue and the others were gathered in the room discussing something. Icy was sleeping on the bed, while Lan Lie was half lying on the bed, watching him sleep and touching Icyâs fur from time to time.
Lying on the bed with his eyes closed, Icy shook his little ears in displeasure and shouted, âGo away! Donât disturb my sleep!â
âLittle Icy, youâve been sleeping for almost a day. Why are you still sleeping? Donât sleep anymore. Get up and play with me! Letâs go play frisbee,â Lan Lie said excitedly. If he remembered correctly, dogsâ favorite sport was to fetch frisbees, hehe!
âF*ck frisbee!â Icy was furious when he heard the word frisbee.?Damn it. Iâm not a dog. Why would I fetch frisbees!
âYou donât like frisbee? Then shall we play yarn ball?â Lan Lie asked a little out of line. He felt that all cats and canine animals should like this sport! However, Little Icy was really too lazy!
âF*ck your yarn ball!â Icy was even angrier.?F*ck! Iâm not a cat. Why would I play with a ball of fur! Ah! I want to bite someone!
âHaha!â Leng Ruoxue, not far away, couldnât help laughing after hearing their conversation.
Unable to stand it anymore, Icy jumped directly into Leng Ruoxueâs arms. âLittle Snowy, quickly chase this fool away. Iâm about to die from anger.â
âBoohoo⦠Little Icy, I like you so much. How can you despise me!â Lan Lie complained, his eyes brimming with tears of grievance!?Why doesnât Little Icy allow me to hug him? I want to hug him too!
âI donât like you! Stop pestering me!â Icy said impatiently as two drops of cold sweat dripped down his forehead.?Boohooâ¦?He was a male, so he really couldnât accept other males being so intimate with him other than his master.
âHaha! Stop bickering. Lan Lie, itâs getting late. Shouldnât you go home?â Leng Ruoxue said very implicitly. To put it bluntly, she was chasing him away.
âLittle Snowy, you despise me too,â Lan Lie said pitifully.
âOf course. Do you think she likes you?â Freak said coldly. Lan Lieâs words pissed him off!?Xueâer has never liked you, okay?
âHurry up and scram! We want to rest,â Freak added.
âUh! Itâs getting late. Letâs go back!â Leng Wudi came out to smooth things over.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âAlright! Iâll see you tomorrow, Little Icy!â Lan Lie said reluctantly and left with Leng Wudi and Sun Teng.
After Lan Lieâs group left, Leng Ruoxue looked at Leng Qingtian and the others and said, âGrandpa, letâs take turns to go to the exchange during this half a month!â
âOkay!â Leng Qingtian and the others agreed.
âEveryone, have a good rest. Iâll go with Freak tomorrow,â Leng Ruoxue said. She had already divided everyone into five groups, with two people in each group taking turns to watch the stall.
Everyone nodded and returned to their rooms.
The next morning, Leng Ruoxue and Freak arrived at the exchange meeting venue.
Although there were many alchemists present, everyone was chatting in groups of three to five. There were not many alchemists who really exchanged, mainly because they basically exchanged almost all their medicinal herbsâ¦
Ten days later.
It was Leng Ruoxue and Freakâs turn to watch the stall again.
In the venueâ¦
Leng Ruoxue was leaning in Freakâs arms and glancing around the venue casually. She said lightly, âFreak, there seem to be more new faces today.â
âYes, they are probably from the Alchemist Association Headquarters. I heard that they are the last to arrive at each exchange,â Freak replied. The alchemists of the Alchemist Association Headquarters were of higher levels and status, so they naturally wouldnât come to the exchange meeting early like the other alchemists. Therefore, they were always late. But even if they came late, they were still the biggest winners of the exchange in the past. However, it was difficult to say this time.
While they were chatting softly, a tall, handsome middle-aged man in his fifties walked toward their stall.
The middle-aged man squatted down and said critically, âAre these the herbs you want to exchange? They seem quite ordinary.â
âYes! We are poor!â Leng Ruoxue replied lightly. In fact, she had basically exchanged all her herbs, so the stall only had some ordinary ones now. Moreover, it was not only her. Most of the alchemists were the same. They were only here to make up the numbers.