Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

"Very good!"

"Sixth Sister-in-law, you're simply my treasure!"

Lin Mo was incredibly excited.

He was generous with his praise, and in his excitement, he even patted Shen Qinghe's shoulders heavily with both hands.

"Eek..."

Shen Qinghe's petite body staggered from his slap, and she couldn't help but let out a soft moan, her delicate eyebrows furrowing slightly.

"Oh? Sorry, sorry!"

Lin Mo then realized that he had used too much force.

Sixth Sister-in-law's small frame is as fragile as paper; she can't withstand being patted like that.

Lin Mo quickly let go of her hand and leaned closer with a concerned look on her face.

"Are you alright? Did you hurt yourself from being patted?"

Shen Qinghe blushed and gently shook her head.

"No...it's nothing."

She responded softly, her voice trembling slightly, whether from pain or from being startled by Lin Mo's sudden act of intimacy was unclear.

"That's good, that's good."

Lin Mo was finally relieved.

He rubbed his hands together, walked to a shelf piled with miscellaneous items, and reached out to push open the disguised hidden door.

He was still excitedly explaining.

"Sixth Sister-in-law, wait a moment. We'll start writing now. There's a secret room here with the special stationery and seal that Chen Guang used when writing secret letters. Today, we'll give that Third Prince a big gift."

But just then...

boom--!

A deafening explosion!

The wooden door to the grocery store, which Lin Mo had locked from the inside, was violently kicked open from the outside!

Wood chips flew everywhere, and dust filled the air.

Shen Qinghe had never seen anything like this before. She was so frightened by the sudden turn of events that she trembled and dropped the account book in her hand with a "thud".

She was completely stunned.

Lin Mo reacted extremely quickly.

The moment the door was kicked open, he didn't even turn his head; his body reacted instinctively.

He grabbed Shen Qinghe's slender wrist and pulled her back sharply.

Shen Qinghe felt an irresistible force coming from behind her, and she was uncontrollably pulled behind Lin Mo.

Immediately afterwards, she smelled a reassuring masculine scent.

Lin Mo shielded her behind him before slowly raising his head to look at the doorway.

The smoke and dust cleared.

Five thugs, looking like street punks, swaggered in.

The man in the lead was fat with a large head and ears, a face full of fat, and a shiny bald head. He reeked of alcohol so much that it could almost knock a person unconscious.

He was the local tyrant, a minor leader of the Vicious Dog Gang, known as Wang Laizi.

"Damn it! Why are you closing the door in broad daylight?!"

"I thought you old bastard were dead in there!"

Wang Laizi walked in, cursing and swearing. His small, beady eyes scanned the shop, but he didn't see the familiar Chen Guang, who always bowed and scraped to him.

He only saw a tall, upright young man standing calmly in the center of the shop.

Wang Laizi was stunned for a moment.

He tilted his head and looked Lin Mo up and down.

The young man was wearing a clean, fine cotton long gown, the material of which looked expensive.

Looking at that face again, it was fair and delicate, even more beautiful than the top courtesan in the brothel.

By any measure, he doesn't seem like the kind of person who should be in this filthy alley.

"Where's that old bastard Chen Guang?"

"Who the hell are you?"

Wang Laizi scrutinized Lin Mo with his beady green eyes, his tone sharp.

Lin Mo felt a little annoyed.

Why are there always these blind flies that insist on coming to their deaths right at mealtime?

I'm busy forging documents to save the world, I don't have time to play with you bunch of punks.

"I sent Manager Chen back to his hometown."

"I've taken over this shop now."

Lin Mo looked at the group of thugs at the door, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

But those thugs were drunk and their minds were blank. They completely ignored Lin Mo's tone and continued to act nonchalantly.

"Oh?"

"Yeah?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Laizi was overjoyed and exchanged glances with the thugs behind him.

Immediately afterwards, greedy smiles appeared on the faces of all of them.

In their eyes, this fair-skinned, delicate-looking young man was simply a fat sheep delivered to their doorstep.

Judging from his silly appearance, he's probably some clueless young man from a wealthy family who's just trying out life.

These kinds of people are stupid, rich, and easy to bully!

Haha! Great!

"It's a good idea to buy it!"

Wang Laizi laughed loudly and staggered over to Lin Mo.

"Kid, now that you've taken over this shop, I'm going to have a serious talk with you!"

"Do you know whose territory this is?"

Territory?

West City...

Could these guys be from White Wolf Stronghold?

Good, I was just looking for a legitimate reason to pick a fight with White Wolf Village.

"Whose territory?"

Lin Mo looked at Wang Laizi with great interest.

"This is our territory, the Vicious Dog Gang!"

Wang Laizi slapped his chest, feeling incredibly proud to be a member of the Vicious Dog Gang!

"So, since you're doing business here, you need to know the rules!"

Wang Laizi grinned maliciously, spreading out a greasy palm towards Lin Mo, his five fingers opening and closing twice.

That means, it goes without saying.

"You're new here and don't know any better. I can teach you."

"On our Vicious Dog Gang's territory, newcomers have to pay double the protection money!"

groove.

They weren't from White Wolf Village after all.

Lin Mo felt somewhat disappointed.

He waved his hand impatiently, intending to tell them to get lost.

But just then...

Behind Wang Laizi, a skinny thug who looked like a monkey suddenly lit up, as if he had discovered a new continent.

He excitedly nudged Wang Laizi's shoulder.

"Boss, boss!"

Wang Laizi was enjoying the thrill of intimidating the fat sheep when he was interrupted. He turned around and shouted impatiently.

"Fuck you! Can't you see I'm busy collecting money?!"

"No, boss..."

The skinny monkey lowered his voice, scratching his ears and cheeks in frustration.

"Look! Look behind that kid!"

He gestured with his chin toward Lin Mo's back, his mouth practically watering.

Wang Laizi glanced impatiently in the direction he was pointing.

It was originally just a casual glance.

But that one glance was enough to freeze Wang Laizi completely in place.

What did he see?

Behind that pretty boy, there's a girl!

The girl was terrified and clung tightly to the young man's clothes, hiding most of her body behind him.

But in the end, it couldn't be completely hidden.

She revealed half of her pretty face, no bigger than a palm, and a pair of watery eyes filled with panic.

That face...

Wang Laizi has spent most of his life in a place like Black Wind City. What kind of women hasn't he seen?

The flirtatious prostitutes in Chunfeng Tower, the shrewish women on the West City trade route, and the callous female slaves in the East City mining area.

But he had never seen anything like it before.

Clean.

It's too clean.

That little face was so white it seemed to be glowing, without a single blemish.

Those eyes, as clear as spring water, were filled with terror and panic, making one's heart itch with longing.

And that exposed section of her neck, so slender and fair, makes you want to kiss it the moment you see it.

That woman was like a lotus flower in the misty rain of Jiangnan, like a fairy who stepped out of a literati painting!

That delicate, pitiful quality instantly struck Wang Laizi's heart, a heart filled with alcohol and violence.

His breathing instantly became heavy.

I felt all the blood in my body rush to my lower body in that instant.

He had lived for over thirty years and this was the first time he had ever realized that a woman could be so alluring just by looking scared!