"That little bastard, does he really think I don’t exist!"

Seeing Xiaobei walk over as if no one else was around, she stomped her little foot in anger.

She wanted to turn around and run away immediately, but she knew it was impossible because her clothes and everything were still not far away.

"What’s the matter? You seem a bit nervous. Have you been soaking too long?"

Upon hearing such a light-hearted tease, Lin Ya rolled her eyes at Xiaobei, saying angrily, "What nonsense! I’m not nervous at all."

With a hearty laugh, Xiaobei looked at her, chuckling with a full smile, "That’s right, we’re not outsiders, no need to be nervous."

"Hmph!"

Lin Ya didn’t deny it!

She knew Xiaobei wasn’t wrong!

She and Xiaobei were really close, so there was indeed no need to be nervous...

But, she really couldn’t control her emotions, because she had never experienced such a scene before.

...

While Lin Ya was caught up in her dilemma, Cao Ya and his two subordinates had already returned to their turf.

After glancing ahead and finding no one else in sight, Cao Ya stopped and spoke gravely, "Do you all remember what I said before?"

Upon hearing this solemn inquiry, they quickly nodded, "Yes! We’ll just say our faces got hurt by accident!"

Looking at them with satisfaction, Cao Ya continued, "Right! We can say we failed the task, but absolutely do not admit we were beaten so badly by Xiaobei. You understand the difference, don’t you?"

"Yes, we understand, completely understand!"

They nodded quickly...

They knew that if others found out they had been beaten like stray dogs, their days would really become hard...

Seeing they understood, Cao Ya said in a low voice, "Keep moving!" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

After saying this, he took the lead.

They exchanged a look and hurriedly followed.

At this moment, they all reached up to touch their faces.

Earlier, on their way back, they had tried to ice it, but it was still swollen despite their efforts.

So it was apparent to anyone there was something wrong at a glance...

...

"Oh, why did you come back so quickly? Is the task completed?"

As soon as they entered, a mocking voice reached them.

Turning their heads, they saw a man with a scarred face looking at them with a sneer.

At the moment, he was smoking a cigarette, looking quite disgusting!

Cao Ya glanced at his subordinates and said calmly, "Cao Wei, whether or not we finished the task has nothing to do with you, right? Good dogs don’t block the way. Get out of here!"

As Cao Ya calmly spoke, he cursed his luck inwardly!

Previously, he and Cao Wei had serious disagreements over some matters, so they were quite at odds!

Thus, Cao Ya really didn’t want to see him.

But there was no choice, enemies meet on a narrow road, the less he wanted to see him, the more he saw him.

Upon hearing Cao Ya’s words, Cao Wei’s expression turned extremely cold, "Good dogs don’t block the way? Who are you calling a dog? Make it clear!"

With a glance at his twisted face, Cao Ya smiled faintly, "Whoever responds, that’s who I’m calling!"

"Fine! Cao Ya, I know you’re feeling proud now, but you won’t be proud for long! Soon, I’ll completely replace you, and then I’ll see if you can still act like a big-tailed wolf in front of me!"

After saying this, Cao Wei turned and left directly.

Cao Wei could tell that Cao Ya’s task clearly wasn’t going well...

Based on that, he would certainly face punishment from the family, so he didn’t need to do much himself, just wait and enjoy the show.

Watching Cao Wei leave, Cao Ya took a deep breath!

He knew he needed to be careful in the future, Cao Wei really hated him deeply.

After thinking it through, Cao Ya glanced at his two subordinates and said coldly, "Keep going forward."

"Yes!"

They quickly answered respectfully...

They knew Cao Ya’s mood was extremely bad now, so they completely obeyed, not wanting to provoke him at all...

...

Ten minutes later, in the majestic grand hall, Cao Ya and his two subordinates stood somewhat nervously...

In front of them, sat three people...

Though there were only three, they quickened their heartbeat, as the aura of those three was really quite terrifying.

"Tell me, what’s going on?"

The person sitting in the center spoke coldly...

Upon hearing this cold questioning, the three of them trembled.

Each felt an even stronger chill...

They knew, the person who spoke was the Family Head, Cao Ying. He wasn’t very old, but he was unquestionably a ruthless character.

Usually, when they faced him, they all felt nervous.

Today, because of their guilt, they were particularly tense.

"What? Cat got your tongue?"

Seeing them just bowing their heads, Cao Ying spoke again, his tone even colder this time.

"No! Family Head, we’re thinking about how to explain!"

"How to explain? Tell me everything that happened before, truthfully."

"Yes!"

Cao Ya nodded and began to recount.

"Previously, as per your instructions, we went over there to discuss their allegiance. But when we arrived, we found their Family Head had changed to an outsider. We felt something was wrong, so we hurried back to inform you!"

"Family Head changed to an outsider? Are you joking?"

"Family Head, I wish I was joking, but really I’m not, it really changed to an outsider. If you don’t believe me, you can ask them!"

Upon hearing Cao Ya bring them up, they knew it was time to show...

Thinking this way, he quickly spoke, "Family Head, we can completely testify!"

"Right!"

Cao Ying eyed them deeply and said, "Since you noticed this, didn’t you do anything?"

"No, we initially wanted to do something, but worried about alerting them."

"Right!"

Upon hearing this response, Cao Ying squinted his eyes, "I see! Then what about their faces? You won’t tell me their faces aren’t beaten, right."

"Family Head, really they’re not, they fell before!"

Hearing Cao Ya’s words, they quickly agreed.

"Right, we were just chatting, then fell, getting our faces swollen."

"Yes!"

Previously, they had already made up the story, so when they spoke now, it sounded almost genuine...

Cao Ying listened to their words and studied them intently.

After this, he looked at Cao Ya and said sinisterly, "Previously, you had guaranteed the task under oath, now that you haven’t completed it, I’m going to punish you. Anything you’d like to say?"