Invincibility Begins with a Super Fairy Manny

Chapter 1178: Chapter 1178: An Innocent Man Bears No Blame, Yet He Who Carries a Jade Token Invites Trouble (2nd Update)

But at this moment, He Chuntai no longer possessed his former bravado; his face had turned as pale as paper, his body was trembling slightly, and he didn’t even dare to meet Chi Yu’s gaze directly, only lowering his head in feigned silence.

This attitude was essentially an admission of submission.

Chi Yu had seen such scenes many times before, and under normal circumstances, He Chuntai would have had no chance of survival.

But now, driven by lust, Chi Yu couldn’t be bothered to deal with He Chuntai.

He turned to Yan Meishu, whose complexion was equally pale, and let out a sneering chuckle, ”Miss Yan, what do you think of my proposal just now? If you have no objections, let’s go have our fun, and then return to the banquet, shall we?”

This was no longer teasing; this was a verbal assault on Yan Meishu’s dignity.

Yet, faced with this situation, not a single person dared to speak up.

Many even watched with schadenfreude.

Yan Meishu bit her lip so hard she drew blood, afraid that she would erupt in anger if she couldn’t restrain herself.

She didn’t want to escalate the situation; after all, Chi Yu’s status was too high. Thus, she pinned all her hope on the Second Madam, Zui Meng, hoping she would speak up for her.

But faced with Yan Meishu’s imploring gaze, Zui Meng remained unaffected and instead just smiled lightly, saying casually, ”Miss Yan, if the Divine General says so, he must truly like you! This could also be seen as a good thing. Why not just accept it? How about that?”

Boom!

For Yan Meishu, Zui Meng’s words were like a bolt from the blue.

In an instant, she came to understand a lot.

Why the Second Madam had invited her to attend the banquet.

And why she had personally made an appearance!

At first, Yan Meishu thought it was in recognition of her own status, but at this moment, she finally understood.

She was nothing more than a bargaining chip!

It was very likely that Zui Meng had done this deliberately, probably with the intention of warning the Yan Family, or even...

To take action against the Yan Family!

As for the reason...

Yan Meishu suddenly remembered what her father once said, ”An innocent man is guilty if he carries a gem!”

Now the wealth accumulated by the Yan Family was too astounding, and that... was the Yan Family’s crime!

In a flash.

Yan Meishu understood everything.

But this did nothing to help her current predicament; if anything, it only made her feel more desperate.

Because she was well aware that someone as powerful as Zui Meng wouldn’t act without being sure of victory.

Thinking this way, could it be that today she would really lose her life here?

Grief welled up within Yan Meishu, and she instinctively looked towards He Chuntai.

After all, this He Chuntai was the Guard Captain of the trade caravan, and before leaving, Yan Meishu’s father, who was also He Chuntai’s uncle, had made it very clear.

He Chuntai must protect Yan Meishu during this trade mission.

But when Yan Meishu’s gaze fell on He Chuntai, she found that this cousin, who usually bragged about his prowess and courage, was now deeply bowing his head.

He seemed to be afraid to draw attention to himself, with his back so bent that he resembled a boiled shrimp, both comical and ridiculous.

Such a disgraceful sight ruthlessly shattered the last sliver of hope in Yan Meishu’s heart.

Taking a deep breath, she stared at Zui Meng and said coldly, ”Second Madam, do you not fear that your actions will cool the hearts of the many merchants?”

”Cool their hearts?” Zui Meng mocked with a laugh, ”Do you traders even have hearts? As long as there’s profit to be made, countless merchants will swarm to it! And your Yan Family... haha! I’ve already done you a favor by sustaining you until now. When the pig is fattened up, it’s naturally time to be slaughtered. Isn’t that normal?”

”You...” Yan Meishu was speechless, unable to think of a retort to Zui Meng’s words.

At this moment, Chi Yu, excitedly rubbing his hands together, asked, ”Second Madam, can I have this young lady now?”

Zui Meng nodded, ”That’s right, do as you please, just don’t kill her! After all, she’ll still be of some use later!”

”Don’t worry! I always have a lot of patience when dealing with this kind of little girl! I’ll slowly cook her goose!” Chi Yu said with a sinister grin.