I sell demon meat in the city

Chapter 98 Threat
One week later, the little monkey opened its eyes.

At that time, Meng Shulan had just finished feeding it milk, and Xiao Qi was watching from the side, occasionally saying, "It's really ugly."

Meng Shulan teased her daughter, "You looked about the same as it when you were born, not much better looking either."

“How could that be?” Xiao Qi retorted, hands on her hips. “I’m much prettier than it. It’s a real monkey, I just look like one. We’re not the same.”

It was at this moment that the little monkey, nestled in its little blanket, slowly opened its eyes.

The mother and daughter were both taken aback when they saw its eyes.

Well, those two big, round eyes weren't really red, nor were they particularly yellow. They had a bright center and a faint blue rim, like two little flames slowly burning from the inside out, giving off a warm feeling.

"Mom, this monkey is a bit ugly, but its eyes are really beautiful."

Meng Qi was completely mesmerized, repeatedly exclaiming in astonishment, "How can a monkey's eyes look like that?"

"Your master said this is called a Flame Monkey."

"Since it contains the word 'flame,'" Xiao Qi asked, "Will it be able to breathe fire when it grows up?"

“Yes, it’s possible,” Yu Qingge, who was lounging on the sofa watching TV and completely absorbed, glanced at them during a commercial break before Meng Shulan could speak. “Infernape’s innate skill is fire. Wait until it gets bigger.”

She suddenly stopped speaking, then slapped her forehead. "I almost forgot, it needs Fire Spirit Crystals to unlock its talent and activate its skills. But you don't have any here."

After saying that, he shook his head regretfully and sighed.

After the commercial ended, she turned her gaze and attention back to the television.

Meng Shulan and her daughter exchanged a glance. They didn't feel sorry for it. After all, they had raised the little dragon for a year and didn't really think it was that great that it could spray water.

If this thing could breathe fire, Meng Qi suspected that one day she might have her head burned bald by the fire.

So if it can't be done, it doesn't matter.

After watching two episodes of the TV series "Yu Qingge", Meng Shulan asked her, "Why do its mother's eyes look different from its own? They're very ordinary, not like flames at all."

"That's because they only look like that when they're young. As they grow up, they use normal eyes as a cover to protect themselves. As for their mother..."

Yu Qingge paused for a moment, then guessed, "Spirit beasts aren't demons, so they shouldn't live in the demon realm. Its mother probably came here by accident, just like me. The gestation period for a fire monkey is a hundred years, which means its mother was already pregnant before coming here. Although we don't know what happened to it after it arrived, it's clear that its innate skills have been exhausted, otherwise it wouldn't have no fire left in its eyes."

Meng Shulan has buried the mother monkey in Sanqing Mountain. She plans to release the baby monkey when it grows up, also in Sanqing Mountain.

Thinking that the place would become a habitat for monkeys in the future, she wondered if she should plant some peach trees on the mountain.

The idea had just formed in my mind, and before I could even voice it, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Meng Shulan thought it was Sister Li, whom she had asked to buy goat milk earlier that day, so she quickly got up and went out.

However, when she opened the door, she saw a strange middle-aged man.

"Who are you looking for?" Meng Shulan asked warily.

Xiao Jingguang looked at Meng Shulan, unsure of how to address her. He should have called her "sister-in-law," but given her current hostile relationship with the Xiao family, that seemed inappropriate.

After considering it for a moment, he decided to speak directly, "I am Xiao Yinuo's father, Xiao Jingguang."

Meng Shulan narrowed her eyes immediately, "The Xiao family?"

“Yes.” She sneered, “What do you want? You’re not here to kill me too, are you?”

Xiao Jingguang's face stiffened, and he forced a smile, saying, "I'm sorry, my second brother was really foolish. He came here without our knowledge, and he deserves this punishment."

Meng Shulan raised her hand, directly interrupting Xiao Jingguang, "I don't have time to listen to your nonsense, just tell me what you're here for."

She had no good impression of anyone from the Xiao family, no matter who they were, and she couldn't be bothered to waste time with them.

Xiao Jingguang found it difficult to utter the words he had prepared.

After Xiao Jinghuai disappeared, they went to great lengths to find out where he was. They then tried to contact Lin Qingquan, but he refused to help them.

Left with no other choice, Xiao Jingguang had to swallow his pride and ask Meng Shulan for help.

He knew that doing so was somewhat unreasonable, but in order to leave some room for both sides and to prevent things from developing in an uncontrollable direction, he felt it was still necessary to talk to Meng Shulan.

"Consider this a plea for my second brother, Miss Meng. Besides putting him in a heavy prison, do you think there's any other way to do it?"

"Another way?" Meng Shulan narrowed her eyes. "What way? Explain clearly, I don't like riddles."

"Twenty million, in exchange for my second brother, what do you think?"

Twenty million?
Meng Shulan laughed immediately, "Xiao Jinghuai was originally worth twenty million!"

Xiao Jingguang's face stiffened again. "If you're not satisfied, you can name a number."

"How much do you think you can afford?"

Xiao Jingguang really didn't dare to agree to that, because in his father's heart, Longshan was more important than outside business. Correspondingly, Xiao Jinghuai, who didn't have much talent, didn't hold much weight in his father's heart either.

If it weren't for his business acumen and ability to make money for the family, he wouldn't have cared much about his second brother.

For example, when he learned that his second brother had gotten into trouble, his first reaction was that he was useless. He spent money to bring so many people over, but not only did he fail to avenge Yuehua, he also ruined himself. He was truly useless.

However, since the other party was Meng Shulan, and his father had made a harsh statement before he arrived, if she did not agree to make the matter amicable, then he should not blame him for being impolite to the Meng family.

He knew his father meant what he said. If Meng Shulan didn't give in, he might very well retaliate against the Meng family.

With so many people, all of whom are ordinary people, it would be incredibly easy for them to secretly cause an accident and kill a few of them.

Xiao Jingguang didn't want things to escalate to that point, because then not only Meng Shulan, but even Junior Brother Lin would become sworn enemies with Longshan.

He sighed inwardly, and said very sincerely, "Miss Meng, you can tell us what amount you are satisfied with. If we can afford it, we will definitely give it to you. If we can't, I will try to raise the money for you."

Meng Shulan raised an eyebrow, giving Xiao Jingguang a rare serious look, and asked, "What if I don't agree? What does your Xiao family plan to do?"

Xiao Jingguang choked for a moment before speaking tactfully, "I didn't mean to threaten you, it's just that there are a few brothers in the family who are close to my second brother, and I'm afraid of them if this matter isn't resolved."

"Come and kill me too?" Meng Shulan sneered. "Come on then, I'm not afraid."

Xiao Jingguang shook his head, "No, I'm afraid they might harm your Meng family."

See you tomorrow!

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