The Flourishing Era of Female Merchants

Everyone's eyes lit up, and someone immediately started to jeer, "What made Young Master Liu's expression change? Miss Yan has shown everyone, Young Master Liu, hurry up and don't delay!"

"Yeah, hurry up and take it out so we can see!" one of them said, thinking to himself that it couldn't be anything good. With that, he stepped forward and snatched the paper from Liu Zhan's hand, loudly reciting, "Learn to bark like a dog ten times!"

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Young Master Liu, bark like a dog ten times! Haha, ten barks for ten thousand taels of silver, that's a really good deal."

"Yes, yes, Young Master Liu, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and call him!"

Everyone chimed in with their own comments, but Liu Zhan's face was as dark as could be. His hands were clenched into fists, his knuckles cracking, and he glared fiercely at An Mi as if he wanted to crush her.

However, he could only think about it. The more angry and restless he became, the more carefree An Mi felt.

Meeting Liu Zhan's gaze, An Mi casually waved the paper in her hand that read "ten thousand taels of silver," and said, "Young Master Liu, if you don't call him, do you want Madam Liu or Master Liu to call him for you?"

Liu Xuan and his wife were taken aback, their gazes towards An Mi and Liu Zhan shifting. An Mi was clearly doing this on purpose, and Liu Zhan…

Liu Zhan's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. He stared at Madam Liu and Liu Xuan for a long time. He had just been congratulating himself on his good luck, but now... ten dog barks?

Liu Zhan didn't want to, but thinking of the Liu family ancestral home, he took a deep breath and, as if reckless, barked, "Woof...woof woof..."

"Haha..." Everyone burst into laughter.

Liu Zhan deliberately avoided feeling the contemptuous gazes and sarcastic laughter of those people, enduring the humiliation and finishing the ten barks. In his heart, he told himself again and again that if he could turn the tables, he would make everyone present bark like a dog, leaving no one unpunished.

An Mi caught a glimpse of Liu Zhan's expression as he suppressed his humiliation, and a wide smile spread across her lips. Her eyes deepened in color as she said loudly, "Young Master Liu, let's continue!"

As they spoke, An Mi had already taken out another piece of paper. Liu Zhan looked at the neatly folded paper, still without any writing on it, and felt a little scared. However, An Mi's gaze was urging him on; he had no way out.

Liu Zhan prayed in his heart that he would choose carefully, preferably a blank sheet of paper. But how could he know that there would be so many blank sheets of paper?

Under everyone's gaze, Liu Zhan reached out and rummaged through the box for a long time before making a decision. An Mi looked at his nervous expression, her smile growing increasingly disdainful. She slowly unfolded the paper in her hand, and upon seeing its contents, An Mi raised her beautiful eyebrows slightly. "Hehe, sorry, it's blank!"

Liu Zhan froze. Blank? What about his?

His eyes flickered, and a strong sense of unease suddenly arose in Liu Zhan's heart. Hearing the commotion from the people present, his hands trembled even more, but he had no choice but to unfold the papers in his hand.

Finally, when the words on the paper appeared before his eyes, Liu Zhan staggered. There was only one large word on it: "Blood".

What does this mean? The more Liu Zhan didn't understand its meaning, the more uneasy he felt, even mixed with a slight fear. The curious crowd also saw the word and looked at An Mi with confusion, as if waiting for her explanation.

However, An Mi didn't speak, but Bai Yi's voice rang out with great interest, "Young Master Liu's box is full of things that Mi'er wants. Mi'er, what do you need blood for?"

After Bai Yi pointed this out, everyone suddenly realized that Miss Yan wanted "blood"!

Liu Zhan's face suddenly turned pale, and Liu Xuan and Madam Liu also seemed to have been struck by lightning. Only now did they fully understand that what An Mi wanted was not just to humiliate the Liu family, but what she wanted... The three of them almost dared not think about it.

"Young Master Liu, it seems your luck isn't so good this time." An Mi's calm voice came, and Liu Zhan seemed to snap out of his surprise. Looking at the smile on An Mi's face, he murmured, "No...no!"

Two words, spoken with particular conviction: blood? An Mi wanted his blood? How much? Liu Zhan understood that it couldn't be satisfied with just a little bit.

"No? What? Is Young Master Liu going to back out and break the rules?" An Mi's eyes narrowed, and her tone suddenly turned cold. "The game has already begun. Young Master Liu was happy to take that pile of silver just now, but now you can't back out!"

An Mi's words were firm and resounding, and her aura was so powerful that even the others present were awestruck. In the past, the Yan girl they had seen was mostly gentle and serene, as if she didn't care about anything. But at this moment, the Yan girl had a domineering aura that made people admire her.

"No..." Liu Zhan still insisted. The fear in his heart overwhelmed everything when he thought of the word "blood".

An Mi stared at Liu Zhan for a long while, and for a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat strange. Finally, An Mi frowned and said, "I do have a suggestion. As long as the blood flows from the bodies of members of the Liu family, I, An Mi, will take it. If Young Master Liu is unwilling to sacrifice himself, then Master Liu Xuan and Madam Liu..."

An Mi glanced over indifferently, landing on Liu Xuan and Madam Liu. Naturally, she didn't miss the shock and panic in their eyes. A hint of satisfaction appeared in An Mi's eyes, and she continued with a chuckle, "I believe that since we are family, we should naturally not distinguish between each other. Don't you think so, Madam Liu?"

When Madam Liu's name was called, her expression turned even uglier. Meeting An Mi's gaze, she realized that this woman was clearly toying with them on purpose!

Yes, they knew this all along, didn't they? Yet they could only be manipulated by her like this.

"Isn't Madam Liu the one who loves Young Master Liu the most?" An Mi continued when Madam Liu remained silent, and slowly walked up to her. "Madam Liu, it's just a little blood. Are you really reluctant to part with it? Young Master Liu is the only bloodline of the Liu family. If anything happens to him, well... where will Madam Liu find another son as handsome and dashing as Young Master Liu, who is also obedient to his mother?"

Madam Liu frowned as she looked at Liu Zhan, her heart filled with intense struggle. She knew that the blood of the Liu family would inevitably be shed, but for her to shed it... or for her Zhan'er to shed it, would undoubtedly be like tearing out a piece of her heart.

Madam Liu looked at Liu Zhan, and at that moment, Liu Zhan met her gaze. Madam Liu saw reluctance in Liu Zhan's eyes, and a sense of relief rose in her heart. Zhan'er was indeed her son, how could he watch her bleed and suffer?

But what should we do now?