Wow, this rough-around-the-edges pregnant wife is something else, she's incredibly ruthless!

Like a ghost, Meng Tong sneaked into the city and headed straight for the Liu residence.

Along the way, they encountered many government officials, each carrying a long knife and exuding a very intimidating aura.

"Hey, what's going on here? I've run into several groups of government officials this early in the morning. I've never seen them patrolling so frequently before."

"Patrol my ass! Didn't you hear what happened last night?"

Hidden in the crowd, Meng Tong overheard several people gossiping together, and coincidentally, she was the subject of their gossip.

"Do you know the Liu family in the east of the city?"

"Yes, I know! This year's grain was bought from Daocheng by his family and they're selling it. I heard it has some connection with His Highness the Crown Prince."

"It's more than just a little connection, the Liu family... come closer and I'll tell you something."

With several heads huddled together, Meng Tong couldn't resist the temptation and slowed his pace considerably. The woman's eyes darted around, but her ears caught all the conversation of the people in front of her.

"The Liu family is the place where His Highness the Crown Prince is raising troops in Liaocheng. You know that place in the east of the city, right? We are not allowed to go there at all."

"No way! His Highness the Crown Prince is His Majesty's only son, there's no reason for him to do this!"

"Tch, who would complain about sitting on the throne for too long?"

The conversation grew increasingly heated, and some who had taken it to heart joined in. Meng Tong watched as the man who had been telling the secret slowly disappeared from the crowd and ran westward.

Is this... a propaganda war?

Meng Tong rolled her eyes a couple of times, a smile appearing on her lips, before finally heading towards the Liu residence.

The Liu residence is very easy to find; just ask anyone and they'll tell you the exact address.

Walking along the east side of the city for less than fifteen minutes, passing the brothel alley we passed last night, and finally turning left onto the main road for a few hundred meters, a majestic mansion stands before us.

Looking up at the two large characters "Liu Mansion" on the plaque, Meng Tong crossed his arms, his eyes radiating excitement.

A family like that must have a lot of embezzled money!

She will be the one to check it today.

The woman took out a hat and a mask from her spatial storage and put them on. She then walked boldly toward the gate of the mansion, even knocking politely.

"Who!"

No one answered. The servant slowly walked out, looking impatient. He rubbed his drunken face with one hand, trying to sober up, while holding up his trousers that were about to fall down with the other.

Slowly opening the door, the servant seemed to have just gotten up. His eyes were squinted, making it impossible to see Meng Tong's appearance or figure. He only felt a pain in his nose and then lay on the ground unconscious.

The light blue hem of her skirt brushed against the servant's arm as the woman walked gracefully into the Liu residence.

Her supernatural abilities were released to probe the entire Liu residence; a woman could spot any good stuff at a glance.

As Meng Tong walked toward the storeroom on the east side, he encountered several servants and maids along the way.

"Who is it, daring to... uh."

Without exception, they all fell straight to the ground, and Meng Tong arrived at the Liu family's storeroom without any hindrance.

The six gleaming locks showed how much the Liu family valued them, but Meng Tong saw nothing of value in them. He simply removed the warehouse door and put it into his spatial dimension to burn as firewood.

What followed was a thorough looting spree, with box after box of gold and silver jewelry that no woman would believe was clean.

Besides jewelry, Meng Tong unexpectedly discovered a warehouse full of weapons on the innermost side.

Long swords, daggers, shields, armor, spears, and even catapults—Meng Tong believed he was going to attack the city.

Thinking back to the conversation I overheard on my way here, it seems there wasn't anything unfounded.

But... hehe.

With a wave of her hand, she stored everything away in her spatial storage and walked towards Liu Dazhuang's bedroom.

Besides this place, his residence has many good things.

Turning out of the warehouse and walking straight towards the waterside pavilion, Meng Tong encountered people with weapons who came to surround her, but she skillfully avoided them all.

It's time to scavenge, no time to play with them.

Liu Dazhuang's bedroom was not far from the warehouse; on the contrary, the two were even visible to each other.

When Meng Tong arrived, there was no one at the door, and it was quiet inside as well.

They pushed open the door and ransacked the place again. Even the canopy bed that Liu Dazhuang had bought at a high price was taken by Meng Tong, leaving only a messy mattress.

The Liu family truly lived up to their reputation as an all-powerful force in Liaocheng; they had so many good things to collect that the woman spent a full hour taking away all the jars of fine wine buried in the ground.

As for the entire Liu household, they were even grabbing people from the opposite direction of her with brooms!

……

After leaving Liu's residence, Meng Tong casually took a few sheep from the neighboring houses. He didn't take anything else, but he insisted on keeping all the money.

More than two hours passed in the end, and the entire city of Liaocheng was turned upside down by her.

The culprit, however, was chewing on a candied hawthorn and walking out of the city, having bought quite a few things along the way.

There are sweet and sour candied hawthorns, edible and playable sugar figurines, and all sorts of pretty and fun little things.

She, Meng Tong, paid for everything she did to abide by the law.

There were soldiers guarding the city gate, and they were searching very thoroughly. Meng Tong was not flustered at all. He turned around and climbed over a deserted spot to escape.

……

At noon, when the sun was at its hottest, Meng Tong walked towards Lu Chuan and the others, waving a meat bun in her hand.

"Miss."

"Mmm." The woman had a satisfied smile on her face and handed the meat bun in her hand to Lu Chuan, saying, "Are you hungry? Here, these are the meat buns I brought for you. If you want to eat anything else, we have them too, like noodles and stuff."

"No need, the meat bun is fine." After taking a bite of the bun, Lu Chuan's eyes never left Meng Tong, his expression sticky and slightly resentful.

Perhaps it's because I couldn't go to the city with her!

"My sister-in-law bought these."

"Yeah! I haven't been shopping much, let's see if there's anything you guys like to eat."

Meng Tong deliberately ignored Sheng Xiu's unspoken meaning by taking out all the good things from the space at once.

She neither seeks their understanding nor speaks of her act of plundering others' belongings.

"Wow! I love this green pastry. I don't know what it's made of, but it's quite soft."

"If you like it, have a couple more pieces."

"Ah! My sister-in-law is so wonderful. When will I ever have someone like her..."

"Ahem, would you like some of my meat soup, my lady?"

Interrupting Sheng Zhuzhu from what she was about to say, Cheng Mian stuffed the rest of the mutton from his bowl into Sheng Zhuzhu's mouth.

The man in his early thirties beamed with joy at receiving the praise he had been hoping for.

Sitting down next to Lu Chuan, Meng Tong looked at them with a smile, then turned to look at Sheng Yu and Sheng Xiu.

Logically speaking, both of them are good-looking and come from good families, so why aren't they married yet at this age?

Could it be some hidden illness or...?

While eating, Meng Tong's strange gaze sent chills down Sheng Xiu's spine, and he looked at Lu Chuan with pleading eyes.

Lu Chuan, who was already having some wild thoughts, became even more depressed. Sitting next to Meng Tong, he looked exactly like a sulking little wife.