My Co-renting Lady Boss

"What? Sending troops to the Fox Spirit Mountain Range."

Guo Cunhou shot to his feet. But then something seemed to occur to him; Guo Cunhou took a deep breath and sat back down in the armchair. He closed his eyes, then said, "Xiao Dong, go back and report to the Commander, tell him I’ll be there right away."

Guo Dong looked at Guo Cunhou with some embarrassment, then said, "But Uncle, the Commander said I’m to go with you."

"Mm, I know. Here’s what we’ll do: I’ll get ready, say a few words to your aunt, then we’ll go."

Guo Cunhou stood up and walked out the door.

The little maid Cuiling was very quick-witted; she grabbed Guo Dong, who was about to follow Guo Cunhou. "Brother Guo Dong, you haven’t been here for quite a long time. Did anything interesting happen during this period? Let me tell you, that girl I introduced to you last time was very unhappy with you."

Listening to Cuiling’s hearty laughter, Guo Cunhou let out a long sigh and walked into the courtyard where He Meijuan lived.

"What’s the matter, Master? I heard from Granny Weng that Guo Dong is here? What, did something happen again over at the Commander Residence?"

He Meijuan was very clever; just from looking at Guo Cunhou’s expression, she could tell he was not happy.

Guo Cunhou let out a long sigh. "Meijuan, take Granny Weng and Cuiling and leave West Desolation City."

He Meijuan, who had been reclining in a lounge chair, instantly straightened her back. She stared at Guo Cunhou in shock.

"Old Guo, what on earth is going on? Tell me."

He Meijuan’s eyes turned red. She had never imagined Guo Cunhou would say something like this to her.

Guo Cunhou let out a long sigh. "Today, the City Lord handed military power over to Wang Buqun. Wang Buqun summoned me over; it’s definitely to discuss dealing with Fox Spirit Mountain. Other people don’t know how formidable Fox Spirit Mountain is, but I know it all too well."

"Then can’t you just not go?"

He Meijuan was stunned. She was also a cultivator, so of course she knew just how powerful those Demon Foxes on Fox Spirit Mountain were.

Guo Cunhou gave a bitter smile. "Do you think, if I refuse to go, Wang Buqun would agree?"

"But, but... Old Guo, I’m pregnant."

He Meijuan’s pretty face flushed slightly as she looked at Guo Cunhou.

Guo Cunhou froze where he stood. He stepped forward and gently placed his hand on He Meijuan’s belly. "You’re pregnant? When did this happen? How come I didn’t know?"

"Just in the last couple of days. You’ve been busy, and I didn’t know how to tell you. That old man I rescued is a very capable person. Granny Weng followed the methods he left behind when she cooked, and sure enough, she was able to make dishes that regulated my body."

A maternal smile appeared on He Meijuan’s face.

Guo Cunhou took a deep breath. "Meijuan, listen to me. Go. I’ll do my best to stay alive and come find you."

"You really have to go?"

Hearing that Guo Cunhou was still insisting, He Meijuan let out a long sigh and asked.

"I know what kind of person Wang Buqun is. If I don’t go, my fate will only be worse, and it will drag you down with me. I have some ties with Hu Sanqiu of Fox Spirit Mountain Range. If I get captured, they probably won’t kill me outright."

Guo Cunhou let out another long sigh, and footsteps sounded again outside the door.

"Uncle, are you ready yet? Any later and the Commander will be displeased."

Guo Dong’s voice came from outside.

Guo Cunhou snorted. "Bullying people by relying on your backing."

"Wait a bit longer, I’m coming right now."

Guo Cunhou raised his voice a notch. His gaze lingered on He Meijuan for a moment, then he turned and left her room.

Cuiling walked in from outside.

He Meijuan was slumped in the lounge chair. Seeing Cuiling, she quickly grabbed her hand. "Go call Granny Weng over. I have something to say."

The fact that the West Desolation City’s old demon ceded power to the garrison Commander Wang Buqun was sent back to the Fox Spirit Mountain Range immediately.

Hu Sanqiu’s expression tightened as soon as she received the secret report. She took a deep breath and said, "Go, notify the Eight Elders and City Lord Tang Ming and the others to assemble in the conference hall. Tell them it’s an urgent matter of life and death."

The little fox that had delivered the message nodded. It let out a cry, and the baby foxes in several nearby burrows all sprang into action.

Having successfully formed an alliance with the Niu Family, Tang Ming could be said to be riding high. Recently, he and Hu Jiusheng had been stationed at Dou Niu Mountain, helping the Niu Family research how to construct the Mountain Protection Array and develop the Spirit Tree Plain.

"We also need to set up some cannons here. The distance between the hidden sentries and the camps is a bit too far. Even though your Niu Family has secret techniques, I still think we should use Formation methods to send alarms. That will be more advantageous for defense."

Tang Ming turned to look at Niu Lili beside him.

Niu Lili nodded. "In this area, you and Uncle Hu Jiusheng are the authorities. We just have to do as you say."

"Hahaha, then we’ll do it that way. But the ore over there has been in cooperative use with the Demon Slayer Clan, so it’ll take some time before we can get the cannons made and brought over. Once we have cannons, even if Demons from the Demon Abyss come attacking, we won’t be afraid."

Tang Ming took a deep breath. A Niu Family hidden sentry came running over from not far away with a little white fox.

"City Lord, Holy Maiden, Master Hu, an urgent report has arrived from the Fox Spirit Mountain Range."

The little fox, upon seeing the three of them, leapt straight into Hu Jiusheng’s arms.

Hu Jiusheng took out the secret report that Hu Sanqiu had received and glanced at it. His pupils also contracted slightly, then he passed the report to Tang Ming.

Tang Ming handed the report to Niu Lili at his side. "You should take a look too. It seems that previous incident really did trigger a chain reaction."

"Wang Buqun... didn’t he say he was at odds with the old demon of West Desolation? For the old demon to do this is clearly to drag us into a mutual-destruction scenario. How are we supposed to talk about dealing with the Demon Clan like this?"

Niu Lili’s expression darkened as she took the secret letter from Tang Ming.

Hu Jiusheng coughed lightly, then said, "Call the Niu Family members to attend the meeting as well. With cannons in place, the defenses at Fox Spirit Mountain Range are much safer than at Dou Niu Mountain Range. If they intend to attack Dou Niu Mountain Range, we’ll have to draw up a strategy."

Tang Ming nodded, then said, "Mm. Inform Elder Yinghao and Elder Yingzi. Lili, you can’t leave the Blood God Temple, so you’d better not go over there."

Niu Lili nodded and said, "All right, I’ll have people notify Grandma and Uncle."

After summoning Niu Yinghao and Niu Yingzi, the four of them returned together to the Fox Spirit Mountain Range.

Fox Bachang became even more cordial when he saw the Niu siblings. After they arrived at the conference hall and sat down according to host and guest, Tang Ming took the central host’s seat.