SPMT : Chapter 58: The Current Situation of the Mercenary Group

 

Xiao Xiaodong sat in the Jiao Ma carriage, looking at Xiao Xiaofan. “Stop eating, you’re starting to smell bad all over.”

 

Xiao Xiaodong covered his nose, thinking, “What a strange hobby my little brother has! Eating garlic.”

 

Xiao Xiaofan blinked at Xiao Xiaodong with a cunning smile. “I want to eat, I want to eat a lot. When I meet Xiao Yuerong, I’ll…” Xiao Xiaofan rushed to Xiao Xiaodong and breathed out a mouthful of air, causing Xiao Xiaodong to cover his nose. Xiao Xiaofan proudly added, “I’ll smoke him to death.”

 

Xiao Xiaodong frowned and said, “Before you smoke him to death, you’ve already smoked me to death.”

 

Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong, tilted his head, and said, “Big brother, are you afraid of the smell?”

 

Xiao Xiaodong frowned, thinking to himself, “Of course. He’s an ordinary person; he’s naturally afraid of the smell.”

 

Xiao Xiaofan took out a box of stinky tofu from his storage bag, and Xiao Xiaodong finally couldn’t bear it anymore and jumped out of the carriage, indicating that he wanted to change compartments.

 

…

 

Xiao Jingting nervously looked out through the window of the carriage.

 

“You’re quite nervous,” Xu Mu’an said.

 

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “I’m about to meet my parents, so of course, I’m a bit nervous.”

 

Xu Mu’an understood that Xiao Jingting was worried that his status as an outsider would be discovered by the original owner’s parents. Xu Mu’an grabbed Xiao Jingting’s hand and said, “Actually, your parents often go out and leave you in the care of the servants in the family.”

 

Xiao Jingting nodded and said, “Yes, the people my parents care most about are my eldest brother.”

 

If Xiao Qingyan had been replaced by someone else, the original owner’s parents might have noticed, but if it was Xiao Jingting, the chances would be greatly reduced.

 

A guard brought Xiao Xiaodong to Xiao Jingting and Xu Mu’an’s compartment.

 

“Why are you here?” Xu Mu’an asked.

 

“Little brother is eating garlic. After eating, he eats stinky tofu. He smells so bad,” Xiao Xiaodong said, feeling annoyed.

 

“Xiaofan, why do you suddenly like eating these things?” Xiao Jingting asked strangely. Xiao Xiaofan seemed to like sweet food! He could eat a dozen sweet bean buns at a time.

 

“He said he wants to smoke Xiao Yuerong to death,” Xiao Xiaodong said.

 

Xiao Jingting’s face darkened, thinking to himself: Xiao Yuerong has cast a great shadow over Xiao Xiaofan! So much so that whenever Xiao Xiaofan thinks of going home, he treats it like facing a great enemy. When they go back, it’s inevitable that the two children will meet. The parents of the original owner are very fond of Xiao Qingyan’s two sons, but they don’t treat the original owner’s son well.

 

Xiao Jingting rubbed his chin and thought that after returning home, he should try to avoid Xiao Qingyan as much as possible!

 

…

 

Xiao Jinfeng looked out of the window at the scenery outside, sighing lightly.

 

“What’s wrong?” Mu Shuyu asked.

 

Xiao Jinfeng shook his head and said, “It’s nothing. I just thought that when I go back, I might run into some familiar faces. I don’t know how the mercenary group is doing now.”

 

When he was just expelled from the mercenary group, Xiao Jinfeng was full of resentment towards the mercenary group. But over time, with the improvement of his life and the company of his beloved wife and child, Xiao Jinfeng’s hatred towards the mercenary group had faded a lot.

 

Mu Shuyu smiled coldly and sarcastically said, “Hua Yufeng is ambitious and reckless. He always felt that your timid behavior restricted the development of the mercenary group. By getting rid of you, he finally has a chance to realize his ambitions.”

 

“When the old captain unexpectedly passed away, he asked me to help Hua Yufeng. He said Hua Yufeng’s temperament was a bit impulsive and asked me to help advise him,” Xiao Jinfeng said.

 

Mu Shuyu shrugged and said, “They chose their own path. You’ve done everything you could.”

 

Xiao Jinfeng closed his eyes and said, “Yes! From the moment I was expelled from the mercenary group, I had no more connection with them.”

 

Mu Shuyu lowered his head. In fact, he had secretly inquired about the current situation of the mercenary group. He heard that the mercenary group had failed several missions in a row and suffered heavy losses, and it was on the verge of disbanding. Because he knew Hua Tianyu’s character, Mu Shuyu wasn’t surprised by this result at all.

 

Knowing the predicament of the mercenary group, Mu Shuyu didn’t sympathize at all; instead, he felt a bit of schadenfreude.

 

…

 

At the Moonlight Restaurant in Mocheng, several mercenaries gathered together.

 

“Xiao Linfeng is back to reorganize the Xiao family. It seems like the deputy captain is about to be called back,” said Zhang Meng, a member of the Fox Hunting Mercenary Group.

 

“It’s been almost a year. I wonder how strong the deputy captain is now,” Zhou Fang sighed.

 

Zhang Meng lowered his head. Initially, under pressure, the mercenary group expelled Xiao Jinfeng, and since then, Xiao Jinfeng has become a taboo in the mercenary group.

 

Xiao Jinfeng was straightforward in personality but cautious in his actions. After he left, the leader of the mercenary group, Hua Yufeng, was eager for success. He led people to attack a Level Five Monster, only to suffer heavy losses from its fierce counterattack.

 

Before that, the mercenary group had dealt with an injured Level Five Monster, but Xiao Jinfeng was there at the time. After he left, the strength of the mercenary group declined significantly.

 

After the failures, Hua Yufeng’s credibility was damaged. In an attempt to restore his reputation, he planned another risky mission, but it ended in failure again.

 

The two failures led to a significant decline in the strength of the mercenary group, unlike its former glory.

 

“Even if the deputy leader returns, he won’t come back to the mercenary group,” Zhou Fang said. The mercenaries, who were commoners, were somewhat wary of Xiao Jinfeng, but they gradually began to miss his strengths.

 

“How has the deputy leader been during this time?” Zhang Meng asked.

 

“The deputy leader married Dr. Mu, and they both went to the deputy leader’s younger brother,” Zhao Li entered.

 

“A mission?” Zhang Meng frowned.

 

Zhao Li nodded. “Yes.”

 

“But many people haven’t recovered yet. Is it too hasty to go on a mission?” Zhou Fang asked.

 

Zhao Li frowned. “It’s been too long without a mission. If we delay any longer, the mercenary group will be finished.”

 

Zhou Fang sighed. “Alright.”