Star Farming, the eldest lady relies on alchemy to counterattack

Chapter 299 Retreat
Seeing Ning Xuan so close to him and acting so intimately, Ying Yaoshi's ears turned red and a smile appeared on his face.

"Then thank you very much, Xuanxuan. Xuanxuan, in order to spend more time with you in the future, I will train a successor as soon as possible." Ying Yaoshi glanced at Yu Mingche with a gloomy expression.

Yu Mingche was indeed favored, but he could sense that Ning Xuan also liked him. What he lacked now was time to spend with Ning Xuan.

Ying Yaoshi secretly resolved to train Lan Xin as soon as possible, at the very least so that Lan Xin could step up when the war was relatively stable.

Ning Xuan and Yu Mingche boarded the starship together. This new ship was for base use and would take Ning Xuan and the others to the starship station on Star 525, where the people Yu Mingche brought were waiting for them.

On the return trip, Ning Xuan and her companions traveled on a large passenger starship. Although the speed was slightly slower, the starship had a spacious interior. Ning Xuan had booked a luxury cabin with an excellent view, and she was accompanied by Yu Mingche. Yu Mingche was extremely gentle and compliant with Ning Xuan, letting her do whatever she wanted. Therefore, Ning Xuan had a very pleasant journey, and her relationship with Yu Mingche grew stronger and stronger.

Feng Linran caught Ning Xuan and Yu Mingche being intimate several times. Because of Ning Xuan's wicked sense of humor, Yu Mingche was always dominated by Ning Xuan and in a very passive position. Feng Linran felt that Yu Mingche was being wronged.

Feng Linran already had some dissatisfaction with Ning Xuan, and now his impression of her was even worse.

However, having learned from his previous experience, Feng Linran dared not show his dissatisfaction, even if he was angry, for fear that Ning Xuan would not allow him to get close to Yu Mingche.

After a full month of travel, including one transfer to a starship, Ning Xuan finally returned to the Central Star.

Yan Fuzhen, Chen Nan, and Jiuwei were waiting at the station early. When they saw Ning Xuan come out, the three of them rushed to the front to pay their respects.

Ning Xuan and her group returned to the Qingluan Mountain villa. Ning Xuan looked at the scenery and furnishings inside the villa, and everything was just as it had been before.

Ning Xuan first went to the Spiritual Energy Cultivation Secret Realm, then went to the Myriad Meteor Star Domain Battlefield. Adding the time spent on the road, Ning Xuan has been away from the Central Star for half a year.

In the past six months, Yun Han, Lin Mo, Di Youlin, and Lan Xin would send Ning Xuan a letter every three to five days to greet her and report on their situations. Ning Xuan would not read these letters most of the time, but would occasionally open them when she felt like it, and would sometimes reply to them.

However, most of the times Ning Xuan replied to her letters were not good news.

"I will be going into seclusion for a while and will not see anyone during this time. Mingche, you are in charge of all affairs in the manor. Steward Yan, if there are any difficult decisions, listen to Mingche." Ning Xuan instructed everyone.

When Feng Linran, who was standing to the side, heard Ning Xuan say this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly. Miss Ning had finally done something good.

Ning Xuan went into seclusion because she had been traveling a lot lately and had some insights while in the spiritual energy cultivation secret realm, which she needed to reflect on.

Ning Xuan had just gone into seclusion when Di Youlin rushed back. He was well-informed and bold. Knowing that Ning Xuan was back, he sent her a letter requesting to go home for a vacation. Without waiting for Ning Xuan's permission, he ran back in a frenzy.

"Young Master Di, there's a war zone where you're currently serving, right? How could you run back here on your own?" Feng Linran asked Di Youlin in surprise.

"What do you mean by 'coming back without permission'? I signed a leave form and was on a legitimate leave." Di Youlin looked Feng Linran up and down, then crossed his arms and said arrogantly.

“But there’s a war going on over there, how could they let you take a leave of absence? That’s impossible.” Feng Linran expressed his disbelief.

"I've dealt with the biggest crisis in the war zone. What's left is just some chores like cleaning up the battlefield. Besides, I'm the one in charge over there." Di Youlin shoved Feng Linran aside and barged into Ning Xuan's courtyard. Ning Xuan wasn't there.

Di Youlin saw Yu Mingche under the Soul-Nourishing Tree in Ningxuan's courtyard.

"What are you doing in Ning Xuan's courtyard? Where is Ning Xuan? Where did she go?" Di Youlin looked Yu Mingche up and down and questioned him.

“Di Youlin, you are a slave under your master’s name. Your parents submitted the contract, right?” Yu Mingche put down his teacup and said slowly.

“That’s right, Ning Xuan and I have established a mental link. I’m not an ordinary slave, but a contract slave.” Di Youlin said, raising his head with a hint of pride.

"Butler Yan, come here for a moment," Yu Mingche instructed Yan Fuzhen through the call device in Ningxuan Courtyard.

"Okay, Mr. Yu." Yan Fuzhen responded, and two minutes later, he appeared in front of Yu Mingche.

"Emperor Youlin returned to the manor without the permission of his master, disobeying the master's will. Take him away and give him fifty lashes on the back," Yu Mingche ordered.

"Yes, take him away." Yan Fuzhen waved his hand, and more than a dozen guards appeared in the courtyard, surrounding Di Youlin.

"Wait, where is Ning Xuan? I need to see Ning Xuan! Butler Yan, what have you done to Ning Xuan? Aren't you one of Ning Xuan's people? How can you listen to her?" Di Youlin said angrily to Yan Fuzhen. Yan Fuzhen always only listened to Ning Xuan's orders, and at most, he was only respectful to the people around Ning Xuan.

“The patriarch has gone into seclusion and entrusted all affairs of the manor to President Yu. President Yu’s orders are the patriarch’s orders. Young Master Di, please cooperate with our work and do not make things difficult for us,” Yan Fuzhen said solemnly.

"You've gone into seclusion. How long will it last?" Di Youlin asked with a disappointed look.

"I don't know then, Young Master Di, you..." Yan Fuzhen took a step forward without making a sound. If Di Youlin dared to resist, he would have no choice but to take action.

"Alright, so what if we're going to the torture chamber to be punished? Let's go." Although Di Youlin was not entirely convinced of being punished by Yu Mingche, Yan Fuzhen's presence clearly indicated that Yu Mingche had the right to handle all affairs in the mansion.

By punishing him, Yu Mingche is essentially acknowledging that he is a member of this household.

Di Youlin rushed back excitedly, hoping to be taught a lesson by Ning Xuan. However, he didn't get to see Ning Xuan and was still taught a lesson.

After Di Youlin was beaten, Yu Mingche ordered him to return to the battlefield immediately. Di Youlin had originally come back in his spare time and did not intend to stay long. However, upon learning that Ning Xuan had just begun her seclusion and that she would probably not be out of seclusion for a while, he returned to the battlefield.

Apart from Di Youlin, in the following days, a constant stream of people came to visit, but Yu Mingche turned them all away.

It was at this time that the various families and forces residing on the central star learned that Yu Mingche was Ning Xuan's contractor.

At the Seventh Space Station, Mo Changsheng looked at Mo Yu and sighed, "You're still too proud."