A vicious female is trapped in a beastly hell.

Chapter 347 Why is the female master here?

Perhaps afraid of being thrown away, the little panda quickly shrank back into Xiao Jin's arms.

Shen Tang chuckled and pointed a finger at its round head. "It's so cute~ You're really willing to give it away to someone else? If it were me, I would have kept it by my side and raised it long ago."

Seeing that Shen Tang liked it, Xiao Jin immediately became very agreeable, "If you like it, then we'll keep it."

Shen Tang nodded, "Yes, this cub is so young and has lost its parents, it's so pitiful. Let's raise it for now! We'll see if we can find a family to adopt it later. But this little guy eats bamboo, right? There's no bamboo to get for it in this freezing weather."

Xiao Jin nodded. "This place doesn't produce bamboo. Is this little thing a native of this area?"

The two looked at each other, and suddenly felt that something was not right.

Pandas eat bamboo, but bamboo doesn't grow in this dirty place of Tieling City.

This little guy doesn't look like a native species at all. Could it be from somewhere else?

Did they migrate here with their parents?

Or was she abducted?
During this period, many areas were in chaos, with many human traffickers specializing in abducting young men, women, and infants.

"Little one, what's your name? Do you know who your parents are?" Shen Tang asked.

The little cub just kept crying out, and since they weren't panda beastmen, they couldn't understand what it was saying.

Lu Xiao walked over and said, "This child is too young. He hasn't even learned to speak yet. His parents probably wouldn't migrate with such a young cub. He might have been abducted."

Shen Tang said with heartache, "Sigh, let's let him recover for now."

She took out some fruit from her spatial storage. The little panda's eyes lit up, and it held the fruit in its paws, eating it happily.

After it finished eating, it fell asleep.

Lu Xiao took the cub to sleep.

……

After staying in Tieling City for a few days, Shen Tang planned to return to the capital with Lu Xiao and the troops.

The situation here is not yet completely stable. In order to prevent any accidents, Xiao Jin led his troops to continue to garrison and defend the city.

After returning to the capital, Lu Xiao received an urgent message from his family, saying that there were some matters that needed to be dealt with, so he went back to his family.

[Host, why don't you open that treasure map and take a look? Maybe you can find something good!] The system reminded you.

Shen Tang took out a treasure map from his spatial storage. After opening it, a golden light appeared on the treasure map!
The system exclaimed in delight, "Wow, host, you're incredibly lucky! Another Golden Legendary title!"

Before Shen Tang could even see what was on the map, a voice came from outside the door announcing, "Your Majesty, Minister Yuan from the Ministry of Revenue requests your presence."

"Okay, get the car ready, I'll be right there." Shen Tang casually placed the map on the table and went to handle the matter.

This time, not only did they successfully recapture Wind Howl City and Iron Ridge City, but they also brought back the area controlled by Black Wind Stronghold and a nearby chaotic area under the control of the Imperial City.

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Public sentiment has risen to some extent in various regions.

The people and soldiers were very happy, and Shen Tang specially allocated a large amount of military funds to reward the hardworking soldiers.

"Your Majesty, please take a look. These are the funding applications submitted by the city lords of each city."

Shen Tang took the document, examined it carefully, and felt quite troubled.

That's a huge sum of money.

Buildings in various places need to be rebuilt, and many people from the chaotic areas have fled to the city. In order to accommodate these refugees, more housing needs to be built.

The plan to plant grain should also be brought forward. Shen Tang distributed grain seeds to various cities and sent orcs skilled in planting to teach the people. After this winter, the problem of food shortage should improve.

There were also some other miscellaneous things to deal with. By the time Shen Tang finished, it was already very late.
She originally wanted to go home, but then she remembered that the Lu family was nearby and Lu Xiao should still be in the clan, so she asked the driver to turn around and go to the Lu family.

When the Lu family guards saw her coming, they were all filled with fear and asked if they should inform the family head and the old family head.

Lu Xiao has now officially taken over the Lu family and become the undisputed head of the family. "No need, it's getting late. The old patriarch should be resting by now. I see the light in your patriarch's study is still on. He's still up so late. I'll go to the study to find him."

Shen Tang waved her hand and went straight to Lu Xiao's office, intending to give him a surprise.

Upon entering, you'll find a quiet study room for work.

The room was sparsely decorated, with dark brown solid wood bookshelves lining the walls, neatly stacked with hardcover books, their gold-embossed spines gleaming matte under the light.

A large solid wood desk was placed in the center, with several documents spread out on the surface and a fountain pen beside it, the ink still wet.

In the corner sat a brass incense burner, from which wisps of smoke rose, carrying a faint scent of sandalwood mixed with the stale aroma of paper and ink.

It's very simple, very old-fashioned, and has a bit of an old-fashioned cadre style.

But there was no one.

Lu Xiao went out on business?
Shen Tang lay on the sofa, but no one came. She yawned several times, feeling sleepy, and her eyelids were about to close. So she got up and went to the inner room.

Lu Xiao is a true workaholic. He is somewhat restrained when he is with her, but he usually works through the night when working for his family.

His hometown was very considerate of him, so they had someone install a bedroom for him in his study, so that he would at least have a proper place to rest when he was tired.

There was a bathroom in the bedroom, so Shen Tang took off her clothes and took a shower.

After taking a shower, she returned to her bedroom wrapped in a towel and casually opened the wardrobe, intending to choose a nightgown.

They found that all the clothes were men's everyday clothes, and none of them were hers.

Shen Tang belatedly realized that this wasn't at home, but Lu Xiao's study in the family home, so naturally no pajamas had been prepared for her.

Shen Tang then chose a men's bathrobe and put it on.

But she forgot that the man was too tall. She was wearing his pajamas, the hem of which dragged on the ground. She would trip over them every few steps, which was very inconvenient.

Shen Tang had no choice but to take off her pajamas and spend a long time looking through the wardrobe before choosing a men's shirt made of soft and loose fabric. When she put it on, it just covered her thighs, and the fabric was about half a hand's width down to her knees, which was about the same size as a short nightgown.

I must say, they're quite comfortable and fit really well.

The clothes have a faint, pleasant scent.

Shen Tang lay on the bed, waiting for Lu Xiao to return.

The Lu family had a troop stationed in another region that was attacked. Lu Xiao rushed back to the clan overnight, and after discussing the matter with the higher-ups, he returned to his study late at night.

But then I smelled a faint, sweet fragrance in the room.

His Adam's apple bobbed, as if a flame was rising in his heart.

He didn't even glance at the document before striding into the inner room.

The moment I pushed open the door, I saw the scene before me.

Lu Xiao's breathing suddenly became heavy, and he felt a surge of heat flowing up and down.

Shen Tang was only wearing a loose men's shirt, with half of her shoulder peeking out from under the shirt. Her lower body was bare, and her long, white legs lay on the bed, dazzlingly white under the light.

"My lady, what brings you here?" Lu Xiao stared straight at her, his Adam's apple bobbing, his voice dry and hoarse, perhaps because he hadn't had time to drink water during the meeting.

Shen Tang, smelling the faint scent of sandalwood wafting from the clothing room, said in a charmingly drowsy voice, "I wanted to come find you, so I did. Aren't you welcoming me?"

Lu Xiao chuckled softly, "I couldn't be happier."

He took off his coat, unbuckled his watch strap, pulled her into his arms, and sat down on the edge of the bed.

He cupped the back of her head with both hands and lowered his head for a passionate kiss.

　I originally wanted to write "red panda", but it seems you all mistook it for a baby panda, haha, so I'll just call it the little national treasure then.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)