novelraw Chapter 1193: That Old Shameless Man Wants to Take Me as a Concubine
Chapter 1193: That Old Shameless Man Wants to Take Me as a Concubine
In short, it’s her lying flat, and him doing the work.
Song Jingtian isn’t falling for it.
Just preparing to retort, Tang Li hands him a peeled egg: "The strongest fortress often crumbles from within. That Qin Wenwa is the drug lord Isa’s current favorite woman. With her as our protector, we face considerably fewer troubles."
Song Jingtian bites into the egg without using his hand: "But what if... she has other plans?"
"What plans?" Tang Li didn’t expect there were things here she didn’t know.
"She might be planning to make me her grandson."
Tang Li: "..."
Although she didn’t understand why Qin Wenwa hadn’t mentioned her lineage to Song Jingtian, since she wants to keep Song Jingtian by her side, sooner or later she’ll have to tell him the truth to avoid friction and make him willing to live with her.
Not mentioning it now is probably to proceed gradually.
First, cultivate some affection to avoid the child developing a rebellious attitude upon suddenly knowing the truth.
This place is only more secluded than the villages of Kachin State.
Back then, there was Li Ruan secretly taking care of things; this time, Tang Li truly felt what it meant to be ’isolated’.
No phone, no television, and no one to talk to.
Although there was no one guarding outside the door, and it seemed like they had freedom, no one paid attention to them. Yesterday, on the way to the dining hall, she tried to talk to the guide, who ignored her, presumably instructed not to have too much contact with ’hostages’.
The riot at Chiang Mai Airport is still fresh in her mind.
Thinking about Yuan Qin’s uncertain life or death, Tang Li loses her appetite for the steamed bun.
Judging by this riot alone, Isa is definitely not a good person, more ruthless than Kun and others.
Ending up in someone’s hands like this, using ’likely trouble’ is not an exaggeration.
Such ’trouble’ is not necessarily a threat to life.
Tang Li isn’t afraid of Isa killing her, having died once, facing death again provokes less fear and anxiety. Her only concern now is what Isa might do with her, for example—
Using her as leverage to force Song Baiyan to compromise on certain issues.
She is different from Song Jingtian.
Qin Wenwa might protect the child, but not necessarily her.
Song Jingtian isn’t Song Baiyan’s biological brother, but his nephew, the son of Song Baiyan’s half-brother, and in the eyes of those in the know, Song Baiyan’s attention to this nephew can’t compare to her.
So, when it really comes to it, threatening Song Baiyan with her will surely be more effective than using Song Jingtian.
"Why aren’t you eating?" The little guy sees her holding the bun without taking a bite, and asks with concern.
"Just realized what you said earlier makes a lot of sense."
Tang Li replied, "In this situation, self-rescue is necessary."
"How to rescue?" The little guy is impatient.
"Maybe it needs more thought."
Song Jingtian: "..."
A quarter of an hour later.
"Figured it out?" Song Jingtian wants to urge, but doesn’t dare to press too hard.
Tang Li turns her head, meeting his gaze, eyes seemingly filled with endless wisdom, then mysteriously says, "No."
Song Jingtian: "......"
The little guy doesn’t give up: "Can you change your appearance?"
"Do you have plaster?" Tang Li asks him.
Song Jingtian listens, confused: "What plaster?"
"You want to change your appearance, don’t you need plaster?" Tang Li, having been on a film crew, has seen actors transforming themselves due to plot needs with a ’mold’ to create an advanced ’mask’.
"Plaster alone isn’t enough. After creating a human face plaster on the negative mold, you need milk-like silicon rubber, mixed evenly with foundation, applied inside the mold to dry it. Afterward, using tweezers to take it out, you get what we call a human skin mask."
This explanation is met with the little guy’s rebuttal: "Still, it’s because you’re not skilled enough."
Tang Li: ...?
"In ’All-Purpose Goddess is a Real Boss’, it says a true master of disguise only needs an eyebrow pencil and a bottle of foundation to completely transform someone."
Tang Li: Ha.
The little guy adds, "I’ve seen on TikTok, people cross-dressing as women. It’s so real you can’t recognize their original look at all."
"If you can’t recognize their original look, isn’t it because the camera’s beauty filter is too strong?"
Song Jingtian is at a loss for words.
Tang Li continues her logic attack: "Without a mold and wanting to change your facial features, you’ll have to highlight your nose, shadow your cheekbones and jawline. Human eyes don’t have a retouch function. If you wear heavy makeup out the door, are you worried you won’t stand out in the crowd?"
For a moment, Song Jingtian can’t answer.
So, it’s not Tang Li being useless; it’s the comics being misleading.
Realizing that point, the little guy compromises: "Then, if there’s really no way, I’ll bear it for now."
It’s simply about some sweet-talking.
It’s not a big deal.
He can consider it caring for a lonely elderly person.
Besides—
With him and Tang Li here, there’s no way his big brother would ignore them.
At most, they’ll wait for his brother to rescue them.
Song Jingtian, being practical, finishes breakfast and goes ’to work’, telling Tang Li he’ll bring back her lunch for her.
Tang Li, not genuinely prepared to lie flat and do nothing.
After the little guy left, Tang Li also took a look around her surroundings.
During her exploration, she saw a few Nanwa Soldiers from afar.
Tang Li is well-aware of the origins of the Nanwa Alliance Army.
Growing up in Diannan, later living in a village by Mihesha River, villagers frequently traded with Myanmar people, with them often complaining about conflicts and mentioning the Nanwa Alliance Army.
The first generation of several thousand Nanwa Alliance Army are authentic people from Country S.
Being a fragment of rebel army, after being abandoned by their original commander, the army cried bitterly without weapons.
Eventually, this remnant entered Burma.
Afterward, they survived by relying on massive opium plantations.
Isa obtaining the protection of the Alliance Army had long been guessed by Tang Li, suspecting the Alliance Army was involved in those white powder dealings.
Regarding the account book mentioned by Li Hao.
From the moment Tang Li was abducted at the airport, it became clear Li Hao wouldn’t get the account book.
Qin Wenwa, having successfully taken Song Jingtian home, naturally wouldn’t give out the account book.
Betraying Isa now would be unwise for her.
After avoiding people, Tang Li wandered around the periphery of the base for a while, returning to the small building shortly before Song Jingtian’s return with a thermos container and a handful of wedding candies.
"Someone got married here?" Tang Li asks the little guy while unwrapping candy.
"It seems so."
The little guy climbs onto a bench, unwraps a candied jujube for himself, cheeks bulging: "Didn’t expect them to be quite particular."
Moreover, he overheard a granny mentioning to someone about having a few tables set up at the base.
He was just thinking about taking Tang Li to crash the wedding feast, but then, they got an invitation.
The banquet food will likely be pretty decent.
Preparing to attend the wedding feast, the two didn’t go empty-handed, intentionally picking a bouquet of flowers outside the small building.
Just as Tang Li ties a delicate bow with twine on the bouquet, the door is knocked open. Several maids file in, holding trays with a complete set of exquisite and intricate local attire.
"What’s this?" Tang Li asks.
The lead maid explains: "These are new clothes Madam has prepared for you."
Saying this, she smiles slightly: "Tonight, there’s a celebration at the base. You just need to wear these clothes and happily attend the feast."
Tang Li, touching the fabric’s pattern, doesn’t respond.
If she hadn’t seen Burmese brides during her childhood, she might have believed these words too.
After the maids leave, Tang Li casually tosses the clothes aside.
"What’s wrong?" Song Jingtian asks curiously.
Tang Li doesn’t hide from the little guy: "That shameless old Isa wants to take me as a concubine."
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Good night