“You dare go? This prince naturally dares to go!” Stared at by Ye Chu’s wolf-like gaze, Ye Yuande felt an uncontrollable surge of irritation rise in his heart. He gave a cold snort in response.
After saying this, Ye Yuande glanced at Ye Jingyun and Qing Wenting. In the end, he still led his group away from the place. He knew very well that with Qing Wenting standing up for them, he absolutely could not do anything to the other side.
“A bunch of trash. They really got lucky, managing to climb onto the high branch that is the Holy Maiden.” Ye Yuande cursed inwardly.
…
Watching Ye Yuande and his group disperse, Pang Shao and the others also breathed a sigh of relief. The crowd immediately surrounded Qing Wenting and the other two. A group of rascals fixed their eyes especially on Tan Miaotong, chattering nonstop around her.
Seeing so many people crowding around her with endless enthusiastic words, all eager to get to know her, Tan Miaotong’s face flushed red. She stood there looking exquisitely lovely yet somewhat flustered. Her eyes turned pleadingly towards Ye Chu for help.
Tan Miaotong’s eyes were utterly captivating, enough to steal one’s soul. Even Ye Chu felt his heart and spirit being pulled away when she looked at him like that. Seeing her fair face blooming with a rosy hue, Ye Chu and Pang Shao moved to either side of her and shooed away Liu Shaoyang and the rest of the troublemakers.
“Shh…”
As the crowd scattered, Ye Chu clearly heard Tan Miaotong let out a relieved breath. When she saw Ye Chu looking at her with a smile, the shy Tan Miaotong did not avoid his gaze. Light rippled in her stunning eyes as she smiled brightly at him. “Thank you!”
At that moment, Ye Chu found Tan Miaotong particularly delicate and delectable. He thought to himself that this was exactly the kind of woman any man would find irresistible and want to devour on the spot.
Just as Ye Chu was about to open his mouth and tease her with a remark, Qing Wenting finally extricated herself from the crowd. Looking at Ye Chu standing together with Tan Miaotong, she said, “What’s this? Already fixated on our Miaotong? I just helped you out, and you do not even thank me?”
Ye Chu rolled his eyes. He was never one to be polite with Qing Wenting. “I have helped you plenty of times too, have I not?”
Qing Wenting spat in mock disdain and reached out to wrap her arm around Tan Miaotong. “You had better think carefully. If you do not please me, I will say every bad thing about you in front of Miaotong and stop you from getting anywhere near her.”
Ye Chu shrugged and glanced at the giggling, blushing Tan Miaotong. “Even if I do please you, you would not exactly speak well of me anyway.”
Hearing Ye Chu’s words, Tan Miaotong recalled how Qing Wenting had recently been describing Ye Chu as utterly shameless and filthy at every opportunity. She could not help bursting into giggles. Her smile bloomed fully, breathtakingly beautiful.
Qing Wenting lightly tapped Tan Miaotong. “Are you really willing to be fooled by him? Everything I told you is the truth. Do not get too close to him.”
With that, Qing Wenting turned back to Ye Chu. “Are you seriously planning to go to the General’s Mansion? Were you not scared enough last time?”
Her words instantly silenced the noisy banquet. Even Ye Jingyun’s beautiful eyes turned towards Ye Chu.
“I want to give it a try!” Ye Chu said to Qing Wenting. “Are you interested?”
Qing Wenting could not help recalling the dangers from last time. She shivered involuntarily. “Do not drag me into a death trap. I have not lived long enough yet!”
“Fine then. Looks like I will have to go alone this time!” Ye Chu said with a laugh.
“I advise you not to go!” Qing Wenting said. “Of course, if you could somehow convince that madman in the mountain to come along with you, there might be a slight chance.”
Ye Chu pretended not to hear her. What a joke! As if he could possibly convince that group of lunatics!
…
Seeing that Ye Chu genuinely intended to enter the General’s Tomb, Ye Jingyun’s beautiful eyes flickered as she pondered something. She strode forward on her long, fair, slender legs and stopped in front of Ye Chu. “Shall we talk?”
Ye Chu’s gaze could not help drifting to Ye Jingyun’s alluring long legs. He shrugged indifferently and followed behind her, his eyes settling on her perky hips and shapely thighs.
“Had enough of looking? Want to touch them?” Ye Jingyun suddenly turned her head, glaring at Ye Chu with sharp eyes.
“No interest!” Ye Chu shook his head. “Touching once would not give me much advantage anyway. If you let me touch ten or twenty times, maybe I would be a bit interested.”
“Shut your mouth!” Ye Jingyun was practically losing it. Did this guy really not realise where he was right now? This was the imperial city!
Ye Chu actually fell silent. His gaze wandered aimlessly around the surroundings. He clearly did not take Ye Jingyun seriously at all, nor did he show any curiosity about what she wanted to discuss.
Ye Jingyun felt strangely stifled in front of Ye Chu. This man she had once deeply despised now put her constantly on the back foot, leaving her unable to seize even the slightest initiative.
She knew that if things continued like this, Ye Chu could probably stay silent until the banquet ended. Finally, Ye Jingyun took the initiative. “How about we cooperate?”
“Cooperate? For what? To drug and knock out Ji Die together? Then you and I can have our way with her?” Ye Chu looked at Ye Jingyun, wondering if this woman had actually taken his nonsense seriously. Did she really prefer women?
“Do you want to?” Ye Jingyun struggled to suppress her urge to explode. She forced herself to appear calm, though her gritted teeth still betrayed her fury.
“If I said I did not want to, would you believe me?” Ye Chu laughed.
“Pah! As if I do not know what men are like. Even as a woman, seeing Ji Die makes my heart flutter. How could you not want her?” Ye Jingyun looked at Ye Chu with contempt. “I thought you were at least an honest villain. Turns out you are just as hypocritical.”
Ye Chu shrugged and did not bother explaining. Truth be told, this time he really was not being hypocritical. He genuinely had no interest in drugging anyone anymore.
“Believe it or not, but let me remind you: that woman has a rather special constitution with strong resistance to drugs. If you are going to drug her, you had better use a heavy dose. That is from my own experience.” Ye Chu gave Ye Jingyun the advice. “But I am curious. How exactly do women get intimate with each other? With a cucumber?”
“Ye Chu…” Ye Jingyun was on the verge of exploding with rage. She wanted nothing more than to kick him to death. What on earth went through this man’s mind?
“Fine! If you do not want to talk about it, then do not. Why get so worked up?” Ye Chu laughed. “If there is nothing else, I will be going.”
Seeing Ye Chu actually start walking away, Ye Jingyun snorted. “Are you not worried that the Ye family in Yao City will be suppressed?”
Her single sentence made Ye Chu pause mid-step. He turned his head to look at Ye Jingyun.
Ye Jingyun felt a surge of triumph. Looking at Ye Chu, she said, “Today you offended Ye Yuande and Ye Yuanwu. They did not deal with you now, but that does not mean they will not deal with the Ye family in Yao City. After all, back then the family stopped pressuring Yao City’s Ye family because everyone believed the Marquis of Weiyuan had beaten you to death. But here you are, alive and well, strutting around in front of them. Do you think they can swallow that insult?”
Seeing the smile finally vanish from Ye Chu’s face, Ye Jingyun pressed on. “As long as you agree to one condition from me, I will help the Ye family in Yao City. How about it?”
Ye Jingyun felt smug. She thought to herself, did he really believe she could not handle him? In the end, he would still have to listen to her!
But just as Ye Jingyun waited for Ye Chu to agree, she heard him say while looking at her, “Do you think this is enough to threaten me?”
“…”
Ye Jingyun was stunned. Before she could speak, Ye Chu continued. “Go back and tell Ye Yuande that I am waiting for him. I hope your Ye family has some real men among you.”
With that, Ye Chu turned and left, paying no attention to Ye Jingyun’s dumbfounded expression.