Chapter 791
Zhao Haibo sized up Ye Chu from top to bottom. He also felt that this unremarkable fellow should not possibly have anything to do with Zhong Wei. He thought the two of them might have just happened to run into each other. Especially when he saw that Zhong Wei had not even glanced at Ye Chu the entire time, he became even more convinced.
Only then did the anger in Zhao Haibo’s heart subside. He stared at Zhong Wei and said, “You must remember your identity. You are to become his wife. You must pay attention to your conduct in public. Do not get too close to strangers.”
Zhong Wei could not be bothered with him. She strode past him and returned to her own position.
Zhao Haibo was used to this. He had a few people follow Zhong Wei. His gaze turned to Ye Chu and he said, “Regardless of the reason just now, I hope that in the future, when you see her, you will stay far away from her.”
Ye Chu directly ignored him and also strode back to his own position.
He had just returned to his position when he heard a voice coming from Zhong Wei’s position nearby. It was Cui Zhu’s voice. “Miss, are you alright? Lord Zhao did not…”
“Do not mention him!” Zhong Wei said, “If he wants to follow, let him follow.”
“Yes!” The male and female attendants exchanged a glance. They were also very helpless. All along, there had been people protecting them. Both Cui Zhu and Zhou Kayang were fed up with it, but…
…
Ye Chu was not far from Zhong Wei. On the Seven-Coloured Treasure Ship, every so often, he could see Zhao Haibo bringing people to check on Zhong Wei. Zhong Wei had a cold face and did not pay him any attention. But Zhao Haibo still did as he pleased. Without fail, he would come at a certain time every day.
“No wonder this woman is going crazy!” Ye Chu thought. If he lived in this kind of environment, he would go crazy too.
Time passed day by day like this. Ye Chu would go to the bow of the ship to stand for a while every day. Likewise, Zhong Wei would also go. It was just that Zhong Wei no longer said a single word to Ye Chu.
Occasionally, when their eyes met, there was disgust in hers.
Ye Chu did not know how many days he had spent on the Seven-Coloured Treasure Ship. When he walked towards the bow of the ship again, he saw a beautiful sight standing there. And this beautiful sight was secretly sizing up her surroundings. Then, after confirming there was no one around, she tiptoed along one side of the bow, sneaking away.
Ye Chu watched this scene in astonishment. He had not expected that this woman still wanted to escape from them.
He glanced around and saw that Zhao Haibo’s group was not waiting here. He then understood. This woman coming here to stand for several hours every day had probably long since made Zhao Haibo and the others accustomed to it. Right when he let his guard down, Zhong Wei took action.
Ye Chu looked at Zhong Wei’s escape route and discovered that it was indeed a clever spot. There happened to be a recessed groove in the ship there. The groove was not very large, less than a metre in size. If one did not observe carefully, one would not discover it. Zhong Wei entered it and could just slide down. Very quickly, she disappeared from the bow of the ship.
“Interesting!” Ye Chu smiled upon seeing this. He did not bother with her and stood at the bow of the ship, feeling the silence here.
An hour later, Zhao Haibo came forward. Seeing that the figure standing there had disappeared, his expression suddenly changed. “Go back and check if the young lady is in her cabin. Everyone else search everywhere and see where the young lady has gone.”
Very quickly, someone reported back to him, saying they had not seen Zhong Wei.
Zhao Haibo clenched his fists tightly. His face was full of gloom. His gaze happened to fall on Ye Chu. He shouted, “Boy, did you see Miss Zhong Wei?”
Ye Chu swept a glance at him and did not bother with him.
“Boy, did you not hear our lord speaking?” one of Zhao Haibo’s subordinates said angrily.
“What can scaring me accomplish? She is missing. Shouldn’t you be looking for her?” Ye Chu said unhurriedly.
“You…” one of the cultivators said angrily, and was about to make a move.
“Enough!” Zhao Haibo said angrily, “What can he know? Do not bother with him. Search everywhere. Even if you have to turn this Seven-Coloured Treasure Ship upside down, you must find her.”
“I am afraid the young lady has left the Seven-Coloured Treasure Ship!” a cultivator said worriedly.
“She will not. Right now is when the spatial storms are at their most intense. She will not leave the spatial treasure ship regardless of her life.” Zhao Haibo said firmly, “Also, have Zhou Kayang and Cui Zhu come see me. Hmph, with Zhong Wei missing, they cannot absolve themselves of responsibility.”
“My lord!” Cui Zhu and Zhou Kayang were dragged over. Before Zhao Haibo could even begin questioning, they said, “We also do not know where the young lady is. She said she wanted to come here to be quiet for a while, and then… we have been at our positions the entire time and did not leave.”
“Where did she go?” Zhao Haibo stared at the two of them.
“My lord, we truly do not kno… slap…”
Before Zhou Kayang could even finish his words, a slap struck his face. With a crack, blood flowed from the corner of Zhou Kayang’s mouth.
“I do not want to hear ‘I do not know’. This slap is just a warning to you. If you still cannot say anything, the next slap might take your life.”
Zhou Kayang was also thoroughly enraged. Ever since following the young lady, who had not been respectful to them? When had anyone ever slapped him?
“Zhao Haibo, do not think you can do as you please just because your strength is formidable. We are the young lady’s people. You hit us. Let’s see how you will explain this to the young lady.” Zhou Kayang roared angrily.
“You…” Zhao Haibo raised his hand, but the slap did not come down. In the end, he still had some scruples about Zhong Wei. She would be his mistress in the future after all.
“Scram! Do not let me find out you deceived me. Otherwise, even Zhong Wei cannot save you.” Zhao Haibo said angrily. He then gave another order, “Have the people on the Seven-Coloured Treasure Ship cooperate with us in searching the ship. We must find her.”
Zhao Haibo was furious to the extreme. He was ordered to protect Zhong Wei. If he lost her, he would have no way to give an explanation.
Zhao Haibo glanced at Ye Chu, who had returned to his cabin on his own, and asked again, “You really did not see her?”
Ye Chu glanced at Zhao Haibo, did not answer him, and directly returned to his seat.
Zhao Haibo furrowed his brows. He had no mind to bother with Ye Chu and began dispatching people to search everywhere.
Zhao Haibo sent people to search every floor of the Heaven Grade Pavilion each time, turning the entire Heaven Grade Pavilion upside down and filling it with resentment. But despite their countless grievances, they did not dare to vent them. After all, they could not afford to provoke Zhao Haibo’s reputation.
However, upon hearing that Zhong Wei had disappeared, these people also began to discuss it animatedly. Zhong Wei’s reputation was too great. This caused some people to begin voluntarily cooperating in the search for Zhong Wei.
And only Ye Chu sat there watching them search in a frenzy. Occasionally, when he saw them running around in circles anxiously, a few hints of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He thought, you people probably would not have imagined that she left by sliding down the ship’s groove and has already left the Heaven Grade Pavilion. Who knows where she has run to in the ship. With the size of this Seven-Coloured Treasure Ship, finding someone who is intentionally hiding would probably be very difficult.