"To be honest, Miss Ye, we've been engaged for five years. I don't want him to die, so let's part ways amicably," Yang Wu said softly.

She actually liked Wei Lin a lot before. After all, they were engaged and had a lot of contact. She had her heart set on Wei Lin, but Wei Lin fell in love with Tao Ji.

Even though Yang Wu knew that Wei Lin was bewitched by Tao Ji's magic and couldn't extricate himself, Yang Wu still didn't plan to marry Wei Lin.

Even after Wei Lin recovered, she was still unwilling.

Some things, once they happen, are simply happening. Even if there are reasons for them, she doesn't want to force herself to forgive.

It can only be said that they were destined to meet but not to be together.

Yang Wu has figured it out.

"This is just a small token of my appreciation, Miss Ye. Please accept it." Yang Bingchuan quickly presented a small wooden box containing two thousand taels of silver.

“Since it’s to rescue Wei Lin, the Governor’s Mansion should naturally pay for it, so you don’t need to give any.” Ye Xianya gently pushed open the wooden box.

A gentleman loves wealth, but he acquires it in a proper way.

She can't possibly have it both ways, can she?

Ye Xianya wouldn't do something like that!

The truth is—if she takes the money from the Yang family, her entanglement with them will only deepen.

Ye Xianya disliked trouble and didn't want to get too involved with these passersby in her life.

Moreover, for a spiritual practitioner to do one thing and receive two benefits is inherently against the rules and detrimental to one's merits.

Therefore, even if you want it, you can't take it.

Even if she never intended to cultivate immortality in this life, she was still using mystical arts, and once she used them, she had to abide by the rules.

After all, the Heavenly Dao still reigns supreme above her.

She had never done it in her past life, and she never thought of trying it again in this one.

“Then…we’ll take Miss Ye to the Governor’s Mansion,” Yang Bingchuan said quickly.

Ye Xianya nodded: "There are still a few people in line. I'll calculate their numbers first and then go."

"Of course, we'll wait for the girl on the side," Yang Bingchuan said with a smile.

Not long after, Ye Xianya boarded the carriage prepared for her by the Yang family, and she also asked Yang Wu to send someone to take Shen Furong back.

She and Qi Chengshuo went to the Governor's Mansion, and they didn't know when they would be able to return. They had to send someone back first to let their mother know they were safe, so as not to worry her.

Ye Xianya earned three thousand taels of silver yesterday and handed it over to Ye Miaoyun after returning home.

The Ye family had never seen so much silver before. The whole family gathered together and counted it over and over again, and finally Ye Miaoyun kept it.

They were overjoyed to hear Ye Xianya say that three thousand taels of silver would allow them to buy a small house in the capital and settle down.

Ye Xianya's trip to the Governor's Mansion will surely earn her a fortune, allowing her to buy a larger house.

However... in order to offset these causes and effects, she will have to set up a stall in the west of the city until she leaves Xiyuan City.

Wei Lin's soul is still there, but his blood and essence have been drained. Once Tao Ji stops helping him maintain his strength, Wei Lin will be at his last gasp and will not be far from death.

Ye Xianya can mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but she has to pay a price.

However, since she has already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, she is less likely to get injured like before.

The spiritual energy in this world is scarce now. If it weren't for her powerful soul, she wouldn't be able to gather much spiritual energy at all.

It took Ye Xianya a full quarter of an hour to save Wei Lin's life.

"Miss Ye, how is my son?" Madam Wei asked hurriedly as Ye Xianya came out of the house.

“Your young master has suffered a serious injury. It’s a miracle he survived. He won’t be able to get out of bed for the rest of the month.” Ye Xianya paused slightly. “I’ll prescribe a formula for him to recuperate.”

After Ye Xianya finished speaking, she performed a divination for Wei Lin: "However, since that female demon drained his essence and blood, his lifespan will definitely be shortened. He should take good care of himself in the future."

"Miss Ye, how many years of my son's lifespan will be shortened?" Madam Wei asked anxiously.

"It could take ten years at most, or five or six years at least, depending on how you raise him. Your young master was already fond of women, and his body was already somewhat weakened. This demoness has drained him dry, so it will be difficult for him to have children in the future. If he wants to live longer, he must be more restrained in his sexual affairs."

Ye Xianya spoke very bluntly, and the expressions of everyone present changed repeatedly after hearing her words.

When Madam Wei heard that her son's lifespan would be shortened and that he would have difficulty having children in the future, she was very sad. However... at least he was alive, which was a blessing in disguise.

Yang Wu felt disgusted when she heard Ye Xianya say that Wei Lin had been a lecher before.

She didn't know that before.

Fortunately, her father and mother supported her decision to break off the engagement; otherwise, her life would have been ruined.

...

Wei Minghui personally escorted Ye Xianya and Qi Chengshuo out of the governor's mansion and presented them with three thousand taels of silver as a reward.

Madam Wei felt sorry for her son and originally wanted to stay by his bedside, but her husband dragged her away to see the guest off, which made her somewhat unhappy.

After Ye Xianya and the others left, he said, "I know this Miss Ye is very capable, and may be a member of the Taiyi Sect that you mentioned. But we have already given her money. Why did you have to drag me out to see the guests off? I still want to stay with Lin'er."

"What a woman's view!" Wei Minghui glared at her fiercely: "Do you know who that young man following behind Miss Ye just now was?"

"Aren't they guards?" Madam Wei asked tentatively.

“That’s the heir of Prince Duan,” Wei Minghui said somewhat irritably.

Upon hearing this, Madam Wei suddenly realized: "No wonder you've always followed him so respectfully."

“I asked the Prince of Duan’s son, and he said that this Miss Ye’s mother married Qi Yanchang, which means that… this Miss Ye is now Qi Yanchang’s daughter. Even if she didn’t save Wei Lin, we still have to treat her well!”

"Qi Yanchang...is that Prince Rui who was demoted to a commoner?" Madam Wei's eyes widened in surprise.

"Yes!" Wei Minghui nodded.

He had previously had two thousand taels of silver prepared, but after learning of Ye Xianya's identity, he quickly added another thousand taels.

"I never expected that His Highness Prince Rui would marry a widow with a daughter," Madam Wei said with a sigh.

"So what if she's a widow? Look how capable her daughter is. This Miss Ye says she's not from the Taiyi Sect, but Abbot Chen said that Miss Ye's skills are definitely those of someone from the Taiyi Sect. And the Taiyi Sect's profound arts are never passed on to outsiders, so... Miss Ye must be deliberately concealing her identity. With such a daughter helping His Highness Prince Rui, he will regain his title sooner or later."

Wei Minghui didn't want to talk about these things with his wife. He frowned and said, "That little beast Wei Lin went out to visit prostitutes before. After I beat him up, he still didn't change his ways. If you hadn't been covering for him and made me mistakenly believe that he had reformed, how would he have had the opportunity to go to Tianxiang Tower and become infatuated with that female demon?"

A doting mother often spoils her son!

"My lord, please calm down. I was wrong in this matter. I will never spoil Lin'er again. I will have someone properly restrain him. After he marries Yang Wu, I will definitely not allow him to take a concubine," Madam Wei said hurriedly.