Chapter 464 Return to West City

"Who are you? Do you know her?" The ugly woman was surprised to find that the three strangers in front of her were so noble and it was obvious that they were not ordinary people.

"Don't be in a hurry, tell me slowly." An Yan patted Mei Die's back gently, but found that something was wrong and asked her, "Who took your soul?"

The ugly woman beside him was originally admiring An Yan's appearance. She had thought Mei Die was already stunningly beautiful, but she hadn't expected this woman to be even prettier, with almost no flaws. When she heard her ask who had taken the soul, she quickly came out to explain, "It definitely wasn't me! I saved her, otherwise she would have died of thirst and exhaustion long ago!"

"It's definitely not you. You don't have that ability." Yan Qingqiu sneered. After just one glance, he didn't dare to look at her a second time. She was so ugly that no one could look at her.

"It's me." Meidie sobbed.

An Yan was full of doubts. She knew this was not a place to talk. She took out a golden needle and pierced it into Mei Die's wrist. Then she said, "Let's go back first. We can talk slowly if we have anything to say."

Meidie nodded slightly, and then said to An Yan: "This person has done me a favor, I have to repay her."

"I want to go back with you so that you won't forget the way here in the future," said the woman.

Li Rongsen didn't answer. It wasn't that he disliked the woman because she was ugly, but he thought she was very strange and had an indescribable awkward feeling about her.

Yan Qingqiu said, "Just stay here. When we're done with our business, we'll come back to repay you. You can also think of something you want."

"No, I want to go with you, otherwise you won't remember it later." The woman was very stubborn and refused to go.

An Yan looked at the woman and said, "Okay, let's go together."

The woman was very happy and said, "Okay, let's go now. I'll carry her on my back." Then she went over and picked up Meidie, letting her lie on her shoulders.

Seeing that she was also capable of doing hard labor, Yan Qingqiu gave up and just walked out of the house.

Li Rongsen pulled An Yan aside and whispered something in her ear.

An Yan looked up at Li Rongsen, nodded slightly, and then walked out with him.

Several people rushed towards the carriage together.

The carriage remained parked on the road, and the two horses were not startled or made any noise.

An Yan helped Mei Die sit in the carriage, with Li Rongsen sitting next to her, while Yan Qingqiu and the ugly woman were driving outside the carriage.

Although Yan Qingqiu felt a little uncomfortable, there was nothing he could do. He couldn't squeeze into the carriage anymore. Besides, he had to have a reliable person to drive. Anyway, he didn't think this ugly woman was reliable.

The ugly woman knew that she was not good-looking, so she did not look at Yan Qingqiu. She only had her own thoughts in her mind, wanting to hear where these people came from.

"What exactly happened?" An Yan asked Mei Die.

"It's Lingxian, she's awake." Meidie said weakly.

Although Yan Qingqiu was driving the carriage outside, he heard everything clearly and continued, "I told you, this woman is the most scheming. I only said she was pretending, but now she's showing off."

The ugly woman standing by just pricked up her ears and listened without daring to say a word, but he naturally knew Lingxian. No matter how many people wanted to marry her, they were not so lucky. But in the eyes of these people, she looked like a scoundrel.

So where do these people come from?

"Does Linghai know about this?" An Yan asked again.

"I don't know either. Maybe I know, maybe I don't." Meidie sighed.

"Why did you give him the soul? You should have told me everything first. Taking the soul is so dangerous. If you are not careful, it will be difficult to turn back." An Yan said.

Mei Die opened her palm to show An Yan, which had a black hole the size of a quail egg. She said, "First, Lingxian planned to take my soul. I thought Linghai didn't know, or that he would stop it, but he was hesitant."

"So you made the decision for him." An Yan also guessed.

"I don't want to see him in trouble, but maybe I'm just discouraged." Meidie said and started crying.

An Yan stroked Mei Die's shoulders and said, "Okay, I'll take care of this matter for you. I won't let you suffer in vain. Lingxian must return your soul to you no matter what."

"She won't." Meidie said.

Yan Qingqiu replied from outside: "Either she voluntarily hands over her soul, or she dies. There are only two options."

Li Rongsen raised his eyes to look at An Yan, but he could not see any emotion in her eyes. However, she seemed to have made some decision, and she did not look conflicted at all.

Mei Die leaned on Anyan's arm and said, "I'm not afraid of death, I'm just afraid of dying alone. If I can return to West City and see you again, I'll have no regrets."

The ugly woman outside was shocked. She never expected to meet someone from West City. She didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse. She blamed herself for being too greedy.

"Don't let your mind wander. I won't let you make any sacrifices no matter what." An Yan comforted her.

Meidie looked at Li Rongsen and said to him: "Don't let An Yan down"

"You are not allowed to say such things. I will let Linghai come to see me tomorrow." An Yan signaled Meidie not to waste her energy.

Li Rongsen was shocked. He had never expected that Mei Die's first last words would be this sentence. He was a little at a loss and confused, and couldn't help but look at Yan Qingqiu outside the carriage.

Let Linghai come to see her. What a big tone of voice she said. It made the ugly woman even more panicked. She was so anxious that she wanted to get off the carriage right away.

At this time, Meidie said, "I won't live long. That woman outside saved me and kept saying that my face is pretty. Why not give it to her?"

"Stop talking nonsense." An Yan signaled Mei Die not to say any more and to rest first.

Meidie also felt her eyelids were heavy, and she was afraid that she would fall asleep and never wake up. She wanted to continue to make some arrangements for her funeral, but she found that she was enveloped by a sense of peace and fell asleep unconsciously.

It was An Yan who gave her some energy, allowing her to sleep peacefully first.

Yan Qingqiu outside said, "Send a letter to Ling Hai tomorrow and ask him to come over. We need to settle the score."

"There's no need to go through so much trouble. I'll go see him tomorrow morning. Not only will I see him, but I'll also see Lingxian. I must hand over Meidie's soul." An Yan said.

"Linghai loves Lingxian deeply and can't bear to see him die." Li Rongsen reminded him.

"I can't bear to see Meidie die, so I have to choose one." An Yan raised her eyes and looked at Li Rongsen.

Li Rongsen replied, "Okay, I'll go with you. You just watch from the side while I go and take the soul."

"You are not from West City, so you don't have to suffer this cause and effect. I am the mayor of West City, so I naturally have the responsibility and obligation to take care of my citizens. What's more, Meidie is my good sister." An Yan said.

The word "city lord" frightened the ugly woman to death. She quickly said, "I was blind and didn't realize that the city lord of West City was here. I plead guilty. Please forgive me."

"Shut up, drive the carriage properly and don't move around." Yan Qingqiu sneered at her, then turned his face to the other side, thinking that it was normal for him to like Mei Die's face, because she was so ugly that it was almost infuriating to both humans and gods.

An Yan said: "You saved my friend, I will thank you."

The ugly woman felt a little relieved and had to drive the horse obediently.

Finally they arrived at the West City. They saw that the old man and his men had been waiting at the gate for a long time. They all held torches and lanterns in their hands, lighting up the entire city gate.

The ugly woman grabbed Meidie and held her in her arms first, and then An Yan got off the carriage.

The old man stepped forward. He first glanced at Meidie, then saw the ugly woman holding her. He took two steps back in fear and asked, "Are you a human or a ghost? You scared me so much that I almost died!"

(End of this chapter)