Even if she were captured, Yan'er would not want to lose this object that was the only thing she had left to remember her young master, and she would also want to retrieve the Medicine Master Bead that had been accidentally dropped. Just as she would never want to lose her kind young master, no matter where he had drifted away, she was determined to find him again.
However, this act of picking up the object came at a heavy price: the two people who had just escaped danger were exposed once again.
At first, Long Ye wasn't entirely sure if the sound was actually from a bead falling to the ground. So, he casually tossed in a small piece of silver to test it, and Yan'er immediately jumped out on her own.
"Reporting to the Vice Chief, the two thieves have been captured. Please give your orders, Vice Chief." At this moment, the two guards easily escorted them to the center of the courtyard, in front of Long Ye, and asked for instructions.
Upon hearing this, Yan'er immediately raised her head and stared blankly at Long Ye's face, a hint of surprise rising in her heart. She murmured to herself, "Vice Leader, so he's the Vice Leader of the Xiaolong Society... I never imagined that after a night of chance encounters, I would unknowingly find myself in the West Garden, right in front of the Vice Leader of the Xiaolong Society... Then my young lady..."
Upon realizing this, Yan'er seemed to have no time to think any further. She only wanted to see her young master immediately, so she hurriedly took two steps forward, knelt down and kowtowed, and truthfully explained her purpose: "Vice Chief, please spare me. My name is Yan'er, and I am a tea-brewing maid in the tea room. Tonight, Yan'er has come here with no ill intentions. Yan'er just wants to find... to find my young lady."
"Your young lady?" Long Ye asked, puzzled.
Yan'er nodded heavily and continued, "My young lady's name is Yi Shangyun. She is the eldest daughter of the Yi family, the family of pharmacist Yi in the west of the city, and also the physician's daughter of Prince Qin of the Qin Prince's Mansion..."
Before Yan'er could finish speaking, Long Ye hurriedly interrupted her, saying with a hint of doubt, "The young lady from the Imperial Pharmacist's Mansion? The female physician from Prince Qin Xuanyuan Han's Mansion?... Why would a woman like that, instead of staying in her secluded mansion and biding her time... come to my Xiaolong Society, this den of men?"
Yan'er continued to explain, "Vice Chief, you may not know this, but my young lady tragically fell off a cliff in the south of the city a few days ago, and her fate remains unknown. I have been searching for her for a long time now. Not only me, but also Lanxiang, who was captured here with me, and His Highness Prince Qin himself are all offering rewards all over the world to find my young lady!"
"Oh, the Qin Prince's Mansion is offering a reward for finding someone? I wonder what the reward is. If that greenhorn is willing to exchange the entire Western Qin kingdom for it, I, Long Ye, might consider sending my brothers from the Swift Dragon Society to search for him." Long Ye raised an eyebrow and said provocatively.
Yan'er hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well, I don't think so... But I've heard that if someone can find Miss, His Highness can accept any request that person makes."
"What arrogance! Just to find a mere female physician in the manor, would Prince Qin, Xuanyuan Han, really be willing to pay such a price? Hahahaha, hahahaha, little girl, are you kidding me? Has anyone ever heard of such a big fool in the world?" Long Ye laughed wildly and unrestrainedly, turning to ask the guard beside him.
Unexpectedly, the two guards immediately lowered their voices cautiously and said to him timidly, "Vice Chief, I've heard that something like this has been circulating in the streets and alleys of the Western Qin Kingdom recently!"
"What?" Long Ye exclaimed in shock upon hearing this, staring blankly at the guard. Yet, in his heart, he still thought, "This is impossible, absolutely impossible. Prince Qin, Xuan Yuanhan, is young but incredibly cunning and treacherous. He couldn't possibly be so foolish. There must be some kind of trap here."
As he was pondering this, Long Ye suddenly began to scrutinize Yan'er's petite body with a look that seemed to be full of interest and amusement, secretly thinking to himself:
"Everyone says that the King of Western Qin is as cold as ice, looking down on the world. How could he go to such lengths for a mere female physician in his household? Hmph, could this little brat be a spy deliberately sent by that brat to infiltrate my Xiaolong Society, trying to destroy the entire Xiaolong Society with a honey trap? However, although this little girl's figure and appearance are a bit lacking, she certainly looks like a virgin. Today, I want to see what tricks you're trying to play on me. I'll make sure you can't escape."
At this moment, Yan'er paused for a moment, then began to speak eloquently again: "By the way, I heard on the way here that my young lady was serving the vice leader in the West Garden, so I followed her here. That's why I disturbed everyone and caused them to misunderstand and think I was an assassin, and they've been searching for me everywhere. I'm so ashamed. But now the misunderstanding has finally been cleared up. I beg the vice leader to have mercy and let me see my young lady. I haven't seen her for so long, I miss her so much."
Clearly, Yan'er became sad again as she spoke. Long Ye, however, had a sudden inspiration and responded mysteriously, "So that's how it is. In the dead of night, I thought something terrible had happened! Your young lady is called Yi Shangyun, right? There is a woman in my room, though I haven't actually asked her name. She's serving me right now. Why don't you come with me to see her and ask her yourself? Perhaps she's the one you're looking for!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than the frail man who had been captured with Yan'er suddenly shouted loudly behind him, having inadvertently caught a glimpse of Long Ye toying with his mustache and a sinister smile creeping across his face:
“Miss, you can’t go with him. Don’t believe him. He’s lying to you. Your young lady is a well-educated and refined young lady. Why would she be serving him in his room in the middle of the night? He must have ill intentions towards you and want to take advantage of you.”
Seeing the piece of fat meat that was about to be in his mouth, Long Ye hesitated and stopped in his tracks. He immediately ordered in a stern voice, "How could I have almost forgotten about you? Men, drag that scoundrel who tried to harm my Xiaolong Society and talked too much into the dirt away and await his punishment."
At his command, two guards immediately came forward, picked up the frail man, and carried him away.
"Wait!" Yan'er immediately stopped her upon seeing this.
Yan'er was actually very nervous, but she still took a breath and defended him, saying, "He is not a thief. I hope the deputy leader will investigate thoroughly!"
Long Ye glared coldly at the man who was glaring at him, flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, and then looked at Yan'er's face, saying, "Hmph, if he's not a thief, then is he an accomplice who came with you?"
Yan'er said anxiously, "Deputy Chief, please understand. I have no accomplices. He just saved my life, and I really don't want to owe him anything. So I hope you will have mercy and spare his life. I will be extremely grateful."
Upon hearing this, Long Ye put his hands behind his back, feigning reluctance, and remained silent for a moment before saying, "Alright, since you've pleaded for him, this leader will forgive him this time."
He paused for a moment, then ordered, "Throw him out of the Snapdragon Club and never let him set foot there again."
"yes"
Even as the man was being led away and gradually disappeared into the darkness, he still shouted loudly to Yan'er behind him, "Girl, don't go in! Please don't go in! He's not a good person! Don't trust him! You absolutely can't trust him!"
Yan'er wasn't stupid; she could see through Long Ye's ulterior motives towards her. But after repeated hesitation, contemplation, and deliberation, she ultimately refused to give up any opportunity. Moreover, after searching for so long, she had never felt so close to her young master. Her young master's aura seemed to have surrounded her constantly since she arrived, as if it were right next to her.
So she decided to take a gamble. If not, and she was doomed anyway, she would prove her innocence with her death, refusing to be violated by such a person.
As she was deep in thought, she suddenly saw Long Ye smiling obsequiously at her, slowly extending his hand and respectfully inviting her, "Miss Yan'er, please!"
So Yan'er took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, raised her head, and strode forward onto the stone steps. She stepped over the threshold and, led by Long Ye, headed towards his bedroom at the very back.
After a while, Yan'er followed behind, but to her dismay, she saw no trace of her young mistress. Suddenly, she stopped and refused to go any further. At this point, she began to suspect she had been tricked. A growing anxiety gripped her, and she asked疑惑地问道, "Where is my young mistress? What have you done to her?"
"Your young lady? I'll take her..." But before Long Ye could finish speaking, Yan'er was also listening intently. Suddenly, he turned around abruptly and took a big step forward, pulling the unsuspecting Yan'er tightly into his arms, wrapping his arms around her waist so that she immediately lost all ability to resist.
Yan'er turned pale with fright and screamed repeatedly, "What are you doing? Let me go! Let me go! You beast! Help! Help!"
But how could Yan'er, with her petite and frail body, possibly withstand such a seven-foot-tall strong man? In just a moment, she was pushed down and pressed onto a round table covered with bright red satin in the room. One hand restrained Yan'er's hands above her head, while the other hand roamed and groped all over her body. Yan'er's legs were kicking and struggling incessantly. For a moment, the scene in the room was chaotic.
Just as Long Ye grabbed the button on Yan'er's chest and was about to tear it open, a piercing pain suddenly shot through his body from below.
Long Ye immediately stopped yelling and slapped Yan'er hard across the face. Then he jumped up, clutched his crotch, and shouted, "Help! Help!"
Upon hearing the commotion, the two guards rushed in in a panic. Long Ye then ordered, "Drag this wretched girl away and lock her up with that thief. I will torture them slowly in the future."
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