"lady!"
Lan Yue, Wu Liang, Kong Li, and Sixi immediately noticed her unusual behavior and looked at the opposite side with hostile eyes.
dappled sunlight streamed through the openwork carved stone wall. The courtyard was surrounded by pink and green walls, with trees casting long shadows. A tall man stood in the shadows at the corner of the wall, wearing a floor-length, colorful tiger-striped cloak. He had broad shoulders and long legs, and was dashing and unrestrained.
He seemed to sense the sharp, scrutinizing gazes from Zheng Quchi and his subordinates. With a relaxed posture, he deliberately took a step forward, basking in the bright light, finally revealing his complete, handsome face.
The wind brushed past the stray hairs at his temples. He reached out and gently patted Sang Yaomei's little head, silencing her joyful shouts, but she looked up at him with a puzzled expression.
The man's gaze was fixed on Zheng Quchi's direction like that of a hawk, revealing a cold and wicked smile.
"Silly boy, have you found your second sister?"
"Second sister, it's second sister," she said with a smile.
"Tell me, to what extent would she go for you...?"
The man was not so much asking the mentally challenged little girl, but rather addressing the person opposite him.
Sang Yaomei didn't understand what this "big brother" meant either. She tilted her head and looked up at the man who had kindly brought her to find her second sister with a strange expression.
She accidentally got separated from her eldest brother and met this older brother who said he could help her find her second sister. The simple-minded Sang Yaomei didn't think much of it. Why didn't he take her back to her eldest brother? Why did he go to such lengths to find her second sister who was always busy? She just happily agreed to go with him.
But just now, the moment she saw her second sister, she forgot everything and only wanted to go find her. However, she couldn't move her legs at all, so she shouted and waved her hands, wanting her second sister to come and get her.
"Mo Ye!"
Zheng Quchi's delicate and pretty face turned cold, and Lan Yue and the other three were about to make a move when they saw Mo Ye's large, dangerous hand quietly stroking Sang Yaomei's fluffy head.
Then, he tilted his narrow eyes and looked at them defiantly, making them hesitant to act rashly.
"Long time no see, Zheng, Qu, Chi." He deliberately dragged out the last syllable of his calm voice, a hint of sinister coldness lingering in his tone.
Zheng Quchi's chest tightened, and she could hardly hide her raging emotions: "Let go of your hand!"
"Why?" Mo Ye narrowed his eyes, a smirk playing on his lips, seemingly enjoying seeing her furious state.
It turns out that her family is truly her Achilles' heel; touching them triggers her rebellion and causes her to lose all reason.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Zheng Quchi asked worriedly, looking at Sang Yaomei, who looked completely bewildered.
"The moment you saw me, you thought I was going to do something to her, and that's what I'm going to do now."
After listening for a moment, Zheng Quchi immediately changed his words and said, "I was just mistaken. Lord Sima of Julu Kingdom is not that kind of person."
"Oh, then what kind of person am I, sir?" Mo Ye teased Sang Yaomei like a pet, gently stroking her head while exchanging words with Zheng Quchi.
“You’re bad, but you’re bad within limits. You won’t hurt innocent women and children indiscriminately.” Zheng Quchi tried his best to make his tone sincere and firm.
Upon hearing her "praise," Mo Ye's smile widened, and his wicked expression gradually became exaggerated. He looked at her, the cool summer heat unable to diminish the murderous and cold look in his eyes, instead making them appear even more profound and unfathomable: "I picked her up outside, how can I just give her back to someone else for nothing? If you want your sister back, fine, come and beg me yourself."
Pick it up?
During the day, Qingguang, being both her younger sister and elder brother, took care of her every step of the way. If he hadn't used some means or schemes, there would have been no possibility of her younger sister going missing.
He was quite adept at crying wolf, but even though she knew that Mo Ye was behind it all, she had no choice but to do as he said for her younger sister's safety.
Seeing Zheng Quchi's light brown eyes concealing anger and restraint, like dark clouds obscuring a clear sky, yet he remained silent, Lan Yue and the others grew anxious.
"No, Madam, absolutely not!"
"He clearly has ulterior motives, Madam, please don't be fooled."
Lan Yue and the others tried their best to stop Zheng Quchi. Once the lady was out of their safe zone, they feared they would be unable to act if the other party wanted to make a move.
To be selfish, the safety of the lady was far more important to them than that of the innocent and pitiful little girl, so when faced with a difficult choice, they would not hesitate to abandon the other.
However, in Zheng Quchi's eyes, Sang Yaomei was not the one to be abandoned.
"What's wrong? You don't dare to, or is your own safety more important to you than your sister?" Mo Ye asked deliberately.
Zheng Quchi reached out to stop them from continuing to persuade her, saying, "It's okay, I'll take care of myself."
Wu Liang gritted his teeth: "But what if..."
Even if something were to happen, she couldn't just stand by and watch Sang Yaomei die at Mo Ye's hands.
"Blue Moon, Wu Liang, Kong Li, and Sixi, listen to my command and remain in place."
Everything was done under her orders, so if anything went wrong, Wang Zebang and Brother Wei wouldn't be able to blame the four of them.
After giving the order, Zheng Quchi walked toward Mo Ye, who had ill intentions. She didn't walk fast, mainly because every step she took felt like she was going to the guillotine, and she felt extremely burdened.
Yisang's younger sister was not intelligent enough to understand the situation; she was simply very happy that her second sister was walking towards her.
Although she didn't know why she suddenly couldn't walk, she could still call out and wave her hands: "Second sister, sister, little sister is here, come and get me..."
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