Collusion and corruption
"Ye?" Upon hearing Ye Qingzhu's words, Ji Yinglei's expression immediately changed. "Are you from the Ye family?" She became wary and stepped between Ye Qingzhu and Jiang Yingyue, her right hand gripping the Tingyuan Sword tightly.
Jiang Yingyue immediately knew what Ji Yinglei wanted to do, and said, "Senior Sister, Qingzhu is my friend."
“The Ye family and the Heavenly Dao Alliance have always been on good terms. Wouldn’t going there be like walking into a trap?” Ji Yinglei didn’t trust Ye Qingzhu at all. “Yue’er, step back.”
This is not her fault. Jiang Yingyue knew that Ji Yinglei must also harbor a great deal of hatred in his heart, and she would never trust anyone related to the Heavenly Dao Alliance.
Ye Qingzhu did not choose to confront Ji Yinglei at this moment: "It is true that the Ye family has a relationship with them, but the Heavenly Dao Alliance has already torn up our relationship. When I return to the manor, I will tell them that the Ye family will have no further connection with the Heavenly Dao Alliance."
Jiang Yingyue nodded and looked at Ji Yinglei: "Senior sister, we can go to the Ye residence, but not openly."
It wasn't too late yet, and Jinghuatai was definitely still at the Ye residence. The two decided to hide where the opera troupe was located and wait for news from Ye Qingzhu.
Upon seeing her return, Mo Zhu was the first to stand up, her expression full of worry: "Where did you go? There were thieves causing trouble at Nanfeng Tower today, I was so worried."
Ye Qingzhu looked around but didn't see Ye Xiuzhu. This older brother never cared about her, and she didn't want to see him either. However, since she was going to tell them what the Heavenly Dao Alliance had done, he had to be there.
"Sister Mozhu, I'm fine." Ye Qingzhu spread her hands. "Look, I'm perfectly alright."
"It's good that you're alright." Mo Zhu finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then grasped Ye Qingzhu's hand. "You must never do this again. If anything happens, tell me first. And big brother, don't be alone again."
Hearing her say that, Ye Qingzhu immediately felt more confident: "In that case, I have something to say now. Where is my elder brother?"
"What do you want to say?" Ye Xiuzhu's voice sounded from behind him. When he came in with him, there was a short girl. She was dressed in white and had a bell in her hand. More importantly, she had a jade token of the Heavenly Dao Alliance on her waist.
Ye Qingzhu was furious: "Heavenly Dao Alliance! How dare you step into the Ye residence!"
The girl showed no sign of being frightened. Instead, she chuckled and said, "I remember that Miss Ye has never been involved in the affairs of the Ye family and the Heavenly Dao Alliance. How can you say that?"
"Stop pretending." Ye Qingzhu looked at Ye Xiuzhu. "Brother, the Heavenly Dao Alliance sent assassins to kill me by West Lake that day! You can't trust them anymore!"
"What?" Ye Mozhu was clearly not expected this to happen, and also looked in Ye Xiuzhu's direction.
"Oh? But... if I remember correctly, Miss, you weren't alone by West Lake that day... You were with that remnant of the Bright Moon Sect." The girl said slowly, "Back then, you tried your best to protect that person, but today she publicly killed someone at Nanfeng Tower and set fire to the stage. Such crimes... to put it bluntly, if you weren't surnamed Ye, you would be charged with harboring a serious criminal."
"You're completely twisting the truth!" Ye Qingzhu pulled out her silver whip and was about to strike the girl's throat, but the girl made no attempt to dodge. Ye Xiuzhu swiftly took out her folding fan and easily blocked Ye Qingzhu's attack: "Insolence!"
"Lord Bell Envoy, could there be some misunderstanding?" Ye Mozhu quickly came to Ye Qingzhu's side, protecting her younger sister.
"I came here on the orders of the Alliance Leader. I have told the Ye family head everything that needed to be said. The rest is up to you to decide." The Bell Envoy always had a smile on her face, looking innocent and naive, but her words were truly stirring up a storm of bloodshed. With Ye Xiuzhu's tacit approval, the two could only watch her leave like this.
"Big brother..."
"Mo Zhu, move aside." Ye Mo Zhu was about to say something when Ye Xiu Zhu cut him off, calmly putting away his folding fan. "The Bell Envoy has already explained it very clearly to me."
"Clear what?" Ye Qingzhu was also getting angry. She walked around Ye Mozhu. "Just based on their one-sided story?" She looked straight into Ye Xiuzhu's eyes, really wanting to see what her older brother was thinking.
"You think I don't know?" Ye Xiuzhu's voice was terribly cold as he slowly approached Ye Qingzhu. "After you went to Nanfeng Tower, you still chose to bring her back."
"What?" Ye Qingzhu racked his brains but couldn't understand how he knew. If that was the case, Ye Xiuzhu might have already sent people to capture Jiang Yingyue and the others.
“I originally wanted to believe you, but your actions have proven that what the Heavenly Alliance said is true.” Ye Xiuzhu looked at his sister in front of him and hesitated for a moment. “Mozhu, my third sister has contracted a rare disease and should not see anyone. She needs to rest.”
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