Li Ying was getting a little annoyed by the hug, and Ye Jingchi quickly let go and pulled Li Ying to check if she was injured anywhere.
"Let me see, are you injured anywhere?"
"I'm fine." Li Ying subconsciously pulled her hand back and glared at Ye Jingchi. With so many people watching, he didn't care about his image at all.
The soldiers carried the man's body away.
Hua Qingqing stepped forward, pushed Ye Jingchi away, grasped Li Ying's hand, and said excitedly, "Yingying, you saved my life. My life, Hua Qingqing's life, belongs to you!"
Li Ying sighed, thinking that the Hua sisters were quite something. Hua Chenyue had previously said that her life belonged to her, and now Hua Qingqing was saying the same thing, making it seem like she had come to take her life.
"You'd better save your life and keep making movies."
Hua Qingqing put her arm around Li Ying's shoulder and vowed, "Yingying, don't worry. From now on, in the capital, our Hua family will protect you. If anyone dares to bully you, I, Hua Qingqing, will be the first to object!"
Ye Jingchi felt a little wronged. "Second sister-in-law, can't you be a little more discerning? What's with you clinging to my wife? He hasn't even had a proper kiss with her yet!"
Hua Qingqing naturally saw Ye Jingchi's resentful eyes and scolded him unhappily: "Ye Jingchi, let me tell you, from now on Yingying is under the protection of the Hua family. If you dare to make her suffer again, I will definitely not forgive you!"
Ye Jingchi raised his hand: "Second sister-in-law, how could I bear to let Yingying suffer!"
"Hey, hasn't Yingying suffered enough grievances in the Ye family?" Hua Qingqing retorted without giving him any face.
Ye Jingchi was quite embarrassed and touched his nose.
Li Ying did suffer injustice at the Ye family's house; it was his fault. Now that Li Ying has moved out, she will definitely not suffer injustice again.
"Second Senior Brother, did I scare you? Zhou Qi, thank you!"
Zhou Qi smiled and said, "Protecting Miss Ying is my duty, no need to thank me!"
Ye Jingchi patted Zhou Qi on the shoulder. This kid is quick-witted and has good judgment. He's pretty good.
"Junior Sister, that person just now knew your name. Do you have a grudge against him?" Shi Bai remembered that the person had deliberately mentioned Li Ying and Ye Jingchi.
Li Ying shook her head and looked at Ye Jingchi: "I think it must be someone who knows you."
Ye Jingchi shook his head slightly: "I don't know him, but there must be someone behind him. It's just that he's dead now, so the trail has gone cold."
In that situation, there was no way he would leave anyone alive; Ye Jingchi wouldn't joke about Li Ying's life.
If the clues go cold, start looking again; these people won't give up easily.
After completing his mission, Ye Jingchi was allowed a few days off. Instead of returning to the capital, he went up the mountain with Li Ying to collect herbs.
"Ye Jingchi, do you really want to come up the mountain with us?"
Li Ying didn't actually want him to come along.
"Well, I'm free anyway, so I'll just go with you."
Ye Jingchi looked at Li Ying expectantly and reached out to tug at her sleeve.
Zhou Qi almost burst out laughing: "Miss Ying, why don't you let Commander Ye go with you!"
Li Ying noticed that Zhou Qi had been speaking up for Ye Jingchi lately.
"Zhou Qi, when did he buy you off?"
Zhou Qi immediately said, "Miss Ying, you've wronged me. I wasn't bribed. I genuinely respect Commander Ye!"
Ye Jingchi smiled gratefully at Zhou Qi, and held Li Ying's hand: "Please say yes, okay!"
Li Ying knew that if she refused again, it might arouse her second senior brother's suspicion. She didn't want him to worry about her affairs, so she reluctantly nodded in agreement.
On the way up the mountain, Ye Jingchi stood protectively beside Li Ying, walking in front of her.
Shi Bai grabbed Zhou Qi, and only after the two had walked away did he ask, "What's going on between Junior Sister and Commander Ye?"
He has eyes and can observe; there is absolutely no affection between his junior sister and Ye Jingchi like that between a young married couple.
Zhou Qi chuckled: "I don't know about their marital affairs."
Zhou Qi is just not good at speaking, he's not stupid. There must be a reason why Miss Ying didn't tell Doctor Shi.
Li Ying stopped in her tracks: "Second Senior Brother, let's go deeper into the mountains!"
We searched many places on this mountain but still couldn't find the tough grass. It seems we have no choice but to venture deeper into the forest.
"It's very dangerous deep inside, are you sure?" The second senior brother was worried about Li Ying's safety.
"With Commander Ye and Zhou Qi here, I think there won't be any problems."
With Ye Jingchi added to the mix, Li Ying felt that her second senior brother could confidently venture deep into the mountains to search for rare herbs.
"good."
The second senior brother took a handful of grass out of his basket and gave it to Zhou Qi and Ye Jingchi.
"This is for repelling snakes and insects; they will automatically avoid it when they smell this herb. However, wild beasts are an exception, so everyone must be careful!"
Ye Jingchi and Zhou Qi nodded solemnly.
If Li Ying weren't the only one who recognized that herb, Ye Jingchi wouldn't have let her venture deep into the mountains.
There were no roads deep inside; the ground was covered with a thick layer of dead branches and fallen leaves, and the air was thick with the smell of decay.
Li Ying felt nauseous and wanted to vomit, but when she thought of her junior brother's wrist, she persevered, endured the discomfort in her stomach, and continued walking forward.
"stop!"
Ye Jingchi noticed something was wrong and raised his hand to stop the group.
The wind howled all around. In the deep forest in October, there was very little sunlight. In the gloomy forest, the sudden wind was not a good omen.
Zhou Qi and Shi Bai exchanged a glance, guessing what was going on.
"Zhou Qi, protect Yingying!" Ye Jingchi ordered.
Zhou Qi shielded Li Ying behind him, and Shi Bai also stood in front of Li Ying, assuming a protective stance.
Li Ying knew that her silver needles would be useless against large, ferocious beasts, so she didn't try to be brave and stood obediently without moving.
A huge worm charged from the side. Ye Jingchi quickly dodged it, drew his pistol, and fired at the worm's leg.
The attack missed, but it enraged the tiger, which roared and charged at Li Ying and the other two.
Zhou Qi grabbed a dead branch from the side and went to hit it, but before he could even hit it, the branch broke. Screw it!
Zhou Qi threw away the tree branch and went to meet them with his bare hands.
Ye Jingchi rushed forward as well, and the two of them worked together to deal with the giant insect.
Seeing that it could not win the fight, the tiger turned and ran away.
"Running away when you can't beat them, it's become a spirit!" Zhou Qi found it strange.
"Let's get out of here quickly!"
Shi Bai felt something was off, so he pulled Li Ying along and the four of them went back the way they came. In an inconspicuous place, Li Ying saw the strong grass they had been searching for for days.
"Second Brother, I've found it!"
Li Ying pointed to an inconspicuous little grass among a patch of lush green flowers and plants.
"I'll go pick them!" Zhou Qi said, stepping forward.
"Wait a minute!" Shi Bai stopped Zhou Qi, pointing to the patch of grass: "That could very well be a trap. If you go there, you might lose your life."
"What should we do then?" Zhou Qi asked anxiously.
After searching for so many days, Ying finally found it. We can't give up now.
"I have a plan!" Ye Jingchi pointed to a big tree nearby and said, "Zhou Qi, you hold my hand from the tree, and I'll go get the herbs!"
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