"Miss Ye, are you really not afraid of causing trouble by making such a big fuss?"
"trouble?"
Ye Jintang chuckled, unconvinced by Ye Ling's words.
"Your Highness, isn't there still you?"
"Since it's a collaboration, I believe Your Highness will find a way to resolve even the biggest troubles, right?"
Ye Jintang took another step closer to Ye Ling, a sly glint in her eyes.
"We are allies."
Ye Jintang's words were tantamount to saying that if something happened to her, Ye Ling, as an ally, would not be able to escape either.
"If that's the case, how could I bear to let Miss Ye encounter any trouble?"
Ye Ling looked at the woman in front of her, her tone becoming increasingly gentle.
How is my father doing these days?
Ye Jintang thought that Ye Ling's appearance here must mean there was other news.
"He woke up once during the journey, but fell into a coma again when I arrived. You don't need to worry about his safety."
"Since I have promised you, I will certainly keep my word."
"Then what Your Highness has done..."
“Besides your father, protecting you is also within my purview.”
"Is that so?" Ye Jintang curled her lips. "I thought Your Highness had something else to ask, such as..."
As she spoke, Ye Jintang took out a talisman from her sleeve and quickly stuck it on Ye Ling's body.
The moment the talisman was affixed, Ye Jintang activated the spiritual energy of the space. In the next second, a wisp of black energy flew out from Ye Ling's body and was quickly absorbed by the talisman.
The talisman disappeared quickly after absorbing the black energy.
After doing all this, Ye Jintang said to Ye Ling, "I thought Your Highness was going to talk about strange things?"
She noticed something was off about Ye Ling from the moment she saw him two days ago, except that he was under the influence of the Soul-Devouring Powder.
The sudden appearance of this malevolent aura could only mean that Ye Ling had encountered some troublesome matters during the time they were separated.
The moment Ye Ling saw the black aura appear, her expression turned serious.
Especially the talisman that Ye Jintang just took out, it actually has such a magical effect.
"What is this black mist?" Ye Ling asked, voicing the question that had been nagging at her.
"A malevolent aura."
Seeing that Ye Ling was looking at her, Ye Jintang didn't hide anything and explained to him, "It's a power formed from resentment, but unlike evil energy, it can absorb people's negative energy and gradually expand."
"Your Highness, have you encountered any trouble these past two days?"
Fortunately, the evil energy was detected in time. If the Soul Devouring Qi had been released and Ye Ling had been affected by it, she might have instantly fallen into a coma.
"Some strange things have happened in the villages near the capital. The villagers have suddenly disappeared, leaving only a child."
“Two days ago, my men noticed something unusual and came to report that the child had black markings on his arms and that he was the only one in the entire village.”
"This must be the work of evil spirits, as for that child with black markings..."
Hearing these unusual surprises, Ye Jintang's eyes showed a hint of worry, and she looked up at the sky.
The matter of Zuixianju is still unresolved, and Green Lotus is still waiting for him.
She absolutely could not leave at this point.
She pondered for a moment, then took out a few more talismans from her sleeve and handed them to Ye Ling.
"This talisman can absorb evil energy. If you carry it with you, it will prevent you from being affected during your investigation."
"The black lines also represent the entry of evil energy; the denser the lines appear in a place, the deeper the evil energy it receives."
"Your Highness, it's one thing for others, but the Soul-Devouring Powder in your body is no ordinary poison. If it's affected by the evil energy..."
Ye Ling took the talismans from Ye Jintang, and a smile appeared in her eyes as she received Ye Jintang's reminder.
"Miss Ye, are you concerned about me?"
"As an ally, I simply don't want anything to happen to Your Highness."
But Ye Ling seemed not to have heard Ye Jintang's next words and nodded seriously.
"Miss Ye's thoughtfulness is enough."
"Does Zuixianju truly not need my help here?"
Ye Ling looked at Ye Jintang. He knew that since Ye Jintang dared to come here alone with a maid, she must have made some preparations.
"It's not impossible for Your Highness to help."
Seeing that Ye Ling took the initiative to speak, Ye Jintang said.
Why not take advantage of readily available help?
"Miss Ye, tell me what you want me to do." Ye Ling stared at her, his beautiful eyes reflecting Ye Jintang's image, clearly very interested in what she was about to say.
"Wang Bao will appear outside Dali Temple early tomorrow morning, which will surely cause a sensation among the people in the surrounding area."
"What Your Highness needs to do is to have the restaurant shut down before the news gets out."
The things that Zuixianju did went far beyond simply abducting women.
Wang Bao probably still had a backup plan. Most importantly, besides Ye Ling, she also discovered some malevolent energy when passing through other places in the backyard.
However, those malevolent energies were too weak to have any effect on people.
But this alone was enough for Ye Jintang to realize that this was not a simple matter.
Thinking that the original owner of the book had taken responsibility for all the shady dealings at Zuixianju, Ye Jintang knew she couldn't let that happen.
Given her current status, even if she were to conduct a public investigation and obtain results, it wouldn't have much impact.
But Ye Ling is different; he is the regent.
"good."
"This restaurant will be shut down first thing tomorrow morning."
"Miss."
Green Lotus's voice came, accompanied by the large wolfhound.
Woof woof woof.
[Woman, we're back.]
The large wolfhound tried to approach Ye Jintang, but became frightened when it noticed Ye Ling standing next to her, and its barking subsided considerably.
[This man's aura is far too intimidating.]
Ye Jintang was amused by what the big wolfhound said, and suddenly felt that if the gray wolf and the big wolfhound stayed together, it would definitely be very lively.
"Be careful, and come to me anytime if you need anything."
"As an ally, I also don't want anything to happen to you."
"Mm." Ye Jintang nodded.
Only after Ye Ling left did Lü He walk to Ye Jintang's side, puzzled by the sudden appearance of the man.
"Miss, just now there was a guard who called himself Leng Yi and claimed to be His Highness the Regent's bodyguard,"
"Who is that...?"
Green Lotus briefly explained what had happened to Ye Jintang, but still found it strange.
Why would His Highness the Regent's people be here?
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