Yin Ming and Ling Yao left the room, leaving the space to the female protagonist and her family.
The butler arranged rooms for the two of them that were very close to each other, so they said goodbye at the door and went back to their respective rooms.
Yin Ming took off his outer robe and lay down on the relatively soft bed.
Yin Ming had originally planned to get a good night's sleep, but Yao Fu's reaction to the red resentment made him somewhat uneasy.
He might already know who harmed his wife and is secretly preparing to settle the score.
Men, when their women are wronged, always want to use their own strength to solve the problem and get justice for them.
"Knock knock... Yin Ming, the city lord has gone out." Ling Yao's voice rang out from outside the door.
It seems that Lingyao also sensed something was wrong, which is why he reminded him of the city lord's whereabouts.
The male lead, well, how low could his IQ be? It's just that Yin Ming really wants to sleep right now. He's already in the right position, and he really doesn't want to get up again!
Damn it, how come these people are so good at causing trouble?
Yin Ming yawned resignedly, got up and went out with Ling Yao. The two of them followed the city lord at a leisurely pace.
No matter what, the city lord is the male lead's future father-in-law. In order to gain favor with the male lead, it's impossible to let anything happen to him.
Yao Fu wandered through the alleyways, making several turns, and finally stepped into a dilapidated courtyard.
Yin Ming and Ling Yao leaped onto the roof, gaining a clear view of the courtyard.
Yin Ming casually set up a barrier around the two of them and watched the show with his chin in his hand.
I wonder what kind of show this will be.
In the courtyard stood a large pot, and a disheveled old man was stirring a viscous liquid inside with a wooden stick, while the city lord, looking menacing, drew his long sword and pointed it at the old man's face.
"So it was you who did this! I knew you were up to no good!"
The old man chuckled, seemingly unconcerned. "Oh, Lord City, I don't understand what you mean. Or have you already agreed to my conditions?"
"As long as you nod, I will immediately go to the city lord's mansion to treat your wife."
After a pause, the old man said meaningfully, "Lord of the City, you should make a decision quickly. Your wife's illness can't wait any longer."
"I have never understood why the city lord cannot grant this couple a happy marriage, given that my grandson is so outstanding and so well-matched with your daughter."
The city lord scoffed at this, utterly disdainful. "Heh, your grandson doesn't even deserve it! I was out of my mind back then. Now that I think about it, I didn't tell anyone else, so how could you have known immediately that my wife was possessed by evil energy, and even knew how to cure her!"
"This whole thing was clearly arranged by you, with the aim of forcing me to marry Ling'er to your grandson!" the city lord said angrily.
The old man, far from panicking, shamelessly admitted, "Ha, since you already know, I don't need to pretend anymore."
"Although I don't know how you found out, I am the only one in the entire Yao City... no, within a hundred miles, who can cure your wife's poison."
"If you don't want your wife to die, please arrange the marriage between my grandson and your daughter as soon as possible."
"Grandpa~" A boy dressed in equally tattered clothes, his clothes covered in patches, came out of the house and called out in a particularly greasy voice.
"Hey~ Li'er, come and greet your father-in-law." The old man laughed rudely.
The young man's face lit up with joy, and he bowed, saying, "Hua Li greets father-in-law and grandfather. Can I really marry Miss Hua Li?"
This young man... well, how should I put it? He has a huge red birthmark on his face, and his behavior is rather sleazy. If the woman were to actually marry him, it would be like a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung.
Yin Ming glanced at Ling Yao without making a sound, but the latter remained calm and unresponsive.
Oh my god, you're not even angry that someone else is eyeing your wife? You're about to get cuckolded!
Could it be that the male lead hasn't fallen for the female lead yet? That shouldn't be the case. They seem to get along quite well. Sometimes, Yin Ming can't even join in their conversations. He feels like a bright third wheel next to them.
Is he facial paralysis, or is the male lead simply bad at expressing his emotions?
Or perhaps the male lead is like the domineering CEO in romance novels, appearing calm on the surface but actually harboring deep resentment?
"You...you're dreaming!" The city lord probably wanted to hurl insults, but his upbringing wouldn't allow him to be so rude, so he changed his tune and said something completely harmless.
"Do you really think I'm afraid of you? If I go all out, you won't have a good outcome either!" The sword in the city lord's hand was driven by resentment, emitting a faint blue light.
"Just talk, why resort to violence?" The old man put down the wooden stick in his hand and looked at the city lord with a mocking expression.
He slowly released his cultivation power, and the red resentment gradually appeared, enveloping his figure. The city lord's expression immediately changed.
Seeing this, Yin Ming, who was watching the scene unfold, couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, there really are people whose resentment is red!"
Could it be that, like those eccentric figures in cultivation novels, while tinkering with all sorts of random things, they inadvertently caused their bodies to mutate?
"You, when did you break through to the fifth realm?" The city lord's voice was full of disbelief.
In fact, he and Hua Zhen had been stuck at the advanced stage of the fourth realm for decades, so how could he believe it!
He thought that the old man had repeatedly tried to force him into marriage, so he had resorted to desperate measures and secretly planted evil energy into his wife's body in an attempt to force her into marriage.
But he never imagined that the old man's confidence came from his newly advanced realm!
"Hehe, I, Hua Zhen, never do anything I'm not sure of. I've already done more than enough by giving you a choice. If you're still stubborn and insist on fighting me... well, I'll just kill you and seize the City Lord's Mansion. Then this Yao City will have to be renamed Hua City, hahaha..."
"Grandpa, this isn't right. I don't want to see Miss Li sad and upset," the boy said, tugging at the old man's sleeve.
"Haha, look at how understanding my Li'er is. He's already showing his love for his future wife even before they're officially married. What's there to hesitate about? Your daughter will surely be happy for the rest of her life if she marries my grandson."
"Lord City Lord, we're practically in-laws now. As long as you agree, everything will be fine." The old man went on and on praising his grandson, making the City Lord's face grow increasingly grim.
Yin Ming, who was watching the show from the sidelines, also got goosebumps. This acting was over the top, it was so greasy.
Looking at the scene before him, a bold idea suddenly flashed through Yin Ming's mind. He seemed to know why the female lead was portrayed as an unparalleled beauty like a lilac when the male lead met her.
Could it be that Lord Yao refused to marry off his daughter even at the cost of his life, which led to the death of the female protagonist's mother and caused her to change her mindset due to the great shock she suffered?
Brilliant! Another innocent and adorable girl has been saved without even being noticed.
“This is really not good, Ayao.” Yin Ming waved his hand to remove the barrier, lay on his side on the roof ridge, propped his head up with one hand, and gestured for Lingyao to go down and help.
Lingyao nodded, gracefully descending from the rooftop into the courtyard, and straightened his robes, which had been ruffled by the wind.
Upon seeing Yin Ming and the other two suddenly appear, the city lord looked at Ling Yao with excitement, as if he had seen a lifeline.
Lingyao nodded to him, then in a flash, he grabbed the boy named Hua Li and flew back to the rooftop.
Yin Ming said lazily, "So you want to marry Miss Yi?"
Although the boy was being held captive by Ling Yao, he didn't take Ling Yao seriously at all. In his eyes, his grandfather was the strongest person in the world. Upon hearing Yin Ming's question, he immediately declared defiantly, "Yes! I want to marry Miss Ling Yao as my wife!"
Tsk, they're courting death.
Yin Ming gave a signal with his eyes, and the resentment in Ling Yao's hand turned into a black rope, which wrapped around the boy's waist and pushed him toward the edge of the roof.
Yin Ming said leisurely, "Do you still want to marry me?"
The young man gritted his teeth and said, "I'll marry you!"
Tch, still not giving up.
Without needing Yin Ming's instructions, Ling Yao pushed the boy off the roof and left him hanging in mid-air.
See, the male lead really cares about the female lead; he couldn't help but take action himself.
Yin Ming asked again, unhurriedly, "Are you still going to marry me?"
"Grandpa!" The boy's voice was tinged with fear. He hadn't even started cultivating yet, and falling like this would definitely hurt a lot!
His grandfather did not respond to him, or rather, he was unable to respond to him—the old man had been frozen in place by Yin Ming's magic and could not move.
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