In a room, the sunlight was blocked out by thick curtains, making it dim inside. Only a faint glimmer of light seeped through the window, revealing the hazy bed curtains.
It was obvious that this was a girl's room.
Suddenly, there came a series of rapid and heavy gasps from inside the room, accompanied by occasional sharp intakes of breath.
"Damn it! Who on earth are those two? Why does the master protect them?" Ye Wei gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly as she let the secret guard apply medicine to her wounds.
"Your Highness, I've managed to find out the identity of one of them." A hoarse and aged voice came from outside the door. Just hearing it made one's blood run cold, as if a venomous snake was slithering on their skin.
The secret guard who was applying medicine to Ye Wei paused, a look of terror flashing across his eyes. This person was feared even by them, the demons.
Ye Wei seemed to sense his fear and glared at him fiercely. She thought to herself, "What a useless thing!" and then said impatiently, "Alright, leave!"
The secret guard let out a sigh of relief as if he had been set free. Without a sound, he disappeared.
"Granny Weng, please come in." Ye Wei's voice softened. She quickly put on a long robe to cover all her wounds.
"Coming." The door creaked open, and an old, hunched figure walked in. It was an old woman leaning on a walking stick, moving slowly.
"Granny, have you found out the identities of those two people tonight?" Ye Wei looked at the old woman. Although she was eager, her voice remained gentle.
It was clear that she was in awe of this old woman. Not only did she not want her to see her wounds, but she also spoke to her very softly.
"I'm old now, not as capable as before. I only managed to find out the identity of one of them. It's a young girl, but I don't know who she is. I can show you what she looks like. You can just search for her based on this." After saying that, the old woman waved her hand, and a mirror appeared. She handed it to Ye Wei.
Before long, the image of a girl appeared in the mirror. She had a delicate face with a hint of baby fat and was smiling innocently. Wasn't this the little girl beside Mu Yijie?
A look of hatred flashed across Ye Wei's eyes. "Good! First, you steal my man from me, and now you come to cause trouble in my base. You really are choosing not to take the easy way but instead walking straight into hell!"
This time, she would never let her go again!
The mirror in Ye Wei's hand cracked inch by inch and finally turned into powder, falling to the ground.
She remembered the person who had been following Yong Shanling all day. Her eyes narrowed slightly. This must be her lover!
Hmm, with Yijie, she still dares to find another lover. This time, she would make Mu Yijie completely lose hope in that dead girl and see her true face clearly.
Ye Wei's red lips slowly curled up into a malicious smile. Coming back to her senses, she said to the old woman with a smile, "Granny, have you found out the identity of the other person?"
"No. There seems to be some kind of secret technique on that person, making it impossible to use secret methods to find out his identity. But he should be a man." The old woman said slowly, not at all afraid of offending Ye Wei.
Ye Wei felt a bit disappointed that she couldn't directly expose the fact that Yong Shanling had another man. But then she thought that even if she couldn't find the real lover, she could just create one for her!
"Granny, thank you. You can go and rest. I'll take care of the rest." Ye Wei escorted the old woman out. A flash of greed crossed her eyes. If she didn't know the strength of this old woman, she would have devoured her long ago.
On the other side, the sun was shining brightly on an elegant and quiet coffee shop. In a secluded booth, two handsome men were sitting. Although they were both smiling, there seemed to be a hidden undercurrent of danger, making people shiver.
"Mr. Mu, may I ask what important matter you've asked me here for?" Ye Sen was a bit impatient. This mere cultivator at the Fusion stage actually dared to ask to see him by name! If he hadn't been really bored recently, he wouldn't have come to meet him.
"Mr. Ye, don't be in a hurry. Since I dared to come to you, I naturally have something that you might be interested in." Mu Yijie smiled slightly and calmly poured a cup of tea for each of them.
Ye Sen became interested now. He raised his eyebrows, leaned back in his chair, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly, but a dangerous glint flashed in his eyes. "I hope your information is really something I'm interested in. Otherwise, it's hard to say whether you'll still be around tomorrow."
On Ye Sen's cynical face, his slightly furrowed eyebrows made him look a bit impatient, and a flicker of anger flashed in his eyes.
"Ye Lin." Mu Yijie simply uttered two words, and Ye Sen immediately froze.
A look of solemnity flashed across his eyes. He sat up straight, leaned forward, and asked with great interest, "You've seen him? Where has he been recently? Why hasn't he contacted the family?"
He obviously misunderstood. He just thought that his troublesome younger brother had run away from home again. Although he had been very worried some time ago, now that he heard news of him, he relaxed.
Mu Yijie took in Ye Sen's reaction and took a sip of water to hide the slight curl of his lips. It seemed that this man really cared about his younger brother. Then the following words would be easier to say.
"No, no, no. I don't know him. I just happened to hear some news about him by chance and came here to inform you."
"By chance? Tell me how you happened to hear it."
Ye Sen said lazily. He wanted to see what this man could come up with. Didn't he know his own younger brother? He always disdained to associate with these low - level cultivators.
"While I was saving my friend, I happened to hear your younger brother's voice. But at that time, there were too few of us, and we could only save one person, so we didn't care about the others. Thinking that the Ye family is a well - known family, I came here to inform you. Of course, whether you save him or not is up to you." Mu Yijie said with a smile and then turned to leave, fully committed to his purpose of delivering the message.
Ye Sen, who had initially not taken it seriously, suddenly froze. A sharp look flashed across his eyes. "Stop! Don't go. Explain clearly what's going on!"
Mu Yijie didn't stop. He walked forward without looking sideways as if he hadn't heard. "Young Master Ye, I'm just here to deliver a message. The rest has nothing to do with me."