With Zhao Shuning's promise, Qingge, the leader of the female mermaid clan, was overjoyed.
She could only keep bowing to express her gratitude.
"After you go back, relocate to a new place. From now on, stop harming people."
"Okay."
Those people deserved their fate.
If they hadn't been greedy for money and women, they wouldn't have died in the deep sea.
"By the way, Benefactor."
Zhao Shuning quickly waved her hand.
"Don't call me Benefactor. I haven't done anything yet."
Qingge gave a charming smile.
"Miss, the Sea Travel City has been short of water for many years. Over the years, I've discovered that there's a natural spring under this Zhou Pass. The spring is right beneath our feet at this moment. Consider this piece of news my way of thanking you, Miss."
"Thank you."
After Qingge left, Zhao Shuning squatted down.
The ground was indeed damp. She had noticed it when she first came. She reached out to touch it and then tasted it.
It was fresh water.
Delighted, she went down the well where Ye Xingchen and Xie An were waiting for her.
Once they were there, they were no longer under the control of the female mermaid clan's power. With a gentle leap, the three of them got out of the dry well.
They were still in the same ancestral hall.
Zhao Shuning stretched.
After staying with the female mermaid clan for so many days without seeing the real sun, the sunlight on her body now felt truly comfortable.
"Let's go. Let's see how that little rascal Song Zhiyi is doing."
The three of them paused for a moment, and when they reappeared, they were near Zhou Pass.
They saw a huge crowd gathered there.
Zhao Shuning frowned.
No way? Qingge had already promised her not to harm anyone. Could it be that there was another dead body?
The three of them exchanged a look and walked in that direction in perfect understanding.
It turned out to be a bulletin board with a notice on it.
After reading the notice, the three of them couldn't help but smile.
It turned out that Chu Wen was worried that the dead body was either Ye Xingchen's or Xie An's, so he rushed over in a hurry. But by the time he arrived, the body had already been sent to the city lord's mansion.
Chu Wen had sneaked into the Sea Travel City because Song Zhiyi didn't like him.
It would be even more difficult for him to go and check the body now.
But Chu Wen had no choice. Whether it was Ye Xingchen or Xie An, neither of them could afford to have any mishaps.
So after much hesitation, Chu Wen still went to the city lord's mansion, planning to ask Song Zhiyi to let him in and check the body.
Before he could reach the city lord's mansion, he ran into Song Zhiyi.
Song Zhiyi gave him a look and before he could say anything, he was kicked out.
After several attempts, Chu Wen still didn't know where Song Zhiyi had put the body. So he wrote a notice provoking Song Zhiyi and posted it on the bulletin board.
The notice was concise. It said that Song Zhiyi was petty and would hold a grudge for a lifetime.
Zhao Shuning couldn't help but laugh when she read the notice.
Chu Wen was a martial arts fanatic with no brains. He always acted on impulse. Otherwise, he wouldn't have led the imperial guards to suppress bandits just because of an imperial edict back then.
Didn't he know that Song Zhiyi was soft - hearted but stubborn? The more Chu Wen did this, the more Song Zhiyi would dislike him and refuse to forgive him.
"Chu Wen is causing a ruckus outside the city lord's mansion!"
Zhao Shuning's train of thought was pulled back to reality by this sentence.
Pushed by the crowd, she couldn't help but walk in that direction.
Ye Xingchen had been imprisoned on a small island by Lin Feng since childhood and had lived a dark and lonely life. He wasn't as outgoing as Zhao Shuning. Sometimes when there were too many people, he would feel scared. His body would shiver like when he was trapped in the medicine jar.
As the crowd jostled, Ye Xingchen's face turned deathly pale.
Seeing this, Xie An quickly pushed aside the people in front of him and grabbed Ye Xingchen's hand.
Feeling the warmth from Xie An's hand, Ye Xingchen looked up. When he saw it was Xie An, his heart settled down.
Zhao Shuning gave a knowing smile.
Following the crowd, they arrived in front of the city lord's mansion.
Chu Wen stood in front of the city lord's mansion and shouted at the top of his voice.
"Song Zhiyi, what's wrong with letting me take a look at the body?"
"We were wrong back then. My sister and I know we were wrong. How about we settle this one thing at a time and stop dwelling on our past grudges?"
Chu Wen said a lot outside, but there was no response from inside.
When he tried to rush in, many guards would suddenly appear.
In order not to hurt the innocent, Chu Wen had to retreat.
Chu Wen shouted for about half an hour.
Just when everyone thought that the gentle Song Zhiyi wouldn't come out, Chu Wen roared again.
"If you don't come out, I'll stay in the Sea Travel City every day. You know that because of your order, no inn in this city will take in people from the Chu family. So I'll just stay in the ancestral hall. I'll feel more at ease staying with the master."
Anyway, the master was still alive. It should be okay for him to say this, right?
As soon as he said this, there was movement in the city lord's mansion.
In less than a moment, Song Zhiyi, the city lord in a long water - blue robe, walked out.
Moreover, he was holding a staff that only monks used.
Song Zhiyi's face was now filled with anger.
But that fool Chu Wen didn't notice at all. He still showed his big teeth and smiled at Song Zhiyi.
"Song Zhiyi, you finally came out. Have you changed your mind and are willing to see me?"
"You rascal. I'll beat you to death."
Song Zhiyi took the staff and chased after Chu Wen.
Seeing the situation, Chu Wen quickly dodged.
Song Zhiyi had no intention of letting Chu Wen go. Chu Wen ran in front, and he chased after. There was no trace of the dignity of a city lord left.
When he got tired from running, Song Zhiyi would take a break.
Then Chu Wen would say something that Song Zhiyi didn't like to hear, and Song Zhiyi would pick up the staff and chase after him again.
Because there were too many onlookers, Chu Wen couldn't move freely. So, inevitably, he got hit by a few staff blows.
Whether he was just pretending to deceive Song Zhiyi or Song Zhiyi really hit hard, Chu Wen let out loud howls.
Song Zhiyi was in poor health. After a while, he got tired.
He leaned on the staff, gasping for breath.
Chu Wen, on the other hand, was full of energy. He rubbed his aching butt and said again, "Song Zhiyi, aren't you a scholar? Your hands should be used for writing, not for beating people with a staff. That's what rough men do."
"Chu Wen, if you dare to go to Sister Ling's ancestral hall, I'll break your legs."
"Then if I don't go to the ancestral hall, can I stay in your city lord's mansion?"
Song Zhiyi straightened up and looked at Chu Wen.
"The Sea Travel City doesn't welcome you."
"No staying in the city lord's mansion, no inns, and don't even think about Sister Ling's ancestral hall!"