39. Spare My Life (3)

People around looked at Yu Qingqing as if they were watching a wonderful show.

"Fine! It's funny. After taking the breeze pill, even memories that people had in the womb would be dug out! Hahaha!"

"Let's see how Yu Qingqing can clear her name."

"Sure enough."

"Tell me who started the fight first?"

"It's me."

"Why? What did Miss Ye do to you?"

"Because she's pretty. Prettier than me, so I'm jealous. She's so pretty."

"So, you picked up the fight?"

"Yeah, I did. I wanted to whip her face. I've poisoned my whip so that her face will rot!"

"You!" Ming Qingyu was furious. Luckily, Ye Lan could protect herself from Yu Qingqing's vicious mind. If Yu Qingqing succeeded, he would kill her to revenge Ye Lan!!

But he wanted to kill her right now! If he had not forced himself not to do so, he would hit her with one hand.

Now everybody knew the truth. They looked at Yu Qingqing with their eyes full of contempt. When the efficacy of the breeze pill was gone, Yu Qingqing suddenly burst into tears. She knew nothing could save her, nothing.

"But she hurt so many people, how could this be settled so easily?!" Someone asked reluctantly.

"But who started first?" This was self-evident, one could come up with the answer even with their toes. It’s Yu Qingqing.

However, nobody wanted to say it clearly, so they just played fool and pretended that they didn't know. They couldn't afford to offend Yu Qingqing, let alone Ming Qingyu. One was a local bigwig, and the other was a royal, they couldn't be compared.

Ye Lan injured lots of people, but Ming Qingyu took the blame. Nobody dared to come after him because he was the prince of the Beiming Kingdom. So, this thing ended up with nothing.

"The injured will get treatment and will not die." Ming Qingyu was kind of slovenly now and nobody knew when it started. He looked around with his eyes shining like torches, "I'll assume the compensation myself and will give everybody a satisfactory explanation! Is that okay?"

The last sentence was meant to ask the elder of Law Enforcement. Ming Qingyu was the sixth prince of Beiming Kingdom, so it was not worthwhile to offend him. Moreover, he was on the right side. After all, Yu Qingqing started the fight, if she got hurt by others, they just defended themselves, let alone Ming Qingyu took the responsibility. Nobody dared to ask him to be responsible; they were eager to please him.

So, this thing ended with no result.

Ming Qingyu's attitude was tough, and the elder of Law Enforcement was smart enough to let go. Ming Qingyu nodded and offered lots of tonics to the elder of Law Enforcement. So, the elder of Law Enforcement gained benefits and agreed to let go.

Yu Qingqing was shivering angrily and even fainted.

Ye Lan looked at the Fengtian Academy and became sick of it. She had no idea of what else she had to do to convince the old man to let her in. She felt upset and disappointed of thinking of its people's infighting.

"You can't be annoyed!" Libao came out of nowhere and separated Ye Lan and Ming Qingyu for a distance using his fan. He put his head on Ye Lan's shoulder and murmured, " Fengtian Academy was full of spiritual energy, and you need it."

'"Spiritual energy? I would be on a great loss if it doesn't reach my standard." Ye Lan frowned and said impatiently.

"Hahaha. You won't be disappointed." Libao lifted his hand and knocked Ye Lan's head. The girl was such a realist.

The two were horsing around as if nobody were around. Ming Qingyu looked at the man who was too beautiful to be a man next to Ye Lan jealously. Who was this guy? He seemed to be really close to Ye Lan, no, intimate. Last time when he met her, this guy wasn't there. What happened within three months and why this unisex monster was around her?!

"Miss Ye, now it's okay. But now that you are here, I should do what a host should do. I wonder if you have time to have some tea at my place? For steadying your nerves, and also for showing gratitude for you to save my life."

"Don’t bother." Ye Lan felt uncomfortable when she heard what Ming Qingyu said. She didn't have a good impression on Fengtian Academy.

"Hey!" Libao frowned. This girl behaved like she didn't hear his words. He walked to Ye Lan and elbowed her, "Just go."

Ye Lan was unprepared and staggered. Ming Qingyu came forward and held Ye Lan; then he awkwardly took his hands back.

He was a little bit grateful for Libao. Libao fanned himself so hard, with the other hand on his waist, and then he folded the fan with a snap and smiled at Ming Qingyu, "Good, it's still early. Let's go and have a look."

And he secretly pulled Ye Lan's sleeve. Ye Lan frowned but didn't refute. Ming Qingyu noticed the possibility and looked at Libao with appreciation.

At the same time, he made a movement to welcome them to his yard.

Yu Qingqing fainted again shortly after she regained her consciousness, because she was angry that Ming Qingyu cared nothing about her and tried so hard to please Ye Lan instead.

Ming Qingyu invited Ye Lan to stay at his yard, but Ye Lan didn't want to say yes.

Ye Lan smelled an unusual odour once she entered the front door. She frowned and looked at Libao. Libao knew this girl realized the benefits of coming here through her facial expression. He waved his fan triumphantly and shook his head with his chin up and chest out, "Silly girl, can you see it? It's the origin of Fengtian Academy's unique spiritual energy. You won't lose anything if you breathe some of it in!"

Ye Lan took a deep breath and found the spiritual power that she lost in the battle was compensated with a few breaths. Ye Lan was satisfied with its thickness and looked at Libao with a nod to show her agreement.

Libao said with a bright smile on his face, "I told you. You can count on me."

The communication above was accomplished through telepathy, which was a special bond between the master and the legendary Beast. Connection at such a high level could only be achieved by Ye Lan and Libao because Ye Lan's unconditional trust in Libao made the internal link possible. Libao was beaming with joy.

Ming Qingyu looked back occasionally and saw Ye Lan and Libao's different facial expressions. He had a faint feeling that he was just a guide, indeed! There was a special connection between them which he couldn't get into or break.

"Miss Ye, the news is coming." Ming Qingyu decided to try to find something to say.

"Okay."

"Is Miss Ye from the imperial capital?" Ming Qingyu asked carefully.

"Yes." Ye Lan didn't hide and nodded.

"Do you have any place to stay now? And where is it?"

"Well..." Ming Qingyu reminded Ye Lan that she had to find an accommodation in the imperial capital, no matter it was overt or covert, she had to have a place to stay.

Ye Lan was desperate to see Xiao Hei on thinking of this. Now they were not lack of money, but they spent a lot. The money they earned from killing people could only cover the cost of purchasing lands and opening the business. Fallen Angels had already made surplus, and at this rate, the break-even could be achieved within two months. Though she was not in need of money, it took time to take out tens of thousands of taels of silver.

"What's the matter? Is it inconvenient to tell?" Ming Qingyu was a gentleman who never inquired what people didn't want to say.

Ye Lan paused and rolled her eyes, "No, I have a place to stay. It's Fallen Angels."

"Oh, Fallen Angels. The name is so poetic." Ming Qingyu knew a little about what recently happened in imperial capital after he left here for a few months, so naturally, he knew nothing about the newly opened brothel--Fallen Angels.

Libao stopped shaking his fan and it was so awkward.

Ye Lan wasn’t influenced at all and kept walking, "Yes, it's poetic."

"You can really act." Libao laughed at Ye Lan in his heart.

Ye Lan ignored him.

The spiritual energy became thicker when they went further inside. It seemed like a matrix and the center of it was the origin of spiritual energy. The matrix covered the whole Fengtian Academy, which prevented the spiritual energy from leaking, guaranteed the full circulation of the spiritual energy and resisted the enemy.

It was the best way to see it regardless of the angles.

Ye Lan frowned and wanted to walk in the middle of the matrix. Libao understood Ye Lan's thoughts and followed her while shaking his fan and smiling.

Ye Lan was helpless, "Why are you laughing?" She rolled her eyes at Libao and wondered if she spoiled him. It was comfortable to look at Libao when he became hairy and cute. But now he grew into a tall and handsome guy; she didn't have interests in him at all.

"We've arrived." Ming Qingyu showed Ye Lan all the way here with no word. The Fengtian Academy didn't look huge from the outside, but it was spacious from the inside. Just like her Fallen Angels, it wasn't tall from the outside, but it was different from the inside. She rented plenty of gardens and rebuilt the place. It looked like a miniature version of a palace.

That was enough to hide secrets. Ye Lan smiled with her lips rising.

Ming Qingyu's yard echoed with his style, simple but decent, luxurious but reserved. They might look unimpressive separately, but they would look classy together. You could tell common people couldn't afford them.

Ming Qingyu was very gentle but Ye Lan made herself at home and let him decide everything. The yard looked clean but had no trace of human smell because they had left for a long time. The yard had a large bamboo forest. But it didn't appear to be messy even though there were many fallen leaves.

It seemed like someone cleaned it up well!

"Hey! Look, I just came back and didn't ask anyone to clean it up. Please forgive me!" Ming Qingyu said embarrassedly.

"It doesn't matter!" Ye Lan laughed and she didn't care about the tedious manners. Ming Qingyu's guard brought about some hot tea and desserts which seemed to be very delicate and tasty. But she shook her head; she was not a huge fan of them. But Libao couldn't take his eyes off the delicious food.

The food was gone really soon. Ming Qingyu looked at Ye Lan jealously because she cared about the man so much. He didn't want to lose his dignity, so he asked people to bring more.

Ye Lan looked at Libao and couldn't help laughing, "Slow down; nobody would steal your food."

"This one is so delicious." Libao was eating happily.

"Better than Dan Niang's?" Ye Lan teased him intentionally.

"Well," Libao paused, "no!"

"Hahaha!" Ye Lan laughed so happily.