Chapter 26
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“You have no choice!” Ye Wushuang said with a smile. “If I hadn’t brought you out, the Soul-Devouring Hall would have handed you over, and you would surely have been stripped of your bloodline and died.”
“Follow me, and you have a chance to live. Otherwise, it’s death. Since you’ve chosen to follow me, it seems you’ve made your decision.”
Xiao Yuan was silent for a long while. What Ye Wushuang said was true.
As they approached the entrance of the Ye Mansion, Xiao Yuan suddenly said, “There’s something I must tell you. The people who are after me come from a powerful family in the Imperial Capital. Now that you’ve taken me away, they will surely find out. In the future, I will bring you endless trouble.”
“Trouble?” Ye Wushuang patted Xiao Yuan on the shoulder and smiled. “I already have plenty of that.”
Looking at the dilapidated gate of the Ye Mansion, Ye Wushuang felt a faint warmth in his heart. This was the place where he had grown up in this life. And from here, he would begin his journey to reclaim his place in the world.
In his hand, Ye Wushuang held a skewer of candied hawthorn berries wrapped in oil paper. Ye Feifei loved candied hawthorn berries, but ever since the Ye family’s downfall, she had never cried or made a fuss at the stalls selling them. She would just stand there quietly.
Taking a deep breath, Ye Wushuang stood in front of the mansion and called out loudly, “Mother, Uncle, Feifei, I’m home!”
“Feifei, look what your brother has brought for you!”
As his voice echoed, Liu Yuemei emerged from the mansion. Seeing Ye Wushuang return, she let out a sigh of relief. But when she saw the dozen or so people with him and realized Ye Feifei was not among them, she rushed forward anxiously. “Shuang, where’s Feifei?”
“Feifei? Isn’t she at home?”
Liu Yuemei became frantic. “She was waiting for you at the gate. When you didn’t come, she said she’d go look for you…”
A chill ran through Ye Wushuang’s heart.
At that moment, two servants rushed up to the gate of the Ye Mansion.
“Master Ye!”
One of the servants said hurriedly, “We’re from the Soul-Devouring Hall. Miss Mo Xiao just got word that your sister, Ye Feifei, has been taken by Qin沧 from the Qin family!”
The Qin family!
One of the four great families of Flowing Moon City.
Qin沧, Ye Wushuang knew, was a dissolute and arrogant young master from the Qin family.
“Where is she?”
“Someone saw her being taken to the Qingyan Pavilion.”
Qingyan Pavilion!
The most notorious place of pleasure in Flowing Moon City!
Ye Wushuang’s face turned cold instantly.
Liu Yuemei, upon hearing this, nearly collapsed but was supported by Ye Wushuang.
“This Qin沧, I know him. He’s a lecherous and dissolute man, but your sister is only ten years old. What could he possibly want with her…”
“Mother.”
Ye Wushuang, supporting Liu Yuemei, quickly comforted her. “It’ll be alright. I’ll bring Feifei back right away.”
With that, Ye Wushuang’s expression turned stern. “Xiao Yuan, come with me.”
The two of them immediately left the Ye Mansion, led by the two servants, heading towards Qingyan Pavilion…
Flowing Moon City!
Qingyan Pavilion!
As the most famous place of pleasure in Flowing Moon City, Qingyan Pavilion was always bustling with business, day and night. Guests came and went in an endless stream.
At that moment, inside Qingyan Pavilion, on the second floor, in a private room, Ye Feifei sat with red eyes and trembling body, staring at the few people in front of her.
The young man sitting at the table looked to be about seventeen or eighteen, rather handsome, though his skin was somewhat pale and his eyes were dark-circled.
“Qin…Qin沧…”
Ye Feifei, looking at the young man in front of her, stammered, “Let me go. My brother will be here soon. He…”
“Your brother?”
Qin沧 poured himself a cup of wine, raised it to his lips, and said with a smile, “Ye Feifei, you must be silly. Your brother is probably dead at home, right?”
