Chapter 2007: Chapter 2007 News Delivered
Ye Liuyun pretended to be helpless, "Alright! Since I still need you to save my life, I’ll treat you to a meal! But let’s make it clear, it’s just one meal. I can’t afford any more!"
Feng Hongxiu gave Ye Liuyun a look and unabashedly had him order every specialty dish from the restaurant.
Ye Liuyun immediately had the werewolf to bring over a waiter, arranging for the restaurant to deliver the food and wine to their place. He suspected that Feng Hongxiu wanted to avoid being recognized, hence the minimal outings.
When the food and drinks arrived, Feng Hongxiu started a conversation with Ye Liuyun.
"Why do you insist on staying here for four or five days?"
"In a few days, some of my associates will arrive. By then, we might be able to deal with the City Lord without having you exposed," Ye Liuyun answered.
"What kind of realm are your helpers in?"
"The highest would be late-sixth-realm" Ye Liuyun referred to the devil beasts.
"That’s not enough! We can’t deal with them without at least mid-seventh!"
However, Ye Liuyun laughed and reassured her, "Don’t worry, I won’t risk things I’m unsure of."
"Stop playing coy!" Feng Hongxiu saw that he wouldn’t say more, so she didn’t continue to ask.
The two of them ate their fill and then returned to their respective rooms to continue practicing.
Shen Youcai, on the other hand, was beginning to feel troubled. After hearing Linger’s report, he knew that this issue would escalate.
Ye Liuyun had not only offended the Great Expert, the army on the border was also mobilizing.
Once he started marching eastward, with every city involved in the war, the prices and sales of goods would subsequently increase.
The Alliance had received these pieces of information long ago. From their perspective, Ye Liuyun wouldn’t dare to act against the Alliance, so they anticipated the arrival of war to profit more. They had always been preparing for this war, gathering more supplies.
Therefore, if Ye Liuyun’s matter is mishandled, it might potentially alter the entire course of events. Even the Alliance would face a fight from the Dark Legion.
Shen Youcai didn’t dare to delay. He immediately reported to the headquarters.
The response from the headquarters was very clear, "Absolutely do not hand him over to the City Lord, there’s no need to show goodwill for now. Just wait for Ye Liuyun to leave. After all, it’s just four or five days left, just drag it out."
Shen Youcai understood the headquarters’ intentions. The matter between Ye Liuyun and the Great Expert hasn’t been resolved, siding with Ye Liuyun now is still risky.
Therefore, he pretended to be unaware. He instructed his men that he wanted to go into closed-door cultivation and would not see guests for now, so as not to be bothered by Wang Tianqing again.
He also instructed people to strengthen the inn’s security, and advised the innkeeper not to expel guests and do his work as usual. At the same time, the safety of the guests must be ensured.
Ye Liuyun passed the night unscathed, while Wang Tianqing couldn’t sit still.
"Why is there no reply all night? Could something unexpected have happened?"
First thing in the morning, he rushed to the Alliance once again to inquire Shen Youcai about the situation, but he was shown the door and could only return to his mansion.
"Is he avoiding me? What exactly happened?"
He began to contemplate as he got back.
Just then, Wang Yuxing and Wang Yufei came to inquire about the progress, the three of them began to discuss.
Wang Yuwei suggested, “We can ask the guide!”
"The guide is a member of the Alliance! If we ask her, will she tell us the truth?" Wang Yuxing objected.
"Grab her and interrogate her if she’s not telling the truth!" Wang Yufei said disdainfully.
Wang Tianqing also spoke, "Indeed, she should be questioned. But regardless of whether or not it was Shen Youcai who instigated her, she definitely will not tell us the truth.
It’s not appropriate to get her at the Alliance either. They won’t let us bring her away, and it might cause trouble with them.
We need to think of a plan, trick her into leaving the Alliance, then we can catch her outside and bring in for an interrogation."
Wang Yuxing, however, had a swift response, "Isn’t that simple! Let’s arrange a couple to go to the Alliance, claiming they want to buy a house, ask her to show them the site, and that’s how we trick her out of there!"
"Not bad!" Wang Tianqing nodded in agreement, immediately arranging subordinates to find suitable candidates.
Linger fell for it indeed.
If it was just a man, she would not dare to show him the house alone. But this was a married couple, and the woman in particular was very charismatic, so Linger believed them.
As a result, just as they finished viewing a house, she was hit and knocked out by the man, stuffed into a bag, and taken back to the City Lord’s Manor.
By the time Linger regained consciousness, she found herself tied to a pillar with several guards from the manor nearby, brutally torturing a prisoner.
Wang Tianqing and others were sitting in the main hall, leisurely drinking tea and chatting.
She quickly realized she’d been captured and brought back to the City Lord’s Manor.
The terrified screams of the prisoner next to her also chilled her to the core.
Wang Tianqing then spoke to her, "No one knows you’ve been brought here, and no one will come to save you.
I will ask you questions. If you answer truthfully, I will not get you into trouble. However, if you dare to hide anything, don’t blame me for getting rough!"
Linger had already guessed at this point that he wanted to ask her about Ye Liuyun.
Even though she felt remorseful to Ye Liuyun, she dared not withhold anything in order to save herself and she recounted everything she knew in detail.
Hearing Linger’s information, both Wang Tianqing and Wang Yuxing were taken aback, and somewhat excited.
Their surprise laid in the fact that they never thought Ye Liuyun would appear here. Wang Yufei had not even mentioned his conspicuous Golden Phantom Eyes.
Their excitement was rooted in the knowledge that the Great Expert was also after him, and there weren’t any notable experts around Ye Liuyun. It was their perfect opportunity to prove loyalty to the Great Expert.
Getting too carried away with the situation, both of them dispatched the information regarding Ye Liuyun’s presence here to the Eastern Royal Management straight away.
Ye Liuyun would never expect his information to be leaked in such way.
The Great Expert, upon receiving the news, asked for his contact details instantly to verify it himself.
"There’s no mistake, his eyes are very distinctive!" Wang Tianqing firmly asserted.
The Great Expert had no suspicion, as Ye Liuyun’s purpose to go to Bloody Cloud City, was presumably to buy high-ranking slaves, obviously in preparation to deal with him.
Now the strength on Ye Liuyun’s side was crystal clear, even a City Lord Manor was capable of handling him!
"Good! Since the Alliance wouldn’t hand over the individuals, we’ll wait for a fews days, then take action once he comes out.
When you take action, do not take it lightly, bring all the best experts and soldiers with you. Remember, I want him alive! If this matter is handled well, I’ll assure you wealth and honor!" commanded the Great Expert.
"Yes, yes!" Wang Tianqing excitedly acquiesced.
Subsequently, the family began to discuss enthusiastically how they would deal with Ye Liuyun.
As for Linger, who was tied to the column, they had long forgotten about her.
Meanwhile, Wang Yufei held resentment in her heart for Linger tipping off Ye Liuyun, and had already ordered to imprison her in the dungeons.
