Chapter 1374: Chapter 1353: Ye Bingning’s Whereabouts!
"Not bad, it took a day."
The Empress spoke first, answering the latter question, while ignoring the former one.
This would make the female shopkeeper automatically assume the answer to the first question was "yes."
"Really impressive, the young lady is so pretty. How old are you this year?" The beautiful woman blinked as she inquired.
The Empress answered truthfully, "26."
"Truly impressive, like a blossom of jade at that age."
"This young man is fortunate beyond words to have found such an outstanding girlfriend, like a blessing accumulated over eight lifetimes!"
"Look at that incredible figure of yours, height 168, the most exceptional measurements 92/60/88cm, and the size being about 36E, right? Such an outstanding figure would make many women jealous and turn many men into ferocious wolves with their gazes!"
"Yet, this exceptional you became this young man’s companion by the bedside. He’s enjoying a fortune that other men wouldn’t dare dream of even over their lifetime. Other men seek indulgence at bathhouses and nightclubs, but this young man can enjoy the pinnacle party service right at home, given by you!"
"However, this young man seems quite the talent, very compatible with you. You, a blossoming flower, are planted in an exquisite vase rather than cow dung. Indeed, you two are a match made in heaven."
The beautiful woman laughed with a "giggling" sound, making the Empress blush while feeling quite amazed.
How could this beautiful woman perceive her body measurements so accurately, to a degree without even a 1mm error?
And as for herself and Ye Huan, are they truly so compatible?
The Empress sneaked a glance at Ye Huan using her peripheral vision, her pretty face becoming even redder, not daring to utter a word.
Naturally, by not speaking, it equated to agreeing with the beautiful woman’s statements.
The beautiful woman’s guesses about her figure were indeed spot-on.
"Alright, it’s been a while since I last saw outsiders, and I got carried away with enthusiasm, leading to this much chatter. Sorry about that. You two must be tired from the journey, so I won’t disturb you any longer."
The beautiful woman’s sharp gaze swept over the Empress again, with a touch of an extremely subtle sinister glow resembling a viper in the depths of her pupils. She sauntered over to the reception desk with serpentine movements of her full-figured waist, retrieved a piece of parchment, placed it in front of Ye Huan and the Empress with a cheerful smile, and said, "Here is the menu of the inn, order some wine and dishes, and enjoy a hearty meal."
"I personally recommend you try some of the signature dishes."
"Like this stir-fried sweet and sour carp, and this pounded carp, among others... They’re all delicacies only found in the deep mountains."
"As for wine, I suggest you choose this one..."
The beautiful woman introduced enthusiastically.
Ye Huan ordered several signature dishes, avoiding alcohol and opting for a pot of hot tea.
The beautiful woman left with her notebook filled with recorded orders.
"Ye Huan, this aunt is so enthusiastic." The Empress had a good impression of the beautiful woman.
"Enthusiastic? Perhaps."
Ye Huan’s response was somewhat cryptic, as he had keenly captured that fleeting sinister glimpse in the beautiful woman’s eyes earlier.
Intuition told him that this beautiful woman was no ordinary person.
But the beautiful woman’s warmth was not due to them being fellow outsiders.
Moreover, the beautiful woman’s casual probing into the Empress’s figure earlier made Ye Huan feel uneasy.
However, Ye Huan chose not to expose it.
He wanted to see what the beautiful woman was planning.
Ye Huan turned slightly, sipping tea while glancing at the beautiful woman’s silhouette entering the kitchen.
Soon, the beautiful woman emerged from the kitchen with a smile directed at Ye Huan before returning to the reception desk to guard her post.
"Ye Huan, what are you looking at? The woman is old enough to be your aunt." The Empress noticed Ye Huan’s gaze and thought he fancied the beautiful woman, feeling a bit jealous, her lips even pouting.
Ye Huan felt embarrassed and hurriedly turned his head back: "You misunderstood."
At this moment, a lean man in gray cloth emerged quickly from the kitchen and hurried out of the inn.
After a short while, the man returned, whispering something to the beautiful woman.
Though the sound was extremely faint, combined with the inn’s din, it was hard to hear. Yet, Ye Huan could discern from the lean man’s lip movement that he said to the beautiful woman, "Twenty thousand gold coins."
The beautiful woman showed an obvious expression of dissatisfaction upon hearing this.
With a wave of discontent from the beautiful woman, the thin man left the tavern again.
Upon returning, he brought back the words "thirty thousand gold coins."
The beautiful woman’s response was, "Seventy thousand gold coins, plus a permanent 30% share, or no deal!"
The thin man nodded and left, and upon returning, he headed straight to the back kitchen while secretly giving the beautiful woman an "OK" gesture.
Seeing this, the icy expression on the beautiful woman’s face noticeably softened, and a hint of joy flashed deep in her pupils.
Their dialogue and expressions further confirmed Ye Huan’s suspicion that things were not that simple!
There was a high probability that this beautiful woman was scheming something bad.
A cold gleam flashed through Ye Huan’s eyes. If this beautiful woman was tired of living, he wouldn’t mind personally sending her to Hell.
Thinking this, he took another sip of tea.
Then, his ears moved slightly.
His eyes shot out two beams of brilliant light.
The diners upstairs were discussing something, and the topic caught his attention!
"Have you heard, the third young master of the Qin Family, Qin Shou, is getting married in seven days!"
"Heard about it, heard about it, such a big thing has spread throughout the Endless Deep Mountains, who wouldn’t know? I heard that Qin Shou, that beast, is marrying someone with a youthful face but an explosive figure, especially those outrageously large proportions of a super beauty."
"Seems... seems to be named Ye Bingning, right? Yes, yes, it’s Ye Bingning, the daughter of the former Sect Leader of the Six Doors!"
"Speaking of which, Ye Bingning is also quite unlucky. Her parents died mysteriously and tragically on the streets when she was ten. Later, she herself was hunted, apparently the enemy wanted to exterminate her whole family! Fortunately, she was clever enough to escape the deep mountains, otherwise, she would have died under the enemy’s blade. Unexpectedly, after leaving the Li Family for so long, she was forcibly brought back to the faction, and now her uncles are forcing her into marriage."
"Forced into marriage is bad enough, but her betrothal is to that bastard Qin Shou. This girl’s tragic fate is truly unmatched!"
"Alas, I feel sorry for Ye Bingning. She is just too unfortunate."
"Feeling sorry won’t help a bit. Qin Shou indeed has done things like abducting women, robbery, arson, sneaking into Widow Village, and relying on his family’s influence to act wantonly among various Ancient Martial Arts factions, being lawlessly predatory, abusing female disciples. But his family’s background is impressively strong, allowing him to act recklessly!"
"Indeed, the Qin Family, although ranked slightly low at ninety-eight among the hundred families, is an insurmountable presence for the Ancient Martial Arts forces in the deep mountains. Moreover, Qin Shou, this guy, despite not acting humanly, is very smart, only making trouble in those Ancient Martial Arts factions that are not under the hundred families’ protection, bullying the weak. He hasn’t provoked the hundred families, so the hundred families don’t want to waste their effort or time dealing with him."
"As for the Six Doors, it’s a faction that hasn’t received protection, surrounded and threatened by nearby forces in recent years, their survival situation is getting worse year by year, desperately needing protection from the hundred families to avoid calamity. Under such circumstances, they naturally would, despite knowing Qin Shou is worse than a beast, push Ye Bingning into the pit, sending her to be ruined by Qin Shou to gain the friendship of the Qin Family."
"Even if we feel sorry, we can’t change this reality! Alas, all we can do is mourn for the beauty Ye Bingning; those high-ups in the Six Doors are truly heartless, sacrificing a beauty with such a perfect loli-type figure to Qin Shou for their gain!"
"Just thinking about it breaks my heart!"
Many male compatriots lowered their heads in frustration, took big gulps of wine, with expressions full of indignation, feeling sympathy for Ye Bingning!
Qin Shou is notorious in the Endless Deep Mountains, relying on his family’s might to act evilly everywhere, having forced himself upon a widow in this town, and committed countless uncharacteristic acts!
He must be eliminated!
No one wishes to see a fate-tragic beauty like Ye Bingning fall victim to such an obscene beast.
At this moment.
"Rest assured!"
"If Ye Bingning is indeed, as rumored, a loli sister of top-tier quality, I will certainly prevent this marriage from happening!"
"I, Ye Fufu, will never stand idly by and watch any top-tier beauty plunge into the fire!"
"Nor will I stand idly by and watch that jerk Qin Shou ruin a top-tier beauty!"
Suddenly, a voice filled with boldness was heard from outside the tavern door.
Everyone in the tavern was drawn to its source.
Upon hearing about Ye Bingning’s marriage situation, Ye Huan’s face, which had turned extremely somber, also looked towards the sound.
The person coming was not the expected heroic figure like those in martial arts novels, but a woman.
Accurately speaking, she was a super top-tier woman, whose appearance and figure could entirely rival that of the Empress!
