Chapter 27: Breaking Off The Engagement (3)
"That's enough! Little Ye is still young. There's no need to be so harsh." Qing Xuantian interjected as if he could not stand listening to Hao Bilian slander Bai Ye.
He approached Bai Ye, attempting to pull her over. "Little Ye, why don't you come with me? If you wish to enter the Erudition Trials, we can come back when you're of age. Come now…"
Ji Fu noticed Qing Xuantian's approach and quickly stepped between the man and Bai Ye. "Hold up!"
Ji Fu was not just an ordinary village chief. He knew what Qing Xuantian was after. The unexpected drama that was playing out did not distract him from his purpose.
Qing Xuantian and the Yun family were plotting to take Bai Ye away. The Yun family…
"Elder Ji, find fault with me however you will but you cannot stand between Little Ye and I. We've known each other since childhood and were engaged ten years ago, everyone in Banruo Village can attest to that.
"Respectfully, I must ask you to step aside and allow us to be reunited. I beg you," Qing Xuantian said in the sincerest tone he could conjure. Then, he knelt before Ji Fu.
This…
"What's going on?" The crowd was confused as to what was happening but soon someone spoke up.
As the playwright of the drama, Qing Xuantian had planted an agitator among the people.
"Heh, isn't it obvious? Clearly the village chief is trying to separate the engaged couple with Master Qin's support. They probably want to give the little girl to Master Mu.
"If an alliance is formed, Master Qin will have the Mu family's support in the Imperial City. Hehe… Maybe you guys didn't hear but Master Qin and the crown prince are competing for the command of the Wolf Calvary."
"What? This… This…"
Once the 'truth' was revealed by the agent, the public's perception of Ji Fu and Mu Yunzhan deteriorated.
Clap, clap, clap.
As the crowd's support skewed toward one side, Bai Ye—who witnessed the whole play acted out by the Yun family and that piece of human filth, Qing Xuantian—walked out from behind Ji Fu clapping.
It took Bai Ye some time to realize who these relatives were, so to speak. "Is everyone done with the drama? Young Master Qing and these…if my memory serves me right, the family who cut ties with my mother a long time ago. How shameless, Lady Hao Bilian, Lord Yun Suqian, Lady Yun…"
Since the beginning, Bai Ye had known Qing Xuantian would never stop tracking her. Despite having Ji Fu's protection, Bai Ye had made her own preparations.
What surprised Bai Ye was the approach Qing Xuantian employed. He was painting himself as the 'morally good savior' in the eyes of the public while trying to kidnap her. The Yun family's involvement too was a surprise. Hehe…
"Watch your mouth!" Hao Bilian shouted in defiance. She did not come here to be insulted by a young girl.
Unfortunately…
"Shut your mouth!" Bai Ye screamed back at her. She gave the older woman a cold, unflinching glare.
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