Xiao Moxi hurried forward to support her, "You’re injured?"
Ye Yueying shook off Xiao Moxi, "I don’t need your false kindness."
Looking at the stubborn girl in front of him, Xiao Moxi took out a bottle of golden sore dicine and placed it in her hand. "Can you apply the dicine yourself?"
Without waiting for Ye Yueying to respond, he continued, "The wound is still bleeding, and the sll of blood will beco stronger."
Ye Yueying frowned at Xiao Moxi, "You’re not going to arrest anymore?"
Xiao Moxi said nothing, turned around and left the room. Monts later, he returned with a roll of white gauze, handing it to Ye Yueying. He said straightforwardly, "Go into the inner room and apply the dicine."
With that, he walked over to the guest table, his back facing Ye Yueying.
Ye Yueying stared at Xiao Moxi’s back, glanced at the golden sore dicine and gauze in her hand, and then wisely entered the inner room.
...
In the inner room, Ye Yueying sat at the dressing table, carefully loosening her upper garnt. In the mirror, she saw the terrifying wound across her back, as long as an adult’s hand span.
Ye Yueying gritted her teeth, looking at herself in the mirror, and laboriously sprinkled the golden sore dicine on her wound.
Outside, Xiao Moxi listened to the muffled sounds of suppressed pain coming from the inner room. He couldn’t help but furrow his brow, contemplating whether to let this person go.
While retrieving the gauze earlier, he had already instructed Wu Yutang to go to the Haqi City Jinling Guard branch and investigate a list of deceased officials over the years.
From Ye Yueying’s words earlier, it seed she was likely the descendant of an official.
As these thoughts crossed his mind, Ye Yueying, her face pale after applying the dicine, walked out, handing the remaining golden sore dicine to Xiao Moxi. "Thank you."
Xiao Moxi did not take it. His expression returned to the earlier gentle deanor. "Keep it. This golden sore dicine is better than most. Apply it several more tis, and your wound should recover well."
Ye Yueying felt the difference in the golden sore dicine. The originally burning pain from her wound had significantly diminished after using it, but for that reason, she was even more unwilling to accept it.
Ye Yueying placed the golden sore dicine on the table, looking at Xiao Moxi and tentatively asking, "Can you let leave?"
Xiao Moxi looked at her but did not imdiately answer.
Ye Yueying’s heart raced with concern, knowing that Leng Feng might grow impatient and force his way into the Ren Residence if she didn’t rejoin him soon. "I must leave. If you won’t agree, I’ll risk my life to fight my way out."
Xiao Moxi spoke up, "Rest for a while. The bodyguards from the Ren Residence are still searching everywhere. If you go out now, you’re practically surrendering yourself."
Ye Yueying’s eyes lit up, "You’re willing to let go?"
Xiao Moxi stared at her, "If what you said earlier is true, then tonight I’ll pretend I never saw you. But if you’ve lied to , I will personally co after you."
Ye Yueying sensed Xiao Moxi’s sincerity and briefly considered telling him about Ren Feng’s unauthorized seizure of a silver mine. However, she hesitated and swallowed her words.
Her father had already been killed by Ren Feng—there was no need to implicate this small Jinling Guard who seed conscientious in his duties.
Late at night, between 11:00 PM and 1:00 AM, under Xiao Moxi’s cover, Ye Yueying left the Ren Residence.
...
The next morning, Wu Yutang handed the roster retrieved from the Haqi City Jinling Guard branch to Xiao Moxi. "Here’s the list of officials who died in Liaodong over the past decade. I checked, and none of them have the surna Ye."
Xiao Moxi frowned. Could he have guessed wrong? Was Ye Yueying not the descendant of an official?
Xiao Moxi took the roster and carefully went through it. Sure enough, there was no official with the surna Ye, but in the list of deceased military leaders, he spotted a na.
Ye Jingwu!
Wu Yutang noticed Xiao Moxi’s expression change and leaned in to take a look. He exclaid, "A descendant of the military gates?" Then, his face lit up with realization. "No wonder Ye Yueying has such remarkable martial skills for soone so young—it turns out she’s the offspring of a family of warriors!"
Xiao Moxi paid no attention to Wu Yutang’s comnts, instead intently scrutinizing Ye Jingwu’s annotation.
Ye Jingwu: Deputy General of the Liaodong Border Army, personally conferred the rank of third-grade General Zhaoyong by the emperor during battles against the Tartars. Died seven years ago; cause of death: winter hunting while intoxicated, mauled to death by a starving bear in the woods!
Reading the circumstances of Ye Jingwu’s death, Xiao Moxi found it utterly absurd. A dignified third-grade general killed by a bear? Truly unbelievable.
Xiao Moxi looked at Wu Yutang, "I need to know everything about the Ye Family. Investigate imdiately."
Wu Yutang nodded promptly and left with his n.
By afternoon, Wu Yutang returned with information.
"The Ye Family’s fate was tragic. Ye Jingwu was mauled by a bear, leaving no remains. The Ye Family had to erect a clothes-only tomb in his honor."
"But here’s the thing—the tomb’s location was chosen at the foot of An Mountain. On the day of the funeral, An Mountain experienced an avalanche, burying the entire Ye household—including servants—under snow. By the ti they were dug out, everyone had long since perished."
"Afterwards, rumors began circulating that Ye Jingwu had killed too many people, angering the heavens and bringing this calamity upon the family."
Wu Yutang chuckled at this point. "Guess who ultimately arranged the burials for the Ye Family?"
Xiao Moxi looked at him. "Ren Feng?"
Wu Yutang instantly deflated and pouted, "Can’t you be less perceptive? You always spoil the fun—it’s really tireso."
Xiao Moxi frowned and urged him, "Stay on topic."
Wu Yutang’s deanor sobered, "As for Ye Jingwu and Ren Feng, they truly had an unusual bond. It’s said Ye Jingwu saved Ren Feng’s life, and their families often referred to each other as brothers outside."
"After Ye Jingwu’s death, Ren Feng was devastated. He even led troops into the forest to kill several bears, claiming it was to avenge Ye Jingwu."
"When disaster struck the Ye Family, he took charge of all arrangents, earning widespread praise for his loyalty and righteousness."
Xiao Moxi’s brow furrowed tightly, "The entire Ye Family perished?"
Wu Yutang replied, "It’s said Ye Jingwu’s daughter survived. She was sick at the ti and didn’t attend the funeral, sparing her life. However, she wasn’t in Liaodong anymore; her maternal grandparents had taken her in."
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