Chapter 15 (1/2)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Besides the people that Zhuo Tingqiu brought, there were a few others who came to Rong Ye’s side.

“Greetings, Lord Rong.” These people obviously knew Rong Ye. They were both surprised and excited when they saw Rong Ye.

“There’s no need to be so polite.” Rong Ye waved his hand and said coldly.

“Lord Rong, what happened here?” A man with a goatee and dressed in a dark purple brocade robe looked around and asked carefully.

“A lot of people disappeared from Qingfeng City. I was ordered to investigate and found out that it was done by a demonic cultivator. The commotion just now was to get rid of that demonic cultivator. It’s the same here.” Rong Ye pointed at the dead body of the demonic cultivator on the ground and explained casually.

“What? It’s a demonic cultivator?” One of them exclaimed.

“Fortunately, sir, you are very observant. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.” Goatee stroked his beard and looked at the corpse on the ground. He said with a sigh and looked at Rong Ye with respect.

“The demonic cultivator has been executed. I’ll leave the rest to you. It’s getting late. I’ll go back and rest first.” Rong Ye was not in the mood to talk to these people. He was still thinking about Gu Qingqing, so he casually greeted them. Ignoring their reactions, he turned around and left.

He was very fast, and by the time those people reacted, he was already gone.

“This matter is of great importance. Although the demonic cultivator has been executed, there are many sect disciples among the missing people. We need to report this to the city lord as soon as possible. We need to clean up this place as well, so as not to cause any panic.” Goatee had a higher status than the others. Seeing that Rong Ye had already disappeared, he turned around and said to the others.

“That’s right, Lord He is right.” The other officials were not as high-ranked as him, so they naturally did not dare to retort. Under Goatee’s arrangements, they began to deal with the desolate house.

Zhuo Tingqiu had just broken free from his guards and wanted to speak to Rong Ye, but he discovered that Rong Ye had also disappeared. He was immediately very vexed. Thinking of how Rong Ye was talking to Goatee and the others just now, he directly came in front of Goatee.

“Who was the person who spoke to you just now?” As the young master of the Zhuo family, although Zhuo Tingqiu was not a particularly arrogant existence, his aura was not small either. Although he was young, he still had some dignity. When he spoke, he did not hold back at all.

Goatee was stunned for a moment. When he recalled that the city lord had previously instructed him to look for the young master of the Zhuo family, he had already seen how the few members of the Zhuo family had surrounded Zhuo Tingqiu. When he guessed Zhuo Tingqiu’s identity, his attitude also became cautious.

“Young Master Zhuo, that person just now was Lord Rong Ye.” He Chao, nicknamed Goatee, cupped his hands and said respectfully.

“Lord Rong?” Zhuo Tingqiu was a little surprised by Goatee’s address.

“Lord Rong is just an honorific title. I don’t know much about Lord Rong’s background. I only know that his fellow disciples are all quite powerful. They usually help solve some of the troublesome problems in Qingfeng City.” Although this kind of matter was relatively confidential… but only for ordinary people. To those important figures, it was naturally not a secret, so Goatee did not have any qualms in explaining it.

Hearing this, Zhuo Tingqiu frowned. He originally wanted to ask Goatee which sect Rong Ye belonged to, but looking at Goatee’s appearance, he probably did not know either, so he could only give up. Thinking that Rong Ye and the others should still be staying in the inn, as long as he stood guard at the inn’s door tomorrow… he would definitely be able to see them, which made his mood slightly better.

He turned around, called the guards, and left the desolate house.

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Having experienced so much in one night, after being brought back to the inn, Gu Qingqing still could not fall asleep. It was rare for her to be willful and pull Si Lin to accompany her. When Rong Ye returned, it would be Rong Ye and Si Lin accompanying her. The two of them were worried that she would be affected by the scene she saw in the basement and had been trying to enlighten her.