The Golden Age - Chapter 71: Favor
“Well you took the money, you’ll have to do something for him,” replied Hong Ye calmly.
“I knew you were never nice to begin with.” Mu Yeji sighed quietly.
Qin Xiao had already started laughing as he said, “This plan is the most ingenious plan I ever thought of. A person like you could easily get over the walls and escape all the people chasing.”
“Shut up.” Mu Yeji glared at Qin Xiao and said angrily, “Ugh I’m literally risking my life for you. Ever since I met you little bastard I never lived one day in peace.”
Hong Ye whispered, “We’ll move at midnight. I’ll help you guys prepare while you rest.” Without another word, she left and closed the door with her.
Although the situation at the moment is very tense, Mu Yeji seemed to be very calm. She looked at Qin Xiao and asked, “We’ll be leaving tonight, will you miss me?”
Qin Xiao did not insult her back this time, but instead, he said, “Thank you.”
“Oh, you know it already?” Mu Yeji said with a chuckle, “Don’t thank me, I just think you’re skills are trash. If you met a real pro your little life will be gone before you even know what happened. At least you won’t die to a nobody now that you’re level two.”
“Is your body recovering now?” Qin Xiao remembered that Hong Ye mentioned it will take Mu Yeji a few weeks to fully recover.
Mu Yeji glanced at the closed door and put up a smile. “Little bastard, that woman is indeed an expert. Not only is she excellent in disguising, but she is also a powerful cultivator. Tell me, who is she? Why is she so nice to you?”
“If I said I don’t know her at all, would you believe it?”
“Do I look like an idiot?” Mu Yeji couldn’t believe that Qin Xiao was literally insulting her IQ. She whispered, “If you didn’t have some sexual intercourse, why would she help you like this?”
Qin Xiao was taken back, afraid that Hong Ye would hear it.
Mu Yeji was a strong master, but Hong Ye shouldn’t be any weaker. If she heard this, maybe the two women will start fighting. He lowered his voice, “What the hell are you talking about?”
“Scared?” Mu Yeji smiled. “Although she’s dressed in disguise and controlling her breath, nothing can escape my eyes. I’m guessing no older than twenty-five, anyway younger than me at least.”
Although Qin Xiao knew that Hong Ye wouldn’t be very old, he was never sure how old she was.
“She’s a good person.” Qin Xiao said quietly, “She opens her shop over here and are neighbors with me. She saw me in trouble and came to help.”
Mu Yeji laughed. “Is it because you’re good-looking or because you’re rich? A random person wouldn’t just help because you’re in trouble. Kid, you have to remember, love doesn’t happen with no reason, and nor does revenge. I recommend you go see a doctor and check if your brain is still there or not.”
Qin Xiao knew that Mu Yeji wasn’t too wrong.
Not only did Hong Ye save himself several times before, but now she is also planning his escape route. There was no way she’ll do this for him without any reason behind it.
Hong Ye doesn’t like to talk much and doesn’t seem to be interested in anything either. Her emotions were well hidden and one could hardly tell if she was happy or sad. A person like this would not randomly go help others.
“There are many masters like her hiding in the city.” Qin Xiao replied, “What the elders think is not what I can guess.”
“Elder?” Mu Yeji laughed again but did not continue to talk about Hong Ye.
She yawned and continued, “Whatever, doesn’t matter to me. I didn’t sleep well last night and tonight I still have to help you escape!” She sighed again and closed her eyes on the chair.
Qin Xiao took a look at her and couldn’t help but wonder.
If body types can be measured by money, then she’ll be loaded.
Indeed, her round chest and thin waists were something that one couldn’t resist admiring.
Qin Xiao didn’t disturb her, he found a stool and sat against the wall.
The two of them were hiding in Hong Ye’s shop, yet they were not aware that the current Gui City was like a pond and someone just threw a huge piece of rock inside.
Restaurants, hotels, casinos, pharmacies, hospitals, all of these have become suspicious places that were searched. Before dusk, Qin Xiao and Mu Yeji, as well as Meng Zimo’s wanted posters have been placed all around the city.
Meng Zimo’s face was very similar. Qin Xiao’s face was only about fifty percent correct, but with the wine gourd and the dress that the sketcher chose, it makes Qin Xiao look quite lively.
It was just Mu Yeji’s portrait. Even if Mu Yeji saw it herself, she would definitely not recognize that the woman on it was herself.
The Marquess had called in all the famous painters and sketchers to draw these pictures. A lot of people knew exactly what Meng Zimo looked like, so it was easy to draw him. Qin Xiao was just a jailer, the artists never saw him personally. Mu Yeji, on the other hand just came to the city for a few days. Even if they picked some people out of the casino, all they could say would probably be that she looked hot and had a beautiful body.
And therefore, the portrait for Mu Yeji on the wanted poster indeed looked like a very beautiful woman. The body may be somewhat close to that of Mu Yeji’s, but the face was two completely different people.
Many men who looked at the poster never even wanted to help find the murderer anyway. In fact, some secretly ripped the poster down and kept it in their houses. After all, this was someone very close to their ideal lover.
The Wolf Riders would obviously be the main searching forces. In addition, there will be those blue swordsmen from the Manor of the Marquess every street as well.
But what the Marquess relied on the most, was actually the beggars around the city.
These people have nothing to do and there are quite a few of them around Gui City. They are familiar with their surroundings and can easily track people down. After seeing the huge sums of money as a reward, these people were doing everything within their abilities to help.
However, after the whole day, no one found anything. None of the three criminals were caught.
After dark, the people from the Manor of the Marquess did not stop searching. But their area of the search did get smaller. After a whole day of hard work, they have already eliminated a lot of places where they made sure none of the criminals are there.
Qin Xiao had stayed in the room for the whole day. When it was almost midnight, Mu Yeji finally sighed. “I’m about to leave, don’t you want to look at me again? After I leave, don’t you dare forget how your beautiful Martial Aunt looked like.”
The room was pitch black, even if Qin Xiao did look over, he wouldn’t see much anyway. He just smiled. “Don’t worry, your looks are already deeply curved in my bones. I will forget anyone but you.”
“Yeah right.” Mu Yeji sighed again. “It’s just me, I’ve stolen the hearts of countless men, yet I’ll be alone again.”
“How about you go to become a nun?” Qin Xiao suggested, “Then not only do you have a place to hide, and there wouldn’t be men getting their hopes up.”
Mu Yeji laughed. “What an interesting idea, I might actually consider it.” Suddenly she opened her arms and chuckled, “Want a hug? After I leave, we might never see each other again.”
“No thanks. I might not want you to leave so bad after the hug.” Deep inside, Qin Xiao was still thankful for what Mu Yeji has done over the days. “Don’t worry, we’ll meet again in the future.”
Mu Yeji laughed. “How? You’ll come to find me? A naive child who liked his Martial Aunt. Searches around the world to find her. What a romantic story. If you actually do that, I might actually consider marrying you. How does that sound?”
“How childish.” Qin Xiao had already been used to the way Mu Yeji talked.
“Childish?” Mu Yeji rolled her eyes,. “I just took some silver and was trying to be nice. Do you think a person like me will actually like someone like you? Let me be honest real quick, you know I like money. Without a couple of million taels, don’t even think about me.”
Suddenly, the door opened. Hong Ye walked in and threw Qin Xiao a set of clothes. “Change.”
Qin Xiao was a bit confused and hesitated for a second.
“Quick.” Hong Ye said coldly, “Stop wasting time.”
Qin Xiao awkwardly took off his outer robe and wore the ones that Hong Ye handed over. After he wore them, he looked down and realized it was the ragged clothes that beggars wore on the street.
“Your wine gourd is too obvious. Take it off.” Hong Ye placed away from the clothes that Qin Xiao just took off and then reached out to take Qin Xiao’s gourd. After that, she walked out without another word.
Although the shirt looked very old and broken, it fits perfectly.
Hong Ye never went out today, was this prepared?
On top of that, this pair of clothes seemed to be made just for him. Could Hong Ye have guessed that he’ll need it today?
Not long after, Hong Ye came back again. This time holding a person in her hand. Qin Xiao jumped back a step and Hong Ye spoke, “It’s fake. Take it with you on your back, It’ll confuse people.”
Qin Xiao seemed to understand what she meant. The wine gourd was also hung around the dummy’s waist, and everything seemed perfectly right.
Mu Yeji stood up and took the dummy. “At this time of the day, they can’t see who’s who anyway.” She looked at Qin Xiao and said one last sentence, “I’ll be waiting for you to come to look for me.” Without another word, she quickly left the house.
Qin Xiao immediately followed out. He looked at Mu Yeji’s back and yelled, “Be careful!”
“Careful?” Mu Yeji didn’t look back. “I’m light as a feather and fast as lightning. When am I ever not careful?” After that, she disappeared into the darkness.