The surroundings inhaled sharply!

Not because of anything else, but because the short and stout man unexpectedly held up the Meihua Spear, aiming it just under the Prime Minister’s throat, mere millimeters away, the cold gleaming spearhead was about to pierce into his flesh.

The patrolling guards were about to move forward, but were stopped by Shen Chen’s raised hand, and he looked intently at the other party.

Ye Zhi steadfastly refused to admit that she was the third young lady of the Ye Mansion, continuing to speak in a male voice: "Prime Minister Shen, I don’t know what you’re talking about, but you must immediately order them to leave, or else with your young age, you’ll die here, and don’t come looking for me as a ghost."

The long spear in her hand remained steady, still resting at the boy’s Adam’s apple.

However, inside, she was extremely nervous, oh my God, she was threatening the Little Traitor...

Would her entire family be executed? Would she be torn limb from limb? Would there not even be a body left...

In the anxious wait, the other party finally spoke: "They can leave, but you stay."

Ye Zhi agreed immediately: "Deal." Then she turned to Ming Yan, speaking solemnly: "You hurry and take them and leave, quickly."

It was already past midnight; if Master Zhi Chen did not leave, then his life would only have one day left. At this point, the situation couldn’t be reversed, and Ming Yan had no choice but to escape with him.

The two gradually disappeared into the darkness.

The courtyard of the Bright Moon Inn remained silent.

In the standoff, Ye Zhi’s hand holding the spear was a bit sore, and she dared not switch hands for fear that the Little Traitor would find an opportunity to retaliate.

After waiting another quarter of an hour, she guessed that the monk and the maid had already gone far, her round eyes looking around for a way out of her own, she too needed to retreat, otherwise, if caught, it would likely be her who died.

Her little scheme was seen through clearly.

Qin Yin stepped forward to persuade: "Miss Ye, don’t run anymore, the Prime Minister has been searching for you so bitterly during this time. Whoever can find you will be rewarded fifty thousand taels of gold, and in the end, you revealed yourself."

Fifty thousand taels of gold?

Ye Zhi scoffed, no longer using the male voice, reverting to her delicate female tone: "Heh, when birds are gone, the bow is put away; when the cunning hare dies, the hunting dog is cooked. Shen Chen, you are willing to spend so much to buy my life, I consider myself to have treated you well, I’ve always left a share of good food and clothes for you, and I spent a lot of my pocket money on you. After achieving fame and success, the first thing you do is spend fifty thousand taels of gold to buy my life, heh!"

She couldn’t bring herself to kill the Little Traitor.

In a moment of urgency, she stepped forward two paces and slapped him, making her hand feel slightly numb.

This is for hitting such an ungrateful person.

And spending so much money to find her, pfft!

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got, she flexed her wrist ready to hit a few more times.

Shen Chen didn’t dodge either, his fair, handsome face turned red, faint handprints visible, at this moment, the pain on his face explained that it was not a dream, Ah Zhi had really returned. His phoenix eyes glittered brightly, staring straight at the person in black in front of him.

Qin Yin stepped forward to explain for Mr. Shen: "No, it wasn’t to buy your life, Mr. Shen didn’t mean that."

Ye Zhi didn’t listen: "Don’t come over, if you dare to come over I’ll hit you too. When I was in the Capital City, you always mocked me, saying I wasn’t fit to be the mistress of your house, pfft, I don’t even want it. I’m telling you, luckily I didn’t become the Prime Minister’s wife, otherwise, the first thing I’d do would be to throw you into the Imperial Prison. I still remember how you brought people to arrest me last year, pfft."

After speaking, she spat again.

Peng Ran, Guo Hao, and Ling Que looked sympathetically at Qin Yin.