Ye Zhi held a grudge against Qin Yin. The first thing she did upon arriving at the Governor Mansion was to be unkind to him. She now opened her mouth again: "Oh, still haven’t found a wife after all this time? Must be a bit problematic; perhaps too fierce or too sharp-tongued?"

She turned around and asked Little Traitor: "Xiao Chen, did he sign the indenture? If you give me his indenture, I’ll betroth him to Cui Hua or Ru Hua, or someone similar, so he can establish a family and career early without missing the good opportunity."

Shen Chen lifted his eyelids and glanced at Qin Yin, his voice gentle: "He hasn’t signed yet."

Qin Yin was drenched in cold sweat, startled in his heart. The look in Mr. Shen’s eyes just now, was that really the meaning? Would they truly betroth him to Cui Hua or Ru Hua?

In his mind arose the image of a very plump woman with heavy makeup!

This thought sent a shiver down his spine, and he suddenly became much more alert.

On the spot, he knelt on one knee, cupping his hands to salute: "Madam, please calm down. It was I who had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai back in the Capital City, offending Madam. Please forgive me and overlook this minor figure’s mistake."

Ye Zhi glanced at Qin Yin, her apricot eyes curling like crescent moons, saying in a gruff, sarcastic voice: "Oh, what if I don’t forgive?"

Before anyone could answer.

She clapped her hands to herself and said: "Are you planning to leave the Investigation Factory? It’s perfect for me to take that position. Although I am a woman, I can disguise myself as a man and take on the Azure Dragon position. I heard that the White Tiger, Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu each govern the four directions of Daqing. If I’m Azure Dragon, which direction should I govern?"

The young girl furrowed her eyebrows slightly, as if she was genuinely contemplating which direction to manage.

Qin Yin’s temple throbbed violently. He sneaked a glance at Mr. Shen, hoping he could say something fair and stop Miss Ye from speaking nonsense. As one of the Four Symbols of the Investigation Factory, the Azure Dragon, how could his position be so easily replaced? Haha! 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Azure Dragon originates from the ancient star worship, representing the god beast of the East and Seven Mansions of Taihao. Ah Zhi, are you interested?" Shen Chen’s words came in at the right moment.

Qin Yin felt an old blood stalling in his chest, almost injured from rage. He chose to stand silently in place without speaking...

Ye Zhi shook her head: "Better not. I’m afraid of killing. Let the rough warrior Qin Yin do it."

Then, taking advantage of the night, she wandered around the Governor Mansion.

Little Traitor followed behind her.

He was also asked why he didn’t handle official duties, to which the answer was: "I’ll deal with them tomorrow, tonight I’m just accompanying Ah Zhi."

And indeed, he accompanied her. At night, even when it was time to sleep, he wouldn’t leave...

However, the two embraced as they slept, without doing anything out of line.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

Ming Yan had already brought Zhi Chen back to Xinghua Village, avoiding the few households in the village and heading to the small rented courtyard.

Inside the house.

A woman dressed in a light yellow embroidered narrow-sleeved blouse was using a cloth to carefully wipe a wound on a lean monk. After wiping, she changed the water in a copper basin with clean hot water and continued the process.

Eventually, the water in the copper basin was no longer blood-colored but a faint reddish hue, and she stopped wiping, starting to apply medicine instead.

The ointment was bought from a pharmacy on the way back to the village.

The woman’s cool fingertips applied the ointment to the man’s wound. The wound, with visible cracks showing the flesh within, was thus covered, and the man didn’t utter a sound or even twitch.

She asked curiously: "Master, doesn’t it hurt? Why do you remain silent? Don’t treat me like an outsider; it’s okay to cry out."