With this in mind, he secretly smiled and reached out to take the token, saying, "Then I won't be polite, thank you!"

At this moment, another disciple came out of the room, holding a tray covered with red cloth.

The palace lord lifted the red cloth, revealing a stack of silver bills.

"This is one thousand taels of silver, a token of my gratitude."

Ye Qingchen was overjoyed, as this was exactly what he wanted.

In this mundane world, one cannot go far without money.

Eating, drinking, sleeping, and even... brothels, everything requires money.

"Thank you, palace lord!" He took the silver bills and put them in his pocket.

The palace lord asked, "Young Master Ye, I already know the cause and effect of your killing the fake palace lord.

With such extraordinary martial arts skills, how did you end up in this situation and become that despicable person's plaything?"

Ye Qingchen said, "You should ask the people from the Douyin Palace about that!"

The palace lord asked coldly, "Who has such great ability to capture Young Master Ye and bring him here?"

Xiao'e and Xiaocui immediately turned pale and knelt down, trembling, saying, "Palace lord, spare us!"

"Speak, what exactly happened?"

Xiao'e reported, "Yesterday, at the command of the fake palace lord, Xiaocui and I went to find someone to replenish her yang energy.

On the mountain road north of the city, we happened to come across Young Master Ye lying unconscious by the roadside, so we brought him back."

After speaking, they pleaded, "Young Master Ye, we were blind and ignorant, and did not mean to offend you. Please spare our lives!"

After they finished speaking, Xiao'e and Xiaocui sobbed uncontrollably.

The palace lord angrily said, "You two assisted the tyrant, how can I tolerate that? Take them away and behead them!"

The two women immediately collapsed to the ground.

Ye Qingchen said, "Palace lord, they were just following orders. Moreover, I was able to kill the fake palace lord and rescue the real palace lord because they brought me here. It can be considered an accidental contribution."

Upon hearing his plea, the two women's eyes lit up with hope, looking at him gratefully.

The palace lord said in a deep voice, "Young Master Ye is benevolent and righteous, but I cannot be foolish. Since you have pleaded for them, the death penalty can be spared, but they cannot escape punishment!"

Ye Qingchen said, "How about handing them over to me and let me deal with them myself!"

The palace lord nodded and said, "Alright! But you must not be too soft-hearted!"

Ye Qingchen smiled and said, "Not soft-hearted at all."

Xiao'e and Xiaocui repeatedly kowtowed in gratitude.

Then they turned to kowtow to Ye Qingchen, but saw him wearing a lewd smirk on his face.

The two girls exchanged a glance and couldn't help but shiver.

The palace lord sat back in her chair.

"This place is called Cuiyun Pavilion, the branch of the Douyin Palace in Langnan County. The pavilion master is Wu Jingyi. If Young Master Ye has any business in the future, you can directly come to the pavilion to find her."

Wu Jingyi respectfully said, "Cuiyun Pavilion is willing to serve Young Master Ye."

The palace lord closed her eyes slightly, looking lazy.

"I'm a bit tired, I want to rest for a while. Young Master Ye, please go ahead."

"In that case, I won't disturb the palace lord!"

After speaking, Ye Qingchen turned around and was about to leave, but his gaze fell on Xiao'e and Xiaocui.

"You two, come with me!"

"Ah?" The two girls trembled all over, their faces turning pale.

"Idiots!" the palace lord shouted angrily, "I spared your lives just now and handed you over to Ye Qingchen for punishment. How dare you resist his orders? If there's another time, you will definitely be punished according to the palace rules!"

The two girls immediately knelt down, trembling all over.

"We dare not, we will obey the orders of the palace lord and Young Master Ye."

Ye Qingchen continued walking, and the two girls followed, but they kept a distance.

Suddenly, Ye Qingchen stopped and turned around to look.

The two girls supported each other and took a step back.

Ye Qingchen smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? Since I pleaded for you in front of the palace lord, I won't kill you."

Xiaocui burst into tears.

"Young Master Ye, I beg you, spare us. We really didn't mean to offend you."

Ye Qingchen said, "I have spared you already."

"We don't believe you!" Xiao E said.

Ye Qingchen said, "Now we're going to the prison and release the person captured by the fake palace master."

The two women immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out they were going to the prison to release someone, not what they had thought.

Ye Qingchen asked, "You two go get some drugs and make the people in the prison unconscious. I will then take them out and dispose of them."

"Why?" Xiao E asked.

Ye Qingchen smiled and said, "Once the person in the cell finds out that they have been in the Cuiyun Pavilion all these days, they will surely spread the ugly deeds of the fake palace master everywhere, which would tarnish the reputation of the real palace master, wouldn't it?"

Xiao Cui suddenly realized and said, "Mr. Ye has thought it through."

...

Early in the morning, the sun was rising.

In the desolate mountains to the east of Langnan County.

Ye Qingchen sat on a piece of bluestone, gnawing on a fragrant roast chicken.

Bones were scattered all over the ground.

Beside him lay the still unconscious Liu Qingshan.

"If you don't wake up soon, I'll finish eating it!" Ye Qingchen muttered.

The next target was to go to Xiaodongping under the pretext of sending Liu Qingshan back to the village.

It was rumored that most of the men there had been harmed by the fake palace master of the Douyin Palace, and the remaining people in the village were young widows and young girls in their prime.

How could such a happy place be missed?

Saving people from danger is also accumulating merit.

Liu Qingshan finally woke up. He looked around at the green mountains and rivers and Ye Qingchen eating chicken.

"Brother Ye, am I dreaming? Did we escape?" he asked, kneeling on the ground with tears streaming down his face.

"Alright, hurry up and eat something," Ye Qingchen threw a chicken leg over.

Liu Qingshan held it in his hands like a treasure and immediately started eating, oil dripping from his mouth.

"Brother Ye, you are truly amazing! No, you are my reborn parents. I will repay your great kindness and virtue even if I have to work like an ox or a horse for the rest of my life."

After finishing the chicken leg, Liu Qingshan wiped his hands on his clothes.

"Brother Ye, when you brought me out, did you see where we were being held? Let's go to the county government and report those damn women!" Liu Qingshan said indignantly.

Ye Qingchen thought for a moment and said, "That woman who practiced evil techniques has already been killed by me. She can no longer harm anyone.

I escaped at night and in the chaos, I only cared about carrying you and running, completely forgetting to remember the location."

Liu Qingshan looked incredulous, rolling his eyes and said, "Killed her? You killed her? Brother Ye, don't tell big lies."

Ye Qingchen didn't say anything, got up, patted the dust off his butt, lifted his clothes, and started urinating in the grass.

Liu Qingshan turned his head and immediately widened his eyes, unable to speak for a while.

After a long time, he murmured, "I believe you!"

After resting for a while, the two continued along the mountain road towards Xiaodongping.

Ye Qingchen was in a cheerful mood, walking briskly, while Liu Qingshan was silent, burdened with heavy thoughts.

Thinking of the tall and powerful female demon, and the fact that she was killed by Ye Qingchen.

The girls in the village were all petite and weak...

I have brought a wolf into the house!

Liu Qingshan sighed inwardly.

Oh, what kind of calamity has befallen Xiaodongping?

First, there was a female demon, and now the girls will suffer!

But, after all, he saved my life, and I also promised him before.

Now that things have come to this point, I can only grit my teeth and take him there.

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