Chapter 310 (1/2)

The Pretty Thief (1)

Stars dotted the quiet night sky…

The faint starlight made the night more mysterious, and under this mysterious night sky, at Sheng City’s House of Confusion, a recently popular topic across the mainland, also the place that held hope for terminally ill patients across the lands.

There were a boy and a girl, with the girl holding the boy in a headlock, surrounded by a group of Light Riders. They were both cousins, but they didn’t know it perhaps because of the darkness or because they hadn’t seen each other in a very long time.

And the cousins were Ye Lang and Ye Zhiqing. Theoretically, you could say they were actually very distant blood relatives- with almost no connection. If it weren’t for Ye Zhiqing’s special circumstances, she wouldn’t have stepped into the Ye Residence at the imperial capital of the Soaring Sky Empire!

Then again, no matter what, they were still cousins, people whose names were in the ancestral records of the Ye lineage!

Sigh, sometimes even family cannot recognise family.

Ye Lang was now Ye Zhiqing’s hostage, “I’m sorry! Please stay back!” Ye Zhiqing remained silent for a moment, then had to threaten the guards again. Although Ye Lang was being dumb, she was still relieved she was fortunate enough to catch him on the way to the toilet.

She wasn’t sure at this point if it was luck or misfortune!

This reminded her of Ye Lang because things like that often happened to him.

Ye Lang was her cousin, and they lived in the same area. Of course they had spent some time together, and she had to watch him too. It was common for older cousins to take care of their younger cousins even if they weren’t very close.

While she didn’t know him very well, she still had faint memories of him. “Alright, we will stand back. Don’t harm the gentleman!” The Light Riders had no choice but to stand down. They took a small step backwards to keep a distance between them. They didn’t want to provoke Zhiqing.

Although Ye Lang wasn’t of the Sacred Religion, nor was he officially recognised by any of the major figures, everyone knew that a huge crowd would riot if anything happened to him. And if the blame fell on them, it would spell huge trouble.

At this point, Ye Zhiqing’s sword was stuck close to Ye Lang’s neck, they could see a little blood there. This made them nervous because if she moved her arm the consequences could be disastrous.

Ye Lang was panicking, his entire body shaking.

‘What a useless rich boy. This is nothing, and he’s already shaking?’ thought Ye Zhiqing. She had a strong distaste, or rather disgust, towards these weak aristocratic boys.

However, she didn’t know that Ye Lang wasn’t shaking because he was afraid- he never knew how to be afraid. It was just because… “Please forgive me, my request is for you to release the three girls,” said Ye Zhiqing gently. She kept her tone level, even minding her manners despite speaking to enemies.

She was a good and gentle girl. Of course, that was her personality, it had nothing to do with her intelligence, efficiency or capabilities!

Obedience didn’t equate to gullibility nor did it represent slow reaction. “...Release?” the Light Riders were stunned for a moment. They were wondering what she meant by that. They weren’t keeping anyone locked up, so who was she referring to?

And at this point, Ye Lang finally spoke, “...You should release me first. Just ask them for the people you want, I really need to go.”