Chapter 394 The Cause of Trouble (1/2)

Through Xiaoyu, Lin Mengya had some understanding of Lieyun Empire.

The empire was a very mysterious one. It was said that it was one of the rare empires which combined its religious and political power.

The supreme of the empire was also the empire’s religious leader.

However, the religion in Lieyun was not part of the Confucious teachings. Worst, the Confucious teachings were deemed as heresies in Lieyun.

As a result of extreme exclusivism, Lieyun had become one of the most mysterious kingdoms around.

However, business relation was a way Lieyun maintained its communication with the outside world.

The people of Lieyun before their eyes were all tall and slim.

The men wore a black and white headscarf while the women were adorned with elaborate and delicate silver accessories.

However, regardless of whether they were male or female, all of them wore a veil over their faces.

The only exception was the elder among them, who did not wear a veil.

Lin Mengya was especially curious as to why the gray-haired and white-bearded elder still had a radiant facial complexion with very little wrinkles, only his eyes were filled with cold hostility.

One glance at those piercing eyes made Lin Mengya shudder with unease.

Fortunately, she was merely sizing him up but did not have any ill intention towards him.

The elder only gave her a look before he turned his gaze to Black Tiger and White Dragon.

“Yuan Lin, you may go upstairs first.”

Seeing that the two parties were on the verge of breaking out into conflict, Master Guo conveniently chased Lin Mengya back to her room as he took out the pan for his smoking pouch.

It seemed that a conflict between these four parties was inevitable today.

An obedient Lin Mengya stood up, took a bow at Master Guo and slowly ascended the stairs to the second floor.

In those few exchanges, the situation was made very clear.

The two brothers, Black Tiger and White Dragon were certainly in the business of human trafficking, but they had abducted the companion of that group of people from Lieyun.

Lord Maliu did not seem to approve of Black Tiger and White Dragon’s actions, but he still shouldered the responsibility.

Master Guo being Lord Maliu’s good friend, would naturally not let his friend fight this war alone and be bullied.

Lin Mengya leaned back on the wooden door and shook her head.

She did not expect to face endless disasters whenever she went out nowadays. She wondered when she would be able to live a quiet life.

She could hear the battle of words downstairs.

Lin Mengya did not wish to listen to those people arguing, so she dragged Baishao to the window where they could see the night scene of people going to and fro in the street below.

However, she also perked up her ears to listen carefully to the situation outside.

“How abominable for this man to be dealing with human trafficking! My neighbor, Little Pebble had precisely been abducted by human traffickers. Mrs. Shi was almost blind from weeping. A blissful family was ruined by these people! Why won’t the local authorities arrest them?”

Agitated, Baishao lowered her voice as she told Lin Mengya that she shared her sentiments. To Lin Mengya, the contents in her high school history class concerning the plights of the black people who were sold as slaves was still fresh in her mind until now.

Although Black Dragon and White Tiger were as detestable as Crow, they alone would not be able to succeed in doing anything.

After all, they were driven by economic reasons to have eventually turn to these unlawful trades.

Eradicating them meant that only a small part of this chain of evil operation was lost.

As long as people could reap benefits from this trade, sooner or later, someone would come along to replace them to continue earning this ill-gotten money.

If she was serious about interfering, she had to make sure she made a difference. At least, she had to stop this chain of unethical trade from bringing more harm to people for now.

However, what she needed to do now was to observe the situation quietly so she could track down the evildoers by following the clues.

“Hush, I’m going to secretly watch them and see what they’re doing. You should go to bed soon, but remember to lock the door and windows. I will call out to you when I come back.”

Baishao, however, shook her head as she held on tightly to Lin Mengya’s sleeves.

They could clearly hear the sound of fighting outside.

To Baishao, her master might be witty and sharp, but those weapons might injure her. What would she do then?

“Am I such a fool? I’m just going to find a strategic spot on the second floor and peek at them. Moreover, I don’t know any martial arts. I would be making trouble for Master Guo if I were to just barge in? Rest assured I won’t do that!”

Lin Mengya finally convinced Baishao and escaped from Baishao.

She had to promise Baishao that she would not foolishly go up against these people. Finally, she slipped out quietly through the door of the second-floor room.

Thankfully, what really happened on the first floor was just a heated argument. They had not progressed to physical violence.

Through the little opening of the railings, Lin Mengya had a peek on what was happening below her.

At this moment, White Dragon, Black Tiger and the group of Lieyun people were the ones involved in the heated argument.

As for Master Guo and Lord Maliu, they were acting as mediators.