Chapter 245
Faster and faster, the man with cold gleam and sullenness in his eyes was actually flying in the air after he turned into a sparsely populated alley, his rough shirt fluttering in the rushing wind . Murong Xue squinted her eyes . “We have been discovered . . . ”
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“I know!” Ouyang Shaochen nodded, his eyes shimmering with dark light . “Seize him and have an interrogation!”
Since they came to Ming Zhou City to search for the Shadow Guards, it was unwise to have a fight with them . However, since this man had already doubted their intention, it’s very likely that he wouldn’t visit the smithy any longer . If they let him leave, they would lose the only trace about the Shadow Guards until now . . .
“Okay!” Murong Xue touched the ground lightly with her tiptoe and flied directly to the middle-aged man swiftly like an arrow leaving the string . Just when she almost caught up with him, a figure suddenly turned up from the alley beside her and knocked her to the ground four or five meters away . It took Murong Xue a while to regain her balance .
She looked up in a hurry at the alley . The middle-aged man had disappeared without a trace .
Murong Xue glared at the man standing in her way, her eyes burning with fury . The handsome young man sharp and cold eyes was standing at the crossroad, his dark purple robe perfectly tailored to his tall and slim figure . “Ye Yichen, why are you here?”
“Merely passing by,” Ye Yichen answered casually as he stared at her in curiosity . “And you?”
“Also passed by,” Murong Xue retorted and straightened herself up . Why was he here for no reason? Without him, she had already caught the man . . .
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Ye Yichen glanced at her indifferent face, his eyes sparkling with a wisp of sullenness . . .
Ouyang Shaochen came up slowly and caught a glimpse at the winding alley with his eyes as dark as a deep lake . Disappearing without a trace in such a short while when Murong Xue and Ye Yichen bumped into each other, the middle-aged man was none other than one of the Shadow Guards .
Their invisibility skill was so weird . It was totally impossible to find them if they launched it . Though missing the middle-aged man, they were completely sure that the man was one of the Shadow Guards used to be trained by Murong Yue . . .
They did make some achievement in this tour to Ming Zhou City . . .
Ouyang Shaochen smiled gracefully which accentuated the light red fingerprints on his jade-like cheeks . Knowing clearly Murong being the real culprit, Ye Yichen said with a frown, “Since Prince Ouyang has visited Ming Zhou City before, this should be your second time?”
“It is to some degree . Xue’er came here to deal with some business . I am on travel and lend a hand when necessary . ” Ouyang Shaochen answered expressionlessly .
But in Ye Yichen’s opinion, he was obviously showing off, though almost imperceptible . His handsome face darkened, “What business? Even needs prince Ouyang’s assistance?”
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When in trouble, Murong Xue always asked for Ouyang Shaochen’s help instead of his . . .
“It’s a top secret . We will tell Prince Jing when it is over!” Ouyang Shaochen said calmly as he looked at Ye Yichen up and down . “Isn’t Prince Jing responsible for guarding the frontier at the Northern desert? Why are you in Nan Jiang?”
“Deal with some emergency . ” Ye Yichen answered in low-pitched voice, his eyes as dark as a deep lake .
“How is it going?” Ouyang Shaochen asked, his obsidian-like eyes sparkling with dark gleam .
“I just arrived at Ming Zhou City and still have no time to do it yet . . . ” Ye Yichen understated, a mysterious gleam skimming across his eyes .
“All right!” Ouyang Shaochen nodded, his eyes flashing a glittering light . It must be something significant, or Ye Yichen would not attend to the matter personally . Since he didn’t want to say too much, Ouyang Shaochen didn’t inquire, either .
“It’s too late . What about taking a meal?” Ouyang Shaochen looked down at Murong Xue and suggested .
“Okay!” She nodded as she glanced at Ye Yichen secretly and turned around . Since the middle-aged man was missing, it was no use to get angry . They might as well have a meal and made a new plan later .
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Watching their shadows fading into distance, Ye Yichen couldn’t help getting incensed . They actually ignored him completely!
He clenched his fists while striding forward along the alley . They must pass by here if they wanted to return . . .
There was a big restaurant, as well as several stalls selling food on the opposite side of the alley where many pedestrians walked to and fro . Murong Xue dragged Ouyang Shaochen by her sleeve and hurried forward . Breeze brushed her, bringing to her a puff of sweet fragrance .
With a gleam skimming across her eyes, Murong Xue saw a cake shop nearby where a guy just opened the oven and carried out a pan of newly baked pumpkin cakes, so delicious that made her mouth watery .
“Please wait for a moment . I want to buy some cakes!” Murong Xue said with a smile and hurried to the shop . Suddenly remembering something, Murong Xue returned before stretching her snow white hand to Ouyang Shaochen .
“What?” He stared at her in confusion .
“Give me some money, or I can’t buy them . ” Murong Xue murmured, staring at Ouyang Shaochen quietly with her sparkling eyes . With a sigh in helplessness, he fumbled out a silver ingot and stuffed it in her hand .
Looking at the heavy ingot, nearly as big as her palm, Murong Xue frowned . “Do you have a smaller one?”
A box of cake merely cost a dozen of coins, but Ouyang Shaochen actually gave her a silver ingot . . .
“I don’t have changes at hand . ” Ouyang Shaochen answered calmly .
Winking helplessly, Murong Xue approached the shop slowly . Since the cakes sold well, the boss may have enough changes . . .
Suddenly, a man clad in light gray, with his hair dishevelled and a stick in his hand, darted toward Murong Xue and knocked her arms with all of his strength, sending the silver ingot high up in the air .
As soon as Murong Xue leaped forward to retrieve the ingot, the man in light gray turned swiftly, approached the silver ingot in a moment, snatched it squarely in the air, and rushed forward . . .
His actions were quick and proficient, obviously an experienced thief .
Murong Xue’s face darkened . How bold he was to snatch the silver ingot in public at daytime . She thought of his counterparts in the modern society who always snatched others’ belongings while riding a motorbike, very hard to catch up with them due to their high speed . Since he was merely running away, she definitely wouldn’t let him off the hook . . .