Chapter 245: Meeting Ye Yichen

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…”

“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…

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?”

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.

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…