Qing Mei trembled as she listened, her face pale.
"Wah! Dog official, don't spout nonsense! " Eunuch Duke screamed. He could tell that Miao Yi was trying to bewitch his wife, so he pushed Qing Mei away and prepared to kill Miao Yi.
"No!" Qing Mei screamed as well. She was already half-kneeling on the ground, desperately clinging onto Eunuch Duke's leg. She cried out to Miao Yi, "Go! Go! This has nothing to do with him!"
Miao Yi was on high alert when he saw Reverend Reverend going berserk. However, on the surface, he maintained a calm demeanor and said, "Even if I leave, this matter still won't be resolved. Even if I don't capture you, someone else will. There are people waiting outside. When that time comes, your husband will still resist, and he will still die!"
Eunuch Duke glared at Miao Yi as though he had seen a demon. He roared, "Dog official!"
He raised his leg and swung it. With his cultivation, he easily shook Qing Mei off.
Unexpectedly, the green-browed man grabbed his ankle with one hand and dragged him to the ground. At the same time, he took out a dagger and put it against his chest. He cried, "Lord Reverend Liu Yue, do you want to force me to die in front of you?"
"Qing Mei!" Eunuch Duke was shocked. Just as he was about to turn around to help her up, Qing Mei floated backwards and stood up, avoiding him. Her eyes were already filled with tears as she said, "Husband, it is my fortune to have met you in this life. I will never forget how good you have been to me. If I hadn't met you, Qing Mei would already be dead. He's right. Even if we can escape for now, we won't be able to escape forever. Just like today, we will be found sooner or later. I can't drag you down with me. Let me go with him! "
She then turned to Miao Yi and cried, "I'll go with you. This matter has nothing to do with him!"
Eunuch Duke said emotionally, "Qing Mei, are you stupid? We've only met for a short while, and we don't even know his name. Just a few words and you want us to part ways? Are you stupid? This dog official is clearly using words to bewitch you. How can you fall for it so easily?! "
She abruptly turned around to look at Miao Yi, only to see him sitting down once again. He was calmly sipping on his tea. The Reverend Priest's eyes almost popped out of their sockets as he ignored the parting of life and death in front of him. "Dog official …"
"Stop!" Green Eyebrow shouted and interrupted. The dagger in his hand was already stabbed into his heart and blood flowed out. He warned with a crying voice, "You dare to touch him. I will immediately die in front of you. The trouble I caused has nothing to do with you. You don't need to get involved! "
"Qing Mei, you …" Father Ban Yue pointed at her and said while trembling, "You are muddle-headed! Put down the knife first, and I promise I won't touch him. "
After being husband and wife for so many years, how could Qing Mei not understand him? Once she put down the knife, he would immediately control himself and immediately attack the Heavenly Official. She shook her head and said, "Step down first. Let me go with him first! "
"You …" Minister Ban Yue grimaced in anger.
"I say, what's wrong with you two? We haven't even talked much yet, and you're already crying here. I said I came here to do good, not to see someone die." Miao Yi put down the teacup and stood up again. "Minister Ban Yue, I said I would bring your wife back to settle things. I didn't say I would take your wife's life, and I won't do anything to her either. Yes, I really do want to bring her back to settle things and return her freedom. From now on, she won't have to hide underground with you, afraid to go out and meet anyone."
As soon as he said this. Whether it was the furious Minister Ban Yue or the teary-eyed Qing Mei, both of them were stunned and stared at him in a daze.
Miao Yi brazenly walked up to Minister Ban Yue's side. He wasn't afraid of the danger and pressed his hand against Qing Mei's. "Qing Mei, let's talk this out. There's no need to resort to violence. If I really had to resort to violence, I wouldn't have come here alone. You might not cherish your own life, but I do. You've already seen blood. Put down the knife, and we can sit down and talk this out. I've always been a reasonable person. I won't do something like snatching someone else's wife. "
To him, a few provocative words were all he needed to provoke the two of them. Otherwise, with Butterfly Flower's half-assed explanation, there was no way he could make a move. Now that he understood their attitude, it was enough for him. He no longer had to worry about his own life.
"Return her freedom?" Minister Ban Yue's expression twisted. It was the reaction of someone who couldn't keep up with the rapid changes in the situation. He pressed again, "Are you serious?!"
Qing Mei couldn't quite react to the situation either. She didn't know if it was because she was too emotional and couldn't think straight, or if it was because she didn't understand what Miao Yi was saying.
In any case, Miao Yi had a calm expression on his face, as though he was taking things very lightly. He walked over to her side, grabbed her wrist that was holding the dagger, and pulled it away from her chest. Then, he dug out the dagger in her hand and tossed it to the Reverend Reverend.
Miao Yi first used his actions to calm Minister Ban Yue down, then nodded and said, "Of course I'm serious. I'd rather have a screw loose than come here and spout nonsense."
Minister Ban Yue hurriedly asked, "How are you going to return her freedom?"
Miao Yi spread his hands and said, "It's a simple question. As long as you can clear your wife's name and prove that she wasn't the one who killed that Lieutenant, she will naturally be innocent. Naturally, she will regain her freedom. From then on, she will be able to roam the world. She won't have to hide in this dark underground."
Minister Ban Yue's spirits lifted at Miao Yi's words, but his expression soon darkened. "You're lying to me! You just want to trick my wife and take her away safely. You're just a Commander. How can you possibly reverse the verdict of a Lieutenant's death? "
Miao Yi placed his hands behind his back, raised his head and puffed out his chest, then formally announced, "I am Niu Youde. I am appointed as the Commander of Heaven's Origin Planet's Sky Avenue East District." He then tossed a jade plate of appointment to Minister Ban Yue.
"So it's a lucrative position to be a Commander. My apologies!" Minister Ban Yue looked at the jade plate and cupped his fists in disdain. He sneered and said, "This doesn't seem to be enough to prove that you can overturn a Lieutenant's death!"
Miao Yi said, "If you know it's a lucrative position, then you should know. Have you ever seen someone without any background become a Commander of Heaven's Street?"
Minister Ban Yue was taken aback, then turned to look at Qing Mei. Qing Mei wiped away her tears and nodded slightly, as if to say that it was true. It was difficult for someone without any background to become a Commander of Heaven's Street.
Minister Ban Yue probed, "So you're saying that your background can help my wife overturn her death? I'm afraid it won't be that easy to overturn a Lieutenant's death. After all, it was the death of a Colorful Lotus cultivator! "
Miao Yi slowly said, "I am a member of the Kou family of the Kou Heavenly King. My current superior, the Great Commander, is the Kou Heavenly King's grandson. If you don't believe me, you can take a look at the seal on the appointment decree!"
Minister Ban Yue immediately picked it up and looked at it carefully again. He muttered, "Kou Wenlan …"
Miao Yi smiled faintly. "Do you think it's difficult for the grandson of the Kou Heavenly King to overturn a Lieutenant's death? Forget a Lieutenant, even a Marquis's death would be a piece of cake. "
The husband and wife looked at each other. They couldn't tell if they were surprised or happy.
Even though Minister Ban Yue had already verified Miao Yi's identity, it was still uncertain whether it was real or not. Minister Ban Yue had never seen the transcendence seal of the Kou Heavenly King's grandson before, so he didn't dare to trust Miao Yi so easily. Still, he carefully probed, "You came all the way here just to help my wife overturn her death? Why would you be so kind? "
"Of course I'm not kind. I'm not related to you in any way. Why should I help you?" As he said this, Miao Yi casually took a few steps forward and reached out to take the jade disk from Reverend Chen Yue's hand. Putting it away, he said, "There are conditions, and there is a price to pay. It all depends on whether you two are willing to accept it or not."
The couple looked at each other again. Qing Mei, whose chest was stained with blood, cupped his hands and asked, "What is the condition?"
"Even though the Grand Commander doesn't have a high official position, to put it bluntly, the two of you are nothing in his eyes. He doesn't care whether you live or die. It's just that you and your wife are lucky this time, to have met with …" Miao Yi briefly explained the general situation, indicating that Kou Wenlan also had competition from the great clans. Only then did he reveal his true motive, "This time, the capture of the fugitive will affect the Grand Commander's position in the clan. If you and your wife are willing to help the Grand Commander, then no matter what the outcome is, as long as you and your wife do your best, the Grand Commander will naturally not sit idly by. Based on the Grand Commander's background, it'll be a piece of cake for him to resolve the matter between you and your wife. It won't be a big deal. The opportunity is right in front of you, husband and wife. It's up to you to choose, I won't force you! "
'So that's how it is!' After a moment of silence, the couple said, "Why don't you allow us to discuss this for a while?"
Miao Yi raised his hand and said, "Go ahead!"
And so, the Reverend Father summoned someone to take care of him. The couple then took their leave and went to the back.
When they arrived at the back hall, they saw an extremely beautiful woman sitting on a chair there. It was obvious that she had heard the entire conversation in the front hall.
The two of them didn't find it strange when they saw her, especially when Qing Mei took the initiative to hold her hand and walked out of the back hall together.
However, if Miao Yi saw this beautiful woman, he would definitely be shocked. Because she was none other than the Lady Boss of the Butterfly Pawnshop, Hua Die.
The three of them went to the main hall in the back courtyard and sat down. The Reverend Father sighed, "This person's cultivation isn't high, but he's very powerful. We were almost killed by a few words from him. Now that I think about it, he was purposely provoking us with his words to test our attitude! Qing Mei, you've been in the administration before. Are all the Grand Commanders of the Heavenly Court this powerful? If that's the case, then there really isn't anyone in this world who can go against the Heavenly Court! "
"That's not necessarily the case. There are plenty of good-for-nothings out there. He himself said that he's from the Kou Clan. Naturally, a person with such a background isn't someone ordinary people can compare to." As Qing Mei said this, she saw Hua Die quietly listening at the side. She grabbed her hand and asked, "Big Sister, what do you think of the Heavenly Official's conditions? Do you think we can agree to them?"
Hua Die smiled and said, "It's not my place to say anything about this. Whether you agree to it or not, it's entirely up to you and your wife. I think you should discuss it among yourselves." As she said this, she patted the back of Qing Mei's hand and pulled her hand out. She then stood up and left the hall, giving the couple some space to discuss.
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