Urban Martial Saint

Hearing Bai Li Xi say this, Ye Qing felt more at ease. It seemed that Bai Li Xi must have already planted the same scent on him; otherwise, these Guardian Insects would have attacked him by now.

”With this scent on me, I can just walk around this yard freely, right?” Ye Qing asked.

Bai Li Xi said, ”In principle, yes, but you’d better not wander around. There are two rooms in the yard that are my storage rooms. Inside, not only are there various poisons, but also some poisonous insects I’ve kept. If they come out and bite you, that wouldn’t be good.”

”Damn...” Ye Qing retracted the foot he just stepped out with, turned his head to look around, and said in a low voice, ”So which rooms are your storage rooms?”

Bai Li Xi thought for a moment and said, ”I forgot.”

”You forgot?” Ye Qing almost jumped up and said, ”You’re a grown-up, and you forgot something like this?”

”Nonsense, who can remember so much stuff when woken up groggily in the middle of the night?” Bai Li Xi replied indignantly, ”I was sleeping well, dreaming half-way, and then you woke me up. My head is still foggy now; how could I remember so much? If you want to know where the storage room is, ask me tomorrow.”

”Well... Then at least tell me, which room is safe to stay in?” Ye Qing said helplessly, ”If I accidentally enter the storage room, I’ll be dead for sure?”

”It’s not that easy to die,” Bai Li Xi mumbled, ”at most, you’ll be disabled!”

Ye Qing: ”@%&#￥...”

Bai Li Xi chuckled and said, ”I’m just pulling your leg, go ahead and sleep. It’s not that easy to die. Do you think the Mu Ling on you is fake?”

Ye Qing was completely speechless. This old guy Bai Li Xi is really impossible to communicate with normally. However, thinking of the Mu Ling on him, Ye Qing felt much more at ease. This Mu Ling was a sacred object of the Miao Borderlands and is said to be able to cure all poisons. With this Mu Ling on him, he wouldn’t have to be afraid even if he accidentally stumbled into Bai Li Xi’s poison storage room.

Of course, to be safe, Ye Qing still chose a room close to Bai Li Xi’s bedroom. This old fox Bai Li Xi must have ensured that the room outside where he stays is more secure, providing more assurance.

Sleeping on Bai Li Xi’s side, Ye Qing finally got a good night’s sleep. The next morning, before he was awake, a wailing sound came from the courtyard. Ye Qing recognized the voice, it was the Sulon who had gone to collect protection fees from the three kids, brought over by Bai Li Xi as a test subject. Bai Li Xi seemed to be an early riser, starting his experiments at the crack of dawn?

Ye Qing drank a lot last night, so his head was still a bit groggy. He slowly sat up, got dressed, and headed outside, just in time to see Bai Li Xi sitting in the courtyard. Under the big tree in the courtyard, there were three men hanging. These were the street racing gang members Bai Li Xi had brought over, with Sulon among them. He was screaming terribly, and who knows what kind of medicine Bai Li Xi had fed him.

Ye Qing knew that the poisons Bai Li Xi concocted had miraculous effects and were very cruel. These street racing gang members getting caught by Bai Li Xi was like their evil getting its due, and Bai Li Xi would certainly subdue them thoroughly. Ye Qing didn’t bother asking Bai Li Xi what kind of potion he used, just exchanged greetings with him, and then left the courtyard.

Returning to the courtyard next door where the three kids lived, Zhao Chengshuang and Li Lianshan were still snoozing on the sofa. The three kids had already gotten up, learning to speak with their teacher in the courtyard. The three kids were working hard without a hint of impatience. After all, their current life was something they could never even dream of before, and they truly cherished it.

Ye Qing went over and woke Zhao Chengshuang and Li Lianshan. Both had been drunk last night, and now were still muddled, sitting on the sofa refusing to move.

”Alright, alright, wake up. Help me with something,” Ye Qing shook them awake.

”What is it?” Li Lianshan rubbed his head and said, ”If it’s not something urgent, let me sleep more first. I won’t have the energy to help if I don’t sleep well.”

Ye Qing helplessly pulled Zhao Chengshuang up and said, ”Cheng Shuang, was there any detailed information on those kids who were killed?”

”There should be,” Zhao Chengshuang replied groggily, clearly not fully awake yet.

”What do you mean by ’there should be’? Either you have it, or you don’t. What do you mean by ’should have’?” Ye Qing said.

”How about I go back and check for you at noon...” Zhao Chengshuang said as he slowly leaned back, seemingly about to fall asleep again.

Ye Qing grabbed Zhao Chengshuang and said, ”Don’t wait until noon. Go back now and check for me. If you have it, bring all the information to me!”

”Do we need to be in such a hurry?” Zhao Chengshuang muttered with a face full of reluctance, wishing he could lie back on the sofa and not get up.

”Of course, it’s urgent.” Without waiting for a response, Ye Qing dragged Zhao Chengshuang up and led him to the doorway, then kicked him out.

Without the sofa, Zhao Chengshuang had nowhere to lie down even if he wanted to. After rolling on the ground for a while, unable to find a place to sit, he finally woke up a bit.

”Oh my heavens, you’re truly full of energy this early morning!” Zhao Chengshuang said helplessly, ”It’s just after seven, and when I go back to the office, the person in charge of documents hasn’t started work yet, so I can’t check for you.”

Ye Qing replied, ”Have breakfast with me to wake up; when you go back, they’ll be at work. You can bring me the documents then.”

”I didn’t say I wanted to eat breakfast...” Zhao Chengshuang said as he reached the door, ”You go eat, let me sleep a bit longer.”

Ye Qing blocked Zhao Chengshuang, laughing, ”No way, as brothers, we share the good stuff. I’m having breakfast, and I can’t let you skip it!”

”What kind of sharing the good stuff is this?” Zhao Chengshuang said speechlessly, ”I just want to sleep now, having breakfast is a disaster for me.”

”Then we should share the burden too.” Ye Qing pulled Zhao Chengshuang, smiling, ”Come on, no more talking, breakfast is ready, let’s go eat together.”

”I just want to sleep...” Zhao Chengshuang said, overwhelmed, as Ye Qing dragged him to the dining area. Ye Qing settled Zhao Chengshuang and went over to bring Li Lianshan too.

”You’re asking Cheng Shuang to help with the documents, he needs to get up early, and now you’re pulling me over, what’s the idea?” Li Lianshan, also disgruntled, looked like he wanted to keep sleeping.

Zhao Chengshuang, gradually waking up, sat at the table for a while. Seeing Ye Qing bring Li Lianshan over, he immediately shouted, ”You said share the good stuff and the bad, we can’t let Old Li just watch us eat. Bring him over, bring him over!”

Ye Qing chuckled and said to Li Lianshan, ”You see, this is the voice of the people, we must obey the majority.”

”Geez, it’s just the three of us, what’s this talk of majority?” Li Lianshan replied, frustrated, but he was pulled over by Ye Qing and could only sit at the table.

After eating for a while, Li Lianshan gradually woke up too. Drinking congee, he asked, ”By the way, have you figured out last night’s situation?”

”I’m working on it.” Ye Qing glanced at Zhao Chengshuang and said, ”We can’t stop at the orphanage for now. Besides, this matter is quite complex and cannot be resolved ordinarily. So, it’s best to get the documents on those children who were killed and investigate carefully to see what the situation is and whether there is a solution.”

Li Lianshan said, confused, ”The matter of those children being killed is already in the past; the key now is the disappearance of the orphanage staff. Is investigating those children’s incidents still useful?”

Ye Qing smiled slightly, knowing Li Lianshan was unaware of the Purple Robe Lama’s situation, so he didn’t know the key to the matter. Ye Qing wanted to investigate the children being killed to find out the killer’s identity. He was helping the Purple Robe Lama identify the assassin, so the Purple Robe Lama could directly confront the killer without pressuring them to reveal themselves at the orphanage, which was the crux of solving the matter.

”Whatever, Ye Zi said to do it this way, so let’s do it. Aren’t you reassured when Ye Zi is handling things?” Zhao Chengshuang said to Li Lianshan, ”He’s got a better grasp of things than us.”

”That’s true.” Li Lianshan stopped overthinking and gulped down a bowl of congee, saying, ”I’m full and feeling great. If you don’t need me this morning, I’ll head back. If something comes up, just call me.”

”Sure thing.” Ye Qing nodded. Li Lianshan glanced at Zhao Chengshuang still eating and said, ”Hurry up and finish so we can leave together.”

Zhao Chengshuang waved his hand quickly, ”Don’t wait for me; I need to go relieve myself.”

Li Lianshan gave Zhao Chengshuang the finger, saying, ”Geez, what’s up with you? Eat and then go? Are you a straight pipe?”

Zhao Chengshuang replied, ”You’re something else, trying to control when people poop?”

”Get out of here.” Li Lianshan cursed, stood up, greeted them, and left first.

”That guy’s definitely going back to catch up on sleep.” Zhao Chengshuang muttered quietly in the back.

Ye Qing watched Li Lianshan walk away with a light smile and then turned to Zhao Chengshuang, ”Cheng Shuang, do you have anything else to talk about?”

Zhao Chengshuang looked at Ye Qing and asked, ”Why do you ask like that?”

Ye Qing chuckled, saying, ”You’re intentionally staying behind, isn’t there something you need to talk to me about?”

”You really noticed, huh?” Zhao Chengshuang said helplessly, scratching his head, murmuring, ”Ye Zi, to be honest, there really is something.”

”What is it? As brothers, can’t we say it in front of Old Li?” Ye Qingqi wondered.