Through the joint investigation of the Jinling Guard and the Imperial Envoy, Ren Feng’s crimes—illegally mining silver, selling stolen grain seeds, forming cliques for personal gain, and harming colleagues—were confirmed. By mid-September, the Ren Family was confiscated, and Ren Feng along with the members of the Ren Family were escorted to the capital, awaiting the Great Grandson’s judgment.
Upon learning of this, Leng Feng took Ye Yueying to the Ye Family’s burial site. The two stood in front of the graves for an entire night.
"The Ye Family’s great revenge has been avenged. Yingying, from now on, you only need to live well for yourself."
Leng Feng looked at Ye Yueying with pity. Over the years, this child had suppressed herself too much.
Ye Yueying looked at Leng Feng, smiling faintly as she nodded, "Uncle Leng, you too. From now on, we both need to live well."
When they returned to the inn, Leng Feng instructed the Weng Family’s servants to pack up their belongings, as they planned to depart for Youzhou the following day.
Upon hearing this, Ye Yueying’s gaze flickered. The fall of the Ren Family and the vengeance fulfilled indeed meant it was time to return.
The next morning, Ye Yueying rested her chin on her hands as she sat by the window, quietly watching the Weng Family servants packing baggage and preparing the carriage in the courtyard.
After putting the luggage onto the carriage, Xue Hua returned to the room and saw Ye Yueying lost in thought, staring blankly. She couldn’t help but ask, "Young Miss, do you not want to leave?"
Ye Yueying snapped out of it. Was her reluctance so obvious?
Xue Hua, feeling great sympathy for Ye Yueying, who was orphaned and fostered by the Weng Family, comforted her, "Young Miss, don’t be sad. Next time, we’ll ask the Old Madam’s permission again and come back to Liaodong to pay respects to the master and mistress."
Ye Yueying showed a bitter smile. The reason her grandmother had agreed to this trip to Liaodong to pay respects to the Ye Family was that she was of age and needed to be matched for marriage.
Her grandmother knew that once a match was set, whether or not she could return to Liaodong wouldn’t be her choice to make.
At that moment, Leng Feng came to summon her, "Yingying, everything is packed. It’s time to leave."
Ye Yueying briefly paused and glanced at the long sword wrapped in cloth sitting on the table.
The sword was her father’s keepsake, previously lost in a mountain cave and later recovered by Xiao Moxi.
Was she really leaving?
She hadn’t even had a chance to bid him farewell.
In the future, their paths would likely never cross again, right?
Suppressing the indefinable emotions stirring in her heart, Ye Yueying picked up the sword and followed Xue Hua out of the room.
Leng Feng watched Ye Yueying board the carriage, mounted his horse, and led the Weng Family servants away from the inn.
As the carriage rolled out of the inn, Ye Yueying couldn’t resist lifting the curtain to look outside.
The inn was bustling with people coming and going, but unfortunately, the figure she hoped to see wasn’t there.
Ye Yueying dropped the curtain and let out a bitter laugh. What was she even thinking? It was but a fleeting encounter—why had she gotten her hopes up?
That person’s identity was far beyond what a lone orphan like her could aspire to.
...
"Hyah~"
"Hyah~"
After traveling more than ten miles, the sound of galloping hooves suddenly came from behind.
Leng Feng turned around and saw Xiao Moxi and his companions, promptly stopping the convoy.
"Senior Leng!"
Inside the carriage, Ye Yueying heard Xiao Moxi’s voice, and her heart skipped a beat. She reached out to lift the curtain but hesitated midway.
Outside, Xiao Moxi had already reached the convoy, dismounted, and walked toward Leng Feng. "Senior Leng, why are you leaving so suddenly?" he asked, glancing at the tightly closed carriage door.
Though surprised by Xiao Moxi’s appearance, Leng Feng showed no sign outwardly and smiled, "Seeing that October is nearly here, we wanted to return before the snowfall." Then, with some confusion, he turned to Xiao Moxi, "Lord Xiao, is there something urgent?"
Xiao Moxi smiled faintly. "Not really, just wanted to inform Brother Ye that the list hidden in Haqi City has been found."
"Speaking of which, I must thank Brother Ye. Without that list, we nearly missed catching some officials deeply involved in the illegal silver mining."
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