CHAPTER 33: CHAPTER 33: MISUNDERSTANDING

EDITOR: DRAGON BOAT TRANSLATION

Nan Hua instinctively caught the little girl rushing toward him, hugged her in his arms, and looked up to see the man already in front of Gu Qingqing.

Despite being injured, Chen Si thought it would still be easy to handle a little girl. He grinned wickedly, but just as he was about to grab Gu Qingqing’s clothes, he suddenly felt a cold wind beside him. Instinctively turning his head, he felt a kick hit his waist, several ribs seemed to break, and incredulously he spat out another mouthful of blood, his entire body flying out again.

Rong Ye rushed over, kicking Chen Si away, still not satisfied, he advanced again, kicking Chen Si in the stomach, sending him flying off in another direction.

"Don’t kill him, leave him alive!" Seeing Rong Ye kicking the human trafficker like a punching bag, Nan Hua quickly spoke up.

Hearing this, Rong Ye withdrew his foot aimed at Chen Si’s chest, moved behind Chen Si, and restrained some of his strength, kicking Chen Si on the back.

Chen Si felt as though all his internal organs were shifting, his ribs definitely broken in more than one place, and he could only drop to the ground like a sack, losing a few more teeth and spitting out quite a bit of blood, lying on the ground, completely unable to move.

"What’s going on here? What happened?" Rong Ye retracted his foot, returned to Gu Qingqing’s side, picked her up, checked her over, found no injuries, and then turned to ask Nan Hua.

Jun Wu, who had come with him, saw him pick up Gu Qingqing, pursed his lips, and also looked at Nan Hua.

"This guy is probably a human trafficker. Little Qingqing just saw him trying to kidnap this little girl and asked me to follow." Nan Hua found a relatively clean spot to place the little girl on the ground and explained to Rong Ye and Jun Wu.

"A human trafficker?" Rong Ye was surprised. He looked at the man lying on the ground like a pile of mud, his eyes full of disdain, "Seems I went too easy on him just now."

"Such people should be killed directly!" Jun Wu, equally disgusted by the man on the ground, said coldly.

"This person is obviously a repeat offender and very familiar with this place. He might know about other human traffickers, and we might be able to save more people!" Nan Hua rolled his eyes at Rong Ye, wiped his hands, and said coldly.

Hearing this, Rong Ye and Jun Wu realized the truth in these words and said no more.

"Then what about this little girl?" Rong Ye pointed to the little girl on the ground and asked.

"She’s been drugged. We’ll know what to do when she wakes up." As he spoke, Nan Hua reached out into the air, and the array plate he had thrown out shrank quickly and fell back into his hand, which he then collected.

"Let’s take her back to the City Lord Mansion first." Rong Ye looked outside, a bit dissatisfied, "We were supposed to leave after taking Little Qingqing for a tour!"

"There’s no other way now." Nan Hua frowned, equally displeased.

Besides the little girl, Chen Si on the ground also had to be taken to the City Lord Mansion, but both Nan Hua and Rong Ye were disgusted with Chen Si and didn’t want to take him back. They finally decided Nan Hua would stay here while Rong Ye notified Lord Han to send someone.

Lord Han had been watching the Flower God parade with some honored guests from the city tower; upon receiving the news, he did not dare to delay and personally brought people over.

"You all have done me a great favor this time. Human traffickers have always been a major problem in Chasing Cloud City, but they’re too cunning. Catching one this time is all thanks to you!" Lord Han already held great respect for Nan Hua and Rong Ye, and was now deeply grateful.

"Lord Han, you’re too kind. Such filth should be removed as soon as possible!" Rong Ye waved it off, not taking it to heart.

With Chen Si escorted by the City Lord Mansion’s guards, they all returned to the City Lord Mansion together.

It was getting late; Gu Qingqing hadn’t rested after being in the Mist Forest before chasing the human trafficker, and was already quite tired, lazily leaning against Nan Hua.

When they reached the City Lord Mansion, they saw the steward leading a few people out; upon seeing them, both parties stopped.

"Miss!"

One of the women suddenly exclaimed upon seeing the little girl in Rong Ye’s arms and rushed forward.

Although they might be the girl’s family, Rong Ye naturally couldn’t hand her over without verifying their identity. He dodged the woman’s outstretched hand as she rushed over.

The woman seemed surprised at Rong Ye’s evasion, missed her grab, paused, and then looked back at Rong Ye.

"Give us back our miss!" the woman said, lunging at Rong Ye again.

Rong Ye frowned, displeased with the woman’s attitude, dodged her once more, taking several steps to the side and increasing the distance between them.

"Can you talk properly?" He asked coldly, looking at the woman, who was upset over the missed grabs.

"Who are you? Why is our miss in your hands?" The woman asked indignantly as she walked toward Rong Ye.

"Stop, without clear explanations, I won’t hand her over to you! Who knows if you are human traffickers?" Seeing the woman’s movement, Rong Ye shouted coldly.

"Lord Han, what’s this about?" Nan Hua, seeing Gu Qingqing awake again out of curiosity, turned to ask Lord Han beside him.

Called out by Nan Hua, Lord Han was startled, looked from Nan Hua to Rong Ye’s side, realizing he didn’t know the woman, turned to the steward for an explanation.

"City Lord, these are people from the Yun Family in Cloud City. They just came to the City Lord Mansion saying their young miss was missing, and I was about to take them to you," the steward quickly explained, following Lord Han’s indicated glance.

"Yes, we’re from the Yun Family. The girl in your arms is our Family Head’s most cherished granddaughter, Miss Yun Qi. Who are you, and why is our miss in your hands?" asked Lian Qiu, frowning at Rong Ye and his company, expressing dissatisfaction with their attitude.

As members of the Yun Family, one of the five Great Families, they were usually flattered by others when traveling, and it was the first time they met someone unfazed by their status, leaving Lian Qiu displeased.

"Lord Han, please explain why the Yun Family’s miss is in my hands," Rong Ye responded calmly, unimpressed by their identity, glancing at Lian Qiu and addressing Lord Han.

"Miss Yun was almost taken by a human trafficker. Lord Rong and his friends noticed something amiss and saved her. She has been drugged and is unconscious; that’s why Lord Rong is holding her." Compared to the Yun Family, Lord Han was clearly more respectful toward Rong Ye and his friends, quickly explaining.