After being forced into a marriage of convenience, a master of metaphysics manipulates a cold and al

"Ye Bai, what... what exactly is going on?"

Qin Shuang opened her mouth in surprise and stammered, "What do you mean?"

It wasn't just because of the middle-aged man's "ingratitude," but also because she suddenly discovered that her brother-in-law seemed to know kung fu as well.

To kick such a large person several meters away with a single kick is something that is definitely not something an ordinary person can do.

"It's okay, I'll make a call first."

Ye Bai smiled and offered a word of comfort, then made two phone calls.

One call was to Shen Lu, and the other was to Ding Shuai.

"...Hey Lao Ye, are there really people who don't know their own limitations and dare to mess with you?"

Ding Shuai arrived first, glanced at the middle-aged man who was still unconscious, and his expression became incredibly interesting.

"I don't have the word 'king' written on my forehead, but plenty of people dare to mess with me."

Ye Bai rolled his eyes in annoyance, then said, "This guy is yours. Help me find out what's going on."

Although fights and brawls occur three to five times a day in the Ghost Market, they don't attract much attention. However, with Qin Shuang by his side, Ye Bai couldn't very well interrogate her.

Ding Shuai, being a local strongman, would be much easier to deal with.

"No problem, it's no big deal."

Ding Shuai didn't ask any more questions, picked up the middle-aged man and left.

The weight of 160-170 pounds seemed to him as if he were just holding a chicken waiting to be slaughtered.

Not long after, Shen Lu also ran back.

The little girl's pretty face was covered in sweat as she said dejectedly, "Young master, I lost him..."

The "thief" was incredibly fast and seemed very familiar with the ghost market.

After a few turns, it completely disappeared.

If Ye Bai hadn't called her back, she would have continued searching a little longer.

"What are you still chasing us for! You brainless idiot, we've been tricked!"

Before Ye Bai could explain, Qin Shuang started shouting.

She finally realized that this was clearly a trap deliberately set for Ye Bai.

"Fooled?"

Shen Lu was dumbfounded, and once again revealed her signature not-so-bright and cute expression.

"Let's go back first, I'll tell you on the way."

Ye Bai smiled and left the ghost market with the two little girls.

……

"It must have been Ye Xuanyuan who did it! Or it must have been Zhu Daji!"

On the way, after figuring out what had happened, Shen Lu puffed out her cheeks in anger and immediately listed two suspects.

It wasn't that she simply disliked the two of them; rather, they had recently clashed at Feng's Antique Shop.

It is entirely reasonable for the other party to take the opportunity to retaliate now.

"It should have nothing to do with them."

Ye Bai shook his head, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

Ye Xuanyuan and Zhu Daji did indeed have a motive to take revenge on him, but the fact that the middle-aged man wanted him to hand over the things he bought from the ghost market was rather intriguing.

However, there's no need to waste brain cells guessing who it is; Ding Shuai will give him the answer soon enough.

Ye Bai had always been very confident in that guy's interrogation skills.

And even if we can't get any information out of him, it doesn't matter. There are only a few people who don't want him to cure Old Madam Qin.

"That was so exciting! Shen Lu, you didn't see it. When that guy pulled out a dagger, I wasn't scared at all. I even glared at him, which startled him..."

Qin Shuang was still a child at heart; her initial fear came quickly but dissipated even faster, leaving only excitement. She started to boast and brag to Shen Lu.

While talking about these people, he glanced guiltily at Ye Bai.

After realizing that the other party had no intention of exposing her boasting, she became even more brazen.

Even the reason why the middle-aged man was unconscious was said to be because she stared him unconscious.

A true "eye killer"!

Shen Lu naturally didn't believe it, but when she thought about how her reckless "heroic act" had almost put her son-in-law and the second young lady in danger, she felt a pang of guilt and self-reproach, so she let Qin Shuang keep nagging.

"By the way, don't tell your sister about this, so she won't worry."

Upon arriving at the Qin family manor, Ye Bai finally spoke, offering a reminder to Qin Shuang and Shen Lu.

He certainly didn't think Queen Qin would care about him, but the two little girls were Qin Wanqing's darlings.

Once they find out that he took them to a dangerous place like the Ghost Market today and that this incident happened, they will definitely give him a good scolding.

Although he was absolutely certain that the two girls would be safe, the Qin Queen, who was always unreasonable, didn't care about such things.

Whenever I get the chance, I'll unleash a torrent of venomous criticism.

In the evening, Qin Wanqing also rushed back, looking travel-worn.

Most of the medicinal herbs have been purchased, except for two.

However, the herbal medicine supplier has already promised her that it will be delivered within three days at the latest.

Ye Bai wasn't in a hurry. The reason he promised to cure Old Madam Qin within seven days was because he needed to brew seven kinds of medicinal soup, one dose per day, step by step.

The two missing medicinal herbs are needed later, and there is still plenty of time.

"Are you hiding something from me?"

During the meal, Qin Wanqing glanced at Ye Bai and the other two, and asked with some confusion.

Ye Bai was fine; he was still carefree and ate heartily as always, struggling to keep up with his food.

However, Qin Shuang and Shen Lu seemed distracted, not only lacking appetite but also appearing hesitant to speak.

Qin Shuang, in particular, kept twisting and turning in the chair, as if there were thorns on the cushion, which looked very abnormal.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just went out with my brother-in-law, and I think I've developed hemorrhoids..."

Qin Shuang quickly shook her head in denial.

She was still thinking about having Ye Bai take her out for thrills often in the future, so betraying him now was undoubtedly too early.

puff!

Upon hearing Qin Shuang's excuse, Ye Bai almost spat out the soup he had just drunk.

I said, girl, you can lie all you want, but using this excuse is inappropriate, isn't it?

It makes it seem like I did something to you.

"Xiaoshuang, how many times have I told you! Can't you use your brain before you speak?!"

Qin Wanqing was so angry she almost choked, and she scolded him irritably.

Fortunately, she knew that her younger sister always spoke without thinking, so she didn't think too much about it, though her pretty face felt a little hot.

Unfortunately, Qin Shuang's words were too ambiguous.

Fortunately, there were only the four of them here; otherwise, if word got out, who knows what kind of messy rumors would be made up.

"Lulu, tell me about what happened when you went out today."

Qin Wanqing took a deep breath and looked at the most honest Shen Lu.

She was naturally intelligent, and the more Qin Shuang talked nonsense without thinking, the more she realized that these three guys were definitely hiding something from her.

"That...it's...it's that the young master wants to give you a gift, Miss...Hmm? Yes! A gift! He said he wants to give you a surprise, so he didn't want us to say anything."

Shen Lu first blushed and stammered, but then she became more and more fluent as she spoke.

"Oh? Ye Bai, what gift are you going to give me?"

Qin Wanqing's beautiful eyes lit up, clearly showing some interest.