After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

The woman lowered her head, her sorrow tinged with despair, and said, "Half a tael of silver, if you can send my mother up the mountain, I will serve you as my benefactor for the rest of my life."

Shi Yunjun's face lit up with a big smile, just as he was about to take out the silver.

One step ahead of him.

A silver coin had already been placed in front of the woman.

The woman looked up and saw Yan Yun in front of her.

"This lady."

Someone stole what he wanted? Shi Yunjun wanted to see which guy had ruined his plans.

Shi Yunjun looked at Yan Yun and was slightly surprised when he saw her face. These young ladies from wealthy families rarely left their homes, and he had never seen such a pretty girl among them.

He held out his braid towards Yan Yun, his tone flippant: "Whose daughter is this? I haven't seen her before, so I don't remember."

Yan Yun glanced at it briefly, then turned to leave.

"Shi Yunjun!"

Seeing how he treated Yan Yun, Yu Zhi was so angry that she shouted his name.

Shi Yunjun heard someone call him by his name.

Looking around, he wondered which fool had the audacity to do this?

He looked at Yu Zhi beside him, following the sound, his expression indifferent. "So, who is it? It's the Grand Commandant's mansion, my betrothed. What's wrong? Missing your husband? Came here to find me?"

Shi Yunjun openly teased Yu Zhi in front of everyone.

With the man and woman locked in such a fierce confrontation, the woman naturally found herself at a disadvantage.

Yu Zhi's face instantly turned bright red with embarrassment.

The woman on the ground, after grabbing the silver, looked at Yan Yun and said, "Miss."

When Yan Yun turned around to look at her, she kowtowed directly to him.

"I am grateful for your kindness, Miss. From now on, I will be your servant."

Yan Yun waved his hand, explaining that he simply didn't want to see Shi Yunjun bully an innocent woman, since everyone would eventually find themselves in such a desperate situation.

She was just lucky to have met him.

Although Yan Yun and Yu Zhi were not exactly at peace, she was unhappy to see Yu Zhi being bullied by Shi Yunjun and did not want to let a guy like Shi Yunjun get away with it.

Yu Zhi looked at Yan Yun.

Yan Yun tilted his head slightly, indicating that they should go together.

Shi Yunjun dismounted and stood in front of Yan Yun, carefully examining Yan Yun's face. He looked at it several times and found him to be quite handsome.

She seemed completely different from the women he had been with before.

He couldn't resist and reached out to touch Yan Yun's face.

Yan Yun noticed his movements out of the corner of his eye, and the dagger hidden in his sleeve was ready to be used at any moment.

The servants who followed Yan Yun were no pushovers either.

In an instant, he stood directly in front of Shi Yunjun, and even drew his knife.

Seeing the knife held in front of him, even Shi Yunjun, a man who was afraid of trouble, turned to the two servants and questioned, "Whose servants are you? Don't you know who I am?"

The two servants did not state where they came from.

They were simply doing their duty by warning Shi Yunjun, "If you dare to disrespect our young lady, don't blame us for being impolite."

Shi Yunjun burst into laughter after hearing this.

"You guys definitely don't know who I am, that's why you dare to be so arrogant. If you knew who I was, you definitely wouldn't dare to talk to me like that."

Yu Zhi whispered in Yan Yun's ear, "Let's go."

That's what "宴允" means.

She didn't intend to argue with Shi Yunjun any further. She held Yu Zhi's hand and wrote something on it with her finger.

Yu Zhi sensed it and immediately nodded. She instructed the two servants who had come with her to help the woman on the ground.

The woman looked up upon hearing this.

"Thank you, ladies."

With the help of Yu Zhi's servants, the woman, who had been struggling to move the corpse alone, was able to move it easily with the help of two people. However, the corpse began to emit a foul odor.

Upon smelling the stench, Shi Yunjun immediately cursed, "The corpses are rotting, and you're still putting them out for sale?"

The woman's expression changed drastically upon hearing Shi Yunjun's words, and she saw hatred in Shi Yunjun's eyes.

Yu Zhi's servant spoke up to the woman, "Miss, please lead the way and tell us where to bury your mother."

The woman said, "She's going to the coffin shop to choose a good coffin for her mother. She wants her to have a grand burial, which is why she's here."

Clutching the silver coin Yan Yun had given her, she asked Yu Zhi's servants to help her carry her mother to the coffin shop, where she could hire more people.

The woman's casual remark touched Yan Yun deeply.

Despite her circumstances, she still wanted her mother to be buried in a grand and honorable manner.

But when he thought of his parents' bodies, whose whereabouts were unknown, Yan Yun felt extremely sad.

Yu Zhi took her hand.

"Ning'er, let's go this way."

Shi Yunjun ignored whether Yu Zhi was still there or not. He stood a few steps away and said to Yan Yun, "Which family's young lady are you? You haven't told me yet?"

Yan Yun ignored him.

The attendants blocked Shi Yunjun's way, while Shi Yunjun stood behind him, spouting nonsense at Yan Yun.

"Even if you don't tell me, I'll still find a way to locate you."

Yu Zhi whispered, "Ignore him."

After getting rid of Shi Yunjun, Yu Zhi didn't want to wander around outside. Although she had shown courage for a moment, she was afraid afterward. She thought that if the people in the manor knew about what happened today, she would not be at peace and would not have the chance to leave the manor.

But even so.

She looked at Yan Yun, still very happy that she could be with her.

Yu Zhi grasped Yan Yun's hand tightly and said gratefully, "Thank you, Ning'er, for being willing to accompany me. That's all for today. I'll head back now."

She said she wanted to leave, and Yan Yun didn't try to stop her. However, seeing her alone, Yan Yun was a little worried. She saw the two people following her, pointed to one of them, and then pointed to Yu Zhi's departing figure.

The servant immediately understood Yan Yun's meaning. The person next to him nodded at the other person before he got up and chased after Yu Zhi.

Yan Yun wandered around for a while, and the vendors around him were quite enthusiastic, with some even coming over to invite him to come in and have a look.

Yan Yun looked closely and noticed that the signboards had the character "关" (Guan) engraved on them. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but something felt off.

After walking for a long time, Yan Yun still couldn't find the so-called black market that Lu Yan had mentioned.

Only if Jing Yue comes looking for me tonight can I ask him if he knows anything about it.

Before returning to Zheng Yuan, Yan Yun made a point of passing by the place Jing Yue had taken him to the previous night. It didn't seem far at night, but during the day it would take a long time to walk there. There were hardly any people around, and from the outside it looked dilapidated. Most people wouldn't even think of going in.

This place is safer than I thought.

Yan Yun only glanced at it from afar and didn't stop walking, for fear that the people around him would notice something was wrong.

Judging from their performance just now, it's clear that the two people following them are quite skilled.

Zheng Jihua specifically sought out someone to protect him.

As darkness fell, the attendant beside Yan Yun stepped forward and said, "Miss, let's go back as soon as possible; someone is following us."

His priority was naturally to ensure Yan Yun's safety.

When Yan Yun heard what he said, he didn't expect that someone would be watching him on the street.

Thinking about Shi Yunjun's attitude towards him.

Yan Yun guessed, could it be him?

Guessing may not be the truth. They haven't caught the person yet and don't know who the other party is. The previous incidents have taught Yan Yun a lesson.

Just as Yan Yun turned around and looked back.

Yun Yi walked out from behind.

He looked at Yan Yun and walked straight towards her.

"Ning'er."

The servant who was protecting Yan Yun immediately stepped forward and stood in front of Yan Yun to shield him.

"Miss."

Yan Yun raised his hand to block him, nodded at him, and indicated that he knew the person who came.

He then sheathed his knife.

"Offended."