Chapter 408: Only A Scoundrel Can Deal With Another Scoundrel (1)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Tread, tread, tread…

Countless black-armored imperial guards and constables passed through Dragon Creek Alley in the east of the city. Noises rose and fell.

“Search every house.”

“Be careful. There are still traps here. Go to the military ordnance department and call over people who know their stuff.”

Meanwhile, inside the Imperial City, a few chief constables of the Black Office who had rushed over were standing outside the Bright Yang Pool. From time to time, palace maids and doctors would enter and leave.

Ye Jingtang was standing in front of the door. Although his hair was messy, his expression was as calm as usual. He gestured toward the east of the city with his hand. “To escape from Dragon Creek Alley, you can only escape to the northern city wall. The other party set up traps in advance. They must have set them up on a few routes that are sparsely populated and suitable for escape. We must check inch by inch to make sure we don’t miss anything…”

“Yes, Sir!”

“Be careful that someone silences them. When Sir Shang and the others arrive, immediately transfer them to the dungeon without stopping on the way. Zheng Kun has committed countless crimes in Liang Province. After he’s sent to the dungeon, don’t worry about the severity of the torture. Use whatever ability you have on him. You must pry open his mouth. No matter what he says, record it down and hand it over to the Prince of Jing for review…”

“Yes, Sir!”

The Bright Yang Pool was on the east side of the Imperial City. Just now, Ye Jingtang had escorted Dongfang Liren back. He had wanted to send her straight to the Eternal Joy Palace, but when they passed by, Dongfang Liren had seen that the two of them had been blasted until their faces were covered in dust, so she had stopped here and called for palace maids and doctors.

Green plants and flowers surrounded the Bright Yang Pool. There was a main hall in the center, and there were already many palace maids standing outside.

After Ye Jingtang finished making arrangements, he returned to the Bright Yang Pool. He thought that Dumdum had already started bathing.

But when he walked nearby, he found that Dongfang Liren had been watching from a window of the side hall. When she saw him return, she waved. “Come here quickly and let the doctors look at your injuries.”

“I’m really fine. Your Highness, take a bath and change your clothes…”

“Come in!”

Although Dongfang Liren looked calm, she had really been shocked just now. Only now did she finally return to her senses, but she was still full of lingering fear.

Seeing that Ye Jingtang was still paying attention to etiquette, she quickly walked out of the side hall, grabbed his wrist, and pulled him inside.

The side hall was a place for changing clothes and resting. There were tea couches and a Go table inside, and the environment was quite elegant. At this moment, two female doctors had already prepared tools and medicine for cleaning wounds.

Dongfang Liren forcefully pressed Ye Jingtang onto a tea couch. He shook his head and said, “It’s just superficial scratches. There’s no need to mobilize so many people.”

“Don’t move!” Dongfang Liren said fiercely. Then she sat on the side of the tea couch and checked Ye Jingtang.

Ye Jingtang had been sent flying by the shockwave. He had a strong physique and soft armor to protect his torso, so he wasn’t seriously injured. But he didn’t have the domineering Golden Scale Skin like Shi Yanfeng after all. There were many red marks and bruises on his arms and legs caused by rubble.

As for his robe, it was too horrible to look at. The front, which hadn’t been affected by the explosions, was still there, but there were only rags hanging to his belt on his back, and there were many holes in his pants.

Although Dongfang Liren’s dress was torn and her body was stained with dust and smoke, her situation was much better than Ye Jingtang’s. Seeing that he had become like this to protect her, her eyes revealed heartache. She waved her hand and said, “Come here.”

The female doctors standing at the side hurried over, took out hot towels and medicinal wine, and cut off Ye Jingtang’s tattered robe.

Ye Jingtang practiced martial arts all year round, so this bit of rubbing was no different from nothing. Unable to refuse, he could only stand up and say, “I’ll do it myself. You can rest.”

The two female doctors looked at Dongfang Liren hesitantly.

Dongfang Liren was about to leave, but when she heard this, she sat back down. “You may leave.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” The doctors hurriedly stood up and left.

Ye Jingtang didn’t let Dongfang Liren serve him personally. He wiped his arm with a towel and applied the medicinal wine. He smiled and said, “Your Highness, please go wash up. Your dress is torn.”

Dongfang Liren didn’t get up. After checking Ye Jingtang a few times, she pulled up her skirt to check.

She was wearing thin white pants under her skirt. The hem of her skirt had been damaged by flying debris, and there were a few holes in her thin pants, showing the scratches on her fair skin.

Dongfang Liren didn’t think it was a big deal, so she wanted to lower her skirt. But what she didn’t expect was that Ye Jingtang, who was applying medicine beside her, actually stopped and bent down to pick up her legs.

“Huh? What are you doing?”

Ye Jingtang scooped up Dongfang Liren’s legs with one hand and placed them flat on his knees. He tore open the holes with his hand and wiped the medicine on her calves with a towel. “I’m a man. It doesn’t matter if I have some scars on my body. If Your Highness has scars, your future husband will probably be heartbroken. Don’t force yourself.”

Dongfang Liren’s legs had been lifted up and placed flat. She could only support herself with both hands behind her back. Seeing Ye Jingtang kneading her calves without any scruples, her eyes were a little embarrassed and annoyed, but she didn’t pull away. She only frowned and said, “When you kissed me at the river earlier, it wasn’t to fool people, but it was on purpose. Don’t think that 1 didn’t notice.”

Ye Jingtang blinked and explained, “1 was reminding Your Highness to leave. Your Highness misunderstood and took the initiative to move your face closer…”

“So, you’ll kiss me if I come close to you?”

Ye Jingtang paused and looked up. The meaning in his eyes was self-evident: Otherwise?

H H

Dongfang Liren took a deep breath, causing the clothes on her chest to bulge. But she had nothing to say. She turned her head and looked elsewhere.

Seeing that Dumdum was unhappy, Ye Jingtang sighed silently. “Alright, I know my mistake. The next time Your Highness comes close, I will definitely not be moved.”

Dongfang Liren turned around, her eyes full of suspicion. “It’s been so long. Do you think 1 don’t know how good your willpower is? You can’t even withstand a breath from me, much less when I come close… As long as you have a legitimate excuse, you will definitely take advantage of a woman. It was the same when we practiced the Wind Listening Palm..”