Shen Lin brought the two of them straight back home.
At that moment, the entire city was searching for the wanted criminals. A place like the Wonderful Sound Pavilion certainly would not be spared.
As for Shen Lin's residence, Li Bailin had already suffered a loss when he came to search it before, so the other constables most likely wouldn't dare search it.
Seeing that their situation had become somewhat safer, Purple Crystal immediately said to Cheng Yi, "I only asked you to show your face somewhere at random. Why did you choose to provoke the Li Household?"
Cheng Yi gave a bitter laugh and said in a low voice, "Didn't you say that someone over at the Li Household had already started suspecting you...?"
"So you wanted to silence them?"
Cheng Yi did not deny it. He merely sighed.
This time, his actions had brought them a great deal of trouble.
If he had only lost his own life, it would have been nothing.
During his interrogations, Cheng Yi had nearly lost control and confessed everything several times.
If his willpower had slackened even slightly, he might have implicated Purple Crystal and ruined the major undertaking.
Thinking back on it now, he was still shaken with fear.
He turned around and looked at Shen Lin sincerely. "If you hadn't helped me this time, I, Cheng, would surely have met with disaster. I swear I will never forget this life-saving favor!"
Purple Crystal curled her lips and complained, "This fellow isn't that kind-hearted... Here, this is what I promised you before."
As she spoke, she took a thin book from her bosom and handed it over.
It was the Ranked Martial Arts she had already promised to give Shen Lin before the operation.
What difference was there between Ranked Martial