"Captain Ye, regarding what happened this time, I hope you will be magnanimous and not mention it after returning to Luoyi. I would be immensely grateful!"
Within the Haiyuan Marquis Residence, Marquis Haiyuan had completely cast aside his airs, speaking kindly to Ye Zhen in an effort to eliminate any potential future trouble. As he spoke, he pushed over a Storage Ring, its meaning perfectly clear.
It was a gift for Ye Zhen.
"Rest assured, Marquis. I will treat today's events as though they never happened. Besides, in a sense, I was the one who implicated Her Highness the Princess. How could I speak carelessly of this matter?" As Ye Zhen spoke, he pushed the Storage Ring back.
Yet Marquis Haiyuan pushed the Storage Ring before Ye Zhen once more. "Captain Ye, since you are being so forthright, please accept it. Consider it my way of making a friend!" As he spoke, Marquis Haiyuan's face darkened. "Could it be that you find it too little, or that you look down on me?"
Marquis Haiyuan knew a little about Princess Changle's situation, so he understood very clearly what sort of rewards this Captain Ye would receive upon returning.
Not only would his status rise, but he would become one of Princess Changle's most favored people. Given how dearly Princess Changle was cherished, this Captain Ye before him was absolutely someone worth befriending.
"Then I shall accept it."
Seeing Ye Zhen accept the gift, Marquis Haiyuan stroked his long beard and smiled.
"Captain Ye, could you tell this old man about what happened on this journey..."
Before Marquis Haiyuan could finish, Ye Zhen's ears suddenly twitched. "Marquis, what was that sound?" Just then, Ye Zhen had vaguely seemed to hear the sound of a blade entering flesh.
"A sound?" Marquis Haiyuan looked