Before Ye Zhen's Refined Chamber on Lone Dragon Island, Miao Xinghai knelt on the ground, repeatedly smashing his forehead against it as he shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Steward Di, please be merciful and save Li'er!"
"Steward Di, I'm begging you!"
With every shout, Miao Xinghai kowtowed once.
Seeking out Steward Di of the Sky Wing Merchant House had been the advice given by Miao Xinghai's companions. In an instant, that advice had become his lifeline, and he rushed to Ye Zhen's Refined Chamber as fast as he could to beg for help.
Ye Zhen had known of Miao Xinghai's arrival from the start. However, Ye Zhen was no longer the Ye Zhen of ten years ago.
Had it been the Ye Zhen of ten years ago, seeing Miao Xinghai in such a state, he likely would not have asked a single question before agreeing to stand up for him. Such was the spirit of youth.
The present Ye Zhen was far more seasoned in handling matters. He did not come out to meet Miao Xinghai at all, instead secretly sending someone to find out exactly what had happened.
Very soon, before even half a quarter-hour had passed, the leader of the ten Ghost Investigators who had arrived more than two months earlier sent Ye Zhen a Talisman Signal, explaining the entire matter.
"A pair of lovers who had privately pledged themselves to each other... Yuan Xin Water Lord Dang Xiao had turned into a villain..."
Ye Zhen looked over the intelligence, a bitter smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.
If he truly wanted to interfere, it would only take a single word from him. Yet it was not a matter he could easily involve himself in.
First, this was an internal affair of the Seven