"I wasn't saying you were talking nonsense. I was just saying that rumor was absurd!"
Ye Qianfan gave a discreet nod. He no longer intended to approach Village Chief Qian and merely offered that mild reply.
But even if Ye Qianfan had actually touched him, nothing would have happened!
After all, Ye Qianfan wasn't human either!
Hahaha...
"Get up." Seeing Village Chief Qian still kowtowing, Ye Qianfan said simply, "If you don't want to go to the Mortuary, just find someone to take us there!"
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
Village Chief Qian thanked him over and over.
Ye Qianfan had already guessed that this crafty old fox wasn't kneeling before him because he genuinely feared having said the wrong thing.
After all, he was merely a Nuo Master from the Demon-Quelling Office. His authority hardly extended to holding a village chief's life in his hands.
Besides...
He wasn't some imperial envoy investigating corruption.
The village chief actually had no reason to fear Ye Qianfan and his companions!
Thus, the only reason this fat-headed, big-eared fellow had knelt to apologize was that he didn't want to go to the Mortuary.
They were going there to investigate clues anyway, so it made no difference who guided them. Besides, Li Pu had said something was wrong with this man, and Ye Qianfan didn't want to bring an unstable element into a place like the Mortuary.
"Steward Chen."
Village Chief Qian called to his steward, "Take these gentlemen to the Mortuary."
"Ah... well..."
Steward Chen naturally didn't want to, but it was his master's order, and he couldn't refuse.
Ye Qianfan noticed the terror on his face and said, "Once you've taken us there, you don't have to wait. You can come straight back!"
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir."
Steward Chen