A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 405: Shadow Clan Steals a Chicken but Loses the Rice

"Sir, the Zongwang army is coming!"

Just as Youmei brought Si Yao down from the roof and was about to capture Yan Yu again, a shadow warrior hurried into the medicine store to report to him. However, just as he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves approached outside, and a cold and majestic voice also came:

"Sanxiu Medicine Store is a place that saves the dying and the wounded and benefits the people. Why did the Shadow Clan come here to disturb them?"

Everyone had different expressions when they heard the sound. Then, there were bursts of loud footsteps. Two teams of armored soldiers holding long swords and carrying large bows stepped into the medicine store, and the shadow soldiers who were originally guarding outside the door were forced to retreat in.

After the armored soldiers took control of the village gate and stood in two teams, Yan Zong came in, accompanied by Yu Cheng, Ji Wu and several secret guards. He was wearing a black robe inlaid with gold and embroidered with auspicious clouds and birds, a purple python brocade belt around his waist, and a silver crown on his head. He looked dignified, noble and cold.

The appearance of Yan Zong made the people in the medicine shop instantly relieved. Si Yao in the crowd was still a little out of breath because of the neck injury she had just suffered from Youmei. Xiu Ming and Cai Yi hurried forward to help her to sit in the pavilion not far away. At the same time, the wounded soldiers also came to the front of King Zong and bowed, blocking his sight, so he failed to notice her figure in time.

"Youmei greets the Lord." Under the current circumstances, it was not easy for Youmei to take action again, so he had to give up for the time being and strode to Yan Zong. After a slight bow, he smiled and said, "Lord, you have misunderstood. Today, I, the Shadow Sect, came here to capture the traitor, not to embarrass the people of the medicine shop."

"You're talking nonsense! Didn't you hurt my little medicine boy? And the medicine shop was also destroyed by you!" Sanxiu was checking the injuries of the unconscious Xiaolu. Hearing those shameless words, he became angry again and stood up and yelled.

Upon hearing the sound, Yan Zong and others were shocked to see Xiaolu unconscious on the ground. Yu Cheng ran over worriedly first, and felt relieved when he saw that Xiaolu was just unconscious. Yan Zong was already looking around for Si Yao, and saw the cold and beautiful figure in the pavilion from afar. His cold eyes then showed a little tenderness, she was finally back.

Youmei, who was waiting in front of Yan Zong, saw everything and couldn't help but secretly be thankful that he didn't kill him. Otherwise, he would have offended this prince, and even if Yingmen had the support of the emperor, he would not have a good ending.

"As far as I know, the traitor mentioned by the Youmei Chief had already left Yingmen with your personal permission several months ago. Now she is just a patient staying in Sanxiu Pharmacy. How could she become a traitor of Yingmen? The Youmei Chief is the supreme leader of Yingmen. How can he go back on his word and break his promise?" Yan Zong was ecstatic to finally see the person he had been dreaming about again after nearly half a year, but the most urgent task was to solve the current problem first. So he suppressed the joy in his heart and glanced at Youmei with a cold face.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that the Shadow Clan once promised..." Although Yan Zong's words made sense, Youmei chuckled twice in disapproval. The Shadow Clan has always only talked about profit and not trust, so how can they be said to be untrustworthy? But he was interrupted by Honghua's sharp cry just as he opened his mouth:

"Hey, sister Siyao, how come your neck was injured like this by the Youmei Palm?"

Ever since Yan Zong appeared, Hong Hua knew that it was safest for her sister to stay with Si Yao, so she also supported Yan Yu and followed them into the pavilion. Now seeing that You Mei was trying to argue again, she hurriedly stroked Si Yao's still red neck and shouted. As for whether Yan Zong would be angry because of this, it depended on how deep his feelings for Si Yao were.

Honghua's fake scream scared the people in the pavilion first. Except for Caiyi and Chenlin, everyone else naturally knew her intention. Si Yao panted and frowned helplessly.

Upon hearing that Si Yao was also injured by Youmei, Yan Zong was immediately furious. As Honghua wished, he no longer listened to Youmei's explanation, but glared at him and strode towards the pavilion in full view of everyone.

Seeing Yan Zong walking towards her quickly, Si Yao lowered her eyes in panic, her hands clasped together. This man made her afraid but also made her heart uneasy because of him.

As Yan Zong entered the pavilion, the others followed Xiu Ming in saluting and then consciously stepped aside. Si Yao lowered her eyes and slowly stood up, and was about to salute, but he raised his hand to stop her. Turning his head, he saw a red bruise on her slender and smooth neck, and he felt distressed. A trace of anger flashed in his eyes. Although he had a lot to say, he hesitated for a moment and only asked softly, "Is anything wrong?"

"It's nothing serious." Si Yao shook her head and smiled at him, but when she came to her senses, she quickly lowered her eyes again, and her face became cold again. Alas, it was another subconscious action that she couldn't help.

Although Si Yao's smile to him was fleeting, Yan Zong saw it clearly. His angry heart couldn't help but feel extremely happy. He didn't say anything more but turned and walked out of the pavilion. Then his face became gloomy, and he stared at Youmei with cold eyes. His whole body exuded a winter-like chill that made the people around him tremble in their hearts.

"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I just captured someone by mistake and accidentally hurt the girl. I didn't know that the girl was yours." Seeing that the Prince was furious, Youmei felt miserable in his heart and had to bow and apologize repeatedly.

"Listen carefully, if the Yingmen dares to step into Sanxiu Pharmacy again in the future, they will be my enemy!" Yan Zong walked slowly in front of Youmei, his eyes showing a murderous look, and threatened coldly.

"Yes, please rest assured, Your Majesty. Yingmen will never dare to do that again!" Youmei was so scared that he quickly bowed and replied.

“Apologize to Miss Si Yao and get out.” Yan Zong clenched his hands in his sleeves and continued to command in a cold voice.

He was naturally unwilling to let Yingmen get away with it, but he had to look at the owner before beating the dog, and the dog was quite respectful in front of him. For the sake of his royal brother, he had to spare them for the time being.

"No need for apology. But please make a promise to Yingmen in front of the king. Miss Yanyu has already left Yingmen and will have nothing to do with it from now on. I'm afraid it's unacceptable to be called a traitor to Yingmen, right?" Just as Youmei was reluctantly walking towards the pavilion, Si Yao, who had recovered his breath by pressing the Hegu acupoint, also quickly walked out of the pavilion and said to Youmei.

"Whatever the girl says is what it is." Youmei smiled and responded to Si Yao.

"What do you mean my word is the truth? What I want is a promise from you." Si Yao raised her cold eyes slightly, still unyieldingly speaking to the dark shadow in front of her whose face could not be seen clearly.

Sisters Honghua and Xuanyu were very touched to see Si Yao standing up for them, but they also knew that Yingmen's promise was nothing and they could go back on their word at any time.

At this time, Yan Zong had also come to Si Yao's side. Looking at the cold couple in front of him, he dared not say anything but smiled respectfully and said, "Since the young lady wants to make a promise, I promise that from now on, Yan Yu will have nothing to do with the Shadow Clan."

"Would Prince Zong be willing to be a witness?" Si Yao felt relieved after hearing this, and turned to bow to Yan Zong beside him and asked.

"Okay." Yan Zong smiled at her gently.

“Your Excellency is the head of the Yingmen Sect, you will definitely keep your word, right?” Si Yao avoided Yan Zong’s tender gaze and smiled faintly at Youmei.

"Of course." Youmei responded perfunctorily and bowed to the prince again. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he was stopped by Sanxiu, who had already finished acupuncture for Xiaolu:

“Hey, you destroyed my medicine shop and injured my medicine boy, and you just want to walk away like this?” After saying this, Sanxiu pushed Yan Zong who was beside Si Yao away, and the two were separated by him.

Seeing Sanxiu coming over to interfere, Yan Zong's face didn't look much better, but he couldn't say anything and had to hold his anger in his heart.

"Ahem, this..." After being reminded, Youmei took a look at the messy medicine store and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. It was not his intention to make a big deal out of the matter, but he didn't expect that he would be asked for compensation. This was unprecedented in the history of Yingmen. Of course, Yingmen had never been as embarrassed as it was today.

"What? Is the Yingmen clan trying to cheat?" Sanxiu saw the Yingmen clan leader hesitating and suddenly turned his face upside down and said angrily.

"Mr. Sanxiu, please don't misunderstand me. I never expected that this medicine shop would be destroyed. However, this loss was not caused by my Shadow Sect..."

"Bullshit! If you, the Yingmen, hadn't broken into my pharmacy without permission, how could you have caused such a huge upheaval? I think you, the Yingmen, are just trying to cheat!" Before Youmei could finish his words, Sanxiu became furious again.

Si Yao and Xiu Ming quickly took action to hold their master back, while Yan Zong just watched the fun with a half-smile on his face.

"I didn't expect Mr. Sanxiu to have such a bad temper at his age. Fortunately, he is a doctor with superb medical skills." Looking at the angry white-haired old man in front of him, Youmei was a little amused and couldn't help but sneer.

"You are so shameless. You destroyed my good medicine shop and yet you expect me to remain calm?" Sanxiu became even more furious after hearing this and continued to roar with his eyes wide open.

"Master Youmei, the damage to this pharmacy was indeed caused by Yingmen, so naturally Yingmen should pay for it. Mr. Sanxiu did not wrongly accuse you." Yan Zong, who had been silent nearby, saw the helplessness and fatigue on Si Yao's face and finally couldn't help but spoke again in a cold voice.

Just now, Youmei was secretly happy when he saw the prince standing by and watching, but he didn't expect that he would speak again so soon.

Half an hour later, Youmei walked out of Sanxiu Pharmacy in a huff with the remaining Shadow Clan members. Not only did this operation fail, but it also resulted in the loss of a large number of Shadow Clan members and thousands of taels of silver bills. He, the leader of the Shadow Clan, also lost face in front of others, which naturally made Youmei furious.