The appearance of the woman not only caught Ye Tianfan's attention, but also made Ren Ningyue's heart suddenly tighten, her hand already reaching for the demon blade.

"Don't." Ye Tianfan quickly stopped her, knowing what Ren Ningyue was about to do. If her hand touched the demon blade, something would surely happen.

Ren Ningyue frowned and gave Ye Tianfan an inquisitive look.

In this kind of environment, Ren Ningyue was already on edge, and this suddenly appearing woman was evidently not friendly.

"I know this woman." Ye Tianfan lowered his voice.

"You know her?" A look of surprise flashed in Ren Ningyue's eyes.

Ye Tianfan's lips curled into a faint smile as he turned to look at the woman. Although her gaze was sharp, Lin Moyu would never forget these eyes. This woman grew up with him in Medicine King Valley.

"Yao Lingshan, what are you doing here?" Ye Tianfan spoke in a very low voice. Yao Lingshan pushed the mask on her face and said, "You recognized me?"

Ye Tianfan's lips twitched. Other women he might not recognize, but he would never mistake Yao Lingshan, who grew up with him, especially since Lin Moyu had suffered quite a bit from Yao Lingshan's torment in his childhood, leaving him uneasy whenever he recalled it.

"Who is she?" Yao Lingshan's gaze immediately turned to Ren Ningyue, with a touch of hostility flashing in her eyes.

Yao Lingshan and Lin Moyu were childhood sweethearts, having decided that Lin Moyu would surely be her husband, but the appearance of Qin Ruomeng had already made Yao Lingshan feel threatened. Now, with another woman by Ye Tianfan's side, Yao Lingshan was naturally very displeased.

"She's a friend of mine." Ye Tianfan knew what Yao Lingshan was thinking, but since the Celestial Punishment Team was a highly secretive organization, he couldn't reveal Ren Ningyue's identity. He could only lie and say she was a friend.

"A friend?" Yao Lingshan scrutinized Ren Ningyue and let out a cold snort, "Brother Ye, you have many friends."

Yao Lingshan's words were obviously laced with jealousy, and how could Ye Tianfan not notice? But given the situation, he could only shrug helplessly and say, "Well... Well... It's always good to have friends when you're out and about."

Ren Ningyue was also extremely displeased with Yao Lingshan's interrogative attitude and hostile gaze. She was neither Qin Ruomeng nor Long Yuqing; she had someone she liked, and it was definitely not Ye Tianfan. So facing this jealous Yao Lingshan, she had no intention of holding back and directly countered, "And who are you?"

In response to Ren Ningyue's inquiry, Yao Lingshan, ignoring the occasion, immediately hugged Ye Tianfan's arm and stuck her tongue out at Ren Ningyue. "I'm his betrothed wife."

As soon as Yao Lingshan said this, Ye Tianfan's heart couldn't help but skip. This little girl still didn't know about his marriage to Qin Ruomeng, and now that she had said such a thing in front of Ren Ningyue, it could spell trouble.

Sure enough, just after Yao Lingshan finished speaking, Ren Ningyue's eyebrows slightly raised as she looked back and forth between Ye Tianfan and the masked Yao Lingshan, mockingly saying, "Ye Tianfan, you're quite the player, aren't you? Keeping the home fires burning while flags fly outside?"

"Cough, cough, cough..."

This time, it was Lin Moyu who coughed awkwardly, "Um... Can we discuss this elsewhere... This isn't the right place to talk."

"No, it needs to be clarified now!" Although Yao Lingshan's voice wasn't loud, it was clearly filled with anger. She glared at Ren Ningyue, saying, "Who are you to slander my Brother Ye."

"Slander?" Ren Ningyue laughed as if she had heard the biggest joke of the century, "How can the word slander even apply? You're hugging the arm of a married man and telling me I'm slandering him?"

"Married man?" Yao Lingshan was momentarily stunned, her body trembling slightly. She looked up at Ye Tianfan and whispered, "What married man? You..."

Ye Tianfan quickly waved his hand, "Don't listen to her, Lingshan, let's talk about this when we get out. It's too dangerous here."

Before Yao Lingshan could finish her words, Ye Tianfan interrupted her. What kind of place was this? This was the black market, with plastic explosives under their feet. If anyone acted strangely, the explosives would detonate, shattering the tempered glass beneath, spelling doom for everyone.

At this crucial moment, Ye Tianfan didn't want any mistakes.

"Then let's go, leave this place." Yao Lingshan bit her lip, grabbed Ye Tianfan's hand, and started to leave.

"Do you know how to get out?" A glimmer of hope flashed in Ren Ningyue's eyes as she quickly asked.

"Of course I do, just leave the way we came." Yao Lingshan didn't offer much explanation but simply pulled Ye Tianfan toward a side door of the black market.

The guard in black took one look at the three of them but didn't stop them, merely murmuring, "Encountering three more poor souls, coming to the black market with no money."

It seemed the guard mistook Yao Lingshan and the others for auction-goers leaving midway. Fortunately, the black market didn't interrogate departing people much, and Yao Lingshan soon led Ye Tianfan out of the auction hall.

"Lingshan, why are you here? Were the medicinal items at the auction really from Medicine King Valley?"

Ye Tianfan was full of suspicion. Yao Lingshan's sudden departure had already confused Lin Moyu, and her appearance here only deepened his doubts. Could it be that Medicine King Valley was involved in the black market trade?

After exiting the auction hall, Yao Lingshan led Ye Tianfan into the dense forest, then stopped and pouted, "Those medicinal items are indeed from our Medicine King Valley."

"How could this be? How did they get them? Is Medicine King Valley trading with them?" Lin Moyu could barely contain his astonishment after receiving Yao Lingshan's affirmative answer. He knew Medicine King Valley's power; these people couldn't possibly raid Medicine King Valley for the materials. If the materials did come from Medicine King Valley, then Ye Tianfan could only think of one possibility: Medicine King Valley was doing business with them!

But this thought quickly earned him a roll of the eyes from Yao Lingshan, who coyly scolded, "Need we trade with them? Brother Ye, do you think we're short on money?"

Yao Lingshan's words were a face-slapper, leaving Ye Tianfan embarrassed. Medicine King Valley certainly wasn't short on money. Although it wasn't as wealthy as the nation, it certainly raked in money every day.

In truth, even if the combined assets of Qin Ruomeng's and Long Yuqing's families weren't enough to buy a single medicinal garden from Medicine King Valley.

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