Invincible Soul Emperor

Chapter 705: 705

"Hey! Do you have any idea who I am?" Zheng Xiao asked, looking at Ye Qingchen with an arrogant expression.

Ye Qingchen was speechless. "Didn’t those people just say so? You’re the young lady of the Zheng Family."

Zheng Xiao continued, "Then do you know what our Zheng Family does?"

"How would I know that?" Ye Qingchen was even more speechless. He no longer wanted to waste his breath on the conceited woman before him.

"My Zheng Family is in charge of the entire outer city’s security! Since you’re a suspect, I have the right to arrest you!" Zheng Xiao declared, her voice ringing with certainty.

The people around them all echoed in agreement.

"Yes! Yes! He should definitely be arrested!"

Ye Qingchen narrowed his eyes at Zheng Xiao. "Are you sure you want to do this?"

He had originally thought it better to avoid trouble, but this woman was being unreasonably difficult. The most crucial part was that she held some status. If he opposed her, he feared he would waste a lot of time here. It simply wasn’t worth it.

Xiao Xiao grew increasingly furious at the thought of them being arrested. "Young Master, why don’t we just fight her! Look at how arrogant she is!" She had never seen someone so unreasonable.

With that, Xiao Xiao fell into a combat stance.

However, just as she did, several incredibly powerful auras suddenly appeared around them.

"Heh, I’d advise you not to waste your energy. The people by my side are no pushovers," Zheng Xiao said with complete confidence.

Xiao Xiao also sensed these powerful auras, but her expression remained unchanged. "Just a few helpers. Do you really think they can beat us?"

Seeing that Xiao Xiao was truly angered, Ye Qingchen quickly held her back. "Xiao Xiao, we can’t start a conflict with them now," he whispered. "Before Elder Chen left, he instructed me not to use too much of the Energy in my body."

He knew that Xiao Xiao could handle these people on her own, even without his help. But he couldn’t guarantee that after she dealt with them, this woman wouldn’t just bring in someone even more formidable.

Seeing Ye Qingchen restrain her, Xiao Xiao became upset. "Young Master, they’re about to arrest you, and I’m not allowed to do anything?"

Xiao Xiao had never spoken to Ye Qingchen in such a tone before.

Ye Qingchen was slightly taken aback. "Xiao Xiao, I feel like something has been off about you lately."

But as for what exactly was off, he couldn’t quite pin it down.

Xiao Xiao also realized her outburst was inappropriate and quickly apologized, "I’m sorry, Young Master. I was just too anxious. I’ll listen to you."

She could only retract her internal Energy and obediently stand behind Ye Qingchen.

Ye Qingchen faced Zheng Xiao. "Miss, to arrest me without any evidence... isn’t that completely lawless?"

"Lawless?" Zheng Xiao laughed. "When the Zheng Family handles matters, there’s no room for error! Come back with us. If our investigation proves you’re innocent, we will naturally let you go!

"Your reluctance to come with us... could it be that you have a guilty conscience?"

Ye Qingchen didn’t expect the girl to be so adamant about taking them back.

She’s probably only angry because she’s never faced any setbacks and I’m not being cooperative. If my body weren’t in its current condition, I would never tolerate such humiliation.

"Fine, I’ll go with you. I hope you can conduct your investigation quickly," Ye Qingchen said slowly as he stepped forward.

Zheng Xiao sneered and waved her hand to the men behind her. "Take them back!"

「The Zheng Family Estate」

As soon as Zheng Xiao returned, her mother came to her side. "My dear daughter, I hear you’ve brought another man back from outside today?" her mother asked in a very calm tone.

Zheng Xiao nodded. "Yes. I didn’t want to use this method, but the man wouldn’t take the bait, so I had to come up with this plan."

Zheng Xiao spoke as if it were the most ordinary thing in the world, and her mother showed no sign of surprise.

"What’s so special about this man that has you so enchanted? You already have several male pets in your room; there’s no more space," her mother said with a hint of complaint in her tone.

Zheng Xiao giggled. "Oh, Mother, if there’s really no room left, we can just build a couple more rooms. Our Zheng Family estate is huge; we aren’t short on space."

Her mother smiled and shook her head. "You can’t let your father find out about this, or you’ll definitely get a scolding."

"Haha, I know, I know."

Her mother added, "By the way, I heard the man you captured this time has a Maid with him? What do you plan to do with the Maid?"

Zheng Xiao sat in a chair, tilting her head as she thought. "That Maid seems to have some strength, but she’s useless to me. Just throw her into the back mountains later."

The back mountains Zheng Xiao mentioned were vast and filled with many wild, formidable Monster Beasts. Those who went there rarely came back alive. With this order, Zheng Xiao was giving Xiao Xiao no chance of survival.

Meanwhile, the two captives were unaware of what was about to happen.

When Xiao Xiao saw she was to be imprisoned separately from Ye Qingchen, she erupted in anger. "Why can’t I be locked up with the Young Master!" she struggled, trying to get to Ye Qingchen.

However, the men holding her said coldly, "These are the Young Lady’s orders. Besides, in the Zheng Family, male and female prisoners are always separated. Struggling is useless."

Ye Qingchen comforted her, "Xiao Xiao, don’t be afraid. Look for a chance to slip away." He winked, and she immediately understood his meaning.

"Hmph," Ye Qingchen then said coldly to the men restraining him. "Tell your young lady she’d better get this investigation over with quickly. Otherwise, I won’t be courteous."

The men acted as if they hadn’t heard him, locking him in a cell without another word.

A day passed.

Zheng Xiao seemed to have vanished. She never appeared, nor did she send any word on what was to be done with Ye Qingchen.

In her cell, Xiao Xiao was growing anxious. She had planned to look for an opportunity to escape, but she hadn’t anticipated that the Zheng Family’s prison would be so formidable. Despite trying every trick she knew, she couldn’t find a single weakness.

This is tougher than I thought! If it comes to it, I’ll just have to break out by force!

Xiao Xiao looked toward the cell door, a flash of red light glinting in her eyes.

Just then, a group of guards led by a fierce-looking man with an imposing presence and extraordinary strength stopped at her cell door.

"Ahem. Are you the woman the Young Lady brought in the other day?"

Xiao Xiao narrowed her eyes at them and said coldly, "What do you want? It’s been this long. Has your young lady finished her ’investigation’ yet?"