Chapter 133: Torturing the Perverted Man

“Dog Emperor, feel free to use whatever dirty tricks you have. I’m always ready!”

This voice echoed throughout the various palaces of the imperial palace.

It lasted for a full incense stick’s worth of time.

The voice appeared out of nowhere, and then disappeared just as mysteriously.

The Imperial Guard and the palace guards were in a frenzy, but they couldn’t even catch a glimpse of the “Ghost Thief.”

As the entire palace was in a state of panic, a saying began to spread.

“Turns out, the ‘Ghost Thief’s’ voice is even more powerful than his thievery, shouting for so long and still sounding like a booming bell!”

Ye Chutang, of course, didn’t know about this.

After she manipulated the loudspeaker to go around the palace, she brought it back.

Once she was done, she sighed in relief and rested peacefully.

In the process, she accidentally fell asleep leaning against the tree trunk.

Song Jingning sat in the pavilion, enjoying the unique scenery of Mei Mountain, occasionally glancing over at Ye Chutang.

When he saw that she had fallen asleep, a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips.

“She really is different from all other women.”

Silent as a virgin, swift as a rabbit.

Bold and carefree, yet graceful and elegant.

Song Jingning suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if the tightness in his chest had eased.

At that moment, Su Nian arrived.

She saw Ye Chutang sleeping under the peach tree and had a strange expression on her face.

There were so many men coming and going, but wasn’t it a bit inappropriate for her to be sleeping here?

Just as she was about to wake Ye Chutang up, Song Jingning stopped her.

“Miss Ye doesn’t look well. Let her rest for a while.”

Hearing this, Su Nian felt a pang of sadness.

It turned out that the aloof and cold Young Master Hao Yue wasn’t indifferent to women; he simply didn’t care about those who weren’t worth his concern.

She walked to the octagonal pavilion and sat across from Song Jingning.

Seeing that Su Nian seemed to want to say something but hesitated, he asked, “Miss Su, do you need something?”

Su Nian pressed her lips together, hesitated for a moment, then said, “Only a woman like Miss Ye, who is both learned and skilled in martial arts, is worthy of being the first lady of Beichen.”

When Song Jingning heard this, his expression suddenly turned cold.

“Miss Su, please don’t make such remarks about a woman’s reputation. Discussing someone’s private matters like this is inappropriate.”

Even if he and Ye Chutang were a couple, this kind of talk would still degrade her.

Not to mention that there was nothing between them.

Su Nian, being scolded, felt a surge of frustration and awkwardness, wishing she could crawl into a hole.

“Sorry… sorry!”

She had thought Song Jingning liked Ye Chutang, so she said it to please him.

But after being reprimanded, she realized her words had humiliated Ye Chutang.

Moreover, gossiping behind someone’s back was unbecoming of a noble lady.

Song Jingning and Su Yu had a good relationship, and seeing Su Nian’s regretful expression, his tone softened.

“It seems Miss Su didn’t mean it.”

With that, he stood up and left the pavilion, casually wandering around the manor.

But his gaze never left Ye Chutang.

There were all sorts of people who came to hunt on Mei Mountain, and he couldn’t rule out the possibility that someone might have ill intentions toward Ye Chutang.

After wandering for half an hour, Song Jingning noticed that Ye Chutang still hadn’t woken up. Concerned for her, he made his way toward her.

But two men had already reached the peach grove before him.

“Such a beautiful girl lying here motionless, could she be dead?”

“Her complexion is rosy and healthy, how could she be dead? She’s just pretending to lure people in!”

“That’s true. They always say that the more beautiful a girl is, the sluttier she is.”

“A good girl wouldn’t sleep outside in broad daylight.”

Ye Chutang woke up just as the men were speaking.

Just as she was about to make a move, Song Jingning’s voice called out.

“What are you two doing? Miss Ye, wake up!”

The two men saw that Song Jingning looked gentle and refined and didn’t take him seriously.

“Kid, if you don’t want to get beat up, get out of here!”

With that, the man squatted down to touch Ye Chutang’s beautiful face. But just as his hand approached, Ye Chutang suddenly opened her eyes.

The man was startled and, in the same instant, was kicked by Song Jingning and knocked to the ground.

As he rolled, his left foot slipped, causing him to fall in a position that resembled a dog eating feces.

Not only did his teeth get knocked out, but his mouth was also sticky and foul-smelling.

Looking at the man covered in feces, Ye Chutang smiled brightly and asked, “Does dog poop taste good?”

Since he couldn’t spit out any nice words, why not let him swallow some nasty dog poop!

The man, hearing this, felt disgusted and rolled his eyes, vomiting uncontrollably.

His companion, seeing that Song Jingning was skilled in martial arts, turned around and ran.

Ye Chutang casually picked up two small stones and threw them, hitting the man’s knee.

“Thud!”

The man collapsed to his knees and fell forward.

Right beneath him was a jagged stone, and just above his head was a pile of freshly baked dog poop.

“Ah! Ugh!”

Song Jingning, watching all of this, muttered, “Deserved.”

The manor kept a number of hunting dogs that were occasionally rented out to people who came to hunt.

The dogs were usually kept in cages in the northwest corner of the manor, and the staff occasionally let them out for exercise.

Dog poop on the ground was nothing unusual, so he didn’t think much of it.

Actually, the dog poop and stones had both been moved there by Ye Chutang.

After dealing with the two perverted scoundrels, she used her spatial powers to clean the poison off the surface of the gift box and stored it in her space.

Once she was done, she stood up, covering her nose in disdain.

“Young Master Song, thank you. It’s getting late, we should go clean up and get ready to return to the capital.”

Song Jingning glanced at the setting sun and nodded slightly.

“It’s about time. Let’s go.”

Ye Chutang deliberately lagged behind Song Jingning a step.

When they left the peach grove, she casually kicked a stone behind her.

The stone hit the first man’s groin, effectively disabling his “tools.”

The man clutched his legs, screaming in agony.

Song Jingning, puzzled, glanced back and furrowed his brow.

The two men had both injured their lower bodies and eaten dog poop. It seemed too much of a coincidence.

Ye Chutang glanced at Song Jingning’s expression and softly confessed, “Don’t guess, it was me.”

Then, she mischievously blinked.

“Since they had bad intentions, I couldn’t be lenient.”

Song Jingning chuckled, “Well done.”

As they entered the main hall, Su Yu and the others were gathered around the table, sipping tea and chatting.

When they saw the two of them enter, Su Yu asked, “Isn’t it time to pack up and return to the city?”

Song Jingning nodded and instructed the servants to bring out the game they had caught.

Ye Chutang handed a bear paw to Song Jingning.

“Young Master Song, thank you for bringing me on this hunt. This is a token of my appreciation, and you can’t refuse it.”

Seeing that Ye Chutang was so determined, Song Jingning had no choice but to accept it.

Su Yu and the others took the bear meat and deer meat that Ye Chutang had offered, and in return, gave her wild chickens and rabbits they had hunted.

Song Jingning also gave her the wild boar he had hunted, and it was the most of any of them.

He looked at the three live deer next to the stable and asked, “Miss Ye, are you planning to take these deer to the capital yourself, or would you like the manor staff to help you transport them?”

“I only have one deer. I can just ride on a camel and take it. If the trip is slow, so be it.”

Though Song Jingning had two live deer, and not much else to offer, he too decided to let the camel carry it.

The group was fully loaded on their way back.

Since the journey to the capital was slow, they arrived after dark.

There were many people on the streets, making it inconvenient to ride horses.

After leaving the crowded main street, Ye Chutang and Song Jingning rode through winding alleys to the Minister’s Residence.

The stableman was startled when he saw her bringing in a live deer.

Ye Chutang called for the servants.

“Take these game and meat to Ningchu Courtyard and tell them to wait for me to come back before making dinner.”

With that, she led the limping deer to the Prince of Chen’s residence.