Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 141 Arresting people

Yunyi smiled and said, "It's not about spirits or monsters, but a man's essence and blood..." She paused, "...might be very useful to some people."

"Ah?" He Miao exclaimed in surprise, then belatedly blushed, "This..."

He Wei's face turned pale.

“If you’re really obsessed with women, then I won’t save you.” Yunyi looked at He Wei with amusement. “Don’t be afraid. Even if you sleep with her once, it won’t hurt. Once or twice won’t cause any harm.”

"Sister Yun, I...I didn't sleep with her." He Wei's face turned from white to red.

"Then there's even less need to worry."

"But Sister Yun, that Du family must have some shady dealings with the girl, right?"

Yunyi nodded: "I suspect they use men's semen to make medicine."

The group of people looked at each other in surprise, clearly frightened.

"Tell me about what I asked you to find out. How much have you found out?"

"Du Rumei's husband, Sun Qingming, was an orphan, five years younger than Du Rumei. It is said that he was promoted by Du Renyi. He married Du Rumei when he was twenty years old. They had no children for three years. Then Du Rumei helped him arrange many concubines. Now he has two sons born out of wedlock, the older one is only eleven years old and the younger one is nine years old. They were both born to Concubine Guan. The other dozen or so concubines also have no children. Now, Concubine Guan is in charge of the household in the prefectural office."

"Du Rumei's mother was originally a foot-washing maid of the Du family lady. Later, she took advantage of Du Renyi's father being drunk and climbed into his bed. As a result, she became pregnant that time and was promoted to concubine. The following year, she had a difficult childbirth when she gave birth to Du Rumei. Although she gave birth to a daughter, she died in an avalanche."

"Du Rumei grew up in the care of Old Madam Du. Since there were only two children in the family, Old Madam Du did not mistreat her."

"Later, Du Renyi got married and had a son. When Du Rumei came of age, the old lady Du originally wanted to arrange a marriage for her, but she resolutely refused and instead went to a Taoist temple to cultivate for three years until the old lady Du passed away."

"Taoist temples for quiet cultivation?" Yunyi frowned.

“Yes.” Xu Zhuzi nodded. “We went to Tianyi Temple, which is the largest Taoist temple in the Northwest region. It belongs to Kang’an County, but it’s not far from Longxi City, only about a three-hour drive away.”

Yunyi nodded. She knew about Tianyi Temple. The original owner of this body had heard about it, or Xia Xiaoyue had mentioned it, saying that the abbess of that Taoist temple was a very powerful fairy. As for how powerful she was, the other party did not say, and the original owner of this body was not interested, so she did not ask again.

Unexpectedly, Du Rumei was connected to Tianyi Temple, and this Tianyi Temple was probably not clean.

If she had known all this earlier, she should have added more to the blood-written letter in Du Renyi's study.

The previous blood oath was merely a warning, lacking any substantial content.

Given Du Renyi's bandit-like behavior, he probably didn't take it seriously at all, otherwise he wouldn't continue to act so arrogantly.

“Haven’t you already won over some people these days?” Yunyi changed the subject directly. “Now is the time to let them play their role. Have them keep a close eye on the Du residence and that villa, as well as that Magistrate Sun. If there’s any trouble, they should report to us immediately.”

"Yes." He Wei nodded.

"He Wei, you shouldn't stand out for now. Even if you need to go out, disguise yourself a little. I'll teach you some simple disguise techniques in a bit. Everyone should learn them to avoid causing trouble again. After all, I won't stay here forever. What if I'm not here?"

Several people nodded.

Yunyi, however, remained frowning. They knew He Wei was from Fengyun Pavilion and would definitely not let Fengyun Pavilion off the hook, so…

"I'm going out for a bit." Yun Yi got up, left the Yun residence, and went straight to the Huo residence.

The common people cannot fight against the officials. If Du Renyi really uses the yamen runners to besiege Fengyun Pavilion, then her restaurant will not be able to survive. In this Longxi City, the only one who can stand up to him is Huo Qingyuan.

Inside the Du family's villa.

"Useless, all of you are useless." Du Rumei kicked the people kneeling on the ground to the ground. "Can't you even keep an eye on one person?"

The servants and guards all lowered their heads and dared not speak.

They had originally hired four martial arts masters at high salaries, but unexpectedly, those four masters were taken care of by two beasts, and now...

Only two people came back; the other two probably left because they felt ashamed.

These people are just doing things for money, relying on their reputation and wanting money, but once they break their promises, there's nothing anyone can do.

The other two experts felt ashamed and stayed behind to seek revenge.

"Alright," Du Renyi called out to Du Rumei, "Getting angry won't solve anything now."

"What should I do?"

"Where did you get that person from?"

"Yes... Fengyun Pavilion, that person is the manager of Fengyun Pavilion."

"Go to the government office and report the case. Say that the man was your lover who stole money and ran away. I will send people to search and arrest him."

"Big brother is still the best."

"You few, go with the constables. If you refuse, kill them without mercy," Du Renyi gestured to the two experts.

"Yes." The two men clasped their hands in a fist salute and agreed.

The next morning, Du Rumei went to the government office to report the case herself. Since her reputation was already ruined, she didn't care what others said.

"That man promised to be my male consort, but he stole my luminous pearl and ran away in the dead of night." Du Rumei said sadly, "Please, Your Honor, do me justice!"

Du Renyi didn't even ask any questions; he simply ordered the head constable to lead the yamen runners to Fengyun Pavilion to arrest the person.

The head constable, surnamed Qian, frowned upon hearing the order, but he couldn't refuse, so he could only lead his men outside.

"Officer, if we take this job, people will probably gossip about us behind our backs," one of the constables muttered under his breath.

"What can we do?" Officer Qian glanced back. "The magistrate has sent men to follow us. If we don't do it, we'll be fired immediately, and we might even lose our heads."

"Sigh." The constable sighed and said nothing more.

The group quickly arrived at Fengyun Pavilion. Before Qian Butao could even speak, the two martial arts masters rushed in and smashed a table with a single slap.

"Bring your managers out here."

He Miao frowned, but still greeted them with a smile: "Would you two like to have dinner? It's not lunchtime yet, so perhaps..."

“We are here to apprehend thieves. He Wei stole the precious luminous pearl from the Du family’s villa. We need to get him to come out and turn himself in.”

"Didn't you kidnap my older brother?" He Miao screamed. "You took him from right here, with so many people watching. Now you're back looking for him? Where's my brother? What did you do to him?"