Cute Wife Gourmet

Chapter 31 No need to act anymore
After an unknown amount of time, Ye Jiayao slowly woke up. It was dark all around her. Outside, the sound of gunfire and shouts of killing was deafening. What happened? Did the soldiers attack so soon?

Damn, she was too careless this time and fell into a trap, almost losing her life, and also implicated Chunyu. Fortunately, Chunyu didn't fall for it, otherwise she would have a guilty conscience for the rest of her life. However, Chunyu is still very dangerous. The boss, this sinister man, has been using Chunyu from beginning to end.

Ye Jiayao struggled desperately. Fortunately, the second in command didn't tie her up very tightly, but she still managed to break free after peeling off a layer of skin. Ye Jiayao ignored the pain and peeked out through the crack in the door. There was no one outside, but the door was locked.

She couldn't break the lock, what should she do? Ye Jiayao groped her way to the window in the dark, pushed hard, and it actually opened. Ye Jiayao was overjoyed, climbed up to the window, and jumped down.

Hiss...the skirt got caught somewhere and was torn.

Ye Jiayao simply tore off the torn hem. Escaping was the most important thing, so she didn't care about her image for the time being.

There were flames everywhere, and people running away everywhere. Ye Jiayao was at a loss, not knowing where to go.

"Brother, what's the situation now? Where are the boss, the second in command, and the third in command?" Ye Jiayao grabbed someone and asked.

"How would I know? It's a mess now." The man shook Ye Jiayao off and ran away.

Ye Jiayao went to ask several people again and finally got some information about Chunyu.

"We don't know the details. We only heard that the big boss wanted to abandon his brothers and escape on his own, but the third boss disagreed, so a fight broke out." A bandit scratched his head and said in distress.

"Damn it, now we don't know who will hit who, let's just run for our lives."

Another bandit said.

"Escape, where to escape to?" Ye Jiayao asked blankly, do they know where the secret passage is?

"Let's go up the mountain. Black Wind Hill is so big that we can hide there for a while." said the bandit.

Ye Jiayao hesitated for a moment and said, "Hurry up and go to Juyi Hall to find the secret passage. There is a secret passage leading out of the mountain."

"How do you know?" a bandit expressed doubt.

Ye Jiayao said: "I overheard the conversation between the first and second in command. They planned to escape through the secret passage by themselves and abandon their brothers."

Upon hearing the news, everyone was outraged and condemned the unjust actions of the boss and the second in command.

"It turns out the rumors are true. Damn it, the boss is so disloyal."

"That's right, thanks to everyone who worked so hard for him..."

"Don't waste time cursing, just run for your life!" Ye Jiayao said.

"Madam Third, I saw the Third In Command in the kitchen about an incense stick of time ago." said a bandit.

Ye Jiayao was overjoyed. She said take care everyone and ran to the kitchen.

Chunyu appeared there, maybe he came back to the courtyard to find her.

"Everyone search carefully and don't let any bandits go." The voices of officers and soldiers came from the front.

Ye Jiayao quickly dodged into the darkness. What should she do? If she rushed out to ask for help, the soldiers would not kill her. But what about Chunyu? If he was discovered by the soldiers, he would be in danger.

Ye Jiayao hesitated for a long time, but decided to find Chunyu first.

Suddenly, she saw a familiar figure, it was Chunyu... Ye Jiayao's heart was about to jump out of her chest. She was about to rush out to warn Chunyu that there were soldiers here, but she heard Chunyu say: "Anyone who surrenders must not be killed, keep him under guard first."

The leading officer loudly responded, "Yes."

Damn, what's going on? The officers and soldiers actually obeyed Chunyu's orders. Could it be that Chunyu was really an undercover sent by the court? Ye Jiayao's mind froze for a moment.

Could it be that everything he told her before was false?
Well, she could understand the difficulties and inconveniences of him going deep into the tiger's den, and it was normal for him to lie to her. Then, she didn't have to run away, with Chunyu protecting her, she was safe.

Ye Jiayao was filled with joy and excitement. The fact that Chunyu was not a bandit but an undercover agent was so exciting. Chunyu's image suddenly became taller in her heart. Damn, this is the real-life version of Infernal Affairs in ancient times!

Ye Jiayao just moved her feet and was about to show up when she saw Song Qi running towards her again.

"My Lord, I didn't find my sister-in-law."

The light was too dim, and Xia Chunyu was looking sideways, so I couldn't see his expression clearly. I only heard him say coldly, "What sister-in-law? Why are you calling me that? You don't need to act now. I warn you, don't let me hear these two words again."

Ye Jiayao felt as if someone had poured a basin of ice water over her head and face, and she felt cold to the core.

The Crown Prince, he is the Crown Prince, his status is extremely noble!
There's no need to act. In other words, all his kindness to her was just acting, and he wasn't going to acknowledge her.

Ye Jiayao retracted her outstretched leg and looked at the tall and straight figure. All her previous excitement, worry and self-blame disappeared. It was as if a crack appeared in her heart, and a cold wind rushed in, wreaking havoc in her empty heart.

She told herself not to be sad. She had never thought about what would happen with him in the first place. No matter what happened next, whether he was a bandit or a prince, it had nothing to do with her. Although she almost hurt him because of her carelessness, she didn't do it in the end. She didn't owe him anything, and he didn't owe her anything.

However, the feeling of being dumped and dumping someone else is still very different!
"We've found Sheng Wu. He's at the training ground." An officer reported.

Xia Chunyu immediately led his men to rush over.

After everyone had left, Ye Jiayao slowly walked out of the darkness and slowly returned to the courtyard.

The gate was wide open, and there were several bodies in the yard, all of them were from the village. Ye Jiayao was always afraid of death, but now she was not in the mood to be afraid. She called out softly, "Dabao, Erbao... where are you? Mommy is here to pick you up..."

Chunyu no longer cared about her, and his promise eventually became empty words, but she couldn't go back on her word and couldn't abandon Dabao and Erbao.

But we searched everywhere but couldn't find Dabao and Erbao.

Ye Jiayao was very sad. Did even Dabao and Erbao abandon her? Well, she had a hard time protecting herself now, how could she take care of Dabao and Erbao?

After a while of frustration, Ye Jiayao wiped away her tears, went under the bed in the bedroom, took out her private money and put it in her pocket. She wanted to be self-reliant and find a way to leave here.

She moved out cautiously, and when she saw soldiers, she hid or simply lay down next to a dead body and pretended to be dead. She managed to escape without any danger.

"You old hag, go to hell." A loud shout suddenly came from the front.

Ye Jiayao's heart tightened. It was the voice of the Second In Command. Didn't he say he was found at the martial arts arena? Why was he here?
"Ah..." A scream rang out immediately.

"Someone come quickly, the second in command is here..."

Ye Jiayao's scalp tingled and she ran forward.

"stop."

Aunt Zhao had been chopped to the ground, and the second in command was about to chop at Aunt Jiang with a big knife. Ye Jiayao hurriedly shouted.

When the second in command saw that it was Ye Jiayao, the murderous intent in his eyes subsided a little: "You came at the right time."

"If you let them go, I'll go with you or you can take me hostage." Ye Jiayao stepped forward and said, not knowing where she got the courage from. At the same time, she winked at Aunt Jiang, asking her to leave quickly.

Aunt Jiang helped the injured Aunt Zhao up. She wanted to leave but was worried about Ye Jiayao's safety.

Ye Jiayao walked over, standing between Aunt Jiang and the second in command, glaring fiercely and saying, "What are you still standing here for? Do you want to get stabbed too? Get out of here now."

Aunt Jiang knew that Ye Jiayao was trying to save her, and it would be useless for her to stay, so she had to quickly find the Third In Command and ask him to come and save her.

The second in command didn't want to let Aunt Jiang go. It would be bad if she went around making noises and exposed his whereabouts.

Ye Jiayao pulled the second in command to divert his attention: "Second brother, where is the secret passage you mentioned? Take me with you quickly."

The second in command said depressedly, "There are soldiers outside the Juyi Hall now, how can we enter the secret passage? Damn it, eldest brother was right, the third brother is a spy."

"I just came from that side and almost ran into him. Let's go quickly, otherwise it will be bad when he comes here searching." Ye Jiayao pointed with her hand, indicating the direction for Aunt Jiang.

The second in command looked at Ye Jiayao suspiciously: "Why are you here after you met the third brother?"

Ye Jiayao acted sad: "I saw him, but he didn't see me. I just found out that he is the prince. I heard him tell his subordinates that he would find me and kill me right there. Maybe he doesn't want me to appear in front of him again, and doesn't want people to know that he got married in the village."

This was half true and half false, but she really felt sad in her heart, so there was no need to pretend her gloomy expression.

The second in command gritted his teeth angrily: "Everyone says that bandits are cruel, but I think the officials are the most ruthless. Miss Ye, you don't have to be sad. When we escape, I will love you well and treat you like a treasure."

Seeing Aunt Jiang walking away, Ye Jiayao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"The secret passage has been guarded by soldiers, so how can we escape?" Ye Jiayao stayed for another purpose. She wanted to find out about her kidnapping. He mentioned before that she was betrayed by her relatives. In fact, she had already guessed who this person was, but she just wanted to get confirmation.

The second in command pulled her forward and said, "The secret passage is blocked, there are other ways. Follow me, I promise to take you out."

Ye Jiayao was brought by him to the cliff beside Yanxia Lake.

"There is a small boat below, let's take it." said the second in command.

"Second brother, tell me, who from the Ye family contacted you?" Ye Jiayao asked. She didn't want to go with him. He was a wanted criminal wanted by the officers and soldiers. If she escaped with him, she would only die faster.

"Let's talk about it after we get on the boat..." The second in command's voice stopped abruptly, his eyes opened wider than copper bells, and there was unbelievable fear in his eyes.

Then he slowly lowered his head and looked at the feather arrow that pierced through his chest.

Ye Jiayao turned her head and looked behind her, only to see flickering flames and a team of soldiers surrounding them.

"Shoot, don't let any one go." The soldiers shouted.

Whoosh...the arrow whizzed through the air.

The dying second in command suddenly pulled Ye Jiayao and protected her in front of him, while he was shot into a hedgehog.

"Hurry... run away..." The second in command used up his last bit of strength to push Ye Jiayao away and uttered two words.

There was a cliff behind Ye Jiayao. After being pushed by him, she staggered backwards, missed a step, and fell straight down.

The whirring sound of the rapid descent was heard beside her ears. Ye Jiayao's mind went blank, but her body instinctively adjusted. She stretched out her arms and crossed them to protect both sides of her head, letting her body fall vertically, just like diving into the water.

Puff...Ye Jiayao sank into the cold darkness.

(End of this chapter)