Due to the difference in height, Ye Yang had to look down at the skinny subordinate half a head shorter than himself.

Ye Yang did not find the moment's silence out of the ordinary in any way, because he was not a talker to begin with!

But the skinny subordinate interpreted the situation differently.

He still had to follow and find out where that fair man (Ye Ling) was staying!

Otherwise, how was he going to explain to San Ye?

"I-I'm not following anyone. This route just happens to be where I'm headed." The skinny subordinate came up with an excuse.

Ye Yang was not likely to fall for his shifty eyes!

Did he think everyone else was an idiot?

Ye Yang's cold, stern gaze directly locked onto the man. He neither spoke nor moved away.

The skinny subordinate abruptly felt immense pressure under the standstill.

He thought about staggering past Ye Yang and continue the pursuit, but Ye Yang's intimidating posture made him afraid to act.

Passersby found their situation quite odd. Why were two grown men standing face to face like that? They looked on with curiosity.

"Liu, why did the local bully send somebody to follow us?" Ye Ling looked back, but by then Ye Yang was already nowhere to be found.

He did not think the bully had anything to gain from them.

The bully had a strange expression too. It seemed almost sleazy.

Ye Liu would not tell his innocent little brother about the man's twisted intentions and his preference for the same sex. He did not want to taint Ye Ling's pure soul.

"Maybe he thinks, since we're not from around here, it'll be easy to swindle money off us." Ye Liu looked at Ye Ling and made up an excuse.

He did not care who San Ye was. As long as Yang, Mo, and himself were around, they would never let the filthy man get to Ye Ling!

Ye Liu squinted his eyes, revealing a ruthless expression. If San Ye wanted a fight, Ye Liu would surely bring it on!

Ye Liu did not think it would be as simple as Ye Liu said, but he could not come up with other possibilities.

By the time the two returned to the inn, Ye Mo was already up and dressed.

He initially wanted to spend more time in bed with Liu Duo, but the more he held her in his arms the more his desire burned. Yet he did not want to disrupt his wife's rest, so in the end, he alone got up from the bed.

"Liu, Ling, why have you gotten three chickens? Where's Yang?"

They went to another compartment. Ye Mo might be surprised that Ye Yang was not with them, but he was even more astonished by the three chickens they came back with.

"We're making stew for Duo Er. Yang went to get the ingredients."

Ye Ling did not mention that they had been followed by San Ye's subordinates, in case he set off Ye Mo's fiery temper.

Ye Liu had nothing to add to that.

Even if he had something to tell, he would not say it in front of Ye Ling.

Ye Mo examined the hens they were carrying. Even if they wanted to make stew, they would not need three chickens, would they?

It was odd, but he did not question them. He followed his brothers to the kitchen, where they killed the poultry and plucked the feathers.

On the street, Ye Yang estimated that his brothers would have returned to the inn by now. He stepped aside, allowing the skinny subordinate to pass.

Wasting no time, he steadily turned towards the herb store. He planned to buy some nourishing herbs like danggui, wolfberries, and gastodia. With these added, the chicken stew would be very filling.

"Damn you! What's the use of stepping aside now?" the skinny subordinate mumbled.