Chapter 11: Splendor in the Clouds

"Oh no! Seeing those two, Susan was suddenly shocked. Just a moment ago, she was worrying about the Zhao family matter, only to find herself faced with trouble again. It was obvious that the ones reporting to the officials were naturally from the Xie family. And since Xie Shao's father was the steward of the mansion, these two must have been sent by him. Once arrested, it would be hard to explain, especially since Ye Feng was the one who started the fight.

"Gentlemen, there might be a misunderstanding here," Susan tried to explain.

"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not, we don't care. All we know is that someone reported to the officials, and our job is to apprehend," the men replied firmly.

"If it's a misunderstanding, after some inquiry, your innocence will naturally be proven."

"With officials above and the Lord of the Qingtian below, are you still afraid of being wronged?" Without hesitation, the two men insisted on making the arrest.

"Susan, you should go home first," Ye Feng said calmly. "I'll go with them and explain things. Don't worry, everything will be fine." Seeing that Ye Feng still didn't realize the seriousness of the situation, Susan became even more anxious.

She thought, how could everything be fine? These are Xie Shao and his father setting you up. If you're arrested, it'll be hard to get out. You'll probably be severely punished. But Susan couldn't say these words outright, or she might end up being arrested too. In the end, Susan could only watch helplessly as Ye Feng was taken away in the patrol car and sent to the government office.

"What should I do… what should I do…" Susan paced anxiously. She really wanted to go back to the hotel and ask the Zhao family for help. If the Zhao family were willing to help, it would just be a phone call away, and the Xie family wouldn't dare to hold onto someone. However, with Ye Feng's words just now, he had also offended the Zhao family. Now that things had turned out like this, the Zhao family probably wouldn't help anymore.

"Alas, it seems I can only ask my father for help…" Susan's father also worked in the government, but he was just a lowly clerk. Although the hope was slim, Susan could only go home first and see if her father could pull some strings.

Meanwhile, on the other end, Ye Feng boarded the patrol car and was soon escorted to the government office.

"Get in quickly!"

"Hmph! Dare to hit Xie Shao, you'll pay for it later!" The three of them entered through a side door.

Suddenly, a young nobleman approached them.

"Hey, guys, still busy at this hour?"

The two men bowed and greeted, "Master, good evening!"

"Caught a suspect who assaulted someone and we're about to interrogate him."

The young nobleman nodded and said, "Alright, hurry and take him in!"

Just as they passed each other, the young nobleman curiously looked at the suspect and almost stumbled in shock.

"Hero Ye!? Is it really you?"

The young nobleman took a step forward and stood in front of Ye Feng.

"Hehe, Hua Shao, good to see you again!" Ye Feng had long recognized the young nobleman as Hua Guodong, who had driven him back in the afternoon.

"Haha, Hero, it's really you!" Hua Guodong was very happy to see Ye Feng again so soon.

Seeing this, the two men couldn't help but be surprised. They didn't expect that this suspect actually knew the young master. This was troublesome.

"Hey, Hero, what's going on?" After exchanging a few pleasantries, Hua Guodong asked about the reason.

"Oh, it's like this," Ye Feng explained truthfully. "Just now, someone came up to me and provoked me into hitting him, so I did. I didn't expect him to be so petty, reporting me to the authorities for such a trivial matter."

Hua Guodong listened with interest at first, thinking that the hero was still the same. He wondered who was so unlucky to fall into his hands. But when he heard that the person Ye Feng hit was the son of the steward Xie, and that the arrest of Ye Feng was done without proper approval from the authorities, Hua Guodong couldn't help but be furious.

"That steward Xie has quite the nerve, actually abusing his power for personal gain! I'll definitely inform my father about this and have him removed from his position!"

Then, Hua Guodong turned to the two men and said, "Go back and tell steward Xie that I've vouched for this person. If there are any issues, come to me!"

"Yes, young master." Seeing Hua Guodong's stance, the two men dared not say more and released Ye Feng.

"Hero, calm down. I'll escort you back first," Hua Guodong personally escorted Ye Feng out.

In the afternoon, Hua Guodong had admired Ye Feng's skills and now, being able to help him in a small way made him very happy.

"Are we heading back to Yulong Villa?" Hua Guodong asked as they got into the car.

"No," Ye Feng mentioned another location, "we're going to Fenghua Manor."

"Wow, Hero, the places you go are one more luxurious than the next," Hua Guodong marveled.

Fenghua Manor, located at the foot of Fenghua Mountain, was a famous wealthy area in Yanjing.

Compared to there, Yulong Villa was like a slum.

About half an hour later, Hua Guodong drove to the villa area surrounded by mountains.

"Hero, is this really your home?" Hua Guodong also got out of the car and stood at the foot of the mountain, looking at the magnificent villas in awe. "Where do you live?"

Ye Feng looked around and remembered that his third master had said the highest villa was his.

So, he pointed casually and said, "Probably that one."

"That one!?" Hua Guodong also noticed the standalone mansion seemingly floating above the clouds and suddenly thought of the legendary mansion of the world's former richest man, Clouds of Fenghua.

Was Ye Feng joking or telling the truth?

"Thanks." After bidding farewell to Hua Guodong, Ye Feng walked alone towards the halfway up the mountain.

As Hua Guodong was driving back, he suddenly received a call from Zhao Wanting.

"Miss Zhao, I'm really sorry, I'm on duty tonight, so I couldn't attend your grandfather's birthday banquet..."

As soon as he answered the phone, Hua Guodong expressed his apologies, and even wanted to wish Zhao's grandfather a happy birthday over the phone.

However, Zhao Wanting anxiously asked, "Hua, do you know where Ye Feng is? He was just here for dinner, but when I went downstairs to find him again, he was gone. Can you help me check the nearby surveillance cameras to see where Ye Feng went?"

"Heh, no need to check the surveillance cameras, you've come to the right person," Hua Guodong chuckled. "I just dropped off the hero at his home. What's wrong? Why are you looking for him so urgently at this late hour?"

Could it be that the Black Dragon has sent someone to cause trouble again, trying to snatch that jade Buddha?

It shouldn't be. In Yanjing, within the city, the Black Dragon shouldn't dare to be so bold.

"Just now, Ye Feng said something strange... None of us heard it... And then... and then..."

The more Zhao Wanting spoke, the more anxious she became, until she finally burst into tears.

"The birthday banquet here hasn't ended yet, but my grandfather suddenly fainted and won't wake up..."

"Hua, you said you just dropped off Ye Feng? Quickly, tell me where he is!"