"No!" Ye Yi shook his head, his voice somewhat low.
Honestly, apart from Prince Le, these two people were the first to make him feel defeated; after searching for three days, there was not a single clue.
And this was while Tumi County was under martial law everywhere.
"Could it be that they have already left Tumi County?"
"Logically, they shouldnāt be able to, considering how closely weāre pursuing them."
"Itās hard to say!"
Just then, a guard came in holding a letter, "Lord Marquis, a letter from the prefecture."
For some reason, Ye Ziāan felt a bad premonition in his heart, and when he saw the contents of the letter, his premonition came true.
"Capture these two people, I want to personally execute them."
Seeing Ye Ziāan gritting his teeth, Ye Yi also had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Lord Marquis?"
"That Cui has returned to the prefecture and captured Lele."
"What?" Ye Yi was shocked and quickly knelt down, "Lord Marquis, I deserve to die, I was careless!"
"Weāll discuss your issue later. For now, we return to the prefecture." Ye Ziāanās eyes were filled with menace, and the cold aura emanating from him could freeze anyone. Ye Yi hadnāt seen Ye Ziāan like this in a long time.
"I should have known, the one with the barefoot doctor was never Prefectural Magistrate Cui. Well played, well played, pulling a trick to lure me away."
They subconsciously thought that the one with the barefoot doctor must be Prefectural Magistrate Cui, so they pursued the two to Tumi. Who would have thought, Prefectural Magistrate Cui appeared in the Capital City.
Thinking it over now, the one who fled with the barefoot doctor was not Prefectural Magistrate Cui at all.
The group quickly mounted their horses, and just as they were about to exit the city gates, the County Magistrate of Tumi arrived with his men.
"Lord Marquis, Lord Marquis..." The County Magistrate of Tumi panted for breath, and when he got closer, he saw Ye Ziāanās cold face, a chill so intense that it nearly stopped his own breath.
"Whatās the matter?"
"Your humble servant wishes to report that the barefoot doctor has been captured!"
"Very good!" Ye Ziāanās icy demeanor finally eased a bit, "Where is he?"
"In the back!"
"Ye Yi, go and bring the person here."
A moment later, Ye Yi dragged the barefoot doctor over. Upon seeing Ye Ziāan, the barefoot doctor inexplicably wet himself.
"Damn!" Ye Yi furiously kicked him, "Youāre courting death, arenāt you?" He had splattered on his shoes.
Ye Ziāan dismounted and walked up to the barefoot doctor, lifting his chin with a dagger, "Quite bold to play tricks with me? Hmm?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the dagger plunged into the barefoot doctorās shoulder.
"Ah..."
"Does it hurt?"
"What are you saying, I donāt understand." The barefoot doctor truly didnāt understand; he had run away with a bailiff. How was he to know what was going on? The bailiff told him to run, so he ran. What trickery? He knew nothing of such things.
"Doesnāt matter if you donāt understand, as long as you know it hurts." Ye Ziāan looked at Ye Yi, "Cripple his hands and feet and let him see how he can run."
Recalling the message from his subordinates, this barefoot doctor even dared to surround his wife.
With such uselessness, he dared to surround his wife?
Very good, let him wait!
Ye Ziāan cast an inscrutable glance at the barefoot doctor, then mounted his horse.
"You did well this time. I will certainly report this matter to the Emperor. I hope you govern Tumi well and benefit the people. If I find out youāre harming the people, todayās fate of the barefoot doctor will be your tomorrow."
This last sentence was said to the County Magistrate of Tumi.