"I……"

The voluptuous woman froze, and after about ten seconds, shook her head: "He's already sold me out, what would I do if I went back?"

"But where can I go if I go back?"

As she spoke, she started crying again...

"Where are your parents?" Xiao Yu asked.

“A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. If I go back, my parents will only feel ashamed... and the neighbors will gossip.”

The plump woman grew increasingly distressed as she thought about it, tears streaming down her face.

"Women of this era!"

Xiao Yu sighed helplessly and said, "Then you come back with me first... If you come with me, no one will bully you, but you will have to work."

"I'm not afraid of hardship."

The voluptuous woman nodded and quickly said.

Then, his gaze fell on the third beautiful woman.

The youngest woman was only about eighteen years old. She had a beautiful face, almond-shaped eyes, a delicate nose, and a hint of rebellion in her eyes.

“My home is in the east of the city… My parents are ordinary people with no power or influence. My sister was arrested along with me.”

At this point, intense hatred flashed in the woman's almond-shaped eyes as she said, "He drove my sister to her death! Young master, could you please let me kill him?"

The sisters were arrested together.

Xiao Yu looked at the woman and saw that she had scars on her neck, indicating that she had resisted quite a bit.

"Killing him would be too easy on him."

Xiao Yu said calmly, "Don't worry, he won't survive... Of course, if you want to torture him, I won't object."

After saying that, he handed over the knife in his hand.

"Thank you, young master!"

The woman reached out and took the knife... Whether out of fear or excitement, her delicate body trembled, and her hand holding the knife also trembled.

"So you're a Duke? Does being a Duke mean you can do whatever you want and kill my sister for your own selfish desires?!"

The woman's voice was shrill and mournful. She walked step by step to Duke Liu and shouted, "I want to avenge my sister!"

"Are you crazy? What do you think you're doing, you commoner?"

Liu Guogong panicked. He braced himself on the ground and kept backing away, his short legs leaving two bloody trails on the ground.

The next second, the woman slashed between Liu Guogong's legs with her knife.

Whether the blow hit somewhere or not, Duke Liu let out a shrill roar.

"Die! I want revenge for my sister! I want revenge... revenge! Waaaaah!"

The woman gripped the knife with both hands and slashed Liu Guogong between the legs more than a dozen times. Her emotions grew increasingly agitated, and she finally broke down in tears after she had completely vented her feelings.

Xiao Yu watched from the side. Liu Guogong's legs were a bloody mess, and Liu Guogong had fainted due to excessive blood loss.

This scene was incredibly painful for Xiao Yu to watch. It was like being castrated repeatedly, practically torture... but Duke Liu deserved it!

"Your Highness, we've found a body!"

A soldier rushed in, his face grim, and said, "They actually dug up six corpses! Duke Liu is utterly inhuman! That beast..."

Halfway through his tirade, he glanced at the Duke of Liu on the ground. With his legs gone and a bloody mess in some places, he had already received his due punishment.

These punishments are deserved, but not enough… the guard thought to himself.

"I'll go take a look."

Xiao Yu nodded, then glanced at the distraught woman and asked, "Was your sister also buried in the yard?"

"No……"

She shook her head and said, "After my sister was murdered, no one dug up the soil in the yard, and her body was taken away by them in a horse-drawn cart."

Xiao Yu remained silent.

It seems that when Duke Liu buried the body, there were no women imprisoned in his residence... At the very least, he couldn't let them see him kill and bury the body, since some obedient women could still be sold to Baoyue Tower.

Just like that plump and beautiful woman from earlier, she was weak-willed and had nowhere to turn. Even if she were sold to Baoyue Tower, she wouldn't resist.

And this beautiful 18-year-old woman, given her personality... her fate will probably be to be killed after she's been used and discarded.

"He's not dead yet, I'll help you find out."

Xiao Yu said.

"Thanks……"

The woman knelt on the ground, wiping away tears with both hands, sobbing uncontrollably.

...

Then, Xiao Yu went to the courtyard.

Three guards were carefully digging the bodies out of the pit. Two of the bodies had already turned into skeletons, and the other four bodies were in different states of decomposition.

The pungent smell made the three soldiers frown. They tore a piece of cloth from their clothes to cover their noses and then continued working.

Xiao Yu held his breath, squatted down, and tried to identify them... Unfortunately, apart from occasionally digging out one or two pieces of jewelry, he couldn't figure out their identities.

"Go to the Dali Temple and find Minister Wang. Tell him that female corpses have been unearthed in three of Duke Liu's residences."

Xiao Yu gave an order to one of the guards.

The body has already been unearthed here. Let's summon Lord Wang here first, and then go to the other two houses.

The Court of Judicial Review is mainly responsible for trying crimes committed by central government officials, as well as local appeals... Liu Yan is a Duke, so entrusting this matter to the Court of Judicial Review is the most appropriate course of action.

Moreover, Xiao Yu did not know which corpse was Miss Wang; it was possible that her corpse was in House No. 1 or House No. 3.

Lord Wang's beloved daughter has been missing for a long time. Lord Wang will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. As long as Miss Wang's body is inside, we will surely be able to find her.

"Even if I don't find out in the end, I can still tell him what Liu Quan told me... In any case, Duke Liu is doomed." Xiao Yu thought to himself.

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