When Zhao Qinghe came in, she roughly observed the situation in the courtyard and guessed where the girls would be locked up.

Sure enough, a man's lewd voice came from the west wing.

"Hehe, Brother Diao, among the young ladies we caught today, quite a few look like they haven't even reached marriageable age yet."

It's so tempting! Do you think our young master could let us have a taste after he's done playing with it?

The man called Brother Diao had a cold voice.

"Don't even think about getting your hands on these goods, kid. Didn't you see that our young master hasn't touched them? The higher-ups need them urgently."

If it gets touched, it'll be worthless.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Qinghe understood. It turned out that she was targeted by that lecherous man because she was old and no longer valuable.

She felt offended.

So Zhao Qinghe, carrying a large bundle, used her light-footed skills to leap several times towards the source of the sound.

This girl can be foolish sometimes. She did change her clothes, but the problem was that the bundle she was carrying was pure white.

Late at night, from a distance it looks like a white ball spirit jumping up and down in the air.

This scene was witnessed by the lewd man, whose mouth gaped open and eyes bulged out, but he couldn't utter a single word before passing out.

The sound of it falling backward with a thud was muffled.

Even if they wake up, they might be left mentally impaired from the fall.

Dao Ge, not understanding the situation, thought the kid had some kind of acute illness.

"Shengzi, what's wrong? Don't scare me."

The guy who's called "brother" does have some skills, though not many.

When he bent down to help Shengzi, he sensed something was wrong and tried to turn away, but it was too late.

Zhao Qinghe's medicine powder has arrived.

With a thud, Brother Dao also fell down, landing on top of Shengzi.

That posture, well, it's easy for people to have all sorts of wild thoughts.

Seeing that the man had fallen, Zhao Qinghe did not rush to tie him up this time, but reached out to take the key from Brother Dao.

But then they heard Bai Hetang's voice.

This was such a pleasant surprise! I almost burst out laughing when I saw Hakuhodo's outfit.

Although Baihetang has some martial arts skills, he does not know any light-body techniques.

He was carried in by guards.

Outsiders might think that Baihetang had been kidnapped.

Bai Hetang was in a hurry to stop Zhao Qinghe because she didn't want Zhao Qinghe to touch other men.

Being able to coldly watch his fiancée being taken away was already incredibly frustrating for him.

If his fiancée were to "touch the corpse" again, it would be a blow to his masculine pride.

This shows he's utterly useless.

Ignoring the weightlessness he felt while being supported by the guards, Bai Hetang staggered after landing, but after regaining his balance, he asked, "He'er, what are you looking for?"

Zhao Qinghe raised an eyebrow. "What could I be looking for? My key, of course."

Bai Hetang nodded, "I'll take care of these tasks."

As she spoke, she clumsily went to rummage through Brother Dao's clothes.

The guards nearby couldn't stand it any longer and reached for the key at Brother Dao's waist.

"Young master, this must be it."

Fortunately, it was already dark, so they couldn't see his face clearly, otherwise the guards would have noticed that their young master's face was as black as ink.

Fortunately, Bai Hetang is a sensible person and knows what's important right now.

"Then hurry up and open the door."

After saying that, Bai Hetang ordered the others to quickly tie up the two people piled together on the ground.

Even the task of administering the drugs was handled directly by the guards.

The door opened, and one of the girls inside began to sob in fright.

Zhao Qinghe went inside and took out a luminous pearl from her waist.

Are all members of the Zhao family here?

The girls in the orphanage had already heard the commotion outside and were now standing on either side of the door, grinning at Zhao Qingyan.

"Fourth Miss, we're all here. You moved too fast! You didn't give us a chance to make a move."

The one who talks is called Ronghua, and she has the most lively temperament.

Zhao Qinghe nodded, "Okay, I'll give you a chance to show your skills later."

The Zhao family girls filed out of the house where they were being held.

Next came the female guests at the inn.

In the innermost part of the room, on the floor, lay two women, their fates unknown.

Zhao Qinghe stepped forward and kicked him, "Hey, wake up. Can you hear me?"

Seeing no movement, Zhao Qinghe squatted down, intending to reach out and check the other person's breath. But as soon as she reached out, something unexpected happened.

The girl, who had been motionless, suddenly turned around and lunged at Zhao Qinghe with a sharp wooden stick in her hand.

Zhao Qinghe dodged backward and fell on her bottom.

Just as he was about to kick the girl, the woman who had just been about to assassinate her collapsed with a thud.

Zhao Qinghe patted her chest; this was terrifying.

Zhao Qinghe quickly got up and kicked the woman again, but this time there was no response.

Upon taking her pulse, Zhao Qinghe almost cursed. How much suffering had this girl endured? If she wasn't treated soon, she would be going to meet the King of Hell.

He took out a pill and gave it to the woman to swallow.

Considering that the woman had just tried to assassinate her, Zhao Qinghe revealed a wicked smile.

He took out silver needles and inserted them into the girl's acupoints.

Alright, now that the girl has woken up, she has temporarily lost her ability to move.

They checked another woman, who had fainted from hunger.

Two guards came and picked up the two women, and several more guards led the female guests of the inn out.

Zhao Qinghe and Bai Hetang led the remaining people to indiscriminately administer drugs.

The following day, as the gates of Yang'an city were wide open, Zhao Qinghe and her entourage left the city.

The Zhang residence remained tightly closed.

It's ironic, really. If Zhang Jiucheng's father were some high-ranking official, that would be one thing, but he was just a county magistrate in Yang'an City.

He truly portrayed the role of the county magistrate as a constant figure with ever-changing officials perfectly.

The county magistrate was basically just a figurehead; the county assistant magistrate handled almost everything in the county, and the magistrate's role was simply to sign and stamp documents.

When asked why the county magistrate was so irresponsible, one reason was that the county clerk was given too much money, and another was that the county clerk had a relative who was a princess.

He dared not offend anyone; he only wanted to stay in Yang'an City for three years to get an excellent rating and be transferred elsewhere.

Once you embark on a career in government, who wouldn't want to get promoted and make a fortune?

Due to the magistrate's inaction and the county clerk's absolute power, Zhang Jiucheng's absurdity has reached an outrageous level.

But he cleverly only approached people from out of town or those without local family backgrounds.

And who will speak up for the poor?

Besides, he paid money, no matter how much, and forced the person to sign a contract of servitude.

As for wanting to sue the authorities, the entire county was under his father's control.

If they wanted to leave the city to report to the authorities, they would first be beaten with dozens of lashes as a form of intimidation. Their families had no background, and their money and knowledge were limited.

If you want to seek justice in the prefecture or even the county seat, you might lose yourself before you even get there.

Over the years, it's not that no one has gone out to complain.

However, the talent was kidnapped shortly after leaving the city, and no news of him ever returned.

After the agreed deadline passed, the family suspected that things were likely going badly.

One family did it, and then every family did it, and after that, no one had the thought of reporting it to the authorities anymore.