In just a few breaths, two enormous gyrfalcons appeared before them.

"Go and follow her, see where she goes and what she does, and remember to hide well so she doesn't find you."

The two large birds tilted their heads, glanced at each other, and blinked their four small eyes incessantly.

After digesting it for a while, they seemed to finally understand the meaning of that long passage, proudly raising their little heads and chirping incessantly at Xie Muqing:

"Chirp, chirp..."

These two gyrfalcons are no ordinary birds; they were selected and trained from a young age.

Therefore, Xie Muqing was not worried that they would not understand what he was saying.

It's a cool night now, and even though the window was only open for a short while, Lin Muyan seemed to catch a chill and burrowed deeper into the covers.

Worried that he might catch a cold, Xie Muqing began to chase away the birds after giving instructions.

"Alright, alright, you two understand, so hurry up and leave. Don't disturb my sleep."

With a "click," the window was slammed shut by the people inside!

Seeing the window suddenly closed, the two large birds were still in shock, foolishly trying to fly inside to play together.

"Chirp, chirp!"

They only gave up and left with a heavy heart after their wings hit the window.

At that time, Lin Yan had already mounted her warhorse and galloped all the way, successfully arriving at the prefectural city just before the city gates closed.

Now, she truly believes what that man said.

The two horses she bought were indeed warhorses; otherwise, their stamina wouldn't be so good.

The distance from Xiaolin Village to Baisu Prefecture is a full eighty kilometers.

But the horse she was riding arrived in just one hour.

Lin Yan suddenly felt that using these two fine horses to pull the carriage was a real waste!

Perhaps only by returning to the battlefield can they unleash their unique charm...

Upon entering the prefectural city, Lin Yan specifically sought out an inn near the Hundred Flowers Pavilion.

Under the waiter's warm hospitality, she confidently handed over the reins, asking him to lead the horse to the front yard to feed it.

"Give me a room in the '人' (human) category, and a few candles. Oh, and I'd also like to trouble you to make some late-night snacks and deliver them to my door around 9:30 PM. I need to finish my embroidery work tonight because I have to hand it over tomorrow morning. Thank you."

"Alright, miss, please come upstairs!"

After following the waiter into the room, even Lin Yan couldn't help but gasp in amazement at the furnishings inside:

It was an inn in the prefectural city after all; although it was a room with the character "人" (ren, meaning person), the room was very clean and tidy.

After closing the door, Lin Yan placed the dolls, canvases, and candles she had prepared beforehand on the table one by one...

After doing all this, she began to disguise herself.

She first wrapped her chest tightly, drew thick eyebrows, made her round almond eyes narrower, widened her nose, thickened her lips, then applied black and yellow medicine to her face, and finally glued on a beard and Adam's apple.

Of course, that wasn't enough. Her boots were stuffed with height-increasing insoles, and her men's clothing also had a hidden secret: she had fake shoulder pads.

After doing all this, Lin Yan could hardly recognize the unfamiliar, burly man in the bronze mirror...

She had looked at the map beforehand and knew that Baihua Tower was not far from this inn, which would make it convenient for her to do her work without the authorities easily noticing.

Seeing that no one was around, Lin Yan jumped out of the window and ran towards the Hundred Flowers Pavilion.

Lin Yan was already quite tall, and now she was wearing platform shoes and had her hair styled in a high bun.

At first glance, he really does look like a tall and strong man!

So when she appeared at the entrance of the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, several girls rushed up to her!

"My lord, you are so handsome! Would you like me to accompany you?"

They were so close that the perfume from their bodies kept getting into Lin Yan's nostrils, and she couldn't take it and sneezed a few times.

Fortunately, she had taken a pill to change her voice beforehand, so that her sneezing wouldn't give her away.

"Bring your madam out to see me."

"My lord, you are so annoying! I am so young and beautiful, standing right in front of you, yet you want our madam! Humph!"

Because of her previous profession, Lin Yan didn't have much time to spend with young girls.

Now, suddenly faced with a young girl throwing herself into her arms, she could only lean back as far as possible to avoid her touch.

"May I ask your honorable name, young lady? I have something to discuss with your madam, not any romantic talk. You are beautiful and pure, like a lotus flower rising from the mud unsullied. It is this filthy place that has corrupted you. Rest assured, young lady, one day I will definitely redeem you."

Peach Blossom was sold into the Hundred Flowers Brothel by her family when she was a few years old, and she never received any formal education.

But most of the people who frequented the brothel were scholars, and having been exposed to their surroundings, she naturally understood the meaning of those words.

This was the first time someone had ever called her pure, and without realizing it, her eyes welled up with tears, and her voice trembled with an unconscious sob.

"Hehe! My lord, you jest. I don't have a surname, just a humble name, Peach Blossom... And what about this lotus flower nonsense you mentioned? I have no idea. You men are so annoying, always spouting such grand words. I've known how many men have offered to redeem me since I started taking customers, but I'm still stuck in this brothel!"

Just as Lin Yan was about to offer some words of comfort, the madam's affected voice came from ahead:

"What business do you have with me, sir?"

She also noticed that Peach Blossom's body trembled slightly when the madam approached.

"Since you and the madam have important matters to discuss, I will take my leave now."

After Tao Hua left, Lin Yan immediately changed her expression, coldly staring at the madam in front of her, and asked in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"I've heard that your establishment is the largest brothel in the city. I wonder if you have any tastes that suit me?"

"Don't worry, sir. We have all kinds of girls you want at our brothel... or male prostitutes, of all ages."

"I prefer younger women, I wonder if you have any? Also, I have a peculiar hobby, I like to hear others do the same things as me. I wonder if the madam could arrange a room? Do you think this amount of money is enough?"

The madam's eyes narrowed into slits as she looked at the gleaming twenty taels of silver.

"Of course it's enough! I didn't realize such a distinguished guest had such a hobby. Please come with me, and I'll arrange it for you right away!"

As she was about to take the silver ingot, Lin Yan quickly put it away, giving her only two taels of silver.

"This is the deposit. As for the rest, I'll see the girls first."

"Don't worry, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

The madam led Lin Yan to a secluded room upstairs, and soon after, a dozen or so young children were brought in.

The youngest is only six or seven years old, and the oldest is only eleven or twelve!

Seeing them dressed in thin clothes despite the freezing weather, Lin Yan was instantly enraged.

Suddenly, a piercing scream of a child came from next door!