It was noon, when the sun was at its highest.
This mansion was different from ordinary mansions. It was always quiet during the day. Even at lunch time, few people walked around in the mansion. Especially in the main courtyard, it was completely silent without even a sound.
In the entire four-courtyard mansion, only the west courtyard, which is far away from the main courtyard and located in front of the garden, is bustling with people, and some noises can be heard from the house from time to time.
Feng Ping left for a while and returned to the back of the rockery. He said with a tense face and serious eyes, "There are about 20 girls imprisoned in the two rooms in the west courtyard. The two maids we saw earlier are..."
"Go on."
"I'm training them those...serving moves." Feng Ping gritted his teeth and finished his words.
After taking a look at Qi Xu and Wei Yunlan's expressions, he continued, "There are also some women in the east courtyard. They are dressed similarly to the ones we saw at the entrance of Zhaiyue Tower this morning. There are also far fewer people guarding that courtyard than the west courtyard."
After hearing this, Wei Yunlan had an idea in his mind that most of the people living in the east courtyard had already been "trained".
The girls in the west courtyard were newly brought here and had not yet been trained or tamed.
Treating women like commodities like this is really something that makes people feel uncomfortable.
But now is not the time to sigh and lament. According to the information revealed in the previous conversation between the two maids, this batch of newly arrived girls will be screened by the "master" today, and a considerable number of them will be sent to Zhaiyue Tower or to the barbarians.
The most urgent task is how to rescue these girls safely and prevent them from being abused.
Then catch all those bastards who persecuted them, so that they will never have the ability to abuse others again!
"How many people are guarding the east and west courtyards respectively?" Qi Xu asked.
"There are only two people guarding the entrance of the east courtyard, and about ten people in the west courtyard. Most of the remaining guards are waiting in the front courtyard and the main courtyard."
Feng Ping roughly calculated, "Not counting those women, the guards and servants in this courtyard add up to nearly a hundred people."
More than half of them are guards. Not only are they tall, but they are also equipped with armor and weapons. Even if their martial arts skills are a little weaker, they are still a strong force.
The gap between the four of them and the manpower in this mansion is too great, and it seems difficult to accomplish anything.
But it's not completely impossible.
"It would be great if we could get those girls to cooperate with us." Wei Yunlan said with a frown.
"I'm afraid it will be a little difficult." Feng Ping felt that Wei Yunlan's idea was a little too idealistic. "From what the nanny said just now, some of the girls here may have volunteered or were sent here by their families."
Such people may not really want to leave, nor may they cooperate with them.
And those women in the east courtyard who have been trained and have a certain degree of freedom of movement are probably even less likely to listen to them.
"Guard Feng, you're wrong." Wei Yunlan didn't have the mentality of a saintly man who wanted to save everyone.
What she wanted to stop was this kind of collusion with barbarians and kidnapping of women, to prevent more innocent women from being harmed in Dayong in the future.
As for those who knew the danger ahead but were willing to take risks for the sake of profit, she couldn't control them.
"If they are unwilling to save themselves, we cannot save them."
"Miss Wei is right." Qi Xu did not think these words were cruel. Instead, he admired the decisiveness a little more.
He said to Wei Yunlan, "On the way, I have sent someone to dispatch manpower. There will be enough people here by midnight today at the latest."
Wei Yunlan's eyes lit up when he heard this.
It is noon now, and there are only five hours left until the hour of Hai.
If all they had to do was delay for five hours, it would be much easier.
After all, the enemy is in the open while they are in the dark. As long as they create more chaos and prevent the two people in the main courtyard from leaving the mansion for the time being, the matter will be mostly settled!
The simplest one is...
"Give me drugs!"
Wei Yunlan remembered that the two Tianshu Pavilion guards in front of him had used drug powder on the way. "Besides this drug powder, do you have any...drugs?"
Feng Ping was ashamed. Who did Miss Wei think they were?
But you know what, they really have this thing.
Seeing Qi Xu nod, Feng Ping rummaged in his arms and took out a palm-sized paper bag. "It's better than the usual knockout drug. It's colorless and tasteless. It can make people fall asleep after taking it."
“This is just the right thing to do!”
"People who are hungover will usually have stomach discomfort." Wei Yunlan speculated, "After the people in the main courtyard wake up, they will most likely ask someone to serve them food. If we can take advantage of this opportunity to put the drug in their food, then half of the plan will be done."
As for the rest of the people, there is nothing to be afraid of.
They had long seen that the one who had the final say in the courtyard was only that "master", and that "master" had just come back drunk this morning and was not awake yet. It would not be surprising if he had a meal and then fell into a deep sleep.
"Just do as Miss Wei said." Qi Xu originally thought of simply tying the man up to save trouble, but that would inevitably lead to a fierce battle.
It would be a bit troublesome to rely on just a few of them, and with the shadow guards who would not show up unless it was necessary, it would be easier than Miss Wei's suggestion.
"Feng Ping, go to the back kitchen and watch over it. We'll act accordingly."
"Miss Wei, we..."
Qi Xu had just said half of his words when he suddenly saw Heiyun beside Wei Yunlan take a step forward with all his hair standing up.
Subconsciously, he became alert and sensed two other auras approaching in the garden.
Looking out through the cracks between the rocks, I saw two wolfhounds with fierce eyes and silver-black fur approaching the rockery.
Their footsteps were so light that they made almost no sound. If it weren't for Heiyun's agility, they might have successfully launched a sneak attack on him.
What made Qi Xu look serious was not the behavior of the two wolfhounds, but their breed.
"This is a Northern Barbarian wolfhound. Only the Northern Barbarian royal family can control it."
If there are two northern barbarian wolfhounds in this yard, then there must be at least one northern barbarian here without a doubt.
Moreover, this person also possesses the royal blood of the Northern Barbarians!
Wei Yunlan immediately thought of the tall and strong man who came here with Master Cao.
The Cao family’s involvement with the Northern Barbarians is deeper than they imagined!
"Black cloud." Wei Yunlan reminded softly.
We can’t let those two wolfhounds alarm the people in the house, otherwise all our previous plans will fail!
As if they realized that they had been discovered by the "prey" behind the rockery, the two wolfhounds suddenly stopped moving.
Just as Hei Yun walked out from behind the stone with his teeth bared and confronted them, Qi Xu suddenly rushed out.
He drew out his sword and slashed at the neck of one of the wolfhounds with steady, accurate and ruthless force.
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