Seeing that someone was about to die, the men who had come to have fun realized the danger and ran away one by one.
"Oh no, they're trying to kill us! Run!"
"Don't go!"
Despite their fear, the women still tried to stop the men who had run away.
"What are you all standing there for? Get at me!"
More than a dozen people stared at Su Luo. This woman knew kung fu and was ruthless, so they all trembled and dared not approach her.
"What are you afraid of? Whoever catches this village woman will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver."
Where there's a hefty reward, there will be brave men; for the money, they'll risk everything.
Su Luo gripped the dagger tightly and used the hidden arrow directly, shooting one after another as they came, even though it was just a small silver needle.
But the person who was shot fell to the ground instantly, unable to even grip the stick.
There were a few more people, but Ah Xu took care of them as soon as he came in. Ah Xu's martial arts skills were no joke; in less than three moves, all the thugs were down on the ground.
"Su Luo, are you alright? What are you doing here?"
Nangong Qing walked over to Su Luo to check if she was injured.
Yi Huan has disappeared.
In short, Nangong Qing roughly understood why Su Luo had come to the Red Mansion.
Seeing the madam trying to run away, Su Luo leaped forward and grabbed her by the back of her collar, pressing the dagger against the madam's neck.
"Don't move!"
The madam was so frightened that she dared not move. The women in the corner of the brothel screamed one by one, and some even hid in their rooms. Not one of them wanted to come to the madam's rescue.
"Who are you? How dare you vandalize my Red Mansion! I'm going to report you to the authorities."
The madam noticed that Su Luo's clothes weren't made of good material; only rural people who needed to work would buy clothes like that.
If she brings up the government, she can scare Su Luo.
"Alright, go ahead and report it. Then let the authorities investigate your Red Mansion as well, and see if my crime is greater than yours."
In places like this, there has never been a clean business. If they get involved with the authorities, they'll be the first to die.
"you!"
The madam tried to fool her, but Su Luo wasn't afraid of her at all.
"I told you, I'm only here to find someone. Don't force me to kill someone."
Su Luo looked around the Red Mansion. The first and second floors were where they received guests, and only this hall was for entertainment, where one could eat and drink.
"I'm asking you, did you take in a five-year-old girl today, with two little buns in her hair and a red ribbon in her hair?"
The madam chuckled, "Looking for a child? There are plenty. I see little girls being sold by their parents every day. Who remembers which one you're talking about?"
Where is he?
When Su Luo asked, she pressed the dagger even tighter, and the madam, feeling the pain, finally stopped trying to smooth things over and said, "In...in the backyard!"
"Ah Xu! Keep an eye on her for me."
Su Luo called out to A Xu, and A Xu pressed his sword against the madam again.
Su Luo pulled on Hua Hua's dog leash and headed towards the backyard.
"Su Luo, I'll go with you."
Nangong Qing was afraid that Su Luo might encounter danger again, so he followed her the whole way.
Seeing Su Luo like this, the people in the backyard didn't dare to go up and provoke her, and could only run to the side and hide.
Hua Hua's cries grew louder and louder, and it ran faster and faster until it stopped at a dark old brick house, where it kept trying to pry the wall off with its two front hooves.
"Is Yi Huan inside?" Nangong Qing asked, pointing to the room with his fan.
The door to the room was locked from the outside. Su Luo picked up a stone and smashed the lock.
The moment the lock opened, Su Luo pushed open the door, and Hua Hua was the first to rush in.
What came into view was a row of tattered quilts spread on the muddy floor of the room, with a dozen or so seven or eight-year-old girls hiding in a corner, each of them so dirty that their skin color was indistinguishable.
She was so frightened by the sound of the door opening that she even cried.
Hua Hua kept barking at the group of little girls, scaring them all away. Only when she saw Yi Huan did Hua Hua pounce on Yi Huan and stick out her tongue to lick Yi Huan's face.
"Huahua?"
Yi Huan, holding Hua Hua, turned around and saw Su Luo. She didn't cry, but stood up and ran into Su Luo's arms, hugging Su Luo's neck, and couldn't hold back anymore.
"Mother... Waaah... Mother..."
Su Luo squatted down and hugged Yi Huan tightly. Yi Huan's face was red, swollen, and black, and her cute bun hairstyle had come undone.
"Huanhuan, don't be afraid, Mom will take you home now."
"Mother... Waaah... Huanhuan isn't afraid... Huanhuan isn't crying, Huanhuan knows Mother will come to save Huanhuan, waaah..."
Yi Huan had been in this dark and dirty room since she woke up. Her brother and mother had told her to stay calm in the face of trouble, and that crying was useless, so she hadn't cried at all.
She believed her mother would come to save her, and she wasn't afraid. It wasn't until she saw her mother arrive that she couldn't help but cry.
"Come on, Huanhuan."
Su Luo picked up Yi Huan and saw so many little girls in the room, all of them suffering, but Su Luo's abilities were limited and she couldn't care less about them all.
Upon arriving at the front hall, Su Luo put Yi Huan down and walked up to the madam, angrily demanding, "Tell me, who brought my daughter here?"
The madam glanced at the little girl; she remembered her. When the people from the back courtyard brought her in, she thought the child had good features and that if she raised her well, she might become a top courtesan.
“She was bought from the backyard. How would I know who she was? I only heard that her sister sold her because she said the family couldn’t afford to eat anymore, so she sold her.”
elder sister?
It seems that the one who sold Yi Huan was a woman.
"Show me the contract of indenture."
The madam clutched her chest with both hands. She had bought this girl with her own money and sold her to Su Luo under a contract of indenture. She was losing money hand over fist.
"Give it to me!" Su Luo roared.
"Give it to me, or I'll raze this Red Mansion to the ground tomorrow."
Nangong Qing exuded an aura of authority, and the madam, who had seen countless people, felt from the bottom of her heart that Nangong Qing was no simple character.
She could tell the difference in importance between the entire Dream of the Red Chamber and a contract of servitude.
The madam tremblingly handed the indenture to Su Luo, but the moment Su Luo saw the seller's name, she crumpled it into pieces.
His entire body radiated murderous intent as he said, "Chen Xique!"
Chen Xique actually colluded with the people in the backyard of the Red Mansion to bring Yi Huan here. Su Luo will definitely teach her a lesson.
Upon hearing Su Luo's words, Yi Huan remembered, tugged at Su Luo's sleeve, and looked up at Su Luo with her swollen face.
"Mother, it was Chen Xique who used her hands to prevent Huanhuan from breathing, and Huanhuan fainted."
Yi Huan, unable to express herself, covered her nose and mouth with her hand to demonstrate to Su Luo.
Very well, if Chen Xique dares to sell Yi Huan, then don't blame her.
After leaving the Red Mansion, Nangong Qing asked A Xu to bring the carriage over and said, "Su Luo, I'll take you back."
Su Luo nodded: "Thank you, thank you for today."
Yi Huan also bowed respectfully to Nangong Qing: "Thank you, Uncle."
Su Luo held Yi Huan in her arms the whole way, and Yi Huan fell asleep.
Only in Su Luo's arms could she sleep peacefully without fear.
Nangong Qing didn't want to disturb the mother and daughter, so she quietly stayed with them.
Ah Xu drove the carriage, and Hua Hua sat with him on the footboard.
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