Chapter 21 Brothel He Mama
After the conversation, Yue Qiran decided to stay here for a few days. One was to wait for the wounds on her body to heal, and the other was to find ways to raise money to return the landlady. Her clothes, silver, and spiritual weapons and talismans were all taken away by the couple.
One night, there was a sudden commotion in the inn lobby, as if someone had broken in. The proprietress's voice came from downstairs: "What are you doing so late at night?"
A contrived voice replied, "Don't be nervous, Yu Niang. I just came here to show my concern for that girl."
"She is just an ordinary person. She is not worthy of Mother He's concern. Please go back."
Mother He said disapprovingly: "Yu Niang, this is not right. That girl is very beautiful and has a bright future. Don't get in her way!"
Yue Qiran followed the sound to the corner and watched everything in secret.
The proprietress seemed to be irritated by this and sneered, "A prostitute, no matter how good her future is, how good can it be. Mother He, you'd better stop harming decent girls."
"How can I be called a disaster? Yu Niang, you and I have known each other since we were young, so I won't hide it from you. Right now, I have a great opportunity to send a woman to Xujia City to attend the Autumn Victory Banquet. With that girl's beauty, it won't be difficult for her to marry a noble man."
Not only can one get close to an important person, but one can also scare the important person... Yue Qiran complained in his heart and turned away.
The proprietress didn't believe this and said, "Then why don't you send the girl you have? Aren't you afraid that the girl will come back for revenge after hooking up with a rich man?"
Mother He sighed, "The girls I have aren't very good. I'm afraid it's just a formality. Otherwise, I wouldn't give the opportunity to an outsider. Don't worry, I will make that girl obedient. Who knows, she might even thank me in the end."
"Bah! You dragged a decent girl into the water, aren't you afraid of retribution?"
"Retribution is a matter for the future. What matters most is the real money. If she is chosen by the noble, how about I give you half of the benefits?"
The proprietress gently waved her fan, hid her face with a smile, and said, "In that case, why don't you let me go? After all, I still have my charm, better than any of the girls in your building. As for the benefits, I won't be greedy, I'll give it all to you."
"Yu Niang, how can a thirty-year-old woman like you serve a noble? Don't delay any longer. There are people guarding outside, and she can't escape."
Hearing this, she put away her smile and waved her hand. The waiter and the accountant in the inn all picked up their weapons, and the situation was about to break out.
Yue Qiran, returning to her room, wanted to jump out of the window. As long as she left, the brothel's mother, no matter how angry she was, would be helpless. She had never thought that the danger she faced, besides the world of immortal cultivation, could also come from the brothel.
Unexpectedly, the door was pushed open at that time.
Yue Qiran turned around and saw a woman in slave clothing appear at the door. Her eyes were like autumn water and her eyebrows were like distant mountains, which elevated her originally mediocre appearance to a higher level.
The woman looked at her with hatred in her eyes and said through gritted teeth, "You are the one who stole my title as the oiran?"
Yue Qiran was stunned for a moment. Who was this person? What identity did she steal from her?
Looking at her puzzled eyes and her unparalleled beautiful appearance, Honglian felt even more hatred in her heart.
She was the most popular courtesan in the town's brothel and was supposed to enter the city to serve the noble. However, after this woman appeared, Mother He changed her mind and decided to give her the identity of the most popular courtesan and the opportunity to enter the city.
Other opportunities would be fine, but this was the Autumn Victory Banquet! She had been preparing for this banquet for days, hoping to meet a noble person. With better luck, she might even be able to cultivate. These past few days, she had been constantly hoping for her death, but she never thought she would actually survive. She was truly lucky.
Yue Qiran also reacted at this time and said, "My lady, I am not interested in Qiu Shengyan, and even less interested in the identity of the Oiran. You can rest assured."
"Stop lying." Honglian didn't believe what she said at all. With a gloomy face, she took out a big knife and said, "I will only feel relieved if you die."
What the hell is going on! She sighed, her eyes gradually turning cold. Honglian didn't notice anything was wrong and chopped at her with a knife.
Yue Qiran waved her hand, and a chopstick pierced Honglian's neck. She opened her eyes wide in shock, and fell to the ground before she could say a word.
At this moment, the proprietress hurried to the door: "Girl, hurry up..."
Her voice stopped abruptly, and her eyes looked straight at the red lotus on the ground.
Yue Qiran clenched the other chopstick in her hand and said calmly, "She wants my life."
The proprietress took a deep breath, nodded, and said, "I see. Miss, please leave now. I'll take care of this."
With these words, her tense body relaxed a little.
The proprietress walked right past the corpse, to the wardrobe, and twisted a vase.
The wardrobe split in two and moved to the sides, revealing a passage inside. She said, "Girl, this leads directly to a small forest outside the town. Go this way, and I'll come find you later."
Yue Qiran hadn't moved yet, and the proprietress didn't care. She took out a bottle of liquid from under the bed and poured the liquid on Honglian's face.
A hissing sound was heard, and at the same time, Honglian's face melted and her facial features became blurred.
While she was doing all this, she looked quite calm. Seeing Yue Qiran still watching, she even smiled and explained, "As long as Mother He can't find evidence to prove that Honglian's death is related to me, she won't risk attacking me, just like when your life or death was unknown, she was unwilling to go against me for you."
The proprietress at this moment had lost all her kind demeanor when she called Han Yueshan "slave" all the time, and she also lacked the worldly temperament she had when she flirted with Han Yueshan.
Yue Qiran pursed her lips and nodded, "Thank you for the trouble."
"It's no trouble, it's a small matter." She smiled and seemed to have become the kind proprietress again, but her actions in handling the corpse were very clear.
Yue Qiran no longer hesitated and turned to enter the passage. When the proprietress saw her enter, she twisted the bottle again to block the passage.
The passage became smaller and smaller, from being wide enough for two people to walk side by side to only wide enough for one person to pass through. However, Yue Qiran did not hesitate in her steps. She had just chosen to trust the proprietress, so naturally she would not hesitate.
Even though the boss lady seemed to have a lot of secrets, who didn't? Why should she care so much?
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, the passage became wide again.
The exit appeared, overhead, a square wooden board with a button.
Yue Qiran pressed the button and the square wooden block moved to both sides. She climbed up, but found that it was a very narrow and dark space. It was difficult to even sit up.
She fumbled around and finally found the button. When she pressed it, the wooden board above her head popped up and a sky full of stars appeared before her.
She looked in the starlight and found herself half lying in a coffin.
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