The woman's voice seemed to be immediately muffled, only choked sobs escaped, sounding even more plaintive in the dimly lit cell.
Su An's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly groped her way out of bed. "Peony?"
Most of the oil lamps in the prison would be extinguished after nightfall, but they could still be seen clearly by the moonlight.
At that moment, Peony's cell door was wide open, and she was being groped on the bed by a man. Her hair was disheveled, her face was covered in tears, and she was struggling with her mouth covered.
Seeing Su An get up, she immediately cast a pleading look at him with teary eyes.
Seeing that the man was about to tear Peony's clothes, Su An was filled with anger and stepped forward to slam her fist on the fence.
"Xu Datong! You actually took advantage of the night to commit indecent assault! Stop right now!"
That damned beast!
Interrupted, Xu Datong, panting heavily, looked up and glared at Su An with a desperate yet sinister look. "If you know what's good for you, get lost. Don't ruin my good time, or I'll take care of you first!"
"Waaah, young lady, please save me..."
Peony cried out, her delicate body trembling with fear, which ignited a wicked fire in Xu Datong's eyes, and he reached out impatiently.
Su An gripped the fence tightly in anger. Her uncle and aunt couldn't tolerate this happening right under their noses!
"Xu Datong, if you dare to lay a hand on me again, I will have someone report you to the magistrate and have you charged with rape!"
"As an official, breaking the law knowingly aggravates your crime, and I'll chop off your head!"
She shouted coldly, which actually startled Xu Datong into stopping.
But after realizing what he had done, he suddenly grinned maliciously, "Since you little wench can't wait, then I'll deal with you first. Once you're mine, let's see how you'll have the nerve to expose this!"
After saying that, he casually tossed Peony aside, took out the key from his waist, and walked towards Su An's cell with a wicked smile.
"Miss, what... what should we do? It's all my fault..." Peony, with tears streaming down her face, looked anxiously at Su An.
"Don't be afraid."
Su An's heart raced with nervousness, but on the surface, she appeared completely fearless and coldly met him.
She slightly raised her chin, staring blankly at Xu Datong, "The fact that your superiors are using me like this shows that I am also an important pawn."
"If you dare touch me, aren't you afraid that your bigwig will blame you and wipe out this nobody along with you!"
"You!" Xu Datong, who was opening the cell door, changed his expression, becoming extremely gloomy.
Su An sneered, "If you're not afraid, try touching a single finger of mine. At worst, I'll break out of prison immediately. Even if my whole family has to flee to the ends of the earth, it's better than being defiled by a beast."
"I just don't know if you can stop me if I run away, and how many heads do you have to chop off?"
As she spoke, she took a step forward defiantly and offered to help open the door.
Xu Datong's eyelids twitched violently. He was furious, but he could only quickly pull back the key and retreat, glaring hatefully at Su An.
"You're clever enough to threaten me!"
Su An scoffed dismissively, "You flatter me. My brain is definitely better than yours, which is full of shit and pee."
Having gained nothing and been subjected to such vulgar insults, and unable to move, Xu Datong was nearly driven mad with anger.
He twisted his face, swallowed hard, and stared at Su An as if he were a dead man. "What a sharp tongue you have!"
"Then I'll wait and see how long you can stay arrogant!"
After watching Xu Datong finish speaking, he left in anger.
Only after the person disappeared did Su An's teeth chatter slightly, and he forced a long breath despite his weak legs.
Phew...that was close!
Fortunately, she didn't make the wrong gamble, otherwise things might have turned out very badly!
"I am very grateful to you for saving me, young lady."
Suddenly, Peony knelt down on the ground with a thud, clutching her disheveled clothes, and began to sob as she looked at Su An with tears in her eyes.
Su An came to her senses and saw her pale face and frail appearance, and her heart softened.
Just now, Xu Datong came over with a lewd and ferocious look on his face, and even I was still shaken, let alone the humiliation that Mudan suffered.
She had initially been wary of Peony, but now she realized she had been overthinking things.
Her gaze softened slightly as she stepped forward and helped Peony up through the fence.
"It was just a small favor. Anyway, that jailer and I don't get along. If I weren't trapped here, I would definitely do what God wants and beat that bastard to death."
Peony was stunned, only to hear a string of nonsense coming from the mouth of this bright-eyed and white-toothed girl.
After a moment of confusion, a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes, but she quickly concealed it.
"Even so, I have also been defiled by this corrupt official, and I am truly ashamed..."
Her delicate brows furrowed, and she covered her face in shame, sobbing. Her frail shoulders trembled slightly, a sight that evoked pity in me.
Su An couldn't help but feel pity. She figured this peony must be an entertainer, not a prostitute, which was why she'd been arrested. And now—
Why!
She gently patted Peony's shoulder, constantly comforting her, "We did nothing wrong, we don't cry. The one who was wrong was that three-legged toad. Luckily, it didn't succeed. Don't take it to heart."
Under her gentle and kind guidance, Peony gradually stopped crying and finally came to terms with it.
"Thank you for your comfort, young lady. If you don't mind my humble appearance, how about we become friends?"
Peony's eyes were filled with gratitude and expectation, making Su An feel a little embarrassed.
But does that mean not being friends with her means you're looking down on her?
"Look at what you're saying, of course I'd be happy to have such a beautiful friend as you as a friend." Su An didn't think much of it and winked and smiled.
The two then chatted face to face, and before Su An knew it, all his wariness of Peony had vanished.
At this time, the clinic.
A chilly evening wind swept into the room. Fu Zhun sat in his wheelchair by the window, his dark eyes gazing into the distance, his aura colder than the autumn wind.
"master."
Jian Yi leaped down like a ghost and quickly reported, "We have some clues. Xu Datong is very likely someone recruited by the Shadow Guard."
"Shadow Guard..."
Fu Zhun murmured as he stroked the handrail, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
The Shadow Guards were the emperor's henchmen, their organization spread throughout the land, monitoring the imperial family, officials, and commoners, and gathering intelligence from all sides.
His eyes flashed with a sharp, cold light as he sneered, "The emperor has really got some guts, setting his sights on me."
Zhou Li, who had been silent until now, couldn't help but take two steps forward upon hearing this.
Gone was his usual carefree attitude; a serious worry appeared on his face.
"Your Highness, it must have been your trip back to the palace to ask for medicine that caught the Emperor's attention. I never expected him to be so shameless as to target small business owners one after another."
The poor young boss was completely unaware, hovering on the brink of life and death without realizing it.
Zhou Li let out a long, heartbroken sigh.
Fu Zhun's breath hitched, and his face turned as if covered with frost.
Just then, the guards returned.
Unlike guards, secret guards are dressed entirely in black, their faces hidden, and they undergo specialized training to appear and disappear without a trace.
An Yi landed silently and immediately knelt down to report.
"Master, according to our investigation, that Peony is the local leader of the Shadow Guards!"
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