Inn Jingyun
"How about letting An Yue catch them directly?" Song Tinghe witnessed An Yue's ability last night, and had to say it was quite impressive. He was envious.
Ruan Yunsheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Don't be so vulgar. I haven't had enough fun yet."
vulgar?
He didn't understand, he only knew that this was the fastest way to solve the problem and that there was no need to put himself in danger, so he tried to argue with Ruan Yunsheng for a long time, full of big principles, like a stubborn old pedant.
Ruan Yunsheng was almost driven crazy by the chattering noise. Why could someone who appeared so well-behaved on the surface be so old-fashioned on the inside? She didn't understand, her eyes empty.
"Someone is coming." An Yue reminded.
As the footsteps gradually became louder, the girls leaning against the side seemed to be frightened by something and curled up reflexively, trying to use the few remaining objects in the cellar to block themselves.
"Boss, look, this is much better than the previous ones!" Chen Sheng rubbed his hands and pointed at Ruan Yunsheng with a flattering face.
The burly bearded man narrowed his cloudy eyes and his gaze scraped across Ruan Yunsheng like a knife. She curled up in the corner, tears streaming down her cheeks, her long eyelashes trembling, her red lips slightly parted, as if she was afraid and begging.
"Tsk, she's truly top-notch." Zhao Dahu licked his cracked lips. His rough fingers pinched Ruan Yunsheng's chin, forcing her to look up. "My little beauty, as long as you're obedient, I promise I won't kill you."
"Please let me go, I can give you money."
Several people laughed wildly and said, "Your money has long been collected by us brothers. Now the most valuable thing..." As he said that, Zhao Dahu looked at her body meaningfully.
Ruan Yunsheng's eyes were filled with tears. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded timidly: "As long as you don't kill me... I'm willing to do anything..."
"Hahaha!" Zhao Dahu laughed, his rough palm sliding down her neck, "Be smart! I like you like this!"
Chen Sheng and several other minions beside her also laughed. Some of them whistled and some reached out to pull her belt. Ruan Yunsheng trembled slightly, but she forced herself not to resist. She just lowered her eyes and let them do whatever they wanted.
Song Tinghe was going crazy.
His soul body shook violently, bloodshot eyes spread, and he almost rushed forward to tear these beasts apart! But Ruan Yunsheng had warned him not to act rashly.
"Ruan Yunsheng! How long are you going to endure this?" He gritted his teeth, a voice only she could hear, "I can kill them right now!"
Ruan Yunsheng shook her head imperceptibly, still looking weak and pitiful. She even leaned into Zhao Dahu's arms, her voice so soft that water could drip out of it: "Big, big brother...can you give me something to eat first? I...I'm so hungry that I don't have any strength..."
Zhao Dahu was so tickled by her leaning on him that he laughed heartily: "Alright! I love you!" He turned around and shouted, "Get some wine and food! I'm going to enjoy myself tonight!"
A few minions went to prepare with laughter, and only Zhao Dahu and Chen Sheng were left in the cellar. Ruan Yunsheng sat aside with lowered head, but his fingertips were rubbing quietly, calculating the time.
Almost there.
Just when Zhao Dahu's hand was about to tear open her clothes——
"boom!"
Suddenly there was a loud noise from above the cellar, followed by a panicked cry: "Fire! The granary is on fire!"
Zhao Dahu's face changed drastically, and he stood up suddenly: "Damn it! What's going on?"
Mr. Chen was also panicking: "Boss, if the granary burns down, we'll have no food for this month!"
Zhao Dahu cursed and glared at Ruan Yunsheng: "Just stay still!" After that, he rushed out in a hurry with Chen Sheng.
In the cellar, only a little boy about ten years old was left, timidly guarding the door.
The tenderness in Ruan Yunsheng's eyes instantly faded away, replaced by a cold smile.
She looked at the child, her voice soft but filled with irresistible temptation: "Little brother, what's your name?"
The boy was stunned for a moment, then answered subconsciously: "My name is Little Stone..."
"Little Stone," Ruan Yunsheng curved his eyebrows and said gently, "Why didn't I see you last night?"
Little Stone clasped his fingers, perhaps disturbed by the kindness of the person in front of him, and after a long hesitation, he said, "I'm going out to solicit customers."
"Soliciting customers?" She looked at the group of dirty and insensitive women. "Are they people like them?"
"Hmm..." Little Stone said in a low voice, feeling depressed, as if he had thought of something bad.
Ruan Yunsheng saw all of this and said with deliberate joy, "Little Shitou is amazing. He's so young and can help adults make money."
The woman's beautiful and encouraging eyes were like a raging fire, instantly igniting him.
"No." A sharp and harsh denial came out of his mouth, "I..."
The second half of the sentence was like a thorn stuck in his throat, and he could only whimper in pain. He hugged himself tightly and cried softly, like an abandoned child who was isolated and unwanted by everyone.
Ruan Yunsheng gently held Xiao Shitou in his arms, and his fingertips brushed across the raised whip marks on his thin back.
"Did they beat you?" Her voice was like a knife dipped in honey, dangerous and charming.
Little Stone trembled in her arms: "I don't want to do this!"
He broke down and burst into tears, lifting his sleeves to reveal the purple and black bruises on his arms. "Those people said if I came back empty-handed, they would throw me into the ditch at the mass grave and leave me to die."
While they were talking, An Yue, who had just set the fire, floated back from outside. Seeing this scene, she couldn't help but frown with heartache. If the time hadn't come yet, she would have wanted to show those people a lesson.
Ruan Yunsheng suddenly laughed and tapped Xiao Shitou's eyebrows with her fingertips: "Sister, can you perform a magic trick?" After that, she raised her hand towards the void and winked playfully at An Yue.
The food in mid-air suddenly floated up and landed steadily in Ruan Yunsheng's palm. Little Stone's eyes widened, and for the first time, his dirty little face showed a lively expression: "Fairy, Fairy Sister!"
"Want to learn?" Ruan Yunsheng blinked, "As long as you tell me the secrets of this place."
Children are children after all, and Little Stone told everything like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.
It turned out that there was a huge network behind this black shop. All the inns within a few miles of Chuzhou County were occupied by their accomplices. They specifically looked for young, beautiful, and helpless women, and the banker and his son were frequent customers, specifically picking women with good looks.
"Zhao Dahu said that someone is coming tonight. It should be the person you mentioned, sister." Little Shitou seemed to have found a support and told everything, including the structure of the cellar.
"There's a secret door in the cellar that leads to the back mountain," Little Stone pointed to a corner filled with straw. "They...are inspecting the goods there..."
Ruan Yunsheng stroked his dry and yellow hair and said softly, "Little Shitou is so good."
She turned her head and looked into the void, and An Yue's blood-red figure was looming in the darkness.
"Did you hear that?" Ruan Yunsheng slowly twisted the rope around his wrist. "The Zhuang family father and son are coming to my door in person."
After getting the exact news, she stopped pretending and spoke directly to the air, which made Xiao Shitou's eyes sparkle.
"Are you still angry?" Ruan Yunsheng coaxed Song Tinghe, who had not spoken since Zhao Dahu and others came in.
"Don't touch me!" He was so angry that his cheeks puffed up.
It was so cute. Ruan Yunsheng felt as if he was touched, and his tone became gentle: "It's my fault. I won't dare to do it again next time!" As he said that, he raised three fingers and swore to the sky.
Song Tinghe quickly glanced at him and continued to act proudly: "You are not sincere at all."
"Then what do you say?" She had a resigned attitude. Song Tinghe rolled his eyes cleverly and took this opportunity to make a lot of demands, such as no close contact with others, no involvement, no talking to him properly, and trying to understand his feelings...
Song Tinghe kept talking, and Ruan Yunsheng, who had originally agreed to all the conditions, suddenly felt that something was wrong. Why did these conditions sound so...
"Are you listening or not..." Song Tinghe asked dissatisfiedly when he found that she was daydreaming. It turned out that this person was unreliable!
"I'm listening." Fearing that he would anger her again, Ruan Yunsheng quickly soothed her, "I'll do as you say."
"Really!" Song Tinghe squinted his eyes happily.
Yeah, Ruan Yunsheng nodded frantically. Who doesn't love a man who is so obedient and cute? She felt that the handsome husband she had picked up was good. What's wrong with asking him to be more clingy? Look! How easy to coax!
While the two were chatting sweetly, Zhao Dahu and his men were very busy outside. A fire had used up all their stored water and burned most of their food.
Zhao Dahu looked at the mess and gnashed his teeth, saying, "We must get our money back from these two tonight."
He turned around and told Chen Sheng: "Keep a good eye on that little girl and don't let her cause any trouble."
"Don't worry, boss." Chen Sheng was full of confidence. The beauty looked weak and powerless, so what could she do? However, he didn't know that it was this thought that created their miserable future in prison.
At night.
Outside the inn, the twisted branches of the dead trees swayed in the wind, like countless ghost hands reaching towards the sky. The moonlight was obscured by thick clouds, with only a trace of pale light occasionally leaking through, reflected on the mottled walls of the inn.
Two figures slowly emerged from the road and stopped at the door of Tuanyuan Inn.
"Knock knock knock..." There was a knock on the door with a special rhythm.
"Creaky..." The wooden door opened, and a fat face full of fat poked out from the gap. After seeing who was coming, he welcomed the two people in with a smile on his face.
"Zhuang Xianming, you are so mean. I asked you so many times but you never came. Why are you willing to come back this time?" Zhao Dahu asked proudly while crossing his legs, cracking melon seeds and shaking his thighs.
"Don't mention it." Zhuang Xianming wiped the nonexistent sweat, took off his straw hat, and complained, "It's all that stinky bitch from the music hall's fault. She got all filthy, and then my stinky wife at home found out. She's keeping a tight rein on me, so I can't even find time to go out."
As he spoke, he picked up the tea beside him to moisten his mouth and sighed with satisfaction: "I heard you say that a large shipment arrived yesterday. What's going on? We are taking a big risk here, we can't lie!"
"Hahaha." Zhao Dahu laughed heartily, "When have I, Zhao Dahu, ever lied to anyone? I guarantee you and your son will be satisfied."
As he spoke, he leaned over and whispered in its ear, "It's still a chick."
After that, the two looked at each other meaningfully. Zhuang Xianming nodded with satisfaction and patted him on the shoulder: "Brother Zhao really understands me."
Everything is implied.
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