Seeing that Bai Muqiu didn't seem to mind and was actually quite puzzled, the waiter leaned close to his ear and whispered an explanation.
"The indenture of the fish maid is with the shopkeeper. It is said that she was once sold into the army, but was driven out because she was old and faded. She was then assigned to do odd jobs here. Her work here is different from ours."
"She was once registered in the military, so can her indenture be redeemed?"
"Sir, you may not know this, but those like Yu Niang who are banished and demoted are never returned. Otherwise, their indentures wouldn't be with the innkeeper; they can be redeemed."
"Is she having a hard time? Is she being bullied?"
"Uh... cough cough, sir, do you not know what I mean by settling down in the military?"
Bai Muqiu blinked, clearly not understanding.
"Oh dear, do you know what a brothel is? The kind of brothel in the military camp...
Bai Muqiu was stunned, then her eyes turned slightly cold, and she remained silent for a moment.
"Yes, thank you for letting me know. Where is your manager? I will redeem Yu Liang from his servitude."
"Alright, sir, please wait a moment while I go and fetch him!"
He had long felt that Yu Liang was suffering from poverty, but he was just an ordinary person. Even if he had compassion, he couldn't do much to help. At most, he could only lend a hand to the best of his ability.
Bai Muqiu's attitude towards Yu Liang was clearly different, so he took the risk and tried it, and unexpectedly it actually worked!
Bai Muqiu found the food on the table hard to swallow. He sat and waited for a while, and then the innkeeper came with the waiter.
After all, Bai Muqiu was a guest, and the innkeeper was very polite.
Bai Muqiu was in a bad mood and didn't want to waste time talking.
"Enough with the talk, just get to the ransom. I want a contract of indenture."
"Hehe, that's easy, that's easy, Fish Girl..."
"I asked, what's the offer?"
"...That number."
The shopkeeper gestured to Bai Muqiu, who didn't even blink. She took the money bag, pulled out the money, and then reached out to the shopkeeper for the indenture.
The shopkeeper's eyes lit up, and he quickly told Bai Muqiu to wait a moment while he ran off to retrieve the indenture.
Bai Muqiu placed the indenture on the table and waited.
The shopkeeper took the money and left quickly, leaving the waiter to serve him.
The waiter looked at Bai Muqiu gratefully and then went to attend to the new guests.
Not long after, Yu Liang carefully brought over a bowl of noodles. Seeing her trembling appearance, Bai Muqiu quickly got up, took the bowl, and helped her sit down.
She paused slightly when she saw the indenture on the table.
Bai Muqiu put down the cloth, gave her the indenture, and then took out a small fruit for her to eat.
He couldn't do much, but he felt bad about doing nothing.
Yu Liang glanced at Bai Muqiu, then smiled and ate the fruit with both hands.
After eating the fruit, she was stunned for a moment. A warm current rose from her stomach, and some of her hidden ailments disappeared. She felt that her broken arm had been repaired a lot, and she felt much lighter.
She straightened her body slightly, feeling much more refreshed, and at the same time, some filth was expelled from her body.
Bai Muqiu called the waiter and opened a superior room. She boiled water for Yu Liang to go up and wash. She clearly didn't have any extra clothes to change into. Although Bai Muqiu only had his clothes in her bag, they were enough for the time being.
Yu Liang thanked them, and with tears in her eyes and a smile on her face, went upstairs to change.
Bai Muqiu sat downstairs, looking at a bowl of scallion and egg noodles in front of her.
It smells wonderful, much better than what he makes.
He picked up his chopsticks and ate the noodles in big bites. When the fish soup came down, he also finished all the other dishes on the table.
After changing her clothes, Yu Liang looked much better. Her features were beautiful, and even though her skin wasn't great, she still looked pleasing to the eye.
Xiao Er was somewhat surprised by Yu Liang's transformation, but not entirely unexpected. He was quite happy; Yu Liang had been given a new lease on life.
Bai Muqiu looked at Yu Liang and asked her if she had any plans.
Yu Liang shook her head. She hadn't expected to meet Bai Muqiu, nor had she expected to be redeemed. She thought this was her final destination.
"Then... will you come with me?"
Yu Liang pondered for a long time, then shook his head.
"No, Mr. Bai, thank you. I know you are no ordinary person. I have never told anyone about you, but meeting you is an incredible stroke of luck for me. I have already lived a fulfilling life, and I will accept any suffering that comes from now on."
Perhaps following you would be another beautiful dream, but I am ultimately just an ordinary mortal. I cannot live in a dream forever. I prefer the feeling of waking up, even if it brings pain, because I am at peace.
Bai Muqiu didn't quite understand what she meant, but he respected her choice. Before leaving, Bai Muqiu left her some silver, but she didn't accept much; she seemed to have already decided where to go.
After Bai Muqiu left, he rode his horse slowly on his way, using his innate divine power to explore her past.
She became a princess because of the struggle; she was a pawn, but she didn't care. She was terrified of hunger and poverty, and suddenly becoming rich overwhelmed her with gratitude.
At first, she was walking on thin ice, but later she seemed to have seen through something and began to indulge herself recklessly.
She was indeed affected by the formation; her dream was somewhat unusual.
She was perfectly lucid, and acted recklessly with perfect lucidity.
Later, a mutiny occurred.
In an attempt to seize her power and influence, the current emperor has turned her lover and subordinates against her. Already alone, she has been betrayed.
She shouldn't have ended up like this.
But some people want to know about her legend, about this extraordinary person.
Yu Liang kept his mouth shut; her choice was completely different from his.
Unable to achieve his goal and finding it inconvenient to torture Yu Liang to extract a confession, this man maliciously slandered and framed Yu Liang for plotting a rebellion. The current emperor wanted to execute him, but this man pleaded for mercy and was spared.
But she later went from being a princess to a prostitute in the army.
She suffered greatly but never uttered a word.
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