Qingli smiled and said, "I'm only here to handle some simple matters; I won't resort to violence."
The guard captain and his men were Qingli's subordinates before. They always obeyed the orders of the captain. However, after Qingli left with some people, those left behind were all ability users who stayed at the first base.
They may have some high-level ability users, but they are few and far between. Therefore, the guard captain only thought for a moment before directing his teammates to make way.
Ye Shang and his companion never intended to force their way in, so they waited patiently as usual.
The passageway opened, and the two went together to Qing Wentao's residence. Upon arriving, they saw that everyone inside was looking towards the door.
Ye Shang looked at the scene inside and took a step back in disgust.
The living room was filled with smoke, and there were many people inside, men and women, but mostly women.
Qing Wentao was holding a beautiful woman in his arms. She looked very young, but she was dressed in revealing clothing, wearing only a thin white veil.
She wasn't the only woman dressed like that; all the other women at the scene were dressed similarly.
Qingli frowned slightly, and with a wave of his hand, he dispelled all the smells in the room.
"Pack up in ten minutes, and I'll be waiting for you at the pavilion in the middle of the lake."
After saying that, he turned and left with Ye Shang.
Everyone inside the house, including the women, stared blankly at the scene.
The butler asked, "Master, would you like to go over there?"
This steward is the former head steward of Qing Mingxiu, but he now takes orders from Qing Wentao.
A beautiful woman sat on his lap, his old and rough hands slowly stroking her back, a smile on his face.
Qing Wentao frowned. After he killed the old man, his words were practically law in the First Base, and everyone had to obey his orders.
Is Qing Li back now to seize power? Thinking of this, a cold glint appeared in Qing Wentao's eyes.
"Get ready, you guys follow me, the rest of you just wait here."
The "you" he referred to were the high-level superpowered individuals he had gathered over this period of time; the rest were naturally the women who stayed here to await their triumphant return.
The butler gave the woman in his arms a quick kiss on the cheek, then stroked her face, and said with a smile, "Be a good girl and wait for me here. I'll give you whatever you want."
After saying that, he got up and went out with Qing Wentao. There were about ten high-level superpowered individuals in total.
There were about twenty women left behind, not one woman per man; some men were enjoying themselves with two women in their arms.
After those dozen or so superhumans left.
The girl, who had been sitting in the butler's lap with a sweet smile, gradually lost her composure, her eyes revealing undisguised disgust. She wiped the drool off her face and then wiped it with her thin sleeve.
"Everyone, don't cry. I just saw a figure in black. That should be the legendary Captain Ye."
Her voice was no longer as sweet as before; instead, it carried a hint of coldness.
The girls around her all wrapped themselves in thin veils and surrounded her.
"Sister Daiyue, what should we do?" This was the girl who had been sitting in Qing Wentao's lap earlier, asking in a low, sobbing voice.
Dai Yue sat down next to her sisters and said, "Otherwise, we can rush out and find Captain Ye Shang. She's a woman too, she should be able to save us."
Her tone was uncertain. That person was the captain who was above all the bases. With great strength, she controlled the deployment of all the bases' superhuman troops. If it weren't for the fact that the First Base seemed to be resisting, it was estimated that all the superhuman troops of the ten bases would need to be mobilized under her command.
None of these people were there voluntarily; they were all captured by Qing Wentao after he came to power. Their relatives and friends dared not resist the army in the base.
Dai Yue is considered the strongest ability user among them, but her ability is not very useful. She only has mid-level hypnosis, which can only save her own life and cannot save so many sisters.
Dai Yue thought for a moment and said, "I'll deal with the guards at the gate later, and then we'll rush out together. We must succeed; failure means an even deeper hell awaits us."
Upon hearing this, all the girls shuddered in fear. They couldn't imagine what life would be like; they had already endured inhuman treatment when they were captured and brought back.
Some of the girls had whip marks or other marks from being beaten with sticks. These were all signs of the treatment they received after entering this place.
Even Dai Yue was not immune.
There were no other men in the entire hall. Because of their weak strength, the butler only placed two mid-level ability users at the entrance to guard them.
There were twenty-three girls in total. Dai Yue looked them over and saw that many of them had tears in their eyes, filled with fear and apprehension. They had been going through an extremely difficult time.
"Wait here for me, I'll go out and try first."
Dai Yue gave the instructions, and one of the little girls came up with tears in her eyes, "Sister Dai Yue, I'll go with you."
As soon as she said this, a group of girls gathered around her. Fortunately, they all kept their voices low or just looked at her with teary eyes.
They dared not utter a sound.
Dai Yue patted the little girl's head and whispered to everyone, "It's okay, too many people aren't good."
After saying that, she walked outside. Actually, she was very uneasy. She didn't know if intermediate-level hypnosis could hypnotize intermediate-level ability users.
She had tried to approach the housekeeper before, but had never succeeded.
What followed was a devastating outbreak.
Dai Yue gently opened the door. She had even rehearsed in her mind countless times how to speak, what look to give, how to activate her superpower, what to do if she succeeded or failed, and so on.
But she never considered the other ending. She stared blankly at the woman in black leaning against the door, holding a sword in her arms, like a knight-errant from ancient times.
Her red lips parted slightly, but she didn't know what to say, and just stared blankly.
Ye Shang leaned against the door frame and saw the first girl come out. He smiled slightly and said, "Just as I guessed, you didn't come willingly."
How could those thin veils possibly cover all the scars she had suffered?
Ye Shang had noticed the strange emotions in the women's eyes when he swept across the hall amidst the swirling smoke. There was despair and numbness in their eyes. Then, he inadvertently saw the faintly hidden wounds on their bodies.
Dai Yue murmured in a daze, "Am I dreaming?"
After imagining all the consequences and outcomes, she was surprised to find a perfect ending, even a pleasant surprise. She couldn't believe what she was seeing.
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