"Young lady, you mustn't! You absolutely mustn't!"
"My mother-in-law is fine!"
She flashed a calm smile, but her expression turned chilling as she turned away.
Once she left the hut, she had no idea whether there was any grove of trees nearby.
Pointing to the open space in front, she spoke again in a charming voice.
"We'll be there once we get past that!"
The villains were completely bewitched and quickened their pace.
Sima Jing followed behind the group, but touched the back of her neck.
Coincidentally, despite being washed by the water for so long, the hairpin on her head remained embedded in the back of her collar and did not fall out.
Perfect.
Now it's used as a weapon.
Holding a hairpin, she strode forward, first taking down one person, and then effortlessly killing the three or four villains.
After wiping the blood off the hairpin onto the clothes of the group, Sima Jing returned to the dilapidated thatched hut without looking back.
"girl!"
With tears in her eyes, Aunt Liu rushed over, thinking the other woman had been violated. She then said, trembling with emotion, "Why did you sacrifice yourself!"
"Mother-in-law! Look how long she's been gone. I just gave them some money and sent them away. It's nothing!"
After a long explanation, Liu Gan Niang finally believed that Sima Jing was alright.
After sitting down again, Sima Jing asked curiously.
"Yunxia Valley is only a hundred miles from the capital, so why are the Beiming Cult members here so arrogant?"
Aunt Liu leaned her cane against her chest, gave a wry smile, and began to explain.
"Young lady, you may not know this, but this place was originally a prosperous county town. Later, the Northern Darkness Sect originated here. In order to eradicate the Northern Darkness Sect, the imperial court fought a three-month war with its followers, turning Yunxia Valley into ruins!"
"The leader and his wife were also killed, but in recent years the Beiming Cult has been resurrected. Everyone says that there is a treasure left by the former leader and his wife here, so more and more Beiming Cult members are gathering here!"
"The court is now incompetent and unable to eradicate the Northern Darkness Sect. Even officials have been bribed and colluded with them."
Upon hearing that the imperial court had harmed his parents, Sima Jing was filled with rage.
Just as she was about to ask for more details, Aunt Liu suddenly exclaimed in shock, "Those two scourges deserve to die!"
"A scourge?" Sima Jing immediately suppressed her anger and questioned, "How can they be killed? The Pope and his wife both care about the common people and rose up to resist the tyrannical rule of the court!"
Aunt Liu shook her head in denial and explained again.
"Hehe, young lady, you're in the capital, you've only heard rumors, you probably don't know the specifics!"
"This so-called priestess is by no means concerned for the common people; in fact, she is vicious. In order to practice evil arts, she often grabs babies and sucks their blood. She also brainwashes the people to make money, and tricks them into committing suicide to reach the so-called heaven, thereby seizing their property!"
"The imperial court deserved to wipe them out! I personally witnessed all of this!"
Aunt Liu spoke with righteous indignation and in a very serious manner, so it was clear that she was not lying or making things up.
Moreover, she had no reason to deceive herself.
However, Sima Jing still couldn't believe it at all, because it was completely contrary to what she had heard since she was a child.
They still didn't ask again, but then Aunt Liu dropped another bombshell.
"Young lady, you are in the capital, so you must have heard a lot about the Prime Minister's great reputation!"
"The one who personally killed the Bishop's wife back then was the current Prime Minister. He even cut off the heads of those two villains and displayed them to the public. It was because of this that the Prime Minister was highly valued by the late Emperor and rose through the ranks to his current position."
Sima Jing was immediately struck dumb, utterly astonished!
And at this moment.
Inside the palace.
Zhu Fei reported to the emperor as usual.
"Your Majesty, I have been searching with my men for a long time, but we still cannot find Consort Sima."
The latter feigned anger.
"What have you all been doing all day?! I still haven't found my Consort Jing! What use are you to me?!"
Pretending to be deeply infatuated, Qin Yu let out a long sigh.
"Several days have passed, and Consort Jing is still missing. I cannot rest easy without hearing her voice, and I am heartbroken to see her face!"
"I have made up my mind. I will personally leave the palace to find Consort Jing's whereabouts!"
Zhu Fei, who was kneeling, chuckled to himself.
Look at this mess! He just wanted to find a legitimate reason to leave the palace for fun, and he can still talk about it so emotionally!
Without much thought, he immediately said respectfully, "Your Majesty, this humble subject will certainly protect you!"
After making some preparations, Qin Yu, under the pretext of searching for Sima Jing, led Zhu Fei and his entourage out of the palace.
However, before they even left the city, the group passed by a brothel, and Qin Yu was immediately drawn to the lively sounds inside.
At this time, the brothel was already bustling with activity, and today, with a brothel music festival being held, the place was packed with people upstairs and downstairs.
"Interesting, I want to go in and take a look!"
Qin Yu couldn't help but recall his intimate moments with Bai Ruyan, and with a sudden impulse, he went straight in.
As soon as I stepped inside, several pairs of eyes turned to me with keen awareness.
The madam, in particular, looked at him with eyes that lit up immediately, as if she had spotted a god of wealth, and she immediately approached him with a fawning smile.
"Young Master~"
What are you planning to do today?
Qin Yu immediately gave him a knowing look, then smiled slowly, "Hehe, of course I'm here to see Miss Bai. Money is no problem, so please make the arrangements!"
"Alas, I knew you were so infatuated with my Ruyan, but alas, she's not here today!"
"Not here?" Qin Yu frowned immediately, feeling somewhat disappointed. "Miss Bai spends most of her time in brothels, where could she have gone?"
Only after asking around did he learn the truth.
turn out to be.
Today is Bai Ruyan's adoptive mother's birthday, and she has gone back to celebrate with her.
Qin Yu immediately nodded. As the saying goes, the kindness of one's adoptive mother is greater than heaven, so celebrating her birthday is perfectly normal.
"By the way, that place is far from the capital."
"It's not that far, it's in Yunxia Valley!"
"Yunxia Valley".
Qin Yu muttered something, and just as he was pondering, the madam enthusiastically pulled his arm.
"Young master, today is a special performance of music and dance at our establishment. Miss Bai has been quite tired lately, so why don't you stop thinking about her and join in the performance?"
The madam was afraid that Qin Yu would be disappointed and leave if he heard that Bai Ruyan wasn't there, so she didn't care whether he agreed or not and immediately started explaining the rules.
"The rules of this brothel music gathering are very simple: you write your own lyrics and music, either instrumental or vocal. You can sing it yourself or pay money to have the girls in our brothel sing it. The winner is determined by the amount of silver the guests tip!"
The silver coins given by the guests were like votes, with a portion going into the personal pockets of the guests, and of course, the brothel taking a cut as well.
After a performance, the brothel can make a fortune.
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