Chapter 171 World 7 (19)
Before Dong Yixiao could even realize his plan to go to Suzhou City, he was surrounded by people from Princess An Ning's residence. Dong Yixiao could clearly see that the person leading the group was Princess An Ning's personal guard.
The man in front of him was coming at him aggressively, but Dong Yixiao was actually feeling lucky. On the day he brought the thousand taels of gold home, he had already chiseled open the cracks in the bricks and put the gold inside. Even if Princess An Ning wanted to get the money back, she couldn't find any trace of the gold.
But the guard approached Dong Yixiao and said that Wu Li was disobedient in the Princess's Mansion and even acted disobediently. Wu Li was bought from Dong Yixiao, and if Wu Li's temperament was not docile, it meant that Dong Yixiao had failed to tame him, and naturally Dong Yixiao would need to tame him again.
Although they were using Princess An Ning's power as a banner, the guards' eyes were stern, without a trace of guilt. The guards knew that Dong Yixiao had listened to Bada's suggestion and agreed to drag Dong Yixiao into their plan. Once things started, there was no turning back, so they simply went all in.
The guard raised his eyes slightly and looked at Dong Yixiao. Although there was a smile on his face, his tone was full of threats: "...A thousand taels of gold, can't you buy a docile slave?"
Dong Yixiao cursed inwardly, cursing both the guards who relied on their power and Princess An Ning who had gone back on her word. Princess An Ning held such power, it would be so easy for her to tame a slave. If Princess An Ning had only to ask, the slaves in the manor would surely be happy to oblige.
But now he turned around and looked for me, a horse dealer who didn't know how to tame horses.
Although he was angry in his heart, Dong Yixiao looked calm on the outside, as if he couldn't see the threats and pressure from the guards, and he responded naturally.
When the slave Wu Li was in the Dong family, Dong Yixiao was helpless against Wu Li's stubbornness, not to mention that Wu Li had already entered the An Ning Princess's Mansion?
When Dong Yixiao saw Wu Li, his eyes were of different colors, shining with star-like brilliance, no different from when he was in the Dong family. It seemed that the immense wealth had not made his eyes cloudy.
Wu Li's eyes flickered slightly, and he looked past Dong Yixiao's figure, but he did not see that weak and slender figure.
He learned that Dong Yixiao's purpose was to make him learn to be obedient and please the almighty Princess An Ning.
Wu Li's eyes were heavy. He once thought that as a slave, it was natural for him to be sold to a customer's home.
But when Princess An Ning looked at him with compassion and sympathy, trying to win his gratitude with "good deeds" like applying medicine, the other people in the Princess's Mansion envied Wu Li's good luck, as if Princess An Ning, although she loved beautiful women, had never cared so much about a slave.
But Wu Li had seen truly kind and pure people. Although they were born weak, they were pure at heart. Their eyes would bend slightly when they were happy, and would tremble slightly when they were afraid...
The pity in Princess An Ning's eyes was as thin as a veil that would be blown away by the wind.
As a slave, Wu Li was lowly and humble, so he should have been honored to be treated differently by those in high positions and powers.
Because of a small kindness, I feel warm in my heart.
But Wu Li knew why Princess An Ning treated him so well.
It must be a very satisfying thing for a slave covered in scars and thorns to put away his sharp edge because of gentle comfort.
How refreshing it is to turn a ferocious wolf into a loyal dog that protects you.
Princess An Ning's state of mind is like that of an ordinary man who is "saving prostitutes". She wants others to change for her, and her joys, sorrows, anger and happiness are affected by her.
If Wu Li could cooperate, Princess An Ning would be extremely happy and she would enjoy wealth and glory from then on.
But if they could just pretend to be submissive, Wu Li would no longer be Wu Li.
Dong Yixiao swung the long whip in his hand fiercely, and the sharp sound of the whip rang out in the house.
Wu Li's whole body was limp and he had no strength at all. He lowered his eyelids and looked at the blood-red cloth at his wrist, a faint smile slipped between his lips and teeth.
——Princess An Ning’s mansion was indeed different from Ma Shangjia’s. In order to prevent him from hurting Princess An Ning, he was fed cartilage medicine as soon as he entered the mansion, which dissipated all his strength.
If it were a treasure fan, I'm afraid I would never be able to think of such a torturous way.
His clothes were torn, and drops of blood oozed from his chest, dripping onto the cloth at his wrists. For a moment, it was impossible to distinguish the color of the cloth from the blood.
Dong Yixiao retracted the whip and looked at Wu Li who refused to give in, and his head ached slightly.
He stood up and left, but Bada and the guards would not let Dong Yixiao go. What they wanted was to use Dong Yixiao to severely injure Wu Li, preferably to kill or cripple him.
By then, no matter how beautiful he was, a disabled slave would not be worth Princess An Ning's concern.
Dong Yixiao, who injured Wu Li, naturally did not have a good ending.
Dong Yixiao's men were of varying severity, but he became panicked after being threatened and pressured by Bada and the guards, as well as misleading words.
He was eager to find a way to tame the animal so that he could escape from Princess An Ning's Mansion as soon as possible.
At Bada's deliberate suggestion, the method of "training slaves with one's own body" was passed on to Dong Yixiao. Dong Yixiao was greedy for money and afraid of death. The constant threats had made him nervous and unable to breathe normally.
Dong Yixiao was like a prey being lured by bait, slowly falling into a trap.
——He wanted to use the method of "taming the slave with his own body", and this "body" was Dong Yixiao's only daughter Baoshan.
If he had not been forced into such a desperate situation, Dong Yixiao would never have used the method of using the precious fan to tarnish his reputation.
But if Wu Li cannot be tamed to be docile and obedient, Dong Yixiao's life will be in danger.
Even if the precious fan is worth a thousand taels of gold, how can a weak woman live a peaceful life?
Dong Yixiao told Baoshan about his plan. He thought Baoshan would be surprised and unwilling.
But Baoshan just listened quietly and agreed softly.
"Are you really willing?"
Bao Shan's eyes were misty with water, and her voice was gentle: "Daddy would never hurt me."
"Father must be very troubled to say such words. If there is no other way, how could it be possible... Of course I am willing."
Dong Yixiao's nerves, which had been tense for the past few days, suddenly relaxed, and he opened his lips slightly. "Once this is settled, I will leave here, whether to go to Suzhou City or somewhere else. I will definitely choose a perfect husband for you."
The door opened, but Wu Li didn't look up. It was just that Dong Yixiao had received another order to tame him.
Wu Li's expression was indifferent until a pair of embroidered shoes came into his sight.
Wu Li then raised his head, and all he saw was the black surrounding him.
Bao Shan was wearing a dark black dress with a hood covering her face, revealing only a small part of her fair and delicate jaw.
Wu Li looked up and saw the treasure fan lift up its hood, revealing a fair and beautiful face.
She pursed her thin lips and her face was pale, obviously she was extremely scared.
Wu Li looked at her and took out a long whip from her slender waist, which was the one Dong Yixiao usually used.
It turned out that today, the "tamed" caretaker had been replaced by the fragile Bao Shan from Dong Yixiao.
The long whip was the one Dong Yixiao was used to using on a daily basis. It was made of more than a dozen strands of rope and was tightly tied.
The long whip fell into Dong Yixiao's hands and was used as a tool to intimidate others.
No matter how disobedient the foreign slaves were, Dong Yixiao could silence them with just a whip and prevent them from causing trouble.
But now this long whip is in Baoshan's hand.
Her soft hands caressed the long whip that was about the size of her wrist, but it had no deterrent effect at all.
Instead, it arouses lustful thoughts, and the eyes seem to be fixed on that smooth and white skin, unable to move away at all.
Baoshan's arm, gripping the whip, trembled slightly. She was clearly the tamer of the "evil," but her pitiful appearance made her look more like someone being tamed.
Thinking of Dong Yixiao's earnest instructions at the Princess' Mansion, Baoshan's beautiful eyes trembled slightly. Finally, she mustered up her courage, raised her long whip, and slowly brought it down. The long whip struck Wu Li's back with a dull "snap" sound, which made Baoshan shudder. When she saw the bloodstain on Wu Li's wrist, her palms trembled and she dropped the long whip to the ground.
Baoshan's nose was red and tears were falling from his eyes. He looked very pitiful.
Wu Li's face was cold, and his voice was as stiff as ice: "I haven't cried out in pain yet, why are you crying?"
Hearing this, Baoshan cried even harder, tears streaming down her fair cheeks like pearls from a broken string.
The cheeks, which originally had little blood color, now showed two shades of crimson.
Wu Li, who originally wanted to treat her coldly, had a look of helplessness in his eyes.
Bao Shan leaned over and untied the red cloth wrapped around Wu Li's wrist. She glimpsed Wu Li's robe behind her, which was torn. She sobbed and asked, "Did I... beat it?"
Of course not.
The long whip fell lightly, more like dusting off his robes than taming him.
Wu Li said in a deep voice: "No."
Baoshan's brows were tightly furrowed, and the sadness on her face made people feel nervous and they wanted to reach out and soothe her.
Bao Shan knew that what she did was wrong. No matter what the reason was, she was doing it to save her own life and Dong Yixiao's. And treating Wu Li so badly and whipping him with a long whip was an extremely cruel act.
Bao Shan did not defend herself, but only said softly: "I am so mean, I am sure you will hate me."
Wu Li frowned and looked at her without saying a word.
Soft words continued to echo in the room.
"Before, you never treated me so coldly, but now...
But after all, I did something wrong, and it's only right that you hate me."
The restraints on Wu Li's hands had been removed. He twisted his wrists slightly, relaxing his body, which had been stiffened by the long restraints. He then wiped the tears from Bao Shan's cheeks with his palms. When Bao Shan looked at him, his face coldly said, "Don't speculate about my likes and dislikes."
Likes and dislikes cannot be seen from the surface.
The long whip fell at Baoshan's feet, but she did not reach out to pick it up.
In front of him was the slave Wu Li. Bao Shan's father, Dong Yixiao, had brought him from the desert to the Central Plains and had punished Wu Li countless times with a long whip. Now, he was trying to use brute force to make Wu Li submit and become docile.
Such a slave should be resentful of Dong Yixiao, and would even be implicated in Baoshan.
The humiliated Wu Li should be dangerous, even if he was given cartilage-reducing medicine.
But with the remaining strength in his body, it was easy for him to pin a weak woman down.
But Baoshan didn't notice anything at all, and even leaned forward and got closer to Wuli in order to persuade him.
As she leaned closer, Wu Li smelled a fragrant breeze.
Wu Li's tense face was almost unable to maintain its expression when surrounded by such elegant fragrance that had been haunting him for these days.
Wu Li looked at Bao Shan with serious eyes. She seldom dressed like this. She was dressed in black without a single bright color.
Maybe Dong Yixiao asked her to dress like this, wanting to use this gray outfit to avoid the prying eyes and covetousness of others.
But the dark black clothes only made Bao Shan's fair and small face stand out more clearly, appearing bright and dazzling.
The hood drooped limply on Bao Shan's slender back, swaying slightly as she moved, making her fingertips move slightly, wanting to straighten the hood for her.
Bao Shan looked into Wu Li's two different-colored eyes. There were still traces of tears on her cheeks. At this moment, her eyes softened, making her look even more pitiful.
Wu Li's Adam's apple moved slightly, and he felt the feeling of dry mouth and tongue surge up again.
Baoshan deliberately lowered her voice, her body was weak, and her voice was pleading softly.
Even if her requests were outlandish and fantastic, people would nod in agreement.
But as her soft lips parted, she begged, "Wuli, will you listen to Princess An Ning, please?"
All his fantasies instantly turned into winter ice, smashing Wu Li's head and causing it to bleed.
Not good, he thought, not good at all.
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