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When I came out of the Jingzhao Demon Mansion again, it was almost noon.
Just as Xie Lingqin was about to get into the carriage, a child came rushing towards her.
Xie Lingqin recognized the child as Ning Xiucai's son. She glanced around and then looked at her, asking, "What happened?"
"Save my sister, save Brother Ning and Brother Ningyi."
"what happen?"
Xie Lingqin's expression tightened slightly. She gestured for Zihe to carry the little girl onto the carriage, and then drove the carriage away.
"Brother Ningyi was kidnapped by bad guys last night. He took some money to ransom him, but he hasn't come back yet."
The little girl started crying as soon as she finished speaking.
Xie Lingqin frowned, about to say something, when the carriage stopped again.
"Xie Lingqin, Ning Xiucai didn't come to Tianxia Yiwei today. I had someone check, and it seems something happened at his home."
It was Bai Yu's voice. He sounded a little unsteady on his feet, indicating that he had arrived in a hurry.
Xie Lingqin lifted the curtain and looked at him. "I know. You go back to Tianxia Yiwei. I'll go take a look."
"Okay." Bai Yu naturally believed in Xie Lingqin's abilities, nodded, and left immediately.
He walked in a hurry, as if he was afraid Xie Lingqin would catch up with him.
Xie Lingqin understood that this was because she felt guilty.
Xie Lingqin looked at the little girl again, asked a few questions, thought for a moment, and then whispered something to Zihe.
Zihe then headed towards the residence of the Prefect of Jingzhao.
Xie Lingqin then had the coachman drive the carriage and let the girl lead the way.
The carriage soon stopped outside a secluded courtyard.
"Sister, this is the place. Before, Brother Ning always paid money here the first time. If he didn't pay, they would have Brother Ning kidnap him." The little girl pulled Xie Lingqin and pointed inside.
"Okay, you go back first, don't come in with me, I'll go take a look."
Xie Lingqin patted the little girl's head, signaling her to go home first.
The little girl shook her head, but her grip on Xie Lingqin's clothes tightened even more. Despite her young age, a worry beyond her years appeared on her face. "Then, sister, you won't just go in and not come out, will you..." As she spoke, tears streamed down her face again.
Xie Lingqin wasn't good at comforting people. After thinking for a moment and looking around, she pointed and said, "Look, you hide there and wait for me to bring your Ning-gege and Ning-yi-gege out."
"Mmm-hmm-hmm."
Seeing that the little girl had disappeared without a trace, Xie Lingqin waved to her, then tucked her skirt in and quietly slipped inside.
From the outside, it looks like an ordinary courtyard, but once you go inside, you'll find it packed with people, bustling and noisy, with a cacophony of voices that gets your blood pumping.
It truly is a hidden paradise.
It's even better than a gambling den.
Men and women alike were gathered around the stands directly in front of them, shouting wildly.
And on the stands.
Xie Lingqin glanced at it only once, then frowned sadly.
Fighting arena.
Similar to a modern fighting arena.
However, this isn't just a fight between people; there are also animals involved.
She had long heard that beneath the seemingly prosperous capital lay a corrupt mask, but she never imagined it would be here.
"I'm betting, I'm betting on Big Knife this time, he's a master at winning every game."
"Hahaha... I heard there's new stock today..."
"What new stuff? It's our invincible little helper..."
"Really, really, it's been so long since I've seen him make a move... Today is definitely going to be exciting, I'm going to bet a lot later..."
The place is divided into two floors. The first floor, where Xie Lingqin is standing, is bustling with noise. The second floor consists of several private rooms with curtains hanging in the air. People are drinking tea and eating snacks inside. Xie Lingqin looks around, her eyes sweeping across the room before suddenly focusing.
Xie Danling.
In one of the private rooms on the second floor, Xie Danling's face appeared, and beside him, several people of similar age were shouting excitedly at the scene.
However, Xie Lingqin had no time to care about him. She put on a veil and went deep into the passageway.
It was absolutely impossible for Ning Xiucai and Ning Yi to be in the private room.
so……
"No way! Give Ning Yi back to me! You heartless people! I've already given you the money and redeemed Ning Yi. You're going back on your word!"
"Get out of here. Your meager silver is less than a tenth of what this kid earned for me in a match. I only let you take him away before to whet everyone's appetite, let him rest, and save me money on food."
"You...you, he's still a child, he's only ten years old, do you have no humanity?"
"Hmph, human nature. You're just a poor scholar. Stop gossiping here and get lost."
Xie Lingqin remained hidden in the shadows, listening to the conversation ahead, her brows furrowed in a cold light.
"Keep an eye on him, don't let him cause any trouble."
"yes."
Then, the man who had been talking to Ning Xiucai came out from inside.
He was a burly man with a murderous look on his face, and an iron door closed behind him.
Once the person was out of sight, Xie Lingqin took out a silver needle from her bosom, and in a few swift movements, the servants opened the iron gate.
Ning Xiushou was lying on the ground with a bruised and swollen face.
If Xie Lingqin hadn't recognized his patched clothes, she probably wouldn't have recognized him at all.
Once inside the iron gate, a completely different world unfolds, with rows of iron prison cells that are even more solid and professional than the prison in the residence of the Prefect of the Capital.
Inside the prison, the first cell was filled with people.
Everyone had scars on their faces, and everyone was stunned when they saw a beautiful, aloof young woman suddenly enter.
However, the girl only glanced at them before looking at the ground. "Scholar Ning, get up quickly."
"Ah... Am I going to be beaten to death? I'm hallucinating... Ning Yi, don't worry, if anything happens to you, I will definitely avenge you."
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