What's going on next door?
At this moment, Lin Yan even forgot her pretense; her voice instantly turned cold, and a fierce glint appeared in her eyes!
The madam had forced countless women into prostitution throughout her life, and had long since lost all compassion.
Despite hearing such a terrifying sound, she remained unfazed, even showing a hint of disgust:
"Oh dear, the guests next door are disciplining a disobedient child. It's nothing serious. I wonder if the guests are satisfied with these children?"
"It's alright. You can leave now. Leave these three girls here. I'll inspect the goods first. If I'm satisfied, I'll pay you double tomorrow."
"Oh, don't worry, sir, they'll make sure you're completely satisfied!"
The madam was a little unhappy that she didn't immediately receive the twenty taels of silver, but she still tried her best to keep a smile on her face.
She wasn't worried that he wouldn't pay, after all, she wasn't supporting so many thugs in her building for nothing!
After the madam left, Lin Yan sat down in front of the three children, trying to soften her voice:
Do you want to go home?
Upon hearing this, the children's faces showed no joy, but rather fear.
"Sir, this is our home!"
Judging from their appearance, they must have been disciplined and beaten by the madam many times to achieve this effect!
"Alright, alright, you guys should get some sleep first."
After lighting the sleeping powder, Lin Yan secretly opened the door to the next room.
The sight before her eyes made her heart clench with pain for a split second!
Three lifeless children lay on the carpet...
Not only that, but there were even two children lying on the bed, breathing more gasping for air than breathing in.
The three were engrossed in their conversation when Lin Yan approached them. They quickly got up from her, their faces showing their annoyance at being disturbed.
"Who are you? Can't you see we're having a good time? Or do you want to join in the fun too?!"
"Have any of you heard of the Master of the Thousand Machines Pavilion?"
The three men's expressions changed, a hint of fear flashing across their faces, but they quickly concealed it:
"Playing tricks? Do you even know who we are? I'd like to see what this Thousand Machine Pavilion is all about—ah!"
Lin Yan's dagger flashed in and out, its blade already stained with blood.
The man who spoke first had his genitals cut off!
In just a few breaths, his eyes, nose, and tongue were gouged out!
Finally, his heart was ripped out, and bright red blood flowed all over the ground...
Since the three of them moved into the brothel, screams have been coming from inside the room from time to time.
The people in the building were already used to it, so even after the commotion, no one paid much attention.
The remaining two were already terrified out of their wits by the horrific scene before them!
A foul odor suddenly wafted from the enclosed room; it turned out the two men had wet themselves in fear!
With a thud, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.
"Master, spare us! We know we were wrong! We'll never dare to do it again! Ah!"
While the two were still kneeling and begging for mercy, Lin Yan took their lives in the same way!
Furthermore, the words "Consequences of Rape of Children, left by the Master of Qianji Pavilion" were inscribed on their bodies one by one.
Looking at the corpse on the ground, a fleeting sense of pleasure finally crossed her mind.
She knew that these three people were the influential figures the traffickers had mentioned that night.
Although killing them might cause a lot of trouble, she didn't regret it!
Fortunately, the children inside were already unconscious and did not witness this bloody scene.
She didn't bring a medicine kit with her, so she could only give them a few pills to keep them alive.
After finishing her business, Lin Yan intended to leave, but then she suddenly remembered something and began to search through the clothes of the men.
Sure enough, they found five hundred taels of silver notes and nearly fifty taels of silver inside.
The madam was an accomplice, so of course she didn't intend to let her go.
"Why did the guests come out? Are they dissatisfied with those maids?"
The madam was counting the silver notes in her hand when she saw Lin Yan push open the door and enter the room. She hurriedly put the silver notes into the wooden box, stood up and went to greet her. Suddenly, she felt a cold touch on her neck. It turned out that a cleaver was pressed against her neck.
"Where are the indentures of the girls in the building, and all your belongings?"
"The guest asked what this is for?"
"I'm not in the mood to chat with you. If you don't want to die, then say something now!"
The dagger was still dripping with the warm blood of the previous victim. The madam was instantly terrified, her body trembling as she pointed at the dressing table:
"They're all there..."
Lin Yan led her directly over, and sure enough, she found a large stack of indentures and silver notes in the jewelry box.
"Can the guest release me now?"
"Let you go? Fine, I'll let you cross the Bridge of Helplessness, okay?"
Before the madam could even feel happy for a second, her throat was swiftly slit!
Before she died, the madam's eyes were wide open, staring unblinkingly at her possessions...
After stuffing all the silver notes, gold and silver jewelry into her bundle, Lin Yan lit a candle and burned all the indentures in her hand.
After doing all this, she left the Hundred Flowers Pavilion. On the way, she burned her outer clothes and boots before going to the prefectural government office to start beating the drum.
Before the main gate opened, she quietly turned back to the inn and climbed in through the window...
The next morning, Lin Yan, dressed in women's clothing again, opened the door with her bundle on her back.
Seeing her come downstairs, the waiter hurriedly brought the horse over:
"Guests, you're up so early? You must be exhausted. You stayed up all night working until 1 AM last night and only slept for less than two hours before getting up."
Lin Yan pretended to yawn and casually spread out several embroidery pieces.
"Well, there's nothing I can do. I have elderly parents to support and young children to raise. It's rare that I still have a skill that can earn me money. While I'm still young and my eyesight is still good, I'll make more embroidery to exchange for money."
"Yes, times are tough, and it's not easy for anyone."
After selling the embroidery, she was about to leave the shop when she was suddenly bumped into by a figure.
Because she had only slept for a little over an hour that night, she was inevitably a bit tired and was unable to escape in time.
"Where did this poor beggar come from, bumping into our young lady without even apologizing!"
“Lü’er, please don’t be rude! I bumped into this young lady first. Please forgive me, my maid was just worried about me, that’s why she was in such a hurry.”
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Lin Yan realized that the person who had bumped into her was none other than Shangguan Yun, the female protagonist of the book.
The voice was so gentle and soft that even the slightest bit of anger in her heart vanished, and she smiled nonchalantly.
"It's nothing."
Before the body of Baihualou was discovered, Lin Yan led her horse out of the city gate the moment it opened.
Just a few kilometers outside the city gate, as we passed through a grove of trees, we heard the sounds of fighting!
She intended to leave quietly, but suddenly heard a familiar voice...
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