There were bursts of laughter and conversation coming from the room, the voices were soft and inspiring.
"Knock, knock, knock—" There was a knock on the door. The heat in the room did not subside, and the creaking sound of the bed frame drowned out the knocks.
"Madam, I have an urgent matter to report."
"Ah~ Come on..."
A man about thirty years old knelt down and saluted, feeling terrified and not daring to look up.
"Madam, I don't know who tied the butler up behind the rockery last night. He said it was done by a handsome man eight feet tall and strong. I checked everyone in the courtyard but couldn't find the man."
"Let him come in and answer."
"yes."
The housekeeper, who had just recovered from his shock outside, tidied his clothes, walked into the house tremblingly, and knelt beside it.
"Butler, please describe the man's appearance in detail..." Madam Lotus said breathlessly, and suddenly she slapped the man in the face. The other party only groaned and dared not cry out in pain.
The butler's heart trembled at the sound of the voice, but he did not dare to have any covetous thoughts.
"My lady, that man didn't wash his face clean, and it was late last night, so I couldn't see him clearly. But he was naked, so he must be the handsome man who was presented to us."
Madam Lotus's interest was piqued, and she pulled aside the bed curtains. "Oh? Look carefully, are these two beauties as pretty as us?"
The butler raised his eyes cautiously, and what he saw was the white flesh. He lowered his head after just one glance and dared not look again.
"Hey, Madam, it's even better than that. His eyes are bright and sharp, his body is strong and sturdy, and his thing is also big..."
Madam Lianhua instantly lost interest in her work and pushed away the two men who approached her. The maid in the room then brought out some light clothes and put them on Madam.
The two men still didn't dare to complain and left the house expressionlessly. Judging from their words and actions, they must have been raised in a wealthy family, yet now they had become Madam Lotus's pets.
In this courtyard, shame is the most useless thing. In order to survive, they have long been accustomed to living like beasts.
Lady Lotus's skin was firm and smooth, though not quite fair. Her eyes were narrow and slightly upturned, giving her a seductive look. She looked like a demon imbued with yang energy.
She picked up the teacup and said softly, "Why didn't you bring such a good-looking man here last night?"
The housekeeper trembled, "I don't know either. I was just about to take him to wash and present him to the lady when he slapped me from behind and knocked me unconscious. When I woke up it was morning."
She snorted, not really caring. Who wouldn't resist at first? After a few days of good times, they naturally became obedient.
Don't want to serve others? She insists on training these people like dogs. Let them feel the feeling of falling from the sky into the mud!
What she enjoys most is to trample the proud heads to the ground!
"Find him immediately. If he's not in the courtyard, look for him in the city. He can't get away anyway!"
"Yes, ma'am."
Lady Lotus asked him to report the number of sacrifices currently.
"Including those delivered yesterday, we have enough males and females, but we are short of babies. So far, only 35 have been born, and 10 are still pregnant."
"Aren't you anxious to perform the sacrifice, my Lord? Waiting for the child to be born is too long. Why not find a baby under six years old in the city? The blood of a young child is also very pure, and the sacrifice will surely be effective."
The butler shuddered, fear in his eyes, but he didn't dare to refute, "Yes."
There was a mockery in Madam Lotus' eyes. Her child was gone, so why should other people's children still be alive!
At this time, a servant came hurriedly to report, "Husband, Madam, our storehouse was robbed!"
She stood up and suppressed her smile. "What? Who dares to steal in my yard?"
She tightened her belt and asked as she walked out, "What did you steal?"
The housekeeper followed behind him, his legs trembling with fear, thinking that his life was about to end, and he didn't know if he could leave his body intact.
Mrs. Lotus came to the wide-open warehouse door with a dark face.
"The servant who came to change shifts this morning found the gate open, and the person who was supposed to be on duty last night was tied up and left in a corner, dazed and unable to be woken..."
"If you can't wake him up, whip him! Do I need to teach you such a simple thing?" She looked fierce.
"Yes, ma'am!"
Someone behind him started whipping people with a whip, "Pa-pa-pa"
"Something is missing..."
Mrs. Lotus walked in, then got choked up and was almost laughing out of anger.
The entire warehouse is empty!
Is this a thief? This is a bandit!
What a joke! She, a bandit leader, was actually robbed by another group of bandits! And she was completely unaware!
She almost bit her gums to pieces, snatched the whip from the maid, and whipped the person herself.
Even after the two servants were awakened by the beating, she did not stop, she was simply venting her anger.
All that could be heard in the yard were shrill screams and pleas for mercy, until the two men were beaten to a pulp and were left with only their last breath.
She half-knelt down, pinched someone's chin, and looked fiercely, "Who stole it last night?"
He opened his mouth, spitting blood for a long time, and then uttered four words.
"N-I don't know..."
They were on night watch and fell asleep listening to the music. Then someone hit them on the head from behind and they passed out.
The other fifteen people from the Sixteenth Altar got up from their beds upon hearing the news and rushed over. "Big sister! How dare a thief steal from us?"
Madam Lianhua's face looked extremely ugly. She was interrogating the man and the ground was stained with blood, but she couldn't get any information out of him.
The hundreds of servants and guards in the entire mansion did not see any thieves moving anything, and even the yamen runners in the city patrolling the streets did not see any cars appear.
Such a large warehouse, so many treasures, disappeared mysteriously overnight?
Everyone in the courtyard felt threatened and began to prove their innocence.
This bizarre incident caused a lot of discussion among the people and made them feel uneasy.
There are many corpses buried in the yard...
Madam Lotus snorted and laughed. "In the courtyard? The whole city is full of corpses! Who hasn't eaten a piece of human flesh and drunk a mouthful of human blood? Who can live a clean and innocent life?"
She had long since given up on belief in karma and retribution. She thought, "Let all the ghosts come after her! She's got a tough life, so who can stop her from suffering?"
Several brothers hurriedly asked, "Is our granary okay?"
They have done all kinds of bad things, so they naturally understand the principle of a cunning rabbit having three burrows.
"Of course, there will be no problem with the granary. There are dozens of people guarding it, and there are also mechanisms inside."
That’s good. If we lose our gold, silver and treasures, we can still rob them. But if we lose our food, we will die.
Madam Lotus suppressed her anger, raised the corners of her mouth, and squinted her eyes at the scorching sun above her head, "Aren't we all anxious to hold the sacrifice? Get everyone ready, and the sacrificial ceremony will begin the day after tomorrow!"
See what kind of ghost is yelling at her!
"Madam, madam, something bad has happened—"
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