"Bao, is Chunfenglou a brothel?" Xu Ning said expressionlessly, his eyes turning to the woman rowing at the bow.
"Player, this Chunfeng Tower isn't just an ordinary brothel; it's also known as the Nanguan! The so-called Nanguan is a place that provides special services specifically for men."
"Oh my god!" Xu Ning's face turned green. This abominable boatman actually wanted to sell him to that place! It was outrageous!
"What's going on with that woman? Isn't she his mistress or something?" Since the boatman planned to sell her to the South Pavilion, it meant that he didn't know that I was a woman.
"She was from Chunfenglou. Unfortunately, she contracted a serious illness, and was mercilessly sold to this boatman by the madam."
Xu Ning suddenly understood. No wonder this woman always looked so timid and fearful. She didn't look like a decent woman at all.
The woman was still rowing resignedly when suddenly, a cold voice came from behind her without warning: "Why don't you take this opportunity to escape?"
This sudden change caused Qin Xiuniang's face to change drastically in an instant, and her body became stiff involuntarily.
Then, she slowly turned her head and what came into her sight was Xu Ning looking at her with indifference.
"My slave..."
Xu Ning saw that she stopped and said, "Keep rowing. The one inside won't wake up and row for you."
These words took on a different meaning when they reached Qin Xiuniang's ears. She was a little shocked and frightened, but at the same time she continued to row the boat obediently.
Xu Ning sat outside the cabin instead, leaning gently on it, staring at the seemingly endless lake, as if he wanted to see the secret hidden in it through the water.
"I'm afraid a lot of innocent people have died in this lake."
Xu Ning's words successfully made Qin Xiuniang tremble.
"I... don't know anything."
"Are you not pretending anymore?" She was called "slave" just now, but now it's changed to "I", which means that this woman is the one who turned over.
Xu Ning breathed a sigh of relief. She'd been hunting hawks all day and gotten her eye pecked by one. As someone who often drugged others, she felt embarrassed to have fallen for one.
Fortunately, her body had long been immune to this stuff, and she woke up after just a moment of dizziness. Then she secretly drugged the stupid boatman.
There were two reasons for keeping this woman. First, Xu Ning did not want to go through the trouble of rowing the boat herself; second, she hoped to get important information about Chunfeng Tower from her.
"As long as you tell me the truth about Chunfeng Tower, I will not only give you a generous reward in silver, but I can even properly deal with the man inside for you."
"What do you want to know?"
"Everything about Chunfeng Tower should be kept confidential."
Qin Xiuniang hesitated for a moment, but soon seemed to have made up her mind and began to tell Xu Ning the news she knew one by one.
According to Qin Xiuniang's description, such incidents of boatmen robbing and killing each other for money were so numerous on this lake that they seemed to have become commonplace in the water transportation industry of Taihu Lake.
Anyone who is not a high-ranking official, as long as Chunfeng Tower is able to cover up the truth, whether it is a gentle and virtuous woman or a handsome young man, will be sold into the door of Chunfeng Tower and fall into the bottomless abyss from which there will be no return.
Admittedly, there have been some incidents that almost caused a sensation, but they all disappeared in a short period of time.
Not only were the victims vindicated, but on the contrary, they either disappeared inexplicably without a trace or became servile slaves of Chunfeng Tower.
All these signs indicate that Chunfeng Tower has long been in collusion with high-ranking officials.
Xu Ning sighed, it seemed that she really took action to rid the people of harm, this Chunfeng Tower was indeed a sinful place.
As the night deepens, the flower boats along the shores of Taihu Lake are already lit up with bright lights and filled with singing and dancing.
Xu Ning asked Qin Xiuniang to dock the boat in a remote place. She went ashore and brought up a large rock, then asked Qin Xiuniang to row her to the flower boat at Chunfeng Tower.
After learning the exact location of Chunfeng Tower, Xu Ning did not rush towards it, but carefully found a secluded and uninhabited deep water area.
Xu Ning skillfully tied the heavy stone tightly to the boatman with a rope, and then mercilessly pushed the boatman, who was still unconscious and had no power to resist, into the water.
Xu Ning had heard Qin Xiuniang say before that the boatman had done the same thing to innocent people countless times.
Then why isn’t this kind of belonging what the boatman deserves?
Xu Ning kept his promise and gave Qin Xiuniang a sum of money. The money was exactly what Qin Xiuniang had found on the boatman, and it also contained Qin Xiuniang's indenture contract.
Xu Ning asked Qin Xiuniang to send her ashore and let her row the boat away. Xu Ning did not intend to interfere with what would happen to Qin Xiuniang afterwards. She was going to stir up trouble.
Xu Ning got ashore and immediately found a deserted corner to dress himself up again.
In a short while, the ordinary boy Xu Ning transformed into a rich kid dressed in gorgeous clothes and wearing a dazzling gold chain, looking like a playboy and prodigal son from a nouveau riche family.
Unlike Sioux City, Lake City has no curfew.
Xu Ning strode into Lake City and immediately felt the atmosphere here was completely different from that of Su City. Because Lake City did not implement a curfew system, the lights were still on at night, and the streets were bustling with people.
This was exactly what Xu Ning wanted, so she found a few ruffians, gave them some money, and asked them to run errands for her.
These ruffians were blinded by money and gladly accepted the task. After taking the silver, they immediately helped Xu Ning buy a carriage full of delicious food.
Everything was ready, and Xu Ning planned to leave through another city gate.
"Sir, it's so late, it's very dangerous outside the city, let us take you there." Naturally, they didn't want to let go of the young master who was stupid and rich, and greed gradually appeared in the eyes of the ruffians.
Xu Ning pretended not to notice, deliberately putting on an arrogant and domineering attitude, and scolded in a fierce and vicious tone: "Stop talking nonsense! Get out of here! If you delay my good things, I will show you how to deal with you!"
After saying this, Xu Ning jumped onto the carriage without hesitation, waved the whip, and drove away at full speed.
How could those hooligans give up so easily? They secretly followed the carriage and chased it to a pavilion outside the city. Then, the scene before them left them dumbfounded - a group of graceful and beautiful women dancing around Xu Ning.
Their eyes were wide open, and as they approached stealthily, they soon discovered that these beauties were not only as light as swallows and danced without touching the ground, but they also left no shadows.
"No, something's wrong, it's a ghost, it's a ghost!"
"Ah!!! Help, ghost!"
The hooligans were all terrified! The clever ones ran away, while the timid ones collapsed on the spot and wet their pants.
Xu Ning, who had been sitting still, suddenly turned around and gave them a wicked smile. Her unusually obvious red glowing eyes successfully scared the hooligans who failed to escape into fainting.
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