After coming back to his senses, Yu Qing walked in the other direction, returning to Miaoqing Hall.
As he was walking, he suddenly stopped and looked back, looking at a figure covered in a black cloak. He felt that the figure seemed to be following him. Judging from the figure and exposed clothes, he should be a woman.
Under his gaze, the woman in the black cloak did not stop, but continued to move forward. She walked past him not far away, and continued forward until she turned around and disappeared at the intersection ahead.
Yu Qing also continued to move forward, but still remained vigilant. He didn't find anything unusual after that. He felt that maybe he was overthinking, or maybe he just happened to be on the same road.
Unexpectedly, the figure in a black cloak appeared again at the corner of the courtyard wall at an intersection, and the malicious eyes under the cloak stared at Yu Qing's leaving figure.
Suddenly, she turned around and looked behind her, only to see a strange man standing behind her, staring at her expressionlessly.
"Bai Lan, follow me."
The strange man dropped his words and turned around.
The woman in the black cloak is none other than Bai Lan, who had a grudge against Yu Qing for killing her husband.
Bai Lan was horrified to be told her name. She covered her face almost all the time when she went out. She didn't know how the other party knew about it. Seeing that the other party didn't mean any harm, she couldn't help but follow a few steps and shouted: "Who are you?"
The strange man didn't answer, "Just come, otherwise don't regret it."
Bai Lan gritted her teeth and followed for a while, but when she followed outside an alleyway, she hesitated again. She didn't even know who the other person was, so why were she following him so stupidly? If there was any danger, wouldn't she be throwing herself into a trap?
She herself is not an upright free agent now. She has been wanted by the Jin Kingdom's court, and she is also the target of arrest by the Jin Kingdom's military.
Thinking of this, after seeing the strange man disappearing in the alleyway, she suddenly turned around, quickly walked into another alleyway, and quickly escaped through the large and small houses in Youjiaobu.
Later, he went down to the river, got into a awning boat, hid in the awning and walked across the waterway.
After wandering around for a while, after confirming that no one was following him, he landed, went back to the alley, and returned to the inn where he lived.
After returning to the room, closing the door, and just taking off his cloak, his nose suddenly twitched and he smelled an unusual smell.
She turned around and moved towards the source of the smell, and found something unusual on the dressing table. She couldn't figure out what it was for a moment. When she got closer, her eyes widened and she realized it was a furry ear.
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It was definitely not a human ear. It was obviously an animal ear. It was still bloody and very fresh. It had obviously been cut off not long ago.
There are still words left in blood on the table, just two words: Come back!
The fur on the ears was black and white, and it looked familiar. Bai Lan breathed quickly, her hands trembled, and she slowly stretched out, but did not dare to touch. Finally, her nose twitched and she came closer.
After getting closer and fully confirming the familiar smell, the whole person let out a scream of "ah".
That scream was almost heard by everyone in the inn. She was so frightened that she fell to the ground, her face turned pale.
Outside the door, a waiter banged on the door, "Sir, what's the matter? Sir, something's wrong."
The door knocked for a while, then creaked open, and Bai Lan appeared again, putting on her cloak again.
"Sir, what's wrong?" the waiter asked again.
Bai Lan forced a smile and said: "It's okay, I just saw an insect and was shocked."
The waiter apologized quickly, "That's the store's problem. I'll clean it for you again."
Bai Lan said hurriedly: "No need, I've already taken care of it." After that, she walked out of the door, turned around, locked the door and left quickly.
The waiter watched, scratched his head, and finally shook his head and left. Since the guests were fine, there was no need for him to look for trouble...
It didn't take long for Bai Lan to return to the alleyway she had not followed before.
When she walked in, she found someone standing there. It was the strange man who led the way before. She immediately rushed over and said urgently: "What do you want to do? Who are you?"
Strange man: "Don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask. Come with me, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences." After saying that, he turned around and left again.
Bai Lan clenched her fists again and again, but in the end she didn't dare to act rashly here. This time she followed with her lips tightened, not daring to get lost again.
Walking out of the alley, crossing a street, crossing a bridge, and entering another alley not far away, we stopped at the back door of a house.
The strange man knocked on the door. The door opened and he went in. Bai Lan gritted her teeth and finally followed in regardless of the danger.
After entering, she looked up and saw that the strange man had already gone up the stairs, so she had no choice but to follow him.
At the door of a room on the top floor, two men also wearing black cloaks stood. Seeing the guests coming, they opened the door to the left and right.
The strange man did not go in, but stood aside and extended his hand to invite Bai Lan to go in alone.
Bai Lan hesitated again and again. She knew that there must be something waiting for her in this room, and it must not be a bad thing. It could be seen from the ears that were cut off in her inn room.
But she seemed to have no choice, so she went in anyway.
Inside, one side is a window facing the courtyard, and on the other side, there is a square table.
There was a person sitting behind the table, also wearing a black cloak, but with the hood lifted, but with an iron mask on his face, only his eyes and mouth were exposed.
There was a man in a black cloak standing at each corner of the room.
Bai Lan's eyes quickly fixed on the table. On the table were simple drinks and dishes, as well as a tray with a few plush ears.
She quickly rushed over and stared at the ears in the tray. She saw seven black and white animal ears in total. She twitched her nose slightly and sniffed the smell. Her whole body suddenly shivered, her eyes were full of disbelief, and she looked towards him with trembling eyes.
The people behind the table seemed to be so grief-stricken and angry that they were speechless.
The man in iron mask sitting behind the table spoke, "This is the price for your disobedience. Don't do it again."
His tone was calm, as if he was saying something ordinary and reasonable.
Bai Lan couldn't control her emotions and suddenly took action, slamming her claws into the opponent's forehead.
The intention is also obvious, sneak attack, capture the thief first and capture the king first!
However, she far underestimated the opponent's strength. The man in iron mask moved like a phantom, swung his hand and hit Bailan's claws. Bailan suddenly felt that he had hit a thick wall, and he was thrown away on the spot.
Two men in black cloaks in the corner dodged and attacked together, capturing Bai Lan in the air.
He stopped her on the spot, tore off her cloak, then held her arms from left to right, and dragged her back forcefully. One person grabbed her hair, pushed her down on the table, and squeezed her head.
On the table, let her stare at the ears on the tray in front of her.
At this moment, Bai Lan felt huge panic, the opponent's strength was far beyond her imagination!
"Are you the Jin Kingdom Wolf Guard or the Sinan Mansion?"
Being pinned to the table and unable to move, she asked nervously.
What answered her was a pair of chopsticks.
The Iron Masked Man put a pair of chopsticks on the tray in front of her, picked up a furry ear, and then dipped some sauce on the table before stuffing it into the mouth of the gap in the iron mask, chewing it.
After chewing it a few times, he swallowed it raw with all the hair on it.
Then he took down the chopsticks and picked up the second one to eat.
Bai Lan instantly realized that the other person was not a human, but a demon cultivator. People generally would not eat raw with fur like this.
And she was already in tears. Seeing the scene of the other party eating the ear alive, her legs became weak and she was about to slide down the table, but someone held her tightly and pinned her head firmly to the table.
Let her watch.
She couldn't stand it anymore, so she closed her eyes and cried, "No, no, please, who are you and what do you want to do?"
"I told you not to do it again, but you didn't listen and you dared to be so arrogant in front of me." The man with the iron mask coldly snorted and tapped the tray with his chopsticks. "There are not enough food to accompany the wine, so I'll cut them all off."
Bai Lan opened her eyes instantly and saw someone taking away the tray on the table. She followed the tray with her eyes.
The sliding door not far away opened, and the man carrying the tray went in and said to someone, "Everyone has been cut."
Then there was the sound of the iron cage being opened, followed immediately by a churning movement, and muffled roars coming from the restrained mouth.
Through the light and shadow on the paper of the sliding door, you can see the shadows of a group of beasts struggling and writhing desperately.
Bai Lan burst into tears and begged, "I was wrong, I was wrong, please, please let my children go, I will promise you everything."
It's useless, it's too late to say anything.
Soon, the person carrying the tray appeared again, and the tray was placed on the table, with eight more bloody animal ears inside.
The man with the iron mask picked up a freshly cut ear and dipped it in the sauce, put it into his mouth and chewed it slowly. The cartilage made a squeaking sound. There was a sense of enjoyment in his slightly narrowed eyes. After that, he drank a glass of wine.
Listening to Bai Lan's cries and pleas, we swallowed together,
After putting down the glass, he asked: "Now that you have thought clearly, are you willing to obey?"
Bai Lan cried: "Yes, I am willing, please let my children go."
The man in the iron mask tilted his head to indicate that the sliding door of another room opened, and someone brought out a brazier. In the brazier were burning charcoal and a red soldering iron. The brazier was placed behind Bai Lan.
Bai Lan suddenly became very nervous, not knowing what these people were going to do to her.
Whoa! The person tore the clothes on her back, revealing her smooth back. The red-hot iron was stamped on her back with a hiss, and the charred smoke billowed up on the white flesh.
"Ah..." Brandon screamed shrilly, but someone covered his mouth in time, causing his whole body to twitch in pain.
After the punishment, the branding iron and brazier were taken back by the visitor.
A pattern was left on Bai Lan's back. She was lying on the table and finally left the table. She was dragged away by her arms, and then she was forced to kneel on the ground.
At this time, the two people holding her arms let go of her and stepped aside.
The man in the iron mask was still dipping the sauce and eating the fluffy animal ears.
It took Bai Lan, who had a confused look on her face, to regain her composure for a while. She then raised her head to look at the man in the iron mask, trembling subconsciously and feeling obvious fear.