The crisp chirping of summer cicadas echoed in the air, and the bright sunshine illuminated the alley, and also fell on the pair of embroidered shoes covered with mud spots and the slightly swaying cyan skirt.
The woman who was turned away was Song Li.
And the person inside the door should be her crush before she was sold to Zuichun Tower.
"Liu, Brother Liu, what are you talking about..."
He threw himself against the wooden door with a "pop" sound, and Song Li still had a smile on his face at this moment.
However, unlike the sincere joy before, this smile now seems more like an embarrassed self-comfort.
"Li, Li'er, I really don't dare to open this door. If you want to blame, just blame Brother Liu for not having the ability..."
The voice coming from the door was also a little bitter: "Li'er, I don't know how you escaped, but you have to think about your parents and the people around you..."
"Then Zuichunlou is something that we people can't afford to offend. If they find you here, then..."
"Oh, please leave quickly!"
"..."
The breeze is just right, and the man's words are ruthless.
It was obvious that this person thought Song Li had secretly escaped from Zuichun Tower.
In fact, it's not surprising that he would make this judgment.
After all, Song Li had only been in Zuichun Tower for a short period of time, so it was absolutely impossible for her to save enough money to redeem herself.
But if someone else redeemed her body, why would Song Li come here?
Therefore, the most likely scenario is "escape".
And this means that Zuichunlou will definitely send people to search for her traces, and will definitely severely punish everyone related to this matter.
Therefore, the man did not dare to open the door no matter what.
"..."
The hand holding the wooden door slipped little by little, as if all the strength had been drained away in an instant.
Song Li slowly fell to her knees on the ground, her eyes a little hollow.
Of course she knew what the person on the other side of the door was worried about.
It is precisely because of knowing that she is so confused and helpless now.
Why?
Why didn't he hide me or take me away, but he just wanted to drive me away...
Is he so afraid that I will cause trouble for him...
I have obviously done so much for him...
If he hadn't nodded in agreement, I wouldn't have ended up in a brothel...
That's right, the story Song Li told Chu Xianping about her "falling into smoke" last night was actually only half of it.
Her father really had the idea of selling her to pay off his gambling debts.
But at that time, Song Li had already made a marriage contract with the man in her family. Although the marriage had not yet officially come to an end, the matter naturally required the consent of her "fiancé."
But looking back now, the man's choice is already very obvious.
A total of one hundred taels, seventy taels for the father, and thirty taels for the man. At the same time, the engagement was cancelled.
This was a choice that made Song Li despair, but just before she was about to enter Zuichun Tower, the man made an extremely sincere promise to her——
Li'er, when I save enough money, I will redeem your life. Just wait for me.
It was precisely because of these words that the hope in Song Li's heart was not completely shattered.
But just now, all the fire of hope was extinguished.
"Li'er? Li'er?"
"Even if you don't think about me, you still have to think about your parents!"
"Listen to Brother Liu and go back quickly!"
"..."
On the other side of the door, the man was still persuading hurriedly.
But Song Li only felt that his voice was getting smaller and smaller.
Thinking of you...
Oh, I have thought too much about you, so much that I can even throw away my own chastity, reputation, and body.
So now, do you want me to give you my life?
Slowly standing up from the ground, Song Li did not tell the man the truth. She just gently wiped off the mud on her shoes and skirt without saying a word, and then tidied her somewhat messy hair.
After doing all this, she slowly turned around and walked step by step along the path she came from without looking back.
From now on, I will only think about myself.
...
...
Half an hour later.
Saying goodbye to the muddy alley, saying goodbye to the man who has nothing to do with her anymore, and saying goodbye to the past, Song Li has returned to Zuichun Tower, ready to try to find out something about Chu Xianping, and then go find the latter.
It is still unclear whether she wants to "repay the favor" or has other motives.
And when she walked into Zuichun Tower again, at the gate of the watchman's office about ten miles away, a man wearing a brocade suit also stepped across the threshold, slowly amidst the bows of the guards around him.
Walking towards a small building.
"Lord Guan."
"Lord Commander."
"..."
The man had an indifferent expression and did not respond to the greetings from the guards, and everyone seemed to think this was normal.
Because this person is the commander of the watchman, Guan Jingzhong.
Or maybe it could be said that he was just a Gu carving that took the form of Guan Jingzhong.
Bai Youheng made the decision after much thought to make Yan Luo transform into the top watchman to obtain information.
Although the "Eye of Yama" can confuse the minds of others and even control others for one's own use, it seems simpler at first glance.
But in fact this involves huge risks.
Because the Eye of Yama is not 100% able to seduce successfully, and once it fails, Yama will undoubtedly be exposed.
And since the incident of beating Pei Dajun was revealed, all the watchmen have taken precautions against it, which undoubtedly adds to the difficulty.
Therefore, it is better to transform into Guan Jingzhong and directly ask Du Chang what he wants.
This approach is naturally risky, but it is the safest way Bai Youheng can think of.
First of all, as a watchman, Bai Youheng knew Guan Jingzhong well and was confident that he would not reveal his flaws in his words and deeds.
Secondly, this way he can directly contact Du Chang, who definitely knows all of Wei Changtian's "plans".
In the end, if everything goes well, it will only take a short time for him to get the information he wants. Although the secret will definitely be exposed later, it won't matter at that time.
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"clatter."
"Master Guan, Mr. Du is inside."
The officer leading the way stopped and looked back at "Guan Jingzhong": "The villain has already informed me. Mr. Du said you can just go in."
"Um."
Nodding slightly, "Guan Jingzhong" reached out and pushed open the door.
This action is the same as when an ordinary person opens a door, and it is perfectly normal.
But in fact, his fingers did not actually touch the door, and the reason why the door opened was because of the infuriating energy flowing from his fingertips.
Only someone who observes extremely carefully would be able to detect such tiny details, so the few officers behind him did not have any suspicion at the moment.
Including Du Chang in the house.
The latter just looked at "Guan Jingzhong" who pushed the door open and asked casually: "Master Guan, are you back from the palace so soon?"
"Well, the Emperor has something to deal with temporarily, so I just asked a few questions."
Bai Youheng controlled Yan Luo to answer, and then said casually: "Master Du, the emperor asked me today when we can find the traces of Yama Luo, and also asked me whether we are sure about it."
"Alas, I wonder what Mr. Wei's plan is..."
While talking, he walked to sit opposite Du Chang.
Based on all the previously known information, Bai Youheng was confident that there would be no problem with this theory.
But he never imagined that everything he knew was actually a trap.
He probably wouldn't have thought that just after he said the first sentence, Du Chang had already quietly heated the Zimu Jade hidden in his sleeve.
In less than ten breaths after Du Chang finished this move, several figures rushed out of the princess's residence and headed straight for the watchman's office as quickly as possible.