"Hehe... I wonder what this young lady looks like..."
A lewd laugh accompanied by a disgusting voice reached Shen Linyi's ears.
"Old Dog, stop right there! What do you think you're doing? The boss is still outside. Do you want to break the rules right under his nose?"
The man called Old Dog seemed to be about to do something, but was stopped by someone.
"Be content? Lin, we've pulled off so many heists and come across so many noble ladies, but we've never had a taste of any of them. Aren't you tempted? Don't you feel itchy?"
"Be content? If you want to have a taste of these noble ladies, you have to have a life first!"
Then Shen Linyi saw a pair of boots quickly retreating as if being pushed away.
"Old Dog, get out of the way. If you can't control your urges, don't drag us down. Let me handle it."
"Tsk, stop pretending! This girl is just a concubine of the top scholar. Back in the day, I even touched the wife of a second - rank official."
Old Dog disdainfully curled his lips, then turned around and sat down on a stool, crossing his legs.
The remaining two said nothing more and just quickly stripped Qinghe on the bed. Her clothes were scattered all over the floor.
Shen Linyi averted her eyes, gritted her teeth, and placed her finger on the switch of her sleeve arrow, holding back her anger.
A moment later, Lin's voice rang out again. "Hey, Old Dog, bring that thing here."
Old Dog stood up, rummaged in his sleeve, and handed something to Lin.
Lin took it without a word and got busy again.
"Okay... it's done. Let's go."
Lin stuffed the bellyband he had taken off Qinghe into his sleeve, then led Old Dog and another man out of the room.
Old Dog dawdled, taking a few steps and then stopping, seemingly very reluctant.
After the three of them left, Shen Linyi heard the man called the boss say, "Among the noble ladies who came this time, there's a daughter of a third - rank official. She has more guards with her. You must be extra careful."
"Also, after you're done, remember to go to the secret room..."
The voice gradually faded away, and Shen Linyi couldn't hear the rest clearly.
After waiting for a while and making sure there was no more sound outside, Shen Linyi dared to crawl out from under the bed.
She stood up and took a look at Qinghe on the bed. Qinghe was now naked and sound asleep. By the moonlight, Shen Linyi could vaguely see some vulgar words written on her body.
Shen Linyi's eyes darkened. Then she picked up the clothes on the floor and simply dressed Qinghe.
Taking the bellyband and leaving a mark on the woman, but not actually ruining her innocence...
These men seemed like lecherous thieves, but they weren't the real deal. What other motives did they have?
Liuyun also came out of the wardrobe and silently helped Qinghe get dressed.
"Miss, what should we do next?"
Shen Linyi pondered for a moment and said, "The daughter of that third - rank official they mentioned is the next target. Do you still remember where the guards are the strictest here?"
Liuyun thought for a while and nodded. "I remember. I also know a small path."
"Good, Liuyun. Lead the way quickly."
Shen Linyi and Liuyun left the courtyard one after another and rushed towards the small path.
It seemed that in order to cover up the unrest in the nunnery tonight, the lights were dimmed. If it weren't for the moonlight, Shen Linyi and Liuyun would have had a hard time moving forward.
To avoid arousing suspicion, the two bent down and walked warily.
The small path Liuyun mentioned was an abandoned mountain path in the forest. There used to be a lot of weeds and fallen leaves on the path, but Liuyun had simply cleared it a few days ago so that she could move around the nunnery more quickly.
Unexpectedly, it came in handy now.
Liuyun was puzzled and asked in a low voice, "Miss, since they know that the daughter of that high - ranking official has many guards, why do they want to target her first?"
If there were multiple targets, why go after the most difficult one?
Shen Linyi had the same question just now. She originally thought that these men were hired by Qinghe to deal with her, but it turned out that their identities were unknown and they had multiple targets. "These men's identities are not simple."
"I'm afraid that among all their targets tonight, the daughter of that high - ranking official is the most important one."
Liuyun nodded. As they were talking, they arrived outside the courtyard of the daughter of the third - rank official.
But to their surprise, the courtyard was not as dim as they had imagined. Instead, candles were lit.
"It's so late. How come this young lady still hasn't gone to bed?"
Liuyun was extremely surprised. In her eyes, besides life and money, eating, drinking, and sleeping were the most important things.
She couldn't imagine what could be so important that this young lady would stay up so late at night.
Both of them fell silent. Different from Liuyun, Shen Linyi was thinking that if this young lady was still awake, would those men give up this target and go after someone else first?
But Shen Linyi didn't know who the next target was. She couldn't just run around the whole nunnery with Liuyun.
Many thoughts flashed through Shen Linyi's mind. Then she observed the distribution of the guards around the courtyard.
Although it was already midnight, the guards were still standing dutifully beside the courtyard. There were even two or three guards hiding in the trees.
With so many guards, not even a fly could get in. Shen Linyi wondered how those men would get in even if the target inside was asleep.
"Meow! Meow! Meow!"
Before Shen Linyi could figure it out, more than a dozen shrill meows of wild cats came from not far away. The meows were quite scary in the middle of the night.
The meows of the in - heat wild cats came one after another, as if they wouldn't stop for a while. Two of the guarding guards were sent to check the situation.
Shen Linyi raised her eyebrows. It seemed that these wild cats were the work of those men.
After thinking for a while, Shen Linyi whispered a few words in Liuyun's ear. Liuyun nodded, and then the two separated to act.
Before long, meows of wild cats could be heard all around. The guards looked at each other. Afraid of disturbing the young lady in the courtyard, they had to leave their posts to drive the wild cats away.
These guards were just ordinary escorts and had no experience. They never thought that these groups of in - heat wild cats were deliberately arranged.
Taking advantage of the guards' confusion, Shen Linyi seized the opportunity and climbed over the wall from the back yard.
This courtyard was much larger than Shen Linyi's. Besides the main house, there were several small rooms around for the maids and old women.
But despite the noise, there was no reaction from the rooms of the maids and old women. It seemed that they had also been drugged.
There was a cold glint in Shen Linyi's eyes. It seemed that these men were going to take action by force.
It made sense. If they succeeded, the young lady inside would probably be so ashamed that she would never dare to reveal this matter.
She quickly walked towards the main house. After pushing open the door, she saw a beautiful young woman crying while holding a book.
Her eyes were red from crying. A beautiful woman shedding tears should have been a charming sight, but this beauty was lying sprawled on the small couch with half a sunflower seed shell beside her mouth.