They had been eliminating enemies at the Plum Grove Manor the other day and recently dealing with Dong Fangzhuo's remaining minions. That dark plum pattern was all too familiar.
"I think there's more to it," Zhu Xiao said mysteriously, stroking his chin. Recalling Jiang Jinyue's guilty look, he seemed to be deep in thought.
Song Yinghuai's eyes were sharp. "Apart from this, there's no other evidence for now. Finding the person is the top priority."
"Han Fen, lead your men to search along the outskirts near the mass graves. Don't miss any suspicious places."
Han Fen responded and quickly led the soldiers of the Five Army Battalions out of the city.
"Prefect Guan," Song Yinghuai said coldly. "Mobilize the city defense troops and all the constables in Yanjing to search every household in the name of hunting down Dong's remaining minions. Do you understand?"
Guan Baishan had already been hit hard by Song Yinghuai and Zhu Xiao. Feeling utterly useless, he almost bent his waist so low that his head was about to go into his crotch.
"I understand, sir! I'll go and handle it right away! I'll personally lead the search!"
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Fengxian was a subordinate city of Yanjing, prosperous and full of pleasure houses.
Every night, it was a place of debauchery and revelry. Even with the chaos caused by Dong's remaining minions in the surrounding areas, people's pursuit of pleasure remained unabated.
In the largest brothel in Fengxian, the Golden Phoenix Tower, there was a residential area for prostitutes in the backyard.
The door creaked open, and a man looking like a brothel thug and a pimp walked in and went up to the top - floor prostitute quarters.
From afar, they looked at the unconscious woman lying on the bed. The pimp, named Liu Laosan, tugged at his servant's clothes impatiently.
"Why not just kill this girl? Why did the Fifth Miss spare her life? Now, with the search going on inside and outside Yanjing, Fengxian is also affected. We can't even get out. It's so dangerous hiding here."
The thug, Sun Laoba, sighed.
"Forget it. The Fifth Miss must have her reasons for keeping her. We're in the Dong family's service. Just follow her orders."
Liu Laosan snorted and said regretfully,
"I understand the logic, but seeing such a beautiful girl lying here every day, and we can't do anything. Aren't you tempted?"
Although there were many scantily - clad women coming and going in the Golden Phoenix Tower, none could compare to the girl named Caiyu on the bed.
Even the top courtesan was not a tenth as good as her!
They had been watching Caiyu fall into a deep sleep after being drugged every day, and their hearts were already itching with desire.
Sun Laoba also stared longingly at the woman on the bed.
It was impossible not to be tempted, but this was the person the Fifth Miss wanted. How dare he act rashly before the master gave the order?
"Like her?"
Suddenly, a cold female voice came from behind.
The voice was like a blind snake slithering out of the wreckage of memories, slippery and cold, wriggling into the depths of one's heart.
The two of them were startled. Their hair stood on end, and they turned around to see the woman standing outside the door.
The woman had a beautiful face, but her eyes were venomous. Being stared at by her, a strange chill suddenly ran through their hearts.
"Fifth Miss..." Liu Laosan stammered. His back was cold. "Don't misunderstand. Sun Laoba and I haven't done anything."
The woman standing at the door was Dong Yurong.
However, her once - beautiful face had changed a lot. She had lost a lot of weight, looking mean, vicious, and full of hatred.
Dong Fangzhuo had been captured, but Song Yinghuai only arrested and sent Dong Fangzhuo and those related to the case in the Dong family to the capital. He didn't implicate the innocent members of the Dong family, so Dong Yurong remained unharmed.
But the once - noble daughter of a prominent family had become a stray dog with the downfall of the Dong family.
Everyone was eager to kick her when she was down. After Dong Fangzhuo's arrest, she had tried every means to seek help from the noble families in Yanjing, hoping that they would jointly submit a memorial to the emperor to save her father out of old friendship.
However, those young masters who had flattered her in the past now only lusted after her body. After using her, they discarded her like trash.
When the wall is about to fall, everyone will give it a push; when the drum is broken, everyone will beat it.
Dong Yurong was desperate. After just one month of hardships, she had completely changed.
She hooked the corner of her mouth. Although it was an upward curve, it made people feel a chill. "Why be afraid? I didn't say you couldn't touch her."
Liu Laosan and Sun Laoba were shocked. They looked at each other and then quickly bent down.
"Fifth Miss! We dare not! We know we were wrong. We'll never have any other thoughts about her in the future..."
"No!" Dong Yurong interrupted their apology sharply. Her voice was harsh. "You think too well! I just want you to think about it. Not only you, but I also want others to think about it..."
Liu Laosan and Sun Laoba stared blankly at her.
Beneath her seemingly calm face was an extremely crazy emotion, like an unfathomable whirlpool under the sea.
Dong Yurong grinned. "I kept her alive just to make her feel what it means to live in hell. Isn't she Song Yinghuai's woman? I want to see with my own eyes Song Yinghuai's woman being ridden by thousands of men! I want her to become the favorite under those men's crotches every day. I want Song Yinghuai to..."
"Fifth Miss," Sun Laoba interrupted her timidly. "The girl on the bed is still a virgin. She, she can't be the Prince of Yan's woman, right?"
"What?" Dong Yurong was stunned for a moment. "What did you say?"
Sun Laoba pointed at Caiyu. "I've changed her clothes these days. The mole of virginity on her arm is still there..."
Dong Yurong rushed forward and tore off Caiyu's sleeve.
A bright red mole of virginity appeared clearly.
"Impossible!" Dong Yurong couldn't believe her eyes as she stared at the bright red cinnabar mole. "How could it be? Weren't they together that night? They were both drugged. How could they..."
Dong Yurong couldn't figure out what had happened.
They had clearly come back together, and she had clearly felt a sense of intimacy between them.
But Caiyu was still a virgin?
"Fifth Miss, did we get the wrong person? Did that Miss Jiang use us..." Sun Laoba boldly speculated.
Dong Yurong's face suddenly darkened. "There's no mistake! Anyway, the Prince of Yan treats her differently! Humph! A virgin... A virgin is even better..."
Her face gradually became crazy, and her emotions became excited.
She turned to look at Sun Laoba and Liu Laosan. The venom in her eyes was terrifying. "You two have never tasted the taste of a virgin in your lives, have you?"
Sun Laoba and Liu Laosan were stunned for a moment, and then surprise appeared in their eyes.
Dong Yurong pointed at Caiyu and said casually, "The girl on the bed is yours. Enjoy her."
There was a malicious smile on her face. "Wake her up and let her watch herself turn from an innocent girl into a slut... Hehe! But you two had better be up to the task. This girl is good - looking, but I heard she knows some martial arts."
Sun Laoba rubbed his hands. "We like to pick the thorny roses."
"That's good."
Dong Yurong laughed wildly and slammed the door behind her, leaving two men who were completely dazed by this unexpected windfall.
In the front yard of the Golden Phoenix Tower, there was singing and dancing. The lascivious music echoed in the sky, and the air was filled with the fragrance of makeup powder, which penetrated Dong Yurong's nostrils.
Suddenly, she remembered the scenes of being under different men's bodies for the past month. Tears welled up in her eyes but were quickly burned away by the blazing fire of hatred.
At this moment, she couldn't tell whether she wanted to save her family or take revenge.
She only knew that she needed an outlet to vent her emotions.
Otherwise, she would go crazy!
The faint lecherous laughter from the room behind her made her feel a strange sense of pleasure!