Sun Laoba was also enraged by Liu Laosan's attitude.
This stupid elder brother who had always obeyed him was now ordering him around. It felt as if a master had suddenly been scolded by a servant to his face. He lost both face and dignity, especially in front of a woman.
A gentleman would rather be killed than humiliated.
Sun Laoba immediately slapped the table with a thunderous noise. He stuck out his neck and roared at the top of his voice, "This woman is mine today! I won't even let you touch a single hair on her! I'd rather use her until she's like a worn - out rag than let you... "
Before he could finish his words, he suddenly felt a sharp pain on his head. His ears were buzzing!
A stream of blood slowly trickled down his forehead.
"You..."
He touched his blood - covered head with one hand and pointed at Liu Laosan, who was holding a round stool with a ferocious look on his face, with the other trembling hand. "I, I'll..."
Liu Laosan's veins bulged on his forehead. His face was distorted like a ferocious ghost's. Beads of sweat rolled down his face. He raised the round stool again and smashed it down on Sun Laoba.
Sun Laoba fell straight forward.
Liu Laosan let out a sigh of relief and threw away the blood - stained round stool. Then he grinned and turned around. "Beauty, here I come..."
Suddenly, he felt a chill in his heart. He looked down in disbelief.
The dagger at his waist had somehow been pulled out by Caiyu from behind. It was now sticking into his chest, and blood was gushing out from the wound.
"Goodbye, sir."
Caiyu curled her lips into a cold and cruel smile. Her cold eyes were devoid of any impurities as she pushed him aside.
It was only after Liu Laosan lay motionless on the ground that Caiyu realized she was trembling all over.
This was the third time she had killed someone.
A sudden and intense grief welled up in her heart.
Fear, despair, sadness... All kinds of emotions surged through her like a tide, making her want to cry out loud.
Although she was the daughter of a military general, her family had only taken her hunting in the woods and galloping on the frontier.
Killing people.
Since she had entered Yanjing, she had killed people several times in a row.
She felt that her hands were stained with sin and blood, and it seemed that they could never be washed clean.
But reality didn't allow her to wallow in self - pity here.
Sun Laoba had said before that they were from the Dong family. So she had fallen into Dong Yurong's hands.
The remaining members of the Dong family were far more than just these two clowns. The place she was in was probably a stronghold of the Dong family.
It was full of dangers here. She must find a way to leave as soon as possible!
She must return to the Prince of Yan's Mansion!
Her first reaction at this moment was that in this world, apart from Song Yinghuai's place, there was no one else who could protect a murderer like her!
Caiyu wanted to hide the dagger in her bosom, but then she found that the clothes she was wearing were extremely revealing. They were just enough to barely cover her most private parts.
Even this little bit of fabric was made of gossamer - thin silk, which made her look promiscuous.
Helpless, Caiyu gave up the dagger and quietly opened the door.
Fortunately, Dong Yurong thought that with two strong men guarding Caiyu, there would surely be no problem, so she didn't assign anyone to guard outside the door.
Caiyu quickly left the room.
She didn't know if this was still Yanjing, but she was too familiar with the furnishings here.
The scent of rouge and powder, the gaudy red lanterns were the symbols of a brothel.
Caiyu seemed to know the place well. She quickly found the boudoir of another girl. Coincidentally, a girl was taking a bath.
The room was filled with steam. There were clean dresses hanging on the rack outside the screen.
Maybe it was a girl who was just about to rest. This dress wasn't overly colorful. Although it was still made of faintly transparent silk, the style was much more ordinary.
Caiyu silently apologized in her heart. She tiptoed over and took the girl's dress and put it on, disguising herself as a brothel girl in the hope of leaving this place.
She quickly made her way to the flower building in the front yard. There was a commotion behind her. Thugs were scurrying around her. Someone shouted, "A girl has escaped! Hurry up and find her!"
It seemed that since there had been no movement in the room for a long time, someone had rushed in and seen the dead bodies.
Caiyu became nervous. She covered her face with her sleeve and walked quickly towards the door.
Just as she was getting closer and closer to the brothel door and hope was within reach, a thunderous roar came from behind her: "Stop!"
Caiyu was startled. She stopped immediately, her body going stiff as she stood still.
The man behind her said, "Miss Dong has given the order that no girl is allowed to leave the brothel today. Miss Taohong, please go back to your room and rest."
Caiyu raised her eyes and looked at the high - gate in front despairingly. The snow light was shining on the threshold.
She had never realized that the snow could be so bright and the door so close yet so far away.
The leader of the thugs behind her urged her. Helpless, Caiyu had no choice but to cover her mouth and nose with her sleeve and pretend to be panicked as she turned around, planning to go back inside to find another way out.
Just then, Dong Yurong, wearing a veil to cover her face, rushed over in a hurry with a group of thugs. Her eyes, visible through the veil, were cold and vicious.
"Gather all the girls. I don't believe I can't find her!"
Caiyu stiffened her neck and didn't dare to turn around. People were coming and going around her. The girls were being pushed and squeezed together from all directions.
Curses, cries, and coquettish voices mixed together. All the customers were asked to leave.
The whole Golden Phoenix Brothel was as noisy as a vegetable market.
Many customers cursed, "Is it really necessary to make such a big fuss just because a girl is missing? I had just taken off my pants and you're doing this to me?"
"Do you believe that I'll take out all the money I've saved here for wine and never come to this lousy brothel again?"
Caiyu had experienced such a chaotic situation before.
When the Lan family was raided, the scene was even more chaotic than this.
Once again facing such a scene, Caiyu quickly calmed down from her initial panic.
She took a deep breath. Taking advantage of the chaos, she looked around. At the upper end of the main hall, behind Dong Yurong, there was a statue of Lord Guan. The statue stood on a wide incense table.
Caiyu backed away with the crowd towards the incense table. Just as she was about to reach the incense table and was about to lower her head and hide under it, suddenly—
"Hey! Who are you?"
Miss Taohong, who had been taking a bath in the backyard, rushed out in a hurry because Dong Yurong was going to search for someone. She happened to see that the dress she was going to change into was being worn by someone else.
Taohong took a quick step forward and grabbed Caiyu. "Thief! Why are you stealing my clothes?"
Taohong's words made all eyes turn to Caiyu. Caiyu felt a chill in her heart.
She knew that this attempt to escape was over.
Dong Yurong looked up. With just one glance, she recognized Caiyu's perfect and graceful figure.
She let out a cold laugh and walked towards Caiyu step by step.
Her steps were soft, like a cat's paws on the ground, seemingly silent. But to Caiyu's ears, it felt as if she was a helpless mouse with nowhere to run.
The sound of approaching death was pounding in her mind.
The footsteps finally stopped behind her.
Dong Yurong spoke, her voice as cold as a snake. "Run! Why don't you run anymore?"
Dong Yurong looked at Caiyu's stiff and trembling back. At this moment, even the thick powder on her face couldn't hide the twisted pleasure on her face.
Caiyu was grabbed by the arm by Taohong and surrounded by a group of fierce thugs on her side. Knowing that she couldn't escape, she slowly turned around and calmly faced Dong Yurong.
"Miss Dong, long time no see."
Dong Yurong looked at Caiyu. Although she was about to fall into the hands of the wolves, her face was still fair and flawless, with a faint smile on it. Because of the recent escape, her face was faintly pink like a peach blossom, making her look even more charming.
A twisted sense of jealousy came over Dong Yurong.
"Arrest her!" Dong Yurong knew that there were too many people and too many ears here, so she didn't say much. She just motioned for her men to quickly deal with the matter.
Just then, a group of soldiers in armor rushed in. The leader shouted,
"His Highness, the Prince of Yan, is searching the city! Gather everyone here!"