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Chapter 132 Is Luo Qingchen Here?

The man paused after hearing this and turned to look at her.

It was not until she met the man's eyes that she realized that he was younger than she had imagined.

After being rescued, I had been living in a daze, and only now did I finally feel awake.

She began to look at the man's face carefully. The man was younger than she had imagined, and looked very similar to the teenage brother next door. However, his brows were calmer, and his black pupils could not reflect any shadow. He looked straight at her, like a dead pool of water.

But then, she felt an inexplicable aura from him.

The man's aura made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Different from her mother's gentleness and her father's kindness, this strong aura was more like a sharp knife, striking her nerves fiercely. Even though she was just looking at him, she felt as if she would be torn to pieces at any time.

As if sensing her discomfort, the man retracted his gaze and lowered his eyes to stare at the water.

"I do not understand what you are saying."

As the man spoke, he stretched out his long arm, picked up the towel next to him, wiped his hair, and stood up from the water.

She watched the man put on his underrobe, walked to the bed and sat down.

"Aren't you going to sleep?" The man looked at her and showed no intention of lying down.

Meng Liyun paused, tightened her fingers slightly, faced the man's gaze, lowered her eyes, and slowly lay down: "Hmm..."

Feeling that the man turned off the lights, she seemed to be more sensitive to everything around her. She could sense that the man got on the bed and leaned against the bed frame next to her, breathing steadily, without any ripples.

It was the first time for her to sleep in the same bed with a man other than her father and brother, so she couldn't help feeling a little nervous. Moreover, this man was stronger than those bandits. If he wanted to do anything to her, she would be unable to resist.

Thinking of this, Meng Liyun slowed down her breathing.

makes sense.

If he wanted to do something, she couldn't stop him, so he might as well just let it go.

Listening to the man's gentle breathing, Meng Liyun gently closed her eyes and gradually fell asleep.

……

The man came to this place, apparently for someone.

Meng Liyun followed him and walked into a brothel.

To be honest, this was the first time she had seen and entered such a place. The rich aroma drifted past her nose, the leisurely sound of the piano echoed in her ears, and looking at the girls dressed in gorgeous clothes and wearing heavy makeup, Meng Liyun suddenly felt uneasy.

Is he trying to sell himself in here?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but tighten her grip on the man's hand.

The man felt it, but thought she was just nervous and didn't pay much attention to it.

"Hey, sir. You brought a baby with you."

Women with graceful figures gathered around him. A woman with a mole on the side of her lip put her arm around the man's shoulder, her smile as beautiful as a flower and her fingers as thin as bones.

The man looked at her and said, "I'm looking for your top star."

The woman paused, her beautiful eyes slightly curved, and just as she was about to say something, she was suddenly pushed away by an older woman.

"Little girls, go play somewhere else." The woman waved the scarf in her hand, asking the women around her to disperse. Just then, another person came in, and the girls had a new target and surrounded him.

"Sir, please give Yuwei back." Judging from the woman's words, the man seemed to have been here many times.

"Is she free?" the man nodded and asked.

"Yes, of course." The woman's eyes turned, with a little more shrewdness in them, "You don't know, during the few days when you were away, Yuwei was looking forward to seeing you all day long..."

The woman said, twisting her waist and leading the way: "Speaking of which, the young master really dotes on her. Yuwei is really blessed in her previous life to meet such a devoted man like the young master. Not only did he spend a lot of money to take pictures of her virginity, but he also bought her out these days. He really loves her deeply..."

Meng Liyun listened and felt it was a bit ironic.

Deeply affectionate?

She looked at the man and found that he seemed not to have heard anything. His face was calm, without the enjoyment and excitement of the other men in the building. He looked indifferently at the woman leading the way in front of him, and at the girl with her breasts exposed, without his eyes moving at all.

The woman brought them to a gorgeous house and knocked on the door: "Yuwei, the young master is here."

After saying that, he smiled at the man.

"Please help yourself."

As he was about to leave, he seemed to finally notice her and looked at the man.

"I want you to first take this girl——"

"No." The man refused.

The woman was slightly startled, then she smiled gently: "Then I understand."

The man looked at the woman, said nothing more, and opened the door.

As soon as she entered the room, she smelled an alluring aroma. The room was semi-dark, and what came into her eyes was an extremely erotic scene.

A simple wooden bed, the gauze curtain on the top of the bed was lowered, revealing a slender white leg, which was as smooth and delicate as white jade. The woman was half lying on the bed, wearing a silk dress, which was very thin, with almost no fabric, half-covering, revealing large areas of smooth skin like fat jade, and the fragrance wafting from the tip of the nose was faintly tempting.

The woman's hair fell like a waterfall, each strand clearly visible. She raised her head, and her peerless beauty was hidden behind the gauze curtain, making people want to lift the curtain and caress her fiercely.

"Sir, you're here so early." The woman's voice was as clear as a spring, but with an inexplicable charm, and her tone was gentle and with a hint of smile.

"I went to the place you mentioned." The man sat at the tea table far away from the bed and said, "I brought your words there."

"Thank you so much, sir." The woman stood up and lifted the curtain, revealing her beautiful face. She slightly pulled her clothes up, half covering and half revealing, as if seducing.

Meng Liyun didn't know what to do and could only stand in the corner, hoping that the two would not notice her.

The woman did not see her. She walked to the man, gently pressed against him, hooked her arms around his neck, and said in an ambiguous and intimate posture: "So, sir, what do you want to do--"

"Where is that person?" The man looked at her and went straight to the point without any nonsense.

"Sir, your attitude is really sad." The woman frowned slightly, her bright eyes filled with tears, and she looked so beautiful that she was about to burst into tears. "Is it because I am not beautiful enough to please you, Sir?"

Even though I knew the woman was pretending, seeing her like this, I still couldn't help but feel pity for her and want to go up and comfort her.

But the man seemed to not see it. Instead of softening his heart, he frowned and his eyes turned cold: "Are you lying to me?"

"Why do you think so, sir?" The woman paused, feeling the murderous aura from the man, and could not help but restrain her movements and move back.

"Why are you avoiding the topic?" The man asked coldly without showing any emotion.

The woman was slightly startled, the corners of her mouth seemed to twitch, and she closed her eyes: "I just want to be intimate with you, after all, you spent so much money, if you don't do something——"

"Then tell me where that man is now." The man interrupted her.

"If I tell you, sir, can you promise me one thing?" The woman lowered her eyes and asked softly.

"explain."

"If you can successfully find that person, can you redeem me?" The woman's voice was very soft. She leaned on the man's shoulder and breathed on his neck and shoulder. "If possible, I am willing to redeem you--"

"How much?" the man asked her.

"I don't know, maybe... a thousand taels?"

Meng Liyun noticed that the woman's hands hanging behind the man were shaking a little, as if she was nervous.

The man looked at her, seemed to think about something, and nodded: "Okay."

……

The woman told him the location. After she finished speaking, she finally noticed him in the corner. She opened her eyes slightly and looked at the man: "This is..."

"We met on the road." The man didn't say much. After knowing the location, he stood up and said goodbye to her.

"Why don't you leave the child with me first? It must be inconvenient to take care of a child..."

"No need." The man shook his head and wanted to take her away.

Meng Liyun probably understood why the man came here. She glanced at the woman sitting in front of the bed and was about to leave when the woman spoke again.

"How about...staying here for one night and leaving tomorrow?" The woman said in a gentle voice, looking at the man, "You will be suspected if you stay here for such a short time."

"What do you doubt?" The man paused and looked at her.

"..." The woman seemed a little speechless, but then she adjusted her expression, lowered her eyes slightly, and said shyly, "The main thing is... Mom will blame me for not keeping the guests, and the money you paid is enough for them to stay overnight."

The man didn't say anything and seemed to be thinking.

After a moment's silence, he nodded in agreement.

"OK then."

The man said this and turned back.

The woman said that the food here is free. Meng Liyun looked at the man and only after his consent did she pick up the fruit snacks on the table and start eating.

While she was eating, the woman sat beside her, leaning softly against the table, looking at her with her chin in her hands. Meng Liyun thought she was going to say something, so she turned her head to look at her, but she didn't hear any words.

The woman just looked at her quietly, with gentle eyes, and reached out to touch her head.

The man sat on the bed, ignored them, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Meng Liyun looked at the man, then at the woman, and for a moment she didn't know what to do.

"What's your name?" the woman poured her a cup of tea and asked with a smile.

"Meng...Meng Liyun." Meng Liyun replied timidly.

"Hmm?" The woman was slightly startled and lowered her eyes slightly, "This name is not very good."

Meng Liyun was puzzled: "My father gave me this name."

"Father?" The woman slowly shifted her gaze towards the man, seeming a little doubtful.

“…Not him.”

"Oh, then how did you know him?" the woman asked softly as she watched her drink the tea slowly.

Meng Liyun pursed her lips. This tea had a strong floral scent and a sweet taste, but it didn't feel greasy when she drank it.

"He... saved me." Meng Liyun thought of something and her eyes dimmed.

"Oh?" The woman observed her expression, noticed her sadness, and did not ask any more questions.

The surroundings fell silent for a while. The woman seemed to have thought of something and smiled at her, "Do you want to listen to me play the piano?"

Meng Liyun was slightly stunned, but didn't want to refuse her, so she nodded.

The woman took out a zither from the side and stroked it with her fingers. The pleasant sound of the zither poured out like flowing water. In a trance, I saw the bright moon hanging high in the sky at night, shining on the mountain spring flowing down. The moonlight gathered in the valley, and the chirping of insects echoed in my ears, as if -

Meng Liyun suddenly felt a chill on her back and shivered. She turned her head and found that the man had sat up at some point and was looking at them grimly.

Meng Liyun didn't understand why he looked at her like that and felt a little scared.

The woman smiled and said, "What's wrong, sir?"

"...Can you be quiet?" The man's eyes were cold and stern, but his words were completely the opposite.

"Sir, do you think my piano playing is too noisy?" The woman looked a little hurt.

"Yes." The man said expressionlessly.

The woman closed her eyes and the corners of her mouth seemed to twitch: "In this case, I understand."

Seeing that she understood, the man lay back down, closed his eyes and went to sleep.

The woman smiled and looked back, meeting Meng Liyun's admiring gaze. She paused, laughed, and said to her carefully: "Don't think he is fierce, he is actually very easy to talk to."

Meng Liyun was stunned, blinked, thought about the man's behavior since they met, and nodded thoughtfully.

"What's his name?" Meng Liyun asked the woman.

"Him? He told me his name is Xiao." The woman pursed her lips and smiled.

Owl...

Meng Liyun nodded, then suddenly realized something, turned her head sharply, her eyes full of surprise.

"He... He is——"

Meng Liyun looked at the woman, nodded, and agreed.

“Yeah, I didn’t think he looked like that at first either,” the woman agreed in a low voice.

Meng Liyun couldn't help but glance at the man. The man was lying on the bed, his brows slightly furrowed, and he seemed to be sleeping a little uneasily.

Owl...

She had heard her parents mention him, a man who was as elusive as a ghost. It was said that he had a green face and fangs, was cold and violent, and had been accompanied by ghosts for many years. He grew up with wronged souls, so he was more extreme in his actions, liked to talk to himself, and often went crazy. People often saw him talking to trees, grass, etc. by himself...

Thinking of this, Meng Liyun couldn't help but look at the man lying on the bed again.

How to say……

It doesn’t look like the rumors?

At night, Meng Liyun and the woman slept on the hard couch in the outer room because Xiao said he didn't like sleeping with others, and he also paid for them to sleep on the floor, but Yuwei politely declined.

"No need, there is a couch in the next room."

Yuwei is a woman’s name. She seemed not to want to tell her last name, so she only said her first name.

The next morning, Xiao set off.

Meng Liyun followed in a daze. The place Yuwei mentioned was a village in the suburbs. Xiao slowed down his pace to take care of her. When they arrived, the sun had already set.

The sky was still golden at this time, and the sun was a little dazzling. When they entered the village, naughty children ran past them. A few little boys noticed her and whispered something to each other, but they only looked at her briefly and then hurried to play.

They walked along the river, with sparse houses sitting nearby. Occasionally, the bright chirping of insects could be heard from the grass by the river.

Finally, they stopped in front of a simple house, surrounded by a waist-high fence and a shabby wooden door with a piece missing.

Xiao pushed open the creaking wooden door and walked into the yard. A yellow dog on a chain stood up and barked at them a few times. A "cuckoo" sound came from the chicken coop next to them.

It was the first time that Meng Liyun saw such a ferocious dog, and she couldn't help but hide behind Xiao.

The people in the house heard the noise, pushed the door open and a woman walked out. The woman's hair was pinned up with something like chopsticks. Although the woman was dressed simply, her eyes were bright. Unlike other girls in the village, she exuded a gentle and graceful temperament.

"Who are you--?" The woman looked at the man with some confusion.

"..."

"Is Luo Qingchen here?"

Xiao was silent for a moment, then asked.