Shengjing Noble

Chapter 127 Regret

Wanjinfang, underground secret room.

Su Shengming was awakened by a basin of cold water. When he opened his eyes, he saw three burly men surrounding him, each with a ferocious smile on his face.

"What are you doing? Where am I? I want to go home, I want to..."

He was about to sit up but his hands and feet were unable to move. He looked down and found that his limbs were locked with iron chains and there was a cold wooden board beneath him.

At this moment, he is like a lamb to be slaughtered, and the people around him are the butchers.

He recognized the leader, who was the manager of Wanjinfang, known as Laogui, and was notoriously cruel and ruthless.

"Su Shengming, how did you sleep? Is this bed of flesh and blood quite comfortable?"

"Meat, meat board...what do you mean? Put me down, I want to go home!"

Su Shengming's eyes showed fear and he struggled even harder, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free from the iron chain that was as thick as his fist.

He spent a long time trying and was so tired that he lay on the wooden board gasping for breath. The cold sweat on his forehead became more and more dense, and an unprecedented fear rose in his heart.

"Don't be afraid, Master Su. We won't do anything to you right now. After all, your stepmother will be here soon. If she brings money to redeem you, I will naturally let you go. But if she doesn't bring money or the money is not enough, then I'm sorry. We can only act according to your indenture."

"Sell, sell the indenture..."

Su Shengming suddenly came back to his senses, remembering that he had impulsively signed the indenture contract at the gambling table just now.

It said that if he lost everything, he would sell himself to Wanjin Pavilion, and they would decide his life and death, and he would no longer have any human rights.

Looking at the various torture instruments hanging on the wall, Su Shengming experienced for the first time the fear brought by gambling.

He regretted it extremely. If he had known this would happen, he would never have gambled or signed the contract to sell himself.

Thinking of this, he immediately shouted nervously: "My stepmother will definitely get enough silver, let me go quickly, quickly!"

The old ghost curled his lips and sneered: "Then let's wait and see whether this silver can be delivered to me today."

After saying that, he sat down aside, drank wine, ate meat, and waited patiently for Liu Ruyan.

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About half an hour later, Liu Ruyan finally arrived at Wanjin Pavilion.

As soon as she entered the room, she urged impatiently, "Why is it so smelly down there? Take me to see him quickly. After that, I have to go buy some new fabrics."

The servant who led the way ignored him, but a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes.

The cell where Su Shengming was imprisoned was so important that the servant quietly withdrew.

The old ghost looked up, took a sip of wine and asked, "Are you the stepmother that Su Shengming mentioned who can redeem him?"

Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes at him and stood there with a somewhat unhappy look on her face: "It's true that I am his stepmother, but I didn't say I would redeem him."

Hearing this, Su Shengming, who was trapped on the wooden board in the corner, shouted excitedly: "Mother, you are finally here. I know I was wrong. I will listen to you and never gamble again. Please, save my son..."

Hearing his cry for help, Liu Ruyan's eyes were full of annoyance. She walked forward and looked down at Su Shengming, who was being slaughtered on the chopping board, with a sneer on her lips.

"Who is your stepmother?"

This rhetorical question made Su Shengming completely stunned, his eyes full of confusion.

"What do you mean, stepmother? Didn't you say that you loved me the most and that I could always come to you if I had any trouble? It was you who helped me pay off my gambling debts before..."

"I bother!"

Liu Ruyan took off her disguise and revealed her true vicious face. She glared at Su Shengming fiercely, no longer having the kind smile she used to have.

"Why would I help you? I'm not harming you, you idiot! Haha, you're so stupid that you actually believe that I love you the most? I have my own son, why should I love you?"

"No, it's impossible... You're so good to me... I gamble and make my mother angry, she always beats me, and it's you who helps me apply medicine and gives me money..."

Until this moment, the naive Su Shengming could not believe the facts before him.

Liu Ruyan was so amused by his stupidity that she threw her head back and laughed: "Hahahaha... How could Lu Wanjun give birth to such a stupid thing like you? It really makes me laugh to death!"

"Su Shengming, haven't you heard of the saying 'praise kills'? If my Hao'er gets addicted to gambling, I will never condone it. But you, an idiot, think I'm doing this for your own good!"

"Since you are about to die, I am not afraid to tell you that I arranged the servant next to you. He is a gambler and I asked him to take you to gamble."

"It's a pity that he died young. He was beaten to death because he refused to pay his gambling bill. Fortunately, the servant you replaced was also a gambler, and a bigger one at that."

"Originally I thought it would take a year or so to let you step into the abyss, but I didn't expect you to kill yourself so soon! You even dared to come to a place like Wanjin Pavilion where people are eaten without leaving any bones. You really didn't let my careful cultivation go to waste!"

Hearing this, Su Shengming widened his eyes in disbelief, and his mind couldn't help but recall all the details of the past.

No wonder Liu Ruyan would appear in time to give him money when he was penniless from gambling, and sometimes even help him pay back his debts.

It turns out that she knew she couldn't change, so she had been maliciously indulging herself in it!

Moreover, she was the one who hired someone to lead her into the gambling trap!

"You vicious woman! You vicious woman! Daddy will never let you go if he knows the truth..."

"Your father? Hahaha..."

Liu Ruyan laughed even more wildly, almost laughing to the point of tears.

"What are you laughing at? Shut up! I will tell Dad that it was you who lured me into gambling and wanted to kill me..."

"Go ahead and sue! Let's see whether your father will choose a useless son or me, the daughter of a marquis, as his wife!"

Liu Ruyan's words left Su Shengming speechless for a moment.

"Do you really think your father knows nothing? He doesn't have any hope for you, so he doesn't care what you do. After all, if you lose the bet, he won't have to pay for it. Don't you understand?"

"No, it's impossible. I'm Dad's son..."

"It's so funny. Who do you think you are? You're just a bastard. My Hao'er is the legitimate son. Your father loves him the most!"

"You...you...poof!"

Su Shengming was so angry that he felt a sharp pain in his chest. The next second, his throat felt fishy and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

The bright red liquid sprayed on Liu Ruyan's skirt, making her feel nauseous.

"What are you doing? You are such a loser!"

She turned around and walked up to the old ghost, cursing, and said coldly, "I'm telling you, I don't have the money to redeem this loser. You can kill me or chop me up as you like, but don't bother me anymore!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked out without even looking back.

Su Shengming no longer had the strength to struggle. He lay limply on the wooden board like a dead fish, staring at the ceiling with empty eyes.

At this moment, the images of my mother, two brothers and sister all appeared in my mind.

He was filled with remorse and allowed despair to sweep over his body.