The owner's room is quite spacious, but there are black cloths hanging everywhere inside, even the moonlight outside the window is blocked. There are only a few candlelights illuminating the corners, which looks a bit weird.
Butler Lu was not surprised at all. He was obviously used to it. He walked into the inner room. There was also a black curtain hanging on the big bed inside. He could only vaguely see a thin figure inside through the candlelight.
"The head of the family."
Butler Lu bowed and saluted.
The skinny figure behind the curtain spoke, his voice sounding like a broken gong, hoarse and hoarse:
"Have you found the third child?"
Butler Lu lowered his head and replied: "We have sent people to search the three cities and twelve towns, but we still can't find any trace of the third master."
"What?"
The hoarse voice sounded again, with an angry tone.
Butler Lu said quickly: "But we found some clues in Yunling Town."
Immediately, he recounted the clues that the black-clothed messenger had discovered, including Pei Daoyu and Qin Gengyun.
After listening to his words, there was silence for a moment behind the black curtain, and finally said:
"Let the fifth and fourth children go. After all, Chang Chunzi is a member of my Chang family. If you don't live up to expectations, it will be my Chang family's turn to teach you a lesson. It's not anyone else's turn."
"yes."
Butler Lu accepted the offer, hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice:
"Master, the husbands and fathers of those nuns came to the door again crying and making trouble, but I persuaded them to leave."
The skinny figure behind the curtain said calmly: "Send someone to comfort him tomorrow. After all, they are all subjects of my Chang family."
"Yes! Master, according to your instructions, we arrested two more female cultivators from Tulinggen yesterday. They are both from outside the town and will not be noticed by anyone."
"Well, it will take a month for me to absorb the Yuan Yin and the consciousness completely. I will send another one next month."
"Yes, I will resign, villain."
Butler Lu exited the room and walked out of the owner's courtyard. The road became narrower and narrower, and entered a forest. After passing a hidden magic circle, an iron gate appeared in front of him.
He took out the key, opened the door and went in, but he was already in the underground of the Chang Family Immortal Mansion.
After walking down the dark ladder for a while, I heard waves of women crying in front of me.
Butler Lu walked over and saw a dungeon in front of him.
The cells are divided into three cells, each of which can accommodate dozens of people.
What is shocking is that there are actually more than ten female nuns in these three cells.
Most of these female cultivators were wearing ordinary dresses or robes. They were obviously not prostitutes, but women from good families.
At this moment, some of these female nuns were sobbing softly, some were dull-eyed, their hair was disheveled, and their bodies all bore scars caused by whipping.
Butler Lu was already used to it. He walked straight to a guard and asked calmly:
"Are these women not making trouble anymore?"
The guard replied respectfully: "According to your instructions, those who dared to make noise were greeted with the piercing whip, and it is much quieter now."
The thorn whip is a torture tool specially used to torture monks. There are barbs on the whip, which can not only penetrate the body and cause trauma, but also flog the consciousness, making the monks miserable.
However, this instrument of torture was banned in Dongxiu Land a hundred years ago because it was too cruel.
I just didn't expect to appear again in the secret dungeon of the Chang family.
Butler Lu said coldly: "The exercises practiced by the head of the family need to attract a female cultivator of Yuan Yin and spiritual consciousness every month. You should pay attention to your actions and do not hurt their spiritual consciousness."
"yes!"
The guard handed over his hand, hesitated, and said:
"Steward Lu, the female cultivator we caught yesterday, we gave her a killing whip as usual. Everyone else was crying and howling, but she didn't show any sign of pain. I'm afraid she was a little weird."
"Oh, which one?" Butler Lu was also a little surprised.
The ancient instrument of torture, the piercing whip, is extremely cruel. Although it will not seriously injure the victim, it will stab the victim's consciousness directly. In the mild case, the person will wail and twitch, and in the severe case, the soul will be scattered.
This was the first time Butler Lu had heard of this person being stabbed with a divine whip and not reacting.
"That's the one."
The guard pointed to a cell, in which more than a dozen female nuns were lying limply on the ground. Only one person was sitting cross-legged, facing the wall.
She was wearing a plain white robe, her figure was upright, her long hair combed into a single ponytail fell around her waist. Although her body was stained with blood, she had an upright and neat temperament.
Butler Lu narrowed his eyes slightly, "The one in Yunling Town?"
"Yes, that's her."
"Call her over. I have something to ask her."
"yes."
The guard agreed and yelled at the female cultivator:
"Hey, sit there, come here!"
But she turned a deaf ear and still sat cross-legged, seemingly practicing.
Butler Lu smiled: "You can still practice? This female cultivator is quite interesting."
The guard couldn't keep his face, so he picked up the Stinging Divine Whip and poured it with spiritual power. The whip's body was like a spiritual snake, passed through the cell fence, and slapped the female cultivator on the body with a snap.
The barbs on the whip immediately pierced into the flesh, bringing up a pool of blood.
But the female cultivator remained motionless, as if she felt no pain.
The guard was furious, waving his arms, and continuously hitting the female cultivator with the piercing whip. Dots of blood soon appeared on the plain white robe, but her slender back remained straight.
"okay."
When Butler Lu spoke, the guard had to stop. Butler Lu smiled and said to the female nun:
"Fellow Taoist, I heard that you are from Yunling Town?"
The female cultivator still didn't move, and Butler Lu continued: "Yunling Town is not big, and there are only a handful of third-level alchemists and above. I wonder if you have heard of a third-level alchemist from Qin named Qin Gengyun. "
Hearing this name, the female cultivator who was motionless despite the piercing whip finally made a move.
She turned her head, revealing a heroic face. Her facial features were not delicate, but she had a sunny temperament.
An orchid was embroidered on her left shoulder, which combined with her heroic face made people's hearts sway even more.
Seeing the female cultivator's reaction, Butler Lu's eyes lit up: "Do you know him?"
The woman shook her head, turned her head and continued to face the wall, practicing with her legs crossed.
"This bitch is so rude!"
The guard wanted to beat her with a whip again, but Butler Lu said: "Okay, I just beat one to death a few days ago, and I haven't settled the score with you yet!"
"Steward Lu, calm down, we will be careful."
The guards stopped in fear and did not dare to fight again.
Butler Lu took a deep look at the female cultivator's back, and finally turned around and left.
The guards also returned to their posts and stood up. The deep dungeon finally became quiet. Only the woman's sobs could be heard from time to time, but they were quickly scolded by the guards.
In the cell, the tall female cultivator opened her eyes, and an orchid-like smile appeared on her bloodstained and stained face.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, are you already a third-level alchemist? That's great."
Two days later.
Yunling Town.
Cai Feng Street.
There is a brand new plaque hanging on the door of a Lingmai Immortal Mansion, with three big characters written on it -
Qinhe Garden.
This is the name Qin Gengyun gave his new family.
At this time, the Qinhe Garden was full of guests.
Qin Gengyun's former colleagues at Lingdanfang, the neighbors in Zhaiyu Lane, and the "sisters" Qiu Zhihe met every day when shopping for groceries, gathered together today to celebrate the move of Qin Gengyun and his wife.
(End of chapter)
