When the girl heard the words, she was unwilling to obey. She took a small step forward, her expression showing caution.
Zhao Tong said: "You have a rope on your body. Where can you go if you want to escape? If you want to die, don't miss this moment. Sit down and listen to me."
Perhaps she had been tied up with ropes for a long time and had been standing on the stage for a long time. The girl sat lightly on the stool, just leaning on the side, looking at the corner of the table thoughtfully.
Zhao Tong smiled and said: "I didn't do anything. Don't think about being killed."
The girl seemed to have her thoughts figured out, but she wasn't upset at all. She looked at Zhao Tong again with that look in her eyes, and then raised her neck to look at the sky.
Zhao Tong looked at her and considered his words in his mind. According to Zhu Xiaoyi, the girls in Huanxi Building were not sold out and were strong-willed. If the words were careless and she really committed suicide, it would be contrary to the original intention. .
"What's your name?" Zhao Tong said in a soft voice.
The girl raised her head and said nothing, as if she was thinking about something.
Zhao Tong felt strange in his heart. He looked more and more like an ordinary woman. Not to mention whether an ordinary woman has such a calm and composed temperament, it is difficult to find such a figure among ordinary women.
"I see that you are a smart woman. You should be cautious and prudent on weekdays. How could you accidentally fall into such a dangerous situation?" Zhao Tong asked tentatively.
The girl finally turned her head when she heard the words. Her beautiful eyes were cunning, and she did not look like a weak woman whose name had fallen into the hands of thieves and was being slaughtered. When she heard her speak, her voice was as sweet and moving as an oriole: "My little girl's surname is Liu."
Zhao Tong smiled, it would be good if he could speak, and it didn't look like he was about to commit suicide. He said, "You little lady, you don't want to give me your full name. Do you want me to call you Miss Liu?"
The girl said: "You call me whatever you want, I'll take care of it. I'll also call you Young Master. You're gossiping because you're afraid that I'll be impulsive and reckless and commit short-sightedness. Don't worry, Young Master, this will never happen. Please untie the little girl." Let’s talk about the rope.”
Zhao Tong was slightly startled and looked around at the girl. He saw that she was becoming more and more attractive under the lamp. She looked as if she was a lotus flower emerging from the water. It was indescribably beautiful.
"Isn't the young master worried that the young lady will commit suicide and be disadvantageous to the young master?" the young lady asked again.
Zhao Tong shook his head, thinking something strange, but he wanted to let go of the girl. At this moment, he no longer hesitated, stood up and said: "Untie the rope, it will inevitably come into contact. Liu Xiaoniang, please don't worry."
The girl said nothing, just stared at Zhao Tong with eyes as straight as water.
Zhao Tong walked over and tried to untie the rope, but it turned out to be a knot unique to Huanxi Cave. He fiddled with it for a few times but couldn't find the key, so he was about to slide out his dagger to cut it. At this time, the girl said: "This knot is called Ziwu." But, Master, this is what you need..."
Zhao Tong followed the words and indeed loosened the rope. He was silent for a while, not knowing what to say.
The girl rubbed her wrists and the sore spots on her body that had been tied up for a long time. She stood up, but she was very graceful. She walked around the room with her hands behind her back. Zhao Tong was even more puzzled and couldn't guess what her intentions were. .
The girl was just doing some activities, so she sat down at the table again, looked at the food and wine, and said, "Master, come and eat. After eating, you will have some strength, so that you can lead the people to escape from this ghost building quickly."
Zhao Tong raised his eyebrows when he heard this. He looked at the girl again and saw that she had rearranged the dishes and chopsticks on the table. The food, wine and snacks were arranged neatly. He picked up the jug and sifted the wine.
Seeing these many actions, Zhao Tong naturally became wary. He was not willing to go to eat or drink. The girl said: "Young Master does not move around and uses chopsticks. Could it be that he is worried that the little girl is cheating? Please don't worry. You will never harm the Young Master."
Zhao Tong didn't believe it, he just felt that the girl in front of him was very confused. Even he couldn't figure out the reason. He just gave in and watched the girl eat and drink at home.
But this girl was like a kitten, with a very well-behaved attitude. While eating, she whispered something about underground ditches, and finally said that if she wanted to go out, she should go to the south, and there wouldn't be many obstacles.
Zhao Tong asked in confusion: "Can you tell the direction?"
The girl stuffed a small piece of pastry into her mouth and said vaguely: "I am born with this ability."
Zhao Tong became more and more confused about the girl's origins and asked: "You are so bold that you actually want to escape. I'm afraid you didn't know that I bought you five thousand taels of official silver. I can only serve you well tonight. If you resist, I will not obey you." You have your own means to teach and discipline, but you still dare to think about escaping!"
After the girl finished eating a piece of snack, she patted her chest with her slender hand and turned around and said: "Master, please don't scare me. Let me tell you something. The many fishes on the stage in front of you are not all forced. Think of this ghostly Fanlou place. How many weak women dare to disobey? Most of them have been sold to the top, and there are not many left. Half of the fish on the platform just now are in this business, just to attract people's appetite and deliberately show off."
Zhao Tong couldn't help but be startled when he heard that. He recalled that the women on the fish platform did gnash their teeth and cry and shed tears, but some of them were calm and calm, with twinkling eyes.
The girl continued: "How can those half of the women earn so much money by doing this business outside? They show off here and pretend to struggle and resist, but they get ten times more money than outside!"
Zhao Tong said, "How do you know that?" He was about to ask how the girl managed to protect herself in Guifan Tower, but he didn't completely believe her, so he didn't say anything more.
The young girl said: "I know that you don't have to ask, sir, whether you want to deceive or not. Even among the women under the young master, there are some who are not forced to do so. You should go and enlighten them, so as not to make any mistakes."
Zhao Tong took a breath after hearing this, immediately stood up and walked quickly to the door, but suddenly stopped and looked back. Seeing the girl looking at him, he smiled sweetly: "Young master, go and come back quickly. The little girl is scared."
Zhao Tong didn't say anything, went out and knocked in each room, and then explained in a low voice, Zhu Xiaoyi said angrily: "I told you, it turns out that this Huanxi Building is doing this kind of fraud, it's the Wuyou Cave Also deceived by them.”
Zhao Tong went back to his room and saw the girl sitting alone in a daze. You two looked at me and I looked at you. Zhao Tong thought this was a joke and became tempted again, saying: "The spring night is too short. If Liu Xiaoniang doesn't accompany me, I owe five thousand taels of silver."
The girl said: "Put it all on the account and pay it back later."
Zhao Tong feigned anger: "It's such a huge sum, how can you, a little girl, get it back?"
The girl's eyes were sharp and she said, "How do you treat the young master?"
Zhao Tong said: "Come and sleep with me, offset the silver, and then take you away. When you go back, I will be a maidservant."
The young girl moved slightly, circling around on the ground with her little hands behind her back, but she never answered. After a long time, she said: "I'm tired. Master, please calculate the time. I'll take a nap. Please wake up the little girl and leave together." "
After saying this, the girl lay down on the table and fell asleep sweetly. Zhao Tong looked at her appearance and stopped talking.
An unknown amount of time passed, and before Zhao Tong called, the girl woke up, rubbed her sleepy eyes, as if she was still dreaming, and murmured: "Master, we are leaving."
