Shengjing Noble

Chapter 444 Through fire and water

Shopkeeper Li was stunned for a moment, then said, "That won't do. Xingyue is our mainstay. What will happen to my shop without her?"

Su Lanyin asked back, "She was forcibly abducted by the Fifth Prince's men today, why didn't you come out to stop them? Aren't you afraid that your store will fail without her?"

"That's because the Fifth Prince..."

Shopkeeper Li rolled his eyes guiltily halfway through his words, then sat back in his chair with a changed expression.

"The Fifth Prince just wanted Xingyue to come over and have some tea, why would I stop him?"

Su Lanyin understood instantly and sneered: "So, you and Fu Mingli have discussed this a long time ago, right?"

"What to discuss?"

"You knew that Xingyue was selling her art but not her body, but you didn't want to offend Fu Mingli, so you colluded with him and sent Xingyue to him for fun. He tortured her until she was almost dead and sent her back to you. Then you continued to let Xingyue sing for you."

"Not only that, she's already a fallen woman, maybe she can even earn money by entertaining you in the future. You're really thinking perfectly, Manager Li, you're even more evil-minded than the madam of that brothel!"

"What nonsense!"

Shopkeeper Li's thoughts were exposed and he slammed the table and roared.

If Xingyue is willing, he would really like to auction the virginity of the world's best singer.

Unfortunately, for the sake of future plans, he could only reluctantly give it to the Fifth Prince for free.

By then, with the support of the Fifth Prince, there will be no need to worry that Xingyue will disobey his discipline.

With this sign, there will definitely be many people who will spend a lot of money to be Xingyue’s lover for one night.

By then, wouldn't he make a fortune?

The abacus beads were about to jump onto Su Lanyin's face.

"I'm talking nonsense? Do you dare to swear to heaven that you don't think so in your heart? If you think so, your whole family will die and you will be poor and destitute for the rest of your life. Do you dare to swear this?"

Butler Li was so angry that his face turned green. He stroked his chest with a puffy face and glared, thinking that Su Lanyin was extremely unlucky.

He had never heard such a vicious curse!

"Get out of here! You are not welcome in Fengyue Tower!"

Su Lanyin sneered and stood up, grabbing his collar, with a cold light flashing in her eyes.

"While I can still talk to you nicely, make an offer quickly, otherwise you will lose both your money and your life."

"You, you dare!"

"Why don't I dare?"

Su Lanyin smiled and took out a wax-wrapped insect from her pocket. She said wickedly, "Do you know what this is?"

"No, I don't know." Shopkeeper Li shook his head nervously.

"The legendary poisonous insect has a layer of beeswax on the outside and a flesh-eating poison inside. Once a person swallows it, if there is no antidote within a month, the wax shell on the outside of the insect will completely melt, and the poisonous insect will eat your heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys, and finally bite your stomach and crawl out from inside!"

"what!"

After listening to her explanation, Shopkeeper Li was so frightened that his face turned pale and his whole body couldn't help shaking.

"You, you want to harm me? You are committing a crime. I will sue you!"

"Well, it turns out that if you don't accept my toast, you will be punished!"

Su Lanyin got angry and pinched his cheeks and threw the bug into his mouth the moment he opened it.

Shopkeeper Li was stunned for a moment, and by the time he reacted, he had already swallowed it.

"what!!!"

He screamed, pushed Su Lanyin away, knelt on the ground and pinched his throat hard, but no matter how hard he pinched, it was of no use.

"No, I don't want to be bitten by bugs! Sir, please be kind and spare me. I am willing to give you Xingyue's indenture!"

Su Lanyin sat on the chair and stretched out her hand with a smile: "Can't you just take it out earlier? You have to let me feed you bugs before you give it to me. You are such a jerk!"

Shopkeeper Li didn't care about anything else. He ran to the cabinet beside the bed in a panic and took out a locked box. Then he opened it with the key hanging around his neck and took out a piece of paper from it.

He ran back and handed it to Su Lanyin with both hands.

"This is Xingyue's indenture contract. Take a look at it. If there is no problem, can you give me the antidote?"

Seeing him looking at her expectantly, Su Lanyin slowly opened the paper and took a look. It was indeed Xingyue's indenture contract. There was a government seal on it, so it shouldn't be wrong.

She nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile: "I can't give you this antidote for now, because even if I give it to you now, it won't be able to detoxify you."

"then what do I do?"

"Why are you in such a hurry? It will take a month for the poisonous insect to break out of its shell and then you can kill it by taking the antidote. Just wait."

"Where can I find you in a month? What if you run away?"

"Don't worry, I won't run away. Just go to Zuixianlou to find me when the time comes."

"Zui Xian Tower?"

"That's right, but don't think about reporting it to the authorities. After all, the poison hasn't taken effect yet, and even a doctor can't find out what's wrong. There are only two of us in this room, and you have no evidence. No one will believe you if you go to the authorities."

Su Lanyin first put the contract of sale into her arms, and then placed one thousand taels of silver on the table.

"Farewell."

After saying that, he swaggered out of Fengyue Tower, leaving Shopkeeper Li behind him, furious.

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Zuixian Tower.

After Su Lanyin came back, she handed the indenture contract to Xingyue and said, "From today on, you are free."

"what?"

Xingyue took the indenture contract and read it again and again. Tears gradually blurred her vision. Then she knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Su Lanyin.

"Miss Su, thank you...thank you..."

"Get up quickly, don't do this!" Su Lanyin hurried to support him.

Xing Yue held the contract in her hand with tears streaming down her face. She choked for a long time before she managed to speak.

"I thought there was no chance for me to start over in this life, but I didn't expect... Miss Su, why are you so nice to me? If you have any intentions, just tell me, I will go through fire and water for you..."

"No need! I have no plans for you. If you are willing, you can stay here and sing for me in the future. It will be your repayment for the money I paid for your redemption."

"How much, how much?"

"One thousand taels."

"Only one thousand taels?"

"correct."

"You, you don't want more from me?"

"You are helping me make money by singing. If I ask for more from you, wouldn't that be too greedy?"

"No! Not greedy!" Xingyue cried and shook her head, "Thank you... Apart from my parents, you are the first person I have ever met who is so kind to me. I don't even know how to repay you..."

"You don't have to repay me. I helped you for another reason."

"what reason?"

"Because you are a woman, and I am also a woman, our lives in this world are inherently more difficult than those of men, so we must help each other and cherish each other."

It was the first time Xingyue heard such words, and she couldn't help but feel warm all over as if a spring breeze had fallen on her.

"You are right. We should cherish each other. From now on, I will treat you as my own sister."