The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"I dare not... I dare not..." the female yamen runner pleaded in a low voice.

She was afraid of the ruthlessness of Lu Weiyuan and his group, but the various ideas of the Hongyang Cult that were deeply rooted in the female yamen runner's mind made her unable to resist, and she subconsciously made a move that would rather hurt herself than betray the cult.

Although she collapsed before and begged for mercy at this moment, Lu Weiyuan was still very clear that the female yamen runner's obedience to him was only temporary. If she could find an opportunity to betray him later, she would definitely be led away by the Hongyang Sect, unless there really was some god or Buddha who suddenly appeared, cleansed her heart, and changed her already formed thoughts in one fell swoop.

"It's okay. I will give you another chance because I am such a kind and generous person." Lu Weiyuan looked at the soaked female yamen runner in the darkness and said in a slightly exaggerated tone.

"Let's go."

The entrance to the cave is extremely hidden.

But precisely because it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the people in the cave have relaxed their guard over the cave entrance.

After easily knocking down two or three tipsy guards, a slight halo finally appeared in front of the group's eyes.

"...There are a certain number of people in the cave. Most of the flower ladies and rabbit masters know each other. The guests who come here on weekdays are also familiar faces, so once an outsider appears, it is easy to be recognized." The female yamen runner, who has become a little more obedient, explained to Lu Weiyuan.

Because of her friendly and harmless appearance, she got a position as a yamen runner, but in reality she was still a brothel owner.

The identity of this female yamen runner was actually to facilitate the secret selection of new "goods" for the cave.

"The Queen has banned the sale of prostitutes. Even women who were originally slaves are not allowed to be bought and sold as they did in the past... But we, ahem, the adults here still want fresh young men to play with. We, the servants, have no other choice but to go to remote mountain villages to buy people. But how many beautiful girls can come from those remote villages?"

So the people in the cave had another origin.

The families of convicted officials, slaves and maids, or young children or teenagers who were abducted by human traffickers and had no family to look after them for the time being, and of course some beautiful women whose origins were known.

"Most of them were implicated. They are not that important, especially those who were trafficked. We just need to report that they died of illness... If any family members come looking for them, we can say that they were afraid that their bodies would rot and cause disease, so they were burned."

But in fact, the person is still alive, he was thrown into this dark hole, which is the same as death.

The female yamen runner was very cautious: "In the past, I and a few other old sisters have always been in charge of these things. Not long ago, a 'madam' came from the headmaster and took over the management of the cave. After she came, she divided the matter into two. The girls and women continued to be in our care, but the boys were taken over by the people and eunuchs she brought with her. She said that it was enough for us women to take care of ourselves."

"Mrs. Guan?" Mi Nian, who had been following and listening for a long time, suddenly spoke.

Lu Weiyuan turned around and asked her, "Does Sister Xiaochuan know you?"

"I've heard a little bit about her." Mi Nian said after a short silence, "She joined the sect a few years ago, recommended by a Dharma protector elder. At that time, I paid a little attention to her because she also liked to get close to the women in the sect, but I was severely restricted and she was not often in the sect, so she and I had no private interactions, and... I didn't like some of her practices."

"Since Sister Xiaochuan doesn't like it, then she must be different from us." Lu Weiyuan gently pushed the female yamen runner and said to her, "Keep going."

The female yamen runner walked slowly and said, "Miss Yuan...you are all strangers. I, I am afraid..."

"I'm not afraid. If someone really recognized you and surrounded you, wouldn't that be a good chance for you to be rescued?"

"Miss, you're joking." The female yamen runner was afraid that she would become a hostage, and she was also afraid that her former "colleagues" would disregard her own life - they certainly would not care about the life of a loser who messed things up.

She shivered and took heavy steps to lead everyone inside.

This section of the road is much brighter than the first section entering the cave. There are more and more buildings belonging to the human world next to it, including towers, corridors, and even rockery and lamp posts inlaid with fluorite on both sides of the walkway, and decorated with artificial flowers and trees. If the light was not so dim and eerie, one would almost think that there was no difference from being outside.

After walking a few steps, they met a group of women.

Leading the group was an elderly nanny, followed by four eunuchs and a group of young girls dressed very brightly.

"Hey, sister, where are you from? How did you get yourself into this state? Those people behind you..." The nanny looked at the female yamen runner with suspicion - it's not that there haven't been female guests here, but they are extremely rare, and usually they are brought here by familiar customers and entertained by special people. It is not the turn of the brothel owner in the cave to take them around.

Is it a new arrival?

But it doesn't look like it at all.

The nanny took a step back cautiously: "You..."

Lu Weiyuan walked out from behind the female yamen runner and bowed slightly to the nanny: "Let me introduce myself. My last name is Lu, and you can respectfully call me Miss Yuan. I represent... well, I represent light and justice, and I am here to wipe out all of you snakes, insects, rats and ants."

"Ah?" The nanny opposite expressed the voice in the hearts of everyone present.

But Lu Weiyuan didn't give her a chance to react: "According to your heart, your actions follow!"

A black shadow suddenly jumped out, and Hu Ziyi just made a move and went straight for the head of the stunned nanny opposite. Black light flashed, and before the nanny's head fell to the ground, the four eunuchs following her suffered heavy injuries one after another. Almost at the same time, horrible knife marks appeared on each of them, and their chests were cut fiercely. Without even being able to make a sound, they fell into the darkness, spraying blood.

Until then.

A thin bloodstain appeared on the neck of the nanny, who still had a look of astonishment on her face. The blood spread everywhere and the head fell to the ground.

"what!!!"

The women's screams pierced the darkness.

The female yamen runner who had seen Hu Ziyi's speed could no longer stand, and her knees softened as she rolled to the ground. The group of young ladies opposite the crowd screamed in fear, but no one ran away. It was unknown whether they were paralyzed by fear or for some other reason...

Lu Weiyuan did not try to stop the panic of the girls, even though it would expose her and the others. She turned around, covered her chest, and said to Mi Nian, who was also shocked, "It's disgusting enough that only this one person led the way for us. I can't control myself when I see so many of them at once. I gave the order in a serious tone, so Xin Sui would use such a heavy blow. Otherwise, I'd better cover my eyes, it's really disgusting."