Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?-Chapter 55 - Best Friends Chastity Crisis_1
Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Best Friend’s Chastity Crisis_1
Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Best Friend’s Chastity Crisis_1
“The fisherfolk from the nine tribes? Why didn’t I think of it? This is indeed highly possible.”
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A light ignited in Jiang Hanyun’s eyes: “Investigate, and do it quickly! Find out how many children these fishermen have sent ashore, and where have they gone.”
Everyone in the room was eager and impatient. As soon as Jiang Hanyun gave the order, they all started to leave. However, just as they were about to step out of the door, Jiang Hanyun shouted, ‘Wait,’ stopping everyone in their tracks.
“Information discussed here, if leaked from your lips after being heard from Li Xuan’s, I will make you pay!”
Jiang Hanyun drew his waist knife and forcefully stuck it into the table. This caused people like Ma Chenggong to wince, their gazes stern.
Who would dare to ignore the threat of the Blood Hand Butcher in Mingyou City?
“Also, the perpetrator behind this case has a vast influence. Make sure to investigate discreetly. If anything feels off, it’s better to abandon the investigation than to cause alarm. Understood?”
Li Xuan and the others responded in unison, and then they all left together.
At that moment, Ma Chenggong heavily patted on Li Xuan’s shoulder: “Good lad! Thanks to you this time, the possibility of the fishermen being involved is high. If confirmed, I will treat you to a drink!”
Li Xuan chuckled, then raised his voice slightly: “To drink at Qinhuai River? I can treat as well. I heard there’s a new top courtesan at Lanyue House. I have connections, she could keep us company.”
“Really? Let me think——”
Ma Chenggong appeared interested, but then broke out in a cold sweat, realizing that he had been tricked by Li Xuan.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a woman with whom he spent day and night, walking in from outside. Her gaze was so icy, he could feel chills all over, rigid down his spine.
Li Xuan, such a petty man, he actually remembered that he had compelled him to challenge Tingtian Ao before. What kind of gentleman is this!
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After leaving Zhuque Hall, Li Xuan didn’t join Ma Chenggong. He headed directly towards the southern part of the city, where the nobles congregated, to gather his allies and rally help.
The saying goes, ‘A single arrow can pierce the clouds, drawing a crowd of thousands to watch.’ As the renowned, prodigal son among Nanjing City’s elite, Li Xuan’s reputation had a strong influence. A call from him could easily gather twenty to thirty men. If one includes the servants from each house, the number could easily be in the hundreds.
However, halfway there, Zhang Yue’s follower stopped him: “They said only you, Master Li, are allowed in. Otherwise, not only would you not see them, they would also have Master Zhang and Mr. Peng reduced to being homosexual. They’ve even arranged partners.”
Li Xuan was confused by the terms ‘homosexual’ and ‘partners’, he searched his memories for a moment, then realized with shock—they were threatening male-on-male coupling! What a ruthless group!
“Why not inform Earl Huaiyuan?”
Li Xuan was still puzzled: his uncle would not let the matter slide. If you took a few dozen of his men, he wouldn’t believe those people dared to act so brazenly.
“I dare not tell my lord.” Zhang Yue’s follower admitted awkwardly: “My lord has ordered strict warnings that if the young master dares to visit the brothel these days, he would severely punish him.”
Li Xuan knew that Earl Huaiyuan’s punishment was real, unlike his father, Li Chengji, who only threatened. Zhang Yue had been whipped twice before.
“What about the Peng family? Don’t tell me, they don’t dare to speak up either?”
As far as Li Xuan knew, the Peng family kept several pirate teams privately. Those were ruthless desperados, bloodthirsty and fearless of death. Overall, they were stronger than the combined force of their two families.
“Our young master also does not allow us to tell our family.” This came from Peng Fulai’s follower. He was shy and rubbed his nose, “It seems that the head of the family is currently forcing the young master to get married. How should I put it? The woman is suitably matched with our young master in terms of looks, but our young master doesn’t like her. In short, unless there’s no other choice, our young master does not wish to be controlled by the family.”
Li Xuan felt a sour taste in his mouth: “I wondered why they insisted to go to Hongyue Lodge. Are they tired of the ten miles of Qinhuai? And, Your young master’s cultivation has reached the fourth house level, how could he be suppressed so easily?”
The Dongshui Pass and the ten miles of Qinhuai near Confucius Temple were their territories, and not far from Li Xuan’s jurisdiction.
Hongyue Lodge was a large-scale ship with four stories, cruising between Xuanwu Lake and Qinhuai River, mainly catering to scholars and literati. It was well-known in the city. But the sons of the city’s nobles rarely went there to play, feeling out of place.
“The young master was thoroughly drunk and unconscious that night. He was tied up without any resistance.” Zhang Yue’s follower continued, his expression somber, “Those people were clearly prepared, it was a trap set up on Hongyue Lodge. The leader was Zhang Jin, and Cui Hongan from the Cui Family was also involved.”
Li Xuan’s face tightened, realizing this was indeed aimed at him. Zhang Jin was the one he had frozen with a palm previously at Duke Xuguo’s residence—the son of a Hanlin servitor. And Cui Hongan was the deceased Cui Hongshu’s cousin, his father was Cui Zizhan, the right guard of Yulin in South Zhili.
This matter…he really couldn’t stand by and do nothing. Those who had captured his two good friends were clearly seeking revenge against him.
“I understand, you two go back and wait for my news!”
But as Li Xuan was about to spur his horse into a gallop, he was held back by two followers clinging to his thighs.
The one from the Peng family even began to wail: “Master Li, you can’t go and gather people! If our young master really becomes homosexual, how can he face people thereafter?”
The other one turned pale, “My lord has finally got him back onto the right path, abandoning his preference for men. He can’t be led astray again! Master Li, if you are not willing to go alone, then wait until they are hung up on the flagpole.”
Speechless, Li Xuan was just thinking about going back to his residence to get some more powerful talismans for backup and prepare a fallback plan.
Hold on! Did he just hear a horrifying secret? Was he in such a perilous situation?
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Li Xuan did not disappoint the two followers. About two moments later, Li Xuan stood in front of the pier where the red moon boat was docked in the east of the city. Since it was early in the morning, there were only a few pedestrians. However, one could see that on the left and right sides of the pier, there were more than twenty other boats and ships docked.
When Li Xuan arrived by himself, hundreds of eyes on and off the pier turned to watch him.
In an instant, Li Xuan understood Zhang Jin and Cui Hongan’s intentions. They wanted to publicly humiliate him in front of a large crowd.
However, Li Xuan was not the least bit afraid. He handed the reins of his horse, Earth Dragon, to Li Dalu who had followed him, then walked up to the boarding plank of the Hongyue Lodge with large strides.
First, he glanced at the brawny men standing on top of the boarding plank, then sneered disdainfully, “Come down! You probably can’t spread your wings on the boat. If you want to humiliate Li Xuan in public, wouldn’t it be more convenient under broad daylight?”
