The moon was dark and the wind howled. Outside Wangjian Town stood the Red Lion Building.
BOOM!
The deafening sound of a heavy impact shattered the night's silence.
Luo Xiu descended from the sky, landing straight in front of the building's entrance. The force of his landing blew over the bronze lamp posts on either side.
He walked up to the thick, vermilion-lacquered doors and slowly placed his hand on them, then suddenly asked, "Why are you following ?"
Luo Xier, who had appeared behind him at so point, placed her hands on her hips, turned her head away, and let out a haughty snort.
"Who's following you? I... I was just passing by. It's your problem if you insist on coming here to die. Don't you dare drag into it!"
Luo Xiu paid her no further attention. The hand he had placed on the vermilion doors vibrated gently.
BANG!
With a deafening crash, the precious vermilion doors instantly exploded into countless splinters!
Amidst the billowing dust, Luo Xiu strode into the main hall.
His powerful Divine Sense spread out, instantly enveloping the entire luxurious building, inside and out. He located and locked onto Luo Yue and the others who were imprisoned within.
The next mont, a bone-chilling killing intent erupted from Luo Xiu's eyes!
The murderous intent was like a tangible frost, so piercingly cold that it made Luo Xier, standing behind him, tremble. She was too frightened to make a sound.
In Luo Xiu's Divine Sense, both Luo Yue and Yu Han were stark naked, piled one on top of the other on a disheveled bed like puppets to be manipulated at will.
Several lowlifes from the Red Lion Gang were laughing lewdly, subjecting Luo Yue and Yu Han to unspeakable humiliation...
A boundless rage instantly ignited in Luo Xiu's heart.
With a single thought, he used the Soul Capturing Technique to obliterate the souls of those gang mbers!
He then took a deep breath, suppressing the fury in his heart as he stepped forward.
"Good. Very good!"
Just then, bright lights suddenly illuminated the grand hall, and mocking laughter echoed from the dimly lit surroundings.
Luo Xiu looked up and imdiately saw the middle-aged man he had brutally beaten earlier. But the leader of the group wasn't him; it was a tall, thin young man.
Presumably, that was the leader of the Red Lion Gang, Cheng Haonan. But Luo Xiu had no interest in this. In his eyes, they were all the sa.
At that mont, he could only wonder why Gu Jianxi, Princess Guang and mother to Emperor Hao... why soone like her would nurture such a pack of rabid dogs. It seed his so-called mother was quite a character.
Of course, Cheng Haonan had no idea what Luo Xiu was thinking. He watched Luo Xiu with a sarcastic smile and praised him, "You've really got guts, kid. Not only do you dare co here to rescue people, but you even brought another girl."
"Speaking of which, those last two won were quite sothing. Both of them were young wives.
"I had my fun with them back at the inn. I was planning to continue while waiting for you to return, but you were gone for so long that I had no choice but to bring them here.
"A piece of work like that, I reckon I could have fun with them for three to five years without getting bored.
"And now, to my surprise, you brought another one. You're a real good Samaritan, kid!"
As he finished speaking, the gang mbers behind him all burst into laughter. They sized up Luo Xier with lecherous gazes, spouting all kinds of filth.
As for Luo Xiu, he seed to have been completely ignored.
Suddenly, the middle-aged man whom Luo Xiu had beaten stepped forward, glaring at Luo Xiu with gritted teeth. "You little bastard, weren't you so damn arrogant this afternoon? You told to find soone tougher to deal with you. Well, I found them. What are you going to do now?"
On the other side, the scantily clad woman glared at Luo Xiu with eyes full of utter hatred, her teeth nearly grinding to dust.
"Bastard! Tonight, I will cut you into a thousand pieces to avenge my husband!"
Just then, Luo Xier suddenly stepped in front of Luo Xiu. Her sharp gaze swept over the gang mbers before finally landing on Cheng Haonan's face.
"Cheng Haonan, you have so nerve!"
With a flick of her jade-like hand, she threw a token at him.
"Release them imdiately!"
Cheng Haonan caught the token. The mont he felt the trace of Divine Sense upon it, he shuddered violently. His arrogant deanor vanished in an instant as he dropped to one knee.
"Red Lion Gang Leader, Cheng Haonan, pays his respects to Your Highness!"
Seeing their leader kneel, the gang mbers behind him didn't have ti to think and all dropped to their knees in unison.
Luo Xier's gaze was icy as she looked at Cheng Haonan. "Release them imdiately!"
"Yes!" Cheng Haonan waved his hand, and several gang mbers hurriedly withdrew.
A short while later, Wang Wu, A Wei, the disciples from the dojo, and the two won, Luo Yue and Yu Han, were brought into the main hall.
The mont he saw the two won, Luo Xiu's expression turned exceedingly grim.
Luo Yue and Yu Han were both pale and disheveled, their dresses tattered and in disarray. Their clothes were stained with various fluids that emitted a pungent odor.
Luo Xiu could hardly imagine the devastation and humiliation the two won had endured. They were now so weak and powerless that they needed support just to walk, as if recovering from a severe illness.
Luo Yue hung her head low, not daring to et the eyes of Wang Wu or Luo Xiu, and began to sob quietly.
A Wei looked at Yu Han, his eyes as red as blood, and he struggled with the urge to kill them all for revenge.
Luo Xier was also shaking. Although she didn't fully comprehend such matters, she could imagine enough to wish she could flay Cheng Haonan alive! She knew it wasn't just Luo Yue and Yu Han. Over the years, countless won in Wangjian Town must have been violated by these beasts!
She took a deep breath, suppressing the fury in her heart, and said to Luo Xiu, "We've rescued them. Let's go."
Although she wanted nothing more than to tear Cheng Haonan limb from limb, she knew her limits. On the Red Lion Gang's turf, it was impossible. Besides, the gang was backed by the towering figure of Princess Guang.
...
They walked on in silence, the only sound being the weeping of the two won.
After a long while, Luo Xiu and his group returned to Wangjian Town. But just as they were about to enter, Luo Xiu suddenly stopped. "I'll leave you here."
Luo Xier looked at him, completely bewildered. "What's wrong with you?"
Luo Xiu turned to Wang Wu and A Wei. "You go back to the inn first. I'm making a trip to the Red Lion Gang."
Hearing this, Luo Xier beca frantic.
"Bai Haoran, are you insane?!"
"If I wasn't afraid you'd get yourself killed in there, I would never have gone, let alone exposed my identity with that token! Now that I've finally gotten you all out safely, you want to go back?"
"Xi'er Lady, thank you."
Luo Xiu offered that simple sentence and turned to leave.
"Hey! Bai Haoran, you madman! Co back!"
Luo Xier stomped her foot in anger, then suddenly turned to Wang Wu and A Wei. "You two go back on your own! I have to keep an eye on that guy!"
"..."
「Red Lion Building.」
Cheng Haonan was cursing up a storm.
"Who the hell could have guessed that little witch would be here!"
"Dammit, this is infuriating!"
"Two gorgeous babes, gone just like that!"
The middle-aged man beside him sighed. "It can't be helped. Even if that little witch has no official title, the fact remains that she's Emperor Hao's own daughter and Her Majesty's granddaughter. Who the hell can afford to provoke soone like that?"
AHHH!
Suddenly, a shrill scream echoed from outside the building.
Cheng Haonan stiffened and hurriedly ran out.
The next mont, however, he froze.
He saw Luo Xiu walking slowly toward the building, a single black feather held in his hand.
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