Because Xiaoxiao had detected it early and held her breath from the start, she had not inhaled much of the Sleeping Powder, and thus she woke up during the rough ride of the carriage. However, she dared not act rashly and had to pretend to remain unconscious, waiting for an opportunity to escape.
Her heart was pounding fiercely, and she was scared too. It was her first ti being kidnapped, and she didn’t know where these people were taking her. She regretted not holding onto Yang Ming’s hand and wandering off on her own.
She carefully kept her eyes closed, trying her best not to let those people realize that she had already woken up. Her ears perked up, anxiously listening to what those people were saying?
"Boss, those people from last night are probably still searching for us," one said.
The human trafficker boss spit disdainfully and said, "Tch, it’s really bad luck. We didn’t capture anyone and only drew attention to ourselves."
He glanced at Xiaoxiao again, "Humph, at least we caught one. They must be anxious right now. We’ve got our revenge at least."
"..." Xiaoxiao realized, so these were the sa people who had tried to kidnap Wang Xiangxiang the day before. Having failed then, and even being pursued by Chu Lian, they had kidnapped her today out of spite. Would she still end up okay? She continued listening.
"Boss, what should we do now? Where do we sell her? Still to Beijing?"
"Humph, they definitely think we will transport her out like usual. This ti I won’t. Let’s sell her locally. Even if the price is lower, so be it."
"Boss, that’s a clever move. They’d trace us thinking we’d sell her elsewhere as usual and won’t expect us to sell her right under their noses."
"Humph, the local brothels will benefit then," he sneered.
"..." Upon hearing this, Xiaoxiao’s heart sank. They were going to sell her to a brothel. How was she going to escape?
If Yang Ming and the others really fell for their trick and searched afar instead of locally, what would she do?
It seed she could only look for a chance to act on her own, but now, with her hands and feet tied, she couldn’t run away. It seed she might only try to find a way out once she was in the brothel.
The carriage traveled swiftly and soon ca to a halt.
She was carried away just like that. She wanted to open her eyes but dared not to. Even if she did, it wouldn’t help since she was directionally challenged. She had no choice but to go in first and see.
Soon she was carried into a house and placed on what they called a bed.
"Madam, how does this girl look?" one of the traffickers asked.
The madam glanced at Xiaoxiao, shook her head, and pursed her lips, "She looks average, can’t be a top draw."
"Just tell us if you’ll take her or not."
"Where is she from?"
"From outside the county."
"How much?"
"One hundred silvers."
"One hundred silvers is too much. This girl isn’t worth it. At most fifty silvers."
"Fifty silvers doesn’t work. It’s too little."
"If that doesn’t work, then forget it. This girl isn’t worth that much."
"Fine, it’s really bad luck. First ti selling for so cheap," the trafficker said begrudgingly.
Xiaoxiao just lay there listening to herself being bargained over, and she was sold for just fifty silvers. They even complained that it was the lowest price they had ever gotten. Was it her fault for looking the way she did?
The madam paid the silvers, and the traffickers left. The madam then brought a few tough guys in and looked at Xiaoxiao.
The madam ca over to Xiaoxiao, shook her a bit, and Xiaoxiao thought she might get beaten if she didn’t wake up. She didn’t want to be beaten, so she pretended to have just woken up and fearfully asked, "Who are you? Where is this place?"
"Girl, this is Yixiang Courtyard. Just listen and obey, and I’ll treat you well," the madam said.
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