Xiaoxiao curled up into a ball, feigning an exaggerated fear, though she indeed felt sowhat afraid, "Yixiang Courtyard?"
"It’s a place where n go to find pleasure," the Mada explained.
Xiaoxiao’s eyes darted around; how could she make these people lower their guard? She wasn’t sure if her silver tongue would work this ti. Typically, she should pretend to be a respectable woman and struggle while crying out loudly, which seed more convincing.
Upon hearing the Mada’s explanation, she began to struggle against the ropes, crying and screaming, "Let go, I want to go ho."
A sinister look spread across the Mada’s face, "Let you go? You cost fifty silver, you’ll never think of leaving in your lifeti."
"Wuu, I want to go ho."
The Mada gently caressed Xiaoxiao’s face with a lewd smile, "Once you’ve served a man and tasted the pleasures, you won’t want to leave."
The thugs nearby, upon hearing the Mada’s words, began to snicker lewdly, "Hahaha!"
"..." Xiaoxiao suppressed her rage, vowing to make these people suffer once she got out.
Continuing her frantic struggle, she put on a convincing act, and her head violently collided with the Mada’s, eliciting a pained "Ouch!" from her, "You wretched girl."
She raised her hand to slap Xiaoxiao, but Xiaoxiao quickly knelt to beg for rcy, "Sister, don’t hit , I won’t dare do it again, I agree to serve the guests."
This address of "sister" made the Mada’s heart bloom with joy; no one had called her that at her age. She lowered her hand and her attitude softened significantly, "It’s good to see you’re sensible, sister will treat you well as long as you obey."
"Yes, sister, I’ll listen to you, wuu," Xiaoxiao sobbed while speaking.
Observing Xiaoxiao, the Mada thought she really was scared, so she decided not to make it harder for her. After all, a bruised and battered girl couldn’t serve the guests, and the earlier she started, the sooner she’d earn silver.
"That’s more like it. After you bathe, sister will find you a decent man."
The Mada signaled the thugs with a glance and they left. Then, two maids ca in to attend to Xiaoxiao’s bathing. Ostensibly there to serve her, they were actually there to monitor her.
The Mada told the maids, "Make sure she looks pretty afterwards."
"Yes."
And with that, the Mada left, and Xiaoxiao’s bindings were loosened. But she couldn’t afford to let her guard down because these maids were also the Mada’s people; she continued to act as if she were in utter despair about having to serve a client soon.
The maids tended to Xiaoxiao in silence, used to such scenes, they tried to comfort her.
"Miss, I advise you to co to terms with it. There’s no leaving this place."
"Yes, miss, you’ll get used to it."
Xiaoxiao feigned ignorance and asked, "Is it really impossible to leave?"
"Have you seen the thugs at the door? No one can escape. There were others who tried to run away before, but they were all caught, beaten half to death, and still ended up having to serve clients. Good behavior ans less suffering."
"..." So, attempting to escape didn’t seem viable. She sat in the bathtub, eyes closed, pondering various strategies. Right now, the only thing she could do was to try to send a ssage outside, to let Yang Ming and his people know she was here. What could be the best way to do that?
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