If I had known I wouldn't have saved you!

Xia Xiaodie secretly hid the steamed bun in her sleeve, fearing that someone would see it. Then she quietly slipped into an alley, held the steamed bun and began to eat it voraciously.

At this time, three tall men came behind him. The leading man had a dignified appearance, but his eyes were glaring with a ferocious look.

"Run! Run again! I'll catch you this time and break your legs. Let's see if you dare to run again!"

The man stared at Xia Xiaodie and threatened her viciously.

Xia Xiaodie was frightened. She slowly backed away holding the steamed bun, tears falling from her eyes.

"Brother Chen Feng...please let me go...I don't want to be a prostitute...I beg you!"

She had no way to retreat and could only keep bowing to the men, praying that they would let her go.

The man named Chen Feng said, "It's not that I won't let you go. The boss lady spent a lot of money to buy you. How can you run away? Even if you don't want to be a prostitute, you have to pay back the money, right? We should be reasonable, right?"

Upon hearing this, one of the younger brothers behind him laughed and said, "Boss, look at this yellow-haired girl, she's so skinny, I guess no one would order her to serve customers, why don't we brothers keep her for ourselves and just go back and tell the boss lady that we can't find her, right?"

Another younger brother also said: "Yes, Brother Chen, anyway, when I bought her, it was only ten taels of silver. The boss lady won't care. Brother, I haven't played with a woman for a long time."

After hearing what the two brothers said, Chen Feng frowned and said, "Bullshit, she is still young, it is definitely not possible for her to receive customers, but you don't want to take advantage of her, at least wait until she is sixteen years old. Before that, she has to do odd jobs in Qifeng Tower and pay back the money!"

When Xia Xiaodie heard that she didn't have to be a prostitute for the time being, she felt relieved. But then she thought again, she didn't know what kind of life she would live in the future, and she burst into tears out of grievance.

"Girl, you don't have to cry. Life is like this. You are unlucky. Your parents died early, leaving you alone in the world. But being a prostitute is better than begging for food. You will understand after a while."

As Chen Feng spoke, he took out a handkerchief and threw it to Xia Xiaodie, motioning for her to wipe her face.

Xia Xiaodie thought about it and finally gave up. She had no one to rely on, so where could she hide? She picked up the handkerchief silently, lowered her head and said nothing.

"That's right. When you grow up, you will understand that your choice is the right one. Let's go. I will ask the boss lady for mercy when we get back. I won't beat you."

Chen Feng shook his head and glanced at Xia Xiaodie, feeling annoyed.

He has seen this kind of situation many times. From the sympathy at the beginning to the numbness afterwards, he has become accustomed to it.

There are too many pitiful people in the world, and he is just a thug under the boss lady, he can only control them for a while, not for a lifetime. Moreover, he can't let go of those who would rather die than surrender. There are many women who have been beaten to death in Qifeng Tower. He told Xia Xiaodie all this so that she can live.

Just as they were about to take Xia Xiaodie away, a man suddenly blocked the entrance to the alley.

"How much is this girl worth? I want her."

The man had an ordinary face, but his tone was calm, and he didn't seem like an ordinary person.

However, when Xia Xiaodie saw the man, her face changed and she could hardly believe her eyes.

"Who are you? This girl is a prostitute in Qifeng Tower. Do you dare to want her?" Chen Feng asked with narrowed eyes.

The man took out a large silver ingot from his sleeve, waved it and said, "Don't worry about who I am. Is fifty taels enough? If so, hand her over to me, and you can just take the money and leave."

When the two younger brothers saw this, they said in unison: "Enough! That's enough!"

As they were talking, they wanted to go forward to take the silver, but Chen Feng glared at them and asked relentlessly: "Sir, I have no objection to you wanting to buy her, but you have to tell me clearly first, which family you are from, what is your name, and what do you want to buy her for?"

Chen Feng has seen many people like this who are intercepted on the road to buy women, but their purposes for buying women are different.

Some families are short of maids, some want to secretly take concubines, and some poor families buy girls as wives. These are all quite normal, but there are also abnormal ones.

For example, some cruel human traffickers would buy women, kill them, take out their hearts, and make medicinal foods for dignitaries.

There were also families where a son died and they bought a woman to be buried together with the son in a ghost marriage.

There are some cultivators who are worse than beasts. After buying women, they go back and use formations to cruelly suck them dry to help them practice.

Although Chen Feng considers himself not a good person, he does not want to watch some innocent lives disappear. Therefore, he always asks those people what they want to do with the women they buy. If it is to take a concubine, to be a maid, or to marry a wife, he will let go without hesitation. But if it is the latter three, that is, murder, he will refuse to sell them on the grounds that he cannot bear the responsibility.

Hearing this, the man smiled and said, "You are a kind person, but it's a pity that the two people following you are so ruthless."

After hearing what the man said, Chen Feng was hit on the back of his head with a stick before he could figure out what was going on. He staggered to the ground.

One of the younger brothers raised a stick and said, "Chen Feng, the boss lady has been annoyed with you for a long time. Who told you to always talk back? She told us a long time ago that she would kill you if she had the chance. You said you were just bored, so why did you care about them buying it? Isn't it enough for us to make money? Now you don't have to worry about this anymore."

As he said this, he stepped forward and said, "Sir, this person can no longer make the decision. Now we have the final say. I'll sell this girl to you!"

The man smiled faintly and put the silver in his hand. When the other brother saw it, he also smiled happily. He stepped forward and kicked Chen Feng a few more times and said, "If I follow you, I won't even have a fucking soup to drink! We two brothers are the best at getting along!"

The two men bowed to the man with a playful smile, and then walked out of the alley arm in arm.

"My dear brother, I have never seen such a large amount of silver before. Who do you think that young master is?"

"Who knows, brother? Who cares? As long as we have money to spend, it's good! How about we not go back yet and use the money to try our luck at the Bent Beam Casino?"

"Well, I think it's a good idea! Let's go! Maybe if we're lucky, we can become a wealthy man!"

The two were walking in the street, talking and laughing, but something unexpected happened at this moment. The silver ingot suddenly emitted a dazzling light for no apparent reason, and then exploded with a loud bang, blowing the two people into pieces.

Having witnessed all this, Chen Feng collapsed on the ground, looking at the man warily and asked, "Who are you?"

The man smiled but said nothing.

Xia Xiaodie walked up carefully and asked softly, "Excuse me...are you Brother Eleven?"

A long time had passed since that encounter, and now she had lost her cultivation and could only judge based on some faint auras and her own feelings.

The man smiled faintly, took off the Three Thousand Illusions Mask, and said, "Sister Xiaodie, long time no see."

Seeing this, tears welled up in Xia Xiaodie's eyes and she threw herself into his arms.