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"Bao, is Chunfenglou a brothel?" Xu Ning said expressionlessly, his eyes turning to the woman rowing at the bow.

"Player, this Chunfeng Tower is not just an ordinary brothel, it is also a South Hall! The so-called South Hall is a place that provides special services for men."

"Oh my god!" Xu Ning's face turned green. This abominable boatman actually wanted to sell him to that place! It was outrageous!

"What's going on with that woman? Isn't she his mistress or something?" Since the boatman planned to sell her to the South Pavilion, it meant that he didn't know that I was a woman.

"She was from Chunfenglou. Unfortunately, she contracted a serious disease and was mercilessly sold to this boatman by the madam."

Xu Ning suddenly understood. No wonder this woman always looked so timid and fearful. She didn't look like a decent woman at all.

The woman was still rowing resignedly, when suddenly, a cold voice came from behind her without any warning: "Why don't you take this opportunity to escape?"

This sudden change caused Qin Xiuniang's face to change drastically, and her body involuntarily became stiff.

Then, she slowly turned her head and what came into her sight was Xu Ning looking at her with indifference.

"The slave family..."

Xu Ning saw that she stopped and said, "Keep rowing. The one inside won't wake up to row for you."

When Qin Xiuniang heard these words, they took on a different meaning. She was a little shocked and scared, but at the same time she obediently continued to row the boat.

Xu Ning sat outside the cabin instead, leaning lightly on it, staring at the seemingly endless lake, as if he wanted to see the secrets hidden in the water through the lake.

"I'm afraid a lot of innocent people have died in this lake."

Xu Ning's words successfully made Qin Xiuniang tremble.

"I... don't know anything."

"Not pretending anymore?" She was called "slave" just now, but now it has changed to "I", which means that this woman is the one who turned over.

Xu Ning breathed a sigh of relief. She had been hunting hawks all day and had her eyes pecked by an eagle. As someone who often drugged others, she was actually tricked by someone else. She felt ashamed if she didn't tell anyone.

Fortunately, her body had already developed immunity to this stuff, and she woke up after just a moment of dizziness. Then she secretly drugged the stupid boatman.

As for keeping this woman, there were two reasons. First, Xu Ning did not want to row the boat herself; second, she hoped to get important information about Chunfeng Tower from the woman.

"As long as you tell me the truth about Chunfeng Tower, I can not only give you a generous reward in silver, but I can also properly deal with the man inside for you."

"What do you want to know?"

"Everything about Chunfeng Tower should be kept confidential."

Qin Xiuniang hesitated for a moment, but soon seemed to have made up her mind and began to tell Xu Ning the news she knew one by one.

According to Qin Xiuniang's description, such acts of murder for money as committed by boatmen were so numerous that they seemed to have become commonplace in the Taihu water transport industry.

As long as Chunfeng Tower has the ability to cover up the truth, anyone who is not a high-ranking official will be sold into Chunfeng Tower, no matter if they are a gentle and virtuous woman or a handsome young man, and once they are sold into the door of Chunfeng Tower, they will fall into an abyss from which there will be no return.

Admittedly, there have been some incidents that almost caused a sensation, but they all disappeared within a short period of time.

Not only were the victims vindicated, but on the contrary, they either disappeared inexplicably without any news or became servile slaves of Chunfeng Tower.

All these signs indicate that Chunfeng Tower has long been in collusion with high-ranking officials.

Xu Ning sighed, it seems that she really took action to rid the people of harm, this Chunfeng Tower is indeed a sinful place.

As the night deepens, the flower boats along the Taihu Lake are already lit up with bright lights and filled with singing and dancing.

Xu Ning asked Qin Xiuniang to dock the boat in a remote place. She went ashore and carried up a large rock. Then she asked Qin Xiuniang to row the boat to take her to the flower boat at Chunfeng Tower.

After learning the exact location of Chunfeng Tower, Xu Ning did not rush towards it, but carefully looked for a secluded and uninhabited deep water area.

Xu Ning skillfully tied the heavy stones tightly to the boatman with ropes, and then mercilessly threw the boatman, who was still unconscious and powerless to resist, into the vast Taihu Lake.

Qin Xiuniang said that the boatman had done this to innocent people countless times.

Then how come this kind of belonging is not what the boatman deserves?

Xu Ning kept his promise and gave Qin Xiuniang a sum of money. The money was exactly what Qin Xiuniang had found on the boatman, and it also contained Qin Xiuniang's indenture contract.

Xu Ning asked Qin Xiuniang to send her ashore and let her row the boat away. Xu Ning did not intend to interfere with what would happen to Qin Xiuniang afterwards, as she was going to stir up trouble.

After Xu Ning got ashore, he immediately found an empty corner and dressed himself up again.

In a short while, the ordinary boy Xu Ning transformed into a rich kid dressed in gorgeous clothes and wearing dazzling gold chains, just like a prodigal son from a nouveau riche family.

Unlike Sioux City, Lake City has no curfew.

Xu Ning strode into Lake City and immediately felt the atmosphere here was completely different from that of Su City. Because Lake City did not implement a curfew system, the lights were still on at night, and the streets were bustling with people.

This was exactly what Xu Ning wanted, so she specially found a few ruffians, gave them some silver, and asked them to run errands for her.

These ruffians were blinded by money and gladly accepted the task. After taking the silver, they immediately helped Xu Ning buy a carriage full of delicious food.

Everything was ready, and Xu Ning planned to leave through another city gate.

"Sir, it's so late, and it's very dangerous outside the city. Let us take you there." Naturally, they didn't want to let go of the young master who was stupid and rich, and greed gradually revealed in the eyes of the ruffians.

Xu Ning pretended not to see it, deliberately put on an arrogant attitude, and scolded in a fierce and bad tone: "Stop talking nonsense! Get out of here! If you delay my good deeds, I will punish you!"

After saying this, Xu Ning jumped onto the carriage without hesitation, waved the whip, and drove away at full speed.

How could those hooligans give up so easily? They secretly followed the carriage, and when they chased to a pavilion outside the city, they were dumbfounded by the scene before them - they saw a group of graceful and beautiful women dancing around Xu Ning.

Their eyes were wide open, and as they approached stealthily, they soon discovered that these beauties were not only as light as swallows and danced without touching the ground, but they also left no shadows.

"No, something's wrong, it's a ghost!"

"Ah!!! Help! It's a ghost!"

The hooligans were so frightened that the clever ones ran away, while the timid ones collapsed on the spot and peed their pants.

Xu Ning, who had been sitting still, suddenly turned around and gave them an evil smile. His unusually obvious red glowing eyes successfully frightened the hooligans who had not been able to escape and made them faint completely.