I'm badly injured, but I'm number one

Wen Ye is not stupid.

At first he didn't wonder why Yan Ping came to the brothel and stayed there despite the cold.

But now that Fu Tiancheng also appeared in it, he understood.

The matter in Qingyuan City has not been resolved. Fu Tiancheng said before that he had something to do, so he should come to Huoling City to investigate the matter.

Starting from those who have been abducted, the brothel is indeed a place where we can find clues.

He glanced at the girl standing next to him, "What should we do now?"

Seeing that he reacted so quickly, Yan Ping sighed and pointed him in the direction.

"Go and call them over."

Since they came here first, just let them investigate and I will continue to follow Wen Ye.

After Wen Ye left, Yan Ping propped up his chin with one hand and looked down at the extravagant and decadent stage of the brothel below.

The quiet and introverted girl next to him waited for a long time, but the man didn't ask her to play the pipa. Thinking of the recent unusual movements in the brothel, she bit her lip and spoke bravely.

"My Lord, what music would you like to hear?"

She tried to speak as loudly as possible, but her voice was still as thin as a mosquito's.

Yan Ping could feel the attention being paid to this place from outside. There was indeed something unusual in this brothel.

"Just play what you are best at, and the rest is up to you."

The girl breathed a sigh of relief, found a cushion in the corner to sit down, lowered her head and began to play the pipa.

The sound of the pipa rang out, and the attention outside decreased a little.

Wen Ye followed the direction pointed by Yan Ping and came to the door of a private room. Before he could say anything, he was pulled in by someone.

After entering, he found that there were two young men inside, a handsome guy and a cold and cool guy.

The cold and cool guy had sharp eyes and frowned slightly when he saw him, but didn't say anything.

Fu Tiancheng looked him up and down, his face full of disapproval, "Why are you here?"

Wen Ye: "..."

It seemed that a formation was used, but the formation had little effect on Yan Ping, so it was not surprising that he recognized it at a glance.

But is this what Fu Tiancheng and Liu Qingpeng looked like when they were young?

Wen Ye didn't think too much about it, "Senior, please come over."

The scene fell into silence.

After a while, Wen Ye took them back.

Before they got close, they heard the pleasant sound of a pipa coming from the private room.

Fu Tiancheng was a little confused, "You guys even invited people to listen to the music."

Wen Ye: "..."

That was done by Yan Ping, it has nothing to do with him.

When they entered the private room, they saw Yan Ping drinking tea slowly.

Fu Tiancheng dropped an isolation array and looked at the girl playing the pipa in the corner. Just as he was about to knock her out, he heard Yan Ping's lazy voice.

"Don't touch her."

Fu Tiancheng was a little confused. When he looked at her, he found that her eyes were a little dazed, but the sound of the pipa was very smooth.

"What's up with her?"

Yan Ping's face was as pale as ever, and he lazily pointed at the futon that Wen Ye had placed for them.

"A little soul-stealing spell, but I don't recommend you try it. There are restraints on her soul. If you're not careful, she'll die."

The whole person exploded, and the person's face was covered in blood, so he couldn't run away.

Fu Tiancheng: “…”

Liu Qingpeng sat down first. Ever since he got rid of the troubles caused by the sequelae of blood essence, he had never wanted to have a direct exchange with Yan Ping.

But this time was different from the past. He asked coldly, "Do you have any clues about the demon cultivator?"

"A little."

Yan Ping is very honest.

Although there were traces of demonic cultivators in Huo Ling City in the original novel, the identity of the demonic cultivators was not mentioned. However, based on the fact that Wen Ye was hunted down by the demonic cultivators later, Yan Ping felt that it should have something to do with the City Lord's Mansion in Huo Ling City.

Fu Tiancheng's eyebrows relaxed slightly, "What is it?"

Yan Ping raised his hand and pointed at the girl.

"Ask her first."

Several people looked over there at the same time, and the girl still had that distracted look in her eyes.

Fu Tiancheng frowned again. No matter what they asked, they didn't know this person.

Liu Qingpeng observed for a while and suddenly spoke.

"Did you grow up here?"

The girl shook her head, "I was kidnapped."

Liu Qingpeng's expression remained unchanged as he continued to ask, "How long have you been here? Have you ever thought of leaving?"

Girl: "In three years, anyone who tries to leave the flower house to seek help will die. I don't want to die."

Liu Qingpeng: "Why don't you ask the people in the City Lord's Mansion for help?"

Girl: "There are their people in the City Lord's Mansion. If you go there, you will die."

Fu Tiancheng's heart sank. Huoling City was the territory of Tianyang Sect, and because of its prosperity, disciples who had reached the Shidan realm would be stationed here.

One or two are exceptions, but no one has dealt with this problem for such a long time, there must be someone in the City Lord’s Mansion covering for it.

So, there were people inside the City Lord’s Mansion who were colluding with the evil cultivators.

Even more seriously, perhaps the evil cultivators have infiltrated the City Lord's Mansion.

If so, that's even worse.

Fu Tiancheng thought for a while, "Are there any demon cultivators coming in and out of the brothel?"

The girl shook her head, "I don't know, I'm a mortal."

Although her physique is better than that of ordinary people due to the influence of spiritual energy, she is not a cultivator and cannot tell who is a demon cultivator.

For subsequent questions, the girl mostly had no idea what was going on.

Seeing that they couldn't get any results, Yan Ping shook his head.

"How many people were abducted with you in this brothel?"

Girl: "More than 90% of them."

"Where are they?"

"Accepting guests or dancing. Some people were killed two days ago."

Yan Ping raised his eyebrows.

Fu Tiancheng frowned, "Why was he killed?"

The girl's dilated pupils were filled with fear, "Because they are restless."

If they hadn't killed them all, which would have directly shown that there was something wrong with them, the brothel might have been completely closed down by now.

So these demon cultivators knew they would come and cleaned up their traces in advance.

Fu Tiancheng's face turned ugly.

Yan Ping thought of something, "Who is the boss of your flower house?"

The girl muffled her voice but her face became paler and paler. She was just a mortal and now she couldn't hold on any longer.

"It's Madam Hong. She controls 70% of the brothels in Fire Spirit City."

Yan Ping knocked on the table thoughtfully, "Don't ask any more questions. If you want to track down the evil cultivators in secret, you can go find this person."

After Yan Ping finished speaking, he snapped his fingers. The girl, whose eyes were dazed, felt her mind sink and the pipa in her hand suddenly played a wrong note.

She woke up with a start. Everything that had just happened seemed like a dream and she could not remember it clearly. She saw several people staring at her and she panicked instantly.

He knelt down on the spot and said in a panic, "Please spare my life, sir."

Yan Ping waved his hand and said, "Go out."

The girl felt as if she had been pardoned, and ran out with her pipa in her hand.

Liu Qingpeng and Fu Tiancheng didn't say anything. Yan Ping finished the hot water in his hand, then slowly stood up and walked out, talking as he walked.

"I have finished my work, you guys take care of it. If the little girl is still alive, arrange a good place for her."

Wen Ye looked at Liu Qingpeng and Fu Tiancheng, bowed slightly, and said, "Then I will leave first."