Exile is exile, is half of the capital enough as compensation?

Leng Youran shook her head. "Of course it wasn't them. It was the women they abducted. A dozen of them stayed behind that day, and there were also women who chose to leave. Huanhuan was worried they wouldn't have a good life after returning, so she learned about their family situations from the people she brought back. Surprisingly, they were living in dire straits, so Huanhuan stepped in to buy out their bonds and brought them back."

"So, the girls in Yihongyuan now are those people? After they recovered from their injuries in the north, they didn't leave, but came here instead?"

He remembered that Huanhuan had brought a group of people to the hospital for treatment, but those people suddenly disappeared later. He thought that they had been cured and returned to Nanshan Hospital.

As for whether Huanhuan and the others brought those people with them when they came back, he naturally wouldn't ask.

"Well, when they came to say goodbye to me, they happened to meet Anliu, who reported to me about Li Xiaoxiao and the others' situation. When they learned that Zhoucheng Yihongyuan had been bought by Li Xiaoxiao, the girls felt that they had been kidnapped by bandits after all... So, they chose this path."

Li Tianze didn't know what to say about this. After all, they chose their own path.

Leng Youran continued:

"Actually, I don't mind their identities, but they just can't get over the hurdle in their hearts. Plus, Xiaoxiao said that even if they go, they won't be allowed to work as prostitutes, so I didn't stop them."

"No guests? How will Yihongyuan survive?"

Leng Youran looked at him as if he were an idiot. "The madam of Yihongyuan was killed, and we bought it. We didn't touch the girls inside. Of course, Xiaoxiao is still capable. After she took over, she released a group of girls who wanted to become good girls, and the rest stayed there voluntarily. Of course, Xiaoxiao would not let them accept guests who are difficult to serve. I heard from Anliu before that many people who were released by Xiaoxiao chose to come back after hearing about the changes in Yihongyuan." She didn't know the whole story. Anliu mentioned it to her from time to time.

Li Tianze never expected that his young wife had quietly opened a Hong Kong Coliseum.

He thought that with her personality...

But this is their own choice. Maybe they feel that such a life is suitable for them.

He would not force women of good character into prostitution, and of course he would not look down on women who fell into prostitution.

Life is like this! Everyone makes different choices, and who can say for sure whether their choices are good or bad?

"What about Li Xiaoxiao? This matter has nothing to do with her. She refuses to leave, or rather, she refuses to follow me back to the Northland."

Leng Youran's thoughts drifted away, and she remembered what Li Xiaoxiao had said to her before.

She said: I have no father or mother, Meimei and Yaoyao are the people I care about most in this world. Since it is their enemy, it is naturally hers as well.

I really can't leave them both in Zhoucheng.

Even if I leave, I will still miss them. In this case, I might as well stay with them.

Besides, Master, you have helped us with all your might, so we can’t just leave after we’ve done our job. We should stay in Zhoucheng, as we may come in handy one day.

Thinking of this, Leng Youran's mouth corners unconsciously curved into a beautiful arc.

What Li Xiaoxiao said really came true, they were indeed useful.

"Youyou, what are you thinking about? Why aren't you talking?" Li Tianze was still waiting for her next words. He didn't hear her words for a long time, and when he turned his head, he saw her smiling.

Leng Youran regained consciousness. "It's okay. I just think Li Xiaoxiao is really good. When I saw her at the Governor's Mansion before, I thought she was..."

Li Tianze also felt deeply about this. The scene when he first met Li Xiaoxiao was not harmonious, but after listening to Leng Youran's words, he had more admiration for her.

Thinking about it now, Li Xiaoxiao was just trying to protect herself at that time and really didn't do anything to harm them.

Later, at the instigation of An Liu and others, he often passed false information to Mrs. Zhou.

"Indeed, when I first met her, I didn't think she would become like this. Perhaps this is her original appearance."

"Oh, by the way, you said before that you were going to Liancheng to ask someone. You might also have someone in Liancheng..." He suddenly remembered what they said when they were having dinner and asked.

Leng Youran smiled and gently tapped his forehead with her hand, "What are you thinking about? Do you think everyone is Li Xiaoxiao? Not everyone can be a brothel owner."

"So when you said you'd go ask someone, who did you ask?"

After thinking for a moment, he took a breath and asked uncertainly, "Could it be that the people from Liancheng haven't left either?"

He remembered that there were quite a few people sent to An Qi and the others, about five or six. If they hadn't left...

Leng Youran chuckled, "Let's go, you'll know soon..."

When the two arrived in Zhoucheng, it was already dark. They were a few points faster than Butler Zheng. When they arrived, Butler Zheng and his men had not yet returned to Liancheng.

Leng Youran led Li Tianze through many twists and turns and entered a small alley.

She stood in front of the door and looked at it for a while, as if she was recalling if it was this place. After looking for a long time, she knocked on the gate.

a bit

Two times.

...

I knocked for a long time but there was no movement from inside.

Leng Youran's face suddenly turned cold.

It's just past the hour of You, and no matter how you think about it, the people inside shouldn't go to bed so early.

Li Tianze knew what she was going to do next without even thinking about it. Before she could move, he put his arm around her waist and leaped up, and the two of them landed steadily in the courtyard.

The yard is not big, and its layout is very similar to the small yard they lived in before in Liangzhou. The first thing you see is the yard. Except for the gate, there are two rooms in each of the other three directions.

Leng Youran walked to the door of the room on the left side as if he was familiar with the place and stopped. He knocked on the door, but when there was no response, he tried to push...

"who...."

Before the door was opened, a group of people suddenly rushed out of the yard.

Leng Youran withdrew her hand that was about to push the door, turned around and looked back at the group of people who suddenly jumped in from the yard next door.

Li Tianze took a step forward, stood in front of her, and said to those people: "Who are you?"

The leading man had a square face. He frowned and looked at Li Tianze and then at Leng Youran. He did not answer Li Tianze's words, but said to the person beside him: "I guess this is the person behind them."

Leng Youran and Li Tianze both had good hearing, especially since the people in front of them did not deliberately lower their voices, so they could hear everything they said.

The two looked at each other, and Leng Youran mouthed to Li Tianze, "Go with them."

Li Tianze nodded in understanding.

As soon as the people on the opposite side drew the big swords from their waists, the two men raised their hands timidly.