cold clothes

As night falls, the silvery moat reflects the glittering imperial city. Three thousand lanterns illuminate the streets like daytime. Pedestrians are impeccably dressed in fine clothes and jade belts, while women in bright red and green gowns dance and sing. All who come and go are learned scholars; there is not a single uncultured person among them. In this decadent imperial city, there seems to be no place where filth and depravity can be hidden.

Liang Shuyun stepped into the elegant room filled with mist, first savoring the fine wine and delicacies served to him, then bathing with the help of several beautiful maids, before enjoying the massage services of the maids on the soft couch with his upper body naked.

The maid named Xiaoyu had her eyes blindfolded with a white cloth, revealing her fair, jade-like lower face, with a pert nose, delicate lips, and a slender neck that could be encircled with one hand. Her small, cool hand rested on his back with gentle pressure, bringing a ticklish sensation to the area it touched.

Liang Shuyun was itching to see those eyes. What he wanted to do most right now was to lift the white cloth and look at them. The other people in the room were really in the way.

"I'm not used to being served by too many people, you can all leave now."

Liang Shuyun instructed the others to leave immediately. He couldn't help but smile triumphantly, unaware that the girl in front of him had reached into her waistband and gripped a sharp blade.

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Liang Shuyun dismissed the others, and Leng Yi subconsciously gripped the dagger in her bosom, feeling her heart pounding harder.

Leng Yi remained still for the time being, expressionlessly massaging Liang Shuyun. Liang Shuyun, however, clearly had ulterior motives and began to talk to Leng Yi casually.

"Xiaoyu, do you remember me? We've met before."

Leng Yi bit her lower lip tightly, unable to comprehend what kind of pervert would say such a thing. She trembled slightly and told Liang Shuyun that she didn't remember.

"You don't need to be so nervous." Liang Shuyun grasped Leng Yi's hand, and Leng Yi trembled in fright, trying to pull her hand back, but Liang Shuyun's strength was so great that she couldn't pull it away.

Liang Shuyun stared greedily at Leng Yi, his voice remaining gentle and refined, "Are you afraid of me... Are you really blind?" Liang Shuyun moved closer to her face, forcing Leng Yi to keep backing away.

If she retreated any further, she would fall to the ground. Liang Shuyun suddenly hugged Leng Yi and ripped off the white cloth covering Leng Yi's eyes. Leng Yi felt a burst of white light that stung her eyes, making it impossible for her to open them. She then struggled to break free from Liang Shuyun's embrace.

"Let me go!" The heat emanating from the adult man's chest made her feel nauseous, and Leng Yi wished she could take out a dagger and stab him a few times.

No matter how much Leng Yi struggled, she couldn't break free. Liang Shuyun easily pinned her down. "Don't be afraid, Xiao Yu. Be quiet. I won't do anything to you. I know the rules of Fengxiang Pavilion. I won't lay a hand on a third-class maid. I can wait for you to grow up. I just want to see your jewel-like eyes."

Liang Shuyun grabbed Leng Yi's chin with his large hand, forcing her eyes to face him. Leng Yi's still-healing eyes were stung by the bright light and tears streamed down her face. To Liang Shuyun, it looked like a vast ocean with flowing tides, and at the same time, that ocean was sparkling with starlight.

"Beautiful, so pretty, doesn't look blind at all. Are you lying? Lying isn't good, you actually remember me, right?"

With her chin tightly gripped, Leng Yi couldn't speak at all. She could only glare fiercely at Liang Shuyun with her eyes, kicking her legs incessantly. Liang Shuyun, captivated by her eyes, relaxed for a moment, and she seized the opportunity to draw the dagger from her waist and stab Liang Shuyun in the waist.

In Leng Yi's mind, Liang Shuyun should scream and fall down after being stabbed, and then she would successfully break free and run away. But reality was far crueler than she imagined. Not only did she fail to stab Liang Shuyun, but the moment she took out the dagger, Liang Shuyun discovered it, and her wrist was squeezed hard, causing the dagger to fall from her hand.

Leng Yi couldn't help but scream.

"So you wanted to kill me, brave little girl. Oh, it seems like you wanted to kill me the moment we met." Liang Shuyun wasn't angry; on the contrary, she was very happy.

"Yes! I'm going to kill you, you scum, to avenge Sister Yunmei!" Leng Yi said through gritted teeth. She now hated herself for being so naive; her pre-planned schemes were completely useless.

"Hehe, there's no need to kill me so soon. You don't even know how I killed your Sister Yunmei. I'll tell you first, and then you can come and kill me."

Liang Shuyun said that, under Leng Yi's terrified gaze, he took out a hemp rope from under the soft couch and tied it to Leng Yi's hands, then tied her legs, and then took out a wad of cotton cloth to stuff her mouth. He did the whole process with ease. After he finished, Liang Shuyun stood there in a very good mood and watched Leng Yi wriggle like a worm.

"What a commotion. I hope you'll be just as energetic later," Liang Shuyun said, walking to a box in the corner and opening it to reveal rusty, bloody torture instruments inside. The elegantly decorated private room contained such grotesque and terrifying items. Liang Shuyun rummaged through them, seemingly considering which one to give to Lengyi; each one was horrifying to Lengyi.

What exactly did Sister Yunmei experience in this room...?

"Do you know, Xiaoyu? Yunmei was originally my servant. She escaped six years ago, but ended up in this Fengxiang Pavilion. Isn't that the same as not escaping at all? This is her fate, destined to be lowly and manipulated."

"Unfortunately, this is not a good place."

Recalling Yunmei's words and her sorrowful expression when they first met, she felt a pang of heartache. She had only thought that she could make a living in a brothel, but little did she know that the darkness inside was far more terrifying than she had imagined. If she had known this would happen, would she have looked down on the beggars on the street? Would she have been so arrogant as to enter the door of Fengxiang Tower?

“This meat clamp is particularly useful. It can clamp a person’s skin without causing bleeding. I once used it on Yunmei all over her body.” Liang Shuyun picked one out and walked over, holding a uniquely shaped copper clamp. “This can be considered the gentlest instrument of torture. It won’t leave you with any wounds, but you will still suffer. It’s too perfect. It’s an invention that brings pain without causing damage!” Liang Shuyun revealed a creepy smile and held the clamp in front of Leng Yi.

The intense sense of oppression and fear sent chills down Leng Yi's spine. Liang Shuyun, this pervert, was not joking at all; he had come to enjoy torturing people.

Struggling was futile; Leng Yi's only hope now lay with Yun Qiu. Someone, hurry and break down this door! Must we wait until she's suffered enough before coming? To use her as a witness?

Liang Shuyun suddenly thought of something and laughed. Cold clothes were covered in cold sweat. She watched as Liang Shuyun untied the rope binding her legs and then spread them apart.

"!"

Liang Shuyun chuckled, "No one will see you grabbing the meat there... It's just that you can't go in, but it's not against the rules outside..."

Liang Shuyun was about to take off Leng Yi's pants, and Leng Yi's eyes were bloodshot, as if fear was about to burst through the top of his head.

—Yin Jiu!

I don't know why I was calling out Yin Jiu's name in my heart at this moment, even though it was useless. Maybe it was because he said, "You can call my name."

I shouted, but it didn't do any good...

Suddenly, Liang Shuyun collapsed on the edge of the soft couch, his meat clips falling to the ground with a "thud." Leng Yi's heart skipped a beat. His pants weren't completely off. The unexpected situation gave Leng Yi a sense of relief.