Falling into the mortal world

Lin Shaoyuan turned his head and found that Min Nancheng was not there. He looked around but could not find Min Nancheng.

At this moment, Min Nancheng was blocking Lan Qingqing's path. Seeing this, two servants quickly stepped forward to separate Min Nancheng.

Lan Qingqing waved her hand, signaling the two to leave. She then looked at Min Nancheng and said, "Young Master, you have something to discuss with me."

If you really want to go and keep Master Hong company, that man is notoriously perverted.

His hands are stained with the blood of countless women.

Every few days, the corpses of women would be carried out of his mansion.

Seeing that Lan Qingqing's face remained expressionless, Min Nancheng knew that she hadn't listened to him at all.

Lan Qingqing glanced at the person in front of her and said self-deprecatingly, "So what? Does my unwillingness mean I don't have to entertain the guests? Since the outcome is the same whether I'm willing or not, why should I struggle?"

"If you're willing, I'm willing to take you away from here. We'll start over somewhere where no one knows you." Min Nancheng eagerly told Lan Qingqing his thoughts.

Lan Qingqing sneered, "If I escape, I'll live a life of eternal darkness. Sorry, that's not the life I want. I want to live with dignity." With that, Lan Qingqing walked past Min Nancheng. Reaching his side, she whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear, "If I want to, who can stop me here? And what makes you think you can protect me? It's all just you deceiving yourself."

Lan Qingqing's words deeply pierced Min Nancheng's heart. Yes, Miss Honglian didn't want to. So he had gone to all this trouble. He couldn't give her anything, so why should he expect her to come with him?

Min Nancheng had no idea where he was. He was in a daze, his mind constantly replaying Lan Qingqing's words: "I can leave this place if I want to. What can you give me?" Unconsciously, he found himself in the backyard of Menghua Tower.

Lan Qingqing arrived at the Heavenly Immortal Pavilion and pushed open the door to enter.

As soon as she entered, she was swept up in a hug. Looking at the man before her, Lan Qingqing felt nauseous; his greasy hair and lecherous face made her want to vomit. But for the sake of her plan, she had to endure it.

Lan Qingqing stretched out her slender hand and wrapped it around Master Hong's neck. Her seductive look completely bewitched Master Hong.

Master Hong lowered his head and was about to kiss Lan Qingqing's lips.

Lan Qingqing skillfully dodged. "Why are you in such a hurry, sir? The night is long; we have plenty of time."

Master Hong gave a lewd smile and pulled out five thousand taels from his pocket, stuffing it into Lan Qingqing's front.

Lan Qingqing gently punched Master Hong's chest with her hand. "Master, you're so annoying."

Master Hong was now completely aroused and couldn't resist. He said, "Come have a drink with me." Master Hong said with a wicked grin.

As soon as Master Hong sat down on the stool next to the table, Lan Qingqing turned around and sat on Master Hong's lap.

"Come, Honglian, feed me some wine." With that, she picked up the wine pot from the table and poured wine into a cup. Lan Qingqing handed the cup to Master Hong.

Master Hong kept roaming over Lan Qingqing's body with one hand.

There was no passionate love from Lan Qingqing, only nausea and vomiting.

"Feed me, and I'll drink." Master Hong said with his dazed eyes. Lan Qingqing brought the wine to Master Hong's lips.

Master Hong shook his head again and said, "Let's drink the nuptial wine together." Master Hong picked up another cup of wine from the table.

Lan Qingqing said with a seductive look, "Since you want to drink like this, then Honglian will drink with you."

As he spoke, he took the wine glass, and Master Hong also took his. The two of them wrapped their arms around each other and drank from their glasses.

Master Hong grinned lewdly. He reached out to tear off Lan Qingqing's clothes. Lan Qingqing quickly moved away from Master Hong's side. Master Hong chased after her, and Lan Qingqing dodged left and right, making it appear as if the two were playfully fighting. Lan Qingqing knew she was stalling for time. Only by waiting for the drug to take effect could she escape this predicament.

Master Hong grew increasingly dizzy as he walked. Seeing this, Lan Qingqing quickly stepped forward to support him. "Master Hong, have you had too much to drink?"

Master Hong shook his head and said, "How could that be? I didn't drink that much tonight!"

Lan Qingqing helped Master Hong to bed. "Master Hong, wait a moment, I'll get you some water to sober you up."

Lan Qingqing then picked up a teacup and poured a full glass of wine for Master Hong.

Lan Qingqing handed him the teacup. Master Hong thought it was tea and drank it down in one gulp. But he realized it was wine after he drank it.

Lan Qingqing quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Fourth Master, I was in a hurry and mistook wine for tea."

Lan Qingqing's words were so pitiful that even Master Hong couldn't bear to blame her anymore.

Honglian helped Master Hong rest. As she spoke, she began to help Master Hong take off his clothes.

Before anyone knew it, Master Hong had fainted. Perhaps the dosage was too light this time. It took so long to knock him out.

Soon after, Lan Qingqing felt hot all over. This bastard actually drugged me! Lan Qingqing kicked Master Hong, who was lying on the bed, in anger.

Lan Qingqing noticed that Master Hong's breathing had become somewhat heavy.

Upon closer inspection, I realized, damn it, that he had drugged himself too.

Lan Qingqing felt her vision getting increasingly blurry. No, she couldn't stay here any longer. Lan Qingqing opened the door and saw Xiao Tao standing guard at the entrance.

Lan Qingqing pulled Xiao Tao into the house. She told Xiao Tao, "I'm on my period and can't entertain guests. Come back later; here's the money Fourth Master gave me, I'll give it all to you."

Lan Qingqing stuffed the silver notes into Xiao Tao's hand. Xiao Tao looked down and was shocked to see so many silver notes. Her patrons usually only gave her one or two taels of silver as tips. With so much money, she could find someone she trusted to help her redeem herself. She couldn't compare to the top courtesan in this brothel.

There are plenty of girls like me in this building. If someone is willing to pay a high price to buy her freedom, my mother won't hold onto her tightly. After all, a pretty young girl is only worth ten or twenty taels of silver.

Lan Qingqing didn't have time to argue with her now. She could only say: "Whether you're willing or not, the money is yours. Master Hong is drunk now and can't tell who's who. As long as you leave before dawn, no one will know it's you."