Chapter 1153: Chapter 696
These women said nearly the same thingâeach claiming to be a lone girl. Some said they came to watch the excitement, others were here to find resources, and some even claimed they were looking for a husband. Yet all of them shared the same expression and gaze, staring infatuatedly at Luo Yaxuan!
Luo Yaxuan⊠felt utterly disgusted!
Itâs not like just because a woman appears, she can automatically catch his attention!
Liu Jiaojiao was originally innocent and naive, unworldly and inexperienced. Even if she werenât that smart, seeing the expression in these womenâs eyes, she could instantly tell her âpropertyâ might be targeted by others. Protecting oneâs possessionsâthatâs a selfish instinct even a fool would have!
âHey, hey, hey! Shut your eyes! Donât make those Fox Demon faces. Look at yourselvesâugh, so revolting with those disgusting expressions!â
The reprimanded women went from pitiful to sobbing like flowers battered by the rain!
âMy lord, please, have mercy! Donât sell me, alright? Iâll serve you as your maid, as your beast of burdenâjust donât sell me, please!â
âMy lord, I can serve you as a maidâplease donât sell me, sob sob!â
Luo Yaxuan was vexed by these cheap tricksâwhat clownish nonsense was this?
A normal girl from a decent family wouldnât wear a face like this!
Luo Yaxuan had never visited a brothel, so he naturally didnât realize these women used to be brothel girls!
No wonder Luo Yaxuan didnât recognize them. His time in the Capital City was spent on missions, frequenting locations like the base or the Generalâs Mansion, and never once stepping foot in a brothel.
How could a man like himâa non-hedonistâever wander into such places?
He didnât even know that certain brothels in the Capital City had long been turned into connection points for various underground organizations!
Liu Jiaojiao was furious and dragged her senior brother away, leaving these women to be interrogated by whomever as long as they didnât sicken her or dare to act up in front of her!
Luo Yaxuan handed this troublesome matter over to Lai Jianlinâhis good friend was probably better at interrogations anyway!
Lai Jianlin took on this burning hot headache of a task with Ding Ling and went to inspect the situation. Even Jie got grossed out by these women!
âSenior Brother, who are these people?â Ding Ling, as a woman herself, though delicate and slightly fragile, wouldnât ever wear expressions like thisânot to other men or women!
âI have no clue. In any case, weâre here to handle big matters, not meddle in this kind of insignificant interrogation. Better leave it to someone else!â Lai Jianlin refused to involve his subordinatesânot because he feared they would be bewitched!
The identity of these women was suspicious; their origins were still unclear, and the identities they provided might just be fabrications!
Their current operation was to hunt down a rapist. As for these women, they temporarily locked them in a makeshift underground chamber.
Calling it an underground chamber was generousâit was merely a pit they excavated on the spot, turning into a temporary cell. For extra measures, they even placed a Formation around it!
These women appeared to be ordinary, but it seemed they had practiced martial arts. What other specialties they might have remained unknown, though some weird items had been found during the search on their persons!
The pit they dug was still guarded vigilantly. Nobody could be sure if these women had skills to escape!
Lai Jianlin called Tang Feiyang over and entrusted him with the task of interrogation!
Tang Feiyang directed part of the guards to patrol the streets nearby and, along with a few junior brothers, began interrogating the women personally.
Of course, they also positioned people on high alert in the surrounding area, in case something sudden occurred!
The interrogated women, upon realizing they could conceal their identities with their current tactics, appeared undeterredâfor now, they remained confident in their safety.
This underground chamber was strategically located beneath a section of the Snow Mountain, away from the crowded routes bustling with people!
The women could no longer contact their companions and knew dragging their allies down would spell trouble. If truly desperate, they would rather die!
Before dying, though, they figuredâwhy not seduce the men? If they could tempt one of these skilled warriors, infiltrating their ranks would become a huge contribution to their organization!
Tang Feiyang, a single man with no other women accompanying him, was an immediate target for the womenâs deceitful gazes!
A talented young manâsomeone with potential and a bright future. Whatâs more, they had secretly glimpsed paintings of several individuals from this group before, and one of them happened to be a key figure their organization sought to recruit!
Tang Feiyang pulled out a chair casually and sat down, while the women were left sitting on the frigid ground. Their hands and feet were shackled, but the chains werenât ordinary chains.
These shackles were forged from Refined Ironânot something casually found, but rather expertly crafted restraints. To unlock such chains, one would almost require triggering the Formation!
Though Tang Feiyangâs expertise in formations was limited, he knew enough to use them. The mission itself had been assigned by elders!
These women wore the same expressionsâseductive, frail, tearfully pitiful, and innocentâas though they were bullied rabbits!
Having spent time in the Capital and occasionally patrolling, Tang Feiyang had seen various types of women at brothels. None of their antics impressed him in the slightest!
His willpower was strong; despite the women attempting to use a variety of techniques, their gazes couldnât bewilder him!
Unfortunately, the junior brothers and guards around him didnât share the same resolve!
âMy lord, release us! Weâre good peopleâweâll do anything you ask; just let us go!â
Their voices quivered with pleas.
âSenior Brother, they seem to be mere weak girls. Perhaps we should let them go?â
âYes, yes, my lord! Theyâre so pitifulâstuck here in this place. With bodies so frail, theyâll surely die soon!â
Tang Feiyang listened to his soft-hearted junior brothers and even the pleading guards, sighing to himself!
âNo way. We didnât capture them without reason. These appearances alone make them suspicious!â
Tang Feiyang couldnât help but think his junior brothers and guards had mush for brains. How could they be so simple-minded?
Were they spoiled brats of aristocratic families or just poorly trained guards?
Such overflowing compassionâout here on a mission, it could easily cost lives without him watching over them!
Tang Feiyang felt a headache brewing. He was their senior, not their father; their lord, not their grandfather. They were supposed to be on a divine tribulation journey, but here they were, failing at even basic responsibility!
Oh, what a burden heâd taken on!
âSuspicious? Just because the women wore the same fragrance? Donât women typically use powders and perfumes?â one simpleminded junior brother remarked.
At his words, the teary-eyed women nodded gratefully, looking moved!
The young man felt a surging protectorâs instinct, almost tempted to use his martial strength to shield themâif not for his capability being inferior to his senior brother.
Even the other junior brothers cast reproachful glances at Tang Feiyang, while guards began siding with the women!
Tang Feiyangâs headache worsened. This interrogation mission wasnât supposed to hypnotize his team, but somehow these women had turned them all into fools!
What methods were these women using?
Arenât his companions supposed to be Heavenly Prides? How could they be so ensnared by these flaunting personalities?
âEnough nonsense! You think this kind of trash is worth swooning over? Havenât you ever visited a brothel?â
Tang Feiyang activated his Soul Force, chastising the souls of the junior brothers and guards who had sided with the women. Those affected felt sudden discomfort in their minds before clarity returned, rendering them dazed and disoriented as they looked at Tang Feiyang, seemingly lost on what had occurred.
Left with no choice, Tang Feiyang retreated with his group. The interrogation had failed!
His companions had already fallen victim to the womenâs tricks, though he remained unaffected. What sorcery had these women employed to turn his team against him?
Tang Feiyang reluctantly sought out Luo Yaxuan and Lai Jianlin for assistance!
Luo Yaxuan and Lai Jianlin stood at a high vantage point, examining the findings retrieved from the womenâs possessions.
The items pulled from their bags were a mishmashâseemingly the sort of tools and accessories used by martial world ladies during their travels.
But among the items were concealed mechanisms, and even traces of gunpowder!
Luo Yaxuan and Lai Jianlinâs faces darkened. The scent of gunpowder immediately brought back memories of Immortal Venerable Cityâthe chaotic days where some fell victim to toxins and others perished amidst explosions from intense clashes. The pungent smell of gunpowder stood as an ominous marker of destruction!
The identity of these women was on the verge of being exposed!