Chapter 230 From Dusk

"Ahem, I... don't want to be redeemed by you..." Liu Ruyan coughed twice, suppressing the burning pain and whispered, "I don't want to be raised like a caged bird by you..."

"Silly girl, you really don't know the blessings in the midst of blessings." Mammy said sarcastically, "Do you know that this is something that many people would envy? What's more, the other party is a great talent in Zhou Dynasty. It's your luck to be able to like you. !”

"So you have been lying to me before?" Zhou Sheng's voice became even more angry, "You don't have to worry about food, drink, and clothing. What's wrong with this? To please me and give birth to my children, what else do you do besides these? What can be done?”

In anger, he slammed her back to the floor again, tearing her collar apart with each pull and throwing, and also let the wooden sign hanging around her neck fly out.

That's... what the little girl gave her!

Liu Ruyan ignored the severe pain in half of her body and moved to take the wooden sign back into her hand.

But the other party took the lead, stepped on the back of her hand with one foot, and then bent down to pick up the wooden sign.

"What is this?" Zhou Dacai looked over it over and over again, "A bare piece of wood?"

"Give it back... to me!" Liu Ruyan struggled to get up.

"It seems that you are quite rare about this thing. Tell me, what's the difference about it?" Zhou Sheng looked at her for a while, shook his head and sighed, "Forget it, if you don't want to tell me, I won't ask anymore. However, I have to decide what you can take with you from now on, do you understand?"

He threw the wooden sign on the ground and stepped on it hard——

The wooden sign shattered in response!

"No..." When Liu Ruyan put it back, there were only a few sticks and a piece of debris left in his hand.

Tears welled up in her eyes instantly.

"Mrs. Boss, what I said before should still be valid, right?" Zhou Sheng didn't bother to look at her and said directly to the madam, "Don't let her come out to greet guests during this period."

"But... you have not returned from Gyeonggi until the next spring. If you keep Miss Ruyan in the room all the time, we will lose a lot." The other party rubbed his hands and said, "You also know that there are still many adults who will name names. Let Miss Ruyan accompany you while drinking wine and reciting poems.”

"Hmph, I'll pay for it." Zhou Sheng took out a bag of coins and threw it on the table, saying rudely, "Isn't that what you want?"

"Master Zhou is indeed generous!" The old bustard smiled happily and put the money bag into his arms.

"I also have the conditions to lock her up and have her eat three meals a day. I don't want this to happen again!"

"Of course, of course." The madam agreed, "With grandma watching, I guarantee she won't be able to leave this room."

"Then let's do it." Zhou Sheng glanced at Liu Ruyan lying on the ground and sneered, "It won't do you any good to annoy me. You should reflect on it these days! As for the Secretariat, , I advise you to give up this idea, they are eager to expand their influence, how can they let a brothel woman ruin their reputation and only cause criticism? "Don't forget who you are!"

After saying this he strode out of the house.

After the madam followed her and left, grandma was the only one left in the house.

"Before I lock you up again, I still have something to do." She pulled out a short whip with a gloomy expression, "Escape secretly, I didn't expect you to have this ability. It seems that the punishment I gave you before was too easy. You haven’t trained in so many months, so you’ve forgotten everything, right? Are you going to embarrass me in front of everyone? I’ll let you know the consequences of being smart!”

After saying that, she swung the whip hard at Liu Ruyan.

…

What day is this?

It seems to be the fourth day after the announcement, which is also the day when the training originally scheduled by the Secretariat began.

Liu Ruyan sat in a daze under the window, looking at the chains on her feet in a daze.

Ever since the landlady discovered her escaping, her range of movement had been limited to six feet by an iron rope, which was almost enough to move from the window to the door.

These days, grandma's punishments can be described as various, but whether it is humiliation or pain, it doesn't matter to her.

After the wooden sign was trampled to pieces, her hopes were also shattered - although that might have been a psychological comfort, after all, what role could a sign with nothing engraved on it play?

Liu Ruyan tried every means but could not restore the wooden sign, so she could only pile the cracked wood chips and debris on the windowsill.

In fact, she didn't even know why she did it.

Just because that little girl mentioned something?

No matter how naive Liu Ruyan was, she knew that this thing would not be able to take her out of Zui Qinglou.

She didn't even dare to think about it - did that girl really understand the meaning of handing the "token" to her? What if... she was just acting on a whim or as a joke, wouldn't her decision become a joke?

This was more uncomfortable than her dying with hope.

Gradually, the sun sets, and the day passes quickly. The light coming in from the window gradually dims, and night is about to cover the sky.

If the Secretariat's training really started today, it would have ended by now.

Liu Ruyan raised her head slightly and looked at the corner of the table beside the bed.

It's not sharp, but it's thick. If it's strong enough, it might be effective——

I'm afraid it will be very painful.

But this may be her only way to break free from the iron rope.

At this moment, Liu Ruyan heard a cat meow.

By the way, if she had nothing to do at this time, she would feed the wild cats some food. Is this the cat in the yard calling her?

Unfortunately, she couldn't leave the room, and naturally couldn't get to the yard.

"Meow————"

The cat's cry sounded again, as if it came from above her head.

Liu Ruyan couldn't help but be stunned. She lived on the third floor, and could only see the roof of the second-floor skirt room from the outside. How did the wild cat climb here?

She forced herself to stand up and looked outside. She saw a cat standing by the windowsill, which seemed to be one she had fed before.

"I have nothing to eat here, you go." Liu Ruyan whispered.

"Meow————!" The wild cat jumped up and jumped to the second floor.

Then the second and third ones.

Liu Ruyan was surprised to find that cats were everywhere! They climbed out from the roof ridge, the edge of the house, etc., and merged into a tide like a spring, converging towards the same place. Black, white, and flowery, in the yard of Zui Qinglou and outside the yard, she couldn't count them all!

What happened?

Liu Ruyan stared at the gathering place of the cats in amazement.

At the line between the sky and the earth where the afterglow was about to fade, a black shadow silently walked onto the roof. The purple sunset covered the other person's upper body, and she could only see the other person's legs with the help of the orange-yellow afterglow.

Wherever this person walked, the wild cats consciously separated on both sides and made way.

It was as if they were welcoming an uncrowned king.

When they reached the edge of the roof of the skirt house, the black shadow suddenly jumped lightly, directly crossed a distance of nearly ten feet, and stepped onto her windowsill in one step!

Liu Ruyan was frightened and took several steps back, and accidentally fell to the ground.

At such a close distance, she found that the other person was a woman, but there seemed to be something different.

In the dim light, the eyes of the visitor became the most conspicuous thing - it was a pair of golden pupils, and the slender and upright outline was like a star at night.

"Found you." She said.

In an instant, the little girl's gentle words and laughter rang in Liu Ruyan's ears.

"Put the sign on the windowsill, it will help you."

"No matter how exaggerated the statement is, as long as it is written in the notice of the affairs bureau, it will definitely become a reality."

The second half can be enjoyed with the opening music of "Sherlock Holmes":)