Chapter 224: Successfully Enter Huang Fu

Gazing at the kitchen knife mere inches away, Yun Ying widened her eyes in terror, helplessly shaking her head, emitting muffled "wuuu wuuu" sounds.

Unfortunately, her mouth was tightly stuffed, and no one could understand what she meant to express.

"Forget it, don't scare her anymore."

Just as she was at her most helpless, the man beside her suddenly spoke.

The moment Yun Ying saw Shen Que, her eyes instantly lit up with hope.

"Wuuu wuuu…"

She cast a pleading glance toward Shen Que, but Shen Que, right before her eyes, pulled out a sharpened axe. "To commit such a heinous act, I say you should have your hands and feet cut off outright."

The light in Yun Ying's eyes vanished completely.

Jiang Xiaoxiao watched from the side, staring blankly at the sky.

Great, these two are each more ruthless than the other.

If this keeps up, Yun Ying will be played to death by these two.

She silently stepped forward, yanked the cotton from Yun Ying's mouth, and said as the woman was about to scream: "Go ahead and shout—if you draw the villagers' attention, your child-trafficking will be exposed for good."

Yun Ying shuddered and clamped her lips shut again.

"Now, I ask one question, you answer one," Jiang Xiaoxiao said. "If you dare lie to us, these two behind me won't let you live."

At her words, Jiang Wei and Shen Que deliberately flashed their kitchen knife and axe.

Yun Ying trembled again, hunched her neck, and nodded vigorously.

"Where did Huang Suntian hide the silver note he gave you?"

"I-I hid it on my person," Yun Ying whispered timidly.

At this point, Yun Ying was utterly terrified by Jiang Wei and Shen Que's brutal methods—she answered every question truthfully, daring not to lie.

Jiang Xiaoxiao reached out and patted Yun Ying's body, rummaging for a long while before finding a small pouch hidden in her clothing lining.

Inside, besides a hundred taels in silver notes, were some broken silver.

Clearly, she planned to flee, so she kept the silver money always on her.

After confirming the amount, Jiang Xiaoxiao slipped the pouch back into Yun Ying's clothing lining.

These were evidence of her child-trafficking—could not afford to lose them.

Jiang Xiaoxiao continued: "When was your next meeting with Huang Suntian?"

Yun Ying seemed confused, pausing for a moment.

"Speak quickly!" Jiang Wei had no patience—he pressed the kitchen knife against Yun Ying's slender neck, growling: "When did you and Huang Suntian agree to deliver Xiaoxiao to Huang Fu?"

No sooner had she finished threatening than a foul stench filled the air.

All three looked down—Yun Ying had urinated herself.

Jiang Wei, repulsed by the wet hem of Yun Ying's skirt, pulled back the knife.

"T-Tonight, at Wu Time three quarters…" Yun Ying finally stammered out, "No matter if we catch her or not… we must meet at Cun Kou…"

After speaking, Yun Ying's head lolled to the side, completely unconscious.

Jiang Wei kicked her with renewed disgust, muttering: "Passed out from fear? With a spine like that, how dare you traffic children…"

Jiang Xiaoxiao: "…."

Shen Que: "…."

…

Zi Time three quarters.

Around eleven at night, a horse carriage slowly rolled into Cun Kou.

It was deep night, the villagers had long slept, and no one noticed the carriage entering the village.

"Hey, Yun Ying, why are you wearing a mi li at this hour?" Two men jumped down from the carriage; seeing the woman cradling a unconscious girl, their eyes lit up.

"Tsk tsk, no wonder Young Master specifically wanted her—this little face is so pure and fair!" The man reached out to touch her.

The woman coldly turned away. "Take your filthy hands off! If you damage her, Young Master will take your dog's life!"

At the mention of Huang Suntian, the man hastily withdrew his hand.

He'd seen firsthand how obsessed and fixated Young Master was on this little girl—he couldn't risk damaging her.

"Enough, time's running out, get on the carriage," the other man urged.

Without a word, the woman climbed aboard, cradling Jiang Xiaoxiao with practiced ease.

"Never seen you so eager before," the man muttered, scratching his head as he jumped onto the carriage.

…

Half an hour later.

The carriage arrived precisely at the back door of Huang Fu.

An old servant woman had been waiting there; seeing three people disembark, one carrying a girl, she sighed in relief and hurried forward: "Finally arrived! Young Master is still waiting—hand her over to me."

Jiang Wei stepped aside, used her ability to alter her throat, and mimicked Yun Ying's voice perfectly: "Move aside. This girl took me great effort to deliver to Young Master—I'll deliver her myself."

The servant woman pursed her lips, as if to speak, but then glanced at the little girl in her arms—under the moonlight, the child's face was pure, lovely, exquisitely carved, unlike any of the other girls previously captured.

Hmph, just wants to squeeze more silver out of Young Master.

The servant woman said nothing, cast a disdainful glance at Jiang Wei's mi li, then stepped aside to reveal the door behind her: "Then follow me in."

Just hope you get the silver—and live long enough to spend it.

Beyond the back door lay Huang Fu's backyard.

Jiang Wei surveyed the surroundings without expression, noticing numerous hidden patrolling guards.

At this hour, Huang Fu still deployed so many guards—clearly, in certain ways, Huang Family truly practiced absolute caution.

If not for Huang Suntian, Huang Family would indeed be as Shen Que said—nearly impossible to penetrate.

The old woman led Jiang Wei straight to the door of Huang Suntian's courtyard.

"Young Master, the person has been brought," the old woman said respectfully, pressing close to the door.

No sooner had she finished speaking than the door was yanked open.

Huang Suntian's bulky body emerged.

He immediately saw Jiang Xiaoxiao, bound at hands and feet, held in Jiang Wei's arms.

"Who told you to bind her!" Huang Suntian growled, "Such delicate skin and flesh—if you damage her, I'll make you pay with your life!"

Saying this, he lunged forward to snatch Jiang Xiaoxiao away.

Jiang Wei sidestepped again, glancing at the room behind Huang Suntian, nearly lit by candlelight, then continued in Yun Ying's voice: "Young Master, don't rush—let's go inside first."

"Yes, yes, yes, let's go inside," Huang Suntian said as if just realizing, nodding rapidly, "Inside first—otherwise the child might wake up, and that would be trouble…"

He seemed so dazed by this overwhelming joy that he noticed nothing unusual about the "Yun Ying" before him.

"You all stand down! No matter what sounds you hear, none of you dare enter! If you spoil my business, I'll make him pay!" Huang Suntian first had Jiang Wei carry Jiang Xiaoxiao inside, then ordered the surrounding guards to keep their distance.