Chapter 494: Still, This Stuff Is Useful

"Are you so certain that the two of them, father and daughter, will come knocking?"

"Of course. If they don't come, how else is this Beauty Trap supposed to play out?"

"Do you particularly want them to use a Beauty Trap?"

"How could that be? It's just that they want to find out something from my mouth, and as it happens, I also want to find out something from theirs, so I'm just playing along with their scheme!"

Looking to the side, Shen Yu said softly, "Yutong, accompany me in acting out a play!"

"Alright!" Nodding, Gu Yutong said nothing more; everything was understood without words. She might occasionally be a little temperamental, but when it came to real matters, she never faltered.

A woman like this is a true match.

A few days later, the young girl really did bring a thin, frail-looking middle-aged man, walking step by step into the State Yamen.

Upon seeing Shen Yu, the father and daughter knelt down at once, and the father pleaded loudly, "My Lord, please, you must take in my daughter!"

"Although my daughter selling herself to save her father a few days ago was truly a last resort, what is done is done. We of the Qiu Family have always kept our word!"

"Since you, My Lord, helped my daughter out of her predicament, from this day forward, she is your person!"

"I really don't need this, and the money didn't come from me; it was the fine money awarded to her!"

This act they're putting on—don't you know the money came from Nan Huaiyi? He's still out there sweeping the streets; he's very easy to find.

"My Lord, to tell you the truth, this commoner has his own hardships!"

Kneeling on the ground, the middle-aged man couldn't help but shed some tears. "My Lord, my daughter is beautiful, and since she was young, she has attracted countless greedy gazes!"

"Originally, I could still hold on, but now my goods have been mortgaged, and years of hard work have gone down the drain. The decline of my Qiu Family is inevitable, and after a severe illness, I no longer have the strength to protect her."

"She is a weak woman; if she were targeted by those people, the consequences would be absolutely unthinkable!"

"Only a gentleman of integrity like you, My Lord, would not take advantage of others' precarious positions, which is why I have the audacity to ask you to take her in!"

"Whether as a maid or a concubine, my daughter will have no complaints; just consider it giving her a path to survive!"

"Is that so?" After a brief silence, Shen Yu looked at the girl kneeling there with a sincere expression, and then nodded.

"Then let her stay at the Prefecture Office for a while. If she finds someone she likes, she can leave to marry at any time!"

"Thank you, My Lord! Thank you, My Lord! Yu'er, why don't you hurry and thank the Lord!"

"Thank you, My Lord, for taking me in!" Kneeling on the ground, Qiu Ruoyu was full of shyness, her face like peach blossoms, crystalline and tender, making one want to take a bite.

The matter concluded satisfactorily. After the middle-aged man settled Qiu Ruoyu in, he left alone, looking back with great reluctance, even with tears in his eyes.

Once he stepped out of the Prefecture Office gate and glanced back, a trace of triumph appeared in his eyes.

He had thought this would take a great deal of effort, and he had prepared several sets of rhetoric, but none of them were needed.

With such a master of zither and sword, and beauty right before his eyes, how could anyone hold back!

Don't look at how this guy acted as if he were reluctantly agreeing; the heat in his eyes was already impossible to hide. Who is he pretending to be, someone who can sit with a woman on his lap without being moved?

After Qiu Ruoyu arrived at the residence, for several days in a row, she served tea and water every day, doing things with extreme attentiveness, making people feel as if they were bathed in a spring breeze; she was so solicitous it was truly unbearable.

Just think about her hovering before your eyes every day—able to look but not touch—isn't that going to kill a man!

Moreover, this little girl clearly knew how to seduce and control people's hearts; every move was full of charm. Her concern for his well-being and all sorts of thoughtful services were all aimed at capturing his heart.

Unfortunately, the more perfect the performance, the more flaws it revealed.

Shen Yu even wondered if these people had holes in their brains. They didn't even stop to think: how could a young lady of a wealthy family be so slick at doing these things?

A few days later, Shen Yu was practicing calligraphy in the study, while Qiu Ruoyu was grinding ink beside him. Bursts of fragrance drifted into his nostrils with the breeze, making it truly difficult to calm his mind.

"My Lord! I often hear my father mention Cannibal Valley and Evil Man City, saying they are the malignant tumors entrenched in Xiaozhou, the gathering place for all the evil people in the world. If they are not eradicated, Xiaozhou will never know peace!"

"This time, my father was also extremely cautious, fearing they might suddenly come out to cause trouble, which would leave us with no corpse left to bury."

While grinding the ink for Shen Yu, Qiu Ruoyu chatted away as casually as before, only this time, she inadvertently mentioned Cannibal Valley and Evil Man City.

Those big, sparkling eyes revealed a sense of innocence and purity; no matter how you looked at it, it didn't seem like she was lying.

Impressive. They really should let those people see what acting is!

Knowing how dangerous it is, your father still brought you here—are you trying to tell me as clearly as day that you are putting on a show?

"My Lord!" After finishing the ink, Qiu Ruoyu said softly, "Are Evil Man City and Cannibal Valley really that terrifying?"

"So impatient, the fox's tail is almost showing!"

With a faint smile, Shen Yu said calmly, "They are terrifying if you say they are, and they are nothing if you say they aren't. Their greatest strength is their ability to hide; as long as you find their location, they aren't that terrifying anymore!"

"However, your father need not worry; Cannibal Valley and Evil Man City have already been destroyed by this official, and not a single expert within them remains!"

"Really? My Lord, you are truly amazing!" Her big, blinking eyes were full of admiration; what man could withstand such a test?

"Then, My Lord, could you tell this servant the process of how you destroyed Cannibal Valley and Evil Man City? I have loved listening to such stories since I was a child."

"Is that so?" You don't like listening to such stories; you want to know their location. Listening to the story is a lie; using this to pinpoint their location is what you really want.

"My Lord, should I not have asked? This servant knows she was wrong!"

"Qiu Yu, you are only staying here temporarily, no need to call yourself 'this servant'. There is nothing wrong with asking about this matter."

"Cannibal Valley and Evil Man City have been destroyed, so telling you is no harm, though they were quite troublesome!"

Soon, Shen Yu began to brag endlessly to Qiu Ruoyu. A battle that was originally quite easy was described by him as soul-stirring, as if he had gone through thousands of hardships and overcome layer upon layer of difficulties to finally succeed.

Of course, he also "inadvertently" revealed the locations of Cannibal Valley and Evil Man City.

Qiu Ruoyu listened carefully while letting out exclamations of admiration and worship; this acting was absolutely top-notch, and her flattery was perfectly timed.

Having obtained the information she wanted, Qiu Ruoyu found an excuse to leave and walked onto the street. Soon, she arrived at a hidden location.

"Heh!" In his perception, the man who was originally Qiu Ruoyu's father was now standing tall, looking down at her. His eyes were full of indifference, with a hint of greedy desire.

"Who told you to come? Do you know that he is surrounded by the elite of the Black-Clad Guard? If Shen Yu finds out, we will all be in deep trouble!"

"I found out the locations of Cannibal Valley and Evil Man City!"

"How could you be so reckless... what did you say? You found out?"

How many people have risked their lives trying to find the locations of Evil Man City and Cannibal Valley, and after so long, they have gained nothing. You, a young girl who hasn't even lost her virginity, just moved your mouth and found out?

"Young Master, actually, Lord Shen didn't know at all that you were looking for these places, so naturally, it was very easy to ask."

"Men!" Qiu Ruoyu only had to mention it slightly, and Bai Heng understood.

No one knew about Shen Yu wiping out Evil Man City and Cannibal Valley; was it that he didn't want outsiders to know? I'm afraid not necessarily; it was just that he was too embarrassed to go around spreading it himself, after all, he also needed to maintain his image.

But in front of a girl, especially a beautiful girl, if one doesn't show off, wouldn't it be like wearing fine clothes in the dark?

No matter how much those people rack their brains, they would never know that a Beauty Trap is actually the most effective; who among ordinary people could hold back against this sort of thing!

"You have done very well. From today on, you are free. In the future, just stay by the side of this Lord Shen of ours, and absolutely do not have any disloyal thoughts!"

Freedom! It was truly a word that felt so distant to her!

Watching the young girl's departing figure, Bai Heng's eyes were full of desire; the Bai Family had spent a huge price to carefully cultivate such a person from tens of thousands.

Whether it was zither, chess, calligraphy, or painting, or her posture and gaze, all had undergone completely strict training, yet it was required that every movement must be done completely naturally.

She had no Martial Arts, and understood even less about killing; her body was the best killing blade.

Licking his lips, to be honest, Bai Heng had almost been unable to hold back just now.

But he didn't dare; before, this woman belonged to their Bai Family, but from now on, she belonged only to one person.

If he dared to reach out recklessly, let alone himself, the entire Bai Family could potentially be ruined.

What a pity, heroes are short of breath; no matter how strong a hero is, they ultimately struggle to pass the Beauty Trap.

Freedom? Heh, how could such a good Chess Piece be allowed to be free. Only by making her feel free would she completely let go of the burden in her heart. Only in this way could everything be perfect.

As for whether they might want to get some information from Shen Yu in the future and have her inquire about it, would she dare to say no!

So-called freedom is nothing more than being locked from a small cage into another, larger cage.