Qin Shi: I went astray in the Heavenly Sect

Chapter 132 Begging My Benefactor to Do Justice for Xiaolin
As night deepened, the air took on a more profound, long-lasting feel.

On a somewhat secluded path in Handan, two figures appeared and disappeared, moving rapidly forward, looking quite mysterious.

After a while, the two stopped in front of an extremely luxurious mansion. Looking at the courtyard in front of them, the young man asked, "Is this the place?"

The girl next to him nodded gently upon hearing this.

The boy's eyes flickered slightly, and with a light step, he moved like a wild goose, easily leaping over the tall city wall and arriving in the courtyard.

As soon as he landed, the boy frowned. Then he turned around and saw that the girl had followed him. However, she had changed her clothes, wearing a bronze mask and black armor.

Seeing the boy's gaze, the girl said softly, "The Marquis's mansion is too big; finding someone is not as easy as you might imagine."

The boy pondered for a moment, then nodded.

"Split into two groups. Once you find the person, notify me first, and don't alert the others."

The girl nodded.

Soon, the two figures disappeared into the corner of the wall, one on the left and one on the right.

Before long, the boy arrived at a secluded courtyard. The courtyard was quiet and the house was pitch black, clearly indicating that the owner was already resting.

After thinking for a moment, the young man carefully controlled his inner strength, unlatched the door, and flashed into the room. He saw a girl lying on the bed, who was pretty and had delicate features.

Upon seeing this person, the young man shook his head. Although the person was beautiful, she was not the one he was looking for. He then turned and left, returning everything to its original place. As if nothing had ever happened, the wind had passed without a trace.

The girl was right. Finding someone in this huge mansion without alerting others was not easy. It would take a long time to explore all the rooms.

The search was somewhat tedious, and the remaining rooms in the side courtyard were searched in the same way, but unfortunately the boy found nothing.

After leaving the side courtyard, the boy raised his head and looked at the full moon in the sky, his brows furrowing without him noticing.

"Got to think of a way."

The boy pinched his chin and pondered for a moment.

As if remembering something, the boy lightly touched the ground with his feet, rose into the air, and silently arrived at the highest point of the Marquis's mansion. He looked around.

The moonlight was beautiful tonight, covering the earth with a layer of silvery glow. With the help of the moonlight, he could easily see the overall layout of the Marquis's mansion.

The entire mansion occupies a vast area, but the layout of the buildings is quite conventional, symmetrical along the center on both sides. The main hall is in the middle, and it is still brightly lit at this moment. Behind it is the main house, which is also still lit at this moment.

However, he ruled out all of these places. The person he was looking for was just a concubine of the Marquis's mansion. In other words, that girl would never be assigned to such a place.

In no time, he had identified several promising outlying courtyards. With a flash, he disappeared from the spot once more.

A gentle night breeze rustled through the two large, leafy trees near the boy's house, as if telling untold stories of this grand mansion.

Soon, the boy passed through the hanging flower gate and arrived at a side courtyard. As soon as he looked up, he was somewhat surprised to find that the lights in the room were still on.

Standing outside the door, he paused, a hint of inquiry creeping into his eyes. It was already quite late, and the lights in the courtyards he had visited before were all off.

After a moment of thought, he swayed slightly, and then miraculously disappeared from the spot. Immediately afterwards, there was a knock on the door outside the house.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Upon hearing the knock, the room lights flickered slightly, as if the owner of the room had not expected anyone to come at this time, and therefore did not respond immediately.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A moment later, the knocking sounded again.

"Who is it?"

Then, a soft shout came from inside the room.

Light flickered in front of the door, and the boy slowly revealed himself. His eyes lit up, and after sensing the situation in the room, he found that there was only one person in the room, so he pushed the door open and entered.

Upon seeing the door to the room open, the girl inside was startled. To come uninvited in the dead of night was something no good person would do.

Just as she was about to reprimand them, she heard a voice coming from behind her.

"Miss Lin, how have you been?"

Hearing the other person call her by name, the girl was taken aback. She turned and looked up at him, then said with some surprise, "You're my benefactor?"

The young man nodded.

The person who came was none other than Xiuyuan.

Upon seeing her benefactor whom she hadn't seen for three years, Xiaolin was overjoyed at first, but then she didn't know what to say.

The tragedy in Sanyang Village was still vivid in her mind. The boy's courage, perseverance, and ruthlessness were also deeply etched in her memory. But one thing she was certain of was that if it weren't for the person in front of her, she and Yao Yi would not have been able to escape that tiger's den.

The room was quiet, and the two remained silent for a moment. Finally, Xiu Yuan broke the silence.

"I heard from Yao Yi that you were taken away by Marquis Chunping."

Xiaolin tidied up the table briefly, then poured two bowls of tea. She gently pushed one bowl to Xiuyuan's side and placed the other in front of herself.

Hearing the boy's words, Xiaolin sighed softly.

"It seems that our little benefactor has met Yao Yi."

Xiu Yuan nodded.

"Later, I went back to Daicheng to look for you, and Ji Dong told me that you and Old Xu came to Handan."

Mentioning Daicheng and her uncle, Xiaolin's expression softened a bit. She replied softly, "Daicheng is located on the border between Qin and Zhao, and it's been in constant turmoil. At first, things were alright because General Li Mu was stationed there, and the Qin army hadn't made any major moves."

"Later, the Xiongnu from the north invaded the border. General Li Mu was given a critical mission and left Daicheng. After the Qin army learned of this, they began to stir and the situation became increasingly tense. My uncle then took me and Yao Yi and left Daicheng for Handan."

Upon hearing this, Xiu Yuan's eyes flickered twice, and he sighed softly in his heart.

When he and Xiaomeng went to Sanyang Village, they saw many people leaving Daicheng with their families. It is human nature to seek profit and avoid harm, so it is not surprising that Mr. Xu, who has a business mind, made this decision.

Where is Old Xu?

Xiu Yuan still has a good impression of the generous Mr. Xu from back then.

Xiaolin paused, her hands unconsciously clenching into fists on the table.

"My uncle has passed away."

An unexpected answer. Noticing Xiaolin's odd expression, Xiuyuan thought for a moment and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xiaolin lowered her eyes and remained silent for a long time.

After a long while, she finally spoke, saying, "My old illness has relapsed, and there's nothing I can do."

Upon hearing this answer, Xiu Yuan gently shook his head.

To be fair, being girls from the same place, Yao Yi and Xiao Lin both seemed unwilling to get involved in the trouble in Handan.

It's not hard to imagine such a situation. Girls from poor, remote areas have never seen the world. Daicheng is better off because it is located on the border between Qin and Zhao and there are no powerful or wealthy people there.

But Handan was different. As the capital of the Zhao state, it was full of high-ranking officials and nobles. If you accidentally offended one of them, your life or death could be decided in an instant.

Perhaps because of what they had experienced, Yao Yi and Xiao Lin harbored a deep-seated fear of Handan.

Thinking of this, a complicated look flashed across Xiu Yuan's eyes. If he had not joined the Heavenly Sect and had not obtained his current power, what would he be like when he came to Handan City?
The answer is obvious, but we must proceed with extreme caution, because this world can be a cannibalistic place.

The candlelight flickered, accompanied by a series of soft crackling sounds. Xiu Yuan reached out and picked up the lamp wick from the side, adjusting it.

He then asked again, "Did Zhao Yi force you?"

Seeing the boy's actions, Xiaolin's eyes showed a look of reminiscence. Back in Daicheng, her uncle would do the same thing at night, only he was much taller than the person in front of her.

"No, it was my own choice."

Her tone was flat, without much variation.

Upon hearing this, Xiu Yuan spoke again, "Xiao Lin, do you know what kind of person Marquis Chunping is?"

After this brief exchange, Xiu Yuan also discovered a lot. Yao Yi was right; Xiao Lin had changed a lot, which made him feel a sense of things being different now.

The simple and timid girl I remembered was gone, replaced by a calm and quiet woman. Her pretty face had become more glamorous, and you couldn't tell at all that she was a girl from the countryside.

"know."

Xiu Yuan turned around and looked over, only to see that the girl's expression was calm and she did not show any emotion because of his words.

“My little benefactor, this is Xiaolin’s own choice.”

Meeting Xiu Yuan's gaze, Xiao Lin's eyes were firm this time, and the room fell silent once again.

"Little Lin, have you ever heard of moths flying into a flame?"

Xiaolin's eyes flickered. Although she had never heard of this word before, it was not difficult to understand.

At Yuhua Pavilion, Xiu Yuan had already met Chunping Marquis. This man was domineering and cowardly. In addition, in this era, concubines were nothing more than playthings to the powerful and wealthy. If they fell into his hands, how good would their fate be?
"The Marquis of Chunping is not a good person."

Xiaolin sighed softly. After experiencing all that, how could she not understand the truth? But in this chaotic world, where was there a place to belong?

“My little benefactor, in this chaotic world, everyone is a pawn, and no one is an exception. How this game will end is not up to us.”

At this point, Xiaolin seemed to have opened up and said some things that had been weighing on her mind.

"Is staying in Jade Flower Pavilion the only place I can truly settle down?"

“I know that the person Marquis Chunping has his eye on is not me, but Miss Xue Nu. He took me as a concubine with other intentions, but does it really matter to me whether he has his eye on me or not?”

"The person behind Jade Flower Pavilion is Young Master Jia. Once you enter Jade Flower Pavilion, it's not as easy as you might imagine to get out. There are some things that Yao Yi doesn't know. I've seen the guards of Jade Flower Pavilion beat girls to death. There are also some girls who have saved enough money and want to leave, but they can't leave at all unless they are favored by some big shots in the court. Otherwise, it's a dead end."

Xiu Yuan frowned.

What Xiaolin said was different from what he learned from Yaoyi. Yaoyi had a good impression of Gongzi Jia and even admired him quite a bit, but Xiaolin felt the opposite.

"Actually, in Jade Flower Pavilion, apart from Miss Snow Maiden, the other girls are just tools for Young Master Jia to win over those high-ranking officials and nobles, which is no different from my current situation."

This is yet another earth-shattering piece of news.

"She's right, the situation is pretty much the same in the three major brothels in Handan."

Just then, Ni Chang walked in.

Xiao Lin was taken aback when she saw the person who came. Compared to Xiu Yuan, Ni Chang, who was wearing black armor, clearly did not look like a good person.

She subconsciously looked at Xiu Yuan, clearly asking who this person was.

However, Xiu Yuan had no intention of explaining this issue.

Ni Chang chuckled.

"Little girl, are you asking who I am?"

"They're here to kill you!"

……

"Alright, stop scaring her."

Ni Chang gave a soft snort, but still stood obediently to the side.

Upon seeing this, Xiaolin was taken aback. It seemed that the two of them were in charge of cultivating fate.

"My little benefactors, what brings you here?"

“She’s right, they’re here to kill someone, but not you, it’s Marquis Chunping…”

The young man remained unfazed, mentioning the killing of Marquis Chunping as if it were nothing more than killing a chicken.

Upon hearing this answer, Xiaolin's heart skipped a beat.

Just as she was about to speak to persuade her, she saw the black-armored woman in the dress disappear from the spot, leaving her dumbfounded. Then, she heard a whisper in her ear.

“Little girl, you still haven’t figured out one thing: Marquis Chunping may be someone you can only look up to, but for some people, life and death are just a thought away…”

Xiaolin's heart skipped a beat; the other party's methods reminded her of certain people.

"Chatty!"

"My benefactor, please, my benefactor, do justice for Xiaolin!!"

(End of this chapter)