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Just then, a woman's shouts and curses came from the second-floor corridor connecting Jin Feng Lou to the inner courtyard.

"You heartless wretch! You ingrate, I've raised you for nothing."

Many customers were drawn to the shouting, and some regulars recognized the voice as that of Yang Mama from Jin Feng Lou. To everyone's surprise, although Yang Mama was in her forties, she was a rather attractive middle-aged woman who usually maintained a dignified and elegant demeanor and rarely shouted and cursed like that.

Then a woman's clear voice rang out: "I'm heartless, I'm leaving."

Then came the sound of Yang's mother throwing things.

"You're being a jerk! You'd rather have a good life than go out and suffer. You'll regret it someday."

Then came the woman's voice: "I'm just being a jerk. I don't care about the good life here. I'll suffer the hardship myself, so you don't need to regret it."

Madam Yang scolded, "Stop being so stubborn! If some young master, official, or rich man were to redeem you, I wouldn't say a word and would even give you a dowry. Now you actually want to redeem yourself? I think you're just being shameless!"

Yuan Jin'er roared, "I'm just being a masochist, I'm doing it because I want to. Isn't the money I gave you for redemption enough? If it's not enough, I'll give you all the money I have on me."

Mother Yang scolded, "Do you think your mother cares about your money? Without me, without Jin Feng Lou, where would you get the money? What are you going to do with your money to redeem yourself?"

Yuan Jin'er roared, "I knew it! You wanted me to stay here forever, making money for you. I'm leaving now..."

Mother Yang angrily retorted, "Bullshit! You ungrateful wretch! Ask yourselves honestly, ask the women in the building, who have I, Yang Xiuhong, wronged? Whoever gets married, I send them off happily. Your former Sisi, Xiaoyu, Lihong, Baiduoer, Pan Shi... Baiduoer."

“Ask around, every one of them used to be a top courtesan in the brothel. When they found a home and redeemed themselves, every time I stopped them, they were all happily sending off their dowries.”

“And what about you now! Where can you go without Jin Feng Lou? You can’t even support yourself.”

Yuan Jin'er said stubbornly, "I'm willing. If I can't support you, I can't support you. I'd rather starve to death than let you take care of me."

Mrs. Yang was furious.

"You...you heartless bastard, have you been blinded by greed? I knew it, it was that little girl surnamed Nie who corrupted you, didn't she? You two used to be the only ones who got along well."

"She came from an official family and was completely ignorant of worldly affairs. She redeemed herself and lived a very frugal life, relying on teaching the zither at Jin Feng Lou to make ends meet. I heard that she has now fallen on hard times and is selling snacks on the street."

"And you! She comes from an official family and is ignorant of worldly affairs. What is your background? Trying to redeem yourself like her, you're truly blinded by greed."

Yuan Jin'er remained stubborn: "I'm willing. I want to be like Sister Yunzhu. I'm willing to be blinded by greed."

Mother Yang angrily said, "I won't allow it, I won't agree, I won't allow you to redeem yourself."

Yuan Jin'er said loudly, "I don't care if you agree or not, the money is here. If you think it's not enough, I'll give you all the money I have on me."

Mrs. Yang was furious.

"You...you heartless bastard, what's so great about going out there? Do you think everyone outside is a good person and will fawn over you like they do here? You'll suffer for it."

Yuan Jin'er exclaimed, "I'm willing, I'm happy, I just don't want to stay here."

Madam Yang sighed deeply and said earnestly, "Jin'er, what is it that you're dissatisfied with? You said that since you came to this brothel, I've made you suffer every single day. I've carefully nurtured your skills in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, making you a renowned and upright official in Jiangning. I've introduced you to many literary talents and social elites. I've indulged your whims, not making you spread your legs to entertain guests, and I've blocked out customers you didn't like."

"What else are you dissatisfied with? You've been blinded by greed, trying to buy your own freedom and support yourself? What a joke!"

"You think there will be someone outside like your mother to shelter you from the wind and rain? In this society, with your naive and innocent appearance, you'll be eaten up in less than six months."

"You're just being a jerk, a complete jerk..."

The two got more and more carried away with their conversation, having long since moved beyond acting and clearly getting serious.

When they got angry, both of their voices were trembling with sobs. Many of the guests at Jin Feng Lou stopped listening to the music and instead strained their ears to hear this super gossip, which was about Yuan Jin'er, who was famous throughout Jiangning.

After a brief moment of silence upstairs, two windows on the second floor overlooking the river were suddenly opened.

Yuan Jin'er resolutely walked to the window and shouted, "Mom, don't force me, or I'll jump into the river."

Mother Yang angrily said, "Go ahead and jump! You think you can scare me like this? Drowning will end it all! I'll just pretend I never raised a daughter like you."

As soon as she finished speaking, many guests crowded to the window to look over. A light drizzle was falling outside, and through the rain, half a body suddenly peeked out from the open window—it was none other than Yuan Jin'er.

Amidst the gasps and commotion of the crowd, he leaped into the drizzling Qinhuai River with a thud and disappeared without a trace.

The Golden Phoenix Pavilion erupted in an uproar. No one expected Yuan Jin'er to be so fierce. Even her maid, Kou'er, was frightened and burst into tears, crying, "Miss!"

Mrs. Yang glared at her: "Keep your voice down, what are you crying for? Don't you know how good she is at swimming? This little bit of water won't drown her, you bastard, you ingrate."

He pointed to the things on the corner of the table and said, "Take these, take your young lady's things, take the indenture, and leave now. Get out of here right now, and don't let me see you again."

Kou'er quickly knelt down and kowtowed several times. She took Yuan Jin'er's things and ran out of Jin Feng Tower while whispering "Miss".

In the rain, Yang's mother watched as Nie Yunzhu, dressed simply and elegantly, stood quietly at the bow of the awning boat, holding an oil-paper umbrella. A moment later, she saw a figure quietly climb onto the boat from the side. It was none other than Yuan Jin'er.

Looking at the two of them, Yang's mother's eyes reddened: "You heartless bastards, you two ingrates, thinking things are so much better outside!"

As she continued cursing, watching the awning boat gradually drift away, even getting caught on a knot along the way, Yang's mother's anger flared up again.

"You two heartless bastards, you'll suffer for it." He slammed the window shut with a loud bang.

……

Meanwhile, the day after the courtesan competition ended, Li Mu found out Cheng Yong's whereabouts and basic information. Seeing that he was going to harass Yuan Jin'er again, who was one of his future wives, he took the opportunity to kidnap her that afternoon.

He silenced him by pressing his acupoints and then took him back to the courtyard near the academy.

Li Mu had already thoroughly studied the Life and Death Talisman, but he had never used it on a person, especially in this world where martial arts strength was relatively low, the effect of the Life and Death Talisman would be weakened to some extent.

Today, I can finally try it out.

Seeing Cheng Yong, who was paralyzed by pressure points and unable to stand up, Li Mu poured half a glass of wine and began to make the Life and Death Talisman according to the steps.

The materials for the Life and Death Talisman are very simple; all you need is some wine or water. Put the water and wine in your palm, reverse your internal energy, transform its nature, and inject the cold internal energy into it, causing it to condense into thin ice.

Don't underestimate this small piece of thin ice. Making it as thin as paper, without being able to be pierced or broken, is extremely difficult. Without profound internal strength cultivation and extremely precise control of true qi, it is simply impossible.

Having practiced this many times in the world of Laughing at the world, Li Mu was already extremely proficient at it. He took some wine into his palm, then controlled and transformed the nature of his true energy. Under his control, the wine in his palm quickly condensed and was polished into a round ice slab the size of a little finger, as thin as paper.

The next step is the most important one: to separate some of the refined internal energy, which has been honed to perfection, and convert it into yin and yang properties, then infuse it with borneol.

This is the most difficult part. On this thin ice, how to attach masculine internal energy, how to attach feminine internal energy, how to attach three parts yang and seven parts yin, or six parts yin and four parts yang. Although there are only two energies, yin and yang, the order of their application is different, and the amount is also different. They can be changed at will.

Each "Life and Death Talisman" contains different Yin and Yang energies, just as Traditional Chinese Medicine categorizes diseases into eight types of symptoms: Yin, Yang, Exterior, Interior, Cold, Heat, Deficiency, and Excess.

If the person who solves the puzzle doesn't know the details, the ratio of Yin and Yang energies, and their subsequent changes, then there's simply no way to solve it.

Li Mu was also familiar with this step, but when he actually infused the ice shard with his internal energy, he found that it was much more difficult than in the Smiling Proud Wanderer world, and it also consumed a lot more true energy.

Fortunately, none of these were problems for him, and a real life-and-death talisman was quickly made.

Li Mu breathed a sigh of relief, but the cost was quite high. Creating a Life and Death Talisman in the Smiling Proud Wanderer world consumed the equivalent of three to five days of his cultivation.

In this world, creating a complete Life and Death Talisman consumes the equivalent of one month's worth of his cultivation.

Sure enough, the lower the world's power level cap, the more difficult it is to make the Life and Death Talisman. The world of Tianlong seems to have no such problem.

After glancing at Cheng Yong, who was lying on the ground weak and sore from having his acupoints sealed, Li Mu walked over and gently patted him, thus injecting the Life and Death Talisman into his body.

At first, Cheng Yong didn't feel anything, but after a short while, the Life and Death Talisman took root in his body and was completely implanted. The next moment, he felt an unbearable numbness and itching all over his body, as if thousands of ants were biting him at the same time.

Moreover, this feeling gets stronger and stronger over time.

Unable to hold on any longer, she couldn't help but scratch and pull at herself, but unfortunately, her acupoints had been acupunctured, leaving her weak and powerless, and her scratching and pulling was more like dancing wildly.

His mouth opened as if he wanted to shout, but the pressure point that had been pressed on his mute acupoint prevented him from making any noise; only low breathing and hissing could be heard.

Li Mu watched silently, his face showing no emotion. The person in front of him was an arrogant and domineering man who bullied men and women. Many people would applaud if he suffered a little. He had no pity for him.

Over the next few hours, Li Mu observed Cheng Yong's reactions while occasionally using his true energy to probe the various changes in the Life and Death Talisman within his body.

As dusk fell, Li Mu looked at Cheng Yong, who was nearly exhausted, and injected a wisp of true energy into his body. The effects of the Life and Death Talisman were temporarily stopped. Cheng Yong lay there like a dead dog, panting heavily, tears and snot streaming down his face.

Li Mu brought a bowl of water and placed a few steamed buns beside him. Cheng Yong was still quite useful; if he could be controlled, it wouldn't hurt to spare his life.

Unfortunately, Cheng Yong only drank water and ignored the few steamed buns.

Now that he's still being picky, Li Mu sent another wisp of true energy over, and the Life and Death Talisman activated again. Looking at Cheng Yong, who was twisted into a ball, Li Mu shook his head, locked the door, and decided to enjoy the night first.

Chapter 603: Made a Small Fortune

The next morning, after returning from his exercise by the Qinhuai River, Li Mu came to the courtyard again. Cheng Yong was lying on the ground, trembling all over, completely exhausted. The ground was also filthy.

However, Cheng Yong was skilled in martial arts and his life was still intact. Li Mu closed his breath, cleared the ground, and once again sent a wisp of true energy into Cheng Yong's body, stopping the Life and Death Talisman from activating.

Cheng Yong's trembling body finally calmed down. After a long while, he seemed to regain some energy. He looked at Li Mu with a face full of fear, wanting to say something to beg for mercy, but his speech acupoints were sealed, and he could not say anything.

Li Mu brought over another bowl of water and the same few steamed buns as last night. This time, Cheng Yong was much more obedient, dragging his sore and weak body as he slowly drank the water and ate the steamed buns.

The struggle and torment of the night had taken a heavy toll on him; his stomach was clearly empty, and even steamed buns tasted delicious.

After checking the acupoints on his body that had been sealed, Li Mu locked the door, left the courtyard, and returned to the Su residence.

After breakfast, Li Mu returned to the courtyard in the morning. Cheng Yong was crawling towards the door like a maggot, clearly intending to escape.

Unfortunately, with his acupoints sealed, he couldn't muster any strength or make a sound. He could only wriggle like a maggot, crawling little by little. When he saw Li Mu, his face was filled with fear and despair as he struggled to say something to beg for mercy.

Li Mu ignored him, grabbed the man and threw him back into the house, channeled a wisp of true energy into him, and the Life and Death Talisman activated again, causing Cheng Yong to twist into a ball once more.

After observing for a while and studying the changes of the Life and Death Talisman within his body, Li Mu left again, as he still had to go to the academy to teach.

In the afternoon, Li Mu brought a few steamed buns back to the courtyard. Cheng Yong was lying on the ground, his body twisted in pain, panting heavily. Li Mu put the steamed buns on the ground, poured a bowl of water, and temporarily stopped the effects of the Life and Death Talisman. He watched as Cheng Yong slowly ate the steamed buns.

Just as he was about to activate the Life and Death Talisman again, seeing Cheng Yong's face full of fear and pleading, he decided to let him rest a little longer.

Li Mu locked the door and wandered the streets until dusk before returning to the courtyard. This time, Cheng Yong seemed to behave himself and no longer thought about escaping; his spirits had also recovered considerably.

Upon seeing Li Mu, he trembled, his face filled with fear and despair. The next moment, he slowly moved his body and knelt on the ground, his face full of flattery and pleading.

Li Mu observed carefully and realized that although Cheng Yongren had submitted, he still harbored some resentment.