Chapter 1710: Full-level Boss Dressed As a Peasant Girl
Chapter 1710: Settling the Young Ladies
Not long after, apart from those already injured, they captured and bound around twenty more people in the medical room.
A few individuals had been killed by random sword strikes, and their appearance was rather pitiful.
Meng Yunzheng counted the number and estimated that around ten people were missing. They were either far away and hadn't heard the commotion, or they had hidden upon hearing the noise.
He met up with Uncle Yang and Lu Wu and whispered, "Let's search the entire black market."
They couldn't afford to leave any loopholes. After all, even with a small number of people, great things could be accomplished. They were a prime example of that. With just a few individuals, they had caused such a commotion in this vast black market where people could hide at any time.
Uncle Yang and Lu Wu had no objections. So, the four of them formed groups, and they began a systematic search.
Meng Yunzheng led a few people straight to the third floor. If there were still some capable individuals in the black market, they were likely to be on the third floor.
Once they finished searching an area, they locked the doors to prevent anyone from entering.
On the second and third floors, a few young ladies were residing, such as Qiao Rou.
When the chaos had erupted earlier due to the wild beasts, they had huddled together in fear. After the chaos had subsided, they were still too scared to venture out and remained huddled in a room, where at least they could converse.
Who knew that chaos would erupt again? Upon hearing the cries of violence outside, they wished to hide themselves completely and not reveal even a hint.
These individuals were handed over to Xia Yi to handle.
After spending so much time there, Xia Yi was well aware of the backgrounds of the young ladies.
Although the young ladies residing on the second and third floors enjoyed comfort and luxury under the steward's care, few of them were truly content. They understood very well that this life of opulence was only temporary.
After all, they were replaceable at any time. They could be sent away or given to someone else at the steward's whim.
The recent tragic example was still fresh in their minds. Not long ago, a young lady had offended Third Master Wu by uttering a wrong word. She had been directly sent to the duel arena to be devoured by wild beasts. She had been following Third Master Wu for quite some time, and just a day earlier, she had been elevated to the skies by him, only to be torn to pieces the next day.
All the young ladies had witnessed that scene. Anyone capable of climbing up to a steward's position wouldn't be someone who couldn't see the situation clearly. Thus, if they had a choice, they wouldn't want to remain in this dark and unpredictable black market, living each day in fear.
Therefore, with a little persuasion from Xia Yi, the young ladies immediately followed her. Some even provided information about where some bandits might be hiding.
Xia Yi brought them back to the cells and had them stay with the other young ladies, preventing them from being exposed in case some escapees betrayed them.
Halfway through, Qiao Rou cast glances at Xia Yi repeatedly before approaching her and whispering, "Did you intentionally try to extract information from me when you came to see me earlier?"
Since encountering the completely different Xia Yi, Qiao Rou felt like she might be hallucinating.
After hearing her words and considering the chaotic events of the day in the black market, Qiao Rou quickly connected the dots.
Thinking that the chaos in the black market might be related to her and her actions, she felt an inexplicable sense of fear.
Xia Yi raised an eyebrow at her. "Some things are better off not known. It won't benefit you to know."
Qiao Rou thought about it and nodded, not saying anything more.
After settling the young ladies, Xia Yi informed the people in the cells about the current situation.
Upon hearing that things were progressing smoothly, everyone became incredibly excited.
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