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Chapter 217 The Nunnery's Business

"Girl, you are badly injured."

The smell of blood became even stronger for Ye Xiyao.

"It would be better if I just died like this."

How much torment must one have endured to lose the will to live? This place must be a land of wolves and tigers.

"So where exactly is this place?"

"It is openly a nunnery, but secretly a place for the abuse of young women."

"What? There are nunneries doing this kind of thing?"

"The women here... were all sold here. No one can escape it, and you will be the same in the future."

"Can't we escape?"

"They tried to escape but were caught and brought back... like me. They secretly colluded with the government and had great power behind them. Countless girls died here. We cried out to heaven and earth but received no response. There was no hope of getting out."

“My family will definitely find out I’m missing and come looking for me. Hang in there, we will definitely be rescued.”

Ye Xiyao was terrified; her immediate priority was to give people the will to live.

The woman told her to call her Atao, indicating that she had little hope of escaping.

Looking out the window, I hoped it wouldn't get light so soon.

Ye Xiyao and Atao inquired about many things here.

Ye Xiyao found some grass to use as a blanket and covered the two of them with their fur coats. Although it didn't stop them from feeling cold, they eventually drifted off to sleep.

I was awakened by the sound of a lock being opened, and two fat nuns came in from outside.

One of them grabbed Ye Xiyao's chin and looked her over.

"This one is great, she'll definitely be the top star from now on."

"You are so audacious to force me into prostitution. You'd better not touch me, or my family will not let you get away with it."

Upon hearing Ye Xiyao's threat, the fat nun was not afraid at all; instead, she let out a piercing laugh.

"Hahaha... Don't you even know where you are! Here, we are the gods!"

Even if you are a daughter of an official, you must do as we say.

As she spoke, she increased the pressure on her hand, pinching Ye Xiyao's chin until it ached, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Another plump nun stepped forward and sized up Ye Xiyao.

"Be careful with this delicate skin. With looks like this, it doesn't need any training. It can fetch a good price tonight."

Ye Xiyao was filled with fear, and she tried her best to calm herself down.

"Aren't you afraid of retribution for doing this? Heaven won't let you get away with it!"

The fat nun spat dismissively, "Retribution? Stop talking nonsense to us. As long as we get paid, we don't care about retribution or anything like that."

"Take her away, we'll sell her for a good price tonight."

“She’s new here and doesn’t know anything. Let her get used to it. So many girls aren’t as pretty as her. Spread the word and keep the customers hooked. You’ll definitely be able to get a better price.”

Ye Xiyao gave her a fur coat to cover herself with last night, and Atao came up with a good idea to help buy time.

“Little girl, what you said makes a lot of sense. Go and ask her.”

After a long while, the fake nun returned.

"The host said to rest for two days. Today, let's spread the word that a stunning beauty has arrived and take her away."

Ye Xiyao went out with them, looked at the girl, and told her with her eyes that she would find a way to save her.

From the outside, it certainly looked like a secluded place for cultivation. Ye Xiyao was led into a room, and soon after, someone brought her a meal.

She was already hungry, but last night she was told not to eat the food given to her, so she had to go hungry.

With someone guarding the door and not wanting to go out, Ye Xiyao touched the lining of her clothes, where she found some self-defense medicine she had hidden.

Unable to find scissors inside, they carefully cut open a piece of broken porcelain, retrieved the scissors, and hid them away.

The search party searched all night without success, so they gathered together to think of a solution.

"Uncle Ye, have you searched brothels, inns, dilapidated temples, and any other place where people can hide? You still can't find Xiyao."

"I've searched brothels, but I can't find any."

Lian Jin found it strange that if someone was missing, why was it necessary to focus on searching for them in brothels?

"Perhaps there's also a hidden underground black market."

They never expected that a nunnery would have such a place.

"There's only one underground black market here. I'll have my men go and find out more."

Qi Jinlan is the richest man in the country, so he knows these things best. The black market trades at night, but he can find out about them during the day.

After noon, news came that the underground black market was only trading goods today, and even the buying and selling of servants was not taking place.

Where exactly is Xiyao?

Qi Jinlan searched everywhere she could think of, but couldn't find the person.

"This is weird. Could it be that they're using their rest time to travel?"

"No, it's definitely within our search area," Ye Xiumu said with certainty.

He spent the least amount of time with his daughter, Ye Xiyao, but since they were father and daughter, he felt that his daughter was always nearby.

"Besides a residence, we also need a place for quiet cultivation, but we're missing a crack in the ground. Where would be a good place to find one?"

Lian Jin, holding his sword, looked at the two and asked them a question.

“Residential areas are hard to find; look for places of spiritual retreat, especially places where there are nuns.”

Ye Yaoyao's voice came through.

"Yaoyao is here." Ye Xiumu pinched his little daughter's cheek affectionately when he saw her.

"Father, I'll take you to find my sister. I know where she is."

"Yaoyao, do you really know?"

Qi Jinlan asked in surprise.

The system told Ye Yaoyao and Ye Xiyao their locations.

The system is getting more and more powerful; you can even find people using it.

"Okay! Let's set off later."

The dinner that Ye Xiyao brought was also thrown away. After being hungry all day, and with people waiting outside the door, they finally waited until nightfall.

One of the people guarding the door went to eat first.

The opportunity came; she clutched the sleeping pill tightly in her hand and headed for the door.

"Open the door, I need to speak with your manager."

"Don't try anything funny, just stay inside."

“I manage the family shop, and it makes a fortune every day. Since you want to make money, I have a way to help you make even more. Let me become your manager.”

"He's just bragging, thinking I'd believe him."

"You put drugs in my food, didn't you? I have no strength at all, do you think I'd run away?"

"Anyway, I'm going to be sent to make money tomorrow. I love money, and if I can make more, everyone will benefit."

The nun at the door thought that Ye Xiyao was too weak to run away, so it would be good to take her to see the abbot.

He took out the key and unlocked the door. As soon as the door opened, he also needed to sprinkle the sleeping potion in his hand, and the nun instantly collapsed to the ground.

Ye Xiyao quickly ran out. Atao had roughly explained the terrain to her, and the current location should be the residence of these fake nuns.

The lighting was dim; the men's pleasure area was in the back. At this time, the business began, and the fake nuns were all in the back.

As Ye Xiyao ran out, a figure appeared opposite her.

"what!"

When the fake nun returned from having dinner, she saw her companion lying on the ground. She glanced at the locked door and woke up the unconscious fake nun.

"Oh no, the people inside have escaped."

"She ran away? The door was locked when I came in, how did she get away?"

He quickly took out his key to open the door and looked inside. Ye Xiyao was lying weakly on the table.

"The person is inside."

"Huh! Am I hallucinating?"

"I think you're starving. Go and have some dinner."