7 Chapter 7: Sold to a Brothel!

Women are sure fickle-minded. You can't really tell a women's heart. The happy and smiling Mochou upon seeing the two(Lihua and Bingbing)immediately change her face to that of a grumpy and annoying woman. She immediately proclaimed in a harsh tone, "Is there anyone?! Bring a bucketful of water!"

The woman who stayed nearby Mochou panickedly ran here and there in fetch of water. Finally, a petite woman brought a wooden bucket full of water and kept it near to Mochou. She then spoke up stammeringly, "Here..... is the water Ma.....dam....!"

Mochou glanced down at the petite woman and scolded in a witheringly harsh tone, "So..? What am I suppose to do with it?! Are you that naive?! Splash onto them! Wake them up!"

Panicked by it, the woman hastily took the bucketful of water and splashed it onto Bingbing and Lihua.

On the sudden splashing of water, Bingbing and Lihua instantly wake up causing them to sleep starts.

Bingbing exclaimed in a frightening tone, "Why? Why? What happened?!"

Lihua too asked in shocked, "What happened?!!"

Mochou smirked at it and responded in satisfaction, "ahh...! Well..... ! Finally the pig speak!"

Bingbing and Lihua were left in dazed. Their confusion was clearly visible on their eyes. Their eyes were rolling around the group of unfamiliar ladies.

'What the heck happen? What is this place? These new faces who are they? And Xialin? Where the hell is Xialin??', they both were left amused.

Bingbing soon whispered to Lihua in confusion, "What the hell is this place? Where is Xialin?!"

Lihua whispered back in anxiousness, "How would I know?"

Since they haven't got any clue about what in the world is happening.

Bingbing turned and questioned Mochou, "Hey you Old lady! Who are you?! Why did you wake us up like that? What is this place?"

Mochou became furious upon hearing her words that she instantly rebuked in spitefulness, "Old lady?! Who are you calling Old lady? You pig!"

Fumed by her dry remarks Bingbing recklessly rushed towards Mochou and pulled her hair.

"How dare you call me pig?!", she chided annoyingly.

Mochou unable to free herself from Bingbing's grab instructed in pain, "Quick!...pull out this bitch!"

Mochou's maid rushed in and dragged out Bingbing. They then snatched Bingbing"s and Lihua's hand and grabbed them on their back tightly. Unable to budge an inch they remain standing there.

Mochou then clamoured irately, "Listen you dirty pig! You two have been sold to work as a wench! You are now my slave. You are to work hard with your body to earn money!"

Bingbing reacted in dazed, "Sold as wench??!! You mean this is a whorehouse?"

Lihua protested hostilely, "Sold?! Who sold us?! We aren't anyone's property! How dare you lie to us?! Where is our friend?!"

Mochou replied to it scathingly, "Or what else do you think this place is? The woman from the inn sold you here!"

"As for your little friend I have no idea! Only you two were brought over here!", Mochou continued.

Upon attending to Mochou's words, Bingbing and Lihua remained aghast. They were left in dismayed as they have no idea what happened to their friend Xialin.

Therefore, Bingbing quickly made up her mind and whispered to Lihua, "Can you fight?! Let's get out from here!"

Lihua whispers back alertly, "Yes! But...."

Mochou upon seeing the two being sneaky, declared in firmness, "Don't try any stupid ideas ladies. You see all of the brothel houses is well protected by the guards. You will not be able to escape from here"

Bingbing taken aback by her words fake a smile and explained in tension, "Run? Who said we'll run?! Isn't it Lihua?!"

Lihua joined her in nervousness and responded, "Haha..! Yes...Yes...who'll want to run away? It's such an amazing place, it's like heaven!"

Mochou feeling satisfied at their words stated in pleasure, "I am glad you like it now let's get down to business"

She then gave order to her servants, "Ladies get them dressed up"

The ladies at the brothel house heeded to it. They soon dragged out Bingbing and Lihua to the dressing room.

The dressing room of the house is a room filled with a beautiful fancy dress with embroidered sleeves, fancy colour hanfu. There stands a big mirror which were kept with all the makeup items on the side.

The ladies release their hands and point towards the layers of the dress hanging on a wooden hanger and declared strictly, "You may pick your favourite among these and dressed up but warn you, don't take that dress"

By 'That' dress she meant a beautiful lavishing pink hanfu dress with embroidered petals on both the sleeves. The dress looks extravagant compared to the remaining.

While the servant had gone, Bingbing spoke up in annoyance, "That damn slywoman! She tricks us and sells us here! What do you think to happen to Xialin?!"

Lihua assumingly replied, "Maybe she is sold to any other brothel?!"

Bingbing assuming all the possible scenarios confided in anxiety, "Maybe .....? or... what if they killed her?!"

Lihua quickly retorts to it, "Aish! don't assume those ill thoughts she will be fine. First, we need to survive here and figure out a plan to get out from here!"

Bingbing agreed to it, "Yep let's pretend to be with them for the time being. We will sneak out when the time comes and find Xialin later!"

Lihua shooked her head at it.

She then started to look for a good dress. She looks at the dress one after another...unable to find her favourite she grabs the pink dress which was warned not to wear.

Bingbing upon seeing her asked, "Lihua are you sure about that dress?! The maid clearly warned us"

Lihua insisted on it, "It's okay. I'll wear it. Who is she to warn us anyway?!"

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On the other side....

Xulan and Yutao have reached the Black market. They slow down the horse to a trot and continue to stroll.

While strolling down the Black market Xulan exclaimed in amusement, "This place is huge!"

Yutao nodded to it, "After all it's the famous Black Market"

  "Between when will the reinforcement arrived?", Xulan asked Yutao in concerned.

Yutao didn't utter a word to it. He instead gazed deeply at Xulan.

Awestruck by Yutao's deep gaze, Xulan's curiosity spikes up that he asked him in wonderment, "Don't tell me you didn't call for reinforcement?!"

Yutao blurted out in carefreeness, "Ha....! I didn't know that you were such a scaredly cat!"

Xulan retorts in disbelief, "Wow... Yutao are you kidding?! There's no way we can tackle that huge Eagle bandit. We will outrun them!"

Yutao smiled at it and assured him calmly, "Okay.....okay... my brother Xulan, don't worry. I have already informed them before coming to you. They must be on their way"

Xulan feeling relieved at hearing his words stated reposed, "That's good then"

Yutao then continues sunnily, "Then we shall start by gathering intel first"

Xulan heeded to it cockily, "As you wish...Mr. High and Mighty Yutao! So, where do we start?"

Yutao continued sternly, "The best way to gather intel is of course the Brothel!"

Xulan couldn't hold his laughter anymore that he cracks up and spoke in amusement, "Are you sure we are coming here to catch bandit and not beauty?!"

Yutao replied to it unmovingly, "Brothel House is the place where all the types of people gather. We can get fresh intel there"

Yutao then looked curiously at Xulan and inquired in suspicion, "Don't tell me....you haven't been there?!"

Xulan acted up smartly, "I don't drink at other places"

Yutao fixated his gaze at Xulan and outsmart him, "Ohh....?! Well, you like beauties aren't you?! Let's move"

Yutao then took off towards the Brothel House, Xulan unable to ignore him, follows up.