"Hey, who are you? What are you doing here?" An old man sitting by the south wall basking in the sun asked irritably when he saw a little beggar suddenly burst in.
His nap was going so well, why did soone have to disturb him?
Now he couldn’t even sleep or enjoy the sun properly.
Damn it—
Annoying people.
Hate them.
Disgusting.
The old man yawned, stood up angrily, adjusted his clothes, and walked towards Jun Ning.
Once in front of Jun Ning, he squinted his eyes and looked Jun Ning up and down with a sleazy gaze.
That look was extrely uncomfortable.
Jun Ning was very repulsed by his gaze, but thinking about what needed to be done, she forced herself to glance at the old man, making a basic assessnt of his appearance, and then averted her gaze.
This old man was about the sa age as Nanny Zhang, probably in his forties or fifties. His face was full of wrinkles, and half of his hair was gray and very greasy, probably hadn’t been washed for a long ti.
He wore black coarse cloth clothes that were dirty and shiny with grease, emitting a sour and rancid sll.
However, he was tall, well-built, and looked strong.
Taking down a frail scholar would indeed be no problem.
"Little brat, what are you doing at my house?" The old man asked, looking at Jun Ning with a speculative gaze.
Jun Ning said, "I want to gamble with you..."
Before she could finish the sentence, the old man suddenly stepped forward, picked Jun Ning up, hoisted her onto his shoulder and headed towards a room at the innermost part of the courtyard.
As he walked, he muttered sothing.
"Stinky brat, I just happen to need money, and you delivered yourself to ."
"Let fix you up nicely, you look like you could fetch a good price if sold to a brothel."
"Once you’re raised there, you’ll surely earn a lot for the madam."
Jun Ning was speechless. Her face was covered in dirt, how could anyone tell she looked good?
And why were things not going as she had planned? Why was this old man trying to abduct and sell her right away?
So malicious? Definitely not a good person.
How could he defy the court laws under the emperor’s watch? Where were those responsible for the safety of the Imperial City?
Did they just allow such people to do whatever they pleased?
Were they just idling around?
Jun Ning was furious.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Let go right now."
"I’m telling you, if you dare ss with , there’ll be no good end for you."
Jun Ning struggled desperately, trying to break free from the old man’s grip.
But the old man held her hands like iron clamps, and no matter how much strength she used, she couldn’t get free.
Jun Ning couldn’t help but hate her small body again, no strength, no power from her past life, facing villains with no ans to fight back, at any mont she could beco helpless and at their rcy.
"Soone, soone..."
"Help."
Jun Ning could only shout for help.
The household soldier who had just climbed to the rooftop heard Jun Ning’s cry for help and knew she was in danger. He quickly whistled to call for reinforcents and then flew towards Jun Ning’s direction.
"You stinking brat, why are you shouting? Do you think soone will save you if you yell for help? No one will co. This alley is my domain, and if I want to catch and sell you, no one can stop ."
"Just accept your fate of being sold now. Actually, if you think about it carefully, being sold isn’t that bad; you could eat well and live well, no more begging on the streets."
"If you’re lucky, you might even beco the top courtesan in the Imperial City when you grow up."
"If I’m still alive then, I’ll definitely co support you. You better serve well and thank for recognizing... recognizing what? I can’t rember those sour words from scholars. Anyway, without , you wouldn’t have those good days as the top courtesan in the Imperial City. You should thank ."
Listen, what kind of nonsense was he spouting?
A criminal expecting gratitude from his victim?
What kind of twisted ntality was this?
Jun Ning couldn’t help but feel a chill in her heart.
She struggled desperately, trying to escape the old man’s dirty hands.
The old man remained unfazed, holding her down and continuing to speak.
"You look so young now, like you’re only three or four years old, being sold to a brothel won’t have you serving clients. But..."
"But, but if one wants to, it could be possible..."
"Before you officially start serving clients in the future, let have so fun with you first, okay?"
The old man had a sleazy look.
"This way, when you’re sold to a brothel, you won’t have any pride left, and naturally, you’ll serve n well and beco a top courtesan in a house of pleasure."
The old man spoke as he put Jun Ning down from his shoulder, rubbing his oily, sleazy hands, pondering where to start tearing her ragged clothes.
Jun Ning’s face turned pale with fear, she stepped back several steps, and was about to call for help, only to see the household soldier already arriving.
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
In the next mont, the old man was dragged by his collar and thrown to the ground by the household soldier.
No matter how strong, he was no match for the household soldier of the National Guardian General Mansion.
The soldier, who had just arrived, heard the last few foul words of the old man.
Kneeling on the ground, he looked at the little princess with concern and said, "Your Highness, are you... okay?"
"...I’m fine."
It was just her first encounter with such vile and extre people who weren’t even human; her worldview was shattered, and her mind was sowhat disoriented.
In her previous life, she had never seen soone who wouldn’t even spare a child, intending to harm a child.
Calling him sleazy was flattering; he wasn’t even human, he was a beast.
After a while, Jun Ning cald down and said, "Arrest this man, hand him over to the Capital Magistrate, and have them investigate what else he’s done before?"
Daring to harm others so blatantly, with such a fearless attitude, it was clearly not his first ti. His courage was clearly honed.
Hence, Jun Ning was certain that selling his own son wasn’t the worst thing he’d done.
There must be more.
"Who do you think you are, daring to arrest ?" the old man shouted defiantly, "Do you know who my woman is? She’s a favorite of the current Empress Dowager. Aren’t you afraid she’ll punish you for arresting ?"
Nanny Zhang rushed in upon hearing the commotion in the courtyard, only to hear these words from her husband, no, her ex-husband.
So, he dared to act so recklessly, ignoring the law, all because of her influence?
Nanny Zhang trembled, almost fainting.
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