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"Ugh! Ugh ugh ugh..."

Shen Qingtang looked at him with tears streaming down her face.

Chu Lingyun quickly pulled the gag out of her mouth, a hint of pity in his usually cold eyes.

"Don't be afraid, no one will hurt you."

"Brother Chu! Brother Chu... I thought I'd never see you again in this lifetime!"

Shen Qingtang threw herself into his arms and burst into tears.

"My grandfather was convicted and exiled to a harsh and cold place along with my father. We all became slaves and were to be sold into slavery!"

Brother Chu, the Shen family is gone... Our Shen family is completely finished!

It was as if God had opened a window for her in her desperate situation; Chu Lingyun was someone she never expected to meet!

Even if he hadn't come to save her, Shen Qingtang felt that her life had been worthwhile.

"I just heard about it."

Chu Lingyun paused in mid-air with his raised arms, but instead of lowering them to embrace her, he bent down to untie the ropes binding her hands.

Aside from his junior sister, he had never hugged any other woman and didn't know how to hug her.

"Brother Chu, the Shen family has come to this end, and I have no intention of living on."

"To see you one last time before I die, Qing Tang has no regrets in dying..."

Shen Qingtang looked up at that handsome face, her whole body trembling with tears.

Chu Lingyun trembled slightly and said softly,

"Miss Shen, please don't say that..."

"Hey, what are you doing here!"

A fat, burly merchant, clutching his stomach, approached her, pointing at her nose and gritting his teeth, "I'll pick what I want, you pick what you want, why are you hitting me?"

Silly senior brother, I'm crying so sadly, hurry up and hug me!

Yin Liuli was worried for her senior brother, so she turned around and put one hand on her hip.

"Hitting you is giving you face. If I'm not happy, I'll chop your paws off!"

"Are all the brokers dead? Is nobody doing anything about it?!"

The merchant, his face flushed with anger, shouted, "You brat, the rule here is that whoever pays the most money gets the slave! Don't you know the rules?!"

Yin Liuli raised her thumb and pointed to her nose, "This old lady knows all the rules!"

"Such a young man, but he's got quite the big mouth!"

A flicker of hesitation crossed the businessman's eyes.

Business people can roughly tell a person's identity just by looking at their clothes and demeanor.

The girl in front of me was dressed in fine clothes and had an arrogant and domineering demeanor, so she was definitely not from an ordinary family.

Such beauty and temperament could not have been cultivated by a humble family; she might just be the daughter of some high-ranking official in the capital!

As a businessman, he dared not offend her easily. Clutching his stomach and groaning, he said, "I won't stoop to the level of a brat like you!"

"It's just a woman, I don't even want her! Three hundred taels of silver, I can buy ten maids with that!"

"Hahahaha... You kept calling yourself 'this great master,' and you were just fighting with me, your face flushed, how come you're chickening out now?"

After watching the spectacle for a while, the young master suddenly burst into laughter, his face full of mockery, and said...

"Since you're not going to take it, then this young master won't be polite."

"Loan shark, I'll offer three hundred taels, and that young lady is mine!"

As he spoke, he took out a stack of silver notes from his sleeve, counted out three, and waved them in front of Yin Liuli.

He could also tell that Yin Liuli must have come from a high social standing, so the merchants naturally dared not offend her.

But his father was a high-ranking official of the third rank in the imperial court, and he didn't believe that his status was inferior to that of a little girl!

"Thank you, young master!"

The broker rushed forward, beaming, and said, "The money is paid, and the slave's indenture is now yours!"

"No... I don't want to..."

Shen Qingtang nestled in Chu Lingyun's arms, her face filled with terror.

Chu Lingyun subconsciously touched his sleeve and realized that he did not have any money on him.

He was drinking tea when his junior sister slipped out.

I thought I was just accompanying her to the market, but I never expected to encounter something like this.

"Junior sister, you..."

He quickly looked at Yin Liuli.

"Clatter"

Yin Liuli pressed down on the silver note, frowning at the young master, "I haven't even said anything yet, and you've already snatched it?"

The young master glanced at her, then said with a half-smile,

"If the young lady wants it, just pay the money. However, this young master thinks that the slave is quite handsome and wants to buy him to serve her. Whatever the young lady offers, this young master will pay double."

"I didn't bring any money. Even if I did, I wouldn't spend it."

Yin Liuli blinked calmly, "But I'm determined to have her!"

The young master was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"I wonder which household you belong to, young lady? Such a boastful tone, aren't you afraid of biting your tongue?"

"Who I am from is none of your business."

Yin Liuli snorted unhappily.

The young master raised his chin and said arrogantly,

"I am Xu Guanrong, son of Minister Xu of the Ministry of Personnel."

May I ask what position your father holds in the court?

"Minister? Your father is such a high-ranking official!"

Yin Liuli looked at him in surprise, then waved her hand, "I don't have a father."

If we're talking about fathers, he really can't compare to him.

At least his father was a human being; her nominal father was, at best, a beast.

"Hahaha……"

Xu Guanrong laughed triumphantly.

"You flatter me, young lady. He is merely a third-rank official, nothing to mention."

"Let me offer you a piece of advice, young lady: since you know this, then don't try to take it from me, lest you ruin our relationship."

"What, just because your dad's a high-ranking official, does that mean you can't compete with others for things?"

Yin Liuli blinked. "What kind of logic is that!"

Xu Guanrong hadn't expected this girl to be so difficult, and he immediately lost his patience, his face darkening as he said...

"A higher rank can crush a lower one. Before you try to compete with my Ministry of Personnel, you'd better take a good look at your own status to avoid getting into trouble."

"I'm too lazy to waste words with you. Guards, take this slave away from me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several tall and burly servants stepped out from behind him.

"Brother Chu... save me..."

Shen Qingtang panicked, clutching Chu Lingyun's sleeve tightly, shaking her head tremblingly, "I don't want to go with him, I don't want to..."

"Don't be afraid..."

Her soft body trembled as she leaned against him, Chu Lingyun's Adam's apple bobbing slightly.

But aside from those two words, he really didn't know how to offer any words of comfort.

Having met, he will definitely save Miss Shen and help her regain her freedom.

"etc!"

Yin Liuli stood in front of Shen Qingtang, raising her hand to stop several servants, and frowned as she spoke.

"I may not have a father, but I'm determined to have Miss Shen. As for Mr. Xu, I advise you not to compete with me for her, lest I find you disagreeable and it ruins our relationship."

"I am not afraid of being gentle, and I hope you are not afraid either."

Xu Guanrong fiddled with the ring on his finger, glanced at her disdainfully, and said arrogantly,

"I've already bought the person. Anyone who dares to stop me, teach her a lesson and show her who she shouldn't offend!"

"yes!"

The servants all shouted in unison, rolled up their sleeves, and were about to rush forward to snatch the person.

Yin Liuli flipped her fingers, and a flash of light appeared at her fingertips.

An invisible rope wrapped around the feet of the men, and with a few thuds, the servants fell to the ground and landed face-first in the dirt.