"Your father was once the Prefect of Suzhou?" Jiang Wen was slightly surprised, exchanging a brief glance with Li Yunshang. Seeing the girl's bewildered expression, he understood somewhat. Although Suzhou had a new Prefect, this matter shouldn't be widely known. It was reasonable for Li Yunshang not to know; he shouldn't overestimate her intelligence.
Thinking that the daughter of a dignified Prefect had fallen into a brothel, Jiang Wen felt a slight curiosity. After all, she was the daughter of a government official; she shouldn't have ended up in a common brothel. Even the Jiaofang Division would be better than this Chunfeng Pavilion. Why sell herself here, a place from which she could never escape?
Jiang Wen asked her why she had fallen into this Chunfeng Pavilion. Wen Qinghong said with tears in her eyes, "In Suzhou, young women and children have been disappearing for years. My father investigated the matter. One day, he happily told us that the case was progressing and would soon be solved. But he never returned after going out that day. The next day, people from the Military Affairs Office came to our door, accusing my father of involvement in the abduction and harm of women and children. They even acted on the orders of the Zhou Shepherd, confiscating all of our Wen family's property."
"But my father was upright and righteous. How could he be involved in this murder case?! If he were such a person, why would he investigate this case day and night? That day, my father must have discovered something and was murdered. I wanted to investigate, but the newly appointed Prefect said that I had violated the law and angered the heavens. He ordered people to remove my household registration and drive me out of Suzhou. Who knew that I would be abducted and sold here before I even got far from Suzhou…"
Wen Qinghong's words were heard in silence by everyone present. Jiang Wen lowered his eyebrows in thought, while Li Yunshang looked at her with pity. As for Yan Gongli, she had seen too much and was calmly eating snacks and drinking wine.
"I see that you all have extraordinary bearing and speak like no ordinary young masters. Can you help my father clear his name and restore his innocence? Qinghong is willing to serve you all as a slave for life." As Wen Qinghong spoke, she bit her lip shyly and slightly lowered her collar, her eyes filled with anticipation as she looked at them.
"Miss Wen, there's no need for that," Jiang Wen said, looking at her delicate shoulders and gently pulling up her collar. Then he looked at Li Yunshang and smiled. "This is my good friend Yunshang, whose family has some power. He is upright and likes to help those in need. If what you say is true, my brother will definitely help you. But if it's false…"
"If I speak a single lie, may I be struck by lightning and never have a good death!" Wen Qinghong raised her hand and swore fiercely.
"I once encountered an old woman who had transformed into a four-hundred-year-old demon. She must have used the Taishang Palace's secret technique forcefully at that time, resulting in injury upon injury. Does Ancestor have any good methods to cure her? Please tell us," Jiang Wen sighed.
Li Yunshang stomped her foot in disgust, and a gust of breeze swept through, dissipating the alcohol from her body.
"Sleeping for an hour will naturally make you forget what just happened," Li Yunshang said confidently. "Don't you believe in my abilities?"
"It's not just strange, it's definitely a rat's nest. Remember those things we encountered in Taicang? Those kidnappers' methods are secretive, difficult for ordinary people to detect. Coupled with the Suzhou government's cooperation in suppressing it, who knows how deep the water is beneath the surface," Jiang Wen shook his head and sighed.
As he spoke, he tapped the foreheads of the two women beside him. Their eyes rolled back, and they immediately fainted. Cuiyu, who was beside Jiang Wen, felt alarmed and was about to say something when Li Yunshang tapped her forehead, and she also fell asleep.
Jiang Wen smiled as he looked at the night market scene, waving his fan and laughing, "Today's harvest is really good."
"You actually believe what that girl said?" Li Yunshang asked in confusion.
"Isn't this just right? Let's make a big fuss! Let these monsters and demons be afraid!" Li Yunshang was particularly enthusiastic about this kind of thing, her whole person filled with fighting spirit. Jiang Wen didn't want to pour cold water on her, so he just smiled without saying a word.
Yan Gongli nodded and walked up to Li Yunshang to examine her carefully. With a slightly furrowed brow, she said to Jiang Wen, "Her injury should be caused by some kind of evil curse. Although it's not life-threatening, it makes her magic power stagnant and difficult to use. If she forcibly casts spells, it will worsen her injury. Eventually, it will affect her cultivation and sooner or later extinguish the fire of life in her dantian. Moreover, she should have forcibly used great magic power before, making it difficult to cure with ordinary methods."
"Taishang Palace? Your master? Tsk. Although Taishang Palace's magic is powerful, it's better to forget about matters involving the soul," Yan Gongli said with a smile. "It's not that I look down on those old guys from Taishang Palace, they might be good at fighting. But they can't do anything about your injury. The curse you're suffering from may be related to the ancient Witchcraft."
"The murder of a Prefect is no small matter. Even if ordinary people don't know, those people in the Military Affairs Office wouldn't not know. You can catch an official and ask to find out if it's true or false," Jiang Wen said. Then he saw Li Yunshang actually going to the Military Affairs Office.
"It's not that there's no way. This kind of curse acts on the original soul. It should be that this little girl's hair or flesh was picked up and then cursed. You only need to replenish the soul and reshape the body with the water of the spiritual vein spring to cure her." Saying this, Yan Gongli looked at Jiang Wen casually, her eyes seeming to say something.
"How is it?" Jiang Wen asked with a smile.
Then he saw Li Yunshang stand up and look at the other girls with a smile: "Babies, don't be afraid. This young master is here to love you."
Back at the residence, Shuxiang rushed into Jiang Wen's arms and acted spoiled. After sitting down in the room, Jiang Wen looked at Yan Gongli and said, "Gongli, Yunshang still has hidden injuries that haven't healed. Can you help her see what's the reason?"
Before long, she ran back excitedly and said to Jiang Wen, "This matter is indeed true, it seems that there must be something strange about this matter."
As the night grew deeper, the group came out of the Chunfeng Pavilion, filled with the smell of alcohol and fragrance. The two smells mixed together, making it somewhat unacceptable.
"These things that can heal the soul are rare in the world, and spiritual vein springs are even harder to find. It will be difficult to cure her."
Yan Gongli sighed and sat on a chair playing a game. However, when Li Yunshang heard her words, a few traces of loneliness flashed in her expression. But then she cheered up and clenched her fist and said loudly, "It doesn't matter, when I return to Taishang Palace, my master will definitely have a way!"
"I know." Wen Qinghong nodded and then told Jiang Wen everything she knew.
"Very good." Jiang Wen nodded to Li Yunshang.
"I naturally believe in your abilities, but you are indeed young." Jiang Wen teased, and without waiting for Li Yunshang to get angry, he looked at the stunned Wen Qinghong.
"Now that there's no one else here, please tell us in detail everything you know."
"You two should stop arguing, each has their own expertise, both are amazing."
He looked at Li Yunshang and Yan Gongli, spread out his hands, and took out two things.
"Gongli, I have everything you said. Then heal her."
