Chapter 182: Rescue and Reassurance

Yue Mingxuan told the joke vividly even two of the courtesans nearby could not hold it in and burst out laughing.

Qiuyue shot them a glare and said, “What kind of joke is that? It’s not funny at all.”

Shang Qinghua did not even look at her and said, “This young master actually finds it quite funny.”

Being contradicted so bluntly by Shang Qinghua, Qiuyue’s face alternated between red and white. Feeling extremely awkward, she said, “As long as young master likes it.”

Seeing that it was not a solution to keep lingering like this, Yue Mingxuan quickly gave a half-bow and said, “Miss Qiuyue, I still have to go back to wash dishes, so I’d like to leave for a while. May I?”

Yue Mingxuan’s words were exactly what Qiuyue wanted to hear. She waved her hand with some disgust and said, “Go back.”

This time, Shang Qinghua did not stop him and let Yue Mingxuan leave. In any case, now that he knew where Yue Mingxuan was, he could directly take him away at night.

With the heavy stone in his heart finally set down, Shang Qinghua found himself with a bit of an appetite.

After eating a little under Qiuyue’s attendance, he went to rest in the winter-warm chamber.

Meanwhile, back in the rear kitchen, Yue Mingxuan found that he had much more strength while washing dishes.

Shang Qinghua had come, he would definitely be rescue him.

Even though Shang Qinghua currently had no martial arts, he had a group of highly skilled shadow guards and sweeping through a small brothel would be done in minutes.

When that time came, Yue Mingxuan swore he would eat meat until he was full.

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Night soon fell.

Yue Mingxuan waited and waited, yet he never saw Shang Qinghua appear.

Could it be that Shang Qinghua had actually come to the brothel just to seek pleasure?

Could it be that he no longer cared about him?

His thoughts began to spiral wildly.

About one watch later, Yue Mingxuan could no longer hold on.

He slumped over the table and fell asleep.

In his hazy half-dream, he seemed to smell the aroma of meat.

He unconsciously swallowed his saliva, which immediately drew a burst of laughter from Xi Yu and Shang Qinghua who were standing nearby.

Their laughter woke Yue Mingxuan up.

He rubbed his eyes and realized that at some point, the two of them were already standing behind him.

In Xi Yu’s hands was unmistakably a plate of meat and several steamed buns.

The fragrance of meat he had smelled earlier had come from there.

When Yue Mingxuan saw the meat, his eyes practically glowed green. “Is this for me to eat?”

Xi Yu pushed the plate forward.

Seeing Yue Mingxuan’s pitiful state during the day had made even him feel a pang of sympathy.

No matter what, Yue Mingxuan had once saved his life.

By both reason and sentiment, he should at least get him something good to eat.

Yue Mingxuan took the plate and, without caring about his appearance, began eating with his hands.

He had truly been starving these past days.

After being specially “looked after” by Qiuyue, he could only eat one meal a day, and sometimes, if he worked too late, he could only drink a bowl of thin rice gruel.

Only after finishing two buns did he finally feel that there was something in his stomach. “Shang Qinghua, weren’t you so sick that you couldn’t even get out of bed? Why do you look so much better now?”

After solving the problem of food, the first thing Yue Mingxuan cared about was Shang Qinghua’s health.

Seeing Yue Mingxuan like this made Shang Qinghua feel both heartache and anger.

His own cherished person had been bullied and abused like this, yet as the so-called master, he had been utterly powerless.

If he ever caught the one behind all this, he would make sure that person suffered a fate worse than death.

“There’s more than one doctor under heaven, you know. Besides, Gongsun Xing is also here… But why were you sent here in the first place?”

Yue Mingxuan took a sip of the cold tea on the table and said, “I happened to run into a man and a woman… and heard something I shouldn’t have heard, so I was caught and sent here.”

“Do you remember what that man looked like?” Xi Yu frowned and asked.

Yue Mingxuan thought for a moment before replying, “Of course I remember.”

After making him suffer so much, even if that man turned to ashes, he would still recognize him.

Suddenly recalling the talk of drugging and scheming between that man and woman, Yue Mingxuan slapped his forehead.

Oh no, he didn’t know how his sister was doing now.

“Shang Qinghua, can you help me pass a message to the leader of the Midnight Blades? Tell him that someone plans to drug Sister Huayue and to be careful.”

Hearing Yue Mingxuan say this, Shang Qinghua frowned.

Flying Opera Group… it’s Flying Opera Group again.

Did Yue Mingxuan not know that this place itself was an industry under Flying Opera Group?

Rather than worrying about others, he should first take care of himself. “I don’t care about anyone else. I’m only responsible for getting you out of here.”

Seeing that Shang Qinghua was unwilling to pass along the message, Yue Mingxuan’s expression became even more anxious. “I’m not in much danger here, just more tired than usual. But if Sister Huayue gets plotted against, that would be a matter of her innocence being ruined.”

Shang Qinghua raised an eyebrow. “Whether she keeps her innocence or not has nothing to do with me. That’s something her man should be worrying about.”

This person had already been sent to a brothel, yet he was still worrying about someone else’s chastity, just what kind of structure did his brain have?

Seeing that Shang Qinghua could not be persuaded, Yue Mingxuan turned to Xi Yu for help.

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