It hurts...
Song Ge felt a sharp, burning pain surging through her body. Unable to bear it any longer, she slowly opened her eyes.
Where was she? Everything around her seemed so unfamiliar. She was sure she had never been here before.
Gritting her teeth against the pain, Song Ge managed to sit up. To her surprise, she found herself in a basement. Despite it being noon, the place was pitch - black.
Leaning against the wall, it took Song Ge a while to catch her breath and take in her surroundings.
How could these people be like this?
There were quite a few girls in the basement, all around their early twenties. At this blooming age, they wore expressions that didn't match their youth.
Even Song Ge, who had seen many beautiful girls, couldn't help but sigh in admiration. These girls were truly beautiful, each with their own unique charm.
However, their reactions were completely out of sync with their looks. Some stared at her with panicked eyes, some were so listless that they refused to look her way for a long time, and a few bolder ones sized her up with curious eyes.
"Excuse me, where is this?" Song Ge finally mustered the courage to ask after a long while.
No one answered her. It was as if she didn't exist or they couldn't hear her.
Song Ge felt a twinge of anxiety. She had no idea where she was. How could she get out if this continued?
After waiting for a moment, Song Ge humbly asked again, "Could anyone tell me where we are and why we're here?"
Judging from their appearances, they must have been here for a while. Maybe they knew the answers.
But still, no one responded. The small space was dead silent.
Not willing to give up, Song Ge asked several more questions, but there was no answer. The silence remained.
Letting out a helpless sigh, Song Ge looked up at the ceiling. All she saw was darkness.
Where on earth was this? How could she get out? A wave of despair washed over Song Ge.
After an unknown amount of time, Song Ge slumped against the wall, racking her brain on how to escape.
Suddenly, she heard someone move beside her. Just as she was wondering what was going on, she felt someone squeeze in next to her.
Reacting instinctively, Song Ge turned her head and saw a petite girl beside her.
"Sister, don't ask anymore. No one here will answer your questions," the girl said, calling her sister without caring about Song Ge's actual age.
The girl kept her voice low, her face full of caution, as if she was afraid of being overheard.
Song Ge also lowered her voice and leaned closer, asking in confusion, "Excuse me, where is this? Why are they like this?"
"To be honest, we don't know where this is. We've never been out since we got here," the girl said, a hint of sadness in her voice. Then, as if remembering something, she added helplessly, "We're all just pets here, pets with no freedom at all."
They hadn't been out since they came here? How did they survive? Song Ge was so shocked that she could hardly close her mouth.
"Do you stay here all the time?" Song Ge finally found her voice after a long while.
The girl shook her head and replied seriously, "No. The man who captured us will let us out sometimes, but we have to come back later."
Song Ge was even more confused. What did that mean?
The girl seemed to notice Song Ge's confusion and explained in detail, "The man who captured us has a special fetish. He must have girls dressed as princesses to dine with him to be in a good mood. We were brought here just for that."
Song Ge gradually pieced together the whole story from the girl's words.
It turned out that the man who captured them had a special fetish. He needed girls to dress as princesses to dine with him. To satisfy his desire, his servants would search everywhere for young girls. That's how everyone here ended up in this place.
"What will happen if we don't obey him?" Song Ge asked worriedly.
The girl forced a bitter smile and glanced around at the others. "See? That's what will happen if you don't cooperate with him."
"Will he beat people?" Song Ge's eyes were wide with shock. What era was this? How could there still be such a person?
"Of course! As long as someone disobeys him, he will beat them. Sometimes, he can even beat someone half to death," the girl said with a heavy sigh. "So, compared to some others, these girls here are still lucky."
So that's why. Song Ge finally understood why the girls here were either silently crying or in a daze. They had all been tortured by that scumbag.
"Have all these girls been abused by him?" Song Ge could barely find her voice.
The girl shook her head. "How could that be? This is just one room. There's another room next door with more girls locked up."
"Moreover, these are the lucky ones who survived. It's quite common for people to be beaten to death here. In the past month, three girls have died already," the girl said, her eyes filled with fear and tears welling up.
Song Ge felt weak in the knees. Before coming here, she had never imagined that such a dark place could exist in this day and age.
Wait a minute. With so many of them here, why didn't they plan an escape?
Song Ge voiced her doubt.
Hearing this, the girl's face turned deathly pale. She slumped against the wall in panic and said nothing.
Seeing her like this, Song Ge had a vague idea.
It must be that the pervert's cruelty had scared these girls so much that they didn't even have the courage to escape.
After all, in his eyes, these girls were just like pets at home. He could beat and scold them at will, and it didn't matter if they died.
Having learned what she wanted to know, Song Ge stopped asking questions. She leaned against the wall wearily and stared up at the ceiling.
After an unknown amount of time, the door suddenly opened, and several dark figures appeared in the doorway.
All the girls stared at the two burly men in panic. Some even trembled and took a step back.
"That's the new girl. Take her to get dressed today," the leading bodyguard pointed at Song Ge expressionlessly.
Hearing this, the others stepped forward and walked straight towards Song Ge. They also had serious expressions on their faces. "Come with us quietly to change clothes and get dressed. Otherwise, it will be too late."