The young girl lifted her legs and walked in. Everyone knelt down in unison.
"Greetings, my lord. We are the Thirteen Guards, and from now on, we will serve only you."
Fortunately, before she came down just now, she had already sent someone to take Ji Junlin to play elsewhere. Otherwise, if the little guy saw such a scene, she didn't know if he would go back and tell someone.
Although children's words are innocent and they don't have many scheming thoughts.
But there was a mother with evil intentions. The existence of these people was a matter of life and death, so she couldn't be careless.
The human trafficker stood aside, watching all this without any expression, which piqued Shi Muyuan's interest.
"It seems that this human trafficking house is also an industry of the national teacher."
Although the human trafficker was a middle - aged woman, her every move exuded charm, looking more like a woman with lingering charm.
"As long as the empress dowager knows. This is our master's secret. I hope the empress dowager will keep it for him."
"Understood. Please convey my thanks to your master. I will surely repay such a great kindness when I have the opportunity in the future."
"Our master said that if you really want to repay, you might as well consider Miss Jinghong's proposal."
This short sentence made the young girl blush completely.
That man! Why had he been so persistent about this recently?
With doubts in her mind, she bid farewell to the human trafficker and met Ji Junlin, who was coming back, at the door of the human trafficking house.
The child seemed a bit unhappy, lowering his head dejectedly and saying nothing, which intrigued the young girl.
"Junlin, what's the matter?"
"Grand Empress Dowager, just now over there, I saw a sister being bullied by many people, but I couldn't save her."
"Oh? Such a thing happens in broad daylight? Take Grand Empress Dowager there. Maybe we can save that sister."
As soon as she finished speaking, the little guy was as happy as if he had gotten candy.
The two soon arrived at the front alley and saw many people gathered in a circle, talking about something.
Shi Muyuan frowned, and her eyelids kept twitching.
She ignored it and squeezed into the innermost part with the little guy.
"Slow down. Don't let people trip you."
"This is the place."
There was a look of pity in the little guy's eyes. Only then did Shi Muyuan see clearly what was going on inside, and she gasped.
Several rough - looking men were tearing at a woman's clothes in the street. There were both men and women among the onlookers, but none of them had the intention of stepping forward to help.
She immediately felt annoyed. Moreover, if she didn't stop them, it was easy to imagine what would happen next.
This woman's life would be ruined here.
She handed the child to one of the Thirteen Guards she had just brought out.
"Take good care of the child. Don't let anything happen to him."
"Yes, my lord. Be careful."
The young girl nodded, took out the dagger hidden in her sleeve, and without hesitation, stabbed one of the men.
"You have a lot of nerve. Doing such a dirty thing in broad daylight. Aren't you afraid that a white - clad ghost will come to claim your life in the middle of the night?"
The man who was stabbed immediately spurted out blood from his lower back, and some of it splashed on the young girl.
She was actually extremely scared inside, but on the surface, she pretended not to care at all.
The big man turned around, covering his waist, with a fierce look in his eyes.
"You little bitch. Who gave you the nerve to attack me? Do you know who I am?"
The young girl tightly held the dagger and observed the other men from the corner of her eye. Seeing that they had all stopped their actions, she stepped forward, took off her cloak, and covered the woman with it.
After doing all this, she replied to the man in front of her.
"I don't care who you are. Doing such a thing in broad daylight, you really aren't afraid of death. Do you think the laws of our Great Liang are just for show in your eyes?"
"Good, very good. Little bitch. I think you're quite good - looking. Since you're not afraid of anything and want to help this whore, how about we brothers satisfy you both and let you have a good time?"
When the big men saw Shi Muyuan's extremely beautiful face, they immediately changed their minds.
They rubbed their hands together. The stench of sweat and foot odor on them rushed towards her, making her feel nauseous.
Shi Muyuan was so disgusted that tears were about to fall, but she still stubbornly stood in front of the woman.
"This woman is selling herself to bury her father and is going to be a servant. Only dirty people like you would have such dirty thoughts and think she's a whore. Just now, I've sent someone to call the yamen runners. I'm sure they'll be here soon. By then, you people will just wait to go to jail."
That's right. Just like the tragic female supporting characters in those novels, this woman was selling herself to bury her father. Unexpectedly, she had met a few hooligans.
Shi Muyuan thought her luck shouldn't be that bad and she wouldn't just happen to encounter the situation of corrupt officials colluding. But the result of her attempt showed that she was still too optimistic.
The big man who had been stabbed in the lower back was a bit pale due to excessive blood loss. He said ferociously,
"My maternal uncle is the prefect here. Do you think you can escape from my grasp? Even if those useless yamen runners come, they'll still help me catch you. Believe it or not?"
Shi Muyuan twitched the corner of her mouth. What a clichéd plot. Why did it fall on her?
However, at this moment, the figure of the man flashed through her mind inexplicably, and she immediately felt at ease.
That man might be nearby. If something really happened to her, he would definitely come out.
Even if he didn't come out, there were still the Thirteen Guards beside her.
She just didn't believe that there was no one who could control these villains.
She waved the dagger, making those people dare not approach for a while.
The big man clenched his fist. Having been stabbed, he was a bit scared.
"You little bitch. Just wait. You'll be begging for mercy later."
"Sure. Let's see who will be begging for mercy when the yamen runners come."
That's right. She still always had faith in the yamen runners.
Maybe it was because she had always believed in the law in modern times, and now she also believed in the laws of Great Liang. Justice would surely bring the villains to justice.
After about the time it took to burn an incense stick, the yamen runners finally showed up late.
The leading one looked disdainful, with a big belly. The way he swayed from side to side as he walked in front made Shi Muyuan think of a nouveau - riche.
At first glance, he really fit this description.
"Who is it! Always causing trouble. Do you think the people in the yamen don't need to eat or sleep? All day long, I have to deal with these useless things for you."
From the words of the person who came, it could be heard that there should be many people reporting cases. But from the current situation, it seemed that none of them had been resolved. Moreover, it was likely that the person who came was the maternal uncle of this big man, the prefect of Yijin City.
Shi Muyuan squinted her eyes slightly. Could it be that she was really going to encounter a fool today?
While she was thinking, the big man had already stepped forward. He looked like a big fat pig that had found its master, being extremely obsequious.