Chapter 1677: Xia Yi's Manipulation (Patreon)

Chapter 1677: Xia Yi's Manipulation

Hold on, if he really died, what about the antidote he had?

The bandit furrowed his brows, "Well, how about I take you to other places to look around?"

"Let's go."

In the vast black market, finding a person was quite difficult, especially while avoiding other bandits. They had to act quickly.

At the same time, Xia Yi also arrived at Qiao Rou's room.

Qiao Rou was in the middle of dressing up, looking somewhat lackluster. When she heard her maidservant say that Xia Yi had come, she was slightly surprised. "Why did you come?"

Facing Qiao Rou, Xia Yi immediately put on a smiling face, walking over to help her with her hair. "Younger Sister Qiao Rou, I need your help with something."

Qiao Rou looked up, examining her for a moment. "Weren't you in the cell? How did you get out?"

"Isn't there a gentleman who spoke for me? He's quite easy to talk to. When he heard I was coming to find Qiao Rou, he agreed immediately. He even asked me to say some good words to you and speak well of him in front of Young Master Jiang."

"I see." Qiao Rou chuckled lightly, picked up a pearl hairpin from the table, compared it to her hair, and then handed it to Xia Yi, asking her to put it on for her. Then she said, "What help do you need? Go ahead and tell me."

Xia Yi praised her a bit and then sighed, feigning distress. "I really don't want to stay in the cell anymore. Before, when there were visitors at the black market, we could move around outside. If we encountered a sweet-talking and good-natured customer, we could even receive rewards and enjoy good food and clothes. But now it's been over ten days since the market opened, and we've been stuck in that cell for over ten days. At first, I thought it was quite nice and relaxing not to serve anyone, but after a while, it became unbearable."

As she spoke, a few tears welled up in her eyes. "You know, sister, the kind of people they're locking up in the nearby cells. They're screaming and wailing day by day. It wasn't so bad before, but now that we have nothing to do, our ears are filled with those sounds, our noses with the smell of blood. The pressure is too much."

Qiao Rou suddenly understood. She had been in the cell before, so she knew this feeling all too well, which was why she had been struggling so hard to rise above it.

Initially, the conditions in the cell weren't so dire, but hasn't there been some major activity recently? They've brought in several batches of people, increasing the population in the cells.

This was a double blow, both psychologically and physically, something she could comprehend.

"What do you want me to do to help you?" Qiao Rou turned her head, smiling at her. "Do you want me to introduce you to Young Master Jiang as well?"

"How could that work? Young Master Jiang prefers delicate and beautiful women like Qiao Rou. I don't fit that description. All I want is something simple, like finding a minor position and getting out of the cell. Do you think there's anyone around Young Master Jiang who fits that description?"

Qiao Rou frowned. "I haven't heard anything about that."

"Then, are there individuals that Young Master Jiang values highly? With all these recent events, I heard from the gentleman who had me released that many people are taking advantage of the situation to gain merit, and there will be rewards later. Have you heard Young Master Jiang mention anyone he wants to promote?"

Qiao Rou leaned back on the soft couch, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Recently, there are a couple of people who have performed quite well. A few days ago, Young Master Jiang captured someone, and one of them even got injured in the process. Young Master Jiang showed special concern for him and mentioned rewarding him in the future."

When Xia Yi heard her mention the capture, her eyes finally lit up.

"He captured someone? Young Master Jiang is indeed about to achieve great things again. The status of Younger Sister Qiao Rou is going to be unattainable even if I try my best to catch up."