The wind poured into the Eight Treasures Tower from the top of the glazed tower, causing the beauty lamp beside the curtain to sway.

Between the shadows of the lamps, someone pushed the door and walked in. The figure was stretched out by the beauty lamp. The owner of Linliu Manor, who was lying on the bed half-conscious, opened his mouth, but the sound he made was difficult to distinguish.

The deadline was approaching, and all the strength of the person had reached the end. Speaking easily and fluently in the past had become a luxury at this time.

He wanted to ask who had come in. Didn’t he say not to come in and disturb him?

Could it be that the steward who used to obey his orders was no longer able to do things now?

He was angry in his heart, but his body was no longer under his control. He could only move his fingers with difficulty and open his eyes.

Whether he wanted to or not, the person had already walked in and walked to him step by step. When the curtain was opened and the person who walked in was seen, the owner of Linliu Manor was stunned: Who was this? Although he was a man, his face was not inferior to the beauties on the two beauty lamps at the head of his bed. He was born beautiful, but his beauty carried a solemn majesty that made people dare not act rashly! At this moment, he was looking down at him with scrutiny in his eyes.

Lying in the luxurious silk curtains was a body that was about to decay. Years of illness and torture could not be saved by any wealth. His cheeks were deeply sunken, his eyeballs were protruding, and his skin, which was as dry as tree bark, was covered with spots. Because of his thinness, meridians burst out on the epidermis.

Such a body formed a sharp contrast with the gorgeous silk curtains on his body!

It turned out that the devil in human skin looked like this! Seeing that he even had difficulty speaking, opening his eyes, and raising his hands, it was really hard to imagine that he could still do such a thing at this time!

After examining the dying owner of Linliu Manor, Lin Fei spoke: “I am Lin Fei, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple!”

A trace of fear flashed across his half-opened eyes. Lin Fei looked down at him and sneered: “You think you can really take all this wealth and honor with you?”

“Not to mention that when a person dies, it’s like a lamp going out, and there’s nothing left. Even if the body is forcing itself to possess this wealth and honor, do you really think you can possess it forever?”

“Have you seen how many tombs of kings, princes, and generals have been looted by tomb robbers?” Lin Fei said, “Not to mention that the things taken away cannot be preserved, the bodies will be destroyed by tomb robbers and will be even uglier than those of ordinary people!”

The owner of Linliu Manor opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but Lin Fei spoke before he could, “It’s okay to take away dead things like gold, silver, jade, and other things,” Lin Fei looked down at him and said, “I remember that the law of Dayong does not allow living people to be buried with the dead. Even the late Emperor, who was the supreme ruler, only wanted to seek immortality while he was alive, and he never thought of burying living people with the dead!”

The owner of Linliu Manor, who was lying on the bed, tried to open his mouth wide, wanting to speak, but could only make an incoherent “hmm” sound.

Lin Fei looked down at him, paused, and then said, “You want to be happy, but have you ever thought about whether the living are willing? Are their families willing?”

The wind from the top of the tower blew in, and the intrusive coolness made the owner of Linliu Manor lying on the bed shiver, and also made the young ladies who were tied up and locked in the dark room shiver.

They hadn’t seen outsiders for so many days. Looking at the people who suddenly opened the door and appeared outside, the two leading them were “experts” wearing robes, holding “magic tools” such as Bagua plates and wooden swords in their hands, and behind them were a group of people in black. The black-clothed people held torches in their hands, illuminating the originally dark room.

Originally locked up here, suffering from torture and anxiety every day, they wanted to go out. Now they saw someone coming. Although they didn’t know what was going on, they couldn’t go out. They were afraid that they could never come back after going out!

The young ladies screamed and huddled together in a corner.

This shrinkage, on the contrary, exposed Miss Chen and Miss Chang, who were originally at the back.

The two looked at each other, smiled bitterly, and trembled with fear, but did not shrink back. No matter what, they were always the first to be caught, and… it was their own fault. Since there would always be such a day, it was better to go out first and block the innocent young ladies behind!

The group of “experts” did not let them go. They pointed at them and said, “The families of these two have been running to the government. It’s a pity that the night is long and there are many dreams. This time, let’s just take them two and three more!”

The other young lady who was chosen screamed when she was pulled up from the ground by the black-clothed man, and then her mouth was blocked as expected, tied up and stuffed into a sack!

The five young ladies were taken away in sacks like this.

When the stone door was pulled up again, the dark room returned to its original dark appearance, and the young ladies huddled in the corner couldn’t help sobbing.

They didn’t know where the five young ladies were being taken, but from the sinister posture, even the dumbest could guess that they would never come back!

“I… I miss my mother!” One young lady sobbed, “I… I don’t want to die!”

Who wanted to die in their prime years with a loving father and mother?

“I don’t know if the government can find them?” Someone murmured, “I’m so scared! Miss Chang and the others… can they come back?”

Miss Chang, whose hands and feet were tied and her mouth was blocked, had already shed countless tears. Annoyance, regret, and unwillingness were overwhelming, but they all turned into despair in the end!

It was dark in the sack, and she could only hear the sound of the wind outside. The bumpy road was obviously not flat, but must have gone to some deep mountain forest.

She didn’t know how long they cried and bumped, but they finally stopped. They were put on the ground. The ground was cold, and people were trembling with excitement.

She only heard the two “experts” outside talking about something incomprehensible, such as “a treasure land that hides wind and absorbs air”, and then she heard the sound of a shovel digging the soil.

After an unknown amount of time, the knocking sound of the shovel finally stopped. She only saw the mouth of the sack that tied her was opened, and someone dragged her out of it.

As soon as she appeared, she looked around and saw a silent wilderness.

A few steps away from her, five deep pits formed a circle. Those men in black were holding shovels in their hands. They seemed to have just finished digging and were a little tired, so they were resting on the side. While she was looking around, someone came over, lifted her up, and put her into one of the deep pits.

Miss Chang, with her hands and feet tied and her mouth blocked, lay on her back, forced to look at the sky above her head.

Tonight the moon was like a silver plate, and the starry sky was bright and beautiful! If it were in the past, she would be reluctant to blink, but now, she was in despair!

Who… who could come to save her?

(End of this chapter)

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