Chapter 7 Imprisoned

Yang Ning didn't care who was the backup behind Xiao Yishui. He only cared where Xiaodie was at this moment.

It was already late night and the house was quiet.

Yang Ning walked out of the yard, but he didn't know where Xiaodie was at that moment. The yard in the house was connected to another yard, it was really large. At this moment, he didn't even know where Xiao Yishui and Madam Hua headed.

He secretly walked along a path and suddenly heard the sound in front of him. He moved quickly and hid behind a tree. He looked out. With the moonlight, he saw a tall man in black was humming a song and walking out along a path.

The man in black hung a knife around his waist, he carried his hands on his back and was hummed a song. He flashed at somewhere not far away from the front of Yang Ning, and turned to another path.

Yang Ning lowered his body and secretly followed him. They turned a few small turns and saw an open door of the courtyard in front of them which was not far away. The man in black didn't notice anyone behind him. He just entered the door, Yang Ning saw a person greeting him from the yard who was also in black. He opened his mouth and scolded, "Damn you. What took you so long?"

The man in black who was followed by Yang Ning smiled and said, "What are you mad at? Why are you still so angry when you are accompanied by a group of young pretty girls?"

"So what?" The man who came out of the courtyard was still angry, "I can only watch them but can’t touch them. I might as well not watch them. Xing, you need to be careful. I find that you, bastard, have some evil intentions. There are four more sent here. Do you have any ideas? You should know that if these girls are hurt, you will pay your life for it."

Xing laughed and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I am worried that you break the rules and can't control the thing between your legs and lose your life." Then he waved his hand, "Get away. Leave here to me. Come early tomorrow morning. Don't keep me waiting."

The man in black stretched himself and yawned. Then he said, "Then I shall leave. Be careful at night. If one person were lost, we wouldn't be able to afford it." He didn't talk much and walked towards here. Yang Ning was prepared and hid sideways. Looking the man in black pass by in front of him, he glanced at the gate and Xing had entered that courtyard.

Suddenly it was quiet around. Yang Ning frowned, thinking that the man in black said that there were a group of little girls in the yard. Was Xiaodie there?

What he had seen and heard before made him feel that there was a big secret in the Hua Mansion. At this time, when he saw the man in black had a knife with him, he was more certain that there was a shocking mystery.

Yang Ning made sure that there was no one else around, he approached the gate of the courtyard, looking inside. It was a spacious courtyard. There was a row of small houses in the left corner of the courtyard, probably three or four rooms. And in the right corner there was a stable, in which there were two good horses.

In front of the row of houses, there was a chair and a small table in front of the chair. At this time, Xing was leaning on the chair and his legs were on the table. Under the moonlight, Yang Ning actually saw that there was also a sharp unsheathed knife.

Yang Ning understood at this time in his heart. He was sure that in that row of houses, a group of girls were locked. Xing and the others were taking turns to guard the girls, just like guarding the prisoners.

A secret was hidden in the Hua Mansion.

He didn't know whether Xiaodie was there or not. But if Xiaodie was among them, he didn't know how she left the stable that night?

If she wanted to sneaked out the house, the hole behind the garden in the backyard should be the only way out.

But to get to the hole, she must slip out of the stable. According to the current circumstance, the stable was always guarded, so it was not easy to slip out of the stable.

Yang Ning wondered how to approach the row of houses.

If he wanted to get close to the house and find Xiaodie, he must deal with Xing. Xing was sitting in the yard at the moment with his sword. As soon as he entered the yard, he could be found immediately by the other party. People would come over quickly as long as the other party shouted.

Yang Ning was still not clear how many people were in the house for the time being. If he really disturbed those in the house, he probably wouldn’t be able to get out.

As he was thinking, Xing suddenly stood up from his chair and came over here.

Yang Ning immediately retreated to the back of the wall, thinking it shouldn't be that the guy found him.

After waiting for a while, he didn't see Xing come out. He looked out and found Xing humming a song and walking back. As he walked, he tied his pants. He suddenly understood that this guy just came to the side of the wall to pee.

Xing tied his pants and was walking towards the chair, when he suddenly heard a call from behind. He turned around, frowning and asking, "Who is it?"

"Xing, come here..." The voice repeated again, not far away but was quite ambiguous, and Xing couldn't tell who it was at the moment. He thought that it was his companion, and he didn't doubt that someone would sneak into the house in the middle of the night. He walked out of the door and glanced around, but didn't see a figure, so he frowned, "Who is it?"

Just after that, he suddenly felt that the back of his head was hit. He felt dizzy and his eyes couldn't see clearly. Then he fell down.

Yang Ning was holding a piece of brick in his hand and sighed, "Such a big man can't bear a hit by a brick." He threw away the brick and pulled Xing inside holding his legs. Xing was heavy, so it was hard for Yang Ning to pull him.

Although he still had a fresh memory of the fighting skills when he was a soldier in his previous life, and he could use this body to display it skillfully, but this body was still immature and not strong enough. Although his soul was attached to this body, the strength couldn't be born out of thin air.

Finally, he dragged Xing to the foot of the wall inside the courtyard. He was worried that this guy would suddenly wake up, so he punched him in the head again. So he couldn't wake up in a short time.

Suddenly he found a string of keys hung on Xing's waist, a small iron ring strung with five or six keys. His eyes rolled, he reached out and pulled the key string off, holding it in his hand. Then he rushed to the row of houses in the left corner of the courtyard.

There was a total of four rooms in a row, all of which were dark. Yang Ning ran to the outermost house. The door of the house was locked. He looked inside through the door slit. It was very dim inside, and the things were messy. He could ambiguously saw some musical instruments like gongs and drums. But there was no one.

Yang Ning moved to the second room, and it was also locked. Seeing through the crack of the door, he faintly saw several figures squeezing in the room this time, but no one made a noise. It was as silent as death.

Yang Ning was about to ask, there was a sobbing sound suddenly spread in his ears. He walked secretly there, following the voice. The sobbing was from the next door. When he arrived at the front of the door, the sobbing became clearer. There were more than one person crying. Yang Ning saw through the crack and found there were many figures and they squeezed together.

"Girls, don't cry anymore..." He heard a delicate voice whispering and persuading, "Even if your tears ran out here, you wouldn't be able to go out. If later... you are heard by them, they will whip you..."

"Don't cry, since you're here, don't think about going out now." Another childish voice was full of sadness, "I have been here for three months. I have never left this house one step. When they brought me over, they promised my dad that I could go out to visit him twice a month. But... But right now, I don't know how my dad is."

The girl was trying to persuade others not to cry, but after saying this, she choked and sobbed.

Yang Ning frowned, he did not hesitate and then he took the key and opened the door. This ancient lock was quite different from what he was familiar with. There were five keys and he didn't know which was the one to this lock, so he had to try one by one. The sound was spread inside and the crying quickly stopped.

When Yang Ning opened the door and entered, he found that the group of figures had retreated to the corner. Obviously, they were full of panic in their hearts.

After Yang Ning entered the room, he closed the door, and then asked softly, "Is Xiaodie here?"

At first, the girls thought that it was the man in black who had heard the sobbing and came in. But when they vaguely saw a skinny little boy, they were all somewhat surprised, and the fear in their hearts decreased a lot. But they became curious and doubtful. An older girl asked with courage, "You... Who are you?"

"You don't have to be afraid. I'm not the member in the house." Yang Ning moved closer, but the girls were still alert and huddled together in the corner.

"Then... Then you sneaked in from outside?" Said the little girl, "This house is strictly guarded. How could you...come in?"

"Don't ask me first. Tell me, is Xiaodie here? Do you know Xiaodie?" Yang Ning saw these girls' situation and was more worried about Xiaodie.

He knew at this time that the biggest secret in the Hua Mansion was that these little girls were imprisoned. But it was not clear at present why those girls were kept in confinement here.

"Xiaodie is not here..." A timid voice came from behind. Yang Ning looked over and saw that she was a girl who was eleven or twelve years old. According to her tone, she obviously knew Xiaodie. He moved closer to her and asked, "Do you know Xiaodie?"

The little girl looked frightened, but she nodded and said, "Xiaodie... I used to live with Xiaodie. She... She treated me well..."

Getting the news of Xiaodie, Yang Ning was slightly relieved and asked, "Where is Xiaodie now?"

"I... I don't know..." The little girl lowered her head, "I haven't seen her for days."

"Why are you looking for Xiaodie?" The older girl asked again, "Who are you?"

Yang Ning hesitated before saying, "I am Xiaodie's friend. Well, it should be... It should be her brother!"

"What?" The little girl with her head down suddenly raised her head, her face was full of surprise, and she couldn't control her voice, "You... Are you little brother?"