Little Lady Jade Hibiscus

Mass Grave.

This was a burial ground located outside Nanli City.

Most of those buried here were from impoverished families; after they died, they were hastily interred in dug-out pits, forming small mounds of earth.

"Peach Blossom..."

Lin Fei knelt before an excavated mound, tears streaming down his face, his heart torn asunder.

He had found this place by following the location provided by Ding Tiechui and his two companions.

The bodies within the mound were none other than Peach Blossom and Xinghua.

They had been dead for many days; their corpses had discolored and were emitting the stench of decay.

The clothes they wore were the ones Lin Fei had bought for them back on Earth.

According to Ding Tiechui, it was precisely the novel style of these clothes that had caught the attention of the Blood Wolf Gang's young master.

"Peach Blossom, I'm taking you home!"

Lin Fei lifted Peach Blossom's body, placed it into a prepared coffin, and pulled it away on a horse-drawn carriage.

As for Xinghua's body, Lin Fei did not bury it.

Xinghua bore a great deal of responsibility for Peach Blossom's death.

If not for her father's gambling debts, and if not for Xinghua dragging Peach Blossom to the gambling den, Peach Blossom would never have suffered this calamity.

Lin Fei hated her; leaving her body exposed to the wilderness was her just desert.

Peach Blossom had died with her unborn child, and her passing left Lin Fei in unbearable agony.

Lin Fei brought Peach Blossom's body back to the large residence in South City and personally washed her.

However, her body had already begun to rot, and the skin broke at the slightest touch.

Lin Fei wept silently as he changed her into new clothes.

Looking at Peach Blossom's still-distended abdomen, the pain in Lin Fei's heart reached its zenith.

"My child... I will surely avenge you and your mother!"

His meeting with Peach Blossom had been an unexpected encounter.

They had become husband and wife without a formal wedding ceremony.

But even a single day as husband and wife creates a bond that lasts a hundred days.

His love for Peach Blossom was genuine and sincere.

He had also been filled with anticipation for his unborn child.

They could have been a happy family of three, but now they were separated by the divide between the living and the dead, parted forever.

Lin Fei had wanted to share the joy of the child's birth with his own parents, but now there was only bone-deep sorrow.

"Blood Wolf Gang, Young Master Situ Ye..."

"I will make you pay for this blood debt!"

Lin Fei turned his gaze toward Ding Tiechui and his two companions lying in the corner; his revenge would begin with them.

Lin Fei gave the three of them a quick end, using a hammer to terminate their lives.

He would make the entire Blood Wolf Gang pay for this blood debt!

Lin Fei handed the bodies of Ding Tiechui and his two companions over to Bai Yansong for disposal. Although Bai Yansong was shocked by the sudden appearance of the three corpses, he asked no questions.

Bai Yansong had his men dig a pit on the back mountain and, under the cover of the dead of night, buried the three of them.

Lin Fei did not bury Peach Blossom's body, but instead placed it upon the Millennium Cold Jade Bed.

The frigid aura emitted by the Millennium Cold Jade Bed could prevent the corpse from decaying.

Lin Fei decided that he would only lay them to rest after he had avenged the mother and child.

To seek revenge, he had to understand the strength of his enemies.

Lin Fei went to find Li Ruxue once more, asking her to help him ascertain the strength of the Blood Wolf Gang and the whereabouts of the young master, Situ Ye.

But this time, Li Ruxue refused.

Li Ruxue explained that to investigate the details of the Blood Wolf Gang, she would need to mobilize many of the Li Family's high-level informants.

The Blood Wolf Gang was, after all, one of the five major powers in Nanli City; investigating such an organization would inevitably alert the elders of the Li Family, and she could not bear the consequences.

Lin Fei understood her predicament and did not make things difficult for her.

If not for Xunmei's intervention, he would have had to expend much more effort to capture Ding Tiechui; he already owed Li Ruxue a favor.

Although Li Ruxue did not help Lin Fei directly, she pointed him toward a path.

Li Ruxue said that the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion, one of the five major powers, was not an ordinary brothel, but an organization that traded in intelligence.

The brothels in Nanli City were either controlled by the Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion from behind the scenes, or had the Pavilion's informants planted within them.

Most of the intelligence from Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion is either coaxed out in bed or overheard at the wine table; not only is there a wealth of secret information, but it is also highly accurate.

The head courtesan of Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion is Jade Hibiscus.

If one wishes to purchase intelligence, one must first meet her.

And to meet Jade Hibiscus, one must first produce a ten-thousand-gold entrance fee.

The ten thousand plus gold coins Lin Fei earned from Thousand Gold Pavilion had long since been spent.

If not for the gold and jewelry he discovered in the secret chamber, Lin Fei truly would not have been able to produce this ten thousand gold.

Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion is located in the North City District.

The architecture of Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion is peculiar, consisting of five buildings connected together.

If viewed from the sky, it forms the shape of a flower.

At the center of the five buildings lies a garden.

The garden is planted with all sorts of exotic flowers and rare herbs, a thousand charms and a hundred beauties, making it a unique and peerless scenic spot in Nanli City.

Lin Fei brought enough gold notes and arrived at Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion.

As soon as he entered, several gorgeously dressed beauties swarmed around him.

"You look like a new face, sir. Is this your first time at our Ten Thousand Flowers Pavilion?"

"Sir, this humble one is called Rain Lotus. Why don't you let us sisters serve you tonight?"

"This humble one is Green Ivy..."

These women were not only good-looking, but they also exuded a strange, intoxicating fragrance.

It made one feel a bit lightheaded after smelling it, unable to help but develop a fondness for them, or even feel an impulse.

Lin Fei blushed; it was his first time being approached so proactively by so many women.

"I wish to see the head courtesan, Jade Hibiscus. Please announce me!"

The woman named Rain Lotus chuckled and blew a breath of air toward Lin Fei's ear.

"Sir, our head courtesan does not receive guests so easily."

Lin Fei took out the ten thousand gold note he had prepared and handed it to her.

"I understand the rules; this is the entrance fee!"

"You two, take this guest to a room to wait for a moment while I go to announce him."

Lin Fei was led into a room, where two women served him attentively.

One woman kneaded his shoulders and pounded his back, while the other poured tea and water, even offering to feed him.

Unfortunately, Lin Fei's heart was filled with hatred at this moment, and he had no mood to enjoy it.

"Two ladies, I do not require service. Please keep your distance."

They did not pester him and became much more restrained.

After waiting for more than half an hour, the girl named Rain Lotus finally appeared.

"Sir, our head courtesan is free now. Please follow me!"

Lin Fei followed her and arrived at a room on the top floor.

"The head courtesan is waiting inside. Please enter!"

Lin Fei pushed the door open and entered; a faint, delicate fragrance drifted through the room.

A woman dressed in pink robes with a white gauze cloak over them stood with her back to Lin Fei.

When she turned around, Lin Fei's eyes lit up involuntarily.

What a beautiful woman!

Lin Fei marveled inwardly, feeling that the beauty of this woman was rare in this world; she was truly worthy of being the head courtesan.

Her skin was like congealed fat, just as her name suggested.

Her eyes were like bright stars; just one glance into them felt as if one were about to lose oneself in her gaze.

Jade Hibiscus, a hibiscus flower as beautiful as white jade.

At this moment, Lin Fei felt that beauty had been elevated to a new level.

His heart was free of any distracting thoughts; he felt the woman before him was elegant, refined, and beyond desecration.

"This humble one is Lin Fei..."

Lin Fei spoke his real name subconsciously, as if deceiving her would be a sin.

"This young woman is Jade Hibiscus!"

Jade Hibiscus bowed slightly in a graceful posture, her voice even more pleasant, crisp, and melodious.

"I wonder, sir, for what matter did you wish to see me?"