Hearing this, Jin Yuanyuan said:
"Auntie, tell me. I won't betray you. If I can find my child, I couldn't thank you enough. How could I possibly betray you?"
"Then I can rest easy. Let me tell you, a few days ago, I was about to go out when I happened to see several people entering your house. I recognized them. They were from a brothel.
"I was so frightened that I retreated into my own courtyard and hid there.
"Before long, I heard a commotion in your courtyard. I opened my door a crack and saw those people from the brothel carrying someone out of your house. Your husband personally saw them out.
"The person they were carrying was unconscious, and her face was covered. Though I couldn't see her face clearly, you said that very day that your Runrun had gone missing. Thinking back, the unconscious person's build was about the same as Runrun's.
"I suspect your husband sold Runrun to the brothel."
Jin Yuanyuan's face turned deathly pale at these words, and she asked urgently:
"Auntie, do you know which brothel they were from?"
"Smoke Moon House."
"Thank you, Auntie. I'll be going now."
"All right. Finding your child comes first."
Now that she had news of her child, Jin Yuanyuan had no time to linger and chat with the woman. She immediately headed for Smoke Moon House.
It was daytime, and Smoke Moon House's front doors were tightly shut, so Jin Yuanyuan could only head around to the back door.
Upon reaching the back door, Jin Yuanyuan immediately began knocking:
Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang...
Her knocking was particularly urgent. Hearing it, someone inside began cursing:
"What bastard's knocking in such a hurry? In a rush to be reincarnated?"
At the sound of that voice,