“Clang!”
A clear ringing sound of a blade.
Chen Ran suddenly drew his sword from its sheath.
The madam was instantly scared, her face turning pale, and her fingers involuntarily began to tremble.
She only then remembered that Chen Ran was a Chief Bannerman of the Jinyiwei.
The Jinyiwei!
In the capital of the Great Ming, under the very eyes of the emperor.
These guys were all living Yama Kings who didn’t blink an eye when killing!
Although a Chief Bannerman was only a small official within the Jinyiwei, if he was truly angered and killed her with a single strike, then everything would be over!
“You... what are you going to do?!”
The madam was so scared that she unconsciously took a few steps back.
But Chen Ran lowered his head, glanced at his embroidered dagger, and smiled faintly, saying:
“I was just practicing my swordsmanship in the room, and accidentally broke your screen. I'll compensate you for it!”
As he spoke, Chen Ran reached into his bosom, but secretly took out a silver ingot from the system space and tossed it into the madam's arms.
“This silver ingot is worth fifty taels, it should be enough to compensate for your screen!”
The madam looked at the two silver ingots in her arms, her eyes instantly gleaming. She picked one up and put it in her mouth, taking a bite.
The silver was real!
Weighing it in her hands, she confirmed that it was indeed worth fifty taels.
When did this kid get so rich? He casually throws around fifty taels of silver!
This fifty taels of silver is enough to buy one or two screens!
The madam's eyes rolled, and she quickly tucked the silver into her bosom. However, she looked at Chen Ran coldly and sneered:
“One thing at a time!”
“This fifty taels is for the broken screen. You slept with our Zhou Miao Tong, how are we going to settle that score!”
“What do you mean how to settle?”
Chen Ran looked at the madam, a faint smile on his face.
“Man and woman meet, their hearts are moved, and they sleep together. Isn't that natural? Do you want to extort me?!”
These words were spoken with a rogue-like air, and the madam's face instantly turned green.
The previous Chen Ran wasn't exactly obsequious, but a man without money naturally has less say.
Therefore, he had always behaved very honestly in the brothel, not daring to say a single harsh word to someone like the madam.
But the current Chen Ran had a certain degree of detachment and a roguish quality.
Zhou Miao Tong couldn't help but change her expression as well. There was a sense of desolation in her heart.
She never thought that Chen Lang seemed to not care about her at all!
Even if he didn’t have money, shouldn't he at least say that he would try his best to make it up to her, and that he wouldn't let her suffer any injustice?
How could she know that Chen Ran, having awakened his memories of his past life, was no longer the honest and even somewhat cowardly Jinyiwei Chief Bannerman Chen Xia Qi!
The Chen Ran of the past life was a man of the world!
Someone like the madam was like an untouchable tigress in the eyes of the previous Chen Ran.
But now, with the integration of his past life's memories, she was nothing more than a shrew in Chen Ran's eyes!
At this moment, Chen Ran chose to take on a rogue-like attitude, first lowering the madam's expectations, so that she wouldn't be able to extort a large sum of money from him based on this incident.
Although the system had rewarded him with ten thousand taels of silver, that didn't mean he could let her extort him however she pleased!
Moreover, she was using Zhou Miao Tong's body to blackmail him!
“You, Chief Bannerman Chen!”
The madam's face was flushed with anger, and she crossed her arms and shouted loudly:
“You slept with our house’s courtesan, and you actually dare to act like a rogue! ”
“I'm going to report this to the Jinyiwei, no... I'm going to report this to the Dali Temple, I'll have you put in the prison… you wait and see!”
Chen Ran didn't change his expression upon hearing this. He smiled coldly and said:
“Go ahead and report it! Do you think the prison is your own home?”
“Why don't you go and report it and see what kind of crime they'll charge me with?”
The madam was instantly speechless, and she was even more surprised in her heart.
This kid always had a poor and honest look about him, why is he so unyielding and confident today!
Yes, if she was going to report him, she had to have a crime, right?
Report Chen Ran for forcibly raping a courtesan in the brothel?
But it was clearly a mutual affection, and there was no force involved.
Report him for being an official who privately enjoys courtesans?
But he didn’t pay for it!
If he didn’t pay, it doesn’t count as enjoying them!
Report him for vandalizing the brothel?
But he already paid fifty taels of silver!
At this time, Zhou Miao Tong gave a sad smile.
“Mama, don’t make things difficult for Chen Lang anymore, let him go!”
Chen Ran glanced at her and suddenly said:
“What about you after I leave?”
Zhou Miao Tong lowered her head sadly.
“I'll naturally work like an ox and a horse for Mama, to repay her for her losses!”
“That’s easy for you to say!”
The madam was so angry that she sat down on the ground and started to cry like a shrew.
“I already received five hundred taels of silver from Lord Sun, and he specifically asked for you, to open your package!”
“What am I going to do now, I have to compensate Lord Sun five hundred taels, and you’ve become a wilted flower that’s not worth much anymore…”
Hearing this, Chen Ran suddenly felt a surge of anger in his chest.
“Shut up!”
Chen Ran pointed at the old madam and roared angrily, his voice like thunder!
Under his shout, the old madam was as if her neck was being squeezed, and she stopped crying.
Chen Ran turned to face Zhou Miao Tong, the anger in his eyes turning into tenderness.
“She is my woman. Her virginity was given to me, she is not some wilted flower!”
“Today I will redeem her. You are not allowed to be harsh or mistreat her.”
Having said that, Chen Ran reached into his bosom, and once again secretly took out four ingots of silver from the system space, and threw them on the ground in front of the madam.
“This is two hundred taels as a deposit, I won’t give you a single copper coin more than one thousand taels for redemption. But if you dare to cause any trouble, I will ensure that you die without a burial!”
The old madam was startled by Chen Ran’s scolding.
But seeing another four gleaming white ingots, her eyes instantly shone once again. She reached out and grabbed the silver into her arms, but couldn’t help but mutter:
“One thousand taels to redeem her, you’re dreaming. Just Lord Sun’s payment for opening the package was five hundred taels!”
“You’re just a Chief Bannerman of the Jinyiwei, do you really think you can kill me…”
However, before she finished her sentence, Chen Ran suddenly drew his sword with a clang.
The blade flashed like lightning, instantly striking the pillar behind the old madam.
Cha!
Although the blade didn’t directly strike the pillar, the fierce blade intent left a thin, long mark on the pillar.
Below the mark, a strand of the old madam’s hair was blown away by the wind.
The blade intent in Chen Ran’s single strike was already capable of cutting hair with a gust of wind!
The old madam was instantly scared pale, and she dared not speak again.
“If you don’t believe me, feel free to try it!”
Chen Ran sheathed his sword, but ignored the old madam. He turned and walked towards Zhou Miao Tong.
“Wait here for me, I’ll go to the Northern Town Guard to get a pardon document, then I’ll come and redeem you.”
Having said that, Chen Ran gave her a gentle smile, reached out and gently brushed away a fallen flower on Zhou Miao Tong’s shoulder, then turned and strode towards the entrance of the brothel.
Behind him, Zhou Miao Tong looked at his back, her beautiful eyes filled with crystal-clear tears.
This is her man!
Today, not only will he take responsibility for her, he will also redeem her and save her from this hell!