There is a god in the sky

Chapter 249 Beauty Bones 9

Shen Lan followed the pregnant woman for half an hour, walking through more than a dozen streets with many twists and turns.

Seeing the other person panting and clutching their back, she asked, amused and annoyed, "You went to all this trouble just to ambush me on the street? What if I had actually knocked you down and your baby was lost?"

A look of unease and helplessness flashed in the woman's eyes, and she shouted, "It's none of your business!"

What would happen if I didn't come with you?

She had legs, and she didn't choose to escort her home because of the onlookers' criticism, but rather to see who was behind her.

The woman gently stroked her belly, turned around, and asked, "You knew I deliberately lured you here? Then why did you follow me?"

"Tch, the way you fell was so fake. Obviously, this isn't the first time you've done this, is it?"

Shen Lan glanced around and said in a deep voice, "Come out!"

This is a secluded alley, and the houses along the way are all dilapidated, with no one in front of them.

But as soon as Shen Lan finished speaking, several men of varying heights and builds emerged from the dilapidated houses on both sides of the street, each carrying a weapon.

"You old hag, why are you so slow? You've kept me waiting for so long!" The fattest man walked over with a stick and shoved the pregnant woman aside.

Shen Lan's brows furrowed deeply.

"Husband, I've already fooled everyone around here. I only went a little further today," the pregnant woman explained cautiously.

But the man didn't take it to heart; his eyes were fixed on Shen Lan, his heart itching with desire.

"What a beautiful wife! I'm almost reluctant to sell her."

Shen Lan laughed and asked him, "Where can I sell a woman like me? And for how much?"

"Huh? Aren't you scared?"

The women they had previously tricked either cried or ran away; this was the first time they had encountered someone so calm.

Is he an idiot?

Even if someone is an idiot, it's fine, since that person will only use it once and then it'll be ruined anyway.

It's a pity that the man wanted a virgin, otherwise he would have definitely enjoyed himself first.

"Afraid? There are so many of you, how can I not be afraid?"

Shen Lan turned to the pregnant woman and asked, "Is this your man? The kind with a marriage certificate?"

The pregnant woman bit her lip and nodded weakly, completely lacking the assertiveness she had shown when she lied to Shen Lan.

Bully the weak and fear the strong!

"If he dies, will you be happy or sad?"

The pregnant woman, supporting her belly with both hands, took a step back, her face drained of color with fright.

But Shen Lan already knew the answer.

I doubt any woman would want to serve a man like that.

"You've got a sharp tongue, young lady! Hahaha... But you'll be the first to die! I'm in a good mood today, so I'll tell you the truth: your buyer is an old man who practices evil arts, and he wants more than just your body."

The man approached Shen Lan, spitting a foul breath in her face, "He'll kill you!"

Shen Lan's mind raced. Evil arts? Could it be the remnant of that cult they were investigating?

She thought it was someone Zhao Xuan had sent.

She withdrew the razor blade from between her fingers and opened the cap of the medicine bottle hidden in her sleeve.

The man gently stroked her cheek; her smooth, soft skin was irresistible to touch.

"She's absolutely gorgeous, even her body smells wonderful. I must ask that old man for more money today."

Shen Lan's expression changed, and she asked timidly, "I have money. I'll pay double whatever he gives me. Will you let me go?"

"Hahaha, it's too late to be scared now. Although I don't mind having more money, I have to keep my promise to that old man, otherwise we will all be dead."

The fat man pulled the purse hanging from her waist. "Consider this a gift to us. Since you've been so obedient, we won't tie you up anymore."

Shen Lan was led into one of the dilapidated houses.

"He lives here?"

"Hush... like a stray dog, just hiding here and there."

"Then how does he have the money to buy people?"

The fat man curled his lip, somewhat unconvinced, and said, "He's skilled in kung fu; he can steal and rob."

Shen Lan thought to herself: Aren't you guys pretty good at robbing too? I wonder how many innocent women you've harmed before.

Upon entering an abandoned courtyard, a short man moved a water vat aside and tapped the ground. "Old Tu, today's goods have arrived."

An aged voice came from below: "Bring it down."

The men exchanged glances, none of them wanting to go down, but in the end the fat man stepped forward.

Shen Lan was pushed forward and then saw the entrance to a cellar.

It seems that those who practice evil arts know they are shameful and must hide underground.

She smelled a pungent, bloody odor; for it to have such an effect, the place below must be no different from purgatory.

Her meager martial arts skills were nothing more than a chicken to be slaughtered in front of true martial arts masters.

Shen Lan stopped in her tracks, turned around abruptly, grabbed the fat man, and threw him into the cellar.

"Bang!" The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground was accompanied by the man's scream.

Shen Lan had already run away, leaving the several dumbfounded men behind.

She had just jumped over the wall when she heard a furious roar from the backyard: "Who is it? Come out and face your death!"

Shen Lan didn't stop running; she continued running eastward.

As he passed the pregnant woman, he reminded her, "Run for your life!"

A few moments later, an old man with scraggly hair and beard stood in the courtyard, glaring angrily at the men who had collapsed to the ground.

He brought up a man and asked, "Who just threw that fat pig down here? And where are my goods?"

"It was...it was that woman! She threw my brother down and ran away!"

"Huh? You've been drugged?" The old man slapped the man a few times and said with a smile, "Someone can actually refine a drug to such a potent level. It's a good stuff."

He threw the man aside and ordered them, "Go down and take him away yourselves, and don't make a mess of my place."

After saying that, he chased after Shen Lan.

Perhaps because he hadn't seen the sun for a long time, his face was extremely pale, and even the light of the rainy day seemed blinding.

By the time he chased her into the street, Shen Lan was nowhere to be seen.

Shen Lan didn't run too far; she wanted to see what real evil martial arts looked like.

She circled around and secretly sneaked back into the abandoned courtyard.

The people who had been drugged were unconscious. She jumped down toward the cellar entrance and stepped on soft flesh.

Apart from a little light at the entrance, the cellar was dark, damp, and smelled foul.

Shen Lan lit the tinderbox she carried with her and walked deeper into the cellar.

"Drip...drip..." There was the sound of water droplets.

She raised the tinderbox higher, and a hanging corpse came into view, which almost made her scream.

She touched the body and found it was cold but not yet stiff, with blood dripping from its chest.

Shen Lan brushed aside her loose long hair and saw a face contorted in pain.

She was a very young girl, and we don't know what kind of torment she went through before she died.

She held up a tinderbox and shone it down. Below the corpse was a water vat, filled with bright red blood.

On the table next to it was a half-empty glass.

That old man actually drank human blood raw; how utterly depraved and insane is that?