52: Chapter 52 Yujingxiang's Crisis…!

A total of two thousand three hundred servant coins!

This massive sum was a windfall that even guards couldn't scrape together in half a year.

The eyes of Zhang Tietou and Zhao Ertong instantly lit up like hungry wolves, and their breathing grew rapid.

Standing in the back, Qin Feng watched Yu Jingxiang's flawless handling of the situation and nodded inwardly.

Although this woman was a troublemaker, she was quite sharp-witted; knowing how to spend money to avert disaster, she could be considered someone with potential.

"Very well."

Qin Feng spoke up suddenly, his voice calm and decisive, "Since you have already achieved a Breakthrough to the sixth stage and are willing to pay, it is within the rules. We will go to the Management Hall right now to submit your application, and the courtyard will remain yours."

Qin Feng's comment, intended to smooth things over, was meant to finalize the matter immediately.

However, the moment he finished speaking.

"Shut up!" Zhang Tietou whipped his head around, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and snapped at Qin Feng, "Very well what?! When I'm talking, is it your place to interrupt?!"

Qin Feng's gaze turned cold instantly, a flicker of chilling frost flashing in his deep black eyes, but he did not lash out immediately; instead, he crossed his arms over his chest and watched coldly to see what game Zhang Tietou was playing.

Seeing that Qin Feng had been "cowed" by him and dared not talk back, Zhang Tietou became even more arrogant.

He snatched the cloth bag filled with two thousand three hundred servant coins from Yu Jingxiang's hands, shoved it directly into his ample bosom, weighed it twice, and revealed a greedy, sinister grin.

"Mistress Yu, your little tricks might work on newcomers, but you think you can fool me? No way!"

Zhang Tietou pointed at Yu Jingxiang's nose from above and sneered, "These two thousand plus servant coins are stolen goods Jia Da acquired through swindling before he died. According to the rules, these are confiscated contraband! What the hell does that have to do with you?!"

"You want to keep this courtyard? Fine..."

Zhang Tietou extended two thick fingers and waved them in front of Yu Jingxiang, laughing, "Prepare another two thousand servant coins, not a single one less. We brothers will come to collect them tonight. If you can't pay, you'll get out of here first thing tomorrow morning."

Hearing this shameless and blatant extortion, Yu Jingxiang trembled all over, her eyes instantly turning red.

She truly had no more money!

To scrape together this money, she had practically turned out every last cent of Jia Da's savings hidden in the cracks of the walls.

"Sir... I... I really have no more money..."

Yu Jingxiang dropped to her knees with a thud, weeping like rain, her helpless gaze subconsciously turning toward Qin Feng, filled with pleading and despair.

"No money?"

Zhang Tietou felt not a shred of pity; instead, he curled his lips into a lewd, obscene grin.

He made no effort to hide his burning gaze, staring fixedly at the hint of cleavage barely visible on Yu Jingxiang...

"Whether you have it or not depends on how you perform tonight."

Zhang Tietou bent down and reached out to touch Yu Jingxiang's cheek, "If you serve us brothers well enough to satisfy us, the servant coins, well, it's not impossible for us to waive them for you..."

Like a startled rabbit, Yu Jingxiang recoiled violently, her face deathly pale.

"Haha, you vixen, stop acting so innocent!"

Zhang Tietou reached out and grabbed nothing, but he wasn't annoyed; instead, he burst into laughter.

Beside him, Zhao Ertong chimed in impatiently, his eyes glowing with a green light, "Exactly, there have been disobedient beauties before, but they all ended up as dirt. We're going to go have a drink now, and we'll be back later."

Zhao Ertong licked his cracked lips, his tone filled with impatient lechery, "Remember, if you don't have servant coins, you've still got your body... If you dare to run, I'll break your dog legs!"

With that, Zhang Tietou and Zhao Ertong laughed arrogantly and turned to walk out of the courtyard.

"Little Qin, what are you still standing there for? Let's go, tonight your brothers will show you a good time!"

Zhang Tietou walked to the courtyard gate, turned his head, and shouted at Qin Feng.

Qin Feng stood where he was, watching their retreating figures, and replied, "You two go ahead and drink, my stomach is suddenly feeling a bit uncomfortable, I'm going to the latrine, and I'll come find you shortly."

"Tsk, lazy donkeys have a lot of trouble when it's time to work. Hurry up, if you're late, there will only be leftovers!"

The two of them didn't suspect anything and left, arms draped over each other's shoulders, looking smug.

Until their footsteps completely vanished at the end of the alley.

The courtyard was deathly silent.

"Mas... Master..."

Yu Jingxiang slumped on the ground, lifting her tear-stained, exquisite face, her voice trembling like a leaf in the wind.

She didn't know why Qin Feng hadn't spoken up for her just now; could it be that Master also intended to hand her over to those two beasts to be toyed with?!

Such things were not impossible; once one entered the Servant District, people of different status were merely objects in the eyes of those above...

Extreme panic made it difficult for her to even breathe.

Qin Feng slowly walked in front of Yu Jingxiang, looking down at the shivering woman from above.

"What are you afraid of?"

His voice held not a shred of warmth, yet it carried a heart-stopping dominance, "Since when is it the turn of two spineless dogs to covet what is mine?"

Hearing these words, Yu Jingxiang's tightly wound nerves instantly snapped.

She lunged forward, clutching tightly to Qin Feng's long legs, pressing her cheek against his black uniform, and wept bitterly, "Master... This servant is yours in life and yours in death. I beg Master to save me; I would rather die than let those two beasts touch me!"

"That's enough, get up."

Qin Feng reached out and pulled her up from the ground, "Business comes first now. Go boil water immediately and wash yourself clean."

Yu Jingxiang shuddered, thinking Qin Feng wanted her right now, her cheeks instantly flushing red as she nodded repeatedly.

"After you've washed clean, go prepare a table of fine food and wine."

Qin Feng's gaze gradually deepened, like an abyss consuming everything, his tone carrying a bone-chilling, murderous intent, "Since they want to come collect debts tonight, we naturally must properly 'entertain' these two Seniors..."

... Night fell.

The Servant District was once again swallowed by thick darkness, and the biting cold wind let out wails like ghosts crying and wolves howling in the dilapidated alleys.

In the main room of Jia Da's courtyard, a dim yellow oil lamp was lit.

On the eight-immortals table, there were several exquisite side dishes and a pot of warm Huadiao wine.

Yu Jingxiang had changed into a light, red gauze dress and sat by the table, her hands twisting her hem tightly, her palms slick with cold sweat.

Qin Feng was not in the room, and the entire courtyard was terrifyingly quiet.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Just then, a rough pounding on the door suddenly exploded in the quiet night, shaking dust from the roof so that it fell in flurries.

"Little widow, open the door! Your Grandfathers Tietou and Ertong are here to collect debts! Hahaha!"

Outside the door, the drunken, lewd laughter of Zhang Tietou and Zhao Ertong could be heard.

Yu Jingxiang's delicate body trembled in fear, her face turning pale as she instinctively tried to retreat.

"Bang!"

Before she could even go to open the door, the courtyard gate, which wasn't very sturdy to begin with, was kicked to pieces by Zhao Ertong!

The two of them, reeking of strong, low-quality alcohol, stumbled into the courtyard.

"Yo, still have the lamp lit? Looks like you couldn't wait!"

Zhang Tietou kicked open the door to the main room and immediately saw Yu Jingxiang sitting by the table, dressed in a red gauze dress, looking delicate and tempting.

In an instant, Zhang Tietou's eyes went wide, and the lustful fire within him, as if doused with a bucket of gasoline, rushed straight to his head.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this figure, this face... That waste Jia Da truly wasted such a treasure..."

Zhao Ertong also swallowed hard, and while unfastening his belt, he rushed toward Yu Jingxiang like a monkey in heat, "Little beauty, don't be afraid, we brothers guarantee to make you feel like you're in heaven today."

Yu Jingxiang screamed repeatedly in terror, grabbed the wine pot from the table, and threw it at Zhao Ertong.

"Snap!"

The wine pot was casually swatted away by Zhao Ertong and shattered, wine spilling all over the floor, "Yo! You dare to resist? I like a fiery horse, haha..."