Villains: Starting with the Landlady

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"Boss, one guest room is enough."

Hearing this, the shopkeeper glanced at Ling Yun and the two women whose faces were slightly flushed, and said with a smile, "Young man, you are quite lucky!"

Ling Yun smiled calmly. He had plenty of silver in his space and no worries about food or drink. Rather than letting Lin Yueru waste it all, he might as well make sure he lived a better life.

Lin Yueru was also a wealthy young lady, so she naturally wouldn't let herself suffer. Therefore, this room was the best in the entire inn, with enough space and a big enough bed.

The two had just gone upstairs when they saw a woman in a long yellow dress, around 30 years old, with striking looks and a voluptuous figure. Her long hair covered half her face, leaving only one eye visible.

Two burly men, drunk, blocked the woman's path, seemingly preparing to harass her.

"Damn it, there are these kinds of beasts everywhere!"

Lin Yueru glared angrily, and before Ling Yun could speak, she stepped forward and shouted, "What are you two grown men doing!"

The woman glanced at Lin Yueru with some surprise, seemingly not expecting this beautiful young woman, who looked like a delicate flower, to stand up for her.

"Hey, this chick isn't bad either..." The tall drunkard grinned and approached, but what greeted him was Lin Yueru's soft whip.

Snapped!

"Oh my god, someone's been murdered!"

The innkeeper had just closed the ledger when he turned around and saw two men running down the street, their faces and hands covered in whip marks, crying and screaming. They were faster than anyone else and were out of the inn in the blink of an eye.

Lin Yueru stood at the top of the stairs, whip in hand, and said to the shopkeeper, "Boss, how can you expect your staff not to do anything about this public harassment of a respectable woman?"

The shopkeeper smiled wryly, "Well... they're both street thugs, tough as nails. Even if we send them to the authorities, there's nothing they can do. Plus, they're quite strong, so we couldn't do anything to them. The heroine is amazing; she solved our problem in no time..."

"Alright, I'm sick and tired of hearing that!"

Lin Yueru wrapped the long whip around her waist, but the woman from before did not come over. Instead, she stood at her door and said in a cold tone, "Even if you don't take action, I can handle this matter."

"Ok?"

The girl was not expected to hear this response and was somewhat dissatisfied. She wanted to argue, but the woman had already gone inside.

"So, I guess I was just meddling in other people's business?"

Seeing the somewhat displeased girl, Zhao Ling'er stepped forward and hugged her waist: "Sister Yue Ru, maybe that's just her personality, but Ling'er thinks you did the right thing!"

"Really?" Lin Yueru's eyes crinkled as she glanced at Ling Yun, seemingly unintentionally. "My little sister Ling'er is so much better, unlike some of those blockheads..."

"Come on, tonight I'll teach you a lesson and show you what it means to penetrate to the core!"

"Screw you!"

Lin Yueru gave a coquettish laugh, and Ling'er chuckled to herself, but thinking about what might happen tonight, she also felt a little hot-faced.

It was just past noon, and there was still plenty of time to rest, so the three decided to go out for a stroll.

Just as the two women were choosing new clothes, a fragrant breeze wafted into the young man's nose.

He turned around and saw a woman in a gorgeous dress leading several maids past him. He glanced at her subconsciously, and the woman seemed to understand him as well, turning around to look at him.

The woman had a captivating figure and alluring eyes; just one glance from her would set one's mind racing.

However, Ling Yun quickly turned his face away and continued to wait for Ling'er and Yue Ru to come out after changing their clothes.

"Sanniang?"

Several maids also saw Ling Yun and were secretly amazed by his appearance.

"You all go and find out where this handsome young man will stay later," Ji San Niang whispered to the maids. The maids nodded, but their eyes were sharp and unlike those of ordinary women.

That evening, after Ling Yun and the others finished dinner, they were just about to go back to their rooms to rest when they heard light footsteps coming from the roof.

"Who?"

Upon hearing the young man's voice, the man paused for a moment, then quickly ran away.

The two women wanted to follow, but Ling Yun had already seen their faces through his X-ray vision. He said to them, "You two rest here and wait for me to come back."

"But……"

Ling Yun wrapped his arms around Lin Yueru's waist and kissed her.

The sudden attack made Lin Yueru's eyes widen, and her face turned as red as an apple after she separated from Ling Yun.

"Don't worry, they're just petty thieves. I reckon they're the infamous female thief. I'll sneak over there and wipe them out once I find their hideout. You guys stay here to avoid being mistaken for accomplices by the incompetent governor of Yangzhou and wasting your breath."

The two girls agreed with Ling Yun's reasoning, and since they both had their hearts set on him, they obediently stayed.

Ling Yun climbed up from the window and located the person's figure in the darkness. He then used his speed to close the distance between them.

Finally, on the rooftop of a house, Lingyun stopped the female thief.

"Oh, handsome young man, why are you stopping me in the middle of the night? What do you intend to do with me?"

Chapter 329 Ji San Niang [Bonus Chapter for Donations]

What happened?

Ling Yun looked at the female thief in front of him, dressed in black and with her face veiled, and a slight smile appeared on his lips: "What do you think I would do to a thief?"

"Since you have such good lightness skills, your lower body skills must be extremely strong, hehe!"

This woman speaks without restraint, and in just a few words, she ignited the man's anger.

However, Ling Yun was clear-headed and would not be fooled by her underhanded tricks.

Name: Ji Xingyue

Age: 32, ☆

[Value: 167]

[Rating: 95]

[Combat Strength: A+]

[Affection: Falling in Love (Natural Affinity Up+)]

Seeing that Ling Yun remained unmoved, Ji San Niang tried to use her trump card, which she had never used before.

She gently unbuttoned her collar, revealing a large expanse of her snow-white skin to Ling Yun, deliberately swaying it, dazzlingly white in the darkness.

"Brother, are you really going to keep hounding me?"

As she spoke, her alluring eyes kept flashing at Ling Yun, and she was even lightly biting her finger, exuding an extremely strong charm.

"There's a reward of 60 taels of gold for catching you. Do you think I'll let you go so easily?" Ling Yun took a few steps forward. "Of course I'll hand you over to the prefect and lock you up in jail for proper discipline!"

"Hmph, what a clueless guy."

Seeing that she had sacrificed so much but still couldn't seduce Ling Yun, she could only close her clothes, give him a flirtatious wink, and quickly jump off the roof.

Ling Yun followed closely behind, even walking with his hands behind his back, looking completely at ease, not at all like someone who was catching a thief.

Ji San Niang also realized that her lightness skill was far inferior to his. Ling Yun always stayed less than two meters behind her, but he just wouldn't overtake her. Instead, he watched her back with great interest.

What is Ling Yun doing? Oh, he is simply using his X-ray vision to check the female thief's weaknesses.

Very serious!

Ji San Niang originally planned to sneak to her own backyard, quickly change her clothes, and appear in public as she did during the day. However, after realizing that she couldn't shake off Ling Yun at all, she gradually gave up.

When she was still a few alleys away from her own courtyard, Ji San Niang stopped in her tracks, as if resigned to her fate.

"What, you're not running away?"

Ji San Niang rolled her eyes at him: "I'm not running away anymore. I can't escape anyway. You heartless bastard, are you just thinking about that little bit of silver on the bounty poster?"

"It's one thing to say, but if we actually capture you, it's questionable whether we'll even get six taels of gold."

"Hehe, you're so clever, young man." Ji Sanniang swayed her hips as she approached him, hooking her hand under his chin. "Compared to gold, in your eyes, am I more important than you?"

"Gold is not important, and neither are you."

Ling Yun took the initiative, grabbing her arm and pinning her against the wall: "You're not important to me!"

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The next morning, the prefect withdrew the bounty, saying that the female thief had been captured.

This female thief was a maidservant under Ji San Niang, but she was also a member of their thief gang.

The matriarch of the Ji family, Ji San Niang, even went to the government office with Ling Yun and the other two to take a look at the "courtroom scene".

The prefect looked at the kneeling maid below, but no matter how he interrogated her, she wouldn't speak.

He grew impatient, slammed his gavel, and roared, "You audacious woman, why don't you answer my questions?"

The maid was quite clever; she chuckled and said, "Are you talking to me? I thought you were performing in an opera!"

"How dare you! You dare to disregard my presence! I think you're tired of living!"

Upon hearing this, the maid burst into laughter, completely disregarding him.

The prefect, enraged, stood up abruptly: "Shut up! You're about to die and you're still laughing!"

"I laugh at myself for my moment of mercy... That night I went to Master Wang's house and caught you and the third concubine of the Wang family doing their business in the back garden. I didn't take the opportunity to kill you, and now I've become a menace!"

Upon hearing this, the prefect broke out in a cold sweat, his legs trembled, and he stammered "you, you, you" for a long time without being able to finish his sentence.

"We're just borrowing some living expenses. Besides, Old Man Li left behind such a large fortune; giving a little to us poor folks won't kill us. Why are we so nervous?"

The prefect patted his chest to keep from being so angry he almost died: "What about Master Gu's family?"

“Master Gu often boasts to everyone he meets that his family’s wealth is enough to last for dozens of generations. I think he’s too tired from counting gold all day, so I’m just helping him out a little.”

Watching the duel between the prefect and the maid, even Lin Yueru, who was watching from the sidelines, couldn't help but laugh out loud. Zhao Ling'er's face turned red, but she thought this should be a very serious matter and she shouldn't be laughing.

Seeing the increasingly bizarre scene, Lin Yueru finally couldn't help but interrupt their conversation: "Prefect, now that Ling Yun has successfully captured the thief, when will we receive the 60 taels of gold?"

The prefect gave an awkward smile, rubbing his hands together, and said, "Although we caught him and recovered some of the lost money, as for the reward..."

Ji San Niang gave Ling Yun a charming smile; it was clear that the prefect had no intention of keeping his promise.

Ling Yun stood there quietly, his expression unreadable, but the jade bracelet on Zhao Ling'er's wrist shimmered slightly, revealing her extreme resentment.

"You're not planning to give it to me?"

"How dare you!" The prefect slammed his gavel again. "How dare you, a mere woman, speak to me like that!"

"What's wrong with talking like that!"

Lin Yueru rolled up her sleeves and said arrogantly, "My father is Lin Zhengnan of Lin Family Fort, and my uncle is Minister Liu of the capital. Such a heinous case has occurred in Yangzhou, yet you are unable to solve it and have even concealed it. Now that we have arrested the suspect, you are going back on your word. Do you still want to be the prefect?"

The prefect, who had been all arrogance, immediately wilted after hearing Lin Yueru's words. He glanced at his advisor with a hint of remorse, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I'll give it to you! Men, arrest this thief and lock him in jail. And you, Ling Yun, right? You come with me!"

The maid who was arrested was taking the blame for Ji San Niang. As long as she bribed the yamen runners, there wouldn't be any major problems. Besides, she was going to move to another city in a few days.

After Ling Yun followed the prefect into the house, he used his mind-reading ability to see that the prefect was still not being honest. He then directly used mind control on him and brainwashed him into becoming his vassal.

He practically emptied the prefect's mansion of money. Anyway, the prefect wasn't a good official, so he figured he wouldn't refuse such a small amount of money.

Under his manipulation, the entire prefectural government's mansion became his people, and the maidservant changed her clothes and returned to the main courtyard with Ji San Niang.

Lin Yueru and Zhao Ling'er were kept in the dark. They didn't think much about it and were just immersed in the joy of their sudden windfall.

Chapter 330 Sword in Hand to Question Love [Bonus Chapter for Donations]

After Ji San Niang left, Lin Yueru snorted somewhat discontentedly, "Even though San Niang is gone, you're still looking!"

"I just think she's a bit suspicious."

Ling Yun calmly withdrew his gaze and chuckled, "Yueru, are you jealous again?"

"I don't have time to be jealous of you!" Lin Yueru grabbed Zhao Ling'er's hand. "Lingyun, is it that you men just like beautiful and voluptuous women, and can't take your eyes off them once you see them?"

As they spoke, the group had already left the yamen. Ling Yun frowned and said in a deep voice, "Yueru, perhaps I am not a devoted and good man, but my feelings for you are definitely more sincere than those for that kind of woman. Moreover, I am not like some people who only make empty promises and do not know how to cherish what I have."

Hearing Ling Yun's unusually serious confession, Lin Yueru felt a little shy. She quickly walked towards the inn and said, "The way you're saying this makes it sound like you've really come from the future."

"What if I'm not lying to you?"

Ling Yun caught up with her, forcefully pushing aside her and Ling'er's clasped hands, and placed the two girls' hands in his own: "People always say that love is always painful when it comes to parting, and many even believe that it is precisely because of these imperfections that the value of beauty is highlighted. But I just want to say that those who sing praises of suffering and tragedy are fucking idiots!"

Zhao Ling'er chuckled and looked at the young man, asking, "Brother Lingyun, what happened to us in the original future?"