Chapter 30: Side Story: Being Creative (IV)
Lin Qingcheng managed to get her wits about her as Huang Ruyan slowly came down from her high. After an awkward silence, tomato red faces, and a lot of stammering, Lin Qingcheng managed to explain her reason for coming to the inn. Huang Ruyan felt extremely thankful that there was someone in the world that cared for her. She let her emotions out and cried as she explained her situation after being kidnapped.
The kidnappers took them in carts to Moonlight City where they were sold at a human market. Those with any bit of cultivation, like Huang Ruyan, were more prized and bought by places like the Drunk Blossom Inn. Other peasant girls that had zero strength were sold to whorehouses in slums or directly to pimps and forced to work the streets. Although Huang Ruyan's customers could be rough or violent, the inn still protected the working girls. The other girls faced real danger of losing their lives.
Lin Qingcheng wanted to save those poor girls but couldn't come up with a good solution. In the end, Lin Qingcheng talked to the owner of the inn and directly bought all the girls working there that was on her list. It came out to an average of ten gold per person. Huang Ruyan helped her identify the ones that hid their real names out of shame and they were able to save twenty total, including Huang Ruyan. The deal also allowed the girls to take their meager items and belongings.
Zhou You could only shake his head as Lin Qingcheng led a crowd of women into his building. She was the boss's senior sister after all and he arranged for people to take care of them. Lin Qingcheng grabbed him afterwards to chat.
"Uncle Zhou, I am wondering if the Zhou family is interested in supporting a prostitution business."
"... Cough... What?" Zhou You was shocked. The Zhou family was only involved with merchant trade and their presence in Moonlight City was very limited. He guessed where she was going but this was a huge problem!
"Miss Lin, with Master Chen's support, perhaps..." Zhou You was a seasoned businessman and tried to be diplomatic. "But I don't think Master Chen will agree as it might smear the reputation of the valley."
Lin Qingcheng had a stubborn streak owning to her only child syndrome. She didn't agree with any of Zhou You's arguments and eventually he was forced to message the boss, Mistress Zhou.
The message was sent at the quickest speed using letter eagles. After a few days, Chen Wentian arrived in Moonlight City along with Zhou Ziyun. After hearing from Lin Qingcheng about the whole situation, he actually liked her solution for saving as many kidnapped women as possible. Her proposal was for the Zhou clan to create a safe house. Lin Qingcheng would then use her money or fists to save the women and bring them in the safe house. Those that wanted to return to their families would be able to. Those that had nowhere to return to or simply wanted to stay could live and ply their trade there.
"Qingcheng, I think a lot of this will end up affecting Zhou Ziyun." He said, "As Master, I can't make such a decision, you disciples should discuss among yourselves."
He left the room and let the two sort it out. Indeed this was his main concern as he didn't want to show favoritism to his first disciple.
Lin Qingcheng grabbed Zhou Ziyun's hands as she begged her, "Elder Sister Ziyun, please help me! I'll only use the gold master gave me, and I just need to hire people form the Zhou clan. Elder Sister Ziyun, those girls are so miserable, we must save them!"
Zhou Ziyun smiled, "Senior Sister, I agree with you. I can also help you with additional gold."
"Really!" Lin Qingcheng was excited.
"Only..." Zhou Ziyun paused dramatically, "I would like to ask of something from Senior Sister in return."
Lin Qingcheng nodded her head. "No problem!"
Zhou Ziyun continued, "Whenever we are both at the sect, your next 10 nights of one-on-one training with master, can you give them to me?"
"Okay!" Lin Qingcheng said without thinking and gave Zhou Ziyun an grateful hug, "Thank you Elder Sister Ziyun."
Chen Wentian was outside but still listening in, 'Wait, did Qingcheng just sell my body?'
Zhou Ziyun left with Chen Wentian after making arrangements with Zhou You to buy a large hotel for their future enterprise. Afterwards, Lin Qingcheng visited the twenty women she had already saved and told them they were free to go back to their towns and villages. They cried and hugged each other in happiness.
What was surprising is that only eight of them ultimately chose to return. The twelve that remained, including Huang Ruyan, each had their own reasons. Some had no where to return to or were too ashamed to return. Others wanted to continue to work for the simple fact that selling their bodies in the capital city could earn them in one week what their parents earned in a year out in the country. But most importantly, they saw Lin Qingcheng, first disciple of an immortal, as their savior and their new bastion.
Huang Ruyan led the others as they bowed to Lin Qingcheng. "Mistress! We vow to heaven and earth, from this day forth, we will be your servants for life and will follow you to the ends of the world!"
Lin Qingcheng laughed in surprise and delight, "Quickly rise... I will accept you all, you're my people now. If anybody dares to harm you, I'll beat them up!"
"Thank you, Mistress!"
Lin Qingcheng found Huang Ruyan alone in her room later that night, "Ruyan, what did you take when you left the inn?"
Huang Ruyan understood her meaning, "Mistress, I brought all the tools that you might be interested in. Here..."
She retrieved the special box and placed it on the table before opening it up. They both sat as Huang Ruyan began to explain each new and fascinating instrument.
"Mistress, first, these are called dildos." Huang Ruyan took out an assortment of cylindrical shaped items. There was the wooden one. There was a shiny one made out of what looked like metal. One was made out of a type of marble and had a smooth polish. They had different shapes and sizes.
"Its used to substitute a man's thing and each of them can create different sensations." Huang Ruyan said as she picked up each dildo and explained its particulars.
Lin Qingcheng's imagination ran wild while starting at the dildos. Master always had to split his attention between other disciples and he can't be with me every night. But with these...
"Next, these are called vibrators." Huang Ruyan pointed to a bunch of circular oval objects. They had about the same diameter as the width of the dildos and had inscriptions drawn on them.
Huang Ruyan held up a small wooden tablet, also with inscriptions on it. "They are enchanted to vibrate and can be controlled ." She injected a tiny bit on energy into the tablet and a polished wooden vibrator on the table started buzzing and shaking. "The two inscriptions are linked to transfer my energy and to make it vibrate."
Huang Ruyan saw the confused look on Lin Qingcheng's face so she smiled coyly. "Mistress, would you like to watch me use this?"
Lin Qingcheng's eyes gleamed with excitement, "Yes..."