I, the transmigrated villain, please wait, gentle master.

Chapter 177 Dream of a Millet Dream and the Sound of Rain (6)

Li Tingyun fell off the tree with a "thud".

Damn it, I got bitten by a snake! It bit me right in the butt!

He used his bare hands to pry open the snake's upper and lower jaws, and with great effort, he managed to tear the damned beast in half.

Clutching his buttocks, he limped into a dark alley and sat down to rest against the wall.

He reached out and touched two bloody holes, with snake fangs broken off inside. He pulled them out with a heavy heart, not knowing whether they were poisonous or not...

As he was pondering this serious question, he suddenly saw the weeds and wildflowers growing along the edge of the alley stretch and come back to life!

One by one, they stood in front of him, swaying and dancing, holding hands and twisting the Yangko dance, even enthusiastically inviting him to join them.

Seeing this, Li Tingyun felt a strange sense of excitement surge through him, and he involuntarily started clapping along to the rhythm, just like the village idiot.

As I was taking pictures, I suddenly realized: something's not right! Something's not right!

Just as he was about to get up, the world spun before his eyes, and he collapsed to the ground, never to rise again.

The case is solved; the snake was poisonous.

He was so poisoned that he started hallucinating.

In my dream, I kept muttering, "Don't stop, don't stop... keep playing the music, keep dancing..."

He didn't know how long he had been asleep when it seemed as if someone was pulling his ear and calling him "Yuanbao" several times in a high-pitched and seductive voice.

Li Tingyun felt annoyed and hungry.

He didn't wake up until he was so hungry that his stomach felt like it was on fire.

When I woke up, I saw a green gauze curtain above my head and the fragrance of daphne odor wafting from the bedside. If I took a closer sniff, I could also smell fruits and snacks.

He jumped out of bed and "flew" to the table almost without touching the ground, grabbing food with both hands and stuffing it into his mouth, devouring it in a whirlwind.

For him, having food was heaven.

Once he's eaten his fill, he'll be fully revived.

I couldn't be happier.

With most of the snacks on the table gone, his eyes finally came in handy, and he noticed that there was someone sitting at the table—a woman with a fair complexion.

The woman had floral decorations on her forehead and her hair was styled in a slanted bun. Her clothing and appearance were extremely daring, as if the words "immoral and indecent" were written all over her body. If she walked down the street, she would definitely be pelted with rotten vegetables and eggs, and would be cursed several times as a "shameless slut".

She crossed her legs, picked up an exquisitely crafted fruit knife to peel a pear, and greeted him casually: "Oh, you're awake? You were singing and dancing in your dream, enjoying yourself more than the emperor himself. Wasn't that wonderful? How come you woke up after only two or three hours of sleep?"

Li Tingyun immediately realized that this paradise-like place was the brothel he had once frequented; after going around in circles, he had returned.

He saw that it was bright outside, and he felt refreshed. He had washed his face, changed his clothes, and the pain in his buttocks where he had been bitten by the venomous snake was gone. He thought a long time had passed...

Unexpectedly, it was just the moon setting and the sun rising. He barely survived the muddy and bloody night before and saw the sun rise as usual the next day.

Li Tingyun threw away the plate that he had licked until it was shiny.

Shout: "Bad woman!"

He asked suspiciously, "What's your purpose in bringing me here? Bring on all your tricks! I'm not afraid of you!"

There are always troublemakers who want to harm him.

"Arrest you? Humph, I'm clearly saving you!" The courtesan put down her fruit knife and stuffed a half-peeled pear into his mouth to shut him up.

"Last night there was a thunderstorm, which kept me awake all night. I sat by the window all night, and in the middle of the night I heard noises downstairs, like someone huddled against the wall, clapping and laughing. I thought I was being haunted by ghosts..."

"When I took some men down to take a look, I found it was just a big rat. But upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a person. I had people drag you out of the alley, give you a bath and change your clothes, clean your wounds and apply medicine. In the end, I didn't get any credit, and all I got was a 'bad woman' from you?"

"Just as I expected, men are heartless creatures from a young age!"

Li Tingyun swallowed the pear, skin and all.

He choked for a moment, then asked with a pale face:

"You gave me a bath?!"

"Yes what's the matter?"

"Don't you know that men and women shouldn't touch each other?!"

"You little brat who hasn't even grown all your feathers yet, and you already know how to be shy?"

The courtesan mocked him mercilessly: "You were so dirty! I borrowed the carpenter's wood plane and had to file you clean!"

"Besides giving you a bath, I also applied medicine to your skin. I've seen you naked several times already. Are you going to be so ashamed and indignant that you want to bang your head against a wall?"

Li Tingyun scoffed. Fine, he wouldn't care. Being looked at a couple of times wouldn't hurt him. He tightened his belt, ready to get to work after he'd eaten. "Say whatever you want! I'm leaving. Good dogs don't block the way, get out of the way!"

"Such a young age, yet spewing filth from your mouth! You're disgusting and stinking!" the courtesan retorted, refusing to tolerate him. "Don't leave yet, I still have some questions to ask you..."

“Yesterday the county magistrate redeemed you and your mother, and I thought you were finally going to have some good days ahead of you. How come you're still sleeping in the alley so late at night? Where is your mother? Doesn't she care about you…”

"None of your business!" Li Tingyun flung her hand away, her long, nail-painted fingers almost poking into his eye.

He jumped onto the table, kicked over the stool, and hopped to the door, opening it with a "whoosh."

He's harder to catch than a pig when he moves; even if the courtesan had two more hands and two more eyes, she couldn't stop him.

Li Tingyun turned around and said, "You bad woman! I fucking thank you!"

He is both polite and ill-mannered; he expresses gratitude but lacks manners; his words sound like both thanks and insults. Is this a distortion of human nature or a decline in morality, which further diminishes his already lowly character and makes matters worse?

Goodbye! No, never again!

He turned and rushed towards the door, only to bump into a wall of flesh.

A burly, sleazy-looking man stood outside the door. Just as he was about to push the door open, it opened from the inside.

Li Tingyun bumped headfirst into the man's large belly, which was big enough to support a boat, and took a few steps back while covering her nose.

He looked up, the man looked down, and they both said in unison, "Who the hell are you?"

The courtesan hurriedly ran over, pushed Li Tingyun aside to block the man's unrestrained gaze, and called out "Master" with a smile on her lips. Instantly, as if all the bones in her body had been removed, she slumped against the man and asked in a coquettish voice:

"My lord, why have you come here? I'm not going on stage today. If you really miss me, you could have just asked the steward outside. How could you just barge into someone's boudoir like that?"

"Go to hell! You slut who's been with a thousand men and ridden by ten thousand, what kind of boudoir do you have? You still think you're some unmarried young lady?"

The man was unmoved by her advances and slapped her across the face, pointing at Li Tingyun and asking her:

"Where did this kid come from? Did you have an affair with someone and have him? Last year I spent three thousand taels of silver to buy your first time, and now you suddenly have a seven or eight-year-old son?! If you don't explain yourself, I'll make your godmother pay me back!"

"This isn't my son! He's clearly from that Miss Liu's family. Don't you remember him? You always complained that he was ugly and disgusting, and forbade him from showing up in front of you... We don't look alike at all, I could never have given birth to such an ugly child!"

The courtesan pushed Li Tingyun by the shoulder and led him to the door, saying, "Hurry up, hurry up! Go home and find your mother!"

"Wait!" The man stopped them, placed his hand on Li Tingyun's head, and pulled it back. "Don't lie to me. This child has rosy lips and white teeth, and his face is as tender as an egg. Is he the same person as that ugly boy with a face full of pockmarks and sores?"

"Yes! His mother said that he was sick since he was a child, and his body was always covered in red sores, bumps, and pus. It was disgusting... Don't be fooled by how clean he looks now. This disease is recurring and incurable. It's also contagious! Grandpa, it's best to stay as far away from this kid as possible."

The courtesan bit her lower lip until it bled before she could come up with a way to brush it off.

Unfortunately, her words were too deliberate, and the man was skeptical. But seeing her nervous expression, he understood everything.

He snorted through his nose: "You're kidding me, aren't you?"

He slapped her again.

"You little slut, how dare you lie to your master?!"

The courtesan's beautiful face was swollen from his two slaps. She dared not be angry or dodge, and apologized with a forced smile.

The man held Li Tingyun's head firmly, squinting as he said, "I knew it! Miss Liu is as beautiful as an angel, how come she gave birth to a son who looks like a toad?"

She pinched his cheek hard. "Kid, I really misjudged you before. How could I not have noticed how pretty you are..."

"Master!" The courtesan threw herself into his arms, tugging at her already meager clothes, revealing glimpses of her chest, and pressed herself against him.

"My lord, I am overjoyed that you came to see me today! There are some novelties in the next room that I'm sure you've never seen before... Would you please let me keep you company?"

The man casually put his arm around the courtesan's slender waist, glanced at the clueless little boy, and then at the alluring top courtesan in his arms. He thought to himself, "I'll let it go this time; there will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

He pulled the woman out of the house and walked towards the next door, lewdly saying, "What new gadgets are you talking about? You dare say I've never seen anything like them? If I have, I'll make sure you regret it!"

The courtesan reluctantly agreed, half-pushed and half-forced her way into the room, then lay down on the bed. The man's domineering body pressed down on her, and she responded with a few soft moans.

Skilled, obedient, charming, and numb, every client she served praised her for her understanding, thoughtfulness, and consideration.

As always, she never resisted, and took the initiative to take off the man's clothes. Her peach blossom eyes were full of tenderness as she teased him. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a dark figure silently appearing behind the man.

Suddenly, she opened her eyes wide and her breath caught in her throat.

A delicate and exquisite fruit knife was reflected in his pupils!

A flash of white light—

The silver blade pierced the man's neck with perfect precision.

A tearing, throbbing pulse.

The man tilted his head back, his face contorted with bulging veins, his eyes wide with rage, his expression twisted and terrifying, and a gurgling sound coming from his throat, as if he still wanted to struggle and shout.

With a forceful thrust of the blade, it penetrated even deeper.

Rotate it left and right until you hear a cracking sound before pulling it out.

Fresh blood gushed out.

Warm liquid was splashed on my face.

A drop of blood splattered into my eye.

The courtesan screamed in agony, but a cotton quilt flew over her head and covered her entire face. She struggled for a long time before finally crawling out, rolling off the bed onto the floor. Her hairpins were askew, her hair was disheveled, and her face was deathly pale. She lay on the floor retching, tears streaming down her face.

She was so terrified that she lost her voice and couldn't scream anymore. She barely managed to lift her head, her eyes glazed over as she looked at the child behind the man, whose face was covered in blood and whose eyes were sinister.

He covered his mouth with his trembling hands.

It was covered up tightly.

His fingernails scratched his face, splitting and bleeding from his fingertips.

She was so shocked that she felt no pain whatsoever.

Li Tingyun grabbed the man's hair, wrapped the blade around his neck, slit his throat, broke his spine, and completely severed his head.

They cut off the head and held it in their hands.

The painful expression of dying with eyes wide open was forever frozen on that repulsive face...it was truly disgusting.

Li Tingyun plunged another knife into the bleeding severed neck.

They cut the severed head and body in half from top to bottom, opened the belly, emptied the internal organs, and made room for the head, which had nowhere else to go. Then they closed the belly again, out of sight, out of mind.

After doing all that, take one last look at the man's body.

She looked just like a headless pregnant woman.

Who would have thought that "her" head was "in her" belly?

"masterpiece."

Li Tingyun cheered for himself.

The courtesan, who had been slumped on the ground and nearly fainted, suddenly scrambled to her feet and stumbled as she pushed Li Tingyun toward the window. "Quick! Run!"

"Jump down here! There's a big pond below, and the water in it is running..."

"Following the current, you can swim into the outer waterway, which connects to the moat..."

"Living water, living water... they're all connected..."

She couldn't hear her own voice, and she didn't know if she had explained herself clearly, repeating the key words over and over again.

"Did you understand? Did you understand?!"

She grabbed Li Tingyun's shoulders and shook him violently, almost shaking his brains to a pulp.

"If you understand, jump! Escaping the city is the most important thing!"

Li Tingyun walked a few steps toward the window and could roughly sense that he was standing on the fourth or fifth floor. Outside the window was the backyard of the brothel, and he couldn't see much of the street scene.

Looking down, there was indeed a large pond, surrounded by artificial hills and pavilions—a very tacky garden landscape.

"No, this is way too high..."

The courtesan pushed him with all her might.

Before he could finish speaking, he flew straight out of the window.

They scrambled into the water, creating a huge crater, with water splashing up to a height of ten feet, more dazzling than fireworks.

Caught off guard, Li Tingyun choked on several mouthfuls of water, poking his head out to gasp for air. He saw that more and more people were coming from the shore, and several who could swim had already jumped in. He quickly plunged into the water.

He lured the pursuers to a place with abundant water and grass, then turned and fled. He even broke off a hollow reed tube, put one end out of the water and the other end in his mouth to breathe, and swam out of the city like that.

To his surprise, he discovered that the "Lingxi" outside Yuanjia Village and the great river that flowed through Huangliang City were from the same source. The river outside the village was a tributary, while the river inside the city was the main stream. At their confluence, there was a small hill that looked like a natural tomb.

The hill caught Li Tingyun's attention.

He walked ashore, still wet from the water, and climbed the mountain under the midday sun. His clothes dried in no time.

He spent half an hour climbing the not-so-high mountain. He saw that the mountain was covered with thorns and shrubs, with only a single weeping willow standing tall against the wind on the edge of the cliff.

The drooping willow branches and the babbling stream below the mountain create a picturesque scene.

Standing here, you can see the entire Lingxi Village.

The ancestral hall, still under repair, the school where children gather, the courtyards of all sizes, the sights of which family slaughters pigs and sheep, whose cooking smoke rises from their chimneys, whose house is on fire, the fertile fields and houses, the crisscrossing paths—all are laid out before you.

Wait... whose house is on fire?!

"I***!"

Li Tingyun scrambled and rolled down the steep cliff where the willows grew, speeding along like a wild horse, raising clouds of dust behind him.

His house caught fire!