A Clash of Gods - Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Madam Hua
The night was quiet and the moon was cold. It was deserted in autumn.

It was cold and dim in the Death Lane. Yang Ning touched the wall and walked in secretly, and soon he saw there was fire light in front of him. He suddenly became more careful.

With the fire, Yang Ning barely saw the carriage parking in the lane. He groped and move forward to get closer, and then found that the carriage was parking in front of a resident.

They had said before that there was only the Hua Mansion in the Death Lane, which meant that this carriage in front of him was indeed coming to the Hua Mansion.

Assistant Constable Feng had already got off the carriage at this time, standing beside the carriage. On the steps stood a man in black with a red lantern in his hand, where the fire light in the lane was from.

Yang Ning thought that in the middle of the night, Assistant Constable Feng hurried here by carriage. Was he really going to find Madam Hua who ran the temporary marriage to be the temporary couple at night?

But if it were true, it would be really weird. If he came here for being a temporary couple, why would he rush here by carriage? After all, this was not the brothel, but a temporary marriage. It would better be secret. A carriage was too large and seemed to be flaunting.

He was thinking about it, when there was another lantern coming out of the door first. He soon saw a girl in a dress who was holding the lantern. She was a little far. Yang Ning’s eyesight was good, but he was unable to see clearly her looking. Only her figure could be seen.

Following the girl, there was a woman who came out. Yang Ning vaguely saw that she was a little plump. Her clothes were quite magnificent. She was gorgeous and enchanting. Although she was far, judging by her walking pose, he could tell that she was dissolute.

The plump woman wriggled her waist and walked to the side of the carriage. Assistant Constable Feng stretched out his hand and opened the back door of the carriage. Then from the carriage went off three or four people, who were all young girls.

The four little girls were in rags. After getting off the carriage, Assistant Constable Feng made two gestures. Then the girls were standing like sheep in a row behind the carriage.

The plump woman walked past the little girls one by one, reaching out from time to time to touch the girls’ faces. It seemed that she was picking goods.

Soon the plump woman returned to the house, and the man holding the lantern waved his hand, and the four little girls all followed behind the plump woman.

Yang Ning was puzzled, he did not know what Madam Hua and Assistant Feng were up to. He thought that Assistant Constable Feng were going to enter the Hua Mansion, when Assistant Constable Feng returned to the shaft of the carriage.

Yang Ning saw that he was about to leave, and was about to turn around and leave the lane, in case he was seen by Assistant Constable Feng passing by carriage. The carriage didn’t turn around to come here, but went to the other end of the Death Lane, and soon disappeared in the darkness.

From beginning to end, these people were all silent, seemingly tacit.

The man in black holding the lantern looked around with the light and was a little cautious, but he didn’t see Yang Ning. Then he turned around and walked up the stairs and returned to the house. And there came the sound of the door closing.

Yang Ning waited for a moment before approaching there. It was exactly a big house with tall walls and a tightly closed door. There was really no good way to enter the courtyard.

He was puzzled at the moment. According to Old Bark, Xiaodie sneaked out of the Hua Mansion and went to the Earth Temple. Since she sneaked out, it was impossible for her to leave from the main entrance. But he didn’t know where Xiaodie came out.

Xiaodie had no news for many days, and when Yang Ning knew Madam Hua’s temporary marriage, he was worried. The strange scene in front of him made Yang Ning feel that there was a hidden mystery inside the Hua Mansion.

Not to mention that Xiaodie was in the Hua Mansion, with that strange scene before, Yang Ning wanted to see what was going on in it.

In the quiet night, Yang Ning went half of the circle around the mansion to find the entrance of the Hua Mansion. He arrived at the back alley of the mansion, which was extremely narrow. Not to mention the carriage, it was not easy for the two strong men to walk side by side.

There was a sour odor in the lane. Yang Ning was slim, so he was flexible enough to move in the alley. However, the smell of the sour odor made him cover his nose.

The alley was already narrow, but a small ditch was dug under the root of the wall. The sour odor came out from the ditch.

After walking in the dark alley for a while, Yang Ning finally stopped and squatted by the ditch. At this time, he saw that there was a hole at the foot of the wall. It was not very large, but it could barely let a person crawl in. Thick stains had accumulated on the edge of the hole.

“It’s here!” Yang Ning understood.

He was sure that since Xiaodie could sneak out, there must be a way out in the Hua Mansion, but he couldn’t guess that it was right here.

Although he was unwilling to enter through this dirty hole, he had to prepare some tools when climbing the wall, as the courtyard wall was tall and smooth, which would waste much time.

When it was in a hurry, one should adapt to the circumstance. Yang Ning thought for a moment, he carefully entered through the hole. Although the wall was high but it was not thick. There was a stone block on the other side of the ditch. Yang Ning pushed it with his hands and immediately moved it away. This stone was obviously used for concealment.

Crawling out of the hole, there were tree branches and leaves in front of him. It turned out that behind the entrance was a garden. It was September and everything was deserted in autumn, of course, there was no picture of blooming flowers.

Before he stood up from the back of the flower garden, he heard a fascinating laughter. Yang Ning was shocked, he looked through the branches of flowers, and found that it was a little courtyard.

The courtyard looked very simple. There was an octagonal pavilion in the middle of the courtyard. It was equipped with stone table and chairs. There was a small oval pool next to the pavilion, which was obviously dug by manpower. The pool was not large, but in the middle of the pool set a rockery, which was quite beautiful at first glance.

Several lanterns were hung on the column of the octagonal pavilion, making the pavilion as bright as the daytime. Dishes and wine were placed on the stone table in the pavilion. A man was sitting in the pavilion drinking at leisure.

Not far away, a figure walked over, and by the moonlight, Yang Ning recognized at a glance that it was the plump woman he had seen before.

The woman was more than thirty years old. Her skin was fair and she was plump, looking very pretty. While she wriggled her waist walking, she exuded the charming and enchanting of the mature woman. And the laughter was from her.

Yang Ning knew that this woman should be Madam Hua. Seeing her posture, it could be outstanding.

But what shocked Yang Ning was not the sudden appearance of Madame Hua, but that the men in the pavilion was actually the Head Constable of Huize county seat, Xiao Yishui. He met him at the gate of the Ten-mile Fragrance not long before.

Yang Ning never forgot the person he had seen, and he could easily remember the other party’s figure. This had always been one of Yang Ning’s proud advantages.

He never imagined that he would meet Xiao Yishui here, hiding behind the garden and holding his breath.

The night was clear and the breeze blew gently, Xiao Yishui asked Madam Hua who was walking into the pavilion, “Is it all well-arranged?”

Madam Hua’s voice came, “Do you have to worry about my work? Is there any negligence in the past two years?” Her voice was delicate, sweet and soft. When her voice was sounded, it would make people feel weak and limp.

Xiao Yishui put down the wine cup, stretched out his arms, hugged Madam Hua’s waist, and held her into his arms. Then Madam Hua’s coquettish laughter sounded. Xiao Yishui touched Madam Hua’s body, making her groan.

The joyful voice was spread into Yang Ning’s ears, but it also made Yang Ning’s heart beat faster. He thought secretly that this woman was really capable. Although she was more than thirty years old, her charm was not less than ever. No wonder Xiao Yishui would entangle together with her.

Yang Ning finally understood why they had said that everyone was afraid to provoke Madam Hua in this city, and no one dared to enter the Death Lane. He thought at that time that Madam Hua must have a backup.

But he didn’t expect that Madam Hua’s backstage was Xiao Yishui, who was almighty in Huize county seat.

Xiao Yishui shook the wine cup and said, “Come on, accompany me to drink. Wine and beauty. There will be no joy without wine. Drink two more glasses and then we shall be happier later.” He held the wine cup and approached to Madam Hua’s mouth.

Madam Hua grunted and said in her sweet voice, “What wine and beauty? If I was the beauty, why did you just come here once in ten days of half a month? I am alone here and deserted. I think of you every single day and night, and wait for you for the whole day. I always miss you in my heart… Well, I am old and ugly now, so you come as long as you think of me, and leave me here alone when you don’t care.”

Xiao Yishui smiled and said, “Don’t you understand the truth that separation for a short time is better than a new wedding? Which time I haven’t made you too weak to get up for several days? I should let you take a break.” His hand was moving around Madam Hua’s body. Madam Hua leaned her head on his shoulder and her body seemed to be boneless, and she leaned softly in Xiao Yishui’s arms. Her dark black hair was scattered and covered half of Xiao Yishui’s face.

Yang Ning scolded them for being so shameless that they were so affectionate in the yard. But then he realized that no one else dared to come in here, so no wonder they had nothing to fear.

After a moment, there was only a layer of tulle left on Madam Hua, which was slightly open. Her fair neck was exposed and the edge of her red satin tube top could be seen. Red lights shone on her fair face, which was pretty, exuding the gorgeous charm of a mature woman.

“By the way, when things are over here, I’m going to the capital.” Xiao Yishui suddenly said, “Are you willing to go with me?”

“The capital?” Madam Hua asked strangely, “Why go to the capital? Isn’t it good that you are here to be almighty?”

Xiao Yishui smiled and said, “Women’s opinions. What is my future going to be like if I stay in this small county. That master has promised to arrange a good job for me in the capital. If I want to be prosperous, of course, I can’t always stay here. In addition, the war has ended, and the refugees will go back soon and our business won’t run for too long.” Pinching the face of Madam Hua, he smiled and said, “I have stayed in this small place for so many years, and it should be the right time for me to stand out.”

Madam Hua said sweetly, “I am already yours. As long as you don’t mind that I am old and ugly, I will follow you wherever you go.”

Xiao Yishui laughed and said, “You’re a stunner, one in a thousand. I can’t bear to leave you. When we arrive in the capital, you still help me manage business… How many people do you have?”

Madam Hua said, “There are more than thirty people.”

“We have all the money that should be earned.” Xiao Yishui said, “Pick a few among them to stay. And in the capital, we also need to use them ourselves.”

“Well, I thought that you were not fond of those young girls. It turns out that you…” Madam Hua’s tone was obviously jealousy.

Xiao Yishui laughed and said, “What are you thinking? With a stunner like you, I don’t care about other women in the world.” He slightly lowered his voice, and whispered to Madam Hua’s ear. It was originally hard for Yang Ning to hear. At this moment, it was even more impossible for him to hear what Xiao Yishui was whispering to Madam Hua.

After Madam Hua heard the words, the laughter was even more charming. She suddenly asked, “Who is exactly that master you are talking about? He can make you an official in the capital so easily?”

Xiao Yishui smiled, he did not answer, and suddenly moved the dishes on the table to the side. He held Madam Hua and put her on the stone table, then he stretched out to pull Madam Hua’s skirt.

Yang Ning saw it and wondered if they wanted to do that thing here and he needed to watch the process.

But Madam Hua hurriedly said, “Darling, it’s too cold at night. The room has been prepared well. Let’s… go to the room. I will make you happy…”

Xiao Yishui laughed, he held Madam Hua up and walked out of the pavilion quickly and soon left the courtyard.

Yang Ning made sure that they had left, and then came out from behind the garden. The courtyard was deserted and quiet, but Yang Ning’s heart was not calm.

The back up behind Madam Hua was Xiao Yishui, and there was obviously another backing behind Xiao Yishui. That was a big man in the capital. Although Xiao Yishui was capable in Huize county seat and no one dared to mess with him, compared with the big man in the Capital, he was absolutely insignificant, like an ant.