I Only Want to Lie Flat But Am Forced to Cultivate Immortality

Shang Shaoyang’s face froze, his hand holding the noodle soup paused, just about to say something when the beggar woman continued, "But don’t worry, sir, if I eat two bowls of your noodles, I’ll surely sleep with you twice as well..."

The noodle soup splashed out, and Shang Shaoyang’s hand, accustomed to wielding a sword for years, couldn’t help but tremble.

Seeing the sincerity in her eyes, Shang Shaoyang quickly averted his gaze, avoiding the beggar woman’s gaze.

At the neighboring table, the shopkeeper took away Xu Qing’s bowl of noodles and sighed.

After finishing her meal, the beggar woman got up and earnestly said, "Please come with me, sir."

At this moment, the silent shopkeeper suddenly spoke, warning, "Sir, please don’t go. This woman looks decent, and there’s a pattern on her neck, clearly showing she escaped from human traffickers."

"If you go and get caught by traffickers, extorting money is minor. But if this woman has some disease on her..."

Upon hearing this, the beggar woman couldn’t hold back any longer, covering her face and crying, "Even if I were starving, I would never harm my benefactor. It’s true I was sold by traffickers, and it’s true I escaped, but I have no intention of harming anyone. If you do not disdain me, I naturally have the skills of a lady to serve you well, so you can be at ease without being tainted by my damaged body."

Beside them, Xu Qing listened with a furrowed brow.

Since when did human traffickers come to Linjiang? Did Master Li Si and the broker know about this?

Having left Linjiang for a few months, why did it feel like the matters of Linjiang’s underworld were no longer under Xu’s control?

Shang Shaoyang was silent for a moment, then took out ten taels of silver from his purse and said, "I believe you. Take this silver to start a business, or spend it as you like. Just don’t degrade yourself anymore."