Chapter 474: Jade Courtyard
Chapter 474: Chapter 474: Jade Courtyard
A short while later, Bai Lingyu arrived at the grand entrance of the Jade Courtyard.
The two elite guards stationed at the gate were visibly surprised when they saw her approaching again so soon.
"Concubine Bai?" One of the guards frowned in confusion. "You... just left a few hours ago. The Prime Minister didn’t send for you again tonight, did he?"
The other guard also looked puzzled.
Usually, after entertaining the three experts, she wouldn’t return the same night.
Bai Lingyu maintained her elegant and gentle smile, though her voice was slightly hoarse.
"I... forgot something important in the side chamber. It won’t take long."
The guards exchanged a glance.
Although they found it strange, Concubine Bai had special permission to enter the courtyard, so they ultimately stepped aside and let her through.
"Be quick. The three lords are still resting underground."
Bai Lingyu nodded gracefully and walked inside.
As soon as she passed the main building and entered the back garden, heading toward the hidden entrance behind the artificial mountain, she murmured to herself in confusion.
"...Why did I come back here?"
Her steps slowed as a strange, dazed look appeared on her face.
She clearly remembered feeling exhausted after the intense session and wanting to return to her own residence to rest and recover... yet her body had unconsciously brought her back to this damned place.
She reached the hidden entrance, pressed a secret mechanism on the artificial mountain, and the stone door silently slid open, revealing the dark stairs leading underground.
Bai Lingyu’s beautiful face tilted slightly in confusion as she continued walking slowly down the dark stairs.
She truly couldn’t understand why she had returned here.
"...Strange," she murmured softly to herself. "I was clearly heading back to my residence... Why did I suddenly turn around?"
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The underground passage was dimly lit by glowing night pearls embedded in the walls.
The deeper she went, the heavier the air became... thick with the scent of incense, medicinal herbs, and the faint trace of indulgence.
When she reached the first layer of the underground area, one of the servants guarding the inner gate looked surprised to see her again.
"Concubine Bai? The three lords have already retired for the night. Did the Prime Minister summon you back?"
Bai Lingyu forced a gentle smile, though her mind was still in a daze.
"I... left something here earlier. I’ll just retrieve it quickly and leave."
The servant didn’t dare question her further and allowed her to pass.
Bai Lingyu walked deeper into the familiar yet suffocating underground complex.
Soon,
She stopped in front of a luxurious side chamber where she had entertained the three Golden Core experts just hours ago.
Pushing the door open, she stood there blankly, staring at the messy bed and the lingering scent of indulgence in the air.
The moment she arrived back here, her mind seemed to clear.
Her mouth twitched slightly as she cursed herself for even wanting to come back here.
Before she could turn around and leave, a low, rough voice sounded from the inner side of the chamber.
"Hmm? You’re back already, little concubine?"
From behind a folding screen, three tall and powerful figures slowly emerged.
The three Golden Core experts that Prime Minister Mu had hired were all middle-aged men with imposing auras.
The first was a burly man with a bald head and a thick black beard.
His upper body was naked, revealing dense muscles covered in battle scars.
His eyes were like those of a hungry wolf... sharp and full of lust.
And for Bai Lingyu, he was the most vulgar and rough of the three.
The second was a lean, scholarly-looking man with long hair tied in a topknot and a cold, arrogant face.
He wore a loose purple robe, but his eyes gleamed with a calculating light.
He was the one who liked to play with her mind while tormenting her body.
The third was a short, stocky man with a full beard and a sinister smile.
His small, greedy eyes constantly scanned Bai Lingyu’s body like a venomous snake.
All three had just finished their meeting and rest after thoroughly enjoying the imperial concubine, so they were only wearing loose inner robes.
But they clearly hadn’t expected Concubine Bai to return so soon.
The bald burly man laughed loudly, his eyes lighting up with surprise and renewed desire.
"Ha! Did you miss us so much? Tch tch, what a greedy little slut. We just drained you dry a few hours ago and you’re already crawling back?"
But the scholarly man narrowed his eyes, clearly more suspicious.
"This is unusual... You were barely able to walk when you left earlier. Why have you returned?"
The short, sinister man licked his lips, his gaze locked onto Bai Lingyu’s slightly wrinkled dress, voluptuous body, and beautiful face.
"Hehe, who care! Since you’re already here, don’t even think about leaving tonight!"
Bai Lingyu’s eyes and mouth twitched as she inwardly cursed these three bastards.
She forced herself to maintain a gentle smile and took a step back.
"I... I really just came to retrieve something. I’ll leave right now—"
But before she could finish, the short, sinister man moved with surprising speed.
He grabbed her wrist and yanked her forward roughly.
And in one swift motion, he pulled down the upper part of her robe, fully revealing her large, snow-white breasts that were still marked with faint red handprints and bite marks from earlier.
"Heh, trying to run? After coming back here like this?" he sneered.
His small, greedy eyes shone with excitement as he openly groped one of her soft mounds.
The bald burly man laughed even louder and stepped forward as well.
"Since you’re already here, let’s have another round!"
The scholarly man, however, remained slightly more cautious.
He watched Bai Lingyu’s dazed and reluctant expression with narrowed eyes, sensing that something was off.
Instead of joining immediately, he stayed back and observed the surroundings warily, his spiritual sense quietly spreading out to check for any sign of abnormalities.