I was reborn after cheating on the aloof and powerful man.

Chapter 76 "Shangri-La"

The wind rustled through the bamboo forest, bringing a series of soft, swishing sounds, accompanied by a few breaths, almost inaudible in the wind.

Fei Xi slowly woke up, her head still a little dazed.

She opened her eyes and saw a group of beautiful women's heads above her, which almost made her heart stop.

"Senior Sister, you're finally awake!"

Okay, among all the beautiful heads, there is one that is the most pretty and familiar.

Amidst laughter and giggles, Fei Xi finally figured out where she was.

The woman at the head of the group of beauties was named Mu Yao. According to her, she was heartbroken and prepared to commit suicide because her childhood sweetheart fiancé broke off their engagement and married someone else.

Just as she was hanging on the white silk, about to die, she was discovered and rescued by her grandmother's male lover, Xiao Qi, and brought to her grandmother's place.

Grandma said that since these poor women had no one to love them, then Grandma would love them.

Since they have already died once, their past lives and karmic ties are severed, and there is no need for them to linger on the past.

From now on, their remaining lives belong to their grandmother, and they must live well for her sake.

"Little sister, you can stay here with peace of mind. Grandma has always loved us very much. As long as you are good and obedient, Grandma will give you whatever you want."

"I wonder where my grandmother is. May I visit her now?"

"Grandma has gone out on some business. When Grandma comes back, she will definitely invite the two new little sisters to meet her."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Yao Yao."

Fei Xi squeezed her junior sister's hand, who wanted to speak, and gently shook her head.

Her neck still hurt a little; that old man, Xiao Qi, who had kidnapped her and her junior sister, was really ruthless.

After Mu Yao left with her entourage, Fei Xi touched the back of her neck, pressed acupoints a few times to feel better, and then took her junior sister's hand and walked out the door.

Outside the gate is a square courtyard, and beyond that is a quiet bamboo grove.

No wonder she heard the sound of wind blowing through bamboo leaves when she woke up.

Fei Xi led her junior sister out of the courtyard. The women chatting in the courtyard only glanced at them and no one stepped forward to stop them.

Once she stepped through the courtyard gate, Fei Xi realized that she was surrounded by a dense bamboo forest.

The bamboo is tall and straight, its branches and leaves intertwined, forming a green barrier.

Not far to the right, a stream flows gently, its water crystal clear, reflecting the shadows of the bamboo grove and houses.

Several beautiful girls were laughing and playing in the stream; it was truly a paradise on earth.

"Senior Sister, are these sisters crazy? Weren't we captured by that Xiao Qi? We didn't come here of our own accord. As soon as I mentioned leaving, those sisters laughed at me, saying I didn't know how lucky I was."

Seeing that no one was around, Mu Qingfeng finally couldn't help but complain.

"How we got here isn't important. Xiao Feng, have you noticed that all the sisters here treat this place like a paradise? Naturally, no matter what you say, these sisters just think you haven't grasped the benefits of this place yet. But, Xiao Feng, why do you think these sisters are crazy?" Fei Xi teased her deliberately, seeing that her junior sister wasn't swayed by Mu Yao's words.

"People live for themselves. Even if they encounter sad and painful things in life, should they abandon their good family and friends just because of those unworthy people? People who are truly good to others should consider things from their perspective, instead of treating them like cats or dogs. This grandma definitely has a problem."

"Shh, Xiao Feng, just keep these words in mind. Let's settle down here for now."

Fei Xi gestured behind her with her eyes, and Mu Qingfeng immediately shut her mouth.

Suddenly, a beautiful woman appeared outside the bamboo forest, leading a half-naked man towards them.

The beautiful woman had a rosy complexion and a satiated, alluring look on her face.

The man was quite handsome, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and a very good physique. However, his eyes were dark, his face was cold and devoid of any smile, and his features had a gaunt appearance, making him seem somewhat mean.

"Are you two new girls? You haven't tasted a man's flavor yet, have you? Want to give it a try?"

"no need!"

Fei Xi was embarrassed by these lewd words and quickly pulled her junior sister, who hadn't understood yet, aside.

The beautiful woman chuckled softly, seemingly intrigued by their innocent affection. However, she said nothing more, for she knew that even someone as innocent as a blank sheet of paper would eventually become like her if they stayed in this place long enough.

She led the man into the courtyard, and not long after, another beautiful woman led the man out of the courtyard.

Fei Xi didn't care about the trickery involved. She had already guessed where she was, but how to escape would depend on her situation.

She continued to stroll through the bamboo forest with her junior sister. When they passed by a stream, several beautiful women invited Fei Xi and her sister to take off their shoes and go into the water to cool off.

Fei Xi smiled and politely declined their offer. After looking around the area, she took her junior sister back to her room and closed the door.

When Mu Yao saw the two return, she smiled slightly and didn't ask any further questions.

When it was time to eat, someone called Fei Xi and the others to come out and eat. Only then did the two of them come out of their room and eat with everyone.

On the way to the dining hall, Fei Xi counted that there were twelve rooms with flower names written on them, corresponding to the twelve flower goddesses.

However, there are more than twelve women here.

She and her junior sister lived in the lotus room. Some of the other rooms were shared by two or three people, while others were for one person only. Including Fei Xi and Mu Qingfeng, there were a total of twenty women here.

Among these twenty women, apart from Junior Sister, Mu Yao, and two other women who knew martial arts, the others were ordinary people like her who did not know martial arts.

While wandering around, Fei Xi also discovered that there were only two small side rooms where hot water could be heated, but no rooms for food or storage of miscellaneous items.

In other words, the daily necessities and food needed by the women here are delivered to them by someone every day.

The next day, as dawn broke, the junior sister was still fast asleep.

Fei Xi was carrying the clothes she had changed out of the night before, preparing to wash them by the stream. Just as she reached the gate, a beautiful woman came out of the room across the street and called out to her.

"Young lady, please wait a moment."

The beautiful woman's name is Liu Yingxue. According to her, they don't need to work after arriving here.

All they need to do each day is dress up nicely and have fun.

"Little sister, you really benefit from Sister Feng's fame."

"With your looks, my sister should have been assigned to one of Grandma's maids to learn how to serve others."

“But Sister Feng said that if you were driven away, she would leave too. Sister Mu couldn’t stand the noise, so she kept you here.”

“Since you’ve been kept here, you should take good care of your health. Especially your hands, they don’t look like a woman’s hands at all. Leave the rough work like washing clothes to the maids outside. Come with me, sister.”

The clothes basket in Fei Xi's hands was taken by Liu Yingxue and placed on a shelf outside the door.

Fei Xi glanced at it and saw that there were already two clothes baskets on it. She didn't see the maidservants that Liu Yingxue had mentioned, so she figured these maids must only come to work at fixed times and didn't live with them at other times.

As soon as the clothes basket was put down, before Fei Xi could thank her and say goodbye, Liu Yingxue half-pushed and half-took her to the plum blossom room.

Upon entering the room, Liu Yingxue pressed Fei Xi down to sit in front of the dressing table.

Liu Yingxue took a small box from the dressing table, picked out some eyebrow pencil, and carefully drew Fei Xi's eyebrows.

"Look closely, my sister is quite pretty... purse your lips like this... don't move... wait a moment, turn around a little... finally she's presentable."

Liu Yingxue first messed with Fei Xi's face, and after that, she spent a long time messing with her hair, finally adorning it with a head full of jewelry before letting Fei Xi stand up.

The woman in the dressing table mirror looked drastically different, with a lifeless expression on her face. Liu Yingxue couldn't help but clutch her stomach and laugh. "What's wrong? Is it because my cooking skills are bad?"

"No, Sister Liu, your makeup skills are impeccable. It's just that I'm not used to wearing all this stuff on my head, and it's also inconvenient for me to do things."

"Oh dear, I already told you we're here..."

Before Liu Yingxue could finish speaking, Fei Xi grabbed her wrist. "Weak heart and blood, weak spleen and stomach, have you been experiencing palpitations and loss of appetite lately, sister?"

……

Mu Qingfeng slowly woke up and opened her eyes to find the room empty; her senior sister was not there.

She heard chattering coming from the courtyard outside the door. She got out of bed and pushed open the door.

The eldest sister, dressed beautifully, was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard, taking the pulse of one of the older sisters.

The eldest sister was surrounded by a group of older sisters, and several beautiful older sisters were lined up, looking forward with anticipation.

"Damp-heat accumulation, coupled with lung and kidney yin deficiency, Sister Yun, it's best to refrain from sexual intercourse before finishing this medicine."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful women around burst into laughter.

"Xiaoyun, you've been indulging in excessive sexual activity just like the men."

"Sister Yun, you're not allowed to keep Xiao Wu by your side these next few days."

……

"Disgusting~"

Xiaoyun pretended to be angry and pinched Feixi's cheek as she was writing a prescription.

After writing the prescription, Fei Xi blew on it without changing her expression and handed it to the beautiful girl named Xiao Yun. Looking up, she saw her junior sister.

"Xiao Feng, go have your breakfast first. I'll come find you to play after I've finished taking the pulses of these older sisters."

"Sister Feng, come with me."

As someone led her forward by the hand, Mu Qingfeng pouted reluctantly, her face full of displeasure. She suddenly felt as if her senior sister had been snatched away.

Today is the fifth day that Fei Xi and Mu Qingfeng have stayed in this bamboo forest. With her superb medical skills, she has won the favor of all the beauties here.

During those 5 days, she took her junior sister out of the bamboo forest.

At the edge of the bamboo forest was a steep cliff, its bottom invisible. After looking down for a while, Fei Xi immediately led her junior sister away from the cliff edge and never went back.

On the other side, there was a road leading down the mountain.

They wandered around the bamboo forest without anyone stopping them. But as soon as they left the bamboo forest and started walking down the mountain path, two masked men appeared and told them to go back.

The junior sister wanted to argue a bit more, but Fei Xi shook her head at her. She couldn't possibly defeat these two, and there were definitely more than just them blocking her way down the mountain.

After observing for several days, Fei Xi discovered that every day at Chen Shi (7-9 AM), four old women with strong inner energy and four maids with inner energy no less than Xiao Feng would bring breakfast, clothes, jewelry, and some items that the beauties in the bamboo forest had specified the day before, and take care of various other chores. After finishing their tasks, they would go down the mountain.

They would come up again at noon and 5 pm to serve the meal.

The group of people kept their heads down and worked, never speaking to them.

Besides the eight workers, Fei Xi also saw six other men, each with their own distinct characteristics, appearing in the bamboo forest from time to time.

Liu Yingxue told her that these were all her grandmother's male lovers, and that she could go to them if she wanted to do something pleasurable.

Grandma said that what was hers belonged to them. Women, like men, also had sexual needs, and besides, pleasure was the greatest enjoyment in the world. Grandma wanted them to be happy, so she had her male lovers serve them as well.

Upon hearing this for the first time, Mu Qingfeng's face turned ashen. She could no longer help but ask:

"But isn't this kind of thing only enjoyable when done with someone you like? How can I let other men touch me!"

As soon as Mu Qingfeng finished speaking, the several beauties in the room all looked at her with unfriendly expressions. Mu Yao looked at her seriously and said:

“Sister Feng, no matter who you liked before, since that person betrayed you, you should forget about him. Now that you're here, you belong to Grandma, and your thoughts and feelings should only be for Grandma. Grandma has been so good to you, if you dare to betray Grandma, we will not tolerate you.”

"My junior sister is innocent by nature and did not mean to offend us. You sisters are beautiful and kind-hearted, so please don't hold it against her." Fei Xi pulled Mu Qingfeng behind her, stopping her junior sister from rushing out to question her.

Being under someone else's roof, she didn't want to see her junior sister suffer, so bowing her head wasn't difficult for her.

“Xi-mei, you and Feng-mei haven’t met Grandma yet, so your older sisters understand that you can’t forget the past. Once you’ve met Grandma, you’ll know how wonderful it is that there’s someone in this world who loves and cares for you. Feng-mei, you absolutely mustn’t say those things again, understand?”

"My sister will keep this in mind."

With her senior sister gently squeezing her hand, Mu Qingfeng looked aggrieved and reluctantly replied, "I understand."

Mu Yao and the others seemed quite satisfied with Fei Xi's sensible attitude. Seeing that Mu Qingfeng admitted her mistake, they finally stopped being so aggressive.

As soon as she got back to her room, Mu Qingfeng shook off her senior sister's hand, angrily lay down on the bed, and buried her face in the pillow.

"Senior sister, I did nothing wrong!"

Fei Xi walked to the bedside and gently stroked her junior sister's hair. Before experiencing those things, she thought the same as her junior sister, except...

Sighing inwardly, Fei Xi softened her voice and said:

"For these women, Grandma is like a second parent, so they naturally think everything she says makes sense. Xiaofeng, do you remember what you said when you first came here? You said that people should live for themselves, not be kept like cats and dogs. Cats and dogs being arranged to mate with other cats and dogs is nothing more than animal instinct in your eyes, but for these women who are kept like pets, it is perfectly normal. Different ideas, you don't need to force yourself to understand them."

Her senior sister's words struck a chord with Mu Qingfeng. Her mood improved slightly, but then she began to miss that person again. She looked up and muttered to herself:

"Senior sister...when can we leave here? Why hasn't Senior Brother Ji come to rescue us yet?"

"Shh!" Fei Xi quickly covered her junior sister's mouth and wrote "Leaving tonight" on her palm with her finger.

When Fei Xi and her junior sister were first abducted here, they were only wearing their nightgowns and did not carry much with them.

While treating and prescribing medicine for these beautiful women, Fei Xi specially collected some medicinal herbs and mixed some sleeping potions and pills.

But before she and her junior sister could even begin to act, just after midnight, an uninvited guest sneaked into her and Mu Qingfeng's room.

"Sister Liu, what do you mean by this?" Fei Xi asked immediately as soon as she stepped out of the door and into the bamboo forest.

Liu Yingxue took her hand and led her and Mu Qingfeng out of the bamboo forest, saying as they walked:

“Sister, your medical skills are superb. I hope you can help me save someone. I know you and your junior sister don’t want to stay here. I can find a way to let you go, but you must help me escape with that person.”

Liu Yingxue's eyes were filled with tears, her expression pleading. Fei Xi hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

Grandma is likely to return in the next couple of days, and they must escape before she does. Tonight is a rare opportunity that they cannot afford to miss.

Just as the three of them reached the junction of the bamboo forest and the downhill path, a man suddenly appeared.

By the moonlight, Fei Xi recognized him; it was Xiao Liu, her grandmother's male favorite.

"Hurry up and catch up. Someone going up the mountain around 5 a.m. will notice something's wrong. He's probably about to collapse. Are you sure this woman can really help you?"

“We have personally experienced Xi’s medical skills these past few days, and I trust her.”

Xiao Liu said no more. After walking for a while, instead of leading them down the mountain path, he led them to a side path.

As they walked, they led them into a small grove of trees.

Emerging from the grove, he came to a stone wall. He stepped forward, parted the vines on the stone wall, and revealed a cave about half a person's height.

Xiao Liu led the way with a torch, and Fei Xi and the other two followed him crouching low into the cave. After walking for about half an hour, she found herself in a somewhat familiar place.

After entering a small, cramped cave, Fei Xi pushed open the wooden lid above her head and found herself in a room where miscellaneous goods were stored.

Not long after leaving the room, Xiao Liu led them to a dungeon.

In the dark, damp dungeon, lay a person dressed in gray and white clothes. He lay motionless on the ground, like a lifeless corpse.