Chu Tianling's courtyard is located on the edge of the town, where there are few people around. It is planted with a large area of ​​peach trees, but he doesn't usually come here.

It was already late when many people came to the courtyard, making it very lively, but no one outside knew about it.

The sounds of pursuit were exceptionally clear in the quiet night.

Zhou Tianqi had already arranged patrol shifts, and upon hearing the commotion, he quickly sprang into action, opening the door and rushing out.

They happened to see a few people chasing a small figure.

"Stop! What are you doing?" Zhou Tianqi, a tall and burly man, stood in the night like a black bear, with an exceptionally loud voice.

Those people probably didn't expect so many people to suddenly appear in this usually quiet courtyard today, and they were stunned.

"It's nothing. That was a runaway slave from my household. Sorry for disturbing you all. I'll take him away right away." The other person tried to suppress his racing heartbeat and took a few tentative steps.

His eyes were fixed on the big guy, and the height difference immediately diminished his imposing presence.

"Sir, save me! I don't know them, they want to kidnap me and sell me!" The child sensed Zhou Tianqi's imposing aura and quickly ran over to hide behind him.

"Come on! Arrest them all!" he ordered, and the surrounding guards all stepped forward and surrounded the men.

Without even needing to shout, those people immediately scattered.

Zhou Tianqi grabbed the little brat behind him and threw him into the yard: "Keep an eye on him first."

A person immediately came out and left with the child.

Zhou Tianqi was furious. Damn it! We're about to eat, why did they have to come at this time of all?

Don't you know that food doesn't taste good when it's cold?

That was so disappointing.

He chased after the scattered fugitives like an enraged lion, kicking one of them seven or eight meters away.

That one punch sent him flying.

Finally, the others lay on the ground, unable to get up, leaving only the last skinny little monkey. Despite his small size, he ran like a whirlwind.

Zhou Tianqi chased after him, his big feet stomping on the ground with a loud thud.

The longer it took, the angrier he became. The food would have been cooked long ago, and with such a long distance, he would only be able to eat leftovers when he got back.

He specifically told the kitchen to cook extra rice. Now everyone's got a good workout before the meal, so they'll probably have a big appetite and might even finish his portion.

Now, looking at the skinny little monkey still running wildly ahead, he looks at him as if he were a dead man.

Anyway, the previous ones were still alive, so it doesn't matter whether this one is alive or not.

He suddenly stopped and picked up a large rock from the ground, a rock as big as his head.

Zhou Tianqi easily took it in his hand and forcefully swung it towards the small dot in front of him.

With a thud.

The small dot fell down immediately.

Zhou Tianqi strode over, and the poor wretch lying there felt as if the sound of his footsteps were the scythe of death slowly approaching.

He was terrified, his mouth was full of blood, and he mumbled, "I was wrong, please let me go..."

Unfortunately, the night was too dark and the sound was too soft. Before he could react, he felt himself being lifted into the air.

Oh! How did I end up in the sky? Oh, I got kicked!

If I had known there was such a deadly weapon inside, I would never have run away, even if I had been caught and handed over to the authorities!

His only thought before he died was still filled with emotion.

After Zhou Tianqi finished kicking, he felt a little less angry. He bent down, picked up one of the other person's legs with one hand, and dragged him back.

Why are you running away? You made me have to walk back, what bad luck!

Chu Tianling, no longer bothered by the big incident in the courtyard, took Jiao Jiao's hand and walked out.

"My benefactor, my benefactor, it's me! Do you still remember me?"

The two had just walked over when they heard a cheerful shout.

Shen Jiaojiao looked at the young boy with curiosity, as she couldn't see him clearly in the dark outside the courtyard earlier.

Now that we're inside, with the lights on, we can see him clearly; he's a nimble young boy.

Chu Tianling looked at this person and vaguely recognized him.

"What's going on?" There are always troublemakers trying to break me and Jiaojiao up. It's so annoying.

"My benefactor! It's me! A few days ago I was selling myself on the street to bury my father, and you gave me the money and left. I tried to find you later but couldn't. I never imagined you lived here." The boy was overjoyed.

Chu Tianling didn't speak. His distant memory returned to the day he accompanied Jiaojiao home. It seemed that something like this happened, and that was also the first time he met Chen Baozhu.

These were all unimportant, so I didn't pay them any mind.

"What's going on?" Chu Tianling thought he should finish dealing with the matter quickly, so that Jiaojiao wouldn't go hungry.

Shen Jiaojiao looked at the two of them with curiosity.

"My name is Gou Dan." He was a little reserved. When he was young, everyone in the village called him that, so he didn't feel anything.

Since arriving in the big city and burying his father, he had been looking for someone to help him find a job. However, he found that every time he mentioned his name, people would laugh at him. He also realized that his name seemed to be somewhat out of place.

He glanced up at the two people above him, and seeing that they didn't have any unpleasant expressions, he relaxed slightly and continued speaking.

"After my benefactor left that day, I used the money to buy a coffin for my father, and asked people to help carry it up the mountain for burial. I planned to return to the city to repay my benefactor."

"But since I'm unfamiliar with the area, I don't know how to ask around. So these days I'm trying to find a job, do it slowly, and look for people along the way."

“I was young and frail, so no one wanted to hire me. I was also reluctant to spend money on myself, so I lived in a dilapidated temple with those little beggars.”

“Yesterday a group of people came to the dilapidated temple looking for people, saying that I could get paid to work with them, so I went with them.”

"As a result, the road became more and more remote, and finally we came to a cave. They pushed us in and locked us up. The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong."

"I took advantage of the commotion in the cave today to escape quickly. If I hadn't met you guys, I probably would have been caught very soon."

Dog Egg's face was filled with the joy of successfully escaping.

He felt incredibly lucky! He always met his benefactor during his most difficult times; his benefactor was truly his lucky star.

Shen Jiaojiao sat up straight, sensing that something was wrong. The fact that Er Gou had escaped meant that this place wasn't far away.

Chu Tianling also thought of this and his expression changed: "Do you still remember the road to that place you mentioned?"

Er Gou's eyes lit up even more: "I remember! I can lead the way!"

He knew that his benefactor was kind-hearted, saving him and then wanting to save others, and he felt a deep sense of pride.

"Tell me more about who else is there." It seems things are not simple.

"There are many people in the cave, adults and children. I went there yesterday, so I don't know much. There are people guarding the outside. I heard that once the cave is full, someone will take people away."

"I don't know how many people are considered full. It's very chaotic inside. Today, some people got into a fight inside, and then the guards outside went in and beat them up. I just ran out the moment they opened the door."

Shen Jiaojiao shook his hand, it seemed that time was running out.