Su Degui was furious. He hadn't gotten his share of the pancakes, and he cursed through gritted teeth, but he still had nothing to eat. He could only drink a bellyful of cold water, find a cool spot, and fall asleep.

When the exiled troops set off again, he went to relieve himself and felt a burning hunger and heartache in his stomach.

But what's the use of hurting him? No one will care about him except his elderly mother.

His elderly mother felt sorry for him, but because of his advanced age, she couldn't even get a piece of bread from him.

No matter how much Su Degui complained, he could only grit his teeth and continue on his way.

So he is the one you just saw.

Su Degui stared at the scorching road, staggering forward. He felt that if he continued walking, he would die.

At this moment, his face was a mixture of blue and purple, and his eyes were swollen like walnuts with dark bruises.

Judging from his current appearance, it's not hard to imagine that his body is in no better shape.

Su Degui didn't want to leave at this point; he felt like he was going to die.

If I'm going to die anyway, why should I leave?

Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well choose a way to die in a temporarily comfortable way.

Yang Yi had been keeping a close eye on Su Degui. Seeing Su Degui's disheveled state, he guessed that without his help, Su Degui probably wouldn't have survived.

So he walked up to Su Degui, took two pieces of dry bread that could kill a person, and a water bag and threw them at Su Degui's feet.

Su Degui was sitting on the ground waiting for death when suddenly two dry biscuits and a water bag appeared in front of him.

This made Su Degui, who was waiting to die, as excited as a wild dog that had found food.

He immediately pounced on the dry biscuits, picking up the cracked pieces and stuffing them into his mouth.

At that moment, he didn't care whether the pancakes were dirty or not when they were on the ground.

The most important thing is to fill your stomach and survive.

Su Degui choked after only a few bites of the dry biscuit, his face turning red and his neck swelling as he dry-heaved.

He quickly opened the water bag and drank a few mouthfuls of water to soothe his throat.

And so, Su Degui finished both dry biscuits without feeling full.

However, I wasn't as hungry anymore, so I could hold on.

He doesn't want to die anymore...

After his body was relieved by the food, he raised his head.

He saw Yang Yi, who was intently watching him from the front.

He asked Yang Yi in confusion, "Why did you save me?"

Yang Yi smiled wickedly when he heard Su Degui's question.

"Good question..."

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is often my friend.

You should understand what I mean...

"You mean..."

Yes, I think...

"What benefits will I get?"

If you cooperate with me, I can remove your shackles right now.

After it's done, you can enjoy whatever our escorts eat.

What do you think of these conditions?

"No, that risk is far from enough to cover my compensation."

What else do you want?

You need to give me some medicine for my wounds, and one of their carriages.

They must have a lot of silver on them. Give me a thousand taels after you get it.

Yang Yi stroked his chin and thought for a moment.

"Okay, we'll calculate it according to your requirements."

Su Degui was overjoyed to see that Yang Yi had agreed to his conditions.

He quickly pressed his advantage and stretched out his foot.

Yang Yi understood and, without saying a word, walked forward, took out the key, squatted down, and unlocked the shackles that Su Degui had been wearing for almost a day.

After the shackles were removed, Su Degui felt as if he were floating, as if he had practiced some kind of light-body technique, and his feet felt incredibly light.

Yang Yi removed Su Degui's shackles, stood up, and holding the shackles in his hand, said to Su Degui, "How about my sincerity?"