Chapter 194: Doubt

Before Yuan Xun could finish his words, the blades of several knives were already placed on his neck.

A man who looked like a small leader sneered, "You woke up quite early. You don't need to know who we are. As for where this place is, you will soon find out. I advise you to be sensible and don't try to escape. Otherwise, don't worry about our ruthless swords."

As they were talking, Chen Wu, other officers and soldiers, and several men in the village also woke up. Seeing their own situation, they all shouted in surprise and fear.

The little leader was annoyed by the noise and ordered his men to whip them a few times. Immediately, no one dared to shout anymore.

The little leader then spoke loudly, "Now that everyone is awake, it's perfect. I'll tell you about the rules here—there's only one rule: be obedient. If you obey and work hard, you'll have food to eat. Otherwise, you'll die! First, take all the men to the torture chamber, put shackles on them, and then send them to the mine to start working! As for the women, lock them up in the cells first!"

Qin Mengyue also woke up at this time, and her face turned pale when she saw the situation around her. However, on the one hand, she had experienced so many things along the way, and she was much stronger than before. On the other hand, when Chen Fenghe saw that she woke up, he whispered a few words to her, which made her feel at ease. Therefore, she did not scream like the other abducted women, but just quietly held Chen Fenghe's hand and protected the three little ones who had not yet woken up.

Chen Fenghe whispered, "Mother, His Highness came here with us too. He must have been captured on purpose. These people might be coming for us. Once we find out who's behind this, His Highness and I will naturally find a way to escape."

Qin Mengyue nodded and said softly, "Feng He, mother believes in you."

As Shen Fenghe spoke, he secretly observed the group of people.

The people who kidnapped them before were still dressed in black night clothes, but the others looked like bandits.

But... Chen Fenghe still discovered that the boots these people wore were all made of fine mink fur, and the styles were surprisingly uniform.

She vaguely remembered these boots; they were probably military boots. The Gu family's business back then included the purchase and production of military boots.

As to whether these people were deserters who had become bandits, or whether they had originally been members of the army but were deliberately disguising themselves as bandits to conceal their identities, it was still impossible to tell.

Also, the mine the leader mentioned earlier is also of concern...

While she was thinking about it, several "bandits" came over and drove her, Qin Mengyue and other women towards the cell.

Chen Fenghe and Qin Mengyue picked up Shen Yichuan, Xiao Yunhao and others and got off the mule cart temporarily as instructed. Chen Fenghe secretly glanced at Xiao Yunshuo, but found that Xiao Yunshuo was also looking at her and nodded slightly at her.

Chen Fenghe also nodded slightly, then passed him by and walked away.

The cell was not big, and with the women in the exile team, there were more than ten or twenty people in total, and it actually felt a bit crowded.

After those 'bandits' left, everyone huddled together and started crying.

Chen Fenghe took a look and found that all the women in the exile team, young and old, had been captured, but the women in the village were all of a certain beauty.

This also made her more convinced that these people were most likely coming for the exile team. The best way was to make everyone in the exile team disappear, so that the news would not leak out!

At this moment, the door of the old house was suddenly opened, and several bandits walked in, their eyes sweeping across the faces of the women with lewd eyes.