The burly men chatted and laughed as they lit the oil lamps in the tunnel with tinderboxes.
Jiang Yimian only frowned slightly, and she and Lu Cijian remained hidden in the shadows without making any move.
The two men lit the oil lamps on the wall and walked straight into the deeper part of the passage, completely unaware of the two people hiding around the corner.
Jiang Yimian and her companion carefully followed the people in front of them as they traversed the tunnel.
Just after we turned two corners, the noise inside suddenly became chaotic.
Inside the network of tunnels, a group of people were surrounding and mocking a group of people pushing handcarts and carrying baskets on their backs.
"Oh, so you know to hurry up today. It seems yesterday's whipping has taught you a lesson. Hurry up, all of you. If you delay the food, clothing, and daily necessities of the people of Xiliang in the city, you'll be beaten into mincemeat."
"That's right, hurry up and send the things to where they should be sent. If you're late, you bunch of good-for-nothings won't live."
"Hurry up, all of you, get it done quickly! You're so slow, haven't you eaten yet?!"
As they spoke, they brandished their whips, lashing them repeatedly at the people pushing the handcarts in the middle.
"Crack! Crack! Crack!" The sound of several whips striking flesh rang out, accompanied by laughter from many people nearby.
They watched it like it was an interesting play.
Seeing the person in the video being whipped until their skin was torn and bleeding, yet still insisting on pushing the handcart and protecting the basket on their back from falling, as if they had seen something exciting, even the whips seemed to strike even harder.
Only when the men's whipping motions slowed down, until they had no more strength left, did the ragged man secretly breathe a sigh of relief and subconsciously quicken his pace.
However, the onlookers, seeing this, quickly lashed out with their whips at the man, their faces full of displeasure. "What's wrong? You think you can run away now that Grandpa's tired? Bah! Grandpa has plenty of strength."
After saying that, he lashed the people with the whip several more times.
As the procession of people pushing handcarts gradually came to an end and disappeared, the people from Xiliang seemed to have lost interest and scattered away.
Only one robust man in a gray military uniform and a few Xiliang people in ordinary clothes remained in the same spot.
The man in the gray military uniform looked at the people around him and said with some dissatisfaction, "I heard that a few people from the Great Jin have come to the City Lord's Mansion? It must be that King Chu's idea again."
This guy not only nearly wiped us out in Weizhou last time, but he also ruined me, leaving me like this now. As a member of the vanguard, I'm now relegated to supervising construction in this tunnel.
"I'm a leader who's killed nearly a thousand people on the battlefield, that damned Xie Yang."
Hearing this, the short man standing to the side just smiled and said, "What are you worried about, leader? Once the battle with Tuyuhun begins, you will definitely be recalled to the vanguard of Xiliang."
Besides, it's not all that boring in these tunnels; aren't there still those Xia people to amuse us?"
After saying that, he pointed to the people who were rushing in from the passage not far away.
The man in the gray military uniform was delighted to see the newcomers and stepped forward, blocking the two men opposite him.
A thin, fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy was holding a five or six-year-old girl with a desperate expression. As soon as he saw the person in front of him, he immediately knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Leader, please, please save my sister. She has caught a cold. If no witch doctor comes to treat her, she will surely die."
As the boy spoke, he repeatedly kowtowed to the ground, as if he felt no pain, each kowtow heavier than the last.
The man in the gray military uniform merely glanced at the splattered blood on his shoes with disgust, then kicked the boy in the face, saying with displeasure, "You filthy thing, lick my shoes clean now."
The boy fell to the ground because of the heavy kick, and the little girl in his arms also fell heavily to the ground.
With a loud thud, it crashed directly to the ground.
However, the little girl kept her eyes closed, her face flushed, clearly indicating that she had a fever.
The boy was startled by what he saw and reached out to pick the person up again, but he was too slow.
The little girl was picked up by the short man next to him. When his gaze fell on the little girl's face, a lewd look flashed across his eyes.
The others also showed the same expression.
Upon seeing this, the man in the gray military uniform laughed and scolded, "How pathetic! You'll be able to leave in a few days. There's no need to rush."
The brothels outside don't offer the same level of enjoyment as this little girl.
Upon hearing this, the short man simply smiled and scratched the back of his head. "To be honest, I've been watching her for quite a while."
Unfortunately, this kid kept his sister well hidden, so I didn't have a chance. If it weren't for the leader's help today, I wouldn't have had this opportunity.
We hope the leader will grant our request.
Upon hearing this, the man in the gray military uniform glared at the group of men with annoyance before laughing and cursing, "Get out of my way, don't get in my way."
I don't want to see any live sex show.
The men just laughed and quickly grabbed the little girl, turning into a side path.
The boy was furious. He lunged forward and grabbed the shorter man's hair, tearing at it while slamming his head against the man's head.
He roared, "You beasts! Don't even think about doing anything to my sister! Let her go, you bastards!"
The shorter man was hit hard by the other person, and his head started to throb with pain, but the other person still held on to his hair tightly and refused to let go.
Seeing this, the others rushed forward to help, but they were unable to subdue the boy.
No matter how hard they beat and tore at the boy, he only held onto the short man's hair and wouldn't let go, even biting his ear with his own mouth.
The shorter man couldn't help but scream in pain.
Seeing the chaotic scene, the man in the gray military uniform sneered, "Useless, all of you are useless. You can't even beat someone who can't even get enough to eat."
As he spoke, he quickly stepped forward, pulled out a hidden weapon from his sleeve, and was about to stab it directly into the boy's neck.
However, at that moment, he felt a whooshing sound behind him. He quickly withdrew his hand and bent down to avoid the dagger flying towards him.
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