They live a life worse than death, yet they all remain steadfast, seemingly holding on to nothing.
Jiang Yimian frowned. Seeing that the other party didn't seem to be lying, she became even more worried about the situation in the tunnel.
The fact that even the people of Xiliang, who have lived in these tunnels for so long, don't fully know the exit suggests either that the secrets within the tunnels are too vast, or that the tunnels are so large that they are spread throughout the entire city of Xiliang.
Either way, it's a tricky situation for them.
If the entire underground of Xiliang City were tunnels, no matter how large the Tuyuhun army was, it would be impossible to completely destroy Xiliang.
They might even be attacked by Xiliang instead.
While they were in silence, the young boy beside them seemed to have made up his mind. He took a deep breath for a while before saying, "I know where the other exits of the tunnel are."
Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow, but before she could speak, the man in the gray military uniform widened his eyes and said incredulously, "You know nothing, kid. Stop talking nonsense. Believe me or not... ugh."
Before he could finish speaking, Lu Cijian had already dislocated his jaw again, and the remaining words and screams were all drowned out by that whimper.
Seeing this, the young boy nervously swallowed again. "I can tell you, but I have a condition."
Jiang Yimian only looked at him, "What are the conditions?"
The young boy secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Although he knew it was risky and could very well put him and his sister in danger, he still wanted to take the gamble. Now it seems he made the right bet; at least the two of them didn't kill him outright.
After a long silence, he said, "I don't know what you want to do, but I have only one request: whether you succeed or not, you must take my sister away."
After saying that, he was a little uneasy, as if he was afraid that the two of them would refuse, and added again: "We can find her a good family, not necessarily rich and noble, as long as she can live peacefully, or she can stay in a charity hall."
He only hoped that his sister could escape from here, forget everything in Xiliang City, and forget him too.
As long as we can escape from here, there is hope for the future. We don't have to eke out a living in this tunnel until we die unnoticed.
He wanted his sister to live in the sunlight, not in this dark underground.
Seeing that the two people didn't speak, he became a little anxious and quickly said, "I really know where those exits are, I won't lie to you."
If you need me to lead the way, I... I can try to take you there.
The boy's tone was somewhat urgent, and his eyes, fixed on the two of them, held a hint of expectation.
Jiang Yimian did not answer, but said, "Have you seen a man here who is wearing a black cloak, has a pale face, and a mole on the corner of his mouth?"
This is the person who initially lured them into the tunnel.
The young boy frowned and thought for a while before shaking his head. "I don't know who it is. There are many people here, and many tunnels, so it's hard to recognize everyone."
Moreover, the amount of information was too little; he couldn't discern any distinctive features from those numb faces.
The people in this tunnel are numb, they have lost all basic perception of anything, and are simply driven by the whip.
After hesitating for a while, he continued, "I can help you find him."
Jiang Yimian nodded. "I agree to your conditions, but not now."
The boy's face immediately lit up with joy, and he no longer had any reservations. He simply let out a long sigh of relief, "There are five exits in total."
Each one was heavily guarded by people from Xiliang, making it very difficult to leave through that exit or enter.
Although these Xia people were controlled by the Xiliang people and could not go to many places, they secretly planned many things in secret.
Although those plans were extinguished by repeated beatings and the deaths of his companions, and were ultimately rejected by him, he did not give up on the necessary investigations.
Because he also wanted to take his sister out and escape from here.
Jiang Yimian looked at him, simply gesturing for him to continue.
The young boy then continued, "He already mentioned two of the exits, but there isn't just one exit in the City Lord's Mansion, there are two. I don't know the exact location of the exits within the City Lord's Mansion."
As for the remaining two, one is inside the city gate of Xiliang City, and the other is in a brothel within the city.
No matter where these exits are, there are quite a few guards.
Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian exchanged a glance, both seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.
The locations of these five exits are very well hidden. Although we know their approximate locations, it would be very difficult to find each exit precisely.
Because Xiliang City was very large, larger than the ordinary cities of the Jin Dynasty and Tuyuhun, it was roughly the size of one and a half capital cities.
The city has a large population, and those people are both civilians and soldiers. If anything unusual happens, it will be discovered quickly.
Thinking of this, she frowned again.
If her guess was correct, and considering that each exit was heavily guarded, how did the man in the black hood know about such an important place, even the leader inside the tunnel didn't know about it?
Not only were they very familiar with the area, but they could also safely appear in their compound amidst so many patrols, not to mention they could disappear into the underground passage in an instant.
None of these things are easy to do.
She had initially thought that the man was a spy left behind by Aguzan in Xiliang, but now it seemed unlikely, because no matter how capable the people Aguzan left behind were, they couldn't have done what they had done.
Not only was he familiar with the local area, but he was also very familiar with the city lord's mansion.
Moreover, judging from the man's physique, he should be a Xia person. How could Aguzan's people be Xia people?
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