After walking along the underground river for about two quarters of an hour, I finally saw a light in the distance.

It's the entrance to the cave.

It’s a way out!

Finally, it sees the light of day again!

This underground river led to the valley behind Guangning Mountain, forming a natural stream. The moment Qin Ye stepped on the ground again, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This life was finally saved.

The sun is rising.

The sun is slightly warm.

The two held hands, walked out of the valley, bypassed half of the mountain range, and headed in the direction of the bandits. From afar, they heard a shout:

"My Lord! Princess, where are you?"

"Look for it quickly, even if we have to turn the entire Guangning Mountain upside down!"

“Your Majesty…”

“Over there!!”

Someone called out and discovered the two of them.

Han Feng rushed over immediately, and seeing that his master was safe and sound, with his hands and feet in good condition, he finally felt relieved after having been worried for the whole night.

My eyes are a little red...

"master……"

I feel like I'm about to cry.

Zong Zhengchen glanced at him calmly, "Why are you panicking?"

The cold wind pouts.

If his master had any misfortune, where would he go to find such a good master? Who would give him so much monthly silver?

He also has to save monthly salary to marry a wife. This concerns his happiness for the rest of his life. How can he not be anxious?

"What's the situation with the bandits?" The man asked as he walked, holding Qin Mo's hand.

Han Feng hurriedly followed: "The situation has been basically stabilized. The bandits have been subdued. The fire yesterday burned for a long time. The casualties..."

He reports information.

At the foot of Guangning Mountain, there are many people.

The guards detained the bandits, holding swords and pointing them. The bandits squatted on the ground obediently, holding their heads, not daring to move.

The captured civilians were rescued, and their families rushed over upon hearing the news. They hugged each other, crying and shouting.

There are also people who unfortunately died...

Among the corpses on the ground, Qin Ye saw a familiar figure at a glance.

The boy in the kitchen!

She was stunned for a moment, then rushed forward.

He died...

The fire burned his body. His legs seemed to be pressed down by something and were burned into a charcoal-black color. They were bloody and could hardly be called legs. Instead... they were all burned up, burned empty.

The lower body is gone...

His eyes were wide open with a painful expression, as if he was dying in pain.

Qin Ye's eyes suddenly turned red, he covered his mouth, staggered back three or four steps, and fell to the ground.

"Wild!"

Not far away, Zong Zhengchen dropped what he was holding, rushed over, and supported her limp body, "What's wrong? Where do you feel uncomfortable..."

"He's dead..."

Qin Ye's lips trembled, "He...he is dead...I said I would rescue him..."

If the young man had not told her the layout of the village, she would not have been able to find the hostages and rescue everyone so quickly.

But, everyone came out alive, except him...

"It's my fault..."

The feeling of self-blame suddenly filled her heart, causing her breathing to become short and her eyes to become tearful.

"It was me... If I hadn't impulsively knocked Brother Tiger unconscious, Brother Tiger wouldn't have become alert, and the fire wouldn't have started, and the things that happened later wouldn't have happened. All of this was because of me..."

Zong Zhengchen immediately hugged her and said in a deep voice:

"You don't have to blame yourself, Ye'er. You did the right thing. You saved everyone. But justice and darkness go hand in hand, and justice often requires sacrifice."

No matter what you do, you have to pay a price.

If we attack the stronghold by force, more people will die.

They sneaked in and captured them with clever tactics, and rescued everyone, with only the young man being sacrificed.

The young man's death was a worthy one.