The people captured here were indeed divided into different levels just as Tian An had expected.
The group of people she had seen earlier, crowding around the trough to grab food, were of the lowest status.
Their parents are either wealthy businessmen or their families do not hold high official positions but are in important positions and can play a key role.
Those who have higher official positions in their family will be treated better here.
But it is limited to the separate detention of men and women, with bowls for eating and beds and quilts for sleeping.
Among the children of officials, An Wan's group was the best treated. Their families either had titles or held official positions of the second rank or above.
Although they still lived in a cell surrounded by iron bars, they were shared between two or three people in a room, and the food was better, with separate meals and occasional meat dishes.
Although I only slept on a thin bed board on the ground at night, at least there was a quilt and a simple bed curtain to maintain the last bit of privacy.
But because they were treated well, this group of people looked cleaner and tidier.
Young men were fine, but pretty women were more vulnerable to the evil intentions of the guards. Being casually taken advantage of was considered a blessing, but if they weren't careful, their innocence would be ruined.
An Wan was favored by the guard and refused to give in. In order to protect her innocence, she picked up a stone from the ground and hit the guard, and then disfigured her own face.
When Tian An and his companions arrived here, they happened to see a man in charge of guarding a woman against the iron bars of the cell. He was baring his yellow teeth and trying to get close to her mouth, ignoring her struggle.
Even though the iron door of the cell was open, the other people inside were all scared and huddled in the corner, and no one dared to come out to help her.
The other burly guard seemed to be accustomed to it. He stood by and laughed loudly with a wooden stick as thick as his arm.
When he got excited, he used a wooden stick to knock on the iron bars, making a loud "clang clang" sound, which scared the other prisoners in the cell so much that they covered their heads and trembled.
As soon as he saw the woman, Tian An wondered if An Wan had also suffered such humiliation.
In an instant, he was filled with anger and rushed to the strong man in two steps. Before the strong man could react, he snatched the wooden stick from his hand, swung it with both hands and hit the man who was raping the woman with all his strength.
The stick hit his back directly, and everyone heard the sound of bones breaking.
The next second, a long and shrill scream of "Ah..." resounded through the sky, like a pig being slaughtered.
Tian An didn't stop. Taking advantage of his slow reaction, he swung the stick at him once, twice, three times... venting his anger.
The woman she forced also took advantage of the opportunity to run back to the prison.
By the time Xiao Qingheng and his men reacted and tried to snatch the stick from Tian An's hand, the strong man had already been beaten by Tian An to the point of spitting blood. He was lying on the ground twitching, breathing more out than in.
Moreover, those who tried to grab the stick were hit several times by Tian An, who was swung the stick around in anger. The scene was in chaos and filled with wailing.
It was not until Tian An stopped beating because he was tired that he showed a confused expression and threw the stick in his hand far away in fear as if he had just woken up from a dream.
An Wan hurried forward to support her: "What's wrong? Are you okay?"
Tian An blinked his eyes, looking at the chaotic scene with an innocent face, and said at a loss: "What happened just now? Why don't I remember anything?"
An Wan suddenly looked worried and asked, "Do you really not remember anything?"
Tian An instantly held his head in pain and thought for a long time, then his expression gradually calmed down. He looked at An Wan and said, "I remember now, aren't we here to visit the prince's Feng Shui treasure land? Let's go!"
After saying that, he pulled An Wan and walked out of the yard directly past Xiao Qingheng, who looked stunned.
After Tian An left, Xiao Qingheng came back to his senses and ordered people to carry the half-dead man off the ground.
No matter whether Tian An is pretending to be crazy or is really crazy, he will not touch Tian An until the poison in his body is cured.
At this time, Tian An and her daughter happened to come to a cleaner and tidier yard. They listened to the beautiful piano music with an intoxicated look on their faces, as if everything that had just happened in that yard had never happened.
The people imprisoned here are the most special. They are all girls collected from all over the place, and all of them are beautiful. Their food, clothing and other necessities are even better than An Wan and the others.
Not only will they be given clothes for all four seasons, rouge, powder, hairpins and accessories, but they can also live in a single room without worrying about being violated. In addition, there are special people who teach them talents such as music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and dance every day.
But An Wan told Tian An that among these girls, someone would be sent out every once in a while and never come back, and they were the only ones who could get out of here.
After hearing An Wan's words, Tian An guessed that these girls were probably specially trained and sent to various mansions to serve as spies.
If that was the case, she would have to find a chance to look for the girls' delivery records.
The day passed quickly, and when the last rays of the sun set, Zhao Yiming and Jingyu, who were catching up on their sleep, finally opened their eyes.
Taking advantage of the last bit of daylight, the two quickly filled their stomachs, then picked up their backpacks and headed quickly to the previously determined descent point.
This is the only pine tree on the peak. It has very deep roots and a very thick trunk. I don’t know how many years it has been growing here.
Zhao Yiming put down his backpack, took out the climbing rope inside, and quickly fixed the rope to the pine tree according to the method Tian An had taught him. He tied a knot, then put on his backpack and slowly slid down the smooth and steep cliff with Jingyu.
Although this side of the mountain wall was smoother than the one they climbed yesterday, with the help of the rope, they reached the halfway point in less than a quarter of an hour.
The halfway point of the mountain is not as smooth and covered with vegetation as the top of the mountain.
On the contrary, the forest here is even denser than on the other side of the mountain. In less than a moment, Zhao Yiming's face was left with several bloody scratches caused by the thorny vines.
But he didn't care at all. He just stopped, took out a telescope and observed the foot of the mountain. After confirming the direction again, he continued to go down the mountain.
An hour later, they arrived at the foot of the mountain safely.
Perhaps because they were confident enough in the secrecy of this place, there was no one guarding the vast fields.
The two of them crossed the fields and arrived outside the houses almost effortlessly.
Because these houses were all covered with iron railings, there were no windows on the outer walls. They could only climb over the walls to observe and see if they could find Tian An.
It was the middle of the night. Although each courtyard was equipped with two night guards, their vigilance had been lowered by the long period of comfort.
Both of them were sleeping soundly on the table, snoring loudly.
Thanks to them, Zhao Yiming and Jingyu quickly strolled around every yard, and even entered places that Tian An had not been to during the day. Unfortunately, they did not find even a piece of Tian An's clothes.
Soon, daylight began to appear. Even though Zhao Yiming was worried about Tian An and was very anxious, they could only find a place to hide first and then make plans.
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