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She trembled and said, "Is he a very handsome man? I have seen him before. We have all seen him before."
"You've seen him? When? Do you know where he's being held now?"
"I can't remember the exact time, but one night, a few people forced that white-haired noble into a bar. They dressed him in stripper clothes and forced him to dance erotically for customers. A lot of people started to make a fuss, saying he was...hiss, Mr. Chen. Before the war, he seemed to be a very famous noble."
Under the cloak, the man's voice became even colder, "Where is he being held now?"
"He died a long time ago. He committed suicide. He had a very stubborn temper and would rather die than dance. After being pushed into a crowd, he grabbed a customer's knife and stabbed himself multiple times. He died a very complete death. The gang was very angry and dismembered his body and fed it to the dogs."
The man pursed his cracked lips and didn't speak for a long time.
Seeing that he didn't hurt her, the woman became bolder.
She sighed softly, "I've never seen anyone as thin as you. Did you escape here? This town is not a place for people to stay. It's occupied by a group of wealthy young masters and their servants and bodyguards."
"They are not good people. They killed all the townspeople who refused to obey them. The rest were either like my husband and I, I sold my body to please them for free, and my husband did manual labor for them for free. Only in this way can our elderly and children survive."
"They didn't take your child to an orphanage?"
"My child is already fifteen, and they only want those under ten. I'm so lucky that my son was born early."
The man was silent for a moment, "Why don't you run away?"
The woman was a little confused. "When you came in, didn't you see the soldiers guarding outside? This town is now only open to entry and not exit. You must be a very powerful magician or thief. Ordinary people would be caught by the soldiers if they came in."
"You and your husband serve these people for free. You have no income, so won't you starve to death?"
"Those people would give us some money as a tip, but it's only a matter of time before we starve to death. If we disobeyed, we'd die a much more miserable death, like Kelly from the clothing store. She was such a cute girl, only eighteen or nineteen. She was tortured to death by them because she refused to go out in just her underwear."
The woman's pale face was filled with sympathy. "Poor little Kelly, no one dared to collect her body. Her body is still hanging in the store."
"You'd better leave this town quickly. No one will care about them. Small towns like ours that can't contribute to the empire are all abandoned by the empire."
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The mask transformation time ended and Yu Tong turned back into a little yellow chicken.
He struggled to emerge from his cloak, holding a muffin.
This was food given to him by the prostitute behind the tavern.
Yu Tong used props to transform himself into a skinny woman hiding in a teddy bear. The woman had starved to death and was as thin as a skeleton.
The prostitute thought that since he was so thin, he must have been hungry for a very long time.
She felt sorry for him, and even though Yu Tong had just threatened her with a knife, she still gave the reward she got from selling her body to Yu Tong.
I hope he doesn't dwell on avenging the white-haired noble, lest he be brutally killed.
Hopefully, this cake can fill his stomach and give him the strength to escape this town.
The small chicken wings were not suitable for holding things, and Yu Tong couldn’t fly while holding the cake.
Looking at the muffin that accidentally fell to the ground, Yu Tong's mood suddenly became very bad.
He didn't understand what was going on in his head and why he accepted the cake at that time.
It's a waste to give this thing to him.
Yu Tong was busy calling Chen Xi to come over to eat cake, and the system took the opportunity to open the backend to take a look.
[Deviation detected, plus 5 points. Yu Tong's current personality deviation value is: 20/100]
Chenxi hasn't eaten dessert for a long time.
He broke off a piece of cake, wrapped it in a handkerchief and put it in his pocket.
Yu Tong knew that this was reserved for Lily and the Bear Warriors.
Compared to the more cunning Yun Mingchen, Chen Xi, who is still a child, has much simpler thoughts.
In his perception, the little bear warrior helped his chicks and shared the flesh of the women's faces with them.
In return, he should help Lily and leave some good things for them.
Yu Tong has already found out from the woman who forced Chen Xi's father to death.
His original plan was to tell Chen Xi the truth directly, and then take him to kill his father's murderer tonight.
But looking at the boy in front of him, he didn't know how to start.
An indescribable feeling welled up from the bottom of his heart. Yu Tong hadn't experienced such obvious emotional fluctuations in a long time. He took a deep breath to calm himself down.
It wasn't his father who died, so why should he be sad?
He would be so happy if his father died.
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The boy sat in a dark corner, sharing the cake with the chick.
After finishing the last piece of cake crumbs, Chen Xi suddenly whispered, "Sun God Chicken, is my father... already dead?"
Yu Tong ignored the awkward name, silently raised his wings and touched the back of his hand.
Chen Xi fiddled with the cake wrapper, picking at the crumbs bit by bit. "Every time I go to the market, I ask the vendors about my father. There was a lady selling flowers who secretly told me that the person I was looking for was dead."
"But I always think, that grandma is so old, what if she just has a bad memory and remembers the wrong person, or her eyes are blurry and she mistook someone for my dad. Who knows, maybe my dad is still alive and waiting for me outside."
The boy curled up the corners of his mouth and looked down at the little yellow chicken beside his legs.
"Thank you for accompanying me to find Dad tonight. This cake is delicious, and the sister who gave it to me is very nice. Lily and the Bear Warriors are also very nice. Everyone I met tonight was very friendly."
Just as Yu Tong was about to say something, a tear fell on his head.
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