The middle-aged man had an ordinary appearance, but there was a heroic air between his eyebrows. He was tall and strong, and his expressionless face made him look righteous. Ji Xingzhi didn't look like a human trafficker at all.
The middle-aged man lowered his eyes and looked at Ji Xingzhi for a long time before he slowly said, "Are you from Lizhou?"
Ji Xingzhi nodded slightly: "Yes."
"Where do you live? What's your name?" asked the middle-aged man.
Ji Xingzhi narrowed her eyes slightly and replied calmly, "I live in Linyi, Lizhou. My surname is... Xue and my given name is Zhao."
"Who else is at home?" asked the middle-aged man.
Upon hearing this, Ji Xingzhi lowered her eyelids slightly, tears glistening on her pink cheeks, her shoulders twitching, and she answered in a hoarse voice, "No more..."
The middle-aged man nodded slightly, remained silent, and waited for Ji Xingzhi's next move.
Seeing this, Ji Xingzhi secretly gathered her emotions before speaking with a sob, "My family is poor. This time, my parents wanted to take me to Wuyang to live with my relatives, but they encountered an avalanche on the way. They died trying to protect me, leaving me all alone..."
As she spoke, Ji Xingzhi wiped the tears from her face.
After a long while, the middle-aged man frowned slightly and said, "Where do your relatives live? I can take you there."
Ji Xingzhi froze when she heard this. Damn… where did she get any relatives? She didn't even know if the emperor's uncle was in Wuyang City…
Despite this, Ji Xingzhi nodded and said excitedly: "Great!"
Ji Xingzhi knew very well that Uncle Qin, a human trafficker, would never be so kind as to send her back. He must have sent her back and dealt with her relatives at the same time to eliminate her worries, and then sold her.
In response to this, Ji Xingzhi said that being good-looking is really a troublesome thing. If she were ugly, Uncle Qin might not have done this.
Similarly, if she was ugly, Uncle Qin would not save her at all because it was not worth it.
It is both a blessing and a curse.
The saying "Good fortune lies within the shadow of misfortune, and misfortune lies within the shadow of good fortune" is exactly this principle.
So, early the next morning, Ji Xingzhi wore the same pink dress as usual and went into Wuyang City with Qinshu. The city had suffered a snowstorm that caused houses to collapse, and many refugees were sheltered in newly built sheds, snuggling up to each other for warmth.
When Ji Xingzhi passed by the shed, she deliberately looked inside for a few more times. One thing surprised her. Although these refugees looked hungry and cold, they were not pessimistic at all. Instead, they seemed to be looking forward to something.
Thinking of this, Ji Xingzhi's mind flashed with the figure of Xiao Moyan, and then her eyes lit up. Could it be that the emperor's uncle has come?
In order to familiarize herself with the routes in Wuyang City, Ji Xingzhi took Uncle Qin around Wuyang several times. Her original intention was to find the government office. As long as they found the government office and successfully sneaked in, Uncle Qin, a human trafficker, should not have the courage to follow her in, right?
When Ji Xingzhi found the Wuyang government office, which was half covered in snow, a glimmer of hope for life rose in her heart. So, Ji Xingzhi turned to Uncle Qin and said, "Uncle Qin, I need to go to the toilet."
Uncle Qin narrowed his eyes slightly, nodded calmly and said, "Hurry up."
Ji Xingzhi immediately smiled and said, "Okay."
Ji Xingzhi walked to the corner, pretended to lift up her skirt and take off her pants, and then, while Uncle Qin was not paying attention, she ran towards the gate of the government office.
When Ji Xingzhi was about to approach the government office, a handsome man in his thirties, dressed in dark official uniform, walked out of the office. Behind him was a man dressed in casual clothes like a legal advisor, and two soldiers.
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