After resting at the Chu family's residence for a few days, the group packed their bags and left for Green City.
Lüdu was a city ceded by the Yan Kingdom to the Qing Dynasty.
The Chu family also decided to move to Lvdu.
Knowing she couldn't go back to her real home, Chu Yuying wanted to move to Lvdu to settle down, which she considered as her way home.
Tong Mo didn't speak to Ye Yunniang the whole way.
Ye Yunniang and Wen Nuan took care of the seven or eight women who had been rescued.
I learned from them that after they escaped that night, only Chunyan was caught and brought back.
Chunyan was hung up and whipped 20 times in front of everyone.
After finishing, Chunyan went into the monkey's room.
After that, Chunyan became a completely different person, frequently beating and scolding them. She couldn't bear to hear even the slightest mention of Ye Yunniang, Chunnuan, and Taohong's names.
Who said it was just a lash?
Chunyan cruelly soaked the whip in salt water and chili water and then whipped people, causing them both pain and spiciness.
Inside the human traffickers' den, every one of the abducted had been beaten by Chunyan.
After the fight was over, Chunyan added, "It's all Wen Nuan's, Ye Yunniang's, and Tao Hong's fault."
If the three of them hadn't run away, they wouldn't have been watched so closely and beaten.
A very small number of people were persuaded and joined Chunyan in bullying others.
Most people understand that if there's an opportunity to run, who wouldn't run?
Chunyan ran away on her own, didn't she? But she was unlucky and got caught again.
Because of Ye Yunniang and the other two's escape, the human traffickers, not wanting things to get complicated, set off ahead of schedule.
They were drugged, their hands and feet were tied, and their mouths were gagged.
Stuff it into the interlayer and seal it with a board.
The pallets were piled high with goods.
Patrols and inspections, checking the goods, will not reveal anyone hiding there.
Upon arriving in the Yan state, they unloaded the goods and removed the sealed boards.
Release the person.
The war was protracted, and many merchant caravans from the Qing Dynasty wanted to go to the Yan Kingdom to make money. Every border road was lined with caravans.
Patrol and inspection time is very long.
When they arrived in the Yan Kingdom, there were more than 60 of them, but only a dozen or so survived.
The traffickers didn't throw away the dead ones; they sold them to a rice merchant in the state of Yan.
Only after asking Chu Yuying did Ye Yunniang learn that rice market merchants specialized in the trade of people and livestock.
Only about ten people survived; there weren't enough to cover their travel expenses.
Ma Ge and his gang of human traffickers changed their appearance, disguising themselves as people from the Yan Kingdom to rob and kill merchants from the Qing Dynasty.
They kidnapped the goods and kept the men and women to sell.
Until they encountered Ye Yunniang and her group, which attracted Tong Mo.
Knowing that these people had committed numerous evils, Tong Mo killed them on the spot.
Tong Mo showed no mercy to Chunyan, who was crying and begging for mercy.
He would not let a woman who harbored resentment towards Ye Yunniang and was ruthless live in the world.
"Spring Swallow, what a pity." Peach Blossom sighed after hearing this.
"Everyone chooses their own path. She chose to be an accomplice to evil, and this is what she has today." Warmth showed no sympathy.
Ye Yunniang agreed with Wen Nuan's point of view.
Ye Yunniang found Tong Mo and said, "Thank you for Chunyan's matter."
"No need." Tong Mo said with a sullen face, not looking at Ye Yunniang.
Ye Yunniang hesitated for a moment, then turned and left.
Watching Ye Yunniang walk away, Tong Mo clenched his fists.
Would it kill you to say one more word to him?
Ye Yunniang and her group arrived in Lvdu relatively smoothly.
Here, they met Tie Xiong.
From Tie Xiong, I learned that Tie Sheng had been promoted to commander of the garrison in Lvdu. Tie Xiong became Tie Sheng's deputy, assisting his father in protecting Lvdu.
As for Tielian, in order to pave the way for his eldest son, he voluntarily resigned from his official post and returned to his hometown. Of course, Liu Runiang also left with him.
"Actually, I feel a little sorry for Liu Runiang."
Ye Yunniang was puzzled by Baise's words.
"What do you pity about her for?"
"She was deceived by an older man. My father-in-law is not someone who can be easily manipulated."
Having fought in battles for many years, they've seen all sorts of battles.
The Yan state had wanted to attack Beijiang City for many years, and they would certainly use any means necessary against a high-ranking enemy official like Tielian.
The use of seduction will definitely be a key element.
For decades, there was no problem, but he fell so easily at the hands of Liu Runiang.
Baise couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. During their subsequent meetings, Baise observed Tielian closely and realized that Tielian felt no affection, only disgust, for Liu Runiang.
"You suspect that your old man did it on purpose?"
"Um."
"Why? Liu Runiang is his daughter-in-law. If word gets out, the Tie family's reputation will be ruined." Ye Yunniang was very puzzled.
"Perhaps this is the effect the old man wanted."
Baise shared his guess, saying that there were two reasons why the iron chain did this.
On the one hand, it was to let Tie Yi see clearly that Liu Runiang was an unfaithful woman.
On the other hand, it is for the purpose of self-degradation.
"Self-defilement?" Ye Yunniang repeated.
Is the old man out of his mind? Using such despicable means to smear his own innocence, making the entire Tie family a laughingstock in Northern Frontier City.
"Have you ever heard the saying, 'Great achievements overshadow the ruler'?" Baise said softly at the end.
"Which master is being shattered?" Ye Yunniang asked, confused.
Baise didn't say anything, he just pointed to the sky.
Ye Yunniang looked up at the sky; it was a clear blue, and the clouds were white. She wondered how Jiang Mingzhe was doing, and whether he had returned safely to Qing Dynasty.
Snap! Baise snapped his fingers in front of Ye Yunniang.
"Snap out of it, what are you thinking about?"
"Oh, I was wondering what you meant by 'sky'?"
“It’s normal that you didn’t think of that. I only realized it after Tie Yi reminded me.” Baise said, dipping his brush in water and writing the word “Emperor” on the table.
Ye Yunniang couldn't believe her eyes. "Are you kidding me?"
"I didn't believe it at first either."
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