Chapter 624 They May Already Be in Yicheng
A dark space.
A brief moment of silence.
At that moment, there seemed to be only endless wind and snow between heaven and earth.
The old man looked into the quiet darkness for a moment, said nothing more, and left.
As soon as he left, the pursuers arrived at the water prison, and the dead silence there was replaced by all kinds of scolding and noise.
After climbing over the wall of the slave farm, the old man saw Tianbao and Bai Yu waiting there.
"Did you follow grandpa out?" The old man came forward with a gloomy tone.
"Yeah." Tian Bao wrapped the cloak in her hand around the old man. "Godfather asked you to take it. Let's go back?"
Could it be that he sneaked out and everyone knew about it?
The thick cloak added a touch of warmth to the body, and the old man felt a little more comfortable. "I heard from the waiter that most of the slaves here are prisoners, soldiers who survived the battlefield by chance. That's why I came to take a look."
Bai Yu put his arm around the old man's shoulders and led him towards the inn, saying with a smile, "Grandpa Du missed Uncle Broken Knife. He heard that those people were soldiers, so he wanted to help them."
"Hmph, they don't have the courage to break the knife." The old man muttered.
He didn't expect them to dare to escape, but the old man was a little disappointed that they didn't even dare to vent his anger.
"They've been stuck in this quagmire for too long. They don't believe anyone would actually help them out of kindness. They're just wary of someone trying to trick them," Bai Yu said. "And they know they can't escape. Even if they manage to escape Yicheng, they can't escape the Xiongnu border. If they're caught, they'll suffer even worse torture."
Tianbao looked back and calmly followed the two of them.
In other words, those slaves have accepted their fate and are now just living a numb and miserable life.
Having been to the battlefield, seen life and death, and escaped death, not everyone has the courage to die again.
Those who have courage will not be in those cells.
Moreover, sometimes, living a lingering life has nothing to do with courage and bloodiness, but with the concerns and thoughts in the world.
Perhaps those numb people are actually waiting, waiting for a chance to escape without any doubt.
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A peaceful night.
The next day, the old man got up and took a walk on the street. When he came back, his face was full of confusion.
"This is strange. This shouldn't happen. Grandpa made such a scene yesterday, but how come there's no word at all? It's so quiet, as if nothing happened. How could the slave farm owner really tolerate being fooled by Grandpa?"
That bastard was so arrogant when he made his threats last night. Logically, the whole city should be searched for Grandpa. It's unusual that he's so quiet.
"When things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on! Don't you agree, baby?"
In the lobby of the inn, the old man ate his hot breakfast while quietly seeking a sense of identity with his adorable granddaughter.
Tian Bao smiled softly and whispered, "Nothing. The four slave farms in Yicheng are so large that it's not something an ordinary person can do. There must be powerful people behind them supporting them. To put it bluntly, the farm owner is working for the powerful. The slave farms are not suffering any losses now. He insists on making a big deal out of this, which will only lead to accusations of incompetence behind the scenes. The right thing to do is to make a big deal out of a small matter."
"Yicheng is a mixed bag of people. If we really conduct a large-scale search throughout the city, we might offend some powerful person or other, and the consequences will outweigh the gains." Xiaomai Sui opened the meat bun and ate the filling, then deftly tossed the wrapper to Su Wu. "So, we can sleep peacefully here thanks to those powerful people. Stinky old man, forget about those trivial matters. If you really want to have fun, let's go do something else."
"I know, I know. The old man is not the kind of person who would ask for trouble."
Bai Xiaofeng discussed the future plan with Bai Yu and Su Wu.
At the same time, in Wangyue Tower across the street, the four owners gathered.
Wangyue Tower is the most luxurious restaurant in Yicheng, and people with ordinary wealth dare not enter.
There is a private room on the third floor which is not used for external purposes and is exclusively for the four owners.
"During the cold winter, there aren't many distinguished guests coming to Yicheng. The ones who do come are usually middle- and low-ranking nobles from nearby tribes. They definitely wouldn't dare to cause trouble in our area." The South Area Master, Jin Bo, was a tall and burly man with a sullen expression. He gritted his teeth and said, "Who dares to mess with me? I'll definitely find him, or I'll never be able to swallow my anger!"
"Master Nanchang asked us to come here just for this?" Master Dongchang Xubu Chan shrugged. He took a sip of kumis, narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly. "It happened last night, and after a night, the city is still calm today. This shows that Master Nanchang knows what's going on. It's not worth making a big deal about this, otherwise you'll lose your job. So, there's no point in asking us to come here. How can we help? You can't ruin our jobs just for your sake, can you?"
Although the owners of the West and North fields did not speak, it was obvious from their expressions that they had the same opinion as the owner of the East field.
It's none of your business, just leave it alone.
Jin Bo sneered at this, leaning back against his leather chair and glaring at the three men. "Although the four of us are each responsible for a specific area, we are secretly united. That's one thing. Secondly, those who came here dared to attack our South Field last night. How can we be sure that they won't attack your territory tonight, tomorrow, and the night after tomorrow? Don't come looking for me when that happens!"
"Brother Jin, don't be angry. We're not saying we won't help you. It's just that anyone who dares to come to Yicheng must be either prominent or capable. We have to think long and hard before finding someone." Lan Yu, the West Field Master, looked left and right, then smiled and tried to smooth things over. "How about this? I have a plan. What do you three want to hear?"
The North Field Master nodded, "Brother Lan, please speak."
"Although that man caused trouble in the South Field last night, it was all talk and no action. It seemed like he was just looking for fun. The guards in the South Field were only knocked unconscious. All the slaves were imprisoned, and no valuables were lost... This behavior reminds me of someone." Lan Yu paused, secretly observing that there was no doubt or confusion on the faces of the other three people, and he immediately had an idea in his mind.
Haha, they are all old foxes.
He clearly suspected that person's identity, but he didn't say anything, waiting for someone else to speak first.
"The notice posted at the city gate says that the old poison king of the Central Plains, Du Bujin, and his men may already be in Yicheng. Du Bujin has an eccentric and moody personality, and he loves collecting rare medicinal herbs. Catching him isn't difficult; all you have to do is cater to his interests." Lan Yu smiled at the owner of the Nanchang Field. "Brother Jin, if he's the one causing this trouble, do you really want to arrest him? Just ask, and I'll give you my treasured dried Ye flowers as bait to prevent you from blaming me for not helping."
This time, the North Field Master spoke very enthusiastically. "The Ganye flower is a rare medicinal herb. There are no more than ten of them left in the world. Brother Jin is really generous. With the Ganye flower, there is no need to worry about poisons not coming to you. Brother Jin, what do you think?"
Jinbo cursed in his heart.
After he woke up last night, he suspected that the other party was immune to poison, otherwise he would not have found the other three people today to discuss the matter, hoping to let them share some of the risk.
As a result, Lan Yu and Aronie, the two old foxes, sang the same tune and turned around and put all the risks on his head!
He used dried Yehua as bait, so wouldn't the poison still only target him?
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