The two men squatted in the cage, shivering. Their vocal cords were probably damaged and they could only utter a few unclear words.
With his head tilted back, his eyes reflected the setting sun.
Xie Ling looked at the wounds on the two men's bodies. There were twenty or thirty wounds visible to the naked eye. Some were old wounds that had already healed, while some were new wounds with the skin and flesh exposed. They looked very horrible.
What is most heartbreaking is their faces.
There were more than a dozen knife wounds across his body, and his skin was uneven, just like a Shura.
Xie Ling sighed slightly, walked forward, opened the cage and let them out.
As soon as they were released, they hugged each other and cried heartbreakingly.
Xie Ling took out a stack of banknotes and a few bottles of medicine from her sleeve, and placed them on the ground in front of them along with the indenture.
He whispered, "I can only help you up to this point. From now on, you have to walk the rest of the way on your own."
After saying that, he turned around and pulled Gu Wei away.
These two poor girls were none other than Gu Yunshu and Gu Yunhuan.
All the soldiers in Jincheng disappeared overnight, and the refugees nearby took advantage of this gap to attack the city, turning the entire Jincheng into a living hell.
Gu Yunshu and Gu Yunhuan were captured by refugees because of their beauty.
Their parents looked at their two younger brothers in their arms, cruelly left them behind and ran away.
The two men managed to escape from the refugees by disfiguring themselves, but were targeted by human traffickers and sold to Jincheng.
At this moment, the two of them looked at the silver bills on the ground and lamented that the best thing they had ever done in their lives was not to become an enemy of Xie Ling.
Otherwise, they would have probably already...
Gu Yunhuan murmured a few words.
"Sister, they are cousin Gu Wei and Xie Ling."
Gu Yunshu understood what she said and nodded, "Yes. Since they are in disguise, they must have a reason to hide their identities. Remember, you and I were saved by a kind master and servant that day. We have never seen Xie Ling and Gu Wei. Never."
Gu Yunhuan nodded vigorously, then leaned into Gu Yunshu's arms with a confused tone.
"Sister, where can we go now? We are just two weak women."
The girl who had just glared at Ren Yazi like a little beast seemed to have lost all her strength, and her thin body shrank into a ball.
Gu Yunshu hugged Gu Yunhuan tightly, her voice gentle but firm, "Don't be afraid, Yunhuan, I will take care of you and live a good life. Men and women are all human beings, why can't women survive? We must live out our own style in this chaotic world!"
Only when you live with style can you be grateful to Xie Ling.
It was Xie Ling who let her know that women have another side.
She also wanted to be as brave and strong as Xie Ling.
Don’t be a vine that depends on others, just be a crown of flowers that belongs to you.
Gu Yunhuan nodded with tears in her eyes.
"I listen to my sister."
As long as her sister is there, she has a home and a reason to live.
The two picked up the indentures and banknotes on the ground, hid them in the innermost layer of their clothes, and left the West Market supporting each other.
The two certainly didn't expect that their impulsive words would come true many years later.
In the history of the Seven Kingdoms, there appeared a pair of bright sisters. They were sober and strong. They never married and were as good as men in every way. They rescued women in need everywhere and became role models in the hearts of women in the Seven Kingdoms.
On the other side, Xie Ling and Gu Wei found an inn that looked relatively clean and stayed there.
Xie Ling felt extremely sad.
She really didn't expect that the gentle and dignified lady Gu Yunshu, and the pretty and lovely Gu Yunhuan, would become like this.
What hardships did they go through?
But she could only help them so far.
Everyone has his own path to follow.
Rely on the mountain and the mountain will fall; rely on people and people will run away.
Only when you are strong yourself can you be truly strong.
Gu Wei was a little confused, "Aren't you afraid that they will expose us? Exposing us could earn them a thousand taels of silver. People's minds are hard to predict."
Xie Ling shook her head.
"They won't."
Some people can be seen through at a glance.
When she first saw the Gu Yunshu sisters, she knew what kind of people they were.
Xie Ling is now also somewhat expectant. How far can such a tenacious woman go?
It was not until many years later that Xie Ling got the answer to this question.
After washing up, the two went to bed as they had to continue their journey the next morning.
In the middle of the night, Gu Wei was awakened by the sound of weapons.
At the door, a soldier shouted, "Everyone inside, come out! Routine inspection!"
Gu Wei’s mind was spinning rapidly. He had been discovered. How was it possible?
He immediately woke Xie Ling up.
The soldier's voice was a little impatient, "Hurry up, if you don't open the door I'm going to break in!"
Xie Ling blinked her eyes and instantly became clear-headed. Two pistols quietly appeared in her hands and she handed one to Gu Wei.
The two walked forward and slowly opened the door.
The soldier looked annoyed. He was probably a little unhappy to be called out to perform a mission in the middle of the night. He muttered and cursed, "Damn, so slow, you two are having sex right now."
Gu Wei's eyes were cold and his big hand had already pulled the trigger.
The soldier didn't even look at them. He walked straight into the house, checked the room, yawned, and said, "Go in. Your room is fine."
Xie Ling asked: "Excuse me, sir, what happened?"
The soldier was very pleased with the official's words. He looked gossipy and gloated, saying, "Someone took advantage of the lack of troops in Ningzhou and killed all 108 members of the prefect's family! Now the prefect of Jincheng is mobilizing troops to catch the killer!"
Xie Ling frowned, "Why is the Jincheng prefect here?"
"You don't know, Jincheng has been captured by refugees! Jincheng prefect Xiao took the remaining troops and retreated to Ningzhou for defense. I don't know when the court will send people to suppress it. The situation in Beijiang is so bad..."
The soldier shook his head as he spoke, and his figure gradually walked away.
Gu Wei and Xie Ling's hearts sank. Xiao Yuliang was actually in Ningzhou?
Xiao Yuliang knew Gu Wei, and they both had the same idea, which was to leave Ningzhou immediately overnight!
As soon as he turned around, a sword shining with snow-white light fell on the side of Xie Ling's neck.
A person was hanging upside down from the beam of the house. He had sneaked in at some point. His ponytail was tied up high and hung in front of his face, blocking his features from being seen clearly. His voice was cold and clear, with the unmistakable timbre of a young boy.
"Take me out of the city, or your life—"
The sword blade was so sharp that it immediately cut off two strands of Xie Ling's hair, which slowly fell to the ground.
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