Chapter 1684 Rescue
Fortunately, he was lucky this time; the other party went in a different direction.
They were pushing carts, and the entrance to the secret passage was only wide enough for two people to walk side by side, so their carts were not big and were very narrow.
People pulling carts were also walking ahead; there were a total of five carts.
A strong fishy smell wafted from the car. After they drove off into the distance, Meng Pei quietly followed at the very back.
Fortunately, these people were struggling to move forward and did not notice that someone was following them.
When they reached the entrance to the black market, the leader pressed a button and was questioned by the gatekeeper.
Meng Pei took advantage of this moment to hide under the cart and blend into the black market with the group.
When Meng Pei arrived, a group of people had just left the black market, so there weren't many people inside, and only two or three people were guarding the wild beast camp.
These carts were pushed into the wild animal camp.
The cart was full of food for wild animals. Originally, this food was transported from outside the city, but recently people from other counties have been coming and going outside the city, and some government soldiers are searching for bandits. Therefore, it was not as convenient to transport the food as the private residence of the magistrate of Chenggu County.
After getting out of the car, Meng Pei hid on the roof beam at the innermost part of the Wild Beast Camp.
The environment here is dark and the area is large, and with the various sounds made by wild animals, it is actually easy for Meng Pei to hide.
However, the Wild Beast Camp only has one exit, and there are three people guarding the exit, making it difficult for Meng Pei to escape without attracting attention.
He stayed in the beast camp waiting for an opportunity, but the lack of food made him feel unwell.
The people in the black market only fed these beasts raw meat, not even a single leaf. Meng Pei felt uncomfortable just looking at it and had no way of putting it in his mouth.
Fortunately, there were several large, clean buckets inside, so he could only drink water to stave off hunger while he was inside.
They hid there all night, but never had a chance to go out. Not only were there no fewer guards at the gate, but other people came to invite them for drinks and food, completely blocking the entrance.
Meng Pei grew increasingly anxious, and eventually, unable to wait any longer, he decided to make a move. Just then, the second young master of the He family was brought in.
Meng Pei watched helplessly as the bandits, laughing loudly, dragged the cursing Young Master He to the innermost part of the village, where there was an iron cage containing a wolf that hadn't eaten for over a day.
It is said that this wolf disliked the food sent by the county magistrate and kept eyeing the humans with predatory intent.
They threw Young Master He directly into the iron cage, watched him tremble inside, locked the door, and then left.
Although Young Master He initially cursed the people in the black market with a torrent of abuse driven by anger, when faced with the hungry and ferocious wolves, he wished he could just faint immediately.
He banged on the iron gate, but all he heard outside was arrogant laughter.
Meng Pei watched as the wolf lying on the ground raised its head, its bloodthirsty gaze falling on Young Master He, and his heart skipped a beat.
With someone in front of him, Meng Pei certainly couldn't just stand by and watch them die.
He leaped down from the roof beam, drew the soft sword from his waist, and quietly landed outside the iron cage.
As the vicious wolf bared its teeth and lunged fiercely at Young Master He, nearly fainting from fright, a sword pierced through him.
However, separated by iron bars, the wolf, with its experience in attacking and fighting, actually managed to dodge Meng Pei's sword.
(End of this chapter)
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