“What…what’s going on?!”
"How could they..."
When the other prisoners saw this scene, they were stunned as if they were frozen.
Because they actually saw that the prisoner who had just asked them to kill Elisha was killed cleanly and neatly by the other party.
Generally speaking, a prisoner like him who flatters the enemy can at least become a servant or slave of an armed man.
Although my status is still low, it is much better than being imprisoned in this stone chamber.
But even the prisoners did not expect that he would be killed so easily by the enemy.
"What's going on?!"
"Who is that young man?"
"Look! They're arguing over Elisha!"
The prisoners were very surprised. They could even clearly see that the two cavalrymen and the armed men were staring at each other and talking about something.
Of course, what they were discussing now was taking Elisha away.
"Wait! Wait! You can't just take him away like this!"
"What about the money?! I'm not the only one who got it, everyone got a share!"
“Some of them aren’t even here, they’ve already taken their money and left!”
"If you want to take Elisha away, we have to return the money! Otherwise, we won't be able to report to the authorities!"
When the armed men saw that the two cavalrymen wanted to take Elisha away directly, they immediately stepped forward to stop them.
After all, they received a large sum of money, which was the money used by another wealthy man in the city to buy Elisha.
If they take the money but fail to hand over the person tomorrow, they naturally have no way to explain to them.
Of course, they will naturally be punished by the leader.
But the two cavalrymen didn't fall for this trick at all. They just pushed the armed men forward with force, and the fear and anger in their eyes became even stronger.
"idiot!"
"Do you want money or life?!"
"If Elisha is taken away tomorrow, we'll all lose our heads!"
"If anything happens to Elisha, we'll all die!"
"But if that wealthy man can't find Elisha tomorrow, at most the leader will punish you. Can't you even tell the difference..."
The two cavalrymen spoke, but their words were quickly interrupted by each other.
"Stop farting!"
"Some punishment! That's a lot of money. Who knows, we might end up..."
"I don't care! Now, we are all in this together. If we can't figure out a solution, we will all die together!"
Obviously, the armed men had no other options at this point, so they decided to give up and force the cavalry to come up with a solution before letting them take Elisha away.
These words made the two cavalrymen very angry. After all, the current situation was not caused by them, not to mention that they had not even received a penny.
Why should they clean up this mess for each other?
Their words became more and more heated, and the two sides almost came to a fight.
"Did you hear that? They're about to fight over Elisha!"
"Who exactly is Elisha? Why are they all vying to keep him?"
The prisoners in the stone chamber looked at the scene not far away and felt it was difficult to understand.
They couldn't understand how Elisha, who had been beaten up earlier today, could become such a sought-after commodity.
"Elisha was just a clerk following David, the city lord. How could he have ended up like this?"
The prisoners chatted with each other, speculating on various possibilities.
Some said that Elisha knew where gold or some valuable items were stored in Hebron, while others said that someone paid a high price to buy Elisha because he was handsome.
Of course, no one could have guessed that he was actually the future ruler of the New Hebrew Empire.
“That’s enough!”
On the other side, two cavalrymen drew their weapons with a "swish" and pointed them directly at each other's heads.
"It's not us who caused this situation today!"
"You have to bear the consequences of your own sins!"
"Listen carefully, I must take Elisha with me. As for the wealthy man tomorrow, can't you just find a young man to replace him?"
"At worst, you can find a dead body and say Elisha is dead!"
"Let me tell you, the Chief Blacksmith knew that Elisha was imprisoned here, so he asked us to come and bring Elisha out!"
"If we go back empty-handed, everyone's heads will be moved tomorrow!"
"Do you want the leader to see the Chief Blacksmith's rage?!"
"The leader said that we need to forge new weapons for his army. Otherwise, once the support from the New Hebrew Empire arrives, we'll all be doomed!"
"Do you understand?!"
Although the words of the two cavalrymen sounded a bit confusing, this was the best solution they could think of.
There was no other choice but to find someone to replace Elisha.
"That's easy to say! Where are we going to find any young man now?"
"The slaves have all been marked, and there are no new people to choose from in the prison!"
"I don't care, you must..."
Before they could finish their words, two cavalrymen pointed their weapons directly at the throats of the armed men.
The eyes of the two cavalrymen now became extremely terrifying, and the armed men could even see immediately that the other party was now determined to fight them to the death.
Of course, the two cavalrymen reacted like this because they had already imagined Nan Tong's angry look.
They only knew that if they returned empty-handed today, they would definitely be buried in the dust by Nan Tong's magic.
"I'll say this one last time."
"We are going to take Elisha away."
"If you still refuse, we will do it now."
"Whoever wins, takes him away."
The cavalrymen's eyes were wide open, and the whites of their pupils were bloodshot.
They just stared at the armed men as if they were going to kill them in the next second.
Of course, the armed men actually just wanted the other party to help them find a way to deal with the big man tomorrow, they didn’t really want to risk their lives.
"Got it! Got it!"
"Let's go!"
The two cavalrymen continued to carry their weapons and slowly left with Elisha.
This scene stunned the prisoners. They didn't understand why Elisha could leave here safely. In fact, Elisha had just kicked down an armed man.
"We let them go, what should we do now?!"
"If we can't hand over Elisha tomorrow, we will definitely be punished!"
At this time, one of them just said lightly: "There is another way..."
"Go to the slave quarters and grab a young man."
"Use a knife to cut the slave mark off his body."
"No, no! Do the same with the rest of his body..."
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