Enemy or family?
Seeing her clueless and naive appearance, the other scavengers kindly explained to her the major events that had recently occurred.
"It is said that the border guard commander kidnapped Yuwen Sheng's wife, and then went mad searching for her all over the city. I heard that someone saw him on that day, covered in blood, moving through the city, capturing all the border guards who participated in the battle and those who tried to escape. He asked everyone he met, 'Where is my wife?' He finally found someone who seemed to know the inside story, but they said that she was lost in the camp."
The man recounted the story vividly, swallowing hard after speaking until his mouth was dry, and continued: "Although the living Yama did not believe it, he still led his troops without saying a word, ransacked the camp, and turned it upside down, but unfortunately he never found anyone... His wife disappeared, and Sima also fled with the remaining soldiers."
So, this is why the camp was abandoned by the Julu soldiers who were hastily fleeing for their lives.
“I know about this too. Sima ran away, and his wife also disappeared. Everyone thinks that Sima took his wife away. When he returned to Fenggusha City, he was furious. He used General Yang, the garrison commander of Fenggusha City, the surrendered soldiers, and the people of the city as hostages, demanding that Sima hand over his wife within three days, or he would shed blood in Fenggusha City.”
Zheng Quchi was shocked upon hearing this.
"His...his wife?!"
Why would he come looking for his wife? Did he recognize her, or is he married to another woman in Julu Kingdom?
"You must be surprised too, that someone like him can actually get married like ordinary people," the girl with braids mocked.
What kind of person is "that kind of person"?
Zheng Quchi lowered his eyes: "Did he say who his wife is?"
"It seems that his surname is Zheng. Oh, I remember now, his name is Zheng Quchi. Yuwen Sheng spread the word far and wide, which is to say that his name was nailed into our ears like a wooden stake."
Zheng Quchi gasped: "He... he hates his wife that much that he had to chase her down for thousands of miles?"
Everyone looked at her in shock.
They couldn't believe how her thought process was structured, even though from their perspective, Yuwen Sheng was definitely a ruthless and bloodthirsty demon.
But for his wife, what was not exactly a heart-wrenching love story, but rather a touching tale of a pervert trying to find his wife, turned into a terrifying story of wanting to kill her.
The girl with braids twitched at the corner of her mouth: "He's making such a fuss, he must be trying to find his wife."
“Yes, we’ll kill them once we find them,” Zheng Quchi said with certainty.
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
The girl with the double braids couldn't understand: "No, he went to so much trouble to find his wife, why would he kill her?"
Now it was Zheng Quchi's turn to remain silent.
There are many reasons.
For example, he might think that she lied to him.
What was supposed to be a rural love story has turned into a spy thriller.
Every time they met, they didn't recognize each other. She disguised herself as a man and worked as a craftswoman, while he disguised himself and changed his name to appear blind. Their relationship was filled with deception and unpleasantness.
Furthermore, he knew that she was not only a spy for the Mo family, but also a spy for Julu. He had only casually dealt with a traitorous subordinate, but he did not expect that this person had another hidden identity—his newlywed wife.
I guess he now sees her as a disgrace and something he can't bear to look back on, and that's why he's resorting to international manhunts to completely erase this dark history from his life... right?
"You said three days... If Mo Ye can't hand over the person within three days, will he really massacre the city?" Zheng Quchi was somewhat skeptical.
But the others believed it: "A king's word is his bond. Although he is not the king, his word is his bond. He shouldn't be lying."
"Don't worry, Sima will definitely hand the man over. For the sake of the people of the city and General Yang, he won't stand idly by. It's just that we don't know what will happen when Sima encounters Yuwen Sheng of Ye tomorrow."
They were optimistic at this moment because they were certain that the so-called lady had been taken away by Sima Moye. As long as she was alive, Yuwen Sheng, being wary of taking advantage of a fool, would naturally not go to the extreme.
But Zheng Quchi knew that if the lady they were talking about, the "Zheng Quchi" that Yuwen Sheng was referring to, was really her, then the problem was... complicated.
Mo Ye probably can't even hand over a "Zheng Quchi" to Yuwen Sheng.
The wounds on her body began to throb with a tingling pain. Whether it was psychological or her injuries were starting to worsen, she felt a little short of breath and a heavy stone pressing on her chest.
"It may be presumptuous of me to say this, but my wounds are festering and urgently need dressing changes. I wonder if any of you have any herbal remedies for external wounds? If so, I am willing to exchange them for gold and jade."
In those days, everything was precious, especially medicines, which were scarce and expensive. She was too embarrassed to ask for medicine from others for free, so she naturally had to pay for it.
They saw that the little girl was polite and sensible, and that she had gone through a difficult time, but there was no resentment or sorrow in her words. Instead, she was bright and cheerful, which made them feel good about her.
“We don’t have any, but Brother Ya’er does. Why don’t you come back with us?”
"Where is that Brother Ya'er now?"
"It seems he has relatives in Fenggusha City. Because he is worried, he has been guarding the city gate for the past few days, waiting for the three-day deadline to arrive so that he can sneak into the city and rescue them."
Zheng Quchi frowned slightly; she didn't want to go to Fenggusha City: "I wonder how far the nearest town pharmacy is?"
“That’s far. This is the most remote and desolate place in Julu Kingdom. It’s connected to the border of Ye Kingdom by only a natural barrier, and it’s also adjacent to the barbarian grassland tribes. If you want to get to another city, it will take at least half a month to walk there.”
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