He then immediately closed the door.
Is he your brother?
Shen Muqing looked at the knife that slid towards her and said, "See, your brother still really wants to save you."
"Um."
When she talks about her younger brother, he is her only solace in the family. Despite his young age, he protects his sister in his own way.
With difficulty, Shen Muqing picked up the knife. She first cut the hemp rope for Anning. The hemp rope was thick and hard, and the knife wasn't very sharp, so she could only grit her teeth and do it anyway.
The back of the knife quickly sliced through her thumb and forefinger, and blood flowed freely.
An Ning couldn't bear it. "Let me do it. You're bleeding."
"It's nothing, just a minor injury. I can handle it."
Every second felt like an eternity. Shen Muqing prayed in her heart that she wouldn't be discovered and that Dead Hand would act quickly.
Finally, the wound was cut open. An Ning endured the pain in her wrist and quickly untied Shen Muqing, then waited for Ye Chuqing's turn.
She seemed to be sleeping very soundly. Shen Muqing's mind twitched, and he gently woke her up.
Ye Chuqing, who had just woken up, was out of sorts. After a few seconds of blankness, she remembered something and opened her mouth.
Shen Muqing covered her mouth and gestured for her to be quiet. Ye Chuqing nodded and then shook her head.
"?" Shen Muqing didn't know what she was doing, and withdrew her hand.
There was a bloodstain on Ye Chuqing's fair face, and her lips were stained with Shen Muqing's blood. Her eyes were accusing.
Shen Muqing smiled sheepishly and wiped the blood on her skirt. "Chu Chu, I almost forgot I had blood on my hands."
"You two stay close to me and don't lose me, understand?"
Ye Chuqing didn't know what was happening, so she could only nod to indicate that she would do as instructed.
An Ning first opened the door and found that Old Man An was drunk and asleep on the table, while her mother was holding her younger brother and watching from the side. She inadvertently met her brother's eyes.
An Yu didn't say anything, but instead gestured for her to leave quickly. He hugged An's mother to block her view, providing An Ning and her group with an opportunity to escape.
His actions brought a little warmth back to Anning's heart; this was Anning's only remaining attachment to this home.
In the end, she still managed to lead Shen Muqing and the other person to escape from the evil cage.
On the dark path, three girls ran as fast as they could, heading towards the city without daring to stop.
"How much longer will Qingqing and Anning have to run?"
Ye Chuqing said, panting heavily.
An Ning, who was running in the lead, gradually slowed down. Exhaustion and the wear and tear on her ankles from the rope made her stop.
The feeling of suffocation was unbearable, and she collapsed heavily to the ground.
"peaceful!"
Shen Muqing stopped to check on Anning's condition. He saw that Anning's face was pale and her once colorful lips were frighteningly white.
She raised her hand and touched Anning's forehead; it was burning hot, a sign of a fever.
An Ning said weakly, "You guys go first. Just keep following this road until you see an asphalt road. Keep going until you reach the end and you'll be in Ning City."
"No, we should walk together." Ye Chuqing pretended to carry An Ning on her back.
"Okay, I'll go first."
Shen Muqing stood up and said she was leaving first. Ye Chuqing looked at her in disbelief: "Qingqing? You...."
Upon hearing this, An Ning didn't react much. Originally, she was the one who had dragged them down. She smiled bitterly and said, "Chu Qing, you should go first too."
There was no time to lose; Shen Muqing ran off alone, leaving them behind.
"Chen Muqing!"
Ye Chuqing shouted from behind, wanting to follow, but An Ning, a patient, was behind her. She stamped her foot and decided to stay and keep An Ning company.
"She's already gone, aren't you leaving yet?"
Ye Chuqing sat down on the ground in a slump. "Anyway, we're exhausted from running. Maybe Qingqing went to get reinforcements. Let's find a place to hide and wait for her to come back and rescue us."
"I'm sorry, I've dragged you into this."
“Anning, do you know? I’ve always wanted to be a strong and confident person like you. I really admire you.”
She spoke as she helped Anning walk into the field.
"Envious of me?" An Ning didn't expect her to say that. "What's there to envy about someone like me?"
"You have no idea how amazing you are. You're always first in the class, and the confidence you radiate when you answer questions is so dazzling."
"Yeah?"
Fearing that Anning might faint, Ye Chuqing kept trying to find topics to talk about, and the girl's suppressed laughter could be heard from time to time in the fields.
"Do you remember? Once during an open class, a boy filled up the back rows, with a cigarette on each table. When you came in, you immediately collected all the cigarettes from those rows and threw them into the trash can."
"Then that guy came over and questioned you about why you touched his things, since it was a spot he had reserved for his roommate."
"He calmly replied, 'You thought it was trash? Trash should stay in the trash can. You're welcome.'"
"You have no idea how funny it was; the guy's face turned red."
"I thought you were really amazing back then."
Ye Chuqing recounted the amusing incident in a light and humorous tone. An Ning didn't take it to heart, and it took her a while to recall the memory.
"I don't remember at all."
"Anning, even though I haven't had much contact with you, I think you're a really nice and cool girl."
"You may not even realize how good you are."
"peaceful?"
As Ye Chuqing spoke, An Ning did not respond; it turned out she had fallen asleep on Ye Chuqing's shoulder.
Old Man An was woken up by his phone ringing. "Hello, is that Brother Liu? You've arrived? I'll come out to meet you right away."
Soon a van pulled up in his yard, and Liu, the man he had spoken to on the phone, got out.
He wore a thick gold chain around his neck, held a cigarette between his fingers, and had a scabbed scar on his face, exuding the aura of a bandit.
Where's the goods?
Old Man An, with a fawning smile, led him into the house. "I've tied him up and locked him in the house. Brother Liu, you have no idea how top-quality this shipment is. I was even a little taken aback by his figure."
"Really? Let me see, you messed with them?" Brother Liu licked his lips lewdly.
"How could I dare? I'm just waiting for Brother Liu to inspect the goods. If anyone's here, it's you, Brother Liu, first."
Brother Liu took a deep drag of his cigarette and exhaled it into Old Man An's face, then patted him on the shoulder in a gesture of approval.
"You're smart enough to know what's good for you. Once I've inspected the goods, if they're really as good as you say, you'll get your share of the benefits."
"Okay, okay, thank you, Brother Liu."
He opened the door and said, "Brother Liu, look, this is..."
Brother Liu glanced around the room, his brow furrowing. "Are you referring to the Emperor's New Arrivals? Hmm?"
Old Man An was drenched in sweat. "Impossible, impossible! Brother Liu, look, there's still the hemp rope I used to tie them up on the ground."
He walked around the room, confirming that the three girls had run away, and then rushed out, cursing loudly.
"You old hag, didn't I tell you to keep an eye on those girls? Why did they run away?"
Old Man An smashed the wine bottle at his mother's feet, and his mother hugged An Yu, trembling.
"I'm asking you a question! Yu'er, tell me, where did those older sisters in the room go?"
An Yu huddled in his mother's arms, his body trembling.
"Alright, alright, one or two of them are mute now."
He turned to grab his stick and began to beat An's mother repeatedly. An's mother, unable to bear the pain, cried out in agony.
"They ran away, they ran away half an hour ago."
Old Man An delivered his final blow with full force, slamming it hard into her back. "Are you two dead? You ran away without even telling me?"
He threw down the stick, then his face lit up with a smile.
"Brother Liu, this was my oversight, but they can't have gone far. Let's go after them, I'll definitely bring them back."
"Then you'll get six and I'll get four."
Brother Liu leaned against the doorframe, smoking a cigarette, seemingly unconcerned. "You said it."
Old Man An nodded, "As long as the person is found, you get 60% and I get 40%."
"make a deal."
Just in case, Old Man An called a few more of his brothers.
A group of people hurriedly set off on motorcycles with flashlights in hand to find someone.
Ye Chuqing hugged Anning tightly for warmth in the field, and when she looked up, she saw a bunch of lights on the road they had come from.
I was about to shout, what if Qingqing had brought help? But then I thought, the helper shouldn't be on the road they came from.
She alertly called out to Anning, "Anning, wake up! Someone's coming! Wake up!"
Anning was woken up by her push and weakly propped herself up.
"Anning, it seems they've come looking for us. What should we do?"
Shh, don't make a sound, lie down.
"good."
Ye Chuqing obediently lay down, but soon she felt her legs were itchy.
"Anning, why are you tickling me? It's so itchy."
An Ning: "I didn't touch you."
Ye Chuqing stiffly looked down at her feet and saw a huge rat crawling up her leg. She couldn't help but look up.
"Ahhhhhh"
The pitiful screams drew everyone's attention.
"They're over there, everyone come quick!"
"Found them, don't let them get away."
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
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