Mrs. Leah miscalculated, because after Wu Lai came out of the bathroom, he did not return to the bedroom at all, but hurried to the paper mill.

The reason why Wu Lai rushed to the paper mill like his butt was on fire was because something happened in the paper mill, not big, but not small either - just now, when Malone was checking the twenty ox carts that had just brought back ore, he found that there were two people lying in one of the large covered wooden barrels that should have been full of ore. To be precise, they were two starving escaped slaves, one male and one female, who looked very young, and were exactly the same in terms of skinny body and covered with whip marks.

After pouring cold water on the two men, Malone checked the slave emblems on them, but he could only confirm that the two slaves did not belong to any nobles in the Seneca city-state. The two were also extremely stubborn, and they refused to speak no matter how much they were threatened with whips or tempted with food and water. When Hei Wa raised his whip in anger and whipped the two men, the male slave protected the female slave as quickly as possible.

Heiwa was very experienced in how to maximize the power of the whip, so after only three lashes, the male slave fainted. When he saw the female slave sobbing and spreading her arms to protect the male slave, Ma Long stopped Heiwa, shook his head and said, "Report to the master immediately and let him decide."

When Wu Lai arrived at the paper mill, the male slave had just woken up.

After frowning, Wu Lai sat on the big chair that Ma Long brought, took the hot water handed to him by Hei Wa and drank a few sips in a row, then he barely suppressed the drunkenness that was rising in his head: "Tell me, where are you two from? Whose escaped slaves are you?"

The two slaves kneeling on the ground looked at each other and said nothing.

Hei Wa's round pupils glared and he raised the whip: "The master is asking you a question!"

"Heiwa." Wu Lai waved his hand to stop Heiwa, handed the cup of water to the maid beside him, frowned and said, "You two don't have to say anything. I will send you to the tribune immediately. He has a complete set of rubbings of Assyrian noble emblems. When the time comes, you two will go back to where you came from."

"No!" The male escaped slave was startled, then he knelt on the ground and begged, "Dear citizen, I beg you to release us. If you send us back, we will surely die. If you think this is the only way to punish us, then, please kill us cleanly."

Wu Lai frowned even more tightly, and after pondering for a long time, he said, "If you can tell me the truth, I will seriously consider your request."

The male fugitive slave hesitated for a moment, looked at the female fugitive slave with a painful expression, gritted his teeth, and replied: "Okay, I hope that the citizen will keep his word for the sake of God Amon."

Wu Lai waved his right hand, and Ma Long and Hei Wa understood what he meant and drove away the slaves who were watching not far away.

"Tell me, I am a staunch believer in the god Amon." Wu Lai raised a smile.

After hearing this, Wu Lai's eyes showed a hint of hesitation, because the two escaped slaves in front of him were of great origin - they were a pair of siblings, the brother was named Tana and the sister was named El, both were civilians of the Assyrian city-state. Due to their difficult family conditions, they had been working as servants in the mansion of General Anubis, the commander of the Fourth Legion, since they were thirteen years old, and all the money they earned was used to support their parents and elderly grandfather.

A year ago, General Anubis's son, Lieutenant General Yi Jiang, was ordered by his father to go to the city-state of Menes to recruit soldiers and train bravery. Before leaving, he asked his father Anubis for the brother and sister, and promised to double their salary. The brother and sister did not want to come, but they could not resist the temptation of doubled salary, and General Anubis also agreed to Yi Jiang's request, so they followed him from a thousand miles away. Unexpectedly, two months ago, Yi Jiang suddenly asked the brother and sister to sleep with him at the same time. The brother and sister were not willing to do so and immediately objected. Yi Jiang was furious and called two soldiers to whip the brother and sister twenty times each, and then locked them in the woodshed. From the next day, he sent people to ask every day. If they continued to answer that they did not want to, they would be whipped again. Fortunately, the soldiers who tortured them knew that the brother and sister were civilians, and they felt sorry for them, so they showed mercy when they started, so they were not beaten to death.

At the beginning of last month, Yi Jiang had people brand the brother and sister with slave marks to vent their anger, and then he never asked about them again. Fearing that they would be killed, Tana and El took the opportunity to recuperate for a few days and then escaped from Yi Jiang's mansion. After a few days of living in the wilderness, they met a ox caravan from the paper mill camping on the roadside...

"It's quite complicated." Wu Lai frowned and said, "But why do I feel like it's made up?"

"My family lives in the town of Liuer, northwest of Assyria. My father's name is Ston, my mother's name is Isaman, and my grandmother's name is Muman. I have two younger brothers and a younger sister. If you don't believe me, you can send someone to inquire. If what I said is false, you can deal with it as you wish." El said.

Wu Lai smiled slightly and shook his head: "I said, I want to hear the whole truth. Moreover, I am very curious, since you two have escaped, why don't you go back to Liuer Town in Assyria? Instead, run in the opposite direction?"

"We dare not go back. Yi Jiang dared to brand us with the slave emblem, so he must have prepared the corresponding contract documents. If we go back to Liuer Town, he will definitely capture us. Not only will our families be implicated, but they will also see how miserable we look. Instead of that, we might as well die outside." Tana replied.

"Oh? Is that really the case?" Wu Lai frowned again. "In theory, the favor of Lieutenant General Yi Jiang should be a good opportunity for you two to become rich and powerful. Why did you refuse? And why did you refuse so firmly?"

"My Lord Citizen, you don't know Lieutenant General Yijiang. His habits are weird and disgusting, and he is cruel and bloodthirsty. When we stayed in Lieutenant General Yijiang's mansion in the city-state of Menis for less than a year, more than ten young men and women had died from his habits." Tana answered angrily.

"That's a reasonable explanation." Wu Lai nodded, and then said, "Okay, I'll give you three choices now. One, cooperate obediently, and I'll send you two back to Menis. Two, I'll give you some money and food, and then let you go. Three, stay here and hide for a while..."

"Master, this is not okay." Ma Long quickly reminded that hiding a fugitive slave of other nobles is a serious crime. Even if the person hiding the slave is a noble, he will be severely punished.

"No, it's okay if I say it's okay." Wu Lai glanced at Ma Long and turned his gaze back to the brother and sister. "By the way, I would like to remind you that I don't have the habit of Deputy General Yi Jiang, but I have always been passionate about beautiful things."

Feeling the fiery gaze from Wu Lai, Eaton subconsciously shrank his body and looked at Tana.

Tana hesitated for a moment and said, "I beg you, citizen, to take me in."

"A very good choice." Wu Lai smiled. "In that case, you two should stay here and recuperate. Ma Long, arrange for food and lodging." After saying that, Wu Lai stood up shakily.

"Heiwa, take me back." he said.

Ma Long glanced at the brother and sister, hesitated for a moment, then quickly caught up with Wu Lai and whispered, "Master, we can't keep them."

"If I say to keep them, then keep them! Look at how pretty they are. You can't buy them without two hundred silver coins. Besides, they came here in a barrel. As long as they don't leave this door, Menis City is four hundred miles away from here. Who can know?" Wu Lai said loudly, and pushed Ma Long away fiercely, "Do as I say."

Ma Long smiled bitterly and shook his head: "The master is probably drunk. I hope he won't insist tomorrow when he sobers up."

After the carriage passed the suspension bridge, Wu Lai turned around and glanced at the huge bridge board that was slowly retracting. The drunkenness on his face suddenly disappeared, and he reached out and patted Gauguin who was driving: "Let's go to the temple."

Nearing midnight, Woolley's carriage hurriedly drove out of the temple and headed straight towards the west gate. In front of the temple, Gauguin shook his head helplessly.

At this moment, the person driving the car was Wu Lai, and the person sitting in the car was Mikoyan.

"Wu Lai, is it necessary to be so anxious?" Mikoyan couldn't help asking after leaving the city.

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"Your Excellency High Priest, it's rare for me to be so generous, so please don't complain about it." Wu Lai said with a smile, "By the way, let me tell you, tonight is the first time I feel the benefits of two moons. Otherwise it would be dark and I wouldn't be able to go faster even if I wanted to." Tonight is a clear night, and the light from the two moons illuminates the road very clearly. Although it is not enough for the horses to speed up, it can still be considered fast.

"Nonsense! Have you ever seen a world with only one moon?" Mikoyan curled his lips in disapproval.

It's true, but I won't tell you, so as not to scare you. Wu Lai smiled slightly and thought to himself.

At the same time, Gauguin opened the door of the paper mill, and when the drawbridge slowly lowered, Gauguin couldn't help but sigh again.

"Butler Gauguin, does the master have any special instructions?" Malone greeted him at the other end of the suspension bridge.

"Call all the guard slaves to gather and don't alarm anyone." Gauguin said in a low voice.

When the first ray of dawn rose from behind the horizon, Mikoyan replaced the exhausted Wulai and picked up the reins and whip: "Wulelindo, if others see that I, a high priest, drive the car myself, it will become a joke of the temple and a stain on me, I promise."

"Your Excellency High Priest, you may just use these words to deceive ignorant children, but don't think that I don't know about your affairs." Wu Lai muttered as he took out a blanket from the secret compartment behind the seat and put it on himself.

Mikoyan chuckled twice, raised his hand, and skillfully swung a whip: "Go!" The two men who had been rushing all night were now only about half the distance away from Menia City. If nothing unexpected happened, they would definitely arrive in Menia City by dusk.

After a while, some small black dots suddenly appeared on the horizon right in front of them.

Mikoyan slowed down his horse, stood up and looked around for a while, then turned back and said seriously, "Wulai, it's a cavalry team, about a hundred people."

Wu Lai frowned, and a light flashed in his eyes: "Go up to them and stop them. If I'm not mistaken, they should be from Armenia."

"Yi Jiang's men?" Mikoyan's eyebrows suddenly raised.

"Ninety-nine percent yes, Your High Priest, get ready to make money." A smile suddenly flashed across Wu Lai's lips.

"I'm ready for everything." Mikoyan replied with a smile.