Three people's past
Sun Peilan drank it all first, and then handed another glass of wine to Zhao Yongchao. How could a man not drink when he saw a beautiful woman who was gentle and docile?
After Zhao Yongchao finished drinking it, he patted the woman's butt with satisfaction: "Go, fill my brother's cup too!"
This was exactly what Sun Peilan wanted. Of course, she was willing to pour a full cup of poisoned wine for all the monks in the hall.
The poisonous wine passed through his intestines and he died of bleeding from all his orifices.
She had a charming smile on her face, and the golden wine jug in her hand was filled with cup after cup of poisoned wine. She had never laughed so happily before. The more she smiled, the brighter her eyes became. Even Zhao Yongchao felt that the woman in front of him was becoming more and more beautiful.
He waited until the woman went down before retracting his gaze: "Although Sun Peilan is old, she is still beautiful. If we could get out of this mine, I really want to bring all those little girls to the mine so that everyone can have fun!"
"Yes, we are stationed here. Although we have spiritual minerals to protect us and our cultivation has increased, we will never be able to experience the prosperity and wealth outside. It is really a pity."
"Brother Zhao, you have a close relationship with the district chief. When can we leave?"
Zhao Yongchao took a sip of wine, his eyes a little blurry. "I've asked the district chief about this before, and he just said that in a year or two we'll be back on top. He wants us to return to our peak, so he wants us to stay put and guard the mine firmly. That's our responsibility."
Everyone was a little puzzled by his words. What did he mean by "returning to the top"? Why would it take another year or two? Since they were sent here decades ago, they had never left the mine.
The district chief had placed a restriction on them all, and they would surely die if they left the mine. As for those mortals, they were restrained by poison, and if they did not have their antidote, those mortals would surely die as well.
Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimps, which is why the mine has been safe for decades.
But people always want to go further. Although they have a unique training ground here, which can quickly improve their cultivation, they cannot enjoy the prosperity and wealth outside. They can only guard a spiritual mine without showing off, and guard a group of cheap laborers. What is there to celebrate?
After a while, they were drunk and unconscious.
Outside, Sun Peilan was a little anxious. What was going on? She had clearly poisoned them, so why were they only drunk but not dead? She hadn't seen them kneeling and begging for mercy, nor had she seen them bleeding from all seven orifices. How could she feel at ease?
Just as she was about to get closer, she saw the low-level cultivators guarding outside. They hadn't drunk alcohol, had abundant spiritual energy, and were at the third level of Qi training. She couldn't handle them. She felt disheartened. Why wouldn't the heavens help her? She had clearly poisoned the drug. Could the person who sold her the drug have been fake?
"Perrin! Perrin!"
There were two figures at the corner. They turned out to be Liu Yunniang and her husband Liu Qiaozi from Liujia Village. They were kind people, but since other people knew that she came from a place like a brothel, they looked at her strangely.
Although everyone is suffering, there are always people who betray their class and would rather be a monk's dog than be an upright person.
Only they, a couple, were kind-hearted and could find joy in hardship. When she came to the mine, she was dying and no one cared about her. Only Liu Yunniang felt the same way, fed her porridge, and encouraged her to survive for her daughter, believing that as long as she survived, there would be hope.
Her husband, Liu Qiaozi, was an honest and dull man. He used to go up the mountain to collect firewood to take care of the family. He knew a few herbs and dug and picked them up in the mine, and he actually saved her life.
"What's wrong, Yunniang?"
She wiped her tears, walked to Yunniang, and the three of them returned to the simple cement house together. This was a room she had only because of her status. Others could only use the roof as a blanket and the ground as a mat.
There was a bed, a table, four benches, a dressing table, a wardrobe and a separate bathroom in the room. There was nothing else. The dressing table and wardrobe were at Zhao Yongchao's strong request, because he felt that a woman's room must have a mirror and a wardrobe, otherwise how could she dress up properly to serve him?
Sun Peilan was a little puzzled. Normally, the couple wouldn't come to her unless it was something urgent. Firstly, she was afraid of getting too close to them and being threatened by Zhao Yongchao. Secondly, she was afraid her reputation would be bad, and that would bring them into trouble.
"What's wrong? Is there something urgent?"
Liu Yunniang: "Pei Lan, did you buy something from Qian Dezhong?"
Sun Peilan was shocked, but she didn't show it on her face: "How could you have such a thing? I didn't buy it. Where did you hear this from?"
She couldn't let the Liu couple know that she bought the poison. If they knew she bought the poison, they would definitely ask what it was used for. She couldn't say that it was used on Zhao Yongchao and his group. If the news leaked out, she wouldn't be the only one to die, and the Liu couple might also be implicated!
Liu Yunniang shook her head, a little sad. "That's good. I thought you were fooled too! A few days ago, I really missed my daughter, so I remembered Qian Dezhong once said that if I gave him good things, he would take letters out or ask someone to pass a message to his relatives outside. So I gave him some things, but he was found out today! This guy didn't do anything. The herbs and letters he sold before were all fake!"
When Liu Qiaozi realized his wife had taken out the only valuable thing in the house and ended up being cheated, he couldn't help but get angry: "Qian Dezhong is really disloyal and unrighteous. His parents made a mistake in naming him!"
Liu Yunniang hugged her husband and thought of her two daughters from Liujia Village. She couldn't help but burst into tears: "Poor Xiaoqing and Xiaowan still don't know that we were abducted here. They must think we abandoned them!"
She gritted her teeth secretly: "Qian Dezhong has done so many bad things! He insisted on being a traitor among mortals, shamelessly trying to please those monks. Now he's been caught selling fake things and beaten up by the villagers! I just went to see this man, he's dying now, even the gods can't save him! Those monks just treat him like a dog, how could they use precious elixirs to save him? I think he deserves it!"
She shook her head, regretting it. "It's a pity that the two gold bracelets I gave him can no longer be found. They were originally intended for Xiaoqing and Xiaowan as dowries, but he got fooled in a moment of confusion. I don't know where he sold the things given by the villagers, or whether he gave them to those monks. He has nothing on his body or under his straw mat!"
"What...can't be found?" Sun Peilan was a little unsettled when she heard this, because she was also one of the victims.
She gave Qian Dezhong her daughter's longevity locket, which she had bought at a gold shop when she was pregnant. When she was struggling, she would often hold the locket in her hand and think of her daughter. It was these thoughts that kept her alive.
But now the poison was fake, and the longevity lock was gone. All her spiritual sustenance was destroyed. This damaged her mind and blood, and she spat out a mouthful of blood: "...like...frost..."
"Perrin, Perrin, what's wrong with you?"
Liu Yunniang supported her anxiously. She didn't know what happened. After hearing what they said, Peilan vomited blood, her face was pale, and her eyes were dull. It was obvious that she had suffered a great shock.
"Could it be that you also went to get something? Oh, I knew you must have taken something to exchange. Even though you didn't say it, I know what you exchanged for."
How could she not know Sun Peilan's hatred.
After Sun Peilan divorced her husband, she lived alone with her daughter Sun Rushuang. It was naturally difficult for her to find a job in District 9 with her daughter. So when she heard that the Wu Feng Team was recruiting, she immediately asked her daughter to sign up. Both she and her daughter met the age requirements, so they set off soon.
They thought their good life had just begun, but they unexpectedly entered a devil's den. It turned out that the job arranged by the Dancing Phoenix Team was to work as prostitutes in a brothel.
The mother and daughter spent several difficult years together. She was old and weak and soon became useless, so the landlord threw her into the mine to fend for herself.
Over the years, she has been able to survive not only by thinking about her daughter, but also by her hatred for the world.
There is no hope of revenge, and there is a difference between immortals and mortals. How can she be willing to accept this!
"Rushuang...daughter..."
Hot tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes full of fine lines. How much she wanted to see her daughter again!
This tear burned Liu Yunniang's heart. She wanted to see her daughters too. It had been so many years that she couldn't even remember. It was like working day and night in the mines, she had lost track of time and didn't even know how old Xiaoqing and Xiaowan were now.
She had a very hard life over the years. If it weren't for her age, dark skin, and dusty appearance, the brothel wouldn't want her. Otherwise, she would have ended up like Peilan. She was then thrown into the mines, where she reunited with her husband. After a few years of ups and downs, she met Peilan, who encouraged her to live, and also encouraged her to live on.
In the dark night, everything was silent. She had gotten used to the darkness. It would be better to say she was numb to it. She couldn't see her fingers in the dark, but during the day, she could see her fingers. They were bony and without even nails, leaving only a bloody mess.
She didn't understand why fellow mortals had to make things difficult for each other. Don't monks have parents and families? Why did they beat, scold and insult them?
Maybe they are not kind to begin with, and just because they have a little bit of power, they want to act like gods. If you give them a little bit of favor, they should be grateful and kowtow to you.
Seeing his wife feeling lonely, Liu Qiaozi hugged her silently and gave her warmth silently. He also missed his daughters whom he hadn't seen for many years and didn't know how they were doing.
The three of them were in great grief. Who knew what the future would hold?
Do we have to live like cattle and horses, being bullied and toyed with?
After the night, shouldn’t dawn come?
Everyone's face is filled with sorrow and vicissitudes. Time has carved them into stone men who cannot feel joy, but the emotions in their hearts are like branches that can never suppress the longing in their hearts.
They are not animals or stones, but mothers, fathers, parents of children, and human beings with flesh and blood.
They seemed to be forgotten by the times, walking alone in the darkness, carrying heavy loads for thousands of miles. The moon could not illuminate their path, and the sun could not warm their bodies.
However, when they were in despair, a young female voice sounded in their ears.
"Liu Xiaoqing is fifteen years old this year, has five spiritual roots, and has already reached the first level of Qi training. Liu Xiaowan is five years old this year, has dual spiritual roots of gold and fire, and is currently missing."
"The Liu Village Phoenix and Dragon Dancers have been wiped out. I will rescue Liu Xiaowan and Sun Rushuang. Time is of the essence in rescuing the mortals in the mine!"
"Would you be willing to lend me a hand?"
These words seemed to come from far away. If they hadn't given her daughter's specific information, Liu Yunniang would have thought she was a liar. After hearing this, she choked up. It turned out that the two of them had grown so much.
Xiaoqing was already at the first level of Qi training, which was great. But why was Xiaowan missing? Her baby was only five years old. She was so worried that she wanted to rush to them immediately and hold her in her arms to comfort her.
When Sun Peilan heard her words, it was as if she had grabbed the last straw. Her eyes were no longer dull, but firm: "I do!"
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