Chapter 166 World 7 (14)
Bao Shan clearly sensed it, and the hand holding her embroidered shoes stiffened. Zhuo Er, who had been humble and submissive, raised his head at the words, and when he saw who was coming, his eyes widened.
Zhuo Er's lips trembled slightly and the areas around his eyes were red, but before he could respond to Wu Li, the slave garden keeper in the pavilion noticed something was wrong.
Wu Li had sharp ears and eyes, and except for the loss of composure when he first saw the drow, he then returned to his usual cold expression.
Seeing the guard approaching, he wondered what he would become suspicious of if he saw Zhuo Er in this state. Wu Li's thoughts turned slightly, and two blushes instantly spread across his face, as if he was angry at the scene before him.
Wu Li ignored the restraints on his body, his eyes filled with anger. He raised his foot and kicked towards Zhuo Er, angrily asking: "Zhuo Er!"
That look didn't seem like she had any previous relationship with Zhuo Er. It was as if the name she had just blurted out was a question uttered in anger at seeing Zhuo Er approaching the treasured fan.
The guard, who had originally looked hesitant, stopped in his tracks upon seeing this, and thought to himself that it was just as expected: no matter how tough a slave is, he will be tamed and obedient once he enters the slave garden. Even Wu Li, who was described by Dong Yixiao as having a cold temper, became furious because other slaves were getting close to his weak young lady.
Zhuo Er was slightly stunned, but when his eyes met Wu Li's, he understood Wu Li's intention. He put away the chaotic thoughts in his mind and picked up the embroidered shoes of the treasure fan again.
The fingers moved lightly, as if kneading and pinching. This was a skill that Nuyuan had carefully taught her. Baoshan was an unmarried girl, so how could she have seen such intimacy? Two blushes appeared on her face immediately.
Bao Shan's face was filled with shame and anger, and she tried to avoid Zhuo Er's touch.
But she didn't expect that even though Zhuo Er had a cute and innocent face, he had a brute strength that made it impossible for her to break free.
At this moment, Baoshan seemed to have completely forgotten the purpose of this trip, which was to provoke Wuli's anger and make him want to please him.
There were tears in Baoshan's eyes, her rosy cheeks showed the spring spirit, and her cherry-red lips were slightly open.
"Wuli, I don't want these..."
"help me……"
Hearing this, Wu Li paused. He only needed to think for a moment to understand Dong Yixiao's purpose in bringing him into this slave garden.
Including the fragile and pitiful treasure fan in front of you, it is also part of the domestication process of the people in the slave garden.
Wu Li did not scoff at such behavior. Although he accepted his fate and became a slave at the mercy of others, he would never kowtow and fawn like a loyal dog, wagging its tail to please others.
Wu Li should have ignored everything that happened and let Dong Yixiao give up completely, realizing that no matter what method of taming he used, it would ultimately be in vain.
But he listened to Baoshan's soft cries, so mournful and fragile. It was as if she saw Wuli as the only one who could save her. Wuli tightened his drooping hands again and again. He closed his eyes, but Baoshan's soft cries for help still echoed in his ears, like pearls falling from a jade plate, each sound clear and melodious.
Wu Li opened his eyes, but found that the treasure fan had stopped calling him.
Baoshan seemed to understand Wu Li's ruthlessness. No matter how she cried for help, Wu Li would not show any sympathy, so why should she waste her breath?
Those clear eyes seemed to have lost their luster and no longer looked at Wu Li with expectation.
Wu Li felt nervous as he watched Zhuo Er trying so hard to please her. His strong arms even touched Bao Shan's slender calves.
Wu Li's head was buzzing, and he thought to himself, "This isn't about the treasured fan, it's about Zhuo Er." If he hadn't been enraged, Nu Yuan's plan would have been thwarted, and in his rage, Zhuo Er would have been implicated.
The restraints on his body were tightly bound, but Wu Li managed to break free from them in an orderly manner.
Wu Li strode forward, his eyes gently passing over Zhuo Er.
At the moment of overturning Zhuo Er, he used his lips to signal.
Then, Wu Li held the trembling treasure fan in his arms.
Baoshan's body was so soft, and Wu Li's hand, which had just been freed from its restraints, was covered with an unsightly red mark, which looked extremely inconsistent.
Bao Shan, however, showed no sign of disdain. She wrapped her two jade arms around Wu Li's strong waist, as if she had survived a disaster. "Wuli, I hate you."
——Why did you avoid her sight?
Wu Li's body stiffened, and after a moment, he heard the muffled voice of the beauty in his arms.
"But only a little."
Wu Li's tense nerves suddenly relaxed. He lowered his head and looked at Bao Shan. For the first time, he carefully examined Bao Shan's face. She had fair skin and clear eyes. She was a simple and kind-hearted girl.
She would feel disgusted by his hesitation, but in the end, it was Wu Li who saved her, and she felt disgusted.
It was like the words spoken casually when someone was having a quarrel.
He seems to think he is fierce, but in fact he is very weak.
Dong Yixiao and the others saw the unusual movement here and hurried over.
The guard's face was full of pride, and he boasted that the taming method he had come up with was indeed suitable for Wu Li.
But when the guard looked at Wu Li, his eyes were mixed with caution.
After all, the people from the Nuyuan Garden hadn't been false when they had bound Wu Li. Even the knots on the cloth strips were tight, yet Wu Li easily broke free. This showed that Wu Li was someone not to be underestimated.
When Dong Yixiao approached, the treasure fan slipped out of Wu Li's arms and ran to Dong Yixiao's side, expressing its fear.
This action prevented Dong Yixiao from questioning Wu Li for daring to get close to his daughter.
Dong Yixiao saw Nu Yuan's methods, but did not give in immediately. He kept Wu Li there and said he needed to think it over.
The caretaker of the slave garden lowered his eyes to look at Zhuo Er kneeling on the ground and said with contempt, "Why don't you get up?"
Zhuoer slowly stood up. The guard had already left. He did not stare at Zhuoer all the time, nor was he worried that Zhuoer would escape from the slave garden.
First, Zhuoer has been properly tamed. He is no longer as stubborn as when he first entered the slave garden. Now he is like a frightened bird, unable to go anywhere.
Secondly, the slave garden was strictly guarded. Even if the guards promised to let Zhuoer escape, he would not be able to avoid the many guards and leave.
Thinking of Wu Li's instructions, Zhuo's eyes suddenly became sore and his gaze became firm.
Back in the foreign land, Brother Wu Li was omnipotent. So when he told him to wait, it made sense. Zhuo Er just had to obey.
Wu Li returned to the Dong family and was locked up in the woodshed again. He snuggled up against the bundles of firewood, seemingly oblivious to the hardness of the wood.
Wu Li's eyes were gloomy. He didn't expect to see Zhuo Er again in the Central Plains.
Remember that before he became a slave, Wu Li was the son of the tribal leader.
However, the tribe was facing internal and external troubles. Other tribes were coveting their territory with fertile grass and abundant resources, so Wu Li was ordered to lead troops to resist the foreign enemies.
However, they never expected that all their battle plans were leaked by the enemy within.
Wu Li returned to the tribe with the remaining soldiers, intending to carefully plan and find the internal enemy. However, he was framed by his fellow brothers, who implied that Wu Li was the internal enemy and that this action was just the thief crying "stop thief".
After returning from the defeat, Wu Li was covered in wounds. He struggled to return to the tribe. He was already at the end of his strength, but was framed by his compatriots.
What Wu Li didn't expect was that the people who fought side by side with him on weekdays all stood in the team that accused Wu Li.
Wu Li was imprisoned. Without waiting for Wu Li to explain, they confirmed the facts and claimed that they would punish Wu Li with tribal lynching - exposing him to the scorching sun and letting hawks peck at him.
Late at night, Wu Li took the opportunity to escape and wanted to take the remaining soldiers he brought back to the tribe with him.
After all, after Wu Li left, his fellow brothers would vent their anger on them.
But when Wu Li gently lifted the curtain, he saw them drinking and chatting happily with their brothers under the dim candlelight.
Wu Li then realized that he was the only one who had been fooled from the beginning.
Wu Li left the tribe, but didn't know where to go.
Covered with wounds and suffering from alternating hot and cold temperatures, Wu Li could no longer hold on and eventually collapsed in the desert.
Then he was seen by Dong Yixiao and imprisoned as a slave.
He thought of Zhuo Er, the only young brother in the tribe who believed in him. However, his words were not taken seriously, and before he could even speak, his brothers had sent people to take him away and put him under guard.
Wu Li had never expected that in order to compete for the position of tribal leader, his fellow brothers would be so cruel to the drow who posed no threat at all, causing the drow to fall into such a situation.
Thinking of the time in the foreign land, Zhuoer's face was always filled with a happy smile and he never had any worries.
But now, he was in the slave garden, tamed to be timid and uneasy, only able to please others. It was obvious how much torture Zhuoer had endured.
Wu Li was originally disheartened. In such a situation, the tribe was no longer his hometown, so he accepted his fate of becoming a slave and had no intention of resisting.
But now, he absolutely could not just sit by and watch Zhuo Er stay in the slave garden and do things to please others.
The chains swayed slightly, and Wu Li frowned. If he wanted to save Zhuo Er, he could not be bound by the chains. It would be inconvenient for him to walk, so how could he enter the slave garden?
When Wu Li heard what his mother-in-law said, he didn't touch the porridge and rice that were sent to the woodshed.
Bao Shan's beautiful eyes moved slightly, and she said softly, "What can I do if I don't eat?"
Grandma hurriedly said, "Ever since the day you came back from Nuyuan, he's looked gloomy. Could it be that he was frightened by Nuyuan's methods?"
Bao Shan frowned and said softly, "Prepare a bowl of plain noodles without any oil or fishy smell. Add some refreshing side dishes. There's no need to put them on separate plates. Just spread them all over the noodles. I'll go see what's going on."
The mother-in-law quickly agreed. She was not from the Dong family, so she naturally didn't know that Wu Li was a slave that Dong Yixiao bought in exchange for money. She only knew that Wu Li was handsome, but his body was covered with scars, and he looked extremely pitiful.
He had not eaten a single grain of rice in the past few days, and even his body looked much thinner, so he told Baoshan about this.
The mother-in-law also saw that Baoshan had a gentle nature. If it were Dong Yixiao, she would never dare to show a look of heartache and pity.
Walking on the way to the woodshed, Baoshan's mind was full of thoughts.
That day in Nuyuan, although Wu Li was only distracted for a moment, Baoshan saw it clearly.
Just by looking at the expressions of Wu Li and Zhuo Er, one could tell that there was something going on between them that was unknown to outsiders.
But when Baoshan learned about this, he did not go out of his way to investigate the inside story.
She was just the daughter of a horse merchant, and it was extremely difficult for her to find out about foreign things.
Moreover, if this causes Wu Li to be disgusted, it would be more trouble than gain.
Men don't like women who are too smart and insightful, because that makes them feel they have nowhere to hide.
Moreover, being too curious and wanting to know everything is not a good thing.
Baoshan pretended to be completely unaware. In her eyes, Wu Li was still a foreign slave with no relatives or friends, and she knew nothing else.
However, Wu Li actually took advantage of her softness and wanted to see her, which shows that Zhuo Er of Nuyuan is very important to Wu Li.
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