Chapter 174 World 7 (Twenty-two)
Hearing this, Zhuo Er approached Wu Li and subconsciously asked, "What can I do for you?"
As soon as he asked the question, Zhuo Er felt a sense of regret and thought to himself: No matter what favor Wu Li asked him to do, he would not help. After all, the scene of Wu Li abandoning him that day was still vivid in his mind, making him feel depressed.
Seeing Zhuo Er snort coldly and his face tense, Wu Li knew that his younger brother was still angry about his refusal to go back to the tribe with him. Wu Li knew Zhuo Er's temper well, so he didn't try to coax him. He just said in a deep voice, "Of course, he's busy going back to the tribe."
Although he was in Princess An Ning's residence, and because he had been fed cartilage-softening medicine, he lacked sufficient strength, Wu Li's expression remained calm, as if he wasn't worried about his current situation. Zhuo Er's ears twitched slightly, but he still pursed his lips, refusing to speak. Wu Li didn't care, and said calmly, "If you don't want to, I can return to the tribe alone. There are many guards here. If you have nothing to worry about, please leave immediately."
Zhuo Er's face flushed red. He had originally wanted to use Qiao to make his always arrogant brother Wu Li beg him personally.
However, he did not expect that Wu Li would not even say a soft word to him and even asked him to leave quickly.
Zhuo Er said in a harsh and somewhat annoyed tone, "I'm not leaving. You don't care about blood ties, but I'm not a cold-hearted person."
After saying that, Zhuoer took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, uncorked it, and held it to Wu Li's nose.
Zhuo Er is no longer a foreign boy who knows nothing.
Before coming to Princess An Ning's residence to look for Wu Li, he had made sufficient plans.
I heard that for disobedient slaves, the Princess's Mansion would use secret medicine to control them, preventing them from breaking free, lest they suddenly become malicious and hurt Princess An Ning.
Zhuo Er asked someone to prepare an antidote to relieve his weakness, and then came to look for Wu Li.
Wu Li's expression gradually returned to normal. He tried to clench his fists and felt the strength in his body slowly recovering.
Zhuo Er didn't expect that before he could persuade him, Wu Li suddenly changed his mind and wanted to return to the tribe.
Zhuo Er felt secretly proud of having thrown him into the slave garden and tortured him.
Now he is the eldest brother who is the leader of the tribe. He secretly thought: I will be able to avenge Nuyuan from my eldest brother soon.
However, Zhuo Er suddenly remembered the figure of the weak Central Plains woman. His brows furrowed as he asked, "Brother, how did you figure it out? Did you see through the Central Plains woman's scheming?"
Zhuo Er felt happy when he thought about how Bao Shan did not recognize the pearl and did not know how to cherish Brother Wu Li, and how she would definitely regret it after learning the truth.
But after a moment, panic emerged in Zhuo Er's heart again. He thought that the fragile precious fan would not make him sad and wipe away his tears quietly.
Zhuo Er thought, even if Bao Shan had hurt herself crying, it was his fault. After all, Bao Shan was a wicked woman, deliberately misleading Brother Wu Li. He wouldn't be moved in the slightest. At most... at most, he would treat Bao Shan as a maid, take her back to the foreign land, and let her treat him tenderly and attentively, just like she had in the slave garden...
But in an instant, Zhuo Er's mind was full of thoughts and he was thinking a lot.
Wu Li's words shattered Zhuo Er's imagination.
"Don't make random assumptions about her!"
Zhuo Er looked indignant: "She is a bad woman to begin with. How can it be that brother can't stop lusting after her?"
Wu Li nodded slightly, his eyes deep, as if making a promise: "Of course."
He would definitely go back to the tribe. Wu Li had been staying at the Dong family for so long that he had naturally heard from the mother-in-law who was watching over him what Dong Yixiao expected of his future son-in-law.
A man who wants power, wealth and splendor cannot bear the hardship of his precious fan.
The slave Wu Li could not do these things. Perhaps after escaping from the Princess's Mansion, Wu Li could find a job and slowly accumulate money.
But that would take too long. If he returned to the tribe, he would be able to satisfy Dong Yixiao's expectations. Why should Wu Li go so far away?
What's more, the longer the time, the more likely it is that something unexpected will happen.
Wu Li really had no confidence in letting Baoshan wait for him for a long time.
Zhuoer listened to Wu Li's words with a confused look on his face. He didn't know what Wu Li meant.
Since he was going back to the foreign land, he had to give up the treasured fan. But now, looking at Wu Li's attitude, he was unwilling to let go of the treasured fan.
Unable to understand this, Zhuo Er stopped thinking about it and urged, "Then let's set off as soon as possible so we can return to the tribe sooner. Big Brother will never think that we can still go back!"
Wu Li lowered his eyelids to hide the dark color under his eyes.
"Before I leave, there's one more important thing to do."
With Zhuo Er's help, it was not difficult for Wu Li to leave Princess An Ning's Mansion.
But after he leaves, the Princess's Mansion might implicate the slave's escape on Baoshan.
Unable to find the slave, Princess An Ning must have been depressed. The people in the Princess's Mansion, unwilling to bear the brunt of the anger, would find Dong Yixiao and the treasured fan, who had presented the slave, to appease Princess An Ning's anger.
Moreover, from the words between the lines of the conversation between Baoshan and Wu Li when he came, Wu Li could glimpse that Bada and the personal guards of the Princess's Mansion were the driving forces behind the method of "training slaves with one's own body".
These two people have bad intentions, and Wu Li cannot return to the tribe alone, leaving Baoshan, a weak woman, to deal with these ferocious beasts.
Wu Li did not explain the details to Zhuo Er, but only told him his plan.
After hearing this, Zhuo Er didn't understand why his brother, who was always calm and composed, was so wary of a slave and a guard in the Princess's Mansion.
But Brother Wu Li always had his reasons for doing things, so Zhuo Er nodded in agreement.
The next day, the princess discovered that the slave she had bought for a thousand taels of gold was missing, and the house was thrown into chaos.
Upon hearing this, Princess An Ning became even more furious, her face flushing red. She ignored the servants present and sternly demanded, "Didn't I treat him well enough? He was injured, and I asked the court physician to treat him, and even administered the medicine myself.
As a slave with heterochromic eyes, he must have suffered a lot of injustice. I pity him and have never neglected him, so why would he run away..."
Given Wu Li's stubborn character, Princess An Ning only thought that taming Wu Li and healing him would take a lot of time and energy. She never considered that a slave would try to escape from her.
It was obvious that the world viewed him as an ant, and he was the only one who gave Wu Li warmth. He shouldn't hide away, but should be filled with gratitude...
All the slaves present lowered their heads, not daring to breathe heavily. No one had expected that a slave running away would cause Princess An Ning to lose her composure like this, completely losing her dignity and decorum.
Unlike Princess An Ning’s loss, Bada and Princess An Ning’s personal guard.
Everyone was happy to see the slave Wu Li escape.
They didn't think that Wu Li ran away to get away from Princess An Ning.
After all, the Princess's Mansion is so comfortable, who would be willing to leave?
It must be Dong Yixiao's domestication and torture that made Wu Li unbearable, so he fled in panic.
Bada was even more elated, thinking of using this opportunity to "expose" Dong Yixiao's actions of whipping the slave Wuli. Naturally, he would omit the details of how he and his personal guards threatened Dong Yixiao, instead spinning the story as follows: Dong Yixiao, driven by greed, felt a thousand taels of gold were not enough. Upon learning of the slave Wuli's stubborn temper, he volunteered to tame him, hoping to earn another reward.
Unexpectedly, Dong Yixiao was too eager for quick success and his brute force whipping made Wu Li feel afraid, so he fled from the Princess's Mansion at all costs.
In this case, Dong Yixiao's life would naturally be in danger. Even if Dong Yixiao wanted to explain the truth to Princess An Ning.
But people are close to each other. How could Princess An Ning trust a profit-seeking horse merchant and doubt obedient slaves and guards?
During the time he was training slaves in the Princess's Mansion, Dong Yixiao got to know one or two people.
Upon learning that the slave Wu Li had escaped, Dong Yixiao's heart was pounding and he quickly called for the treasure fan.
Looking at Baoshan's clear eyes and ignorant look, Dong Yixiao felt reluctant, but finally made a decision.
"I've really wronged you by asking you to tame Wuli these days.
Dad knows that if I hadn't asked you to do this, you wouldn't have done these things."
Bao Shan walked over to Dong Yixiao, stroked his arm, and said softly, "It was my daughter's will. I don't blame you, father."
Dong Yixiao sighed heavily and said in a cheerful tone, "However, from now on, you won't have to go to the Princess's Mansion anymore, and you won't have to see that ominous slave."
Bao Shan's heart moved slightly, and a trace of doubt emerged, but a faint smile appeared on his face: "Did Wu Li agree?"
Dong Yixiao avoided answering and only said that Princess An Ning had changed her mind and no longer wanted to tame the Wuli, and that he and his daughter could set off for Suzhou City.
However, there was something going on at home that needed to be taken care of, so Dong Yixiao asked Baoshan to leave first and he would rush over later.
"Go find Duan Wu first. You're alone, and people are worried about you. So I want Duan Changfeng to go with you."
Dong Yixiao thought that Duan Changfeng was fond of Baoshan and would definitely be happy to accompany Baoshan to Suzhou City.
Duan Changfeng was also tall and strong, so even if someone with bad intentions discovered that the treasure fan contained a thousand taels of gold, he would be able to protect it.
Bao Shan was even more confused. Dong Yixiao had never liked Duan Changfeng and had once asked her to stay away from him.
Now he asked her to go find Duan Changfeng, and acted as if he was entrusting his daughter to him.
But seeing the fatigue in Dong Yixiao's eyes, Bao Shan didn't ask any further questions. Instead, she nodded softly and said softly as she left, "After we get on the boat, I'll ask the boatman to go slower. Daddy will always be able to catch up, right?"
Dong Yixiao avoided Baoshan's gaze and said vaguely, "Yes."
Watching Baoshan leave, Dong Yixiao suddenly collapsed in the chair and it took him a long time to wake up.
He dismissed the two mothers-in-law who served him at home, and in addition to the silver they were entitled to, he also gave them an extra reward.
After all, these days, both mothers-in-law have been working very hard.
After finishing all the matters, Dong Yixiao walked in the empty house, his heart sinking.
It was not until he saw several camels eating grass that Dong Yixiao frowned and began to worry.
It was too late to give the camel away.
Dong Yixiao could only hope that the people from Princess An Ning's Mansion would spare the camels.
Dong Yixiao learned that the slave Wu Li was missing, and guessed that Princess An Ning would take her anger out on him, a lowly horse dealer, but Dong Yixiao did not flee in a hurry.
This whole world belongs to the king, according to the power of Princess An Ning.
Even if he escapes, any trace of him will be caught.
Therefore, Dong Yixiao stayed in the Dong family and gave all his wealth to his only daughter Baoshan.
In the desert, the person who brought Wu Li back and offered the slaves was Dong Yixiao. How could Princess An Ning track down the whereabouts of a weak woman?
Duan Changfeng didn't hesitate and wanted to take the treasure fan and leave immediately.
Bao Shan tugged at Duan Changfeng's sleeve and asked softly, "Brother Changfeng, you said you would never lie to me, but is that true?"
Duan Changfeng nodded heavily.
"I will never lie to you."
"Then—Daddy will catch up with our ship, won't he?"
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