Chapter 208 Another Traveler
Although the secret room in the dungeon is not as solid as the dog emperor's private room, it is sealed with huge stones on all sides.
The entrance was at the innermost part of the dungeon, unguarded, and had a stale, musty smell.
It doesn't look like a place to hide valuables or secrets.
Although Ye Chutang felt it was strange, he still walked down the stairs at the entrance.
The further down we go, the less light comes through. It is pitch black and the night vision goggles are useless.
Thinking there was no one around, she took out her night vision goggles and lit a tinder.
At the bottom of the stairs is an iron gate that is three fingers thick.
There was a big padlock on the door.
There is a notched bowl inside the iron gate.
The bottom of the bowl was very clean, but there was a layer of black dirt on the top edge, which showed that it had not been washed for a long time.
Ye Chutang saw that there was no valuables in the secret room, but there was a person imprisoned there.
She was not a curious person, so she turned and left.
As soon as I stepped onto the first step, a hoarse male voice came from behind me.
"who?"
Immediately afterwards, the sound of an iron chain being pulled was heard, rapidly approaching Ye Chutang.
Ye Chutang sensed the danger and his back tensed.
But she knew that the people in the secret room could not hurt anyone, otherwise they would not be locked up in such a dark place.
As she expected, the smelly man was tied up with iron chains and stopped half a meter away from the door, unable to move forward.
The man was disheveled, with an iron chain piercing his scapula, and his rotting flesh was emitting a foul smell.
He looked through his tangled hair at the slender figure holding a tinder not far away, his deep eyes emitting a scorching light.
"Who are you?"
This was the first time he saw anyone other than the police in the year he had been imprisoned.
Ye Chutang felt that the person who was locked in the secret room was not simple. He didn't want to cause trouble and continued to leave.
The man was anxious and said quickly: "I am not a bad person. I have a lot of treasures and I am good at making money. If you save me, I will make you rich enough to rival a country. I am also very good at martial arts and can be your bodyguard."
Ye Chutang likes money, but he is not greedy for it.
As for bodyguards, she doesn't need them at all.
So, the man’s words did not impress her and she continued to leave.
"I am the leader of the Almighty Sect. If you save me, I will help you reach the pinnacle of your life!"
These words made Ye Chutang feel familiar.
She paused and turned around.
The tinderbox could only illuminate a limited area, so she could only vaguely see the man's figure.
"Almighty Sect? Never heard of it."
When the man heard Ye Chutang speak, his tense nerves relaxed a little.
But when I heard the female voice, my heart sank.
"You should have heard of Wuji Sect, right?"
Ye Chutang didn't know much about the martial arts sects and shook his head.
“No.”
The man felt like he couldn't continue the conversation, but he didn't want to let go of this hard-won opportunity to be rescued.
"You must have heard of "The Five Elements and Eight Diagrams" and "The Art of War"?"
If he never hears it again, he will cry!
Of course Ye Chutang had heard of it.
But she had no idea whether these things existed in this fictional dynasty.
She didn't answer the man, but asked tentatively: "What's your name? You said before that you are good at making money, how do you make it?"
Seeing that there was something going on, the man quickly said, "My name is Sun Chu, a descendant of Sun Wu. I can deploy troops and perform some strange and ingenious tricks. I can make some exquisite gadgets to sell. I can also make colored glaze and transparent scented soap..."
Hearing this, Ye Chutang knew that he had met an old friend.
But she had no intention of revealing her identity.
After quietly listening to Sun Chu's promotion, she said, "You are indeed a good money-maker, but how can I be sure that you will keep your promise after I save you? After all, you are a martial arts expert, and it would be easy for you to kill me and silence me."
Sun Chu quickly raised his hand and swore, "I, Sun Chu..."
He was interrupted by Ye Chutang just as he opened his mouth.
"If swearing works, God's thunder will kill countless people."
There was nothing wrong with what he said, but it surprised Sun Chu.
After all, the feudal ancient people still believed in ghosts and gods.
He asked anxiously: "What will it take for the girl to believe me?"
Ye Chutang walked down the steps and came to the iron gate.
She stretched out the fire starter in her hand and saw a miserable man who was dirty, smelly, and sloppy.
Perhaps because he had been locked up for too long, he was so thin that only skin and bones were left.
The iron hook pierced his scapula, causing the wound to fester and bleed, and it took a long time to heal, emitting the smell of rotten flesh.
If it weren't for his high martial arts skills, strong self-healing ability, and regular application of medicine, he would have died of the infection long ago.
Ye Chutang took out a pill of poison from the space and handed it to Sun Chu.
"Take the poison and I will trust you. From now on, your life will belong to me."
After saying that, she threw the pill forward.
Sun Chu caught the pill.
He hesitated between taking it and throwing it away.
Because he didn't want to be trapped here and die, nor did he want to be a dog for the rest of his life.
Ye Chutang said: "Ten years, I just need you to obey my orders for ten years."
Sun Chu pushed aside the dirty hair in front of his eyes and stared at the woman in front of him.
"Why should I trust you?"
"You have no choice but to take a gamble. Besides, it's better to follow me than to be locked up here. If you have the ability, you can even detoxify yourself."
Sun Chu thought it made sense and took the poison immediately.
After taking the pill, he asked, "Who are you? How are you going to get me out?"
After Ye Chutang confirmed that Sun Chu had taken the poison, he glanced at the combination lock.
It only took her a few tries to open the lock.
Sun Chu listened to the "click" sound of the lock opening, and his eyebrows lit up with joy.
Ye Chutang pushed open the iron door that weighed several hundred pounds and just as he took a step inside, he was made nauseous by the smell of Sun Chu.
"vomit!"
Sun Chu: “…”
He knew he stank to death, but he didn't need to vomit like this, right?
Once Ye Chutang started vomiting, he couldn't stop and almost vomited out the jaundice water.
After she recovered, she held her breath, walked quickly to Sun Chu, and handed him the fire starter.
"Here."
When Sun Chu took the fire starter, he hesitated whether to hold Ye Chutang hostage and force her to save him and hand over the antidote.
Before he could think clearly, Ye Chutang drugged him and knocked him unconscious.
Ye Chutang untied the chain for Sun Chu and removed the iron hook from his scapula.
His injuries were so severe that bones were visible. He would need to rest for at least a month before he could move freely.
It would take about three months to recover both my martial arts and my injuries.
She used spiritual spring water to clean Sun Chu's wound, and poured the best external medicine on the wound to stop the bleeding.
Ye Chutang was worried that Sun Chu's martial arts skills were too high and he would wake up too early, so he gave him a needle in his sleeping point.
After finishing her work, she went to the warehouse of the prefectural government and emptied out the Cao family’s belongings.
There is still a lot of silver in the warehouse.
There was a ledger placed on the silver, indicating that the silver was a tax for the merchant.
Ye Chutang thought that the tax was for the emperor, so he took it all without hesitation.
After emptying the warehouse, she went to the dungeon where the women of the Cao family were imprisoned.
The women couldn't sleep at all when they thought of their tragic fate, and they hugged each other and cried.
The sleepy official was annoyed by the noise and shouted, "If you cry again, I will drag you out and beat you with a stick!"
The women were so frightened that they covered their mouths and cried silently.
After Ye Chutang drugged the female members of the household and made them unconscious, he stole Cao Liang's first wife.
She was taken to Sun Chu's secret room and interrogated about where the Cao family's property was hidden.
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