"Is this all we're going to eat?"
Xu Yuehuai looked at everyone.
A bearded man next to him sighed, "It's the same every day. I'm a doctor from Huirentang. A few days ago, I was arrested by some soldiers. Those damned bastards."
“My home is in Longshou Village, which is a long way from here. My wife and I came here to the market to sell cloth and make clothes, but we never expected to be arrested.”
Some people say that.
A sallow-faced, emaciated man lowered his voice and mumbled, "Alright, keep your voices down, or you're about to get beaten up."
No sooner had that person finished speaking than Dong Chao walked over, holding a riding whip.
He staggered, grinning lewdly as he pointed at Xu Yuehuai, "You, the newcomer, you're the one. I have something to say."
Xu Yuehuai sneered.
Following behind Dong Chao.
Today, I can finally avenge the loss I suffered.
The drunken man led Xu Yuehuai into a small, filthy room with smelly cotton wool on the floor. Dong Chao looked at Xu Yuehuai.
"You, though you're not exactly handsome, you're petite but quite charming. How about this, if you're willing to be a woman and keep me company, I'll arrange the easiest tasks for you starting tomorrow, how about that?"
Xu Yuehuai smiled broadly.
"So, in that case, I should thank you, Boss Dong, for recognizing my talent?"
"Then hurry up and take off your clothes." Dong Chao said impatiently.
At that moment, Xu Yuehuai glanced outside and realized that this place was completely isolated from the world.
Although there were patrols in the distance, they were too far away to possibly reach this place.
Xu Yuehuai smiled and moved closer to Dong Chao.
Dong Chao habitually closed his eyes, smiling as he reached out to wait for Xu Yuehuai's service. But the next moment, Xu Yuehuai punched Dong Chao in the heart, and he groaned.
But at that moment, Xu Yuehuai's hand gripped his throat.
Dong Chao never dreamed that there was such a strong girl in the world; her grip was like that of a vise.
"Go to hell, you good boy."
Xu Yuehuai had absolutely no pity for this guy.
This guy is a living devil, who knows how many people he kills every day, and now it's finally his turn.
Fearing that being exposed would implicate others, Xu Yuehuai chose to destroy the evidence.
There was an old well outside, filled with withered branches and fallen leaves. Xu Yuehuai easily threw the man into the dry well before going back to rest.
Ah Qi waited for a long time and finally saw Xu Yuehuai return.
He quickly lowered his voice, "What does the contractor want with you?"
"What are you doing?" Xu Yuehuai leaned close to Aqi's ear. "You won't see him tomorrow. The Jade Emperor has gone to a meeting with him."
Ah Qi chuckled, "Grandma, evil people will always be punished by evil people."
Where?
The next day, with Dong Chao gone, the supervisor, everyone became much less diligent.
Xu Yuehuai prepared to travel to all directions to inspect the border defenses.
They hadn't walked far when a man appeared behind them. The man had a scarred face, single eyelids, and three-white eyes. His eyes were like those of a hawk, and he stared intently at Xu Yuehuai.
"Where are you from, and what are you doing here?"
"I'm from the first district, responsible for waste removal. My guys came here to pick up trucks and haven't been back for a long time. Boss Dong told me to come find him." Xu Yuehuai's lie came out of nowhere.
Upon hearing this, the man turned and left.
Xu Yuehuai also understood that she couldn't wander around recklessly, otherwise things would likely turn out badly.
He hurriedly returned to his previous position, but this patrol also revealed that the strongest border defenses were actually located outside the mine, with many soldiers stationed there.
However, there were only a handful of supervisors, numbering twenty or thirty, within the mining area.
These overseers were all ruthless and vicious.
When Xu Yuehuai returned, everyone was resting.
How many supervisors are there here?
“Twenty-three people,” said the old, thin man.
But he soon understood what Xu Yuehuai meant. "You want to escape? That's easier said than done. I tried to escape last autumn, but I was brought back and my leg was broken."
“But I’m prepared to try again,” the man said, clenching his fist with a determined look in his eyes. “As long as I don’t die, I will eventually leave this place. Being like a walking corpse like this is no different from being dead.”
Xu Yuehuai hurriedly clasped his hands in greeting, "May I ask, what is your name?"
"My surname is Ma, you can just call me Old Ma the Ladle."
"Alright, Old Ma, we're kindred spirits. Now let's find a good opportunity."
Just as we were getting to this point, someone else leaned closer.
The man said, "They asked me to clean up the mess, and I was the one who took out the bodies. I know this road very well, I know it like the back of my hand. I'll provide you with a map."
Another person leaned closer, saying, "I know where the soldiers are weakest. My home is in the nearby mountains. It's pitiful. I didn't know there was such a hell on earth here before I was captured."
The group was about to continue their discussion when the man from before came over again.
The man glanced at everyone and asked, "Where's your foreman, Dong Chao?"
Xu Yuehuai hurriedly got up, muttering as she worked, "Our master disappeared last night, and we don't know where he is now."
"Then why don't you work?"
The man pulled out his riding whip.
But Xu Yuehuai quickly grabbed it tightly, and no matter how hard the man tried, the whip did not budge.
In his previous life, Xu Yuehuai was not only a descendant of an ancient martial arts family, but also outstanding in Taekwondo, Judo, and Chinese martial arts.
The excessive training made her incredibly strong, far more powerful than those delicate women. Now, the host's body is also quite formidable.
The two looked at each other.
"You little rascal, how dare you!"
Xu Yuehuai hurriedly explained, "Sir, it's not that I'm bold, but Boss Dong said yesterday that he would arrange the rest for us, and we're waiting for him here."
"I see."
The man gripped his riding whip and went to find Dong Chao.
Soon, they arrived at Dong Chao's house.
To his surprise, Dong Chao was not there. There was a money bag lying on the ground, and when he picked it up, he found that it belonged to Dong Chao.
Everyone knows Dong Chao is a penny-pincher, so how could someone like him lose his money?
"Dong Chao, Dong Chao."
The man started shouting.
But no one responded. After some time, a girl with blurred vision from crying staggered in from outside. She immediately knelt on the ground. "Brother Xue, last night I saw someone kill our foreman and destroy the evidence. It was terrifying. Now that you're here, I'm willing to tell you the details of what happened."
"Okay, go ahead."
The girl vividly recounted everything that had happened the previous night.
Upon hearing this, Xue Ba roared, "This is outrageous! So, the person was killed by a short man?"
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