Chapter 97: Escape Together
Mu Yao only said a few words before falling into a deep sleep, but her hand was still tightly holding Shen Ning's hand, and she looked very uneasy even in her sleep.
Shen Ning held her like that and let her lean on her arms.
But not long after, the wooden door was kicked open again: "Take her away, the one in red."
It’s Mu Yao again…
Mu Yao suddenly woke up, struggled to get up and forced a smile: "Uncle, I'm here."
She begged carefully: "I will be obedient, can you give my sister some water to drink..."
Mu Yao turned around and smiled at Shen Ning: "Madam Shen must be very thirsty."
Before she could finish her words, she was suddenly pulled back by Shen Ning.
"I'll go."
Shen Ning clenched and unclenched his fists several times, trying to keep himself calm.
She had to leave the cell first. Once outside, she would try to find an opportunity, maybe create some fire in the chaos... As long as there was the slightest movement, Yuanyue and the others would definitely be able to find her.
Moreover, she couldn't bear to see Mu Yao suffer any longer.
Shen Ning stood up. The two people outside the cell seemed to be too surprised. They were stunned and then looked at each other.
Mu Yao grabbed the hem of Shen Ning’s skirt: “Madam Shen…”
"Stop talking, I'll go." Shen Ning shook her hand off.
"Then you..." The bandit outside the cell just opened his mouth when Xu Zhiyi next to him spoke.
"She's mine. If your boss has something to say to me, then don't touch my people."
His usual frivolous look disappeared, and Xu Zhiyi's peach blossom eyes revealed a bit of coldness: "Send the person over to me, and then pass on the message, otherwise I might die soon."
The two bandits were so confused by him that they didn't know what to do. Xu Zhiyi didn't look like he was going to die easily, but his legs were indeed crippled and he couldn't move. It was possible that he had some hidden illness.
The two men did not dare to be careless. They dragged Shen Ning out with curses and stuffed her into Xu Zhiyi's cell. Then they dragged Mu Yao out with a grim smile.
Shen Ning rushed to the cell door and shouted: "Let her go, I will redeem her with silver, you can ask for any amount of money..."
The two bandits ignored him and dragged the man out without even looking back.
However, after coming back this time, the bandit's attitude changed, and he kicked over the water he had just poured for Xu Zhiyi at the door of the cell.
"The boss said you're useless. If you're going to die, die early... so he doesn't have to wake up and do it himself after daybreak."
After saying that, the two men slammed the wooden door of the cave.
Shen Ning slowly slid down and sat on the ground, staring blankly at the floor of the cell, not knowing what was going on in her mind.
Xu Zhiyi frowned, and after a while, he spoke slowly, "I'm afraid the leader of this bandit's den has changed."
He said to Shen Ning: "The people who initially arrested me probably did have something to discuss with me, but now the situation has changed."
Shen Ning raised his eyes to look at him: "What do you mean, Third Master?"
Xu Zhiyi twitched his lips: "What I mean is, this time I might really die... and I won't be able to protect you anymore."
Just now, he relied on the fact that the person behind the scenes was coming for him, so he was able to bring Shen Ning over to protect her.
Now he can hardly protect himself, let alone Shen Ning.
After hearing the meaning of Xu Zhiyi's words, Shen Ning stopped talking and sat there in silence... The only sound in her ears was the suppressed sobbing of the women in the next cell.
They have accepted their fate and no longer beg for mercy or help, but just cry softly about their tragic fate.
After an unknown amount of time, Mu Yao was dragged back with the slamming sound of a wooden door.
She looked even weaker and more exhausted this time, and seemed unable to move after being thrown onto the straw in the cell.
Shen Ning immediately rushed over: “Miss Mu.”
Mu Yao looked up and saw her, then moved. She struggled to crawl to the opposite side of Shen Ning, and smiled at Shen Ning across the cell: "I'm fine."
Shen Ning pursed her lips, and the next moment, she turned around and walked a few steps to the wooden fence of the cell, and stretched out her hand with difficulty to grab the bowl that was kicked over.
There was still some water at the bottom of the bowl. After she finally reached the bowl, she walked a few steps back to Mu Yao, reached out to the other side, and fed the water in the bowl to Mu Yao.
Her lips were red but dry, and she looked extremely weak.
Mu Yao held her hand with difficulty and carefully swallowed the water at the bottom of the bowl, but just when Shen Ning was about to withdraw her hand, she suddenly felt something being stuffed into her hand.
It's the key!
Shen Ning suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at her in disbelief.
Mu Yao spoke softly but quickly: "This is the key to your cell... I didn't dare to steal more, so I only took this one. Madam Shen, please leave quickly."
Mu Yao took a breath and said, "They are drunk now... I just heard that they will kill you two after dawn. You should sneak out and give it a try. Maybe there is still a chance of survival."
Shen Ning's heart was beating violently: "What about you? I'm leaving. If they knew it was you..."
"If you take the key, I won't admit it. They still have some use for me..."
Mu Yao was still smiling: "Besides, the key has been stolen... If Madam Shen had left earlier and found someone to rescue me, maybe I could still survive. If you stayed, we would all be dead."
Shen Ning suddenly woke up, she knew that what Mu Yao said was the truth.
"As long as I can get out, I will bring people back to look for you."
After she finished speaking, she turned to the women next door and said, "If I can escape, I will definitely bring people back to rescue you all... Please take care of Mu Yao."
If you give them hope, they might be willing to help cover up Mu Yao, or at least not tell the truth immediately.
After he finished speaking, the women's crying subsided a little, and one of them sobbed softly, "You must run out and bring people back to save us."
Shen Ning spoke each word with emphasis: "I swear on my life."
This is a strategy, but also the truth.
After saying that, Shen Ning shook Mu Yao's hand, and without wasting any more time, turned around and went to open the door.
During this process, Xu Zhiyi had been sitting in the back watching Chen Ning... watching her feed the slave water, watching her promise to come back to save people, watching her open the wooden door of the cell.
She should have escaped on her own.
Xu Zhiyi didn't think Chen Ning would care about him. After all, their relationship from the beginning was not one that could share hardships. They met by chance and the deal was designed... Chen Ning was indeed still waiting for him to give her the title of Xiangjun.
But no matter how precious a title is, can it be worth more than your life?
She's not stupid, she naturally knows how to choose...
Xu Zhiyi simply closed his eyes to avoid embarrassment for both of them, but at this moment, his arm was suddenly pulled up.
Shen Ning lowered her voice: “Third Master, let’s go.”
In the past few months, except for the few days when she was not feeling well, Chen Ning insisted on practicing martial arts with Er Yue every day regardless of wind or rain. Although it was impossible for her to become a master in a short period of time, she had made tremendous changes in both speed and physical strength.
If not for this, she would not have been able to kill the black-clad assassin with one blow... although she was knocked unconscious immediately afterwards.
But now it is not so difficult to carry Xu Zhiyi on his back, at least he can move around as usual.
Xu Zhiyi was a little stunned at first, and then realized that Shen Ning was actually going to take him away with her. Complex emotions flashed in his eyes: "It's no easier for you to carry me than for you to be alone."
Shen Ning hummed, but said nothing. She carefully opened the wooden door and saw the drunken bandit snoring at the table outside. She slipped out quietly...
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