"We better not have him co; it’s really inconvenient. There are still people from the Emperor among us, and we don’t want any conflicts making things more complicated." Bai Ruozhu thought for a mont and said. She figured that if Lu found out Zhou Jue was nearby, he would definitely capture Zhou Jue first. Then it would turn into an internal conflict, making it chaotic. How could they rescue anyone that way?
Zhou Jue smirked, "I won’t go with you guys. I’ll help in the shadows. If needed, I’ll contact you."
After speaking, he threw a flirtatious wink at Jiao Ling, "Beautiful auntie, do you recognize now? Don’t just attack next ti, okay?"
After he finished, she picked up so water and left the room, deliberately saying loudly at the door, "Madam says the water isn’t hot enough. Let have my husband heat it up again!"
The voice was completely different from before, sounding exactly like a middle-aged woman, with so irritation in the tone, as if she had been wronged in Bai Ruozhu’s room.
After the door closed, Jiao Ling asked in surprise, "Who was that? Quite skilled at the facechanging technique."
Bai Ruozhu made a shushing gesture, leaned in close to her, and whispered, "It’s the sixth prince of Chengshui Country. We had so issues before, but I recently saved his beloved."
Jiao Ling gave an "oh", "So it’s that person nad Ji Ziyan, right?"
Bai Ruozhu nodded, and Jiao Ling didn’t ask further, just mumbled casually, "This girl’s na sounds quite masculine."
Bai Ruozhu almost burst into laughter. It’s not just masculine; it clearly is a man’s na.
Of course, she didn’t explain much to her aunt. Not everyone could accept the matter of short sleeves at this ti.
After a while, the innkeeper personally brought up the water, even apologizing on behalf of his wife. Bai Ruozhu almost thought the innkeeper was Zhou Jue’s person. But after observing for a while, she found that the innkeeper was just an ordinary person without martial arts, and his expression didn’t seem fake. It seed Zhou Jue had disguised himself as the innkeeper’s wife and tricked him.
Jiao Ling and Bai Ruozhu each freshened up, ignoring Gai Yalai, who had been hit with the sleep acupoint. Since she was already asleep, there was no need for her to get up and freshen up.
As dawn broke the next day, the group set off again. This ti when Gai Yalai woke up, she found she could speak and imdiately began to complain.
"I’m hungry. I want to have breakfast before we go! Besides, I haven’t visited the clean room; this urgency can’t fix itself in a mont."
Jiao Ling grabbed her and carried her out of the inn, tossing her onto the horse carriage, threatening, "If you dare make a scene, I’ll hit your sleep acupoint again and let you sleep!"
Gai Yalai was so scared her legs went weak. Rembering how Jiao Ling carried her like a chick, she imdiately shrank her neck and dared not say another word.
Bai Ruozhu also got on the horse carriage. Jiao Ling, displeased, glared at Gai Yalai and said to Bai Ruozhu, "What kind of person is this? Her own son is still in danger, yet she still picks and chooses. Does she even care about her son?"
"Aunt, you don’t know. She has two more sons. When her husband rebelled, she fled for her own life, leaving those two little ones behind. I rember the oldest was only seven, sigh." Bai Ruozhu couldn’t help but sigh.
It’s said that mothers love their children the most, but Gai Yalai truly is a selfish mother.
Gai Yalai sat in a corner of the carriage, whispering, "I had no choice, really had no choice."
As she emphasized this, it seed even she couldn’t deceive herself.
But because of this little episode, Gai Yalai quieted down a lot and didn’t make any more unreasonable demands thereafter.
And Bai Ruozhu didn’t see Zhou Jue again, not knowing if he had already gotten far ahead of them.
...
In the main camp of the Barbarian Clan, a few guards were chatting, one of them being the prison guard watching over Yingtong and the others.
"The eldest prince wants to deal with Princess Yingtong and the others; will the Western Regions co to attack us?" soone asked worriedly.
"I don’t think it’s just the Western Regions. The prince of Danliang is in there too. The eldest prince must be mad, right? Our Barbarian Clan is doing well growing Cistanche, isn’t it?" another said.
"Killing a thousand civilians, isn’t that madness? Even the king hasn’t carried out such a large blood sacrifice." The prison guard said angrily.
A few others hurriedly gestured for silence. The prison guard lowered his voice but continued, "The king is now bedridden with illness, and the Sangta Prince died unexpectedly. I’m guessing the eldest prince will soon ascend to the throne, but can he really lead us to a good life by killing our clansn like this?"
The others fell silent, and the prison guard didn’t rush to speak. At this point, soone ntioned with a choked voice, "My forr neighbors were all sacrificed. If I hadn’t passed the guard exam, my family and I would have faced the sa fate. That family was very nice to us. When I was young, we often didn’t have enough to eat, and they often secretly gave us food. Yet, I couldn’t save them."
"My wife’s aunt’s family was also sacrificed. She cried for several days, and now she’s fallen ill." Another guard sighed and said.
The prison guard spoke again, "This ti it’s a thousand people sacrificed. If this continues, what about next ti? If there aren’t enough commoners, could it include our own loved ones next ti? I heard our benefactor Madam Bai’s brother is among those to be executed. Are we really going to treat our benefactor’s family this way?"
Others showed expressions of indignation, "No way, as people of the Barbarian Clan, we can’t repay kindness with ingratitude!"
"The eldest prince has allied with the prince of Danliang Country. Even if Madam Bai herself ca, the eldest prince would probably do her harm. What’s becoming of our Barbarian Clan at this rate?" soone agreed.
"We can’t let the eldest prince execute those people!" The prison guard stated firmly.
That evening, the al delivery appeared again. He still had a hunched back, distinctly thinner than typical people of the Barbarian Clan.
He went to Bai Zebo’s prison cell. When Bai Zebo went to get his al, he suddenly flashed Bai Ruozhu a grin. The smile vanished in an instant, startling Bai Zebo into a shiver.
"Tonight, tell them to be ready," the al deliverer whispered.
Bai Zebo hurriedly glanced at the prison guards not far away. The four guards were eating as usual but without drinking as they usually did, nor were they as talkative as before.
Afraid that the guards had overheard, he took his al and retreated to the side without responding to the al deliverer. But quickly, he realized sothing different.
Previously, the al deliverer was so cautious, only making mouth shapes to him. But this ti, he spoke aloud, indicating he no longer fears those guards?
Bai Zebo’s heart raced with excitent, but he quickly cald himself. His task was to alert the others and have everyone prepared in advance.
Thinking of this, he deliberately shouted, "Ouch, got sand in my teeth. This al isn’t clean."
The others chid in, and Bai Zebo moved closer to them, using the other end of his chopsticks to write on the ground: Escape tonight.
Everyone’s eyes lit up at him. He quickly made a shushing gesture and wrote again: Wait for help and don’t let it slip.
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