Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe walked along the secret passage to the end.

"There's no way out," Yan Ruyu shone the flashlight around, "This shouldn't be the case. There must be an exit."

How could a secret passage that took so much effort to build end up being a dead end?

The two were looking for it when Huo Changhe suddenly asked, "What's that sound?"

Yan Ruyu also heard it. She calmed down and her five senses instantly improved a lot.

Her expression changed slightly and she took out two swords from space.

From the direction they came from, there must be something following them. I don’t know what kind of animal it is, but it was panting as it walked.

Huo Changhe protected Yan Ruyu behind him and drew out his dagger. The long sword was not suitable here and could not be used.

"In addition to animals, there are also footsteps and the sound of something being dragged on the ground," Yan Ruyu reminded in a low voice, "Your Highness, be careful."

With the faint light of the fire lighter, a sturdy shadow appeared in front of him, about half a person's height, with black hair and a bright red tongue. Around his neck hung a large gold chain with a sign hanging from it. There were words on it, but the light was too dim to see clearly.

It's a big black dog.

It was sleek, with shiny black eyes and a black nose, and large paws as big as a man's fist that stepped firmly and steadily on the ground.

When Yan Ruyu saw the dog, the hair on her body stood up.

She was really scared. There were two things she was afraid of in her life: she was not afraid of ghosts or gods, but she was afraid of insects and dogs.

She laughed and turned her head away, not daring to look. Huo Changhe protected her even more closely.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

Huo Changhe was delighted when he saw the dog clearly: "Black Tiger? Why is it you?"

Looking further back, I saw that the person who came was a slightly thin, medium build young man in his early twenties, with a round head and a round forehead, big round eyes, and a few freckles on the bridge of his nose, like a very funny seal.

He was wearing a moon-white brocade robe, with a small crossbow slung around his waist and a long spear in his hand. Did he have to drag it along? It was too narrow here to move around.

Huo Changhe saw him clearly, and his joy became even stronger: "Run?"

Jiang Paopao saw two people in front of him. One of them had a beam of light on his head, which was shining towards him. He couldn't see the face of the person opposite him clearly.

Suddenly he heard the man calling him. He was stunned for a moment, and a look of joy appeared on his round face: "Prince?"

Huo Changhe nodded: "It's me, why are you..."

"Heihu, go wait over there first." Huo Changhe sent the dog away first to prevent Yan Ruyu from getting scared.

Hei Hu looked at him aggrievedly, lowered his head and walked away.

"Yu'er, it's ok, don't worry, we're one family." Huo Changhe held Yan Ruyu's hand, "I'll introduce you."

Huo Changhe nodded to Jiang Paopao: "Come here and meet the princess."

Jiang Paopao dragged his spear and ran over: "Prince, Princess!"

Yan Ruyu looked at him and saw that he had an innocent smile and a chubby face that was really cute.

"His name is Jiang Paopao. He was a young vanguard officer when I was in Shanghai. Don't underestimate him because of his young age. He is a fierce general."

When Huo Changhe introduced him, his eyes and brows were full of joy, and he couldn't hide his love for him.

"You're not in Shencheng, why are you here?"

Jiang Paopao touched the back of his head and said, "Your Highness, you don't know that not only I came here, but Brother Xiao also came to Youcheng."

"Xiao Chiye?" Huo Changhe frowned. "He is the Grand Commander and cannot move around freely. What is he doing in Youcheng? Did something big happen?"

Jiang Paopao shook his head: "I don't know about that. I only know that he came to see you. I missed you too, so I followed him to see you, but I lost him. I accidentally came here and saw a hole under a tree. I was curious, so I came in to take a look."

Huo Changhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry, this was such a coincidence.

Jiang Paopao looked ahead and saw a dead end.

"Hey, there's no way out?"

As he was speaking, Yan Ruyu suddenly raised her head and stopped him: "Shh, don't make a sound."

Yan Ruyu listened and there seemed to be some movement over there.

Jiang Tangli looked at the door and saw it open. The moment it opened, she saw bright light shining from above.

I immediately understood that it was an exit leading upstairs.

It would be great if we could get out.

Three burly men came in, each holding a weapon.

Xia Miao glanced at the women including Jiang Tangli and said, "Listen carefully, anyone who has figured it out can go up with me, see the sun, eat well, and wear good clothes. Anyone who doesn't want to go out can be beaten and stay here."

Jiang Tangli moved closer to Xia Miao: "Sister, I'll go up with you."

Xia Miao smiled lightly: "Okay, you are the first one. Who else wants to be like her and suffer here instead of eating."

Jiang Tangli smiled broadly, her expression full of longing: "Yes, sisters, come out with me, it's dark here, what's the point?"

Many people were sobbing, while others kept their heads down and remained silent.

Everyone knows what will be waiting for them after going up.

Chastity, innocence, reputation, everything is gone.

From now on, you will be the lowest kind of prostitute in a brothel, being humiliated until your death.

Someone cursed in a low voice: "Bah, even if I die here, I will never live in disgrace."

Xia Miao's attention was attracted by these words. She waved her hand and a man walked over.

Jiang Tangli was secretly anxious. These girls were too honest. She should just keep her head down to save her life and then see how the situation develops after she gets out.

She approached Xia Miao again. The man over there had already dragged the girl out, pushed her to the ground, and whipped her twice.

Xia Miao's gaze was firmly attracted. Jiang Tangli pulled out the hairpin on her head, suddenly grabbed Xia Miao, and put the tip of the hairpin against her throat.

This hairpin was given to her by Yan Ruyu. It looks like a hairpin, but in fact it is a narrow dagger that can easily kill someone.

"Don't move, stop it!" Jiang Tangli shouted.

The man stopped, looked back, his eyes suddenly fierce.

"Let go! You're looking for death."

Jiang Tangli smiled coldly: "It's not certain who is looking for death, but I don't want to die anyway. If you want her to die, just go one step further."

The man dared not move immediately.

Jiang Tangli looked at Xia Miao and said, "Sister, please stop talking nonsense and ask them to move aside and take us all out."

The other women were all staring at it in a daze; this sudden change happened too fast and too suddenly.

The naive Jiang Tangli, who just called Xia Miao sister, was secretly looked down upon by them. But now, she has held Xia Miao hostage and become the most courageous person among them.

Xia Miao chuckled: "Little sister, you are too naive. Even if you go up from here, what will happen?"

"Can we escape from the yard? Can we escape from the village?"

Jiang Tangli's voice was also tinged with laughter: "That's possible. With you in my hand, I think I can go anywhere."

Xia Miao exhaled lightly: "Humph, to tell you the truth, if it weren't for me, the people who were imprisoned outside would not be able to walk out of here alive."

"My place is the most solid and reliable, secret and safe. It won't be easily discovered, let alone breached."

"Don't ever think that anyone will come to rescue you."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sudden "crash" sound!

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