When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

His hands were tied in front of him.

Xu Xinyue's physical strength had not yet fully recovered after being drugged, and he stumbled and fell to the ground after taking only a few steps.

Struggling to get up.

I found a honeysuckle nearby and pinched a branch and put it in my arms.

The bandits were dissatisfied with his slow pace and kicked Xu Xinyue again, yelling, "Stop dawdling! Hurry up!"

Xu Xinyue held her breath and continued to move forward despite being pushed, observing the surrounding terrain and thinking about her next strategy.

However, it was already dark, and everything around was pitch black, so it was impossible to see clearly what was going on.

After walking for an unknown amount of time and twisting and turning on the rugged mountain road, we finally saw a fire. From a distance, it looked like a mountain village.

The guard on the high platform at the entrance of the mountain stronghold saw them and shouted to the soldier guarding the gate below: "The boss is back."

So they were welcomed in.

Xu Xianyue saw that the village was quite large, with wooden houses standing in rows and torches everywhere, lighting up the open space in the middle as bright as day.

In the middle was a cross-shaped structure similar to a scaffold, with the heavy chains and wooden frame stained with scattered dark brown pieces. The color of the pool on the ground was even darker.

Xu Xinyue roughly guessed what it was, and her stomach began to feel nauseous again.

He was led into a long and narrow room at the back row. With a click, the door unlocked.

He was pushed inside, and there was another "click" sound, and the padlock was closed again.

The room was dimly lit, with only two lights on the east and west sides and a candle.

When she adjusted to the light, she discovered that there were piles of debris and other people who had been captured in the room.

Men and women, of different ages.

Most of them are old, weak and servants.

A brave woman asked her tentatively, "Young man, were you also captured?"

Because there were still men among them, Xu Xinyue remained cautious and just nodded.

The old woman sighed, "Alas! This is already the nth wave.

My dear, you must be prepared, or you may be sold out."

"……Sell?"

"Those who are decent looking will be taken away by matchmakers and sold as slaves. If there are women who are more beautiful, they will first...then sell them to brothels!"

"Looking at your face, young man, you have delicate features, I'm afraid... Alas"

Xuan Yue frowned: Matchmaker?

Buying and selling?

She suddenly knew how to contact Qin Yuechuan.

At this moment, Qin Yuechuan, whom he was talking about, was chasing him along the official road.

As he was not sure whether Xu's carriage took the official road or the side road, he dispatched two groups of people to search along the road.

Clusters of fire cut through the inky night.

Qin Yuechuan sat on his horse, looking gloomily at the soldiers in the palace searching in vain over and over again, the veins on the back of his hands bulging as he gripped the reins.

The familiar burning pain in my chest reappeared.

Qingyang saw that his face looked different, and solemnly clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, please do not be anxious. Doctor Xue said that although the poison can be cured in a month, one should not be too emotional, otherwise the disease may relapse."

Qin Yuechuan didn't want to talk to him about whether the poison was effective or not, he glared at him fiercely and said, "Get lost!"

The only thing he was worried about was Xu Xinyue's safety.

Those bastards from the Xu family!

How dare she do such a thing under his nose!

At this moment, his heart was like a prairie fire.

His heart would not be at peace until he saw her standing safely in front of him.

"Xu Xianyue..."

Qin Yuechuan cast his eyes towards the vast forest and ordered, "Expand the search area! Explore the forest carefully as well!"

At this moment, Xu Xinyue was leaning against a cargo box, closing his eyes and thinking about countermeasures.

She had just learned from them that they were all tenant farmers of a certain village and had been abducted here for a few days. A group of male laborers had already been sold for money.

"The government doesn't care? Isn't it the government's job to suppress bandits?"

"Governments? Hey, I heard that every time the officials come, they eat and drink to their heart's content, take a lot of money and then leave.

Whenever the government came, this gang of bandits would be quiet for a while.

After a while, it came back again! In the final analysis, the government is also an accomplice!"

Xu Xinyue frowned, it was so unreasonable.

Suddenly, she heard a voice outside the door: "There's a new guy! He looks okay, but his thin arms and legs make it hard for him to carry a bag. I think he could be a waiter for you, your mother."

There was a gasp in the house, and the old woman said kindly: "Didn't we always wait for three days before? Maybe his family can come and redeem him, you!"

"He looks so poor, he's just a servant at best, how much can he get for a ransom? It's better to sell him and make a profit!... Aunt Wang, just look at how much he can get..."

"Someone redeem me!" Xu Xinyue shouted

This may be her only chance to contact the outside world.

"One hundred taels of silver!"

There was silence.

The old woman stopped talking too.

She felt that Xu Xinyue must have gone mad with anxiety to have told such a lie!

Xu Xinyue approached the bandit and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "I said I am from the palace, do you believe me?"

The bandit looked her up and down in astonishment, and said sarcastically, "If you are from the prince's mansion, I am from the imperial palace.

Even if you are a servant in the palace, can the prince still pay the ransom for a cheap bastard like you?"

She knew it!

Xu Xinyue gritted her teeth and continued, "Yes, I was joking. I'll tell you my address. There's someone there who can pay the ransom. One hundred taels of silver!"

The bandit was shocked, but considering the huge amount, he couldn't help but be tempted.

It’s a pity that the village was really lucky today, and we actually caught a “fat sheep”!

Xu Xinyue reported Uncle Zhang's address, and she could only put her hopes on Uncle Zhang, hoping that he could find Prince Rong and rescue her.

The bandit soldier noted the address and left, happily reporting to the king to ask for a reward.

Returning to the corner piled with boxes of goods, Xu Xinyue was still worried.

I looked up inadvertently and suddenly saw a familiar mark on the cargo box.

This is! The sign of Daddy's Food Store!

Fearing that he was dazzled, Xu Xinyue moved closer to observe carefully, and found that it was true!

It’s not a waste of time to break through the iron shoes.

It’s here!

No wonder Qin Yuechuan found nothing after searching for several days. It turned out that this place was robbed by bandits!

Wait, these people said before that they were...sharecroppers!

"Where are you tenant farmers from?" Xu Xinyue asked the old woman.

The woman didn't know why she suddenly asked this question, so she just sighed and answered, "He is a tenant farmer from Huangzhuang in the suburbs of Beijing."

Xu Xianyue's mind raced, and she asked again, "Did you plant new rice this year?"

The old woman was surprised: "Young man, how did you know that this year we got a new batch of grains called black rice..."

“But Umammy?”

"That's right, you? How do you know everything?" The old woman was completely confused and just stared at Xu Xinyue blankly.

It turned out to be the case.

The abduction of these tenant farmers was probably not an accident, but a conspiracy.