The president's wife with one child and five treasures is the favorite of the group

His subordinates answered immediately: "Boss, there were so many soldiers on patrol last night, the woman couldn't escape the eyes of the patrolling soldiers, and she was most likely hiding in this unguarded area."

As he said that, he looked at Xihe and the others again, and said maliciously: "They are the only ones who live in this area. They are the most familiar with this area. Maybe they helped the woman escape."

Xihe immediately refuted.

"Don't talk nonsense, we haven't seen any women!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the soldier kicked him in the stomach.

"Shut up! You don't have the right to speak here!"

Xihe fell to the ground, unable to get up from the pain.

The other three immediately stepped forward to help.

"Xihe, are you okay?"

Xihe was already injured in his ribs, and this kick caused him even more pain.

The soldier who kicked him didn't feel guilty at all, instead he gave him a vicious look, and then whispered to the leader: "Boss, I've been searching for so long, but I haven't found that woman. I don't know where she has escaped." .

If we can't find her, we won't be able to go back and return to the queen. Why don't we let these guys act as scapegoats, and we can at least save our lives. "

The leader of the soldiers frowned deeply remembering what the Queen had said before.

The queen said that if they couldn't find Huangfu Liyue, they would kill them.

After thinking about it, the leader felt that what his soldiers said made sense.

He coughed dryly and shouted at Xihe and the others: "You guys, how dare you help the fugitive escape. It's a heinous crime. Come here and beat me!"

After finishing speaking, these soldiers immediately surrounded Xiang Xi and the others, and shook their fists at them.

In the courtyard, the screams of several people were heard in an instant.

Huangfu Liyue was lying on the roof of the courtyard, her eyes full of worry.

These soldiers beat Xihe and the others without saying a word. It seemed that they were afraid that the queen would blame them and wanted to find a scapegoat.

She wanted to go down to save them, but if she went on like this, she would be accused of helping her escape with Shixi and the others.

Moreover, even if she got off the roof, she would not be able to save them, but would be caught by these soldiers instead.

Hearing the screams below, she could only hold her hands tightly, not daring to make any sound.

After the soldiers beat up Xihe and the others, they were forcibly taken out of the courtyard by the soldiers.

After the courtyard became quiet, Huangfu Liyue jumped off the roof.

Looking at the empty yard, she suddenly found herself in trouble.

In any case, Xi and the others were taken away because of her. If something happened to them, her conscience would be too much.

But she also knew that she couldn't protect herself now, let alone save them.

The plan for now is to leave here first.

Only by saving yourself can you find a way to save them.

She walked out of the yard and poked her head to observe the situation on the road outside.

Fortunately, the road outside was unguarded, so she could walk out freely.

But other than this road, there were many soldiers patrolling the road ahead, and she was not familiar with the castle, so she didn't know which direction to go.

So she had to go back the same way.

When she came to the gate of the yard again, she suddenly found that at the end of the road, there was a door that was also locked with a big lock.

She subconsciously looked towards the gate of the yard beside her.

The lock on the gate is exactly the same as the big lock on the door at the end of the road.

The gate in this courtyard is locked because Xihe and the others were locked up before.

What about the room in front?

Could it be that other people are still locked up?

She walked over with curiosity and came to the door of this room.

Looking at the iron lock on the door, she tried a few times, but couldn't open it.

Helpless, she could only follow the old rules, climb up the wall with the help of the building next to it, and climb in.

There is nothing in the yard of this residence.

But her curiosity grew stronger and stronger.

If there is nothing, why hang a big lock outside?

Also, why are there guards everywhere in the castle, only here is unguarded?

She walked inside with doubts.

There is another room in the yard, the door of which is closed.

She walked to the door and knocked tentatively.

"Excuse me, is there anyone?"

Nothing happened inside.

She simply pushed open the door.

When she saw the scene inside, she suddenly froze in place.

In the middle of the house, there is a water tank half the height of a person.

And in the water tank, sat an old man.

The mouth of the water tank has been sealed, leaving only the place where his head sticks out.

The old man looked very old, his eyes were closed at the moment, he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

Huangfu Liyue observed the volume of the water tank with naked eyes, the water tank was so small that it couldn't accommodate a single person at all.

So, the old man's body in the tank...

She raised her foot and walked over, reaching out her hand to test the old man's breath.

Breathing weakly, still alive.

"Grandpa, wake up."

Following her shout, the old man finally responded.

The old man opened his eyes and saw a young woman appearing in front of him, with a little surprise in his eyes.

"Uh...uh..."

He opened his mouth and said two times, Huangfu Liyue didn't know what he was talking about.

At the same time, she also saw that there was nothing in the old man's dark mouth.

If she guessed correctly, he has lost his tongue.

Looking at the water tank in front of her that could barely hold even a child, her scalp felt numb for an instant.

Who on earth could come up with such a vicious way of torturing people?

"Uh, uh..."

The old man opened his mouth and kept calling out to her.

Huangfu Liyue frowned and said, "Sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about."

The old man was a little anxious, looked at the door, and continued to call: "Uh, uh..."

Huangfu Liyue was wondering, when suddenly there was the sound of unlocking the lock outside.

She didn't have time to think about it, so she quickly hid behind the old wooden cabinet beside her.

Soon.

She heard footsteps coming from inside the house.

In the soft footsteps, there was also the sound of crutches hitting the ground.

She didn't dare to show her head, but she could tell from the soft footsteps that it was an old man who came.

Soon, the footsteps stopped.

An elderly woman's voice reached her ears.

"I've come to tell you some good news."

These words were naturally addressed to the old man in the water tank.

After the old man made two uh-uhs, the woman spoke again.

"You're going to send a white-haired person to a black-haired person soon, how are you happy?"

After the woman finished speaking, Huangfu Liyue heard the water tank vibrate suddenly.

She guessed that it was the old man who was struggling with excitement.

But she still didn't dare to show her head, nor did she dare to look at the woman.

Listening to the voice, the woman spoke very arrogantly, not like an ordinary person.

If she showed her head, she might be in danger.

Then, she heard the woman's creepy laughter.

"I said, I will make you regret it, and make your life worse than death. At that time, I will bring all your grandchildren to you, and let you see with your own eyes how they died!"

The old man in the water tank had prayers in his eyes, but he couldn't make a sound.