Ruthless debt

Prince Che led the woman in yellow into the small room, and after a while, there was a faint sound of joy and affection.Fortunately, the sound of footsteps coming and going on the corridor and the laughter of the next door are noisy, and if you don't listen carefully, you can't really hear it.The woman in green clothes is not as obsessive as she was just now, she moves a chair and sits quietly in front of the window sill with Zuo Qi, looking at the beautiful scenery in the building together.

The woman in green clothes said after a while: "The young man in Tsing Yi was sold here together with me. We have known each other since we were young, and he even called me my sister for ten years. If we don't come to this country, I will be with him in a few years. To get married."

Zuo Qi turned his head and saw that her cheeks were blushing, and the disappointment in her brows and eyes could not be covered, so he couldn't help but lower his voice: "Are you sad?"

The woman in green smiled sadly: "It's really sad, but it's not because I can't marry him, but because I can't bear to see him being played by others. In this land of love and moon, he and I can't protect ourselves. I can't bear to see him like this. Why isn't he."

Zuo Qi asked, "Why do you wander here?"

The woman in green got up and went back to the table to bring the wine, poured a full glass for herself, and drank it all as soon as she raised her head.Wiping the corners of his lips: "My hometown is thousands of miles away from here. It's just a small barbaric country. The people are tough and not rich. It's not as prosperous as here. Neighbors are far away from each other. You have to walk for a long time. Only then can people be seen, but there is no greenery all year round, and even water is scarce. But the setting sun under the yellow sand in the sky, the undulating sand dunes, the cold moonlight in the night, and the occasional mirage, are far more vivid than those I think of now. The view before me is much more lovely."

The woman in green stroked the hair hanging from her temples, and said: "We have a kind of bird, which is not big in size but has strong wings. They travel through the desert every day, flying from one end to the other end, and then from there I flew back here because the nests were built in every house. Merchants who come and go often get lost in the desert. When they see this bird, they can return safely just by following them. My father used to be a tea merchant. Lost in the desert, he was rescued by this bird. After two days without water, he reached his grandmother's house. Seeing that he was dying of thirst, his mother gave him a bowl of water. That bowl of water and that bird saved his life."

Zuo Qi rested his chin on his arm and didn't answer, only listening to her speak slowly.

"I don't know if I wanted to repay my kindness or fell in love with my mother. In short, my father stayed. The bird originally had no name, but since my father came, the bird has a name. At first I didn't understand. What does that mean, just say come back, come back... Father said they are calling lost people to go home!"

At this moment Zuo Qi finally spoke and asked, "What name did your father give them?"

"Go home..."

"Go home..." Zuo Qi whispered.

She continued: "Our neighboring country is Shuo Kingdom, which stands at the same level as your country. For decades, our lord has voluntarily claimed to be a vassal and pay tribute. Naturally, they have always protected us, but since the new Shuo Kingdom a year ago, After the king succeeded to the throne, he not only increased the annual tribute several times, but also asked five hundred young women to contribute together with the annual tribute. It can be seen that our small land has a total of only 2 people, not to mention the annual tribute of five hundred People's daughter, even the multiplied annual tribute can't be taken out..."

Zuo Qi interjected: "Then the new king clearly intends to make things difficult, what is he intending to do?"

"What do you want? How can a mere woman in my district know the mind of the lord of his country? If he just wants to swallow us into his stomach, then his goal has been achieved. Last year, the Shuo Kingdom raised [-] troops and killed our soldiers. One and two generals, even the head of the king hung on the tower for several days. The new king couldn't pay the tribute, so he sold all the young men and women in the country, and made the less beautiful ones slaves, like me and others. The ones with the best looks will be priced from the ground, and whoever has the highest price will win. The leader will put us in one place like cattle for the selection of merchants who come to buy and sell human beings from various countries. Fortunately, my parents passed away early. If you see I have come to such a situation..." At this point, the woman in green couldn't continue, she closed her eyes and drank the wine in the glass, two huge teardrops fell down her cheeks.

The two were silent for a while, and then the woman in green forced a smile and said: "I don't know why, Mu Yan met the young master today, and the sorrow that has been suppressed for a long time suddenly poured out, and please invite the young master..."

Zuo Qi suddenly stopped talking: "What did you say is your name?"

"Twilight."

"Mu Yan..." Zuo Qi repeated these two words several times, feeling unclear.After a long while, I heard again: "If you want to leave this place, I can help you."

Mu Yan was startled for a moment, and then said: "My lord, you want to redeem me?"

Zuo Qi nodded: "You just said how much money you need, I will bring it with you next time I come, but I can't take you back with a strict family style, if you want to stay in Luohe City, I will arrange it for you A good place to go. You are in good time, you don't need to waste time in this land of love and moon, it's time to find a good man to marry."

Then he knelt down and said in a trembling voice: "My lord, the little girl should be grateful, but my brother is still trapped in the prison, and it would be very uneasy if I just go out by myself. I just ask you to take me away." Redeem with my younger brother, in this life, I, Mu Yan, and my younger brother are the son's people, we will go through fire and water, and we will die."

Zuo Qiqu leaned forward to help her up: "You and I met in this building today, it can be regarded as a predestined relationship, after spending half a day together, you should know what kind of person I am, I redeemed you to go out for no other reason, it's just that seeing you doesn't seem like a Ordinary girl, I can't bear to see you wasting away in this land of wind and moon for nothing, so I will redeem my younger brother, just wait for me for another half a month, and I will come when I have raised enough money."

Mu Yan raised her sleeves to try to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and smiled through her tears: "Then Mu Yan is waiting for you here."

If those benefactors who wanted to be happy with her said these things, they only thought they were playing tricks on the occasion to make people happy, even if the words were brilliant, she would definitely not believe a word.But the young man in front of him who has no desires and desires is more convincing when he speaks. Mu Yan boldly and straightforwardly confirmed what is in his heart, and now he showed his true nature, pouring two full glasses of wine Tong Zuo Qi said: "I just heard that the young master said that you will return at sunset. It's still early now, and the two of you in the room won't be able to come out for a while. Why don't you and I have a few drinks outside? It's all to pass the time."

"That's fine, but I can't drink too much, I'm afraid my family will blame me when I go back." Zuo Qi said.

The two simply moved the wine cup to the window, and lay down on the window sill together.Mu Yan is hooking the flagon with her left hand and holding the wine glass with her right hand, while the two people in the opposite building have already hidden in the tent, the alley is noisy, and any sound can't be heard clearly.

Mu Yan said: "Since the young master entered this 'Banghualou', his eyes have never stayed on any girl in this pavilion for a moment, don't say that Mu Yan is bold, I guess the young master already has a lover, but With the young master's character, even this Yingyingyanyan would be unattractive."

Zuo Qi raised his head to look at the dazzling sun in the sky, and when he lowered his head again, his eyes were completely dark, he unconsciously expressed his thoughts, and murmured: "What is the person you like?"

Seeing his appearance was a bit childish, Mu Yan pursed her lips and smiled: "This person is naturally the one I like the most. I am happy when I see him happy, and I am sad when I see him sad. I feel sad all the time. If you want to see him and see him with others, you will feel bad and get angry. You can’t wait to drive away all the people around him, so that you are the only one in his eyes. Some people even say that if you really like someone, you will Do you understand that you have to risk your life to be with him?"

Is there really such a person?At this moment, he was paying attention to the scene in the hut behind him again, and listening carefully, there were only some soft rustling sounds, and the nameless irritability surged up again.

Zuo Qi shook his head, frowned and said, "It can't be his."

Mu Yan jokingly said: "Oh...Young Master, who did you think of? That person must not be a good person, but he still made you so reluctant..."

Zuo Qi smiled wryly and said: "I have known him since early in the morning, he is... like to cry a lot, it's strange to say, only I can coax him, I hated him before, but for some reason Yes, maybe I'm used to it, when I see him crying, I just think about how to comfort him, and I can't bear to see him sad, so I don't hate him."

Mu Yan asked: "Does he know your intentions?"

Zuo Qi said: "Stop joking, if you hadn't mentioned it just now, I wouldn't have known that I had this kind of thought for him. In short, he wouldn't know, and I wouldn't let him know, just stay here for so long It's not bad to be around him..."

Mu Yan said: "Although the young master is slow, he is still an infatuated kind..."

Before the words were finished, the two people in the hut came out. The prince Che was still disheveled and hugged him in his arms. The half-open clothes showed the bruises on his neck. Both of them had blushing faces and watery eyes. Said that the two people who have been staying outside all the time, even those who don't know know that this is the trace of Yunyu after seeing it.

Seeing that the two people in the hall were still sober, Prince Che said, "You...couldn't you have sat here for a long time without doing anything?"

Zuo Qi didn't intend to answer his question, but said: "It's about time, let's go back!"

It is said that Mu Yan and the woman in yellow sent people to the door together. Before leaving, the prince Che was still a little bit reluctant, and threatened to come back to her after a while.Zuo Qi and Mu Yan met each other's eyes, they knew each other's heart, the ardor in her eyes made Zuo Qi wish to take her away at this moment, in the remaining half a month, I don't know how much humiliation she will suffer.

Prince Che drank a little too much, he was a little shaky when he walked, and he just half leaned half against Zuo Qi's side.Smelling the smell of incense powder on his body, Zuo Qi couldn't help frowning again, and pushed him: "You have to leave, the palace gate will be closed soon."

Unexpectedly, not only was he unable to escape, but he put his whole arm on Zuo Qi's neck and said, "Aqi, I'm very dizzy, if you don't let me lean on you, I'll collapse on the street in a while." .”

Zuo Qi sighed softly, a little helpless, but he still couldn't break free from his confinement, so he had to walk all the way with his arms like this.