Cypress Boat Floating

Ye Jianqing observed the environment she was in. As she expected, this was an airtight secret passage, and she was locked in an iron cage. The cage was not big and she could barely stand in it. If it was taller, she would have to bend over. It could hold about ten people, but now there were only six people including her.

The other five people all had injuries on their bodies, and their clothes were tattered. They were like canaries trapped in this iron cage. However, these canaries were not well cared for. Instead, they were taken out from time to time, abused, and sent back.

They are more like broken rag dolls, pitiful and innocent rag dolls.

Ye Jianqing took off his cloak and put it on Du Rou. She was still wearing a jacket underneath so she didn't feel cold after taking off the cloak. It was so cold, she didn't know how these women survived here. Did they just rely on the little cloth on their bodies to keep warm?

Du Rou was very grateful to Ye Jianqing, but she was also worried that she would be cold, so she wanted to return the cloak to her. Ye Jianqing pushed it back and said, "It's okay, I still have clothes on, you can put them on, you will be cold if you wear so little."

Having said that, Du Rou no longer refused and took the cloak, but she did not wear it alone. Instead, she walked to the other women who were huddled together at the back and covered them with the cloak.

"Aren't you cold?" Ye Jianqing asked. She could understand Du Rou's kindness, but if she was so kind that she became a saint and would rather suffer than give up the cloak, she would actually be a little speechless.

Du Rou shook her head, looking at the lifeless women behind her with heartache as she explained to Ye Jianqing: "Here, whether it's cold or not has no meaning to me. Besides, I have been keeping fit since I was a child, so my body is naturally better than the other ladies. They have been here longer and suffered more. If they can't make it through these two days, I'm afraid..."

Although Du Rou didn't say anything, Ye Jianqing knew what she meant. These women have been captured for more than a month. If they can't survive this winter, they might really die here.

Ye Jianqing looked at Du Rou, who seemed different from the official lady she had imagined. Du Guangyao was always submissive and docile in the officialdom, trying to please both sides, but she didn't expect his daughter to have such character.

Click.

A slight sound was heard from the entrance of the secret passage. Du Rou's face changed and she quickly hid Ye Jianqing behind the group of women. Although the women were lifeless and unconscious, they did not refuse. Instead, they silently used their bodies to block Ye Jianqing.

Fortunately, Ye Jianqing was thin and small, so he could hide behind everyone.

Li Boming walked in from the secret passage. He knew that the cold Yuqin had just been sent here today, which made him eager to enjoy it. It was too late for him to be taken to the study by his father for a lecture. Now he could no longer bear it.

When he thought of Yuqin's face, his whole body began to heat up.

Ye Jianqing was hiding at the back and couldn't see Li Boming's appearance. He only heard footsteps. The footsteps were weak and it sounded like the man should be fat, or even a little weak. It made sense. He was surrounded by women every day, so it would be strange if he wasn't weak.

Ye Jianqing instantly felt that he could deal with the other party.

When Li Boming came in and did not see Yuqin, whom he had been thinking about so much, his face instantly fell and a dangerous aura emanated from his whole body.

When several people including Du Rou saw his face change, they became nervous and squeezed further to the back, fearing that they would be too close to him and be used by him to vent their anger.

"Where are the people?" Li Boming's voice reached Ye Jianqing's ears. The voice was sticky and not clear enough. Ye Jianqing didn't like it very much.

No one dared to answer him. Li Boming did not get angry but laughed. He opened the door of the iron cage and approached them step by step. The sound of his shoes falling on the iron plate sounded to the girls like the sound of the Black and White Impermanence coming to claim their lives. Some of them had tears flowing uncontrollably and they tried to shrink themselves.

Du Rou was still standing in the front. She was also afraid of the demon in front of her. Although she had not been here for a long time, she had experienced a lot. But she did not want to let the innocent little girl go to die. If possible, even if it meant sacrificing her own life, she wanted her to leave her cleanly.

She had just promised her to protect her, and she couldn't go back on her word.

It’s just a pity for the helpless old father in the family, who lost his wife in middle age and his daughter in old age.

Li Boming's wolf-like eyes, filled with anger, stared at Du Rou, "Get out of the way."

Although Du Rou was scared and even trembling all over, she still stood in front and did not let him take another step forward.

Ye Jianqing heard her already hoarse voice: "I won't let you touch her."

Hearing this, Li Boming laughed out loud, laughing at her ignorance, her stupidity, and her useless courage that she didn't know where it came from.

"Who do you think you are?" Li Boming said with disgust, "You are just a slut that I played with, what do you think you can do? Get lost!"

With every word, Du Rou felt more of a thorn in her heart. Li Boming was right, she really had no ability, and she didn't have the courage to face the insults she had suffered. But as long as she thought of those innocent eyes filled with tears, she couldn't move. Her conscience prevented her from allowing Li Boming to hurt her.

"Sister." Every word of Li Boming fell into Ye Jianqing's ears. Ye Jianqing was very angry. She knew that women in ancient times regarded chastity as their life. Du Rou used her dignity to protect herself. How could she let her be bullied again and again? So she took the initiative to stand up from the back.

Li Boming frowned when he saw her. He was no longer as surprised as when he first arrived. He asked, "Who are you?"

"Yuqin." Ye Jianqing walked out from behind the group of women, went to Du Rou, held her hand, and gave her some strength.

"You are not her." Li Boming shook his head. He would never forget any woman he had ever met. Although the person in front of him looked a bit like Yuqin from some angles, she was definitely not her.

"Does it matter? Isn't all you want a woman?" Ye Jianqing looked up at him.

It seems that she still underestimated the opponent. She was a girl who had just turned 14, less than meters tall, while the opponent was over meters tall, and it seemed that the opponent could grab both of her hands with one hand. Although she had enough strength with her small arms and legs, she could not be sure that she could beat him.

Tsk, Ye Jianqing wrinkled his nose in annoyance. This is not easy.

Now we can only delay as much as possible and wait for Lu Ci Qiu and the others to arrive.