"Well, it's a long story. I was lured in by the high wages offered by the company."

Once you're inside and find out what's going on, it's too late. If you don't accept it, you'll die on the spot.

If you want to live a good life, you definitely have to listen to what others say. If it's better to die on the spot than to live for a while and then die, you should definitely choose the latter.

Besides, we didn't know at first that these were private soldiers, and we didn't understand this either. We thought that the people the prince recruited were the people recruited by the imperial court.

I only realized what had happened after being reminded by others, and that I might have made a big mistake.

But by then there was no turning back; I had no choice but to grit my teeth and continue.

Shen Ruyi believed this explanation. Some ordinary people simply didn't understand these things, and it was perfectly normal for them to be lured in by high wages.

Even with the advancements in technology and information in later generations, there are still people who are tricked into going for kidney-related jobs under the guise of high salaries.

Shen Ruyi asked, "Didn't you think about the consequences of doing this?"

"Back then, it was not easy to survive. Who cared about anything else? We didn't care who was fighting whom."

We never intended to rebel; we just wanted to live and earn more money to take back home.

Shen Ruyi asked, "Have you earned any silver?"

Hearing this, the man felt even more heartbroken. "No, they only gave us a little money in advance on the day we registered, and they haven't given us a single coin since we arrived here."

"You guys are really unlucky. You've been taken advantage of for free. Didn't you even think about running away?"

"Where can we escape to? They've guarded all the exits tightly. How can we run? There are people guarding the foot of the mountain too. There's no way we can get out."

Some people had tried to escape before, but they were all caught and killed on the spot.

Besides, this is King Le's territory. Who would dare to really run away? Our parents are still here.

"You can run away, but you can't hide. They have plenty of ways to deal with us."

Shen Ruyi chimed in, "That's quite an achievement. Are there many people like you who were tricked into coming here?"

"Me, me, me too."

"And I."

"..."

This time, there was an unusual level of unity, and almost everyone responded.

Faced with absolute power, ordinary people at the bottom of society are powerless to resist.

They were left to be slaughtered at will, which made Shen Ruyi sigh.

"Alas, you are truly pitiful, but you are both pitiful and hateful. Since you have become private soldiers, you are private soldiers, which means you are rebelling."

The mistake has been made, alas, what a pity, what a pity, no one can save you now, and you will even implicate your families.

Hopefully, you'll behave better in the coming days and try to prevent those in power from taking their anger out on your families. That would be a blessing.

However, don't blame us. We had no choice but to arrest you. You went down the wrong path.

We were just following orders. If you want to blame someone, blame Prince Li. It was his ambition to become emperor that ruined you.

Of course, you can also blame General Liu and the others. If they hadn't intervened, you wouldn't be here now, and you wouldn't be on this dead end.

Oh, it's such a pity. It's heartbreaking to watch. You guys were completely ruined by the Li Prince's Mansion.

Otherwise, even if you hadn't made a lot of money, you would still be making a small amount right now, and you'd probably be enjoying the company of your parents.

Tsk tsk tsk, how tragic. They were tricked into a dead end, and their parents can only bury their children.

If you have a wife and children, after you die, someone else will sleep with your woman and beat your children; your life will be miserable!

Shen Ruyi deliberately made it sound very serious, just to scare these people.

To distract them and shift their hatred, we can also sow discord among them.

Let's stir things up. We need to find out who got them to this point.

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into tears again. Yes, they had taken the wrong path and were about to die.

It could also implicate my parents, wife, and children. I instantly felt like such an unfilial son.

I felt so much regret and hatred.

The thought of another man sleeping with my woman and beating my child in the future makes me even sadder.

Just thinking about this makes me want to destroy the world and avenge myself.

It's all King Li's fault, they're the ones who caused this. I really want to eat his flesh and drink his blood.

Of course, some people also felt that it was all Shen Ruyi and her ilk's fault.

Their arrival shattered their peace.

If Shen Ruyi and her group hadn't found this place, none of them would have been in any trouble. It's all the fault of these people in front of them.

These people in front of us are the real bad guys. We wish they were dead. That's what they think, and that's what they do.

He glared at Shen Ruyi and the others with hatred in his eyes.

And Shadow Five and his crew happened to be paying special attention to these people's facial expressions.

I caught them red-handed and made a mental note of these people; they were destined to die.

The man who had initially wanted to eat it rubbed his stomach and insisted on continuing:

"Please, young master, give me a good meal. Please have pity on me and let me have a good meal before I die."

Shen Ruyi glanced at the other person and thought, "He really is a foodie, his mind is full of food. It's quite interesting."

"What if you eat your fill and then try to run away? Don't worry, we'll give you a good meal before you die."

"It's just that the time hasn't come yet, so please be patient. I won't let you starve to death."

As soon as Shen Ruyi finished speaking, the other party immediately became listless, as she had originally intended to test him.

I never thought I would still have to die in the end. I'm so unwilling to accept it. After thinking it over and over, I still feel that I want to live and don't want to die.

She thought to herself, "I'm so young, how can I die like this?" She tried to reassure him, "Don't worry, I definitely won't run away. Give me some food first."

"Heh, what's the point of your promise in the face of life and death? Don't try to fool me."

Shen Ruyi started arguing with the other party, saying one thing and doing another.

The answer is that I'm too idle and bored, and I don't know what to do to pass the time.

"Really, I know I was wrong. We won't run away. I swear on my whole family's lives, I won't run away. Please believe me."

"Oh, if that's how you put it, then it doesn't seem like it's impossible. Why don't you make a solemn oath on your family?"

“I, Zhong Dacheng, swear on the lives of my entire family that I will not run away after I have eaten my fill. If I break this oath, may my entire family suffer a terrible death.”

The other party actually made a solemn oath without hesitation; that's interesting.

Shen Ruyi nodded and said, "Alright, seeing how sincere you are, someone come and see what the kitchen has to offer this sensible fellow."

Then more and more people swore an oath by their families, which frightened Shen Ruyi so much that she quickly called for a pause, "Stop, stop, stop! He was the first one to ask, and I only agreed because I saw that he performed well."

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