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Not knowing where Daoya was, the two men already knew that someone was following them. If they were allowed to successfully reach Daoya, they would definitely transfer the person away immediately.

If Xiaoqi arrives at the same time as them, what should they do if the two of them threaten their younger brother and children?

If they had just killed all the children...

Luo Yao didn't dare to think further...

I hope Xiao Qi is smart enough not to let those two know they're being followed, and not to force them...

At this time, on a sparsely populated hillside, two human traffickers had just woken up.

"Last night was so exciting! That guy fell into our traps so many times, and he still wanted to keep up with us with his mediocre martial arts skills. Hahaha!"

"Don't you see who taught us Qinggong? This is a unique skill taught by Brother Da Niu. Brother Da Niu is really naive and brainless. He didn't even know we betrayed him. He thought he would be fine after saving some children, but he didn't know we would come back to surprise him. What an idiot!"

"There are still a few days until the next transaction. Now that we've killed the guy chasing us, we don't have to take a long detour next time."

In a cave, Ye Xiaoqi endured the severe pain to treat the wound on his chest. He pretended to be lost and lost the two people, and risked his life to pretend to fall into their trap. The severe pain of having his heart pierced through his chest is really unbearable for ordinary people.

Fortunately, it was all worth it. The next batch of transactions for those people would take place in five days, and without his tracking, they would not transfer the hostages.

Those people were covered with colorless, odorless, and water-insoluble tracer powder, so one only needed to summon a pathfinder bird to find them.

Looking at the wound on his hand and the little white powder in his palm, Ye Xiaoqi fainted with relief.

The sky was turning pale in the Li County government office.

Luo Yao stared at Yuan Zhaoling, who was lying on the floor and still unconscious.

Li Er: "Young Master, just wake him up!"

Luo Yao: "Ashi, go get a basin of cold water."

A Shi went obediently, and Li Er pinched Yuan Zhaoling's nose and covered Yuan Zhaoling's mouth.

Unable to breathe, Yuan Zhaoling's face turned red.

Ah Shi came into the room with a basin of cold water, "Master, do you want to pour it on me?"

"splash."

Just as Ah Shi was about to take action, Yuan Zhaoling, who was lying on the floor, grabbed Li Er's hands and suddenly sat up.

Their eyes met, and Yuan Zhaoling gasped and cursed: "Hey, are you trying to suffocate me to death?"

Li Er looked at Yuan Zhaoling who was right in front of him. The scene of helping this man clean the wounds on his chest and thighs and applying medicine yesterday appeared in his mind. He quickly threw away Yuan Zhaoling's hand with a cold tone.

"Young Master has something to ask you."

Yuan Zhaoling realized he was holding Li Er's hands and quickly let go. "What...what do you want to ask?"

Luo Yao asked anxiously: "Where is Daoya?"

"Knife Teeth is the little ghost village."

"Where is the Little Ghost Village?"

Yuan Zhaoling scratched his head, not knowing how to explain. "What's the name of the village? You know Hualin Village, right? It's the ghost village that makes people tremble with fear."

Li Er heard Guicun staring at Yuan Zhaoling's eyes.

"Xiaogui Village is a wild hill where a small number of villagers from Hualin Village gathered and settled after leaving Hualin Village." Yuan Zhaoling continued.

"Where is that hill?"

"This...how should I put it...it's very remote, even more remote than a ghost village. You won't be able to find it without someone to lead the way."

Du Bing grabbed a pigeon and walked into the house, "Master, there's a letter!"

"Let me see it!" Maybe it's a letter from Xiaoqi!

Everyone gasped when they saw the blood-stained cloth tied to the pigeon's leg.

The cloth strip unfolded, revealing a line of bloody words.

Ghost Village Five Days Finding Bird

"Little Eight!"

The secret guard Xiao Ba landed in the house and looked at the blood words on the cloth with a heavy expression on his face.

"Princess, Xiao Qi may have been killed. The pathfinder bird must have used tracer powder on those people. We just need to follow the pathfinder bird to find where they went."

"Let me see what those two grandsons wrote." Yuan Zhaoling struggled to get up.

Luo Yao threw the piece of cloth to him and asked, "What does five days mean?"

Yuan Zhaoling looked at the words "Five Days" written on the cloth and was so angry that he trembled all over.

Luo Yao asked doubtfully, "Master Yuan, is there something wrong with this piece of cloth?"

Yuan Zhaoling: "You must leave quickly. Those two grandsons are planning to sell the children to Jinniu, and there are only five days left for the next transaction."

Luoyang grabbed Yuan Zhaoling and said, "I never thought you, a scoundrel like you, would actually sell children! You scumbag!"

Luo Yao swung his fist at Yuan Zhaoling without saying a word. Yuan Zhaoling's martial arts skills were better than Luo Yao's. Although his body was disabled, he still had the strength to control Luo Yao.

"Princess Yong'an, please calm down. Although I, Yuan Zhaoling, have done many bad things, I am a good person! I was the one who rescued Daoya from the siege. I originally wanted to let them live with the villagers and wait until the storm died down before returning to see if I could send them home. I never thought those two grandsons would betray me!"

When Yuan Zhaoling thought of this, he remembered that he was framed by these two people and captured by the Li County Government. At that time, he thought that the two people were trying their best to save him, but he never thought that they were just putting on a show for him!

In prison, he drank plain water and ate hard buns, and was tortured but he did not reveal the hiding place of the three of them before. He did not expect that it was all a conspiracy of those two grandsons!

He had harmed countless people in his life, but he never expected that in the end, he would be played as a fool by his two brothers. Yuan Zhaoling gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and his face was full of resentment.

"How long will it take to get to Daoya from here?" Luo Yao interrupted his anger.

Yuan Zhaoling counted on his fingers, "Our Li County is quite far from Qinlin County. If we hurry, we can reach Hualin Village by the evening of the fourth day. We must hurry, because they will gradually transfer people to the trading point on the fifth day."

"Where is the trading point? And who is this golden bull you mentioned?"

Yuan Zhaoling: "I don't know where the transaction took place. Jinniu is a foreigner, and he seems to have connections with quite a few brothels... He specializes in providing them with beautiful young men and women..."

Luo Yao looked at Li Er, seemingly doubtful.

What kind of brothel is this? They accept both men and women. Do the rich and powerful indulge themselves in such extravagant ways?

Li Er was very embarrassed. Although he had been in the underworld and had seen many outrageous things, and had to go to brothels from time to time, he was a clean-handed person and always went to do the right things, not caring much about those messy things.

"My brother is only five years old, and those people dare to take him in?!" Luo Yao exclaimed.

Yuan Zhaoling: "If it's too young, sell it to a good man at a bargain price. Five years old is not too young. Raise it for a few years. When it's ninety years old, maybe it will be able to start receiving customers. After all, some people like young ones."

Luo Yao's three views collapsed. He threw Yuan Zhaoling away and walked around the house.

"Gather your men immediately. We will set off for Daoya immediately. We must reach Daoya within four days!"

Xiao Ba took the order and left. Li Er glanced at Yuan Zhaoling, who was sitting on the floor, and turned to ask Luo Yao, "Young Master, are you taking this guy with you?"

Luo Yao: "No, we have the bird now. Bringing him along as a sick person will only delay the trip!"

Yuan Zhaoling: "No, you must take me with you, I still need to investigate the ghost village!"

Luo Yao ignored his struggle and left the house without looking back.

Everyone left, leaving only Li Er and Yuan Zhaoling in the room.

Li Er closed the door and walked towards Yuan Zhaoling.

Yuan Zhaoling swallowed his saliva, thinking the newcomer had bad intentions. "What are you going to do?! I'm warning you, don't come over here!"

Li Er pulled out the dagger from his boot, sat down on the edge of his bed, and played with the dagger in his hand. "Tell me, what do you know about the ghost village?"

Yuan Zhaoling felt scared just looking at him, "I... I... did I ask you to take me with you?"

Li Er looked at the scars on his chest and shook his head, "No, you will only be a burden to the young master."

"Then I won't say anything!" Yuan Zhaoling turned his head away.

Li Er smiled and leaned over, pointing the dagger at Yuan Zhaoling's neck, "Master Yuan, have you forgotten that this scene seems familiar?"

The cold metal pressed against his neck, causing a slight pain. Yuan Zhaoling's mind started to work rapidly.

He lived a peaceful life. Although he was frail and sickly since childhood, he had few encounters with death.

When was the last time I felt this dangerous...

His memory goes back to when he was fifteen years old. At that time, he was young and frivolous. He thought he was an extraordinary martial arts master, so he set up a ring to challenge the heroes of the world.

He offered a generous bonus, but people were greedy for money, so there was an endless stream of people challenging him, but no one succeeded. Anyone who lost to him would be despised and ridiculed by him.

He didn't know who he had offended, but someone hired a killer to teach him a lesson. He was knocked down to the ring with two moves from that person, and the dagger also slashed across his neck like this...

He put on a mask and revealed his identity, saying he was from the Yuan clan's Black Faction... and even spoke rudely to that person...

The man threw him off the ring and took away the 100 taels of gold as a prize.

Yuan Zhaoling, who had suffered a crushing defeat, didn't know the man's identity. The man had also worn a mask during the competition, but that didn't stop him from stalking the city in the dark about that man afterwards...

Then he met the masked killer again. The killer chased him for more than ten miles and was tricked by him several times...

"It's you!" Yuan Zhaoling looked at Li Er angrily.

"Can you tell me now? If you don't, I won't show you mercy."

Yuan Zhaoling didn't know where he got the courage from, but he suddenly became righteous.

"Kill me if you can!"