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A tranquil, shallow lake, with reeds stretching freely, a gentle breeze carrying a faint, pleasant scent.
At this moment, because the person in his arms broke through the water, like a fairy who had mistakenly entered the mortal world, even the wind that followed was tainted with the fairy's fragrance.
Water trickled down her hair, across her jade-like nose, and slowly gathered at her pursed lips, adding a touch of moist sensuality.
The man raised his hand, his hand trembling slightly, and brushed the hair from the other person's forehead upwards.
The impact of revealing a smooth forehead is unparalleled.
Good heavens... He was just wondering where to find a new wife when this suddenly appeared before him. Wasn't this a miracle from his ancestors? Goodness, I've never seen anything so outrageous.
Just then, a series of footsteps sounded outside. Zhou Shao immediately let go of the person in his arms, letting them sink into the water. He supported the person's waist with one hand, and with the other hand, he brushed his hair up and turned to look at the source of the footsteps.
"Brother Zhou!"
The leader, with a fawning smile, asked, "Have you seen any outsiders?" As he spoke, he pulled the stick behind him and looked obsequiously at the tall, shirtless man in the reeds.
"Aren't you an outsider?" Zhou Shao sneered.
The man in the lake had strong, powerful arms with bulging muscles. He paddled in the water, splashing water everywhere.
Taking a bath in the lake so early in the morning? The shop owner in the lead shop cursed inwardly.
The person in the warehouse just went missing. He went to great lengths to transport the person from Wushui to these mountains. He could have sold them for a good price.
Seeing that the local tyrant in the lake was getting impatient, he looked left and right, but all he could see were endless reeds that were half a person tall. Helpless, he could only bow and scrape and say with a smile, "Please continue washing. I won't bother you anymore. Remember to tell the brothers to keep an eye on things. If the person I caught runs away, and that person has a disease, it would be bad if he infected someone."
ill?
Zhou Shao couldn't help but rub his palm vigorously up and down.
Shouldn't we give this person a thorough full-body checkup?
Thinking of this, he couldn't wait any longer. He turned his head, his eyes sharp, shooting out like arrows: "Get lost."
"Okay, okay, I'll get out right away."
Several people put away their knives and sticks and walked towards the side of the road.
A gentle breeze swept by, and the sound of footsteps faded from my ears.
The person lying in the reeds was lifted up in a horizontal embrace.
The country roads were muddy, so we went outside.
The group of burly men who were blocking the intersection drinking and playing dice all stopped making noise.
"Big brother!"
Seeing that the eldest brother was still holding a short-haired, skinny man, the group of people stopped smoking, eating sunflower seeds, chatting, and even ignoring the rolling dice, and all stood up.
The tattoos on their bodies were all incredibly bold, with everything from the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Black Tortoise, Vermilion Bird, Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei all displayed.
Upon seeing the soaking wet blue clothes, someone reflexively exclaimed, "Boss, the cops are chasing us?!"
Two words suddenly made everyone realize something.
All eyes were fixed on the eldest brother's arms.
"What are you all shouting for!" Zhou Shao's voice was no match for the boisterous crowd.
But his words carried weight, and the people standing at the front instantly cowered.
"Then this is..."
"My good brother's darling wife, to bring him good luck!" Zhou Shao laughed and tossed the person in his arms, instantly splashing the sticky water everywhere.
Someone muttered softly, "They're really trying to find a wife for that consumptive devil."
Zhou Shao remained noncommittal: "Alright, find a woman who can help with wedding preparations, and buy all the odds and ends that need to be bought."
"This is a remote and impoverished area; it's quite a distance to get to the nearby town."
“And…” Zhou Shao looked at the person closest to him: “Go find some fever reducers and get a new set of clothes.”
"Yes!"
……
His body was burning hot, and a cool liquid flowed into his throat. He craned his neck to follow the mouth of the bottle, and after a while, a bitter, numb round object slipped into his mouth.
In my drowsy state, I realized that this was the taste of fever reducer, and I swallowed it without thinking.
Then, I drifted off to sleep again.
I don't know how long I slept, but I could hear the sound of water running in my ears.
No matter how you turn over, you can't avoid it.
With no way to avoid it, Gu Xinglan let out a long sigh.
He vaguely remembered that he was still hiding in the water.
The water was cold, so cold that he felt dizzy.
The tobacco smell in my nose was not the delicate and mellow flavor that the Li people smoked, but rather the smell of inferior medicine, which was pungent, spicy, and unpleasant.
And you can also faintly hear... "Brother, that old man bought a college student from a human trafficker from out of town. Damn it, I don't know where he got the information, and the town's patrolmen found out."
"Send them out." A deep, magnetic voice rang out, muffled by the smoke.
"What about that old bastard?"
"His lower body was castrated."
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"Hmm... Remember to send them far away."
During this time, the sound of water continued to be heard.
A soft moan suddenly broke the silence, sounding extremely abrupt in the quiet environment.
Gu Xinglan, who was on the kang (a heated brick bed), opened her eyes instantly.
My eyelids felt heavy, and the reflected objects slowly shifted from a hazy blur back to their original colors.
Earthen...house?
The ceiling was covered with old newspapers, and the adjacent walls were a dark yellowish-brown.
There was also an old black and white photograph hanging above.
The old man had a kind face.
From his lying position, it felt as if the old man was staring at him, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
He hadn't forgotten that this was a remote mountain valley.
On the farm, black and white are taboo; only when someone dies will a black and white photograph be hung on the wall.
Unfortunately, he can't stand the word "death" now.
Thinking about this reminds me of the unknown meat I once swallowed.
...My mind gradually cleared, and fragments of memory kept popping up one after another.
He was rescued by Xu Mufeng.
He successfully found the waterway. Once he crossed the waterway and found the main road, he could sneak around to the gas station after dark and be more than halfway there... But where is he now?
I vaguely remember a farmer washing clothes by the lake.
The man had been hitting him for a long time. He wanted to leave quickly, but the man kept hitting him. He couldn't see what the man looked like. He only knew that halfway through, his head was suddenly hit by a heavy object, and then he passed out.
Now, my scalp is starting to ache again.
It's truly a bitter pill to swallow.
Gu Xinglan smacked her lips.
...It's really tough.
It has the characteristic bitter taste of aspirin.
Only then did Gu Xinglan regain her senses. She blinked several times and looked toward the source of the sound.
Upon looking at it, they were stunned.
A person sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), with an extremely thick and broad back.
What stunned him was the entire tattoo, with a massive cross rising along the spine, and Jesus with his wrists and ankles pierced by wooden nails, his features almost squeezed together, his eyes wide open, pain and grief almost leaping out of his skin.
Are you a Christian?
This man is clearly not an ordinary farmer.
Gu Xinglan cleared his throat and shifted his gaze to the woman beside him.
The woman wore a silk dress, and her long, slender nails were deeply embedded in the man's shoulder.
You can hear that soft, intermittent voice: "I've been hiding here for months, I really can't wait a moment longer."
The man chuckled softly, a cigarette dangling from his lips, without answering.
"Did you hear me! I'm serious! Go back and apologize to Hans, he'll help you. How much longer are you going to stay in this lousy place?!"
The woman's voice was choked with sobs.
The sound of water seemed to be the other person sobbing.
"Speak, what else do you want me to do?" The smoke filled the air as the man exhaled.
The woman choked, her throat itching, and she soon started coughing. However, her tone softened, and her sobs lessened considerably. She slowly placed her hands on the man's neck and whispered, "Have them get a washing machine from town. I don't want to hand wash my clothes, and you shouldn't either. My request is already very low..."
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