Duanmu Ci couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw that the slave was in his thirties and didn't know how he could end up like this.
"That's all, what can you do if you beat him like this? Can you defeat the army of Lu? It's just adding to the resentment."
When the slave saw this, he quickly climbed over and said hurriedly:
"Sir...please save me...I am actually not a barbarian, but an out-and-out Lu people. It was only because of the Ji family's immorality that they took away the villain's land and house, and the villain became a slave. The villain knows that the politics of the Lu country is now clear, and he intends to let us return to the country. He has issued an order to rescue the Lu people who are trapped outside, and we can collect the bounty when we return... Sir..."
Hearing this, Duanmu Ci padded the remaining sword coins in his sleeve and asked:
"How much is the ransom?"
The man holding the whip couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he saw the heavy look on Duanmu Ci's sleeves. Obviously, there must be a lot of money in it. So, he put away his whip and said:
"Are you...really willing to redeem someone?"
Duanmu Ci asked for it from his sleeves and brought out two strings of hanging coins:
"That's natural. Where is this person's bond?"
The man hesitated for a moment, then said:
"Then just wait here!"
The man turned around and returned to the side room, and quickly took out the deed, and after explaining how much it cost, Duanmuci stuffed the coins one by one into the man's hand.
After checking the quantity, the man handed the body deed to Duanmu Ci.
"Gao! You can go!"
Gao stood up with difficulty and was about to kneel down to Duanmu Ci, but was supported by Duanmu Ci.
"No need to be so polite, let's go!"
Duanmu Ci and the man named Gao entered the official post. As soon as Duanmu Ci entered the room, he burned the identity deed and said:
"You can rest here, and you can return home on your own early tomorrow morning!"
As Duanmu Ci spoke, he took out some more sword coins and handed them to Gao. Gao didn't refuse, but he didn't accept it either. He just said:
"Thank you sir, don't you go back to the State of Lu? Now that the State of Zheng is in chaos, why don't we go back together? In this way, your reward will be secured."
Hearing this, Duanmu Ci shook his head and said:
"Haha, it's not necessary. Since I have burned your body deed, I have never thought of using you to ask for ransom. What's more, I, Duanmu Zigong, am not short of the money, but I just can't bear it. Seeing that you are suffering here, you might as well go back by yourself..."
Gao couldn't help but look troubled.
"I...go back by myself? How can a villain repay the adults for saving their lives?"
Duanmuci smiled slightly:
"Haha, don't worry too much, just go on your own..."
Unexpectedly, Gao suddenly knelt in front of Duanmu Ci.
"Sir, Gao was deceived into the State of Zheng. He never reported anything to Guanyi along the way. If he encounters a bad person again, he will inevitably encounter bad luck. Please, sir, keep me here. By my side, if I can take this villain back to the Kingdom of Lu, I will definitely be grateful to my benefactor for his great kindness!"
"If my benefactor does not return to Lu for the time being, Gao will go wherever his benefactor goes. I hope my benefactor will not drive Gao away..."
Duanmuci frowned. What he needed to do now was to cooperate with Fan Li to rescue the Ji family. Naturally, this matter needed to be very secretive. It would be very inconvenient if there was another person with him.
However, if Gao were to leave like this, it would be true as he said. He now had no identity and it would be inconvenient to go anywhere.
】
In fact, speaking of it, Gao is also a miserable person.
He and his ancestors have been Lu people for generations, and they are the last batch of savages to farm the fields for the public family. Just because the Ji family later disbanded the Chinese army and divided up this last part of the public land.
As these people were not from Ji's place of origin, over time, their land was gradually plundered by Ji's people.
Therefore, these people gradually became refugees.
By Gao's generation, Lu could no longer stay in the country. At this time, he heard that Zheng Guoneng had some good livelihood, so he followed a businessman and sneaked into Zheng Yi.
However, who knew that the dealer actually deceived Gao into Zhengyi, and not only took his money, but also sold him to a wealthy family as a lowly slave.
Gao was reduced to a slave because of this. Fortunately, he was rescued by Duanmu Ci, so he saw a glimmer of hope.
After some thought, Duanmu Ci said:
"In that case, then you stay here tomorrow and don't go anywhere. I may have to leave Zhengyi in the next few days, so you can come with me then!"
Gao nodded repeatedly and agreed. Duanmu Ci then asked Gao to clean up and then rested.
Duanmu Ci didn't think too much about this matter. What he was focusing on now was how to disrupt Zheng Yi so that he could cooperate with Fan Li and others to escape.
The next day, Duanmu Ci went out early in the morning.
Fan Li, on the other hand, took Guang'er around in various large and small Ji clan shops. Fan Li also knew that there were Si Zhen's spies around, so he just took Guang'er with him and walked around the city in a swaggering manner.
The people from Si Xie's faction followed him all the way and found that Fan Li, apart from accompanying Guang'er, was also dealing with some daily business affairs. After following him for a day, they achieved nothing.
At night, Duanmu Ci and Fan Li reconfirmed their actions for tomorrow night.
Now, Weiguo's salt has quietly entered Zhengyi, and Fan Li is also ready to run away.
Guang'er didn't know anything about this and went to bed early. Duanmu Ci was about to leave, but Fan Li hesitated and then said:
"By the way, before leaving, Li wants to meet someone."
Duanmu Ci couldn't help but asked in surprise:
"Oh? Who is it?"
"Siko Dengxi."
Duanmu Ci heard the words, but he didn't take it seriously:
"Now that he is about to run away, why bother to cause trouble? Now that Deng Xi is in jail, it may not be easy for the young uncle to see him. If something happens, more than a hundred members of the Ji clan will be put in danger!"
After hearing this, Fan Li seemed a little hesitant, but finally said:
"Li knew that this man was quite talented and was highly regarded by Mr. Ziming. If Mr. Ziming hadn't asked him to come out, how could he have suffered the disaster he did today? It would be a pity if this man died here. If I can save him by the way, I can be used by my husband in the future, no matter what!"
Hearing this, Duanmu Ci shook his head and sighed. After all, this move was indeed too risky:
"But the current situation does not allow us to make any mistakes! Young uncle still needs to think twice before acting!"
"Well, it's not that Fan Li doesn't understand priorities. If he really wasn't even half sure, Li wouldn't think so. It's just because the jailer guarding Lord Sikou is also quite familiar with Li. These people just need to give more. With some money, it won’t be a problem to make him accommodating!”
Duanmu Ci gave him some instructions:
"It's just... the officials supervise the sacrificial palace very closely... Why don't you give it to your younger brother, so that if something goes wrong along the way, you can have someone to take care of you. I've heard that this person is quite famous. Ci also took this opportunity to meet him."
So, the two of them agreed that it was night and they would go out through the secret passage.
Speaking of this secret passage, it can be said that it played an extremely important role as the lifeline for Fan Li and Duanmu Ci to communicate with each other.
And this secret passage was actually built secretly by Li Ran when he was in Zheng State.
Just because after the Great Fire of Shikoku, Jiyue's family was destroyed. Therefore, Li Ran took it as a warning and built a secret passage to prevent similar situations from happening again in the future.
The two of them walked out of the secret passage and headed directly to the prison.
As Fan Li said himself, he easily got through the relationship with the jailer and met Deng Xi very smoothly.
I saw that Deng Xi was still calm and relaxed, closing his eyes and recuperating. It seems that this time in prison did not have much impact on him.
And although his clothes were a little dirty, they were still intact. Obviously, Si Ming did not torture him.
