"Just one word? Nothing else?" Ouyang Heng said.
"He told me before he left that if he couldn't come back, he would let my family leave as soon as possible." Lin's eyebrows were filled with sadness.
"I also have a question...Zhang Gongling, are you really your husband?" Ouyang Heng looked coldly.
Lin's face instantly showed a look of surprise.
"He...he is just my husband in name only. We have never had sex." Mrs. Lin knew that she couldn't hide it any more. Now she needed to tell the truth no matter what Ouyang Heng asked.
"Why is this?" Ouyang Heng's tone relaxed a little. Since Lin chose not to conceal the truth, he no longer needed to be aggressive.
"He can't...can't be humane." Mrs. Lin gritted her teeth, her face flushed with embarrassment.
"No way! Could it be that he was a chamberlain who was transferred to the Imperial City Department?" Ouyang Heng was shocked. This was a secret that he had never thought of.
"Yes, he said that he was a close servant in the palace. He saw with his own eyes that the current Queen Mother's men used poison to kill the former Emperor of Great Xia, and then supported the current Emperor of Great Xia, and the Queen Mother listened to the government behind the curtain."
Mrs. Lin pursed her lips, no longer holding back, and said everything she knew in one breath.
"There are other things like this. Is there any evidence for this?"
"No, he just saw it with his own eyes and didn't get evidence. If there was evidence, he might have gone to Daqi and wouldn't hide here."
"He has no evidence, so he can go to the hinterland of Daqi. Although the Daxia Imperial City Division is strong, they can't reach into the interior of Daqi." Ouyang Heng said lightly.
"He is unwilling to give in. He wants to find an opportunity to get the evidence back..." Lin whispered.
"Since those two people are from the Imperial City Department and came to Tieya City because of Zhang Gongling, then your brother Xiao Lin is probably in danger." Ouyang Heng thought of one person, Lin's younger brother, who had never been found after disappearing at night. .
"Brother Ninth, I only want to live and see people, and to die... I want to see a corpse." Lin's eyes were already red. He was her only brother and her only relative.
"I'll do my best. Now tell me how you met Zhang Gongling. Explain clearly the cause and effect." Ouyang Heng said, "The clearer you tell me, the more likely I am to find clues and find out the whereabouts of your brother." .”
Mrs. Lin nodded, she stretched out her hand to rub her eyes, and told the whole story of the future.
Ouyang Heng listened carefully.
According to Lin, he met Zhang Gongling near Hongyan Mountain.
At that time, the Lin family was returning from Daxia with a caravan to purchase some items. Passing by Hongyan Mountain, in a mountainous area, Lin found Zhang Gongling with injuries all over his body.
Later, after rescuing Zhang Gongling, Zhang Gongling followed the Lin family caravan back to Tieyang City.
Later, the Lin family valued Zhang Gongling's diligence and ability, so they planned to recruit him as their son-in-law and marry Lin to him.
But it wasn't until the wedding night that Zhang Gongling told the truth to Mrs. Lin.
Mrs. Lin was very resentful at the time, but later she gradually became relieved.
Listening to all the details Lin told, Ouyang Heng noticed one detail.
Zhang Gongling disappeared for a while, and when he came back he brought something strange.
A gray bead!
Later, the bead disappeared. I don’t know where Zhang Gongling sent it.
An idea flashed in Ouyang Heng's mind. He remembered that in the last mural in the underground palace, the monk emperor had a gray bead on his chest.
"When was the last time you saw that bead?" Ouyang Heng asked.
"About a month before Gong Ling's accident, I saw Gong Ling put the beads in a box and took them away."
Ouyang Heng tapped his fingers on the table, thinking about the problem in his mind.
There must be a huge conspiracy buried in it, but he still can't figure it out yet, and there's a layer of fog ahead.
"I have decided to take you away from Iron Tooth City. How will you fare?" Ouyang Heng was silent for a while before speaking.
"I will listen to Brother Ninth's arrangements." Lin was a smart person, so she agreed immediately.
She has now realized that she is involved in a great danger, and if she is not careful, she will die without a burial place.
She is not afraid of death, but if she doesn't know the truth, she will die with her eyes open.
"Okay, now put on your clothes and get ready to follow me."
Ouyang Heng stood up. Now that he had made his decision, he would no longer drag his feet.
Yesterday, he wouldn't have had the means to take so many people away, but it was different now.
After coming out of the back door of the brothel, there were already more than a dozen women, led by Sister Hu, who had changed into men's clothes of coarse cloth. Their hands and feet were blackened so that they would not look obvious.
Everyone followed Ouyang Heng in silence, no one said anything.
Ouyang Heng has found a safe route to the abandoned backyard of the palace.
"Sister Hu, take someone into the water with me."
Ouyang Heng had already given the instructions in advance, so no one asked any more questions now.
After entering the water, enter the underground mausoleum through the water channel.
Of course, this time Ouyang Heng did not lead people into the main tomb chamber, but left Tiejia City along the side and through the maze's living door.
The Shengmen leads to a canyon outside the city, which is very secret.
After the group finally entered the canyon, looking at the lush trees in the canyon, it felt like they were in another world.
"Sister Hu, let the sisters wait here. I will bring the others out when I go back." Ouyang Heng said.
Don't take out too much at one time, as it can be easily discovered.
"Ajiu, don't worry." Sister Hu said with a smile. Although she was wearing men's clothes, her smile was still charming.
After Ouyang Heng went back again, he took the remaining people out. By now, everyone had left Tieyang City.
He didn't stay long, after all, this place was not safe.
There are many people who know this road, including the thieves, the puppet masters, and the two generals of the Imperial City of Great Xia, any one of them will be in trouble.
He could protect himself, but he couldn't protect so many helpless women.
The brothel run by Sister Hu only looks for women with poor backgrounds. She never forces girls into prostitution. These poor people are all voluntary. Without Sister Hu, they would not be able to survive long ago.
When Ouyang Heng returned to the military camp, Luo Fengtang and Zi Yan were shocked.
When leaving, Ouyang Heng went out alone.
When he came back, he was followed by a group of women.
"Ouyang Heng, is this the person you want to save?" Zi Yan met him alone and said with a half-smile.
"They are all poor people, please take them in." Ouyang Heng saluted. He was actually a little worried. After all, he did not complete the task this time.
"You can take her in, it's a small matter."
"I have received your information, and now we are discussing whether we should go to the underground palace to have a look." Zi Yan said lightly.
"Sir, the underground palace is too dangerous." Ouyang Heng frowned.
"Let's wait and see in the evening and see how the general makes his decision." Zi Yan said.
