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The cold instruments of torture were quietly displayed under the eyes, with only an oil lamp placed on the low table in front of him burning. The warm light came from the thumb-sized fireworks swaying in the wind, as if they would go out at any time, as if Yue Qingling had already died. Nearly broken will.
On both sides of the lamp, two women slept respectively. The Xianbei female general slept on the inside, while Yue Qingling was imprisoned on a wooden stake not far from the camp door, with iron ropes tied around her neck, body, and limbs. Tied to a wooden stake.
She was obviously as confident and sunny as she was the day before, but now, her clothes were soaked with sweat and urine, she was covered in mud, her hair was unkempt, and she was even more contemptible than when she was at her lowest.
Any sound would make Yue Qingling feel terrified like never before, fearing that the sleeping female general would suddenly wake up and become furious.
Her body was shaking constantly, and she was extremely cautious at the same time. Even the slight rise and fall of her chest when she breathed, for fear of making some noise, so she had no choice but to curl up her body with extreme restraint and lower her head deeply.
Of course, Yue Qingling also thought about making Qiao break free and escape at night. However, her body and mind were becoming increasingly tired and sluggish. The more she struggled, the tighter the iron rope felt, and the more painful her neck, body, and limbs became. This forced her to reconsider the current situation.
She has no ability to escape, and no one will come to save her in a short time. Fortunately, after she was caught, she deliberately cried like crazy and said some vague nonsense, which seemed to win any sympathy. At least now, she is in the same room with the Xianbei female general, and she can even hear her peacefully. snoring.
Every time she thought about this, she regretted it. She felt that she should not have accepted such a fatal task on a whim. Although it was to meet several travelers and friends who had been away for a long time, she could not be so reckless that she ended up like this.
"Oh, at that time, in order to find my senior brother, didn't I also run away from home in vain despite my father's objections?" Yue Qingling lamented in a low voice, thinking to herself: "It turns out that I have been the one who caused the harm to myself."
The more she thought about it, the more desperate she became, until she was exhausted mentally and physically, her eyes lost their luster, leaving only melancholy deep in her eye sockets, and she just rested for a while, half asleep.
But the good times didn't last long. The next morning, Yue Qingling was suddenly splashed on the head by several ladles of cold water, and she woke up instantly.
When he opened his eyes, he saw two strong men with beards holding him hostage on the left and right, while the Xianbei female general stood in front of her holding iron pliers and threatened: "How about it, Xiao Qingling, I see you slept more comfortably than me last night." , but have you thought about what to say?"
"I...I, I don't know." Yue Qingling said: "Sister, Xiao Qingling is just a scapegoat. If I really know something, I will definitely tell you!"
"Still no move?" He Ba Yu'er clamped the iron pliers on the opponent's fingernails, and at the same time ordered the servants on the left and right to hold Yue Qingling tightly, and then said: "What is the secret letter saying? Also, what is the original intention? Who will pick you up?"
"It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!" The heartbreaking pain began to surge from his fingertips. As expected, Yue Qingling began to cry crazily again, "Please, let me go! I said, I must say, please first stop."
"Okay, I have always sympathized with the girl's family. If I answer truthfully, I will not treat you badly." After He Ba Yuer said this, he waved the two vicious boys out. There were only two women left in the camp.
Yue Qingling looked at her nails that were almost pulled out and cried non-stop. The blood on her fingers was dripping around her like tears on her face. She looked at the evil smile on He Ba Yuer's face. , she couldn't help but think of everyone in Yuyi Town and Yuyi Academy, she prayed.
"Please, give me some courage..."
"Tell me quickly, is it possible that you really want to taste the feeling of ten fingers connecting hearts?"
"I...I remember!" Yue Qingling suddenly became very excited and exclaimed: "Sister, do you know that Yuyi Town is recruiting soldiers everywhere these days? In fact, they are recruiting warriors to destroy your granary."
"We have guessed these things a long time ago!" Seeing Yue Qingling's slight change, He Ba Yu'er slowly dropped the iron tongs as a sign of friendship, and then continued: "Then, what do you remember?"
"I thought that the person who came to pick us up would be someone close to my sister? If he happened to be in charge of the army's supplies, wouldn't he be the Italian imperial barbarian army!" Yue Qingling pretended to look around, as if he was afraid of letting a third party hear him. He said the same thing, and added: "And that secret letter should be given to this person in an important position."
He Ba Yu'er was doubtful and pressed forward step by step towards Yue Qingling. With an awe-inspiring aura, he held up the dirty face and gently stroked it, and asked: "Is Xiao Qingling saying that there is an insider in the army? Could it be that he is lying to me? Right?"
"How dare Xiao Qingling deceive you, sister? Do you think I want to suffer more?" Yue Qingling walked away together, acting extremely respectful and pitiful: "The people of Yuyi Town deceived me, a weak and helpless woman. Damn, please sister, you must avenge me!"
"Huh, if you want to know whether what you said is true or not, I'll send someone to check on the situation of the food and grass." After He Bayu'er finished speaking, he helped Yue Qingling untie his restraints, and then gave him a high-five as a command, followed by others outside the camp. Two soldiers, both Xianbei women, walked in.
"Clean this dirty girl clean and keep a close eye on her! If she dares to play any tricks, you can do whatever you want." After that, He Ba Yu'er picked up the saber and left in a hurry.
"Yes, Miss Heba." The two servants watched Heba Yu'er leave, and then took Yue Qingling to the washing tent specially set up for Heba Yu'er and his female bodyguards, watching Yue Qingling's every move. Finally, she was asked to put on a Xianbei narrow-sleeved short coat and pigtails, and was put under house arrest in He Ba Yu'er's residence.
Yue Qingling knew that her rhetoric was all nonsense and could be deceived for a while, but it would never be deceived for the rest of her life. However, she did not know anything about the important military affairs in Yuyi Town, so she still could not feel at ease. She circled around the two young men who were closely guarding her, asking them about their feelings and advice on things they were interested in, and learned that He Ba Yuer's personal guard only had ten people, and most of them were women in distress.
Some of them have lost their husbands, children, and parents. Some of them were kicked out of the tribe because they were regarded as aliens because of their unconventional behavior. Some of them simply admired He Ba Yu'er and followed her hard.
After listening to Yue Qingling's nonsense about her tragic life experience, the two boys gradually began to sympathize with the little girl. However, the military law was strict and would never allow them to have more personal relationships. Such a relationship, which was neither shallow nor deep, changed drastically until He Ba Yu'er came back at night after finishing the important matters.
