Feiyun was afraid of disturbing the four people, so he moved forward quietly and slowly approached the four people. He hid behind a tall boulder and secretly looked forward.
I saw four sturdy men gathered together to discuss matters. Two of them were sitting on the rocks, and the other two were standing on the slope near the mountain road.
I saw a person pointing at the sun that was slowly setting in the west, and said: "Three brothers, the sun is about to set. I don't think anyone will come here today, so why not go back to the cave!"
Another person continued: "I don't think it is necessary to wait until the sun completely sets. Since scaring away the three people the day before yesterday, no one has been here at all in the past two days. Looking at their clothes, these three are all hunters. After they go back , I will definitely talk about being stopped everywhere. If others hear this, they will naturally not dare to come over!"
The remaining two people thought for a while, and one of them said: "I also agree with your statement, but I am afraid that the old lady and the young master will blame me!"
But the remaining person said: "If we explain the situation clearly to them, they won't blame us!"
The four people discussed for a while and decided to go back immediately to avoid difficulty in walking in the dark. After they discussed it, they immediately walked towards the back mountain.
Feiyun was secretly happy, but he didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. Since they are going back, just follow them and you will find their lair. It will be immediately clear where Wu Zetian is.
Feiyun followed the four people quietly. He did not dare to follow too close for fear of being noticed. However, relying on his super hearing, Feiyun was not worried about losing him.
After walking for about half an hour, the sun had already set. The four people came to a cave. There is a relatively spacious flat area at the entrance of the cave. There are more than ten people standing on the edge of the open area, patrolling from time to time. In the middle of the open space, there seemed to be a few people busy.
Feiyun stood on a distant hillside and looked carefully, thinking that he had to get closer to the cave to see and hear clearly.
Feiyun did not dare to approach from the mountain road, so he could only sneak through the woods and grass on the hillside. He went to the hillside next to the cave and found a patch of dense grass. This place was not far from the open space, only about ten feet, and it was condescending, so it was very suitable.
Feiyun saw a short tree with lush branches in the grass, so he hid behind the tree, pulled out its branches, and looked carefully. I saw a simple table in the center of the open space, with a few wooden tablets placed on it, which seemed to be someone's spiritual tablets.
There was an old woman with gray hair standing next to the table. In the light of the setting sun, Feiyun could see that the old woman was about seventy years old. Although the old woman was old, she was in good spirits. She was holding a cane in her hand and looked very imposing and majestic.
There were eight young strong men divided into two rows on the left and right, standing facing each other. Behind the old woman stood two young and beautiful maids in their fifteenth or sixteenth year, both of whom wore swords on their waists. The four people who had just returned to the cave were kneeling not far from the old woman.
I heard the old woman say in a deep voice: "Although what you said makes some sense, if you violate the rules, you will be punished. I have made it clear many times before that the people guarding the mountain road are not allowed to come back before the hour. But you knowingly violated it, Even more severe punishment! Let’s do this, slap yourselves twenty times to serve as a warning to others!”
The four people didn't say anything, they all started to attack together, and they slapped their mouths fiercely. Outside the silent cave, the sound of "papapapa" claps suddenly sounded. The people nearby couldn't bear to see it, but no one dared to come forward to intercede.
After the four people slapped each other, blood spilled from the corners of their mouths, and their faces were red and swollen. It seemed that they were punishing themselves with all their strength. No discounts were made.
The old woman waited for them to finish the beating and said seriously: "Children, it's not that I don't feel sorry for you, but I really can't tolerate your irresponsible behavior. I can only be cruel and teach you a profound lesson. You must be cautious in your actions in the future. You should be aware of our current situation. If someone breaks into this place, the consequences will be disastrous!"
The four people responded in unison: "Old madam, please rest assured. The slaves must abide by the rules from now on and never dare to make decisions without authorization again!"
The old lady nodded, her tone softened, and said: "Now that you know you were wrong, get up! First go to the cave to apply medicine, and then eat something. It's been hard work after guarding for a day!" The four people kowtowed. He got up and entered the cave.
As soon as the four people entered, several people came out of the cave. Feiyun took a look and was pleasantly surprised. It turned out that the young man walking in front was the young man who called himself Wang Hai. Feiyun looked again and saw that the person behind Wang Hai was Wu Zetian, whom he had not seen for a few days. Behind her were two sturdy men.
Feiyun saw that Wu Zetian had been put into coarse clothes, her face was haggard, and she seemed to have suffered a lot. But if you look closely at the way she walks, she doesn't seem to be injured, but she looks weak.
Feiyun counted the people in the open space, there were twenty-four in total. It would be difficult for him alone to rescue Wu Zetian. Unless Feiyun goes on a killing spree, there might be a chance. But that kind of result is something Feiyun doesn't want to see.
Feiyun could only observe first. If Wu Zetian's life was not in danger, he would not act rashly. To Feiyun, he didn't care at all whether Wu Zetian suffered or not.
Feiyun's mission this time is to save Wu Zetian's life. Even if Wu Zetian is missing an arm or a leg, it is fine as long as she does not lose her life.
At this time, Wang Hai brought Wu Zetian to the old lady. The old lady stared at Wu Zetian and said fiercely: "Sinner, it's time for you to atone for your sins! Kneel down quickly and kowtow to the late empress to apologize!"
Wu Zetian stood still and said proudly: "I told you, I am the emperor and cannot kneel to others!"
The old lady shouted: "You are just a vicious slut, how can you have the dignity to call yourself an emperor! You'd better kneel down honestly, otherwise I can only continue to use force!"
When Wu Zetian heard this, his expression changed slightly, but he returned to normal in an instant and said: "Don't you just tie me up? Just tie me up! If you have the ability, kill me. Even if I die, I can't do anything to you group of traitors." Lower your head!"
When Feiyun heard this, he was somewhat impressed by Wu Zetian's backbone in such circumstances. Feiyun couldn't help but worry that those people would be angered, and he actually killed Wu Zetian in a fit of anger. He had no choice but to keep a close eye on Wu Zetian and the people around her. Once he found something was wrong, he could only rush out to save people!
As expected, Wang Hai was angered by Wu Zetian's attitude and said to the old lady: "Grandma, since she is seeking death, let me cut off her head and pay tribute to my aunt, grandfather, father and deceased relatives."
Mrs. Wang disagreed and said: "Haier, don't fall for her trick. This slut is full of evil, how can we take advantage of her like this? We must make her unable to live or die, and suffer all kinds of torture and Humiliation, die slowly!”
Mrs. Wang said to Wu Zetian again: "You want us to kill you so that you can die early and be released? Tell you, don't even think about it! You must first kneel down in front of the late queen's spiritual tablet to atone for your sins, and then we will slowly deal with you! Don't worry, I want to For decades, I have thought of thousands of ways to deal with you!"
Mrs. Wang saw through Wu Zetian's thoughts, and she couldn't help but be shocked and angry, and sternly cursed: "You ugly traitor, I just wanted to exile you to Lingnan and let you live. You are not grateful to me. You only have a small heart, but you repay kindness with hatred. You are worse than a beast. No matter what vicious methods you have, I will not be afraid of death, even if you use them, I will still be afraid of your thousands of ways!"
Mrs. Wang paid no attention to Wu Zetian's insults and said calmly: "Slut, sinner, do you still have the nerve to call others beasts? Let me ask you, if it were not for the late queen, you would have to die in Ganye Temple. How could you Is there any glory later? But you brutally killed the late queen. Is this considered repaying kindness with enmity and being worse than a beast?"
When Wu Zetian heard this, she was speechless. Feiyun heard that Mrs. Wang was also Wu Zetian's enemy. Since Mrs. Wang's family was also exiled to Lingnan, she wondered if she was in the same group as Miss Xiao? But they also mentioned the former queen. I wonder what the relationship between that queen and Wu Zetian was!
Feiyun naturally had no idea about what happened in the royal harem decades ago. It was only when I heard Xiao Yan scold Wu Zetian last time that I understood the grudge between Xiao Shufei and Wu Zetian. Xiao Yan didn't mention any queen at that time, so Feiyun probably was another enemy of Wu Zetian.
Feiyun heard the meaning of Mrs. Wang's words, and it seemed that he would not take Wu Zetian's life for the time being, but would torture Wu Zetian first. Feiyun secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As for how Mrs. Wang tortured Wu Zetian, Feiyun didn't bother to care.
Feiyun thought that with Mrs. Wang's hatred for Wu Zetian, she would definitely not kill Wu Zetian secretly, but would definitely execute Wu Zetian publicly with great fanfare. At that time, perhaps Feiyun had the best chance to rescue Wu Zetian.
If Feiyun rescued people at this moment, even if he could defeat them all, he would not be able to guarantee that he would directly kill Wu Zetian in a desperate situation. Feiyun couldn't take such a risk and could only endure it.
Mrs. Wang saw that Wu Zetian was speechless by her words, so she shouted again: "Slut, are you going to kneel down or not? If you don't kneel down, I will change my method!" Wu Zetian did not speak, but said coldly. He glanced at Mrs. Wang and looked up at the sky.
Mrs. Wang was not angry when she saw Wu Zetian's indifferent and arrogant attitude. On the contrary, she smiled slightly and said: "Slut, don't act arrogant. I promise you that you will do it after a while." I can no longer be arrogant." Wu Zetian still ignored Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang didn't care about Wu Zetian's attitude and said to herself: "Slut, I heard that although you are very old, you are very energetic and have many male pets, so that you can be romantic and happy. There is no man to accompany you these days. It must be very uncomfortable. What do you think of these slaves of mine? I am going to let them taste the taste of the female emperor and experience the feeling of the emperor. If anyone can conquer you, a slut, I will give you as a prize. Let him play with it for a few days. What do you think, slut?"
