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The cellar was pitch black,
Li Yue couldn't see anything. She put her hands behind her back and jumped forward bit by bit,
Intending to close the distance between herself and the person who spoke. After she moved about four feet,
The other person in the cellar quietly said,
"If you jump more than five steps forward,
You're going to hit the wall.
If you jump three steps forward,
If you jump five steps to the right,
It's where I am. "
Li Yue thanked the other party embarrassedly,
Just by listening to the voice,
The other party should be a boy who was not much older than her,
She was like a blind person in the cellar, but the other party was able to accurately identify the location. This made her feel ashamed.
According to the location reported by the person who spoke,
Li Yue moved accordingly. When she completed the last jump, she bumped into the other party as expected.
The surroundings were pitch-black. Li Yue didn't know where she had bumped into the other party,
She apologized to the other party repeatedly.
The boy didn't know if he was really calm by nature,
He was still impatient to talk to Li Yue,
He only replied indifferently, "Nothing." Then, he stopped talking,
Li Yue was too embarrassed to say anything else.
The cellar was damp and cold,
The clothes on Li Yue's body were relatively thin.
She shivered for a while and couldn't help but move closer to the boy, trying to get some warmth from his body.
The boy quickly realized her intentions. He didn't hide to the side. Instead, he turned his back to Li Yue.
The two of them were silent for a long time. The boy was the first to break the silence. His voice was extremely calm, as if the two of them had not been kidnapped to the cellar by human traffickers, but had coincidentally met on a boat trip:
"You're... different from the people before. Aren't you... afraid?"
"Afraid of what?"
"No one will come to save you."
"Wow, how is that possible? Li … Uncle will definitely come and save me."
The boy chuckled, as if he was disdainful of Li Yue's answer. Li Yue was unconvinced and wanted to refute the boy, but she suddenly felt that her palm was wet. She rubbed it casually and felt a little sticky. Li Yue sniffed carefully. In addition to the smell of moisture and mildew in the air, there was also a faint fishy smell.
The liquid in his palm was undoubtedly blood, and the blood should have come from the boy.
After meeting Li Xunhuan, Li Yue knew that she was in a Wuxia world. However, since something as illogical as transmigration had happened, no one could guarantee that this world did not only consist of Wuxia. If there was an existence that exceeded common sense, she did not think that she could handle it.
Thousands of supernatural stories flashed through her mind. Li Yue's teeth started to chatter. She wanted to leave the boy's side, but the cellar was only so big. If she angered the boy, she would only end up worse. She thought for a while and started to ask the boy indirectly.
"How long have you been kidnapped?
Have you seen anyone else in the cellar? "
"I've been in the cellar for about half a month. Before you came, the other children were taken away by them. As for me … Heh, probably because I injured one of them, they decided to teach me a lesson."
"Injured?
You're not much older than me. How did you do it? "
"… I am the young master of Indisputable Mountain Villa, Yuan Suiyun."
Li Yue replied with an "Oh" and reported her name. She felt like she had heard the name "Yuan Suiyun" somewhere before, but after thinking carefully for a while, she still could not remember anything.
The girl's indifferent response was within Yuan Suiyun's expectations. Not all children who were kidnapped by human traffickers had family ties with the Wulin world. It was normal for them not to know about Indisputable Mountain Villa. However, this girl had a calmness far beyond her age. She was different from the other children who only knew how to cry and shout. She should be able to help him get out of here.
Thinking of this, Yuan Suiyun's tone became gentle. He first asked the girl to help him and untie the hemp ropes on each other's hands and feet.
The girl's hands and feet were tied with loose knots, which were easy to untie. However, Yuan Suiyun's were all dead knots. It was impossible to untie them with bare hands. Li Yue had no choice but to lie on the pile of straw and search for something useful.
This time, she was lucky. It did not take her long to find a hairpin with a sharp end in the corner. Li Yue excitedly crawled back to her original spot. When she touched Yuan Suiyun's cold hands, she shivered. She braced herself and cut the hemp ropes on him.
Yuan Suiyun politely thanked her and continued to discuss with Li Yue how to escape. They finally came up with a plan.
Before the plan could be carried out, the two of them needed to maintain their full strength. Li Yue and Yuan Suiyun took turns to keep watch and catch up on sleep. When Li Yue woke up, Yuan Suiyun also heard footsteps above the cellar. The boy gently patted the girl's shoulder, and the two of them laid down according to the positions they had discussed.
When the cellar door slowly opened, an ugly and brawny man walked down along the bamboo ladder. He glanced at the boy breathing weakly in the corner with disgust. He stretched out his big hand and grabbed the girl who seemed to be asleep. When he grabbed her, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. The hemp ropes on the girl's hands and feet were gone.
When the brawny man hesitated, Li Yue timely opened her eyes and suddenly hit the brawny man's nose with her forehead.
The bridge of the nose was one of the most fragile parts of the human body. Even if the brawny man knew some basic kung fu, he could not bear the pain of his nose being hit. He immediately let go of his hand and covered his face. Yuan Suiyun in the corner quietly stepped forward and sealed the brawny man's acupoints. The brawny man could not move for a while.
Li Yue rubbed her aching forehead and circled around the brawny man as if she was looking at a rare object. Yuan Suiyun gently coughed to draw her attention.
The two of them climbed up the bamboo ladder to the room above the cellar.
Under the burning torch, Li Yue finally saw Yuan Suiyun's appearance clearly. She also understood why he had extraordinary hearing.
This handsome and outstanding boy with bloodstains on his clothes had eyes as dark as ink and as still as stagnant water. Not even the slightest bit of light could be reflected from them. He was clearly blind.
Yuan Suiyun seemed to have noticed Li Yue's pause. He stared at the girl and pursed his lips.
Li Yue opened her mouth and chose to swallow back the question she almost blurted out.
No one liked to have their flaws pointed out in front of others, especially minors with physical disabilities.
After thinking about it, Li Yue held Yuan Suiyun's hand and said to him sincerely, "I'm sorry.
"That … Yuan Suiyun … brother, I don't know kung fu and I'm afraid of the dark. Can I hold your hand and walk?"
The boy's tense breathing eased a little. His lips curled up slightly as he nodded slowly.
Li Yue let out a long sigh of relief in her heart and held Yuan Suiyun's hand as they walked out of the door.
The moment Yuan Suiyun stepped out of the room, he flicked a stone out of Li Yue's sight.
The stone first hit the wall and accurately rebounded to the candlestick in the room. Half of the candle drew an arc in the air and fell into the cellar with the flame.
The brawny man left behind by the two of them had his back facing the bamboo ladder. He didn't hear or see the candle fall. When he felt the scorching heat behind him, his eyes were filled with despair.
Because of the human radar Yuan Suiyun by her side, although Li Yue held his hand and walked slowly, they didn't face any enemies.
However, as the two of them walked further and further away, Yuan Suiyun's face became paler and paler. Li Yue guessed that he might be injured.
The other party didn't mention it, so Li Yue didn't want to expose him directly. She could only try to slow down.
When the two of them walked out of the corridor with many twists and turns, the sky was already dark. It was probably because it was late that the traffickers didn't notice the two of them in time.
With the help of the starlight, Li Yue found that she and Yuan Suiyun seemed to be in the garden of a manor. She didn't need to guess to know that the owner of the manor was related to the traffickers.
Li Yue didn't dare to go too far with Yuan Suiyun. She searched around and took him to hide in an unlocked storeroom.
The storeroom was in a mess. Everything was damaged, so it was hard to tell what it was used to store. However, at least there was a shabby mattress. Li Yue spread the mattress into a rotten cabinet and dragged Yuan Suiyun to hide in it.
At first, Li Yue was worried that Yuan Suiyun would be unwilling. In the end, Yuan Suiyun, the young master of an aristocratic family, didn't complain at all. His expression didn't change at all as he hugged the musty mattress with her.
After spending the night in the cabinet, Yuan Suiyun had a low fever. Li Yue was also in a daze because she didn't have a good rest. Her hands constantly moved between her and Yuan Suiyun's forehead. She was determined to take him away from this damned place.
Just like before, Li Yue chose to take action in the wee hours of the morning when most people were tired. She took Yuan Suiyun with great difficulty and moved along the corner. They bypassed several groups of guards guarding the manor. In the end, they ran into a big man with a scar on his face.
The big man didn't say anything and directly slapped Yuan Suiyun. Li Yue smelled the strong fishy and sweet smell of the boy's body.
The gate of the manor was close at hand. As long as they crossed the threshold, they could...
"You are very smart to be able to come to this place. But smart is smart, if you can't be used by me, then I won't let you live. Give me your lives!"
The big man with a scar on his face raised his giant axe and slashed at the two of them. Li Yue subconsciously stood in front of the seriously injured Yuan Suiyun and closed her eyes. But for a long time, she didn't feel any pain. Instead, she heard the sound of a huge object falling to the ground.
Li Yue opened her eyes and saw that the big man with a scar on his face had fallen to the ground. There was a gurgling hole in his chest that was bleeding.
A man stood at the entrance of the hall. He had a handsome face and gentle eyes. When Li Yue's eyes met his, the panic in her heart disappeared without a trace. She even had the mood to joke with the other party about something that only she understood.
"Hey, Uncle Li, the other children have been picked up by their parents. Why did you come to pick me up only now?"
The students in the school would also talk about the murder case in private, but the trio who faced the murder scene kept their mouths shut about it.
One day, a month later, Lu San Egg, who was listless like a sick chick, took the initiative to stop his other two friends. He told them that he had found the murderer.
The person who killed the leader of the Long Dragon Gang was an old man who sold food for a living. He had a good temper and often took care of other people's children.
On the day that Lu San Egg found the murder weapon, the old man had touched his head with a kind face.
Lu San Egg stuttered as he explained the ins and outs of the incident. Li Yue had goosebumps all over her body. When Lu San Egg finished, she couldn't help but hug her arms and tremble. "Then what do you plan to do now?"
"I... don't know... I think that even if the leader of the Long Dragon Gang wasn't a good person, the truth shouldn't be covered in dust."
Lu San Egg spread his hands in the air. There was hesitation and difficulty in his eyes. "But... that old man, he's not a bad person. I... What should I do?"
Zhu Er and Lu San Egg of the trio were real children. Zhu Er obviously couldn't answer Lu San Egg's question. The only psychological adult, Li Yue, touched her chin and asked Lu San Egg a question.
"San Egg, what do you want to do the most now?"
"... Restore the truth."
"Then it's over."
Li Yue patted Third Dan Lu's shoulder. Her tone was filled with the vicissitudes of life that did not match her age. "Don't think too much about everything. As long as it's not a crime like murder or arson, don't worry about it. Just follow your heart and do it first. It's that simple.
Lu San Egg looked at Li Yue as if he was seeing her for the first time. After a long time, he let out a sigh that was beyond his age.
"Okay, I understand."
After a few days, Li Yue heard the news of the murder case being solved from the students in the school. She patted Lu San Egg's chest and gave him a thumbs up. Lu San Egg replied with a dry smile.
From that day onwards, there was at least one murder case every month in Shuo Zhou City, which had always been safe.
In every murder case, more or less, Lu San Egg's shadow would appear. He was either a witness to the murder or the first person to find the deceased.
In the end, the murderer was usually Lu San Egg's close neighbor or distant relative. Later, it even extended to the school's sweeping aunty.
Li Yue, who knew the cause and effect, felt that she wasn't living in a Wuxia world, but in a metaphysical disaster drama.
Lu San Egg definitely had some kind of wonderful relationship with Kim Moichi and Edogawa Minan!
The suspense murder drama continued until the New Year. Lu Sandan was so obsessed with the belief that there was only one truth that he could not extricate himself from. During the New Year holidays, he did not even see him. Zhu Er had collected a pile of old books on ancient mechanisms from somewhere and was unwilling to go out every day.
Li Yue's plan to have a snowball fight with her friends in the winter was completely ruined. She had no choice but to be accompanied by the calligraphy that was taller than her.
No matter how depressed she was, she still had to celebrate the New Year.
When Li Xunhuan first arrived in Shuo Zhou City, he was obviously not in the right state of mind. Li Yue's first New Year after transmigrating was incomparably dull. Not to mention receiving New Year's money, she didn't even hear a "Happy New Year" or anything like that.
This winter, Tanhua Lang more or less had some popularity. Uncle Fu was also able to buy New Year's goods normally. The house in Shuo Zhou City wasn't big enough, so everyone went to a house in the suburbs to celebrate the New Year.
Li Yue originally wanted to fiddle with some new food, but as the New Year approached, Uncle Fu gave most of the servants in the house a holiday. She didn't want to bother them.
After thinking about it, she could only ask for help from the omnipotent housekeeper, Tie Chuanjia. He followed the blueprint she gave him and used his internal strength to create a hot pot. He also sliced a lot of thin beef and mutton rolls in case of emergency.
In this era, chili hadn't spread to the Central Plains, so naturally, it didn't exist outside the Great Wall. Li Yue pulled Tie Chuanjia from the kitchen and found a lot of pepper, ginger, and dogwood. She prepared the seasoning for the hot pot by herself.
On New Year's Eve, it snowed heavily. Li Yue was able to eat the spicy hot pot as she wished. Li Xunhuan unexpectedly liked the taste of the hot pot. He even drank a few cups of wine. When the hot pot was served, the two ate until they were full before they put down their chopsticks.
When people are full, it's easy to feel sleepy. Li Yue gritted her teeth and stayed up with Uncle Tie and Uncle Fu until dawn.
Big Li And Little Li was happy, but unfortunately, they forgot that they were the type of people who were delicate and had never eaten such spicy and spicy food before. Therefore, on the first day of the New Year, the two had problems with their digestive systems and directly lay down.
They lay down until the fifth day of the New Year. There were a few heavy snowfalls in between. Fortunately, the two didn't have any relatives or elders in Shuo Zhou City. They also didn't have a deep relationship with their neighbors, so they didn't need to visit their neighbors.
On the fifth day of the New Year, the snow stopped. Li Yue and Li Xunhuan were also allowed to get out of bed and walk around by Tie Chuanjia. The two were bored to death. One wanted to go to Shuo Zhou City to play with her friends, while the other wanted to go to the tavern in the city to drink. Neither of them wanted to stay in the house.
Tie Chuanjia was worried, so he personally drove Big Li And Little Li to Shuo Zhou City.
Perhaps it was because of the heavy snowfall, but this year's winter was especially cold. The northwest wind blew in the wilderness, and Li Yue felt scared just by hearing the wind.
Until now, she still did not have any internal energy. Before leaving, she had wrapped herself in a few layers of clothes but still felt cold. Fortunately, Tie Chuanjia had carefully prepared a hand warmer for her. Otherwise, Li Yue would not have had the courage to go out.
Even with the cotton clothes and hand warmer to protect her, Li Yue still couldn't help but lean towards Tanhua Lang when she got into the carriage.
Li Xunhuan looked at the little girl who was wrapped up like a doll in a New Year picture and couldn't help but laugh in his heart.
The road to Shuo Zhou City was particularly bumpy because of the snow and ice. The carriage curtains shook and revealed a small gap. Li Yue looked through the gap and saw a silver white between the sky and the earth. In that silver white, there was a small moving black dot.
Because the distance was too far, she couldn't tell whether the black dot was a human or an animal. The cold wind blew and she didn't have the mood to think about it. She hugged the hand warmer and squeezed closer to Li Xunhuan. The man who came in third reached out and touched her head.
On the fifth day of the New Year, all the shops in Shuo Zhou City opened on time. Li Xunhuan didn't have to worry about not being able to find a tavern to drink.
The one who was worried was Li Yue. She didn't make an appointment with her friends in advance. She didn't know if she should go find Lu San Egg and Zhu Er to play. She could only follow Li Xunhuan and Tie Chuanjia into the tavern.
As a result, she didn't sit in the tavern for long before she heard the customers talking about something. The center of the topic was the murder in the secret room that happened on the first night of the New Year. Her mouth twitched and she completely extinguished the thought of going to find her friends.
It was probably because the murders that happened every few days had trained the people of Shuo Zhou City. When the customers talked about the murderer's method of killing, they were quite excited. There was no trace of the fear that they had a few months ago when they were talking about the death of the Long Dragon Gang Leader.
Tie Chuanjia was worried that Li Yue would be scared to hear about such a horrible murder at such a young age. Just as he was about to stand up and stop the customers, Li Yue pulled on his sleeve and shook her head. She turned her gaze and glanced at a young boy on the street. She couldn't help but be slightly startled.
The young boy was someone she had met once before. He was the boy who had set up a stall to sell game in Xi City. He was a little taller than a few months ago, and he had also lost a lot of weight. He was wearing thin clothes that were too thin for this season, and he was expressionless as he walked forward with a furry ball in his hand.
Li Yue instinctively felt that the young man might need help. She greeted Tie Chuanjia and ran out of the tavern with her short legs. Before her hand could touch the young man's back, she was grabbed by the young man. The young man's palm was burning hot.
The boy's brows furrowed and relaxed. He seemed to have recognized who the girl in front of him was, but he didn't let go.
Li Yue didn't feel awkward at all. She smiled and said to the boy:
"Happy New Year ~"
"There's nothing to be happy about. I don't like New Year."
"Eh?
But it's freezing and snowing at New Year's. "
Li Yue regretted her words as soon as they left her mouth. Based on the boy's attire and behavior, her words were equivalent to "why not eat minced meat?" Just as she was about to apologize for her slip of the tongue, the boy let go of her hand and explained seriously:
"I only know that snow is detestable. It not only makes people cold, but it also causes all plants and fruits to wither, birds and animals to go extinct, and it makes people hungry.
In the wilderness, wind, rain, frost, and snow are all my enemies. So, I don't like winter, and I don't like the New Year when it snows and freezes. "
"... I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault. Why are you apologizing?"
"Uh," Li Yue was at a loss for words and had to change the topic. "What's in your hand?"
"It's a fox cub. It's hard to find food in winter, and wild animals will abandon their smallest and weakest cubs."
The boy held the little fox in his hands, and something flashed in his eyes. "I want to sell it, but it doesn't look like it will live for long. No one is willing to buy it."
"I-I have money. I'll buy it."
Li Yue began to take out her purse after she finished speaking. The boy shook his head and didn't agree.
"It's useless for you to buy it, and you can't raise it."
Glancing at Tie Chuanjia in the tavern, Li Yue answered confidently.
"I can't raise them, but my family can."
"Young Miss, Doctor, I've cleaned up inside. You can get off the carriage."
Without waiting for Tie Chuanjia to reach out, Li Yue was the first to jump out. She walked around Tie Chuanjia to make sure that there were no injuries on him before she relaxed.