The cellar was covered with thick straw. Li Yue did not feel any pain when she fell. She tried to move her sore and swollen limbs, but she found that it was futile. The trafficker did not untie the hemp rope that restrained her movements.
Li Yue struggled for a long time and barely managed to squat on the ground. Just as she was about to catch her breath, she suddenly heard someone deliberately breathing heavily. Li Yue immediately pressed her back against the wall and carefully looked around.
"Who is it?"
"Someone who was kidnapped like you and can be sold for a good price."
The cellar was pitch black. Li Yue could not see anything. She put her hands behind her back and jumped forward little by little, trying to close the distance between her and the person who was talking. After she moved about four feet, the other person in the cellar quietly spoke.
"If you jump more than five steps forward, you'll hit the wall.
If you jump three steps forward and five steps to the right, you'll be in my position. "
Li Yue thanked the other person. Just by listening to the voice, the other person should be a boy who was not much older than her. She was in the cellar like a blind person, but the other person could accurately identify her position. She could not help but feel embarrassed.
According to the position reported by the person who was talking, Li Yue moved accordingly. When she completed the last jump, she indeed bumped into the other person.
The surroundings were pitch black. Li Yue did not know where she bumped into the other person. She repeatedly apologized to the other person.
She did not know if the boy was really calm or if he was impatient to talk to Li Yue. He only replied with a "Nothing" and did not say anything else. Li Yue was too embarrassed to say anything else.
The cellar was damp and cold. Li Yue's clothes were relatively thin. She shivered for a while and could not help but move closer to the boy, trying to get some warmth from him.
The boy quickly realized her intentions. He didn't hide to the side, but turned his back to Li Yue so that he was back to back with her.
The two of them were silent for a long time. The boy was the first to break the silence. His voice was very calm, as if the two of them were not kidnapped to the cellar by traffickers but just happened to meet on a boat trip.
"You're … different from the people before. Aren't you … afraid?"
"Afraid of what?"
"No one is willing 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 Li Yue met Li Xunhuan, she knew that she was in a martial arts world. However, something as illogical as transmigration had happened. No one could guarantee that this world did not only consist of martial arts. 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 could not help but start 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 moment and began 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, and I … Heh, probably because I injured one of them, so they decided to teach me a lesson."
"Injured?
You're not much older than me. How did you do it? "
"… I'm the young master of Indisputable Villa, Yuan Suiyun."
Li Yue replied with an "Oh" and also reported her name. She felt that she had heard the name "Yuan Suiyun" somewhere before, but after carefully thinking for a while, she still could not remember anything.
The girl's indifferent response was within Yuan Suiyun's expectations. Not all the children who were kidnapped by the traffickers had family ties with the martial arts world. It was normal for them not to know about Indisputable Villa. However, this girl had a calmness that far exceeded 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 slipknot, so they were easy to untie. Yuan Suiyun's ropes were all dead knots, so 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 that could be used.
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 trembled. She braced herself and cut the hemp ropes on the other party's body.
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 sufficient physical 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 the footsteps above the cellar. The boy gently patted the girl's shoulder, and the two of them lay 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 who was breathing weakly in the corner with disgust. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the girl who seemed to be asleep. When he grabbed the girl, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. The hemp ropes on the girl's hands and feet were gone.
While the brawny man hesitated, Li Yue opened her eyes at the right time 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 shallow martial arts, he couldn't bear the pain of his nose being hit. He immediately released his hand and covered his face. Yuan Suiyun, who was in the corner, quietly stepped forward and sealed the brawny man's acupuncture points. The brawny man couldn't 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 lightly coughed to draw her attention back.
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 was reflected from them. He was clearly blind.
Yuan Suiyun seemed to have noticed Li Yue's pause. He stared fixedly at the girl and pursed his lips.
Li Yue opened her mouth and chose to swallow back the question she was about to blurt out.
No one liked to have their flaws pointed out in front of others, especially minors with physical disabilities.
After thinking for a while, Li Yue held Yuan Suiyun's hand and sincerely said to him:
"That … Yuan Suiyun … brother, I don't know martial arts and I'm afraid of the dark. Can I hold your hand and walk?"
The boy's tense breathing eased a little. The corner of his lips curved slightly and he slowly nodded.
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 line of sight.
The stone first hit the wall and then 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 man left behind by the two had his back facing the bamboo ladder. He didn't hear anything and didn't see the candle fall. When he felt the burning heat behind him, his eyes were filled with despair.
Because there was a human radar like Yuan Suiyun by her side, although Li Yue walked slowly while holding his hand, they didn't face the enemy directly.
But as the two 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 directly expose him. She could only try to slow down.
When the two walked out of the corridor with many twists and turns, it was already dark. It was probably because it was late that the traffickers didn't notice their tracks 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 a mess. It was full of broken things, so they couldn't understand what it was used to store. But at least there was a shabby mattress. Li Yue spread the mattress into a rotten cabinet and dragged Yuan Suiyun to hide inside.
At first, Li Yue was worried that Yuan Suiyun would be unwilling. But 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 didn't have a good rest, so she was also in a daze. Her hands kept moving between her and Yuan Suiyun's forehead. She was determined to take him away from this damned place.
Li Yue, like before, chose to take action in the early hours of the morning when most people were the most tired. She took Yuan Suiyun with her and moved close to the corner. They bypassed several guards guarding the manor, but in the end, they were still bumped into by 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 sweet smell of blood on 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 chopped 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 with blood gushing out.
At the entrance of the hall stood a man with a handsome face and gentle eyes. The moment Li Yue met his gaze, 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.