That night, Ji Yunshu couldn't sleep at all.
She leaned against the wall of the carriage and peered out through the cloth covering the carriage. It was almost pitch-black except for the moonlight.
It was very cold in the grassland at night, so cold that it made people shiver.
She couldn't help but hug her arms, then looked at the clothes she was wearing.
Bai Yin's clothes were very big, but very thin. The cold air almost blew directly into her body.
It was very cold!
Because it was too cold, Qin Xi didn't feel sleepy at all. She moved closer to Ji Yunshu.
After a short while, Qin Xi suddenly began to cry quietly.
Ji Yunshu asked, "What's wrong?"
She sobbed, "I miss my parents. I don't know how they are now. They must be looking for me everywhere. "
Ji Yunshu didn't know how to comfort her.
"Jing Yun."
"Yes?"
"Aren't you afraid?"
Afraid!
Of course she was afraid!
After going through so much, she could finally be with Jing Rong. If something happened to her, what would Jing Rong do?
But —
"What's the use of being afraid?" She looked at Qin Xi and said, "They won't hurt us for the time being. They must be taking us somewhere. When we get there, we will think of a way to leave."
"Leave? How? "
"There will be a way."
Qin Xi wiped away her tears and opened her teary eyes. "Jing Yun, are we really … going to be okay?"
Ji Yunshu held his trembling hand. "As long as there's a glimmer of hope."
"Yes."
"Don't think too much. Rest first."
"I can't sleep. Talk to me."
"Okay."
Qin Xi held her hand and talked for a long time.
She talked about everything under the sun. Even when Qin Xi asked her, she only vaguely said that she was born in a small fishing village and that she was the only one left in her family. She didn't say anything else. She didn't say anything else. She just said that she was born in a small fishing village and that she was the only one left in her family.
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She listened in silence.
She listened in silence.
The next day, the sky had just brightened.
The people outside tossed some food into each prisoner cart. After they finished eating, the procession set off again.
At this moment, Chen Yun had also woken up. She had walked one round in the palace of the King of Hell, and it was as if she had changed into a different person. She was no longer afraid, no longer crying, and looked as if she was unafraid of death. She sat there obediently, her eyes lifeless.
Around dusk, the team arrived.
The carriage also stopped.
Ji Yunshu looked out through the hazy cloth and could vaguely see many white yurts in the surroundings. At a glance, she couldn't see the end of it. When the carriage stopped, many people with daggers in their hands and bows on their backs surrounded the area.
She saw Bai Yin discussing something with the group of people. Then, the doors of the prison carts opened one by one.
The men with the daggers carefully searched the prisoner carts, and only when they found no abnormalities did they let them pass.
One by one, the prisoner carts entered the prison.
Qin Xi grabbed her hand and asked worriedly, "Jing Yun, where are we?"
"I'm not sure either."
She already had an idea in her heart!
From the daggers in those people's hands and the bows on their backs, she could roughly guess, but she couldn't be sure.
The carriage continued forward, passing one yurt after another. Many people wearing the same clothes were guarding everywhere. Almost all of them were tall and fierce-looking.
This … was like a military camp!
Finally, the carriage stopped.
Then, the prison carts were opened one by one.
"Hurry up and get down."
The girls were trembling with fear, and one after another, they got down from the carriage. Their hearts were filled with fear and curiosity, and they huddled together, trembling.
Ji Yunshu helped the injured Chen Yun down, and secretly looked around. She saw a flag with the word "Yue" written on it!
So …
Her guess was confirmed. This was the Yue Dan tribe! The Yue Dan was a nomadic tribe located in the westernmost part of the grasslands. Originally, they had been peaceful for a hundred years, but in the end, they were still ambitious. With the continuous rise of the surrounding tribes, their ambitions were gradually magnified. In order to fight for status and food, they began to wantonly slaughter.
In less than ten years, the Yue Dan had already annexed many of the surrounding tribes. Their power soared, and they even had the ambition to conquer the Central Plains.
During the reign of the late emperor, many frontier generals had sent letters to the capital, mentioning the Yue Dan many times. However, the Yue Dan didn't belong to the Central Plains, and they didn't invade the common people at the borders like the barbarians. They were fighting in their own territory, and the Great Lin couldn't do anything about it. They could only guard it strictly to prevent the Yue Dan from entering the Central Plains. Who would have thought that in just a few years, the Yue Dan would rise so quickly?
Who knew if they would really conquer the Central Plains and become a great threat to the Great Lin?
"Go in, go in."
They herded everyone into a huge yurt, as if they were herding cattle and sheep.
It was very spacious inside, and there were many pieces of sheepskin hanging on the carpet. There was also a large leather mat on the ground.
Apart from that, there was nothing else.
The twenty or so girls huddled together, because they didn't know where they were. They didn't know where they were, so they were all very afraid.
A few of them even started to cry.
Someone scolded, "All of you, behave."
The crying stopped abruptly.
"Listen up, stay here obediently. If you dare to make a fuss, I'll let you have a taste of the whip."
No one dared to cry again, and no one dared to move.
After the men left, the girls started to cry again.
Ji Yunshu and Qin Xi helped the injured Chen Yun to sit in a corner.
"What are they trying to do? Why did they lock us here? "Qin Xi asked.
Ji Yunshu had a bad premonition, and her heart was flustered.
Why did the Yue Dan people capture so many girls? They couldn't carry a pole, and they couldn't lift their hands, let alone fight for them.
Could it be …
'Huh?'
She immediately wiped her hands on the ground a few times, and then on her face. Her clean face was covered in dust, and it looked very dirty.
She hurriedly told Qin Xi to blacken her face.
Although she didn't understand why, she still did as she was told.
Reality proved that Ji Yunshu's guess was right.
Indeed, three men entered not long after.
The girls instinctively shrank back, their eyes filled with fear.
The eyes of the man in front of him swept over the women one by one like a hungry wolf, and he even licked his lips from time to time. Finally, his eyes fell on a woman who looked fair and clean, and he grinned with an evil look on his face.
He pointed with his finger, "Her."
The two men behind the man went up and pulled the girl out.
"Let me go, let me go!" The girl cried.
She struggled with all her might.
Unexpectedly, the man suddenly opened his eyes, raised his hand, and slapped her.
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