"I'm not a vagrant. I was robbed, lost my money, and ate poisoned porridge by mistake …" Zhu Minglang hurriedly explained.
"What's the difference? She has already achieved her goal," the empress said coldly.
"What's her goal?"
Zhu Minglang realized how stupid his question was as soon as the words left his mouth.
What other goal could there be?
If the empress were to be overthrown, there would be many ways to humiliate her. One of them would be like what was happening now, where she would have sex with a tramp at the bottom of society. This relationship would turn her proud, holy, and insufferably arrogant image into one of "lowly" and "dirty" in an instant.
Even the lowliest mouse on the street could have sex with the most sacred Valkyrie. In that case, what was the difference between her and a prostitute? Oh, no, a prostitute would at least choose to do business.
After understanding all this, Zhu Minglang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
It turned out that he had been used as a tool to humiliate a woman. Sure enough, there was no free porridge in this world.
"Oh right, there were many refugees who were poisoned with me. Could it be that they also …" Zhu Minglang suddenly thought of this matter.
"If you want to die, I'll fulfill your wish right now." The Valkyrie ground her teeth so hard that they almost broke. Her eyes glowed with a murderous light.
If she wasn't so weak right now, she would have really torn Zhu Minglang apart.
"Cough, cough." Zhu Minglang's face was full of embarrassment. Why did he have to bring up a sore spot?
The Valkyrie looked as if she had lost her soul. However, after a while, her eyes focused again. She stared at the small window. It was obvious that she was thinking of a way to escape from here.
Although she really wanted to kill the man beside her, the Valkyrie found a crucial piece of information from Zhu Minglang's words. That was, Zhu Minglang wasn't the only vagrant imprisoned outside.
If a different man was sent in every day, she would rather bite off her tongue and commit suicide than be humiliated like this.
She had to find a way to leave this place. She didn't want what happened last night to happen again. Furthermore, this was only the beginning.
"Let's find a way to get out of here," Zhu Minglang said seriously.
The Empress did not listen to Zhu Minglang's words at all. She did not completely lose her rationality, go crazy, or cry bitterly because of this matter. Perhaps this was the case in her heart. It was only after she calmly resolved the predicament in front of her and completed her revenge that she would completely reveal the despair and pain at this moment.
In short, he had to find a way to leave this place.
"That's great. Little guy, you're awake." Zhu Minglang suddenly said excitedly.
Zhu Minglang opened his right palm and a milky white ice worm appeared as if he was performing a magic trick.
From time to time, the little ice worm's round body would ripple with a circle of translucent and tender white fat. As it wriggled, it appeared to be honest and cute. Its two big eyes were even more blinking, revealing a bit of extraordinariness.
The Empress glanced at Zhu Minglang and saw that he was holding a small white worm. She couldn't help but snort coldly.
Ignorant optimism. He actually had the heart to play with worms.
"Go, go and open the lock. I know you can do it," Zhu Minglang said to the little ice worm.
The little ice worm climbed up the stone wall and quickly found the iron window.
"Clang ~ ~ ~ ~"
Not long after, the sound of a chain falling off could be heard.
Seeing this scene, the Empress's eyes immediately lit up. The joy on her face could not be concealed.
"Hehe, my little ice worm is omnipotent." Zhu Minglang smiled at the Empress.
"Help me up." The Empress's body was a bit weak. Clearly, she had been poisoned.
She was barefooted and stepped on Zhu Minglang's shoulder.
After struggling to climb out of the dungeon, the Empress hesitantly turned around and glanced at Zhu Minglang.
Zhu Minglang stood in the dungeon and stared at her.
As expected, the Empress turned around and left the dungeon alone. She left Zhu Minglang in the dungeon.
The dungeon's stone walls were smooth. Without someone to help, it was impossible to climb up.
"Women, the more beautiful they are, the more untrustworthy they are." Zhu Minglang shook his head helplessly. Just as he was about to ask the little ice worm to spit out some silk to help him climb up, he suddenly heard light cat-like footsteps above his head.
"Put it on. I will pull you up." The Empress found two large gunny sacks from somewhere in the dungeon. She tore the gunny sacks apart and made them into clothes.
A smile immediately appeared on Zhu Minglang's face. He quickly put on the large gunny sack and held the Empress's slender hand.
… …
After pulling Zhu Minglang up, the Empress was panting. Her chest was heaving up and down violently. It seemed that the poison had been in her body all this time. As a person with powerful strength, she was no different from a weak woman.
"Follow me and don't make any noise," the Empress said softly.
"Are you very familiar with this dungeon?" Zhu Minglang asked softly.
"I used to lock myself up."
Zhu Minglang was confused.
Lock yourself up??
Are you crazy?
… …
The Empress was indeed very familiar with this dungeon. If Zhu Minglang wanted to walk around alone, he wouldn't be able to get out even if there were no guards. The dungeon was as big as a maze.
In the end, they successfully left the city through a secret passage.
When they reached the outskirts of the city, Zhu Minglang used the dirt on the ground to wipe himself. At the same time, he also smeared two streaks of dirt on Valkyrie's fair cheeks.
"Let's hide at my place for a while," Zhu Minglang said.
The Empress didn't reply. It could be considered a silent agreement.
They walked out of the city on foot. Not long after, they saw groups of guards galloping on the road. It was obvious that the news of the Empress' escape had spread.
… …
After walking for three days and three nights, Zhu Minglang and the Empress finally escaped back to Xiaosang Town.
Xiaosang Town was a gathering place for a group of farmers who raised silkworms. Many merchants from outside the city would come here to buy raw silkworms and silk materials. As more and more people came here, it gradually became a place where good and bad people mixed together.
The more outsiders there were, the easier it was for them to hide. Zhu Minglang and the Empress hurried through the night and didn't dare to rest during the day. It could be said that they were exhausted.
As soon as they entered his small courtyard, Zhu Minglang rolled onto his bed to sleep.
The Goddess of Valkyrie found two chairs and put them together. Then, she sat down without saying a word.
She was also very tired. Moreover, after what had happened, her heart had suffered a heavy blow. However, she didn't immediately fall asleep. When she recalled what had happened in the past few days, the corners of her eyes couldn't help but become moist.
Not long after, Zhu Minglang, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly stopped snoring. He opened his eyes and looked at the Empress, who was lying on her side and slightly curled up. When he saw some sparkles on her eyelashes … he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Although the two of them didn't care about each other, Zhu Minglang still felt a little regretful.
For him, it was just drinking poisoned porridge, sleeping in the dungeon for a night, and running around for a few days.
But for her?
She was the City Lord of Eternal City. Her power and chastity had been taken away. She was so destitute that she had to hide in a small house full of the smell of silkworm dung. These days, she had been calm and sometimes absent-minded. Presumably, she hadn't easily forgotten this humiliation. Instead, she had turned all the anger and humiliation in her heart into forbearance for revenge.
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