Chapter 175: The Black Market for Slaves
The slave black market is hidden in the ruins of a house rebuilt by slave traders, a square house that looks like a cage in appearance.
The cat demon Yu Xiaoxiao led Qian Qi and Ling Yu all the way through several narrow alleys to the back of a bush not far from the slave black market, and then pointed to the square building and said to them: "Big brother, you see, this is it, my sister Yu Xiaohua is locked up there!" ”
"What are you waiting for? Just go right in! Qianqi said and was about to move forward.
But he was stopped by Yu Xiaoxi and reminded: "Big brother, you don't know that there are many guards hired by slave traders, and it is very dangerous to break in like this!" ”
"Look at it, stupid dragon, you are really reckless, you are not as good as a child! I think it's good, you tell us how old your sister is and what characteristics she has, and we can just pretend to be buyers and buy her, so that we won't be startled. Ling Yu thought for a while and said.
Qianqi glanced at him, nodded in agreement, and then turned to the little fox and asked, "Well, tell me what your sister looks like?" ”
"My sister is fourteen years old, and she is so beautiful! Probably so much taller than me, and then with long hair and big ...... eyes."
"Wait, it's a girl who looks like that, pick the point!" Yu Xiaoxi was about to continue, but was interrupted by Lingyu.
"There is a red birthmark on her left temple, and that birthmark is very special because it is in the shape of a flower, and it is also because of this father that she is named Xiaohua." The raccoon pointed to his left temple.
"Earlier, let's go!" After saying that, Qianqi tidied up the clothes on his body so that he could look more relaxed.
Then let Yu Xiaoxi wait in place, and he walked to the front of the slave black market with Lingyu, and searched for a long time before finding the small iron gate hidden in the corner of the building. They knocked heavily on the door a few times, and the doormirror on the small iron door was pulled open, and a scarred eye peeked out of it and looked at them for a long time, and saw that the two teenagers looked dignified, although they were not like the buyers who usually came to patronize, but they were definitely rich masters, so they did not make it difficult for them to open the iron door.
When they walked in, the scarred eye who opened the door for them turned out to be a weasel, he was not tall, he was thin and wore a loose coarse cloth coat, and a large set of keys pinned to his waist, which would make a tinkling sound at the slightest movement. The slave black market was very noisy, and on the few tables at the door, the guards set up a private gambling game to play, and even buyers refused to stop.
The weasel demon coughed heavily, and yelled at the guards: "There are guests coming, why don't you hurry back to your place, be careful I tell the boss, so that you can't eat one by one." ”
When the guards heard this, although they were reluctant, they still put away all the dice scattered on the gambling table, and dispersed unhappily. As soon as they left, the weasel demon immediately changed his flattering face and said to Qianqi and them: "Two young masters, do you also want to buy a few slaves to go back to play?" ”
"Exactly!" Qianqi replied, deliberately making his voice sound calmer.
"We want to be young, preferably girls!" Ling Yu added on the side.
When the weasel monster heard this, he said with a wicked smile on his ugly face, "I understand, I understand!" Then you're in the right place, we have all kinds of slaves here, come with me! ”
He led Qianqi and Lingyu inside, and through a door he entered a very spacious room, which was lined with rows of cages covered in black cloth, but it was very quiet, except for the occasional chatter of the guards from a distance, nothing could be heard, as if the cages were empty.
They came to a row of cages, and the weasel demon lifted the black cloth on one of them, and inside was a girl in chains, who looked very young, no more than ten years old. She was thin and small, her mouth was blocked by a leather cover, and her eyes were already very confused. Qian Qi and Ling Yu knew at a glance that this was why they couldn't make a sound, and the same must have happened for the others.
"How? Look at this little girl! This little girl is just nine years old, she can do anything, she looks good, her body is good, and at this point, it is quite cost-effective! The weasel demon gestured three fingers as he introduced.
"Three taels of silver?" Qianqi raised his eyes and asked, and he found that the girl did not have a birthmark, so he pretended not to be satisfied and shook his head.
"What? Not satisfied? Don't worry, we have a lot of other options! ”
The weasel demon was about to put the black cloth down as she spoke, but Qianqi could clearly see a hint of supplication in the girl's eyes, although it was half a beat slower, but for a moment she seemed to be hoping that they would buy her, but in the end it could only turn into endless indifference.
They kept seeing the last cage in that row, and finally found the girl with a flower-shaped birthmark on her left temple, and the weasel monster saw at a glance that the two teenagers were interested in this girl, and the little eyeballs rolled and opened the highest price, and said: "The two young masters are really good-looking, this is our best goods, this girl is thirteen or fourteen years old, I don't need to say that I will definitely be able to serve you well if I buy it back, and five taels of silver will be yours!" ”
"I don't have any money, this is for you! Is it enough? The Thousand Riders took a small piece of gold from the purse and threw it to him.
The weasel monster took it and weighed it for a long time, and replied with a smile: "Enough is enough!" This little girl is really lucky, she has met such a generous buyer! Are you going to take her away now? ”
"Hmm!"
Seeing that Qianqi nodded, the weasel demon hurriedly took off the key on his waist, skillfully found a lock on the cage inside, and then took out the girl inside at once, and then loosened the chains on her hands and feet, and took off the gag leather cover for her, and said: "You just follow them, your father's debt is paid off!" ”
The girl nodded, and followed Qianqi and Lingyu out of the slave black market the same way. Seeing that her sister Yu Xiaohua was really rescued, Yu Xiaohua, who had been waiting outside for a long time, couldn't believe her eyes, stumbled over and got into her sister's arms, and then cried with a wow.
"Sister......
"Little fox, my father's debt has been paid off, and my sister has to follow these two people!" The girl, who hadn't figured out the situation yet, stroked the little head of the fox and said.
"They're good people! I stole ...... to save you I stole their money bags, and instead of beating them, I promised to help me get you out. The little fox sobbed in response.
"Really?" The girl listened to her younger brother Yu Xiaoxi tell him the ins and outs, and pulled him to his knees in front of Qianqi and Lingyu, and was about to kowtow to them.
"Little flower girl, this can't be helped!" Qianqi smiled embarrassedly, stretched out his hand to pull them up, and then said to them, "You guys go home first, this brother and I still have things to do!" ”
Yu Xiaoxi nodded, and before leaving, he reluctantly said to Qianqi and Lingyu: "Our family lives in the outermost house in Chengnan Old Street, if you can't find it, just ask the old royal family, everyone knows, when your business is done, you must come to our house for dinner!" ”
As soon as the two sisters and brothers left, Qianqi said to Lingyu, "It seems that we need to come again tonight!" ”
"I thought so too, I walked around and didn't find any clues, and those slaves ......" Lingyu shook his head as he said this.
"Yes, I have that girl's expectant look in my mind now, we are their hope to live, if we don't save them, maybe one of them will be sold to a monster who cultivates by living monsters, alas!" Qianqi replied with a sigh.
"So where are we going now?" Lingyu asked, it was still some time before the evening.
"Let's wander around, maybe we'll find some new clues!" Chiki suggested.
"It just so happens that I'm a little hungry, so I knew that I might as well follow the little fox and them home just now!" Lingyu touched his flat belly and said.
They walked through the narrow alleys back to the lively street, looking for restaurants as they went. As they walked, the youkai who had been walking along the street suddenly avoided the side of the street, leaving the middle empty. Thousand Riders and Lingyu didn't understand why, so they ignored their actions and continued to walk in the middle of the road.
The monsters on both sides greeted the two of them:
"Hey, little brother, come to the side!"
"That's it, didn't you see Yaksha-sama coming? Annoys him, you both can't eat, go around! ”
"Yaksha ?!!" Qianqi and Lingyu asked questions in unison, thinking that they really had nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it took no effort to get them. I was worried that I couldn't find the shadow of Yaksha everywhere, but I didn't expect him to send it to the door himself, and what I didn't expect was that he was still so bold today, and he dared to swagger through the market in this Miancheng.
From a distance, the two teenagers saw a figure in a black cloak walking towards them, and from the silhouette it was indeed a Yaksha, so they were ready to call out their weapons to meet them at any time, but the black cloak walked in front of them and revealed its mouth.
"Hey, where did you hit the hairy boy?! Dare to block Uncle Ben's way, I don't think you want to live anymore! ”
Qianqi immediately heard that it was not a Yaksha at all, he exchanged glances with Lingyu, and asked disdainfully: "Yo, where did this come out of the fly-headed rat and dare to call himself uncle!" ”
Lingyu followed and mocked: "No, I really thought I saw the Yaksha himself, but I didn't expect it to be an impostor!"
"Hey, you guys are not young and timid, I just went to the slave black market to buy the cat demon chick I fell in love with before, and it turned out that the two teenagers who were beaten out of the house were bought, wouldn't it be the two of you? The slave that Uncle Ben fancied in Miancheng has never dared to fight! I was about to look for you, but I didn't expect you to send it to the door yourself! The black cloak shouted.
"Are you the monster who practiced with living monsters?!!" When Qianqi heard his words, he immediately became serious and asked.
"Practice?!" The black cloak was stunned by their question, and it took a while for a while to come out with these two words.
From his tone, Chiki felt as if it was the first time he had heard someone say this, so he continued to ask; "Didn't you buy those slaves to take them to cultivate?"
"I ...... What do I buy them for, can I report to you two boys?! Without further ado, it looks like I'm going to have to teach you to be less nosy in the future! With that, the black cloak pulled out the copper knife he was carrying behind his back and rushed towards them with a wave of it. Judging from the two times he drew his knife, the momentum was quite bluffing.
Qianqi first summoned the Jade Cicada Sword to confront him, but as soon as the sword in his hand touched the black cloaked knife, he felt his bluff. This black cloak's demonic power is still shallow, and the sword technique is also a mess, it really doesn't look like a ruthless character who cultivates with living monsters. Before Lingyu could make a move, Qianqi alone knocked out the knife in the black cloak's hand in a few moves, and put the sword in his hand to his neck.