Mu Zhanying had already made up his mind in his heart, tidied up his majesty a little, and hurried to the demonstration platform of the mine with his bodyguards.

In front of the demonstration platform, there were many people in circles, and it was the time for the fire dark mine to sound the gong and call it a day.

Before Mu Zhanying's guards approached, the surrounding miners had already made way for a road, and they all knew the logo of the mine owner's guard.

Mu Zhan Yingmai moved his five-foot fat body, his face was condensed, he was waiting for the best time.

In the center of the human circle, seven or eight slave soldiers fell to the ground, and five or six overseers were holding thistles whips in their hands around a fourteen or fifteen-year-old black-faced miner, not daring to approach the front half of the min.

The three brothers of the Zhao family were rescued from the torture pillar of the demonstration platform, their breath was weak, and it seemed that most of them were the good deeds of this stupid young miner who ran back by himself.

Seeing this annoying scene, Mu Zhanying's momentum that had finally accumulated for a long time burst out in an instant.

"You useless waste, you can't even help a little hairy child, what's the use of raising it?" Mu Zhanying usually pays great attention to controlling his temper, but he can't hold back at this time.

Mu Zhanying could see at a glance that Wei Zhen had already cultivated as a seventh- or eighth-level spiritual scholar, and couldn't help but wonder a little in his heart, when there was an extra mine slave who was so young in his mine.

He looked at the supervisor beside him, who had been with him for many years, and understood his mind at a glance, but at the moment he lowered his head in embarrassment, pretending to frown and think.

Wei Zhen has been in the Fire Dark Mine for more than four years, and he has never seen Mu Zhanying himself, but looking at this formation, he has already guessed who the person is.

He stepped forward in a few steps, watched several overseers around him take the initiative to avoid it, and then knelt down with his head held high, without saying a word, holding his palms up, and in the palm of his hand was a two-leaf "Heavenly Star Flower", and a discerning person who knew medicinal herbs would see that this should be a three-leaf fourth-order medicinal herb.

Mu Zhanying squinted his eyes and looked at Wei Zhen, and his eyes fell on the herb in his hand, which he didn't recognize.

At this time, the captain of the guard behind him said in his ear at the right time: "This is the 'Heavenly Star Flower', a third-order medicinal herb that has a special effect on treating meridian injuries. ”

The captain seemed to hesitate for a moment before adding, "However, I don't think this 'Celestial Star Flower' should have been a fourth-order thing. ”

The captain of the guard had spent a year or two in the rhinoceros medicine and had studied herbs carefully.

When Mu Zhanying heard him say this, his heart suddenly swelled with joy, and then he smiled a few times.

He gave the captain a look, the captain was a person who understood, and immediately took away the "Heavenly Star Flower" in Wei Zhen's palm and included it in a herb bag he carried with him, this herb bag woven from carbon fiber roots could prevent the loss of the medicinal properties of the elixir.

Mu Zhanying now understood the reason for Wei Zhen's escape. Among the three rescued miners, there was a sallow complexion and a muscular atrophy in his body, which was a sign of damaged meridians.

Wei Zhen didn't say a word after seeing him, and took the initiative to offer medicinal herbs, in addition to flattering him, but also showing that he was willing to bear the consequences of this matter, and he could be regarded as a brave and righteous person.

In normal times, Mu Zhanying might have been a little merciful for the sake of that third-order medicinal herb, but now in this kind of scene, he can't think about it.

"Hang this guy who doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and beat him with fifty lashes!" Seeing that the corners of his eyebrows were slightly raised, the supervisor immediately guessed his mind.

Wei Zhen did not resist, such as in the anvil of fish meat, let it be bound. After a cup of tea, after fifty lashes, he has become a little bloody man, the three brothers of the Zhao family are lying on the ground, their eyes are about to split, and Zhao Er is crying like a child.

The thousands of miners who watched did not make a sound, and most of them looked numb, gloating, and sympathetic to them.

Seeing that the punishment was over, the supervisor of the supervisor turned his eyes to Mu Zhanying again, waiting for him to make a final ruling.

"Within a month, a thousand lashes can't let him die!" Mu Zhanying suddenly raised his voice, and spread his voice with his eighth-level spirit master's cultivation.

He deliberately did not send cruel words, intimidating all the mine slaves present, sometimes verbal threats are not as effective as actual actions, but he did not mention the three brothers of the Zhao family in his words, which can be regarded as letting them go.

"You can't kill me!"

A somewhat immature but resolute voice suddenly sounded.

This discordant voice came from the little mine slave who didn't know what to do, at least that's what Mu Zhanying thought in his heart.

The fat on his face trembled, and his face instantly became gloomy, and it had been a long time since anyone dared to contradict him like this. He wanted to wave the five short fat white fingers of his right hand, and then say softly: "Whip all four of them to set an example!" But there was still a little hesitation in his heart, this young mine slave had been silent before, and he didn't even say a word when he was tortured, and only now did he speak out to resist, obviously having the confidence to do so.

But what is this confidence? Mu Zhanying's cautious personality made him put down his identity.

"Tell me your reasons!" he said, deliberately raising his voice with every word he said so that everyone around him could hear it.

"Because I'm qualified to participate in the 'Battle of Changing Lives'!" Wei Zhen, like his classmates, suddenly raised his voice, and his voice in the voice change period instantly spread to every corner of here.

As soon as Wei Zhen's words came out, Mu Zhanying felt remorse in his heart.

Article 10 of the Mu family's discipline slaves: "Anyone who is below the fifteenth and twenty-fifth years old and has not committed the crime of killing the lord and being ungrateful, can participate in the 'battle to change his life'." Those who succeed will be released from their original sins, and those who fail will receive the same punishment. ”

This is the patriarchal law of Hanshan Mu's slave rule, which has been implemented for thousands of years without change.

The fierce light in Mu Zhanying's eyes flashed, he had governed the Huoyin Mine for many years, and he had tens of thousands of mining slaves under his command, all of whom were over forty years old, if it weren't for Wei Zhen reciting the tenth sect law, he would have almost forgotten this one.

Now it's too late to regret it. In fact, even if he killed Wei Zhen in public, he would not be punished severely, but the position of the mine owner of this Fire Dark Mine would definitely be lost.

"This servile is inferior, thinking that he is young, and can participate in the 'battle to change his life', the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped, send him to no man's land, and then release him when he finds the best fire spirit mine. ”

Mu Zhanying announced the new final verdict in a deep voice, and then walked away.

"If you want to participate in the 'Battle of Changing Your Life', you have to wait for your life to come out of no man's land alive!"

In the Huoyin Mine, there are still two choices for miners who are not guilty of mortal crimes, are weak and sick, or are on the verge of death, one is to be dragged to the large desert 100 miles away from the mining area like garbage and waste, and thrown away, although they are left to fend for themselves, but in fact they are fed to the wolves on the desert to reduce the wolf infestation. Another option is to be sent into the abandoned mine to continue the search for ore, and if you can get lucky enough to find a piece of the best fire spirit mine, the mine supervisor will rescue you and give you medical treatment, even if you die, you can be properly buried and not buried in the belly of the wolf. This second choice, which seems to be everyone's luck, is actually no different from being abandoned in the great desert, both of which are more dead and less alive. Those abandoned mine roads have been unrepaired for many years, the geology is extremely unstable, and they are very prone to collapse, and the fire spirit exhaust in them is even more manic and rich, and it is unbearable for people in good health, let alone dying or sick.

No Man's Land is an abandoned mine, but it is even more terrifying than the latter. It is said that when the Huoyin Mine was first opened up, there were four areas: east, west, south and north. But decades ago, a plague broke out in the mines of the eastern area, and in just a few days, all the overseers and slave soldiers stationed there, along with 20,000 miners, died inexplicably. This incident alarmed the Hanshan Mu clan itself, and they sent a spirit general and three spirit captains to investigate the reason, and that spirit general was himself a toxin master who was quite skilled in pharmacology. The four men went in together, and after three days, only the stumbling figure of the spirit general escaped. When he walked out of the entrance of the mine, he only said "Don't send anyone again" and died. The Fire Iron Spirit Mine was not a very precious mineral, so since then, the Mu clan has stopped asking about this matter.

On another level, no man's land is actually an abandoned mine, and the minerals in it have not been exhausted, but have been abandoned for unknown reasons. Therefore, some mining slaves who have committed serious crimes would rather choose this place than enter the abandoned mine road, although no man's land is evil, but it is not without a chance to live.

The original no-man's land was ten miles away from the current Fire Dark Mine, and escorting Wei Zhen was really a team of sergeants sent from the legion stationed in the Fire Dark Mine, and the leader was a junior spirit master, Mu Zhanying arranged it this way, obviously to prevent him from escaping. In addition to Wei Zhen, there were also six other mining slaves who had committed serious crimes.

The seven of them were locked in an iron cage pulled by a chariot and traveled for about an hour in the darkness of dawn, when the escort stopped moving and arrived at their destination.

In front of the cave was an underground cave that could accommodate 100 people, and a few lamps were lit on the stone wall of the cave, and the dim light was just enough to make people see the situation inside - in front of the cave was a thick fence about ten meters wide and made of fine iron, on which hung two rusty heavy copper locks, and twenty meters away was the dense cobweb-like and fan-shaped mine.

A cold wind whined out of the tunnel, and the leading captain hurriedly opened the copper locks and drove the seven men behind the fence, leaving behind enough black bump food and water bags to last for a month. The heavy copper lock was re-hung up, and the escort team immediately galloped away as if fleeing.