Night fell, but tonight was unusually quiet.

Suddenly, there was a rustling sound outside the door of the wing, followed by the sound of crickets jumping farther and farther away in shock.

The white eyelashes on the bed first moved, and then suddenly she opened her eyes, and there was a coldness in her eyes looking at the water above her head.

Someone.

Bai Lu glanced sideways at Xi Sanniang, who was already asleep, hesitated for a moment, slowly got up, put on her clothes and opened the door and walked out.

The dark and dreary night seemed to be smeared heavily on the sky, and there was not even a glimmer of stars, only a waning moon like a thin hook.

At the back of the house were half-man-tall flowers and plants, and at this moment there was a dark shadow faintly shaking in the tall grass.

Bai Lusu clenched the hairpin that Xi Sanniang bought for her during the day, gritted her teeth, and took two steps closer with bated breath.

She whispered, "Who is it, who's there?" ”

After hearing Bai Lu's voice, the black shadow in the grass paused in his hand, and then slowly turned his head.

Bai Lu looked at it, and her stomach churned instantly.

I saw that this was a man who couldn't see his face clearly, his hair was greasy, even with a dreadlock, his forehead bangs covered his cloudy eyes, and there was a fresh mouse in his mouth.

When the man saw Bai Lu, he first grinned, and then continued to chew.

"Squeak-squeak-"

"Crunch." His yellow-black teeth were stained with the blood and hair of dead rats, and even strings of blood red ran down the corners of his dry lips.

It wasn't until the other party swallowed all the rats into his stomach that Bai Lu suppressed his disgust and asked in a low voice, "Who are you?" ”

The man looked at Bai Lu stupidly for a long time, did not speak, but kept licking the remaining blood stains at the corners of his lips with his tongue, and his face was full of satisfaction and unfinished.

Bai Lu saw that this person didn't seem to be afraid of himself, and he didn't mean to hurt himself, so he also let down his guard and continued to look.

He was dressed in a ragged garment that could cover his body, and there were several black and red blood marks on his bare shoulders, which looked like they had been bound by thick ropes or chains. And on his dirty black neck, there is a word "slave" branded as if it were nothing.

This is...... Dumb slave?

Bai Lu looked at the low wall not far from him again, behind the tall grass seemed to be a broken dog hole, and there were some broken walls next to the dog hole.

If that's right, that's where this guy came in.

Bai Lu knew that all the children of the criminals of the entire Nanzhao who were sentenced to slavery would be sent to the Yuan family, and the head of the Yuan family would personally judge to see which people were classified as dumb slaves, which people were happy slaves, and those were grass slaves.

Dumb slaves are generally young people who are in good health. They were fed a specialized mute medicine and incapacitated to speak, before being distributed to slave traders to sell to those in need.

Lenu is the best treated, mostly young and beautiful young girls. They will be sent to music workshops all over the country to teach some music theory and things about men and women, and they will serve music queens, dance girls, or give new tastes to the guests. However, if someone does not listen to the rules, they may be sent to Hualiu Lane and become the lowest prostitute.

And the grass slave is the worst. Most of them are old and decrepit women, or frail old people, who are considered worthless. Therefore, he will be sent directly to the bitter cold land to do coolies, although it does not have much effect, but it adds up, as long as he lives, he has to work until he breathes.

Although the man in front of Bai Lu made it difficult to see his face, it could be judged from his teeth and mouth that he was about forty years old. Although his body was scarred, his hands were strong and his arms were strong, and he could even cut through the earthen walls around the dog cave with his bare hands.

Therefore, Bai Lu concluded that this man must not be a grass slave, but a dumb slave.

During dinner, Xi Sanniang mentioned - Nuku.

So, this dumb slave ran out of the slave vault?

Bai Ludai frowned.

Wrong.

If he is a dumb slave, why is there no iron chain on his feet? And it looks like he hasn't been here for a day or two.

Bai Lu turned her head to look in the direction of the courtyard gate, as quiet as every ordinary night in the past.

It is not surprising that the Yuan family has dumb slaves. Strangely, this dumb slave did not seem to be divided and sold, nor did it seem like he was left in the Yuan Mansion for his own people. It's like ...... Secretly hid and raised.

That's right, it's like being stolen behind someone's back.

The Yuan family has been managing slaves for more than a day or two, and the guards of the slave vault must be leaky. So, if this dumb slave secretly escaped from the slave house by himself, how could no one find out until now?

Thinking of this, Bai Lu was even more puzzled.

She stepped forward, trying to get a closer look at the man's face.

Unexpectedly, her actions frightened the man, and he jumped suddenly, pushed Bai Lu away, and ran away from the courtyard gate.

Bai Lu stood up from the ground and looked thoughtfully in the direction the man had fled.

......

Bypassing the misty forest, there is the acacia shade forest. Because of the legend, it has become a place where everyone is afraid and takes a detour.

At this time, a horse-drawn carriage was parked on the path next to the Huaiyin forest.

Xi Xiao sat on the wheel of the car and glanced in the direction of the Huaiyin Forest, and in the night, he vaguely saw that the thick locust trees in the Huaiyin Forest were full of drooping hemp ropes, like the hands of people who were powerless to hang down after death, dangling, very weird.

He shrunk his neck and immediately turned his head to look at the waning moon in the sky.

Xindao: Hey, the moon is still better, I really don't know what they are doing in that hellish place, they won't be unable to get out.