After listening to Zheng Xilin's words, Zhao Yao took Song Jicai and them to leave Jinling, but they didn't expect an accident on the way to Yangzhou.

At that time, the boat they were on was just about to sail out of the Jinling River and enter the Yangjiang River on the border of Yangzhou. Unexpectedly, at this time, two large ships not far from their ship suddenly collided together, and then the people on the boat fought each other.

Zhao Yao and the others were worried that something would happen, so they deliberately bypassed the river close to Runzhou Mansion, and also chose to set off in broad daylight, but they didn't expect an accident to happen.

Afraid of being affected by the two boats, Zhao Yao and the boat they were on were about to leave, but they didn't expect some people on the two boats to run to their boat, and then fight and fight on their boat.

Fortunately, there were Praetorian Guards on the ship, who protected Zhao Yao and them and did not get involved in their fight, but no one expected that the two boats would suddenly go out of the water, and the fire was very big, and it would spread to Zhao Yao and their ships after a while.

Zhao Yao and the others didn't have time to escape in a small boat, so they could only jump into the river. Before jumping into the river, Zhao Yao was still glad in his heart that he could swim, otherwise he would have jumped out of the fire and drowned in the river.

He finally swam to the shore with great effort, and as soon as he swam to the shore, he was about to sit and rest for a while, but he was knocked unconscious from behind, and then the whole person lost consciousness. When he woke up, he found himself locked up somewhere. His hands and feet were tied with ropes, his eyes were blindfolded, his mouth and nose were gagged, and he couldn't move at all.

Zhao Yao sniffed hard and smelled a musty smell and rotten. He guessed he was locked up in a dilapidated room.

He thought he was alone in the lock-up, but he didn't expect there to be others, and more than one. Judging by the sound of breathing not far away, it seemed as if more than a dozen people were being held here.

Zhao Yao deliberately made a sound, but he could only make a "whine" sound. However, it was not long before others responded. The others were also gagged and speechless.

More than a dozen people were locked together, judging by the sound of their breathing, all young people, and there were men and women. Who locked so many of them in a house, and what were they going to do?

A lot of thoughts flashed through Zhao Yao's mind, and none of them were good. Thinking of the rampant human trafficking in the Jiangnan area, Zhao Yao felt that their group of people was probably going to be sold, and it was very likely that they would be sold to those unsightly places.

It's not that he is narcissistic, although he is not as beautiful as Starling, but he is also a little beautiful, and it is not strange to be looked at by people's teeth.

was suddenly arrested, and Zhao Yao's heart was not the slightest nervous and panicked. He knew that the four guards would find him soon and rescue him. He wasn't worried about his own safety, but he was worried about the four of them, and he didn't know if the four of them were okay. Also, the four of them won't be captured by other people.

Listening to the birds outside the window, Zhao Yao knew that it was night, no wonder he was so hungry. This man's teeth poured some kind of drug on him, and he was in a coma for most of the day.

He's so hungry right now, and he wants to eat. Before he was caught, he hadn't had time for lunch.

When will the four guards come to save him?

Zhao Yao originally thought that the four guards would find him soon, but he didn't expect that he didn't wait until the next day and didn't wait for the four guards.

What's going on?

The four guards didn't find him!

With the skills of the four major guards, it is not difficult to spend a day and a night to find him.

The four guards didn't find him, could it be that he was locked up in the deep mountains and old forests?

Or maybe the person who captured them was very capable, so that the four guards couldn't find him.

If the four guards can't find his traces, then only those families in Jinling, or the families in Suzhou Mansion.

What did the people of the family do when they arrested him, threatening to clamp down on his father?

This is unlikely.

The crown prince and the acting king did not know their father's love for him. On the surface, he is not favored by the Ten Princes, and it is useless for the crown prince and the acting king to arrest him. Besides, catching him a prince is tantamount to carrying a hot potato in your arms. It's not right to say that, he, a prince who has no sense of existence, is not so important. In the eyes of those people, killing him was as simple as pinching an ant to death, and it would not make any waves.

In this way, his captors did not know his identity, but simply thought that he was good-looking, that he could be sold for a good price, or that he could please the nobles, and then arrested him.

The more Zhao Yao thought about it, the more he felt that this was very likely. The four guards probably didn't expect him to be caught, and they should be investigating the families in Jinling City and Suzhou Mansion at this time.

It seems that he will not be rescued for a while.

Although he will not be rescued for the time being, his life is not in danger for the time being. Then he should obediently wait for the four guards to come to his rescue. However, he is so hungry now, when will he be able to eat?

He was about to face being sold, and Zhao Yao was still not panicked at all. He was confident that the four guards would come to his rescue.

His stomach was too hungry, and Zhao Yao could only think of other things to divert his attention.

Where are they going to be sold, and to whom are they going to be sold?

If it was really a nobleman who was sold to Jinling City or Suzhou Mansion as he expected, then should he take this opportunity to inquire about the situation and figure out some things.

No, it's too dangerous, so forget it. He's still honestly waiting to be saved. However, before he could be saved, he had to save himself. If the four guards are late, won't he have a bad reputation?

At the thought of something terrible, Zhao Yao's heart was full of horror. No, he can't sit still. He had to protect himself until the Big Four found him.

When he got to the next place, he'd have to find out what was going on.

Zhao Yao was uncomfortably hungry and very tired, thinking about it, he fell asleep in a daze. When he woke up again, he found that he was not in the dilapidated house before, but in a different place, in a secret room.

The ropes tied to his body and eyes were untied, and the cloth that was gagged in his mouth was removed. There is a bed and a table in the secret room. Teapots and teacups are placed on the table.

Zhao Yao just woke up, his mind was groggy, and his reaction was much slower than usual. Only then did he realize that there was someone else in the secret room, and he suddenly became vigilant in his heart, and looked at that person vigilantly.

The man sat at the table and stared at him coldly.

Zhao Yao found that this person was very handsome, but his face was too pale, and he didn't look very good.

Also, the man's eyes were so cold that he intuitively felt dangerous, and he felt like he was being stared at by a snake.

This person is a bit like a starling, whether it is too handsome or the feeling he gives people.

"Who are you? Where is this? ”

This person ignored Zhao Yao and withdrew his gaze from Zhao Yao.

Zhao Yao had already guessed that this person would not answer his question, so he did not talk to this person again. He slowly stood up, walked to the table, and poured himself a cup of tea with trembling hands.

He is now hungry and thirsty, and must drink water quickly, or he will die of thirst.

There wasn't much water in the teapot, Zhao Yao didn't dare to drink it all, and stopped after drinking two cups.

After drinking two cups of tea, Zhao Yao felt that he had come back to life from the brink of death. However, I was still very hungry. He rested on the table for a moment, then stood up and looked at the secret room he was in.

A very common secret room, with only a small window, the light from the window is projected in, but the secret room is still dim.

The door of the secret room was hidden by the wall, and Zhao Yao guessed that it should be triggered from the outside to open a certain mechanism.

The soundproofing of this chamber is so good that you can't hear the sound outside the door at all. In this way, it is not clear to him whether the secret room where he is being held is a separate room, or if there is a secret room next door.

Zhao Yao carefully checked the secret room again, but found nothing unusual. He had just knocked on the wall again, but he didn't find any mechanism to open the chamber.

He lay on the bed, staring at the roof of the secret room, his expression thoughtful.

Where the hell is this?

Why is he locked up here with another person?

Is it because the two of them are good-looking?

If so, then they are "superior". Next, they should be entertained with good food and drink, and then when they are raised, they will be sold to some nobleman.

According to the process, before selling, they will be dressed up well, and maybe they can escape at that time.

Zhao Yao checked his physical condition, the effect of the drug had passed, and he was not drugged again. It seems that their captives were sure that they would not escape.

Before you escape, you have to eat well, otherwise you won't have the strength to escape.

Why don't you deliver food yet?

If he doesn't deliver food, he will starve to death.

Zhao Yao lay on the bed thinking wildly, completely ignoring the other person in the secret room.

The person who was too beautiful had been staring at Zhao Yao, and he couldn't ignore it if he wanted to. Zhao Yao turned his head to look at him and asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”