Chapter 17 Life is precious, but freedom is even more valuable
Time flashed to noon.
Zhang San carried roast duck, duck blood vermicelli and a pot of bad wine, and slowly walked towards Chen Zhi's cell.
The sound of low footsteps lifted the spirits of both people in the cell.
Ye Qing quickly pounced on the corner and curled up.
And Chen Zhi also fell down and lay on the ground.
The loose hair perfectly concealed the uncontrollable expression and eyes.
But the trembling of his hands made the chains make a subtle sound, especially noticeable in the empty cell.
"Chen Zhi, give you food!"
Hearing that Li Si said that Chen Zhi did a good job, Zhang San glanced at Ye Qing who was huddled in the corner, stopped paying attention, and handed over the food through the cage.
Just as he turned to leave, Zhang Sanhu stopped suspiciously, turned his head to look at the death row prisoner who was not moving.
"Chen Zhi?!"
raised his voice and shouted, Zhang San saw that he still did not react, and his face was even more suspicious!
"Chen Zhi, speak!"
Bang Bang Bang!
The scabbard struck the cage with a loud noise.
But the two people in the cage still did not react.
Zhang San's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly took out the key to open the cage, pulled out the horizontal knife, and walked over cautiously and slowly.
The sharp horizontal knife rested on Chen Zhi's neck, and he tentatively probed his snort, and found that his breath was weak.
Zhang San, who was half-squatting, changed his expression suddenly, and hurriedly tested his pulse, and after finding that there was still a strong pulse, his expression relaxed a little.
He hurriedly got up and walked out, and just after taking two steps, there was a clanging sound behind him, and a foul smell hit him.
Zhang San turned his head in fright, and saw a hideous and terrifying face approaching quickly.
Yes!
With a scream, the prison fell into a dead silence again.
Chen Zhi, who succeeded in the first blow, trembled all over, with excitement and fear.
He looked at Ye Qing, who was sitting up, and asked:
"Pick it up, what's next?"
Ye Qing looked at Zhang San who had passed out, and couldn't help but show an excited smile on his face, he quickly stepped forward, stripped Zhang San's clothes, and said:
"See if there is a key to untie your chains, whether you can open it or not, after a while you eat, replenish your strength, wake him up, and then use the knife to hold him out."
Chen Zhi nodded solemnly, then looked at Ye Qing, who washed the blood stains on his face with wine, and said puzzledly:
"Master, what are you?"
"Help you pay."
As he spoke, Ye Qing, who leaked out of his handsome face, began to put on the jailer's clothes unhurriedly.
Chen Zhi, who instantly understood Ye Qing's thoughts, suddenly had a cloudy expression.
He knew that if he changed into the jailer's clothes, he would be able to escape better than holding the jailer hostage, and go to see Chen Yuming, the prefect of Qingtian, to avenge him.
Just as he was about to move, Ye Qing, who was tying his belt, looked at Chen Zhi indifferently.
"You'd better not have the thoughts in your heart."
Suddenly, Chen Zhi remembered the calm gaze he had when he was beaten by Ye Qing and almost died last night.
Whoa!
The anklet made a crisp sound, Chen Zhi quickly retreated, distanced himself from Ye Qing, and said loudly:
"Master, I don't have that thought."
Ye Qing, who was silent, kept looking at Chen Zhi, who bowed his head in fear, quickly got dressed, put down his hair a little, covered most of his face, and walked out of the cell with the scabbard.
When Ye Qing's back quickly disappeared into the dim light of the cell, Chen Zhi let out a sigh of relief.
At the same time, he realized that his back was already wet with cold sweat.
Boom!
Chen Zhi trembled and bent down to pick up the wine jug, and after pouring a sip of bad wine, his fear calmed down a little.
"What kind of person is this?"
……
Ye Qing, who was lying on his back, holding his stomach and pretending to have abdominal pain, easily got out of Huaiyang Prison.
At the moment of stepping out of the prison, Ye Qing, who was bathed in the sun, kept walking, breathing in the fresh air, and only felt extremely comfortable.
In just one night, he felt like a world away.
Ye Qing suppressed the excitement in his heart and walked quickly in the direction of Qifengfang.
Just as he was about to walk out of the street where the prison was located.
A black figure appeared two feet in front of Ye Qing, causing Ye Qing to stop.
A bustling crowd passed by the two, eyes of awe and disgust swept past them.
Ye Qing watched Zheng Ming, a bad lieutenant who was as strong as a bear, come over, and a bitter smile appeared on his gentle face.
"As for it?"
"The people that Childe wants, there can't be a bad pool."
Zheng Ming opened his mouth and tilted his head to sign, Ye Qing sighed and took a step, but his eyes flashed and looked around and walked backwards, and at the same time said:
"Huaiyang City Governor Chen has the final say, there are many officials passing by here, if I shout loudly......"
Zheng Ming's face was expressionless, and his right hand held the horizontal knife hanging on his left waist: "Your sister's name is Ye Qian, right?" Her eyes are beautiful. ”
Hearing the news of Ah Mei, Ye Qing's footsteps stopped, and his fists creaked.
He gritted his teeth, turned around silently, and walked towards the prison without saying a word.
Zheng Ming followed in a few steps, walking side by side with Ye Qing, with puzzlement in his deep voice.
"You are a smart person, you naturally know that as long as you carry these few days, you will be able to change your fate by faithfully following your son, why do you still have to do such useless work that is likely to cost your life?"
"It is good to change fate, but life is precious, and freedom is more valuable." Ye Qing sighed, looked up sideways at Zheng Ming's indifferent face and asked, "Are you willing to be a dog for him?" Not afraid of retribution? ”
There was not the slightest change in expression on his rugged face, but Ye Qing keenly sensed that there was a flash of pathos in Zheng Ming's eyes.
At the moment when the two of them walked to the front of the Huaiyang prison, and were about to step into the dark and cool corridor, Zheng Ming said in a loud voice:
"I can live, my family has money to spend, a big house to live in, food and clothing without worry, and my descendants can get rid of this bleak fate."
"What about being a dog? Even if I am a lowly slave, I will do it! ”
Ye Qing was shocked, and looked at Zheng Ming with complicated eyes.
Facing Ye Qing's gaze, Zheng Ming forcefully squeezed out a hideous smile comparable to the roar of a demon, pointed at himself and said:
"The son-in-law of the Seven Branches, my wife's family deceived my grandfather with a good name, so that I joined the army to serve in place of my wife and brother, but in the end they did not give me a good name."
"But now, I'm a bad lieutenant from the ninth grade, the only two bad lieutenants in Huaiyang City."
The big hand full of calluses and scars like a pu fan fell on Ye Qing's shoulder, and after patting it lightly twice, Zheng Ming pushed Ye Qing into the darkness with a slight push:
"Life is precious, freedom is more expensive, what you say!"
"To be a dog to a man has set me freer than many people in this divine revelation."
"I won't tell Childe about today's events, you are a smart person, but people like you are always smart and mistaken by smart!"
After speaking, Zheng Ming watched Ye Qing stand motionless in the darkness that was only half a step away from the light, and his hanging right hand slowly moved towards the hilt of the knife.
Just as he was about to hold it, Ye Qing took a step without saying a word and walked towards the depths of darkness.
Zheng Ming's right hand fell naturally, his eyes revealing satisfaction, and then turned to leave.
He didn't hear the man walking in the darkness with his head still high, whispering from his mouth.
"Life is precious, but freedom is even more valuable."
"If you think in your heart, you can throw both."