"You don’t need to be afraid," Yue Zhao’s eyes flickered, looking at the young boy, the smile at the corner of his lips grew gentler, "Even though we are not good people, we despise human traffickers. If those people are truly traffickers, we definitely won’t let them escape!"
The young boy’s eyes lit up as if he saw hope, but then rembered sothing, and his gaze dimd.
"It’s useless, those people are very powerful, I can’t let you take the risk." The boy looked at Yue Zhao and the others, appearing frightened, seemingly very afraid of the people behind him.
Hearing this, Yue Zhao turned his head and exchanged a glance with Si Lin, a look that only the two of them understood. When he turned back, the smile at the corner of his mouth was even gentler, a smile that easily reassured people.
Under such a smile, the boy’s expression indeed relaxed a lot.
"Ahead is the inn where we are staying. I see your clothes are quite worn out. Why don’t you co with us and change into sothing more decent?" Yue Zhao didn’t ntion the human traffickers again, instead looked at the boy’s clothes and calmly suggested.
The boy also followed Yue Zhao’s gaze to his own clothes, suddenly feeling a bit embarrassed, lowered his head, and shyly nodded before softly saying, "Thank you!"
Yue Zhao’s smile remained unchanged, and together they took the boy into the inn, arranged a room for him. The boy was shorter than Jun Wu and the others, and also very thin. Yue Zhao gave him a set of his own unused clothes, and also fetched him a bucket of hot water to freshen up before leaving the room.
Two ke (a quarter of an hour) later, the boy erged from the room, completely revitalized, and Gu Qingqing and the others almost didn’t recognize him.
Yue Zhao’s clothes were a bit large on the boy, hanging loosely. After washing his hair, it draped down his back, revealing his whole face. Only then did Si Lin and the others realize that the boy was quite good-looking.
A boy of fifteen or sixteen, full of youthful vigor, with fair skin and bright red lips, his innocence stood out vividly. But perhaps due to experiencing many things, his eyes appeared more mature than others his age, possessing a complex aura that drew people’s attention.
"Didn’t expect you to be such a handso young man!" Nan Hua shook his fan, gave him a glance, and whistled.
The boy seed very easily embarrassed, as his cheeks imdiately turned red upon hearing Nan Hua’s words. He twisted his hands together, lowered his gaze, seemingly afraid to et Gu Qingqing and the others’ eyes.
Yue Zhao shot a glance at Nan Hua, who shrugged his shoulders and made a gesture to keep quiet.
"You don’t have to avoid him, co over and eat sothing." Yue Zhao gestured to the boy, his smile was infectious and comforting.
The boy seed to have a good impression of Yue Zhao. Though a bit embarrassed, upon hearing Yue Zhao’s invitation, he ran over to his side. Seeing the items on the table, he widened his eyes in surprise, looking a bit dazed.
"I didn’t know what you like to eat, so I randomly ordered a few things. If there’s anything you don’t like, we can ask the server to change it." Yue Zhao pointed to the food on the table, speaking to the boy with great warmth.
As the once-renowned Young Master Ruyu of the Sub-immortal Realm, Yue Zhao’s kindness was irresistible, and the boy was no exception.
"No, no need to change it," the boy quickly grabbed Yue Zhao as Yue Zhao was about to call the server, "I like it all."
After saying this, perhaps fearing Yue Zhao wouldn’t believe him, he imdiately picked up chopsticks and took a dish that was nearest to him. Perhaps he had suffered a lot and was truly hungry, his eyes brightened at the taste, and he couldn’t help but start eating rapidly.
The boy’s original identity must have been unusual, as even though he ate quickly, his deanor remained graceful, better than many children from smaller families.
After he had eaten his fill, finding Gu Qingqing and others watching him, the boy blushed once more and apologized for his earlier behavior, "Sorry, I was a bit improper just now."
"It’s okay," Yue Zhao shook his head, remaining composed, as if he hadn’t noticed the boy’s embarrassnt at all. "Can you now tell us what you know about those traffickers? Rest assured, we will act within our ans and won’t court death."
Hearing Yue Zhao’s words, the boy’s body stiffened, the red color from embarrassnt and awkwardness quickly fading, leaving his face a bit pale.
"T-those people are very powerful," encouraged by Yue Zhao’s gaze, he took a deep breath and slowly began, "I was caught by them seven days ago. Besides , they caught many other teenagers and young children, we were held in a place akin to a dungeon."
The room was quiet, only the boy’s sowhat hoarse voice could be heard.
"When I was first captured, I was very scared, and took advantage of the guards’ negligence to escape once. But I didn’t get far before being found and brought back, beaten up as punishnt. These injuries ca from that ti. Afterward, I laid low, waiting for an opportunity. Finally, tonight, when they changed shifts, I found a chance to escape from inside. If you hadn’t rescued , I would have probably been caught again!" As he said this, his body trembled slightly, and his expression showed signs of pain. He rolled up his sleeves, showing Gu Qingqing and others the scars on his body.
Earlier outside, Gu Qingqing and the others had already noticed the scars on the boy, had so suspicions, and now had them confird by the boy’s words.
"What is the cultivation level of their guards?" Nan Hua asked again, frowning.
"Those people’s cultivation is all above the Golden Immortal Realm, I’ve heard their leader is at the Daluo Golden Immortal Peak, considered a high level in this region." The boy’s emotions stabilized a bit, and he thoughtfully responded to Nan Hua’s question.
Si Lin and the others exchanged glances, sharing a look.
"Where are they holding you? Did those people ntion what they planned to do with you?" Gu Qingqing played with Jun Wu’s fingers, curiously asked.
The boy glanced at Gu Qingqing, and upon seeing Gu Qingqing’s face, he blushed quickly and then swiftly averted his gaze, looking slightly flustered, "In a hidden cave within the Dragon Taming Mountain, they’ve stationed many people there to prevent others from breaking in. I overheard the guards saying they capture us to sell, either to Evil Cultivators or to people with special fetishes."
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