After i Ling told us the story of how she found herself in this situation, lina and I were about to blow up in anger.
However, we quickly composed ourselves when she gathered the courage to ask us who we were.
lina and I looked at each other as if we were both wondering if we should tell her the truth or not.
Honestly, my gut feeling was telling that Ling was a good person who had fallen victim to the whole system the emperor had created, and I was sure that lina thought the sa.
At this point in ti, I had t nobles from almost every single country, and I could tell that Ling was one of the most humble ones.
"We’ll tell you later. For now, just call us Blue and Red..." said lina, referring to her as Blue and as Red.
’Good idea. People might recognize our nas now that our engagent has been announced to the world...’ I thought.
Even if the Guanghua Kingdom wasn’t allied with any of the other countries in their current state, it wasn’t far-fetched to think that they still kept up with their political affairs.
"All you have to know is that we are taking care of the devil that destroyed this country," lina continued.
"The devil?" Ling asked, her expression turning to terror.
However, we didn’t have ti to elaborate any further as we noticed that the cart in front of us had made it to the gates.
It was supposed to be full of enslaved commoners, but after we teleported them to the settlent, it was wholly empty.
The driver presented his identification to the guards and said that he was bringing a delivery for the "Zhao" family, proudly stating that he had been on the road for two weeks and wanted to get so rest.
Unfortunately for him, when the guards opened the back of the cart to check the inside, they instantly grabbed the driver and pinned him down.
"Liar, were you trying to infiltrate the city!? Are you a spy!?" the guards exclaid as the confused man was thrown on the ground and chained up by the wrists.
"Wh-what!? There were fourteen slaves in there, I’m telling you!" the driver yelled, but it was to no avail.
After the guards took the man away and moved the cart out of the entrance, it was our turn.
The driver gave his identification while another guard approached the carriage’s door.
"Ah, Lady i. You look as beautiful as always," said the guard, who clearly had a crush on the noble.
"Heh, thanks. I don’t an to take much of your ti. I got so business today..." Ling replied with a fake smile.
"Right, right. I’ll get it done quickly for you, ma’am." said the guard, shooting a glance at lina and .
"Those two are my slaves. Hopefully, a big family will want them if they see how elegant they look. Don’t you think?" said Ling, covering for us.
’Wow, she is a really good actress. She even ca up with an excuse for our outfits.’ I thought.
"I see. Soone will certainly buy them for a large sum if they look like that..." the guard replied.
Thankfully, the guard’s crush on Ling was bigger than his suspicions about us, and without questioning her any further, they gave her identification back and let us inside the city of Xiulan.
It was supposed to be one of the biggest trading cities in the country, and while it was still bustling with rchants selling different kinds of stuff, there were also tons of slaves being auctioned in the middle of the streets.
Watching everything from inside the carriage made my stomach revolt a little with disgust. Simply seeing so of the auctioneers proudly smiling while selling a young man or woman made boil with rage.
lina was the sa. Seriously, we had to hold ourselves back from not leaving the carriage and causing a huge commotion, and we hadn’t even been inside the city for over ten minutes.
Ling noticed our displeasure and looked down with apprehension.
"Sorry you had to see this..." she said.
"I know you are probably not from here, so it just makes a little sad that the first outsiders I t had to see this side of our country..." Ling continued.
"Well, it’s not like it’s your fault. As we said, it was the devil who caused all of this..." lina replied.
"Y-you said that before. But are devils even real?" Ling asked.
"Oh, they are very real..." I said, still looking out the window with displeasure.
Not probing any further into the matter, Ling stayed silent. Still, we asked her why she had co to Xiulan.
It turned out that her father sent her there to buy slaves from a big auction that would take place the following night.
However, she quickly clarified that the slaves that were sent to her family’s territory were given housing and "freedom," which was a completely different treatnt than they got from other nobles.
To keep the commoner’s families safe, Ling’s father was buying as many slaves as possible and giving them a sowhat peaceful life in their territory.
They couldn’t leave the area, but at least they weren’t treated like less than humans.
Besides the i family, Ling told us that there were a few other noble families that disagreed with the commoner enslavent law. However, they couldn’t voice out their disapproval in public for fear of getting executed.
’This is good. If there is so resistance from so of the nobles, then our job won’t be as hard as it seed...’ I thought.
The fact that Ling’s father was keeping enslaved commoners safe in secret in their territory was reassuring, but I was also a bit worried for them.
Ling said that it was her mother’s wish, and so they decided to risk their lives so her sacrifice wouldn’t be in vain and help as many slaves as possible.
’Ling’s mother was being kept in a dungeon under the palace... I’ll make sure to get her out safely.’ I thought.
Reviews
All reviews (0)