PNB Chapter 321 I had a dream
Chapter 321 I had a dream
Shen Shuyi was stunned for a moment. Nine people?
If Xingwanglou found Jiuchou, the speed would be too fast.
After all, it is not easy to search for someone aimlessly with just a portrait. Shen Shuyi once thought that it would be fast for Xingwanglou to give her a reply within two years.
But now, how long has it been?
Not even a month...
"Let's go and take a look." Shen Shuyi immediately set off and headed straight for Xingwang Tower with a few maids.
"Ms. Shen, you are finally here. Fortunately, I have lived up to my expectations and found someone who looks like the person in your portrait. But now we still need your personal confirmation." The owner of Xingwanglou looked enthusiastic.
"Take me to see him." Shen Shuyi didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.
The shopkeeper apologized, "This man has a very unruly temperament and extraordinary martial arts skills. We have spent a lot of effort to arrest him, so we can only temporarily detain him in the cell. I hope Miss will forgive me."
"nature."
As they were talking, Shen Shuyi was taken to the backyard of Xingwang Building by the shopkeeper. The backyard was empty, but people were kept like cargo in cages that were two meters square.
All the detainees had thick chains around their necks, as well as on their hands and feet.
Shen Shuyi had seen this scene before, but she didn't pay much attention until the shopkeeper took her to a corner and said, "Look, is this... the person you are looking for?"
Perhaps hearing the noise, the person in the cage slowly raised his head.
His messy, dry hair looked like a lion's, but his face was exceptionally three-dimensional and angular.
But at this moment, the face could not be seen clearly. It was covered with bloodstains and dirt. Under the high brows were a pair of deep and gloomy eyes. In the sunlight at this moment, they were slightly green, like a ferocious lion king.
The lion king looked like he was in trouble, with mottled wounds all over his body, his skin and flesh turned inside out, ulcerated and white, and in the most serious places, even his bones were exposed.
"Bring some water!" the shopkeeper ordered, and then explained to Shen Shuyi: "Miss, I'm afraid you can't see clearly, so you can find out what's going on after you get some water."
Immediately, a servant brought a basin of water and prepared to pour it on the young man in the cage.
"Wait." Shen Shuyi spoke up to stop him.
The servant and the shopkeeper looked at Shen Shuyi in confusion. Shen Shuyi's eyes were still on the blood-stained boy in the cage. He said softly, "Don't bother. He is the person I'm looking for."
After hearing this, Jinzhu immediately stepped forward and paid the additional silver.
The money was given readily, the shopkeeper was beaming with joy, and the resentment in his heart was finally somewhat relieved.
After all, the cost of finding someone in such a short time can be imagined.
"I'd like to trouble you to lend me a room." Shen Shuyi said softly, his eyes falling on Jiuchou's body covered with wounds.
"No problem, no problem." The shopkeeper immediately asked someone to arrange it.
Then, the lock of the cage was unlocked, but the chains on the boy's hands and feet were still on.
After the cage door opened, the young man walked out slowly, and the chains rattled with every step he took.
A moment later, the young man bent down and walked out of the cage. His pair of dark green eyes swept over the group of people and finally fell on Shen Shuyi. He wanted to see what tricks this time.
The moment the young man stood up, Qin Xin and Jian Po subconsciously became alert.
Because the boy was so tall, with an aggressiveness and savagery that was unique to foreign lands, and the dark green pupils on his overly deep face looked fierce and cruel.
"Untie him for him." Shen Shuyi said softly, feeling a little distressed.
When she met Jiuchou in her previous life, he was covered in wounds. She thought that after so many years in this life, he would be better for a long time, but unexpectedly, he was still the same.
"Miss, no!" The shopkeeper said in a hurry, and then said: "This man is very skilled in martial arts. Even if he is poisoned by cartilage powder, he can still fight against five masters. If we release him now, it will be tantamount to..."
Before the shopkeeper could finish his words, he was interrupted by Shen Shuyi: "He is my man now. If anything happens, I will be responsible."
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment and swallowed his saliva. He wanted to say that Shen Shuyi was ignorant of the immensity of the world, but then he changed his mind and thought that this person was the one she asked to find, so how could she not know his abilities?
Jiuchou looked at Shen Shuyi without saying a word. The girl in front of him was two heads shorter than him. She was slender and beautiful, and seemed fragile. It seemed that he could strangle her neck with just a stretch of his fingers.
But the strange thing was that the girl just looked at him calmly.
There was no scrutiny of him as a "rare commodity" as he had seen before, nor was there any interest as if he had found prey, nor was there any condescending contempt...
Her gaze was like the wind in the mountain stream, mixed with the cool rime, cold yet gentle.
"Untie it." Shen Shuyi spoke again.
The shopkeeper considered for a moment, and this time asked someone to come forward with the key.
The moment the chains fell to the ground, the cages around them all cast envious glances at them, and the brave ones even shouted restlessly: "Miss! Look at me! I can do anything! As long as you rescue me, I will work like a slave for you..."
Once someone started talking, many others followed suit. For a moment, the place was filled with the smell of blood, the sound of chains colliding, and the cries of men and women for help.
Shen Shuyi looked around, and the shopkeeper immediately said, "These are all new goods. If you like them, you can pick a few and take them home. It's definitely worth it."
Shen Shuyi retracted his gaze and looked at Jiuchou: "Go pick a few that you like and they will follow you to work."
Jiu Chou was stunned for a moment, and the silent boy finally spoke: "Me?"
Shen Shuyi couldn't help but smile: "Yes, you have to work for me in the future, otherwise why would I buy you?"
Jiuchou was speechless for a long while. Since his parents passed away, he had been sold several times because of his exotic appearance. These people wanted different things. Some wanted something new, some enjoyed torturing others, some treated him as a slave, some liked his face, and some wanted him to sell their lives...
It just seems that no one has ever said it so directly and frankly, and so naturally.
Jiu Chou chuckled and said in a deep voice: "What if I don't want to?"
Shen Shuyi looked straight at him and said slowly: "If you don't want to, you can leave. If everything goes well for you, I will be happy for you. If your life is not going well, you can come back to me."
Jiu Chou was silent for a while, then asked again: "Why do you think I would agree?"
Shen Shuyi whispered: "I said I had a dream, do you believe it?"
Jiuchou was stunned for a moment. He never expected to get such an answer.
"Pick someone first. I'll wait for you in the room." Shen Shuyi said gently. After he finished speaking, he turned around and went upstairs.
Jiuchou stood there in a daze, seeing people imprisoned in cages around him, looking at him longingly.
He just felt that the world was mysterious. How could he change from a slave who was chosen, beaten and punished to a master who could choose his slaves in just one night?