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Yun Ruo Lu and her group started to head towards the Slave Valley, but just as they reached the entrance, four to five guards dressed in black armor came up to stop them: "Who are you people! This is not a place where random people can enter. If you know what's good for you, then hurry up and leave! "

When the guards saw that they were all dressed like bandits, they did not stand on ceremony.

It really was the soldiers of the Yuchi Kingdom. Thus, walking to the carriage at the back, he said to Yuchi Xuan, "Prince, we have arrived at Slave Valley. Should we go in and take a look?"

To be able to see the soldiers of the Yuchi Kingdom was a good thing for them.

Yuchi Xuan coughed from within the carriage and handed her a soldier talisman. Yun Ruo Lu knew what Yuchi Xuan meant. In the Frontier City, there were guards who didn't know who the Emperor or the Prince was, but no guard would be able to recognize a talisman that could mobilize an army of a million soldiers. Yun Ruo Lu held the military seal and walked in front of the guard, and whispered to him, "The Third Marquis is here, hurry up and get out of the way!"

When the guards saw the military emblem, they immediately paled in fright. Their entire bodies trembled as they prepared to kneel down, but were stopped by Yun Ruo Lu.

"The Third Marquis doesn't want too many people to know his identity, especially the slaves in this place. So, it's good that you know this in your hearts."

She didn't know what was going on in Slave Valley, so she decided to keep a low profile.

The guard in the lead quickly nodded his head, but the bandits behind Yun Ruo Man did not know what was going on. They thought that Yun Ruo Lu was giving money to the guards, which was why they treated her so courteously.

The group entered Slave Valley unhindered. The environment inside the valley was very bad, and the ground was filled with mud and dirt. The slaves were so black that they looked completely different from each other, and it was impossible to tell who was who.

Some of the slaves were even hung in the sun. According to the guard, the punished slaves were either trying to escape or had made a mistake.

Yun Ruo Lu gave a rough look at the hanging slaves, each of them on the verge of death. Because in Slave Valley, no one treated slaves as humans.

At the border, there was more than one slave valley like this, there were many more.

As Yun Ruo Lu walked over, she noticed that some of the slaves were looking at them with fear and some were looking at them with hatred.

However, anyone who stopped working for more than a second would be whipped.

To Yun Ruo Lu's surprise, the slaves here included not only men, but also women and teenagers. The clothes they wore were so tattered that it was easy to imagine how bitter their days here were.

The guards led Yun Ruo Lu and Yuchi Xuan to the general who guarded Slave Valley, while they sent the bandits to be slaves.

Of course, this was Yun Ruo's intention. If he did not imprison these bandits in Slave Valley, who knows where else they would go to do bad things in the future.

When the bandits were taken to be slaves, no one knew what was going on.

Only when the whips mercilessly landed on their bodies did they realize that they had already become slaves, and their hands and feet were also chained, leaving them with no power to resist.

The general of Slave Valley knew Yuchi Xuan. Seeing that Yuchi Xuan was injured, he hurriedly knelt down in terror, begging for forgiveness.

"Your Highness has suffered, please punish me!"

Yun Ruo and Yuchi Xuan were both seated upon the throne, while the general was kneeling down below, not even daring to raise his head.

Yuchi Xuan coughed all the way here and didn't blame the general. Instead, he said gratefully, "General Cheng, please get up. I was just passing by, so I came in to take a look." If you ask someone to help This King notify the soldiers at the border, just say that This King is with you and tell them not to worry. "

The soldiers must have been searching for them after they had been missing for so many days.

Now that there was someone who could carry a letter, it was much more convenient for them. They no longer had to hurry back through the night.

"Yes!" Subordinate obeys! "

The general ordered his men to leave and arranged a comfortable room for them to rest in.

Although the environment of Slave Valley was poor, the food and living quarters of the high-ranking officers were not bad.

Having not rested for two days and two nights, the moment Yun Ruo came back to her room, she fell asleep on her bed.

Perhaps because she was too sleepy, she didn't notice that after she fell asleep, a slave was sneaking around outside her room as if he wanted to come in.

Yuchi Xuan also returned to his room to rest. Slave Valley had quite a full supply of ingredients, so he could rest here for two days in peace.

If he remembered correctly, according to the guard's report last time, he should have met an old friend here. He just didn't know how Yun Ruo Lu would react if she saw him.

Yuchi Xuanxuan lay on his bed thinking with a playful look on his face. He really wanted to see what would happen next.

Yun Ruo Lu did not know how long she slept, but she woke up in a daze after she knew that the ruckus outside was getting louder and louder.

"What's going on outside? Why is it so noisy? "

Yun Ruo shouted, and immediately a guard came in to report, "Reporting to the lord, there's a slave out there who was sneakily trying to come in to steal something. We captured him yet he doesn't admit to it."

"Oh? How could there be such a thing? I'll go out and take a look! "

She had just come here, and there was actually a slave who dared to come and steal her things. She really wanted to see who was so daring.

When Yun Ruo Lu walked out of the tent, she saw a man with messy hair and some white hair being escorted by the soldiers to kneel on the ground.

That person lowered his head, not daring to look at her. He only mumbled, "I didn't steal anything, I didn't want to steal anything."

Slaves always have a terrible stench. Yun Ruo Man looked at him disdainfully, waved her hand and said, "Forget it, I didn't drop anything. Let him go back to work!"

The moment the slave was brought back, he timidly raised his head and looked at Yun Ruo Ran. The puzzlement in his eyes and the familiarity in his eyes made Yun Ruo Ran feel as if she had seen him somewhere before.

"Wait a minute!"

Just as the soldier was about to take the slave away, Yun Ruo Lu suddenly shouted, "Bring him to my tent, I want to interrogate him!"

After Yun Ruo Lu said that, she turned and entered the house, and the slave was brought in.

The other guards all left, leaving only Yun Ruo and the slave in the tent.

Without the soldiers guarding it, the slave had the guts to look straight at her.

The more Yun Ruo saw, the more familiar she felt he was. However, she couldn't remember where she had seen him before. As for the slave's face, apart from his eyes, the rest of his face was pitch black. He probably wouldn't be able to wash it off even if he used two buckets of water.

In the end, Yun Ruo Lu hesitantly opened her mouth and asked: "We … Have you seen it before? "

Hearing Yun Ruo's words, the person trembled as if he had been electrocuted. His mouth moved, but he did not make a sound.

Yun Ruo Lu thought he was a mute, so she continued: "How long have you been here? Why are you a slave here? "

She carefully observed the slave. He looked to be in his forties, but he looked even older.

The slave still didn't speak, he only looked at Yun Ruo Lu with a strange expression, as if he wanted to see something from her face.

Yun Ruo Lu walked over to the slave, her instincts telling her that they definitely knew each other, and her heart was suddenly anxious, as if she had a bad premonition.

The slave refused to speak, as if he was afraid of something or was afraid of something.

Seeing how he was acting, Yun Ruo thought she was overthinking it. How could they possibly know each other? Perhaps she was just overly suspicious.

"Go back, I won't make things difficult for you."

Although these people were only slaves, Yun Ruo Lu did not look down on them and instead felt pity for them.

That person bent his waist and nodded his head, then ran out as if he was running for his life.

Yun Ruo let out a long sigh, thinking that if she had the ability, she would definitely change this slave system, abandon this valley, and give these slaves a chance to turn back into human beings.

After dealing with the issue of the slave, Yun Ruo Lu ran over to look for Yuchi Xuan.

Yuchi Xuan and General Cheng were discussing matters while Yun Ruo Lu waited at the door. She had no idea what was going on inside.

"Young Master Yun, the prince has allowed you to enter."

After General Cheng came out, he informed Yun Ruo to enter. Yun Ruo Lu looked curiously at General Cheng, but did not say anything. She only nodded her head, and left.

"Your Royal Highness, are you looking for me?"

Yun Ruo walked into the tent as she tried to guess what was going on. She had only come to check on his injuries. She hadn't expected that she would run into Yuchi Xuan looking for her.

Yuchi Xuan looked much better, to the point that he could walk around freely.

Seeing Yun Ruo come in, Yuchi Xuan gestured for her to sit down. He said to her somewhat happily, "Do you know who I found here?"

Yuchi Xuan was looking for someone here? A bad premonition rose in Yun Ruo Lu's heart. She remembered the slave in her tent just now, and asked in disbelief, "Who is it?"

"Prime Minister Yun Wei!"

Yuchi Xuan's voice was sonorous and forceful, causing Yun Ruo's ears to buzz. It was as if flowers had bloomed inside her head as her heart trembled slightly.

It really was him! Although Yun Wei's appearance wasn't deeply etched in her memory, the gaze from the slave just now had caused her heart to be unable to calm down.

If it really was him, why didn't he dare to acknowledge her just now? Did he think that his identity was too pathetic, or did he think that it was impossible for her to appear here, so he was afraid that he would recognize the wrong person?

Yun Ruo Lu calmed herself down, pretended to be calm and asked: "Really? This is truly heaven helping the Prince! "

Yuchi Xuan gave Yun Ruo Lu a deep look. That look made Yun Ruo Lu feel unfamiliar, even suspicious.

"It's just that This King has yet to decide whether or not I should use him!"

Yunwei was personally sent here by the emperor to be punished, and not just anyone could take him away.

Yun Ruo Lu knew what Yuchi Xuan was worried about, so she said, "Although Yun Wei is a cunning old fox, he is still a talent. If the Prince pulled him back, he would surely go through fire and water for the Prince in the future. If the Prince can solve the problem of the borderline problem and recruit a talent, why not? "

Yuchi Xuan rubbed his chin, still hesitating. He tapped the space between his eyebrows with his middle finger and said, "Let me think!"