novelden Chapter 528 The General Was Rescued (3)
Chapter 528 The General Was Rescued (3)
There was always a gentle smile on Xue Asi's fair face, like the warmest sunshine in spring.
However, her eyes completely ignored the young man standing not far away.
Xue Asi raised his finger and pointed at the Yu country man next to him who looked a little silly, and said softly: "Just buy him! From the looks of it, this guy should have some strength and can help."
Her soft and sweet voice, accompanied by the standard Xia dialect, is very pleasant to hear.
So much so that the young man, who originally just missed her a little, couldn't help but freeze in place the moment he heard the voice, with a brief daze in his eyes.
Just when the young man came to his senses and wanted to get closer to Xue Asi, suddenly, a sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard, and a black leather whip came towards the young man like a poisonous snake out of a hole.
With a crisp sound, a bright red blood mark immediately appeared on the boy's body, and his injuries were obviously aggravated, and he fell directly to the ground.
Several of the slaves who had been standing with the young man immediately ran over and tried to help him up.
But the slave owner was no pushover. He had seen many gangs forming cliques, so he swung the whip a few more times and said, "A piece of trash like you, even if I give you to Doctor Xue for free, he will still think you are wasting food!"
The first few lashes of whip were blocked by those people, but the later ones landed accurately on the young man: "Get behind me now, stop getting in the way and delaying our Lan family's business!"
Maybe the injury was really serious, so the young master couldn't get up from the ground. Seeing this, the big hand next to him stepped forward and pulled the man back.
After all the slaves from Xia Country were taken away, the slave owner turned around and said to Lan Ya with a flattering smile: "My young master, please don't mind.
These are the newly brought in Xia people, and we haven’t had time to train them properly yet! That’s why they don’t know the rules.”
Facing the slave owner's apology, Lan Ya seemed unconcerned. She only raised her chin slightly and said lightly: "What's there to worry about? It's just one or two slaves. Is it worth it for me to take it to heart?"
These words are not false. After all, Lan Ya has been going to and from the slave trading site here with her mother since she was a child.
Whipping slaves was commonplace.
In Lan Ya's opinion, whipping is the most "gentle" way of "training".
"A Si, you don't mind, do you?" Lan Ya was afraid that her friend might not be used to it, so she asked cautiously.
Xue Asi frowned. Even though he had seen too many cruel things, there was still some kindness in his heart.
However, she also knew that kindness can only be reserved for those who deserve it, and the group of people just now did not deserve it at all.
"Lan Ya, that person seems to have a high status in Xia Country. He probably suffered a disaster and ended up like this." Xue Asi said with a smile, "People like that in Xia Country are often very stubborn. They would rather die than live in disgrace!"
"How stubborn can you be?" Lan Ya didn't believe in such people at all. "I know there are people in this world who fear life but not death! Death is so easy! It will all be over once you close your eyes. The real hard part is living."
After hearing this, Xue Asi seemed to be stunned for a moment. He felt that being friends with someone as insightful as Lan Ya was the most satisfying thing about knowing each other: "With thoughts like yours, Lan Ya, your mother probably won't worry about the future of this slave farm anymore."
"What nonsense!" Lan Ya patted Xue Asi lightly and said, "Don't let my mother hear this, otherwise I will be sad in the future."
The two chatted and laughed for a while, and then Xue Asi bought the Yu countryman he had just taken a fancy to - Qiu Da.
When Xue Asi took the man away, they happened to pass by the room where slaves were trained.
The young man and several people who were with him were being tortured inside.
She did not leave, nor did she go in. She just stood outside and listened to those people begging for mercy. However, the young master was also tough and did not say a word.
"A Zhong, you're really a man!" Qiu Da who was standing beside him was speaking with admiration on his face, speaking in the not-so-fluent Xia dialect.
"A Zhong?" Xue Asi turned his head to look at Qiu Da, still speaking in Xia language.
"Yes!" Qiu Da nodded and said, "The young man today is called Huo Zhong. It is said that he is a great noble of Xia Country. It seems that something happened at home, and the whole family was sold out by those who escorted them during exile."
Xue Asi turned around and glanced at the other person: "You know a lot! You look dull, but I didn't expect you to be smart."
After being praised by Xue Asi, Qiu Da immediately lowered his head, with the same silly smile still on his face.
After hearing this, Xue Asi did not stay any longer, but took Qiu Da back to his medicine house in the north of the city.