Chapter 387: Escape!
Looking at the middle-aged man in front of him, Yang Ye was stunned for a moment. Finally, after much hesitation, he took the pie in his hand and started to chew it.
He has been hungry since he was made a homeless man, so even though the person in front of him may not be a good person, he will still accept the food he is offered.
Seeing Yang Ye eating, the middle-aged man leaned directly against the wall, "The spiritual veins here have long been exhausted. You will never be able to dig up a high-grade spiritual stone in your lifetime."
"Let alone leaving here. The owner here is a well-known wealthy businessman in Yangzhou City. His transactions involve immortality and mortals. You should know about the old man before. They have been cooperating for more than a day or two."
"That old man specializes in abducting homeless people like you who have no background and no background. He does this kind of business without any capital, and no one has ever discovered it."
"Hey, how could a real immortal master personally go to the mortal world to recruit disciples? There is no such thing as a pie in the sky."
Yang Ye raised his head and looked at the middle-aged man, "Then why do you want to help them?"
The middle-aged man shook his head helplessly, "I owe him money, and the deeds of my house and land are all mortgaged. If I don't want to die, I have no choice but to listen to him."
"I have a daughter who should be about the same age as you now, but I guess I will never see them again in this life."
Yang Ye thought for a while, "Have you never thought about resisting? Escape from here and make what that person did public."
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It can't be so easy. Didn't I say that that person's transaction involves both immortals and mortals? His background is extraordinary. If he didn't have the support of immortals behind him, how could he do it? This hand covers the sky?"
"Okay, don't stay here for too long. If they find out, you will be whipped."
With that said, the middle-aged man turned around and left.
"I will repay you." Yang Ye looked at his back and shouted.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man turned his head and glanced at him, "Yeah, let's talk about it after you go out."
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At night.
In the narrow mine, hundreds of miners are crowded together, and the mix of grunts and the smell of sweat makes it difficult to breathe.
Yang Ye leaned against the wall and carefully recalled what the man had said to him during the day. In fact, he had thought from the beginning that the old man must have other intentions.
Because he had ethereal roots, the old man said that he had talent. This was simply lying with open eyes, but Yang Ye still chose to believe him.
Not because of anything else, just because he really didn't know where to go.
Instead of searching blindly, it is better to find a place to survive first. The environment here is worse than that in a prison, but Yang Ye has always adhered to the idea of taking it as he came.
He was imprisoned before for stealing things.
In fact, he couldn't be imprisoned for long, but some people insisted on escaping from prison, and even took him with them before leaving.
This troubled Yang Ye very much.
There is food and shelter in the prison, which is not a bad thing, and there is nothing to do. But in the end, those people insist on escaping, what will happen when they get outside?
It's just a larger cell.
Here, there were several people who couldn't sleep like Yang Ye. One of them came and sat down next to Yang Ye, "Can't you sleep too?"
Yang Ye looked at the man who came to talk to him. This man was skinny and not very tall. The only distinguishing feature was his bright eyes.
Yang Ye lowered his head, "No, I was just thinking about something."
After hearing this, the man sat down next to him, "I think about many things every day, thinking about leaving here, thinking about living a better life, and no longer living like an animal like this."
Yang Ye was a little puzzled, "So what if I can leave here? No matter how beautiful the imagination is, it's just a thought. Sometimes the outside is not as good as here."
The man shook his head, "It's different. People are not born to be slaves. Everyone yearns for freedom."
"But when it comes to freedom, except for the immortals who are high in the sky and chasing the sun, who can really find the so-called freedom?"
"If I can go out, then I must become an immortal. No matter what the cost, even if there is only a slight chance, I want to try."
Yang Ye saw light in the man's eyes. It turned out that the light was the yearning for freedom.
"what's your name?"
Yang Ye looked at the man.
The man smiled and said, "My name is Xiao He, what's yours?"
"Yang Ye."
Xiao He and Yang Ye looked at each other, and both of them fell silent.
Not long after, Xiao He suddenly stood up, "If a person doesn't have a goal, he will live his whole life in a muddle. If you don't want to rot here, you must have a goal first."
"How about escaping together?"
Xiao He turned around and stretched out his right hand to Yang Ye, "One more person means more strength."
Yang Ye was silent for a moment, then slowly stretched out his right hand and grabbed Xiao He's hand, "Do you have a plan?"
Xiao He nodded, "Although there are risks, and I don't know if it will succeed, I might kill everyone, so this is a big gamble."
Xiao He's eyes were particularly penetrating, and Yang Ye couldn't help but be affected by it, "Think on the bright side, death is not the worst outcome."
Xiao He nodded, "Yes, we have nothing. Except for life, we have nothing to give up. Now that we have hit the bottom, no matter how we move forward, we will always move upward."
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A few days later.
One night, the firewood piled up in the mine and the wooden pillars that stabilized the cave frame suddenly burned!
The fire caught everyone off guard and swept through the entire mine. The pillars slowly collapsed, causing the entire mine to tremble!
Seeing this, the supervisors and guards rushed out one by one, and thick smoke rose into the sky.
The miners immediately rioted, and they rushed out like crazy. For a moment, there was a huge crowd, and even the supervisors couldn't stop them!
Among the rioting crowd, Xiao He and Yang Ye also mixed in.
"I have been waiting for this fire for ten years. Within these ten years, I am not unprepared."
Looking at Xiao He's bright eyes, Yang Ye didn't say anything and just followed them silently.
Rushed out of the mine in one last move!
"Don't let them escape, I will kill all those who dare to escape!"
An overseer was shouting outside and pulled out the long knife in his hand. A stream of blood spurted out. Every time the overseer slashed, he could kill several miners!
But the ants killed the elephant. Under the swarm of people, they directly knocked down the supervisors and greeted them with stones and fists!
"Ahhhh!!!"
The anger that everyone had suppressed for a long time exploded at this moment, turning into rolling fire, smashing these sword-wielding overseers into a pulp!
Yang Ye was following behind everyone, witnessing such a scene. The firelight from the mine dyed half of the sky red.
The night sky was so shining and charming. Yang Ye slowly stretched out his right hand, and the starlight falling from the sky seemed to say, you are free.
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