The boy, who looked eight or nine years old, had disheveled hair, was half-clothed, and was dirty. He ran around with his head in his hands and his bare feet, leaving mottled blood stains on the ground.

Following the vicious man were five strong men, all holding swords in their hands.

They clamored to catch the young man.

The young man glanced at Shangguan Ruoli and his group and ran towards them.

Zhui Feng immediately held down the hilt of his sword and led several guards to protect Shangguan Ruoli, Ling Yao, Rejoice and Gu Yunlan behind him.

When the strong man behind him was about to catch up, the young man fell in front of Shangguan Ruoli and the others.

Shangguan Ruoli didn't know what was going on, so he signaled everyone to stay on guard and not to interfere.

Several strong men also saw that some of them were very popular, and some of Zhui Feng had an intimidating and murderous aura. They looked like they were not easy to mess with, so they stopped and did not dare to come forward.

But the young man saw the right opportunity, got up and continued running wildly, and several strong men behind him also chased after him.

The young man was very dexterous. He cleverly ran around Shangguan Ruoli and the others, avoiding the strong men and fighting back crazily.

After all, the young man was thin. Although he bravely knocked down several strong men who came to catch him, he was still thrown to the ground due to lack of physical strength.

The young man raised his head and struggled desperately. His eyes were full of anger and sorrow, mixed with unwillingness and despair.

However, for some unknown reason, he did not seek help from Shangguan Ruoli and others.

When encountering this situation, shouldn’t you shout for help?

The fists and kicks of those strong men fell like raindrops on the boy's skinny body, "I told you to run! Run! You run, little bastard!"

The young man bit his lip and said nothing. He just curled up and protected his head and chest with his elbows.

The vicious man with the whip separated the strong men, stepped on the young man's back, spat on the ground, gritted his teeth and said: "You can run very well! I broke your hamstrings and hand tendons.

Look how you can still run!"

He increased the force under his feet, and Shangguan Ruoli could almost hear the crunching sound of the boy's bones being stepped on.

Ling Yao held Shangguan Ruoli's hand tightly and frowned unbearably. She felt pain for him just looking at it.

The young man remained stubborn and said nothing, but stared fiercely at the vicious man, like a little wolf!

"Hey! You still dare to glare at me? I'll take care of you when you go back!" The vicious man picked up the young man fiercely and dragged him towards the inn.

Ling Yao looked at the old and new scars on the young man's slender and dirty legs, and finally burst out, "Stop!"

The clear and loud voice was like the sound of nature, causing the men to stop in their tracks.

Shangguan Ruoli sighed helplessly. She didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but now that her daughter had spoken out, she couldn't be that ruthless and indifferent person.

He pinched Ling Yao and asked in a cold voice: "What do you do? You actually commit murder in the street. Do you think there is no king's law here?"

He said to Zhui Feng: "Go and report to the official!"

The ferocious man carrying the young man said: "This is our slave. We have official documents. Can you take care of it?"

"I was captured by them!" The young man seemed to see hope and finally spoke.

The accent is stiff and unfamiliar. He is not from Nanyun or Dongming.

He continued to resist and scratched the man's wrist with his nails, causing several bloody marks.

"You little bastard, you really think I don't dare to kill you!" The man felt pain and strangled his neck.

He immediately pinched the young man until his face turned red and he couldn't breathe.

Ling Yao shook Shangguan Ruoli's arm and begged: "Mother, if we continue to watch the excitement, he will be strangled to death!"

Shangguan Ruoli spoke slowly, "A document from the government? From which government? This is the Yuancheng management here!"

In this era, there are no human rights. The servants, slaves and masters who have a death contract have the power of life and death.

She could only take advantage of the change of court to take advantage of the situation and catch all the philanderers in one fell swoop.

In any era, human traffickers are heinous.

Sure enough, those traffickers were stunned when they heard Shangguan Ruoli's words, "What?"

Shangguan Ruoli's eyes were as cool as water, calm without any disturbance. He looked at them coldly and said in a cold voice: "The new law stipulates that the sale of human beings without a contract of sale signed by the person concerned or the person's guardian is illegal!"

In the context of this era, it is impossible to completely put an end to human trafficking, but human trafficking and robbery must not be tolerated.

"Bah! Mind your own business!" The vicious man showed a fierce look and winked at the thugs beside him.

The thugs were a little scared, but they still took a few steps forward, as if they were going to take action if they disagreed.

Ling Yao proudly raised her chin and said majestically: "Let this child go! Spare your lives!"

The vicious man looked at the little girl with interest, "Do you know him?"

Ling Yao shook her head, "I don't know."

"Oh?" The vicious man laughed, "Then you have a crush on him?"

After saying that, he kicked the young man and spat: "I know you are a valuable beauty, you can seduce little girls like this!"

The boy groaned when he was kicked, but he bit his lip and endured the pain.

Ling Yao accurately caught the key point of this man's words, "How much money do you want?"

The vicious man's eyes glowed with greed. He saw that these people were not short of money, so he smiled and said, "Five hundred taels of silver!"

Ling Yao felt sorry for the young boy and was eager to save people, so she ordered people to give him money.

Shangguan Ruoli put his hand on her shoulder and said calmly: "Don't be impatient for a moment."

Then he said to the trafficker: "Take out this young man's contract of sale and take a look."

No matter how many times it is resold, the legal sale deed must be registered with the government.

Sure enough, the trafficker spat, "Bah! A bunch of nosy short-lived ghosts! They want to be good people, but they are reluctant to spend money. They are wasting my time!"

With that said, he took his followers and headed back to the inn.

The young man glanced at Ling Yao for help. He had a pair of clear and bright phoenix eyes, and he was as frightened and pitiful as a frightened deer.

Because I saw hope, I didn't show any of the unruliness and stubbornness I had when facing those traffickers.

Shangguan Ruoli feels that this is a smart child who knows how to show weakness in front of the right people to gain a chance for himself.

But the pride in his bones prevented him from begging for help.

When the young man saw that they had no intention of buying him, a flash of despair flashed in his eyes, he lowered his head and allowed the traffickers to drag him to the inn.

Ling Yao stamped her feet anxiously: "Mother!"

"Mother~" Gu Yunlan also shook Rejoice's arm, hoping that Rejoice would say something for Ling Yao.

Rejoice comforted Gu Yunlan with her eyes, "Don't make any noise, Madam has her own plan."
Chapter completed!