() The female thief caught by Zang Fen was locked up in a woodshed. When Luo Manduo arrived, he recognized the identity of the female thief at a glance. She was one of Zou Bituo's wives. He did not remember her name.
, I can’t remember which one of Zou Bituo’s more than ten wives she is, but he has paid a considerable severance package to all Zou Bituo’s women, which is enough for them to live carefree for the rest of their lives.
, and would not live on the street, so he roughly remembered the appearance of Zou Bituo's woman. There was an impression in his mind, and he naturally recalled it as soon as he met her.
Zou Bituo's wife came back again, taking great risks to steal something. What could it be? Luo Manduo suddenly felt very curious.
The captured woman was in her early thirties, neither too old nor too young, with round cheeks, beautiful facial features, and a curvy figure. She was a woman who still had charm. She was kneeling on the ground with her hands tied behind her back, and her ankles
She was also tied up with ropes and couldn't move. When Luo Manduo walked into the woodshed, she looked up at Luo Manduo, a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes, but she hid it again.
"Which wife is Zou Bituo?" Luo Manduo asked casually: "What's her name?"
"Her name is Chang Xiu'e, and she is Zou Bituo's fifth concubine." Zang Fen said.
In the world of Xuanfa, a man has only one main wife. In addition to his main wife, a man can marry a hundred women who are all concubines. Zou Bituo had one main wife and twelve concubines, and the youngest one was killed by Zou Bituo.
Killed by arrows, this shows the status of these concubines in Zou Bituo's eyes.
After confirming Chang Xiu'e's identity, Luo Manduo also had a plan in his mind. He said to Chang Xiu'e: "I have given you a very generous severance package, and you sneaked into the city lord's house to tell me something.
,What do you want to steal?"
"If you want to kill, just kill, why bother talking nonsense!" Chang Xiu'e said through gritted teeth.
"Huh? I didn't see it, but she is still a fierce woman with a temper." Luo Manduo smiled and said: "You tell me, maybe I will let you go. What exactly do you want to steal?"
"You and Zou Bituo are the same as each other, you are not good guys!" Chang Xiu'e scolded.
Luo Manduo's face turned cold, "If I were the same as Zou Bituo, I wouldn't give you severance pay. If I just accuse you of anything, you would stand in a cage in the slave market.
It's waiting for sale. You can take my good intentions as a joke, but if you are stubborn and can't see the form clearly, I don't mind doing that. I think your appearance is not bad, and I think you can sell it for a good price.
"
"You..." Chang Xiu'e was furious, but she didn't dare to anger Luo Manduo any more.
"Zang Fen, forget it, contact Duan Mukong and ask him to take this stinky woman to the slave market and sell it. Remember to ask him for money, our slaves are not given away for free." Luo Manduo said and turned to the woodshed.
Walk outside.
"Okay, sir." Zang Fen said.
"Wait..." Chang Xiu'e hurriedly called Luo Manduo, "I said!"
Luo Manduo stopped and turned to look at Chang Xiu'e.
Chang Xiu'e hesitated for a moment and finally said, "I...I'm here to steal someone."
This answer stunned both Zang Fen and Luo Manduo. When Luo Manduo came, he guessed that Chang Xiu'e must have come back to steal some priceless treasure hidden by Zou Bituo, but he didn't.
To think that she risked great danger to come back - to steal people!
It is a normal thing for a woman to steal a man, but it will never be in this case. Luo Manduo looked at Chang Xiu'e suspiciously, thought for a long time before saying: "Do you think you made up such a lie?
Can you deceive me?" He suddenly scolded: "Tell the truth!"
Chang Xiu'e shivered when Luo Manduo yelled at her, and she said: "I'm telling the truth, it's really the truth..." After a pause, she continued: "I was actually snatched by Zou Bituo two years ago.
As his concubine here, I originally had a husband, his name is Ma Wuji. He, he... has been locked up in the secret dungeon of the City Lord's Mansion, you don't know that place yet."
Luo Manduo really didn't know about the secret dungeon of the city lord's palace. What surprised him was that the fifth-ranked Chang Xiu'e was actually snatched into the palace as a concubine by Zou Bituo two years ago. In other words, in her
The seven concubines behind him were all robbed in the past two years. That guy Zou Bituo was nominally the city lord who left the city, but what he did was even worse than a bandit!
Zang Fen leaned over and whispered: "Sir, I know the details of this Ma Wuji. He is the leader of a bandit group called the 'Hurricane Group' that was active around Richu City two years ago. He is a Xuanwu in the Xuanjia realm.
Shi, there is a black armor called "Hurricane". In its heyday, this hurricane group had thousands of robbers. But Ma Wuji never robbed ordinary people, only the rich and officials, and every time he succeeded, he would also scatter some finances.
It was given to the poor people, so his reputation among the people was very good, but he was hated by those in power who came out of the city. Two years ago, the hurricane group suddenly disappeared, and Ma Wuji stopped showing up, but he did not expect to be
Imprisoned in the secret dungeon of the city lord's palace."
Killing the rich and helping the poor is what a hero does. Among the heroes in "Water Margin", Luo Manduo admired Ximen Qing the most. As soon as Zang Fen mentioned it, he had a good impression of Ma Wuji.
"Chang Xiu'e, you know where the dungeon is, right?" Luo Manduo looked at Chang Xiu'e, his face became much kinder.
"You..." Chang Xiu'e looked at Luo Manduo in surprise, "Are you willing to let my husband go? If you are willing, I will tell you the secret hidden in the dungeon by Zou Bituo. Zou Bituo planned to instigate rebellion.
My husband's brother drugged my husband and made him unconscious. I was snatched by Zou Bituo and taken to the city lord's mansion as a concubine. I endured the humiliation and lived an ignoble life for two years. I finally found out the secret of Zou Bituo in the dungeon. If it hadn't been for me.
Husband, if it weren’t for revenge, I would rather die than serve that devil Zou Bituo! Did you agree? Did you agree? "
"Why not? I have no enmity against you, and neither do you or your husband. I promise you, take me to the secret dungeon and I will release your husband," Luo Manduo said.
"You...swear!" Chang Xiu'e said excitedly.
"Presumptuous!" Zang Fen scolded: "Our Lord is already tolerant enough, Chang Xiu'e, don't push yourself too far! What is your identity, Lord, and why do I swear to you?"
"I..." Chang Xiu'e hesitated.
"It's okay, it's okay." Luo Manduo smiled and said: "I swear to the Moon Goddess, if I don't abide by the promise of releasing Ma Wuji, she will let the Moon Goddess whip me with a whip and drip me with candles. Okay.
?”
The Goddess of the Moon is the highest deity believed in by the Netherworld Cult. The Netherworld Cult rules the entire Xuanfa Continent and excludes other sects. Therefore, most people on the Xuanfa Continent believe in the Moon Goddess. But Luo Manduo
The oath actually turned the incomparably noble Moon Goddess into the queen in pornographic movies. He was willing to be punished with whips and candles.
"Untie my rope, I will take you there right away." Chang Xiu'e had no more words to say.
Zang Fen untied the rope from Chang Xiu'e, and Chang Xiu'e led the way to the backyard of the city lord's mansion. Luo Manduo and Zang Fen followed her. In fact, Zang Fen had already asked his people to search the entire
In the City Lord's Mansion, only a small amount of gold and silver coins were found, as well as some antique calligraphy and paintings, which were far different from the estimated net worth of Zou Bituo. Zang Fen had also been doubting Zou Bituo's net worth.
The money was hidden in a secret place, but when he dismissed the Zou family, he interrogated some of Zou Bituo's family members, but no one knew about it. Luo Manduo also knew about this, and he also found it strange.
The answer seems to lie in the secret dungeon mentioned by Chang Xiu'e.
Luo Manduo thought that the entrance to the secret dungeon would be in a room, such as behind the wall or under the floor tiles, activated by a hidden mechanism, but Chang Xiu'e took him and Zang Fen to a well in the backyard.
beside.
The moon is shining brightly, and a round moon is reflected in the well water. White clouds surround the full moon, making it dreamlike and beautiful. A hemp rope hangs from the derrick for drawing water, and the other end of the hemp rope is tied
Holding a wooden bucket. The water from this well is not the drinking water source of the city lord's mansion, and few people use it because the derrick is covered with dust.
"It's right below." Chang Xiu'e pointed to the well and said, "This well is the entrance."
Zang Fen said doubtfully: "There is well water down there. I can see it clearly. Do you want us adults to jump into the well water and dive into your so-called secret dungeon?"
Chang Xiu'e shook her head, reached out to grab the derrick, and then used you to press a piece of wood into the derrick. The water in the well suddenly fluctuated, and the moon and white clouds were scattered. The sparkling light was visible.
It was no longer true. Then, a piece of stone brick on the well wall suddenly separated to the left and right, revealing a bright door. On the well wall, pieces of iron plates also slowly stretched out, spiraling downward, around the well wall, in the shape of
A staircase leads directly to the illuminated door.
Luo Manduo and Zang Fen looked at each other in surprise. If Chang Xiu'e hadn't led the way, they might not have been able to find this entrance in another ten years.
"This entrance is the only entrance to the dungeon. Zou Bituo and his son seldom go in, but every seven days, one of Zou Bituo's confidants will send some supplies to the dungeon or send new prisoners in. For two years,
I have never seen anyone able to leave this dungeon." Chang Xiu'e's tone was solemn, trying not to hide the worry and hatred in her heart.
"Have you ever been in?" Luo Manduo looked at Chang Xiu'e.
Chang Xiu'e nodded, "Only once."
"What's the situation inside? How many people are guarding it?" Luo Manduo asked.
"There is only one dwarf, and he is responsible for torturing those who are sent to the dungeon." Chang Xiu'e said.
"May I know how you entered this dungeon?" Luo Manduo looked straight at Chang Xiu'e.
Chang Xiu'e did not avoid Luo Manduo's scrutinizing gaze. She said: "It took me a year to win over that confidant. He created an opportunity for me. Just when Zou Bituo married his second wife
On the wedding day of the ten concubines, many of them were drunk, and the defense of the city lord's palace was the most lax. He put medicine in the dwarf's wine and stunned the dwarf. I entered the dungeon and saw my husband
...and discovered the secret of Zou Bituo in the dungeon."
"What secret?" Luo Manduo asked.
Chang Xiu'e closed her mouth tightly and didn't utter a word.
Luo Manduo understood what she meant. She would not tell the secret without seeing her husband Ma Wuji. He said: "Let's go down."
Chang Xiu'e stepped on the iron plate and walked into the well holding on to the wall. Luo Manduo and Zang Fen followed. The sound of the three people's footsteps echoed down the well, which seemed very crisp and strange.