Chapter 17 Section Eleven

Tian Youqing, the warden of the prison, sometimes thought: If he hadn't been an official, he must have been a successful businessman. It has been more than 70 years since the Piaocheng Prison was built, and only one person has successfully escaped from the prison, not long after Tian Youqing was promoted to be in charge. Tian Youqing didn't know how many years it took to dig that tunnel.Over the years one prisoner after another dug by hand, and before they could finish, they died or were released.The prisoner who finally dug through it was Feng Hua, who liked to play with boys before he was imprisoned.Tian Youqing still remembers this name.

Tian Youqing suppressed this incident.Not many people know that there is a tunnel leading directly to the outside of the city in the small cell at the bottom of the prison.But he didn't seal the tunnel, he knew that one day, this secret could be sold for a good price. He was right.The buyer is Yu Runsheng. Yu Runsheng was wearing a clean light blue cotton jacket and riding on an ordinary brown horse. He looked like a traveler passing by a suburban road by chance.Ye Yi rode his horse and followed behind. Zao Qi did not ride a horse.He doesn't know how to ride.He walked beside Runsheng's saddle.The horse didn't run slowly, but Zao Qi followed it easily with two legs.

Even Ye Yi cast a surprised look at Zaoqi——During the war four years ago, Ye Yi was responsible for running back and forth between Dai Town and Piaocheng to deliver orders and messages, and the distance he ran with his legs in a day was enough to circle around Piaoqi. Three circles of the city. "Do you know who I am?" Yu Runsheng slowed down. Zao Qi nodded, he didn't dare to look at the man on the saddle.He is a manure picker, and a manure picker can only bow his head when he meets anyone. "Your friend's body, I have sent people back to your hometown for burial. My people changed him into a new set of clothes. His family can't see how he died."

Zao Qi suddenly ran a dozen steps away from the horse, knelt and kowtowed to Yu Runsheng.Yu Runsheng and Ye Yi hurriedly reined in their horses, fearing they would trample him.But Zao Qi was not afraid of horseshoes at all. Zaoqi's forehead was stained with yellow mud.Tears and snot turn gray-black as they run down the chin. Yu Runsheng stepped off the saddle and took out a silk handkerchief.At first Zao Qi wanted to hide his face - he was the only one who was always avoiding this picker.Yu Runsheng wiped his face clean and helped him up. The burly Zao Qi shrank his shoulders and squeezed his face into a ball, trying to hold back his tears.It looked like a child scolded by his father.

"What are your plans?" Yu Runsheng asked. "Want to go home?" Zao Qi opened his mouth for a while before speaking: "I... have no home..." The voice was very stiff. Yu Runsheng pointed to the floating city in the distance. "Then you stay at my place. Make this your home." Yu Runsheng got back on his horse and looked down at Zao Qi.His expression was relaxed and calm, as if he was talking to his relatives. "Come with me." —Would you like to be my friend? This is what Zhang Niu said to Zao Qi back then.Zao Qi is as excited now as he was back then.

At this time, a carriage slowly drove over from the other side of the suburban road.
"He asked me to ask you: 'Have you made up your mind?'" "Ok." "No regrets?" "No." "You know, once you start, you can't go back..." "I know." "...Is it worth it? Is it worth taking such a big risk? You have won a lot, and you are not afraid of losing everything again overnight?" "Since the day I promised to kill someone for you, I have no choice." "...Well, I see...one more thing." "?"

"He still wants to ask you: Do you remember what he said to you when you said goodbye to him last time?" "I remember. I remember every word...'We met in Kyoto.'"