Marriage of the Di Daughter

Chapter 113: Dongshan

"Who's there?"

In the dark, empty cave, the torch in Ye Ming Yu's hand made a reflection of two stretched and swaying shadows on the stone walls. The words echoed and it felt particularly hair-raising.

He protected Jiang Li to the side, then cautiously walked two steps forward. He held the torch up high and his attention was suddenly fixed.

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He saw two people sitting and leaning against the stone wall. At a glance, it couldn't be seen that there were two people because these two people's figures were in bad shapes. Their clothes were worn out and tattered, they were covered with a filthy stench from head to toe and their bodies and hands were full of blood stains and scars, almost the same as prisoners.

Seeing Jiang Li and Ye Ming Yu, these two people did not budge as if dead. Only a pair of eyes moved slightly, indicating that these two people were living people.

Ye Ming Yu was still stunned. Jiang Li had taken the torch in his hand away and walked towards the two people before crouching in front of them. She had no fear as she looked calmly at the two people. However, her heart felt like lead, falling and sinking.

Although she knew that Feng Yu Tang would do his best to torture Xue Huai Yuan's former subordinates, seeing this scene right in front of her, Jiang Li found that she had underestimated Feng Yu Tang's ruthlessness.

These two people were clearly dying. Perhaps the people watching outside did not know, or perhaps they knew but just watched coldly by the side and hoped that these people would starve to death while inside. Supposed that Jiang Li did not come today, these two people should not have lived past this night.

The two people saw Jiang Li squatting in front of them and their eyes moved slightly. However, they remained deathly still, and stayed motionless.

Jiang Li looked at their faces carefully and could finally recognize them. They followed her father by his side before, Gu Da and Gu Er. [T/N note: Gu Da and Gu Er: Gu is the Surname, literally means Eldest Gu and Second Gu]  Gu Da and Gu Er were twin brothers. After they lost both of their parents, Xue Huai Yuan noticed that they have exceptional martial arts skills and made them work as government officers. In her memory, Gu Da and Gu Er were always walking around full of vitality and their sword skills once made Xue Zhao extremely envious. He entangled the twin brothers so they would teach him sword skills.

She did not expect them to be in such a difficult situation now.

Jiang Li said softly, "Gu Da, Gu Er, I'm Jiang Li, I'm here to get you out."

For a moment, Gu Da's eyes turned slightly, as if just realizing what kind of place Jiang Li was standing at. He moved his lips yet Jiang Li couldn't hear any voice and did not know what he wanted.

"His throat is dumb, he hasn't drank water for two days, can't speak." Suddenly, a hoarse voice sounded from behind. Though it was hoarse, it could still make people hear clearly.

Jiang Li turned around to see two people standing behind the stone wall from an unknown time. One was a bit better, his spirit was much better than the Gu brothers. The pair of eyes was very expressive, vigilantly looking at Jiang Li. The other person had a weak figure. It's unknown whether it was due to Feng Yu Tang's torture as he was so thin he looked like he would break from a gust of wind.

The one who spoke was the healthier man.

If he had not personally seen it, Ye Ming Yu simply would not dare to believe that they were previously government officers. This was even more miserable than those officials who were exiled due to serious felony. Even refugees were not this pitiful. It seemed that everything was only supported by one breath and they would collapse immediately with one breath.