Chapter 82 Eye-Opening (1)
After a smile that made the ghost's heart throb.
"Can I ask you a favor?"
"……What's up?"
Perhaps Yin Yin herself did not realize that her smile just now would make the ghost's heart beat fast. However, at this moment, that heart-beating smile had disappeared, replaced by the usual faint smile with a little sadness.
"Those girls who were captured by the bandits should have already escaped from the village. Could you please send them home?"
"Do you know what you are talking about? Since they were robbed by the bandits, it means that it is useless for them to return home. If they could return home without being robbed, they would not fall into the hands of the bandits. Speaking of this, if the government had not colluded with the bandits, I think this would not have happened."
"The government and the bandits are colluding? What's going on?"
After hearing Guisha's words, Yinyin was shocked, as if such collusion between the government and bandits should not happen, especially in the Zhou Kingdom.
"From the beginning, I just felt it was strange. The bandits entered the city, but the soldiers didn't react at all. The people in the city didn't seem to be surprised by this either. When I was looking for you, I happened to pass by the government office. I saw that their gates were closed and there was no sign of them leaving. It was as if they knew the bandits would come and made preparations to avoid them in advance."
At this point, Yin Yin recalled the feeling of disharmony she had in the mountain stronghold at that time. The camp should have been conquered and the bandits should have been surrounded and suppressed, but why did they continue to cause chaos and no one controlled them? It turned out that there was a reason. No wonder the bandits were not so rampant. Perhaps this was also agreed upon?
“It’s incredible.”
"It's hard to believe, but this is true. No matter how wise the King of Zhou is, there are still places in the country that he cannot control. Even if this is the neighboring territory of Guanzhou, which is governed by the King of Jing, as long as he doesn't act too arrogantly and the government covers up for him, it's easy to avoid being seen."
"Then why don't the people in the city appeal?"
"It's probably because the officials guarding the city announced to the public that as long as they behaved themselves, it would be fine. The government was powerless to resist, and as long as the people could endure it, it would be fine. Every time the bandits came down the mountain, the loss to them was not too big, and in order to survive, they endured it."
When talking about others, Guisha's tone once again seemed indifferent, but after Yinyin heard it, she could no longer pretend not to know.
"What should we do? Since they have already escaped, they can't go back. If they can't go back to their own home, what should they do?"
"Even if they return to their own homes, can you guarantee that those women who have been touched by others will not be gossiped about? Since they were captured by bandits from the beginning, they should have been prepared for the consequences. If they don't want to die, they just need to be obedient."
What Guisha said seemed to be correct, but it sounded so harsh. And did what Guisha said also include her?
"If someone could have saved them before then, the situation would have been different. Of course, it also depends on whether their families believe them."
The words that Guisha added seemed to be said deliberately for Yinyin to hear. I don't know if it should be considered as words of comfort, but it sounds more balanced. After all, it seems that he said it deliberately for Yinyin to hear. If Guisha hadn't come to save her, she would have been like those women. It's not just this incident. Yinyin had been attacked many times before. If no one had saved her, even if she had a good life, it would not be enough for her to die. Yinyin could understand Guisha's intention of saying this, and she also knew that these words were from Guisha's style. Just get used to it, because these are all facts, and it doesn't matter how it is expressed.
"…Then what should we do?"
No matter what Guisha said, Yinyin still thought that she should help them.
"Are you such a bad person? Don't forget, they just wanted to escape and left you alone to fend for yourself."
"They are all living beings. If we leave them alone, if they are caught again, they will definitely live a life worse than death."
"That's their own fault. Of course, the prerequisite is that the bandits can capture them."
"What do you mean by that?"
Yin Yin seemed to hear something hidden in Gui Sha's words and immediately had a bad premonition.
"Did you take them——"
Yinyin knew that the ghost was very powerful, but she didn't know how powerful he was. Since he was able to go to the village alone to save her, he must have been very capable. So Yinyin wondered if the ghost had already dealt with them all while she was unconscious? This kind of thing seemed to have happened before.
" Don't look at me like that. I didn't do anything to them."
Seeing Yin Yin's suspicious expression, Guisha felt uncomfortable. He didn't want to defend himself deliberately, but just didn't want to be stared at by Yin Yin. Even though Guisha said so, Yin Yin still had suspicion in her heart. When confronting Guisha, suddenly an image flashed in Yin Yin's mind. It was a very bloody scene. She could still vaguely hear the screams in that scene. In an instant, Yin Yin's face turned pale and she looked at Guisha in a daze.
"……What's wrong?"
Yin Yin's expression changed so quickly that Gui Sha couldn't help but feel nervous. This look of fear was far more shocking than last night. At the same time, Gui Sha knew that Yin Yin was not looking at him, but had mistaken him for someone else?
"you--"
Guisha knew it shouldn't be so sudden, but judging from Yinyin's expression he couldn't ignore it. Guisha guessed that Yinyin might have remembered something?
