The guard was almost frightened when he saw Qingshan, and he quickly said, "No, there is no problem. There are still some things that need to be found. The prince asked me to invite you to come and explain it to you in person."
So that's how it is. Qingshan instantly breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, let's set off now."
The guard nodded and said, "I came here on horseback. Horses are faster. I'll take you."
After that, he took Qingshan to the outside of the village, and then pulled Qingshan onto the horse and rode away. Soon they arrived at the palace and saw Beibei and Sanya.
Nannanbeibei was busy making gifts, while Qianjiujiu and Mu Yexiao entered the city smoothly. As expected, they still relied on the power of space. With space, it was really much more convenient to do things.
After walking around the city, Qian Jiujiu couldn't help but sigh: "When I saw it from the outside, I thought it was a happy island. I didn't expect that life here is so difficult."
Except for fresh water resources, everything else on this island is in short supply. After all, the people here don't have any fertile land to cultivate, and they rely on catching fish from the sea and stealing things.
It’s just that these people have always been out of touch with the Great Zhou. The good things that Qian Jiujiu brought out from the Great Zhou have never been passed here. Except for fish and meat, everything else is missing. No wonder they want to rob.
Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu looked at each other before speaking: "I think that if these people continue to develop like this, this place will soon become a small country."
Qian Jiujiu blinked his eyes and said, "This place has the conditions to become a small country. Are you interested in taking it over and building this island?"
When she knew about the existence of this island, Qian Jiujiu had already made up her mind that she must take this island into her hands and build it up, otherwise she would feel sorry for herself.
Moreover, the focus here is on building a dock, which will become a transit station in the future. Qian Jiujiu has already made preliminary plans, and what needs to be done now is to take over this island.
The two of them had unknowingly walked a little far away from the main city on the island, and then saw the people below, who were completely different from the ones they had just seen.
The clothes they were wearing were tattered and scanty, but they were still working non-stop, which aroused Qian Jiujiu's interest. After some investigation, they found that these people seemed to be living in a slum and looked very pitiful.
At this moment, a man holding a whip, followed by a group of big men, walked towards these people, and then began to look at these ragged people as if they were selecting livestock.
"You, and you, you, you, all of you, come out here."
The man holding the whip pointed at the women. The women who were pointed at turned pale with fright, but still walked out trembling and were then taken away.
Qian Jiujiu was a little curious. What were these people planning to do with the people? The two followed them and saw several women being taken to a courtyard that looked pretty good. They could hear women laughing inside.
There were also some unbearable noises. When I went in to take a look, I found that this was actually a building for prostitution. Those women in tattered clothes were quickly taken into the room, washed and dressed up again, and then came out to start the auction.
Qian Jiujiu clenched her hands. This was simply too much. He didn't treat women as human beings at all. Qian Jiujiu wanted to go out and kill people, but she found that Mu Yexiao was holding her hand. She turned her head and looked at Mu Yexiao: "Why are you holding me?"
Mu Yexiao was a little amused: "Are you really planning to destroy an island with the two of us?"
This sentence brought Qian Jiujiu back to her senses. Yes, it seems that she can't do this. It would not be good if it makes people too scared.
"Then what should we do? Are these girls just going to sit there and be bullied?"
While the two were talking, the door of one of the rooms upstairs opened a crack. Qian Jiujiu's attention was drawn to that direction. She looked over there and saw a woman with a long, hideous scar on her face. She looked very scary.
Pulling Mu Yexiao's sleeve, the two walked over and listened to the conversation inside: "Girl, don't look at it. Not everyone can have the courage like you."
Courage? This girl sounds extraordinary, doesn't she? Another voice came from the room, and it should be the so-called girl who spoke: "What's the use? Keeping the broken body, still falling into a place like this, what's the difference between you and the people outside."
The little maid obviously didn't think so: "How can there be no difference? At least you are innocent, girl."
The girl smiled and said, "What does it matter if I'm innocent or not? I guess I'll never be able to get out of this place."
The little maidservant didn't say anything. She was different from the girl, she was born and raised there, but was sold to this building as a maid because her family was poor, and was assigned to the girl's side.
"Girl, why do you want to go out? It's the same outside as here."
The girl fell into silence, and finally just sighed: "Those poor women, once they get here, they will never have a chance to get out."
The little girl obviously didn't care: "In fact, if they don't want to be bullied, they can just destroy their faces like you do, and then they can keep their innocence, right?"
When Qian Jiujiu heard this, she felt a sense of respect for this girl. It turned out that this girl had destroyed her face in order to avoid receiving customers.
The girl laughed when she heard what the maid said: "No, if they dare to do that, they will be beaten to death. In this building, there are countless people who have been beaten to death."
In addition to the pirates, most of the people on the island were women from the Great Zhou Dynasty who were robbed from outside. These were robbed before. Since Mu Yexing came to power, Mu Laohei came here and built a watchtower, and no one has been able to successfully rob people.
However, the pirates had robbed many women before, and most of these women were used to give birth to children. The lucky ones would be chosen by the pirates and taken home to be their wives.
Those who were unlucky would be sent to do hard labor, pickling fish and doing chores every day. Those who were dressed in rags would face the same situation as what Qian Jiujiu and the others saw today, being picked to receive customers at any time.
The most terrifying thing is that no one in the entire building will take any precautions. If a child appears, no matter who the parents are, the child will be born directly. The people on the island will raise the child anyway. These children are pirates trained in this way.
The little maid looked at the girl in confusion: "Girl, are you okay?"
The girl shook her head: "It's okay. By the way, how many people were rescued this time?"
Every time someone went out on the island, the little maid would go with them to see, secretly counting the people who were snatched back to see if there was anyone who looked like the girl.
The little maid shook her head: "We haven't rescued anyone yet. I heard that they brought furs to the island. I don't know what the island owner is doing with the furs?"
Fur? The girl suddenly smiled and said, "Go and get ready. I believe the three island masters will be here soon."
When the girl mentioned the Third Island Master, her tone was very strange. The little maid nodded as usual: "Okay, then I'll go. Girl, the Third Island Master is actually very kind to you. Why don't you follow him to the Island Master's Mansion, but stay here?"
When Qian Jiujiu heard this, she hooked Mu Yexiao's arm and said, "It looks like we can have an unexpected gain today. This scarred woman doesn't seem to be simple."
Mu Yexiao nodded without saying anything. Just as the auction was going on below, an elegant man in white appeared silently at the door of the room.
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao quickly made way for others, and then followed the Third Island Master into the girl's room: "Daya, long time no see."
Daya? Qian Jiujiu really didn't expect that this pretty girl would be called this name. He couldn't help but feel a little surprised, and then he saw a flash of anger on Daya's face.
"Don't call me that. You don't deserve it."
A trace of hurt appeared on the face of the Three Island Master: "After all this time, you still won't forgive me?"
Daya smiled: "Forgive you? What about my brother's life?"
"I have news about Sanya and your mother."
The words of the Third Island Master seemed to hold Daya's neck, making her speechless. Tang Xiaoqi and Mu Yexiao were shocked. Was there something about Sanya involved
He couldn't help but blink and looked at Mu Yexiao: "This Daya, could it be that she is Sanya's sister? The naming style is really the same."
After a moment of silence, Daya finally spoke with a hint of sarcasm: "You still haven't given up. Sanya is still a child. How can you be so shameless?"
The Third Island Master sighed, "She is not a child, she is the God of Wealth, you know. Both of you sisters are like that, and the eldest brother will not let her go, just like he will not let you go."
Although Daya was very depressed, Qian Jiujiu could still see the worry and unwillingness in her eyes. He took a deep breath and asked, "Did you catch her?"
Although the maid said that she didn't bring anyone to the island, Daya was still worried. The third island master glanced at Daya and said, "No, but I do know about the recent situation."
Daya finally raised her eyes to look at the island master, who was very conscious and said, "Sanya is fine, but your mother is blind."
Hearing this, Daya stood up and said, "My mother is blind. How could this happen? How can she live as a woman with a child and still blind?"
The three island masters sighed and said, "So I still think it's best for you to take them to the island. What do you think?"
Daya sneered, "Impossible. If it was really for their own good, you should have let me go instead of bringing them to the island. Third Island Master, in your eyes, I am still so easy to deceive, right?"
The third island master remained silent. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other. There was a story between these two.