From Douluo Dalu to Queen

Chapter 395 A chance encounter

If she hadn't been dressed in rags, they would have thought she was a staff member here.

Their duty is to protect, not to monitor and control like prison guards, so they will naturally not stop people like this who appear to be fine.

"It's you two." The guard who had just spoken put down the cards in his hand and stood up with a bad look on his face. The others picked up the guns beside them.
"That beautiful lady doesn't look like an irrational person. If she could receive an education here, why would she run away?"

Hearing this, Sister An broke out in a cold sweat and quickly explained, "No, no. It was obviously she who didn't want to obey and chose to run away. It has nothing to do with us!"

"Really? In any case, come with us and you'll find out."

Yu Shudie walked aimlessly on the street, wearing tattered clothes and without even a pair of shoes, seeming somewhat out of place in the bustling city.

The faces of the pedestrians on the street were filled with happy smiles. Occasionally, some workers in ragged clothes would walk together, discussing where to go for a drink, discussing how wonderful life is nowadays, and praising Leng Xiyao's merits. People looked at these ragged workers without any contempt, but rather with more envy.

Some children were walking through the streets with bags on their backs, laughing and joking as they headed to the newly built academy. People were very caring towards these children. The shops on both sides of the road were also bustling with people hawking their goods. It seemed that no matter who they were, they all had a good life here. Even the wanderers that were seen everywhere in the two empires could not be seen here.

That’s not quite right, maybe she herself is just such a wanderer.

Along the way, she tried her best to avoid patrols to avoid being caught and sent back to the so-called holding area.

Most people there might be friendly to each other, but she really couldn't ignore the truth and go along with those people just to survive. What's more, if she was caught, the biggest possibility was that she would be killed by that group of people using various means.

After walking such a long way, even if she was in good physical condition, she felt a little exhausted, so she found a store that didn't seem to be doing good business and sat down to take a rest.

This is a tailor shop. The business is not that good, but I think it should be enough to support myself.

After resting for a while, Yu Shudie made up her mind and prepared to set off to find Miss Leng, or Miss Leng's confidants to report the secret conspiracy of those people. Even if they don't believe it, it will at least attract some attention. Even if she is eventually caught and persecuted to death, her death will be valuable and will definitely serve as a wake-up call to those people.

But if I could directly attract their attention, then my actions would not cause me to be sent back there, and I should be able to directly obtain the status of an ordinary person.

Although there was a high probability that she would be ignored and sent back to be persecuted to death, after all, this was the impression she had of the management, but it was always better to give it a try than to be sent back directly.

Just as she stood up and prepared to leave, a hoarse voice called her: "Girl, where are you going?"

Yu Shudie turned around and saw a hunched old man walking out of the house and looking at her hesitantly.

There was almost no intact part of the old man's body. He was missing a finger, walked with a limp, had an eye patch on one eye, and had a scar on his face. His hoarse voice meant that his throat had suffered some kind of injury, and his hunched back meant that his spine had suffered severe damage, which might have been caused by continuous forced hard labor.

These injuries would affect the life of any normal person. Even the seemingly minor scars and voice injuries would cause many people to laugh at them, not to mention other injuries.

Even such an old man walked with a firm pace, looked very energetic, and had a smile on his face, as if he was not affected by these stubborn diseases at all.

"Me? I want to go and see Miss Leng who changed our destiny, even if it's just a glance from a distance. Do you know where I can meet her?" The old man in front of her looked kind, but one can never know a person's heart through his appearance. Yu Shudie still pretended to be a little fangirl.

She didn't know much about this place and didn't dare to ask anyone. Even if she wanted to look for it, she wouldn't know where to start. She could only wander around and try her luck. If her luck was bad, she would be caught.

The old man in front of her could probably help her understand this place. She could also see that although the old man had no worries about food and clothing now, he lived a very lonely life. It seemed that his children had already died. In the northern provinces, this was not even considered a tragedy. After all, being able to be alive was much luckier than most people whose entire family had died out.

The old man originally thought it was a bit strange that Yu Shudie looked so miserable, but when he heard her words, he immediately grinned and said, "Miss Leng, you can probably see it if you go to the commercial district over there. It was built around her base camp and was also the first city to be renovated. There are many new entertainment venues. If it weren't for my inconvenient legs and feet, I would like to go there every day to play for a while."

"She often joins in, playing with friends and ordinary people. She gets very upset when she loses, and she doesn't have the arrogance that those big shots should have. If I had a granddaughter, she would probably have the same personality."

As he spoke, the old man suddenly felt a little lost. Although many people had no one at home like him, now that their lives have improved, they can't help feeling a sense of melancholy about having no one to carry on their legacy.

"Okay, thank you." After hearing this, Yu Shudie became even more curious. After bowing, she prepared to get up and leave.

"Wait a moment." The old man called Yu Shudie, walked quickly back to the store, took out a set of clothes and a pair of shoes, and handed them to her.

"You can't go to a place like that dressed worse than a beggar. This outfit is what my daughter was wearing when she was murdered many years ago. She was about your age then, so it should be just right for her." The old man pointed to an alley not far away and said, "There aren't many people in that alley, and there's a public drinking fountain. You can go there to wash up."

"Thank you." Yu Shudie did not refuse, but looked at the old man deeply and memorized the name of the store.

It was a chance meeting, and being able to help to this extent was already quite good. As for changing clothes in the alley, it was nothing compared to the previous shame training, and there was nothing to be embarrassed about.

In fact, even if the old man invited her into the house, she would not dare to go. She was still very wary of strangers. Who knew if there were a few big men waiting to kidnap her and sell her for money?
Thanks to the boss of Four Cats’ Little Fight for the 500 points!

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