Su Zhan stepped out of the tent and looked around.

The woman's scream had alerted the slave traders in the camp, and now many figures were running towards Su Zhan's tent.

Su Zhan's mind raced. He had to find a way to escape as soon as possible; if he got cornered by human traffickers, it would all be over.

The best way to get out of trouble is to create chaos and take advantage of the confusion!

Su Zhan glanced at the brazier next to the tent, and without any hesitation, kicked it over.

The burning charcoal in the brazier instantly ignited the tent, and flames roared up, making the surroundings even brighter.

"Fire!"

As soon as someone shouted in the camp, the slave traders and slaves were thrown into chaos.

Seeing that the plan was working, Su Zhan did not hesitate and immediately ran out of the camp, kicking over all the fire pits and braziers he saw along the way.

When he turned back, the camp was engulfed in flames.

Many slaves and human traffickers were busy putting out the fire, and no one paid any attention to the Soviet war.

Su Zhan didn't linger. Carrying the box full of silver, he ran wildly out of the camp under the cover of thick smoke and darkness.

At this moment, it was pitch black outside the camp. Just when Su Zhan thought he had escaped, he suddenly saw people in the camp carrying torches chasing in all directions, and a group of people were chasing in his direction.

Su Zhan's heart sank; he hadn't expected these human traffickers to react so quickly.

But it makes sense. With such a large fire suddenly breaking out in the camp, it must be someone sabotaging it, so it's normal for the slave traders to chase after them.

If Su Zhan were to leave directly at this moment, he would likely be caught up by the slave traders, so he had to find a way to distract them.

Su Zhan looked at the box in his hand, and a plan came to him. He opened the box and took out a handful of loose silver coins, scattering them on the ground.

This pile of silver was very conspicuous; anyone who wasn't blind would be able to see it.

Human slave traders are a bunch of people who are greedy for money. If they see this silver, they will definitely stop to pick it up and temporarily stop chasing Su Zhan, thus buying Su Zhan some time to escape.

After throwing away the silver, Su Zhan left immediately. When he had run a short distance, he looked back and saw that the group of slave traders holding torches had stopped where he had thrown the silver.

Su Zhan breathed a sigh of relief and then headed straight for the grassland people's camp.

When Su Zhan returned to the camp, it was quiet. He guessed that the men and women were all tired and had gone to sleep. So Su Zhan quietly went to Lin Yuer's tent.

At this moment, a lamp was lit in Lin Yuer's tent, and Su Zhan knew that the little girl had woken up.

Su Zhan carried the box inside.

Lin Yuer was leaning against the bed at this moment. When she saw Su Zhan return, she didn't get up, but just glanced at him.

"What? Did you come back because you couldn't escape?"

Su Zhan grinned upon hearing this, and sat down on the edge of the bed, placing the box at his feet.

Su Zhan's eyes swept over Lin Yuer blatantly, making Lin Yuer feel a little uneasy, so she said...

"That's enough for today, let's continue tomorrow."

Su Zhan chuckled.

"Alright, my wife, please rest well first. I'll tell you what I did tonight."

Lin Yuer was curious about what Su Zhan was going to do tonight; she had already noticed the box Su Zhan brought back.

"What's in here?"

Su Zhan didn't keep her in suspense any longer.

"This is the money I earned tonight. With this money, we can pay off the debt to that toad demon."

As Su Zhan spoke, he opened the box directly.

The box was filled with silver coins, which instantly startled Lin Yuer.

Lin Yuer sat up, but the movement aggravated the pain in her lower body, so she sat back down in a more comfortable position and quickly asked Su Zhan.

"Where did this come from? How can there be so much silver?"

Su Zhan chuckled.

"Call me 'husband' and I'll tell you!"

Lin Yuer thought Su Zhan was really too bad. He was the one she bought, so why was he always teasing her?

"Tell me quickly, have you gotten into any trouble?"

Seeing that Lin Yuer wasn't taking the bait, Su Zhan wasn't discouraged. He figured there was plenty of time, so he first explained the origin of the silver.

As Lin Yuer listened to Su Zhan recount the events, her eyes gradually widened.

"What? You're saying this silver was stolen from a slave trader?"

Su Zhan nodded, looking very proud.

"That's right, those bastards have plenty of money. If they don't rob it, they're just asking for trouble. Besides, it's all ill-gotten gains, so they can just take it for free."

Lin Yuer never expected Su Zhan to be so bold as to go out and rob someone's money late at night!

"So this is the way you were talking about making money?"

"Of course! Murder and arson bring wealth; how could money come so quickly if you didn't rob?"

Lin Yuer lowered her head and thought for a moment, then looked at Su Zhan with some worry.

"But what if those human traffickers come knocking on our door?"

Su Zhan grinned.

"What are you afraid of? If they really come looking for us, just hand me over. You can keep the money. Don't worry, my wife, even if they beat me to death, I won't betray you!"

Lin Yuer became anxious upon hearing this.

"What time is it? You're still joking with me? They'll definitely come knocking on our door. What are we going to do then?"

Su Zhan really hasn't thought this through yet.

"Let's take it one step at a time; those people might not even be able to spot me."

Moreover, these people might not necessarily seek revenge. I only killed their leader, and the others might not necessarily submit to their leader, so they might simply leave.

Although Su Zhan's thinking was simple, Lin Yu'er was still very worried.

Su Zhan said to Lin Yuer.

"My wife, don't think so much. Didn't you owe that toad spirit some money before? This money can be used to pay off the debt. By the way, my wife, how did you come to owe that toad spirit money? It's not like you wanted to buy me, is it?"

Lin Yuer sighed. She had originally planned to wait three days before making a decision, but now that she had so much money, her plans were disrupted.

"At that time, I borrowed a total of ten taels of silver from Mandu, which amounted to fifteen taels including interest."

"My brother took some of the money, and I used the rest to buy you."

This was the second time Su Zhan had heard Lin Yuer talk about her brother. He hadn't asked her in detail last time, but this time he had to ask her properly.

After all, he was Su Zhan's brother-in-law, so they were practically family.

"Where did our brother go? What does he need the money for? If that money isn't enough, let's send him some more."

Lin Yuer's expression suddenly turned very ugly.

"My brother was conscripted into the army by the Khan. The Khan doesn't pay soldiers, so the silver became my brother's travel expenses. Before he left, my brother said he might not be able to come back."

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