manynovel Chapter 561 The People
Chapter 561 The People
Although Sarah kept muttering to herself:
"Hmph, they clearly don't understand An Lushan at all. Whether it's Uchiha Chiyo or those Konoha ninjas, they're all just talking nonsense."
However, for some reason, a vague unease lingered deep within her heart.
Especially when she recalled that scene from before
—The unease intensified when the people they captured appeared to be puppets.
"Could it be... that some huge conspiracy is hidden here?"
Sarah frowned, lost in deep thought.
I must know the truth.
Sarah's mind was racing, a jumble of chaotic thoughts intertwined together.
Just then, Qianyao's words of scolding her flashed through her mind like lightning.
Unable to contain her anger any longer, she shouted angrily, "I'm not mentally challenged!"
"You really are something else. I told you clearly that An Lushan was a bad guy, but you still insisted on going to your death."
Before he could finish speaking, that all-too-familiar voice suddenly rang out from the side.
Like a thunderclap, it startled the unsuspecting Sarah, making her tremble all over.
"who!?"
Sarah looked around in horror, but she was clearly all alone in the small elevator.
Keep in mind that they are currently hundreds of meters in the air!
"I am here."
Upon hearing this, Sarah turned her head sharply and saw Qianyao flying steadily outside the elevator.
Seeing this, Sarah's eyes widened, her face filled with disbelief and envy, and she stammered, "..."
"You...you can actually fly!?"
Qianyao rolled her eyes: "Otherwise, how would I have saved you when you fell off the balcony?"
As they were talking, the elevator arrived, and Qianyao flew straight in through the corridor.
He calmly pointed to the passageway outside the elevator:
"We've arrived. Go now, or you'll be walking into a trap, a lamb to the slaughter."
Sarah turned her gaze to the corridor outside the door, which looked particularly eerie and terrifying under the dim yellow light.
It seemed to have truly transformed into the gaping maw of a colossal beast, ready to devour everything.
"Hmph, I'll go then! I'll prove to you that I'm not an idiot!"
Sarah stomped her foot hard, as if to bolster her courage, and then walked angrily into the depths of the corridor without looking back.
Qianyao, on the other hand, followed leisurely behind with his arms crossed.
In fact, even he himself had long forgotten the specific details of the plot.
But since we've already come this far, we might as well go along with Sarah and find out the truth.
Just then, the tightly closed door next to her suddenly swung open without warning, and a powerful force instantly pulled Sarah inside.
Sarah was caught off guard; she felt a blur before her eyes and found herself in an unfamiliar room.
Once she calmed down, she was surprised to find that there were more than a dozen people gathered in the room.
These people's faces were all completely covered by black cloth, making it impossible to see their true appearances or know what they were up to.
For a moment, Sarah felt a surge of fear and doubt, and thought to herself:
"Could someone really want to take my life?"
Just as Sarah was filled with doubt, she saw a person slowly walking towards her from the opposite side.
The man walked steadily to Sarah and then examined her carefully from head to toe.
At the same time, a questioning female voice came from that person's mouth:
"Are you truly Her Majesty Sarah?"
Faced with this person's questioning, Sarah's expression hardened, and she straightened her posture without flinching, responding solemnly:
"Indeed, I am Queen Sarah!"
Immediately afterwards, she shouted loudly and righteously:
"If you really want to kill me, then come at me openly and honestly!"
However, to Sarah's surprise, after she admitted her identity, the people opposite her all raised their various "weapons".
Upon closer inspection, these so-called "weapons" were nothing more than common farm tools such as rakes and pitchforks.
At this moment, the woman leading the group did not immediately attack as Sarah had expected, but instead spoke in a firm tone:
"Hand them over now, give them back to us..."
"Ok??"
Sarah looked bewildered, clearly puzzled by what the other person had said.
She instinctively asked, "Return? Return what?"
Seeing that Sarah was still confused, the woman had no choice but to explain further:
"If we don't return it, we don't know what we will do."
The people behind her also raised various farm tools and shouted, "Give it back! Give it back!"
Just as Sarah felt fear and her body trembled uncontrollably.
A strong hand quickly reached out, grabbed her arm tightly, and pulled her sharply behind her.
Sarah looked closely and realized that it was Qianyao who had arrived just in time.
In an instant, Qianyao easily snatched the weapon from the hand of the person opposite him.
Then, without any effort, he lifted the person up and swung him back and forth in the air like a toy.
"Aaaaaah... Let me go! Please, have mercy on me!"
The person who was lifted up was terrified, and kept making childish but sharp pleas for mercy.
Upon hearing this voice, Qianyao and Sara were surprised to discover that the person was just a young child.
Qian Yao frowned, then released his grip, letting the child fall back to the ground.
Seeing this, the others on the other side breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense atmosphere eased slightly.
At the same time, one of them cautiously reached out and groped behind him.
With a sharp "snap," the lights in the room suddenly turned on.
The bright light instantly dispelled the darkness, and everyone's faces were clearly visible.
At this moment, the woman who had spoken earlier removed the black cloth covering her face, revealing a delicate and lovely face, and said softly:
"My name is Mako. Thank you for your mercy in letting Salai go earlier."
Clearly, Mako could tell that Chiyo had shown mercy, so she bowed deeply to him with gratitude.
However, when Mako thanked him, Chiyo simply waved his hand dismissively without saying a word.
Then, Qianyao turned to Sara, who was still somewhat shaken and hiding behind him, and explained:
“These are your people, but all the male members of their families have been forcibly taken away by An Lushan to be used as forced laborers.”
At this point, Qian Yao paused, then added:
"Moreover, An Lushan acted under your name, falsely claiming that he was on your orders to arrest those people."
"That's why they came to you in such a menacing manner to demand their relatives back."
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