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That night, several hundred Servile People came to the imperial city. They had fled boldly from various households. Their masters did not dare stop them, but these Servile People had nowhere to go and could only come seek refuge with Li Qi.

Yu Yunqiu and Ao Shuangqian paid these Servile People no mind.

"More than a dozen Servile People ran from my house last night. I did not stop them. I told the ones left behind, if you want to leave, then leave. They still did not dare go!"

"I did the same as Brother Yu. Let them go. Let's see what they eat after they leave!"

Yu Yunqiu took a sip of wine. "Brother Ao, it is not that I, Yu, am boasting, but in Xiao Du, so long as someone came out of my household, no one would dare buy them, no one would dare employ them, and no one would even dare give them a mouthful of food!"

Ao Shuangqian said, "Brother Yu, I have that confidence too. Any Servile People who leave my household can only wait to starve to death. If they want to find Li Qi, let them find him. Let's see what Li Qi can use to feed them."

Yu Yunqiu sneered. "He said there would be no Servile People within three days. Then we simply will not call them Servile People. We will change their name to Slave People. That sounds rather smooth too."

Ao Shuangqian nodded. "It is all the same no matter what they are called. Let's just treat it as indulging his little game."

Yu Yunqiu said, "The pressing matter is getting the Fire Cage Colt back."

Ao Shuangqian sighed. "This truly is not easy. The key is that Li Qi knows perfectly well what happened and may retaliate