Rescuing Her (Part 8 of 10, Autumn Subscription)

When Fang Yue brought up the matter, Dou Hongyi's heart gave a sudden lurch.

He had only ever heard of Rain-grade experts. Supposedly, they were notoriously fickle.

Some loathed evil with a passion, while others were secretive, ruthless, and merciless.

He was genuinely afraid that one wrong word might get his head chopped off by Fang Yue.

Cold sweat trickled from his forehead down his cheeks. Dou Hongyi took a deep breath.

"Th-this one doesn't know much about what the Heavenly Merchant Alliance has done."

He had to deflect the question and distance himself from the blame first!

But Fang Yue immediately gave a cold snort.

"Do you really not know, or are you pretending? Don't play dumb. I'm just asking. I won't interfere too much, but I've always hated being lied to!"

Dou Hongyi's expression changed. He hurriedly bowed and said respectfully, "I wouldn't dare deceive a Rain-grade expert! It's just that what I know is very limited. The only thing I'm certain of is that the prize announced for first place in the Heavenly Merchant Alliance's Martial Competition is indeed a young girl. Her name is An Dong'er, and she's from the Black Green Mountain Range. She willingly became a slave to save her family, which is in accordance with the laws of the Qing Kingdom, so we didn't pursue the matter..."

As Dou Hongyi spoke, his voice gradually faded.

He'd noticed that the Rain-grade expert before him seemed frighteningly grim, and was furious about the matter.

In that instant, he imagined a stirring tale of how the Rain-grade expert had been a slave from childhood, then cultivated step by step to escape slavery and become a person of status.

But before he could say anything, the Rain-grade expert left him the name of an inn and hurried