"Am I dreaming?" Liu Yuanzhou could hardly believe his eyes.
"They're worse than beasts. How could they treat you like this?" Looking at Liu Yuanzhou, battered beyond human recognition, You Shiliang's indignation was mixed with pity.
"Can you still walk on your own?" You Shiliang stepped forward to help Liu Yuanzhou up and asked quickly.
Before Liu Yuanzhou could answer, he added, "The jailers and guards outside have all been knocked unconscious. Come on, I'll get you out."
"Hiss—" Tugging at his wounds, Liu Yuanzhou could not suppress a sharp breath. Ignoring the pain, he struggled to steady himself. "Break out of prison?" The sudden turn of events left him completely at a loss.
Even after suffering such terrible torment, he had never once thought of escaping from prison.
"What are you waiting for? Hurry and come with me!" You Shiliang grew impatient. The jail guards could wake at any moment, and the guards outside might come in to patrol at any time.
"Thank you, Manager You, but I can't leave yet." Liu Yuanzhou looked apologetic.
To be honest, he was tempted. But if he simply left, what would happen to his two brothers? They would surely die.
"You really are stubborn as a dead ox. They're already trying to kill you, and you're still hesitating here." You Shiliang was somewhat angry, so he told Liu Yuanzhou roughly what he had overheard between the county magistrate and the advisor. He had thought Liu Yuanzhou still harbored illusions about the County Yamen.
He had come to save Liu Yuanzhou partly because he hated evil as bitterly as he hated his enemies and could not bear to see a wrongful case unfold before his very eyes, and partly because he remembered the bond of having once taught him.
If the man before