freeallnovels Chapter 1550 - 1548: Refugees... Refugees?! Were We Saved by Refugees?!
Chapter 1550 - 1548: Refugees... Refugees?! Were We Saved by Refugees?!
Hoo—
Hoo—
The two gasped heavily, eyes vacant, staring dazedly at the ground.
For a moment, they hadn’t snapped back to reality.
Considering.
They just experienced life and death, being unresponsive for a while is understandable.
Especially Lan Yunwei.
As the eldest lady of the Water Clan, she was always protected within Wenyu City, never facing such danger.
So it’s understandable that she’s terribly frightened now.
Her face was pale as paper, devoid of color, her beautiful eyes flickered with disbelief, staring at the blood-soaked ground, as if her soul had been extracted.
"Eldest Miss..."
Suddenly.
Someone softly called beside her.
Lan Yunwei and Zhu Qilue took a deep breath, suddenly snapping back to their senses, looking at the comer shocked and bewildered.
They were still immersed in the fear just now, thinking that the Blood Demon Wolf had returned, hence startled.
But when they looked up and saw a respectful face, their suspended hearts finally landed. Only then they dared to believe they were truly saved, not dreaming, but in reality.
"Oh..." Zhu Qilue responded, hurriedly getting up from the ground, ready to thank the counterpart.
After all, the other risked their life to save them, they had to express gratitude no matter what. To them, this was a lifesaver, even kowtowing was deserved.
Zhu Qilue piled smiles on his face, walked up to the person, and was ready to extend his hand to firmly shake the counterpart.
But.
He suddenly paused, slightly furrowing his brows, sizing the counterpart up and down.
His extended hand hung in the air.
The person looked extremely puzzled, watching Zhu Qilue’s half-extended hand, unsure whether to go forward or stand still.
However, he also sensed an awkwardness saturating the air.
As Zhu Qilue’s gaze surveyed him, the atmosphere grew more rigid, more depressing.
"Ah—"
Ultimately, it was Lan Yunwei’s scream that broke the stalemate.
Zhu Qilue jolted back, hurriedly withdrawing his hand, stepping back a pace, eyes wide open.
"Refugee?!"
He gasped in shock, his head buzzing.
He never expected that the one rescuing them from danger turned out to be a refugee—the lowest ants in the Five Elements Realm!
Zhu Qilue inhaled deeply, his expression suddenly becoming grave, face slightly twitching.
This felt worse than dying!
This was blatant humiliation!
Compared to dying under the claws of the Blood Demon Wolf, he would rather choose the former!
Rather lose his life than be saved by refugees!
An unbearable disgrace!
Simply too humiliating!
If others learned of this, they would laugh their heads off—it’d be a lifetime ridicule!
Damnit... How could this happen! Zhu Qilue glared at the refugee, swearing viciously within.
Lan Yunwei was equally shocked, her eyes almost popping out.
"What? Re... Refugees?" She had sensed something off earlier, examined the person, felt odd but dared not confirm.
But upon hearing Zhu Qilue’s confirmation, she was instantly assured within.
These people were indeed refugees!
She glanced around, the dense gathering of refugees seemed more terrifying than the Blood Demon Wolf. Her heart trembled uncontrollably, quivering.
"How... How can you be here? How can you be on Water Clan territory?!" Lan Yunwei shouted angrily, eyes wide, outraged!
To them.
The refugees’ presence signified the arrival of filth, meanness, and degradation, making the nearby residence undesirable!
So.
Generally, refugees seldom appeared near big cities like Wenyu City or Chi Yan City.
Because once refugees appeared, they’d be immediately hunted down, impossible to survive!
Refugees also understood this, so they rarely approached large cities, but due to Lan Zhengqing’s explosion earlier, scared out of their wits, in their haste to flee, they unexpectedly encountered Lan Yunwei and Zhu Qilue, thus exposing their identity.
"Answer! How could you possibly be here!"
Lan Yunwei raised her volume, fiercely glaring at the refugee, as if about to devour him.
That refugee looked grave, slowly lowering his head, not daring to meet Lan Yunwei’s eyes. Yet he tightly shut his mouth, refusing to answer her question.
They couldn’t approach large cities, so they wandered the wilderness, encountering Blood Demon Wolves often. Thus, they had their own experience dealing with Blood Demon Wolves, effortlessly driving them away.
It was exactly their experience that saved Zhu Qilue and Lan Yunwei’s lives.
Now, they faced the prospect of being expelled from the vicinity of the big city.
Good intentions received no good returns.
That refugee sighed deeply, knowing that helping Lan Yunwei could lead to such consequences, but back then, on a whim, hearing her name, he acted to assist.
Presumably intending to gain merit before Lan Zhengqing.
Unexpectedly, it brought trouble upon himself, facing the situation of being expelled from Wenyu City’s surroundings.
"Sorry Eldest Miss, we can’t tell you." The refugee said mildly.
"Damn! You damned thing! How dare you refuse to answer when Eldest Miss asks you, you think you want to die, right? Will you speak?!" Lan Yunwei seethed, a mere refugee dared to refuse her question, outrageous!
After the refugee spoke calmly, he returned to silence, not uttering a word.
"I’m so angry! Really so angry! You, a refugee, dares treat me with such attitude. Believe it or not, I’ll really kill you! Disgusting enough to make one vomit, rescued by you filthy things, I’d rather die!" Lan Yunwei roared furiously.
"At the time, seeing Eldest Miss wave to us, we acted rashly... asking you to forgive..." That refugee found it funny, truly believing they erred, and knelt before Lan Yunwei and Zhu Qilue, gently kowtowing.
Instantly!
All refugees knelt, heads bowed, foreheads touching the ground, not lifting for a long time.
This was the rule of the Five Elements Realm!
Laughably, even refugees tacitly accepted such a rule, giving way to these self-proclaimed high ones looking down, tormenting, humiliating them!
Yet they held no resentment whatsoever.
Willingly, they endured abuse, humiliated like dogs!
Not even regarded as worthy.
Lan Yunwei flushed red with rage, veins bursting, even seeing refugees kneel didn’t appease her, breathing heavily, eyes shot out sharp glare.
However.
Zhu Qilue jolted within.
For an unknown reason.
Watching refugees kneel at that moment, he felt an unexpected shame.
Indeed! Shame!
Seeing his and Zhu Ruoling’s lives saved by refugees made him realize! Without them, they would’ve been in the Blood Demon Wolf’s belly!
Yet.
He displayed such arrogance and condescension toward his saviors!
Indeed... his heart churned with a bitterness, feeling rather awful...
"Alright, get up."
Zhu Qilue couldn’t suppress his discomfort within, turned away, spoke faintly.