Burning Flames 烈焰 Episode 5

The centurion deliberately made things difficult for Baicai, Wu Geng and others, and refused to let them eat because the amount of blood stones they collected was insufficient. Wu Geng knew that the centurion deliberately made things difficult for everyone because of his relationship. He said that he could not eat but the people around him People must eat, and it is even more ironic that the centurion is the tail-wagging dog of the Yi tribe, bullying the superiors and flattering the subordinates, wagging its tail to beg for mercy. The centurion was angered and ordered his subordinates to beat Wu Geng. Baicai felt sorry for Wu Geng and protected Wu Geng with his own body but was injured. Wu Geng could only endure this in order not to hurt Baicai anymore.

When it was time to rest, in order not to be bullied secretly, Baicai could only take Wu Geng to rest together. That night, an official who coveted cabbage secretly came to their residence. Wu Geng discovered their whereabouts and immediately taught them a lesson. In the evening, Baicai told Wu Geng not to contradict the centurion in the future. Now that he was in someone else's territory, he would only suffer if he had a head-on confrontation. Baicai persuaded Wu Geng that there was hope only if he survived. Wu Geng thought of his parents' words before they passed away, and made up his mind to live well and find a way out in the future.

During meal time the next day, Wu Geng found a seriously ill old man in the mine. He took the initiative to give the meal he grabbed to the old man. The old man refused Wu Geng's kindness and instead cared about Wu Geng's injuries from being beaten yesterday. Wu Geng lamented that he met a caring companion in the mine. The old man expressed his concern for Wu Geng because Wu Geng looked like a young man he knew back then. It turns out that the young King Xin once came to work in the Beishan mine. At that time, King Xin also helped the old man and swore in the mine that one day he would defeat the Yi people and stop the suffering of the people. The old man also told Wu Geng that the young man he knew back then escaped from the Beishan Mine, and that Wu Geng could also escape from here as long as he was determined.

The old man became ill, and Wu Geng asked Baicai and others to help take care of the old man. He went to find the centurion and the doctor. The old man gave the bird "Little Spirit" that he rescued from the mine a few years ago to Baicai to take care of. The centurion brought people to take the old grandfather away. Wu Geng was worried that the old grandfather was following them secretly, but found that the centurion ordered people to throw the seriously ill old grandfather directly off the suspension bridge. Wu Geng accused the centurion of openly killing people, but was beaten by the centurion's men. Wu Geng took the opportunity to hang the centurion under the suspension bridge and threatened him, so that the centurion fully admitted his mistake.

Wu Geng told Baicai, Shitou and others about the old man being thrown off the suspension bridge. Everyone realized that there was no doctor in the mine and all the slaves could not get sick. The next day, the cold poison broke out in Baicai. Wu Geng realized that the cold poison broke out because Baicai was beaten to protect himself. He secretly asked the slaves in the mine if there was a doctor. The centurion discovered that Wu Geng and Baicai had not dug blood stones, so he questioned Xiao Shang and Shitou, but was told by another slave that Baicai was sick and that they did not go to work today.

The centurion came with his men and wanted to throw the sick cabbage into a pit of rocks to fend for himself. Wu Geng fled in the mine with cabbage on his back. The two of them escaped to a cave entrance, which unexpectedly concealed their figures. , thus avoiding being searched by the Centurion. Just when Wu Geng didn't know how to treat Baicai, the old man who had been thrown off the suspension bridge appeared in front of them. Wu Geng just wanted to save Baicai. No matter what he was asked to do, he agreed. The old man gave Wu Geng the medicine in his hand and asked Baicai to take one pill a day.

The old man did not expect that the dignified prince Wu Geng would beg for help for a slave. He realized that his identity had been exposed and asked him about his identity. The old man did not reveal his identity and only told Wu Geng that he was here for him and that he was here for him. Tell Wu Geng that King Xin also lived and ate with slaves in the mines many years ago, and promised to fight for the freedom of the human race. The old man asked Wu Geng to stay in the mine and be a competent slave, because without experiencing the suffering in the world, how could he understand what true justice is.

The old man gave Wu Geng the Wonton Fire as a greeting gift, and then disappeared immediately. The centurion embarrassed Xiao Shang and Shi Shi because Wu Geng and Baicai escaped. Wu Geng and Baicai appeared in front of them. The centurion threatened them to make up for today's blood stone, otherwise he would not let them go. Wu Geng asked Baicai to rest first. He helped Baicai dig out enough blood stones. Xiaoshang and Shitou took the initiative to stay and help. Baicai also came to help after resting. Although she didn't have the strength to work now, she successfully found out where the blood stones existed with her own ability. Everyone was surprised by Baicai's ability to find blood stones.

In the days that followed, the four of them worked together to mine blood stones, and their days passed day by day. The slave who had robbed Wu Geng of his food was sick, so the amount of blood stones collected that day was not enough. Wu Geng took the initiative to share the extra blood stones he collected with the slave, saving this man from being embarrassed by the centurion.