From a very far distance, there was a scream of a Hu man, and someone in the distance was shouting, all in words they could not understand. You Miao heard it clearly immediately and said, "Someone came to rescue us?"
Zhao Chao: "Did you hide..."
Without waiting for Zhao Chao's order, You Miao kicked his legs and the dagger fell out of his boot. He turned around and held the dagger on his back, cutting the ropes that bound his hands. The dagger was very sharp, almost cutting iron like mud. It cut it with one stroke. Zhao Chao said, "What a good sword! Where did you get it?"
You Miao turned around nervously to cut the rope for Zhao Chao and whispered, "Li Yan gave it to me."
"Prime Minister Li's treasure." Zhao Chao joked, "Maybe it was given by the emperor. Tell the truth, you are doing well in the capital. Does Li Yan like you too? He even stole his father's stuff and gave it to you?"
You Miao's face turned red and he raised his fist to hit him. Zhao Chao untied his hands and hurriedly controlled him. He took over and cut the rope on his feet. You Miao said, "Keep this dagger..."
"Take it for self-defense." Zhao Chao stuffed the dagger into You Miao's hand, took his hand, and went to the window to look. Seeing someone running towards the hut, Zhao Chao hurriedly said, "Go back!"
The two hid back in the corner, and Zhao Chao loosely tied the rope around each other. You Miao pretended to be tied up. Just as he crawled, the door was pushed open amid the quarrel. A burly Hu man with a beard came in, closed the door, and stood guard in the hut. He said something to them.
You Miao didn't understand, so he looked at Zhao Chao, who shook his head slowly.
The guard hid in front of the window and looked out, only to hear a series of shouts from outside. With every shout, You Miao's ecstasy increased. His heart was beating like a drum, and he signaled Zhao Chao with his eyes, but Zhao Chao slowly shook his head, indicating that he must not act rashly.
The guard wanted to go out to help several times, but hesitated when he was about to go out. You Miao couldn't help but feel anxious, and just wanted to go up and stab him to death. After a while, someone shouted something outside, and the guard answered, pulled out a knife from his waist, and turned around.
"Go!" Zhao Chao roared.
You Miao realized that the guard might kill the two of them, or take them hostage. If he didn't fight back now, when would he? You Miao drew the dagger and rushed forward, but the guard raised his foot, and Zhao Chao roared and rushed from the side.
The guard was stunned when he saw the two people breaking free from their bonds for no reason. You Miao seized this moment, rushed forward, and stabbed the dagger into his chest.
The guard immediately roared and slapped You Miao away. You Miao was covered in blood. The dagger pierced the Hu man's chest but did not penetrate his heart. Instead, it was stuck in his ribs and blood spurted out. Zhao Chao roared again, "Die!" Zhao Chao jumped
onto the guard's back. You Miao's head was buzzing and twitching from the slap as big as a bowl. The guard was like a mad tiger. He turned around, grabbed his neck and pushed him to the ground. Zhao Chao hit the back of his head against the wall and immediately foamed at the mouth. He tried his best to kick with his legs, but the guard's big hands held him tightly. You Miao staggered to his feet. From behind the guard, he saw Zhao Chao, whose neck was red, moving his lips slightly and mouthing something to him.