Chapter 1391

Carrying two physically weak women with one poor horse, they could not walk fast.

The three people and one horse walked for more than ten days and finally walked out of the Great Wasteland.

Su Yun hugged Guan Mei, and the two women wailed loudly, crying until they were out of breath. They almost cried away the bodies that had just recovered a little vitality.

Chen Guanlou walked far away; he did not like to hear people cry, as the crying was very harsh. No matter how painful the crying was, it could not move him.

He preferred stories.

If the crying were replaced by stories, he would be willing to stay and listen.

When the two women finally finished crying, he appeared. He fed the horse water and fine grain. He gave the two women nourishing medicinal pills and set off again.

The journey to the capital was over ten thousand miles; when they reached a town, he planned to entrust the two women to a security firm. Let the security firm escort them back to the capital.

He did not have the patience to escort these two people all the way back to the capital; it was too time-consuming and too much effort.

Money can solve most problems, so he would use money to solve it.

After leaving this dangerous area, he would find a reliable security firm and then find two experts from a martial arts agency.

He told the two of them his plan in advance, telling them not to fuss and to take good care of their bodies during the time he was escorting them. As long as one is alive, the body is a person's true capital. As long as one is alive, no matter how difficult the situation, there is hope to struggle out.

Su Yun expressed her gratitude for this.

Guan Mei wanted to save her young lady, and Chen Guanlou agreed, taking a detour along the way.

Unfortunately, that young lady could not bear it in the first year she was abducted and committed suicide.

The family that bought her consisted of four brothers, all bachelors, plus an old immortal father and a grumpy mother who was good at abuse.

It could be called hell mode.

Committing suicide was a good choice.

Guan Mei had a good cry, dug out her young lady's remains, burned them, and brought the ashes back.

Chen Guanlou fulfilled her wish.

The world's view on life and death is that fallen leaves return to their roots, and even in death, one must die in one's hometown. If one cannot die in one's hometown, one's soul must return to one's hometown after death!

He respected that!

"My young lady and I were abducted; the young lady said we were schemed against and harmed. The human traffickers must have been bought off. But the young lady is dead; how should I face them after going back? Sister Su, can we still go back? Our families will despise us, and the neighbors will point fingers at us. Our families hope we die outside so that they can at least preserve a reputation. Going back means our family's reputation will be implicated by us, and it might even implicate the marriage reputation of the younger generation. We can't go back!"

Guan Mei hugged the urn of ashes; she had long realized that their situation had only improved slightly compared to the Great Wasteland and had not changed completely.

"Sister Su, what should we do?"

"I don't know either!"

Su Yun looked into the distance, her expression wooden.

"Take it one step at a time; first return to the capital, then find a way out."

She was strong and also smart.

No matter how bad the situation was upon returning to the capital, it wouldn't be worse than it was now. At least there was room for maneuver, at least they could eat and dress warmly, and at least they didn't have to face a cruel living environment or those evil people.

"No matter what, it's better than now, better than the Great Wasteland. Everything is worth it!"

Guan Mei looked straight at Su Yun and nodded heavily, "I will listen to Sister Su; you have the best ideas, so you definitely won't be wrong."

Chen Guanlou looked at the two coldly and said, "After you return to the capital, if you have nowhere to go, you can come find me. If you don't mind, I can arrange a job for you in the female prison.

If you are not suited for the job in the female prison, if you are willing, I can introduce you to become Daoist nuns at the Yuquan Palace. Two paths, think about it carefully.

I must remind you first that the master of the Yuquan Palace also came out of the Great Wasteland; perhaps you have heard his dharma name, Pure Yang Zhenren. For the sake of your suffering, he will take care of you.

However, you cannot push your luck and speak ill of the Great Wasteland in front of him. Only he himself or I can speak ill of the Great Wasteland."

"I am willing to be a Daoist nun!"

Without a second of thought, Su Yun made her choice by instinct.

She came from an official family and had received an education since she was a child; she knew too well what she would encounter after going back. Rather than being passively arranged for the future, it was better to choose actively.

Rather than spending the rest of her life in a perverted nunnery, it was better to learn something and do something properly at the Yuquan Palace. At least she had read books for so many years; with her knowledge, passing the scholar exam would be more than enough. She believed that with her own ability, she could live well in the Yuquan Palace and live with some meaning.

Guan Mei didn't have so many thoughts, "Wherever Sister Su goes, I will go."

Su Yun held her hand tightly, and the two smiled at each other.

Chen Guanlou nodded, "Fine, Daoist nun it is. After returning to the capital and getting settled, come find me. I will arrange for you to become Daoist nuns at the Yuquan Palace. The Yuquan Palace has money, the treatment is excellent, and there is no need to fawn over nobles; just do your job well."

"Thank you, Prison Warden Chen!"

Su Yun took Guan Mei and knelt on the ground, kowtowing.

"Your kindness to us is like a rebirth; it is no exaggeration to call you our second parents. I am afraid this kindness will be hard to repay in this life. In the next life, I am willing to be a cow or a horse to repay my lord's kindness!"

"Forget the next life; I don't believe in that. You are lucky that I happened to run into you. To put it plainly, this is fate. Living your lives well is better than anything else."

Leaving the desert and entering a densely populated prefecture, they found an inn to settle down.

The poor horse had been raised with fine grain for so long that it no longer looked like a poor horse; it had undergone a rebirth.

Chen Guanlou actually quite liked this horse, feeling that they were fated. He prepared to entrust it to a security firm to take it back to the capital along with the two women. He wanted to raise the horse.

Of course, he didn't need to raise it himself; he planned to throw this horse to the Marquis Prefecture to be raised.

Anyway, the Marquis Prefecture's stables were large, and they raised so many horses that it didn't matter if they raised one more.

He gently stroked the poor horse's neck and smoothed its fur, "Since I'm going to raise you, I should give you a name; I can't keep calling you poor horse, poor horse every day."

The horse snorted, expressing dissatisfaction.

Who is a poor horse? Your whole family is a poor horse.

"What name is good? You came out of the Great Wasteland, how about I call you Wasteland?"

The horse kicked its hooves, very unhappy.

Chen Guanlou laughed, "You understand! How about I call you Big Smarty!"

The horse took the initiative to rub against him, expressing satisfaction.

Chen Guanlou patted the horse's back, "Fine, from now on I'll call you Big Smarty. You don't really think you're a big smarty, do you?"

Big Smarty held its head high, looking smug.

It was Big Smarty; it was smarter than all the other horses. When other horses were diligent and hardworking, it had already learned to slack off, fake illness, and all sorts of tricks!

Chen Guanlou laughed along and fed two medicinal pills to Big Smarty.

As soon as Big Smarty ate them, oh my, good stuff, it wanted more. It rubbed against him hard!

Chen Guanlou was not happy, "Do you know how expensive medicinal pills are? One pill is dozens of taels of silver; are you worthy of eating it, can you afford it? The last two, don't eat too many. When you return to the capital, I'll give you special treatment."