A Western Doctor's Happy Farming Life[3]

C292: Escape

Song Qinghan couldn't help but sigh, "Where and when will they be executed?"

Even though it was totally out of their capacity to their those people, he still wanted to give it a try or at least bring a decent funeral to them instead of exposing their bodies in the wild field that nobody cares about.

Wu Dahu paused in a great hesitation, and then he answered with reluctance, "They will be beheaded the day after tomorrow in the morning outside the city wall, they will be beheaded facing towards the direction where the barbarians stay and their heads will be hung high in the air to show the solemnity of the law and the apology to the barbarians."

Song Qinghan was in great shock upon hearing that, he breathed faster as if he was painting there, "Is the Emperor that cruel?"

Hualian and Yuan Wenxuan were still there while the duo was talking. And even though they did not intend to break in, they echoed, "Why did he make such a cruel decision? Even if they did something wrong, they are not the ones who should take the responsibility, and they shouldn't be treated like that..."

As the two uttered so, Wu Dahu suddenly interrupted after glancing around, saying in a low voice, "The wrath of the Emperor causes myriad of death in the field, no one is ever able to guess his thoughts."

Song Qinghan paused, and at this moment he was in great mental agony as he thought that they were supposed to be executed as well in that team. He was indeed sorrowful as well as angry as if the wrath suddenly surged inside him.

How increasingly unreasonable the Emperor was now! It was ridiculous enough that he had made such a brutal decision to marry Hening to the barbarian, why did he choose to kill his people within the country only to pacify Mork? Why? Wasn't it more logical to decide according to the current situation? Since Hening had chosen the Empire Mu, he who put in the Emperor's shoes would  Empire Mu instead of Mork.

The Emperor's current decision, however, was with no difference to the action that hurt both the Qingmu people and Muhammad! Was that an unwise choice enough?

Wu Dahu sank into a long hesitation. And then he suddenly spoke, "I do have an idea in my mind, and probably we can save them all, but..."

Song Qinghan looked at him dubiously as he couldn't understand why Wu Dahu would be so hesitant right now since he had been always an assertive man, "But what? There is greater merit in saving one life than in building a seven-tier pagoda. I won't, in any case, stop you from doing so."

Wu Dahu pursed his lips and then answered decisively, "I am considering exposing my track that I had joined the accompanying team so that there will be a chance for me to inform the Emperor about the intention of Muhammad. And I can emphasize the benefit about allying with the Empire Mu and see if the Emperor will withdraw the decree or not."

This scheme, however, was in little significance as well as risky enough, that was why Wu Dahu would be so hesitant. But at the moment he recalled that there were numerous comrade-in-arms about to accept their death by doing nothing, he believed he would be regretful if he did nothing.

Song Qinghan didn't show his active response, nor did he say no in the beginning. But after a meticulous consideration in his mind analyzing the good and bad sides the scheme would bring, he answered as he noticed that Wu Dahu was in a great decisiveness, "Alright, just do it. And I will arrange for the backup stuff."

The so-called 'backup stuff' was quite simple for Song Qinghan. He was planning to ESCAPE if their scheme failed. So the problem now would be whether they would succeed in escaping or not.

Wu Dahu was indeed a resolute man in his nature. He left their residence after they had reached an agreement despite it was already at night, and seemingly he was going to negotiate with his trusted friend about the scheme. If there was nothing unexpected happened, Song Qinghan could get the news from Wu Dahu tomorrow morning.