Chapter 09 A Taste Of Freedom

Deming didn't know how long he had been soaking his feet in the water, but he still felt that he had not been in the water long enough. He slowly turned around, still seeing Guozhao Zhiqiang standing in the middle of the road staring at him. Deming finally got up slowly and walked to the road. Deming saw a little ant fall on the water. He picked up the ant and blew it. "Little ant, go to your family." He walked to Guozhao Zhiqiang.

Guozhao Zhiqiang stared at Deming. This man looked exactly the same as Hu Dingxiang, but with a different name. But the more he looked at Deming, he realized that at first glance, they might look alike, but if he looked closely, he could see that they were different. He waited patiently for Deming to approach him. He stared at Deming again as he stood in front of him, and he saw the many scars below the hairline.

Deming said, "Thank you for saving me." Deming didn't look at Guozhao Zhiqiang, because every time he saw Guozhao Zhiqiang, he would meet Guozhao Zhiqiang's gaze, which made him feel uncomfortable.

Guozhao Zhiqiang stared at Deming and asked, "Where are you going?"

Deming, "I don't know."

Guozhao Zhiqiang sent out the signal.

Deming saw the flares shoot out up the dim open sky, he suddenly remembered that once he tried to escape and was caught by the boss's men, they also sent a similar signal to the boss. He had just gained freedom, and he couldn't give up. He quickly turned around and began to flee from Guozhao Zhiqiang. Guozhao Zhiqiang quickly stepped forward, blocked Deming's acupoints point.

Deming stood in horror. His lips trembled uncontrollably, and he asked, "Are you working for the boss?"

Guozhao Zhiqiang looked at Deming, and he could see that Deming was very scared, "I don't work for anyone, who is the boss and why are you locked up here?

Deming pleaded, "Please let me go. I don't know anything. I have never seen his face. I swear to heaven that I will never let anyone know."

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "Your face is a bit like someone I know. Do you know someone named Hu Dingxiang?"

Deming shook his head and continued to beg Guozhao Zhiqiang, "I don't know anyone except the boss who visits me from time to time. You are the first face I see. But if you let me go, I will never tell anyone that I meet you here. Please let me go."

Guozhao Zhiqiang asked, "Why do you think that I will hurt you?"

Deming said, "Because everyone I met so far hurt me. You are the first person who help me. Please let me go." Tears flowed from his eyes.

Guozhao Zhiqiang watched Deming's tears slip from the corner of Deming's eyes, which reminded him of when Hu Dingxiang cried that night. The way Deming cried was too similar to the way Hu Dingxiang cried. He looked at Deming and asked, "Have you ever been out of that cave?"

Deming said, "As far as I can remember, about nine years ago, I went out for two days and one night. I met someone who treated me very well." Deming recalled the moment that person fed him because he was blindfold, tears fell from his eyes. "We agreed to leave together, but it didn't happen. I was cheated by the boss." He continued to cry. "I know that I don't know anything about the outside world, but at least I was free. The boss once told me that the man still misses me. I just want to find him." He bit his lowered lip. "I know you sent something to let the boss know you found me. Please... let me go... I don't want to go back to that dark cave. I don't want to hear the sound of my heartbeat echo in the empty dark dungeon anymore."

Guozhao Zhiqiang looked at Deming who cried innocently expressing his feelings. He asked, "Do you have a place to go?" He quickly released Deming's acupoints.

Deming dared not tell Guozhao Zhiqiang where he was going, so he had to say, "I have nowhere to go."

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "You don't recognize their faces?"

Deming shook his head.

From a distance, the Guozhao Hunters shouted. They ran to Guozhao Zhiqiang and Deming.

Tam Liang shouted, "Senior brother, who is this?"

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "His name is Deming. I rescued him from the cave.

Tam Kun asked, "The demon snake?"

Guozhao Zhiqiang, "Buried inside the cave. Rest here for tonight. We will leave tomorrow morning." He glanced at Deming. "Ah Qiu, he hurt his foot when we escaped from the cave."

Tam Qiu walked to Deming's side. She smiled and said, "Let me see your feet." Tam Qiu checked the back of Deming's feet. It was not serious, there are small cuts from rocks. She applied the medicine and covered his feet. She raised her head and smiled at Deming. "Your feet will recover within ten days."

Deming stared at Tam Qiu, "Thank you."

Tam Qiu walked to Tam Kun and whispered a few words to him. Tam Kun reached inside his bag and take out an outfit and a boot. Tam Qiu grabbed the clothes and walked to Deming.

Tam Qiu said, "Here." She handed Deming the clothes. "You are the same size as my cousin." She looked around and found a big rock. "You can change over there."

After a while, Deming changed his clothes and walked back to the group of hunters. When Guozhao Zhiqiang saw the white and red clothes on Demin's body he was immediately distraught. How could this person say that he is not Hu Dingxiang? He looks so much like Hu Dingxiang.

Tam Qiu smiled at Deming and said, "You are very handsome."

Deming noticed that while everyone was eating, drinking, and having fun, Guozhao Zhiqiang, were staring at him. Guozhao Zhiqiang seems to be afraid that Deming will disappear if he blinks his eyes.

Hu Dingxiang came to the cave again, trying to lure Deming into another of his scheme. He needs Deming to seduce Guozhao Zhiqiang, because the Hu competition is just around the corner. Moreover, when he learned that Guozhao Zhiqiang is a Guozhao Hunter, it was even more difficult to let go of this dumb hunter. As long as Deming is by his side, the dumb hunter will listen to him. When he approached the cave, he found that the cave had been completely destroyed.

Hu Dingxiang roared in anger. He couldn't believe that his perfect plan was ruined. Then he saw two footprints on the ground and the iron chains that locked Deming to the mountainside was also on the ground.

Hu Dingxiang clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "Deming…If you don't come back with me, I will kill you. After all, I can't let anyone discover your true identity."