Sui Yi merely glanced before turning his face away.

Those women were supposed to be naked and unshielded, weren’t they? Wu Xie had just killed these beasts without much time needed, yet when she went up, he only just emerged.

There is no doubt who covered them with blankets. Sui Yi paused, walked over to help a woman relieve her of the drug’s effects, and said lightly to a man nearby with an unhappy face: "People who are willing to accompany you to this bitter cold land to suffer, how you treat them, you know in your hearts, don’t wrong them... otherwise, you are no different from these beasts lying on the ground."

The words struck many men present as if a heavy hammer had hit their hearts. Many of them were merchants, had been with many women, but the ones beside them... were their wives.

And most of these wives were aging, even the younger ones, faced with such events, have thorns in their hearts, some even refused to look at the wife in bed...

Yet, the person whose gender was hard to discern but seemed like an immortal, with just a faint word, struck a chord within their hearts.

No different from beasts?

They were embarrassed and ashamed.

Recalling that unfamiliar, grim master had kindly preserved their wives’ dignity and honor, yet they, as husbands, had first looked at their wives with disdain...

Worse than pigs and dogs!

However, a man had already wrapped his wife in blankets, his eyes were red as he tenderly smoothed her hair, saying hoarsely: "Please rest assured, master, along this journey, no matter how destitute I become, no matter how arduous the path, she has never abandoned me

, how can I abandon her? Moreover, as she still holds her life, and I am still alive, it’s much more fortunate than being among those below who have met a dire fate... But..." he glanced at many men present, saying: "I think most of them are fierce-hearted, if they knew of this event, they might refuse to live in this world, so, I want to ask the brothers present to keep this secret.... I would be deeply grateful"

If the earlier words moved many, the last sentence gained everyone’s agreement.

This matter itself was disgraceful, with their wives being humiliated, they naturally hope others remain unaware, if everyone pretends ignorance, once they leave the Western Regions, life can still go on as before... Over the years, they’ve encountered numerous hardships in their ventures, just persevere for a bit, it’ll pass.

Far better than those below who met tragic ends.

Seeing these people settle on this, Sui Yi too felt relieved.

Soon after, Sui Yi helped those women eliminate the drug’s effects, some people took the initiative to find clothes, each dressing their own wives.

Now, no one’s mind could entertain any lascivious or obscene thoughts.

There is truth to the saying that human nature is inherently good.

Sui Yi went up the steps and saw this vast room with no other compartments, just a temple.

In the Western Regions, they also worship Buddha, but now, looking at this solemn Buddha statue made her feel quite uneasy.

If Buddha could see such demonic acts, surely he’d want to deliver punishment.

Those below narrowly survived, couldn’t resist scrutinizing the Buddha hall, each secretly cursing the Western Regions’ people for their immorality.

"Fortunately, it’s not our Central Plains’ Buddha, otherwise, I’d really want to dismantle this temple"

"But this Buddha statue is really strange... have you seen it before?"

Sui Yi too had never seen such a Buddha statue, three heads, the center one a man’s, the left a woman’s, the right a child’s face, indistinguishable in gender, all extremely handsome, solemn and beautiful, but this three-headed, six-armed being did not feel righteous like Nezha, but rather like... a demon.

And the murals on the walls...

Sui Yi’s fingers brushed them, finding them similar in origin to the ones carved onto the altar by those people before.

All were painted using ink mixed with human blood.

"Masters, what should we do now? I believe there must be many of their allies here, afraid we might be surrounded before leaving this place"

The high mountains and the emperor far away, the forces from the Central Plains could overthrow ten Western Regions, but the army couldn’t enter at all, moreover, they’re just merchants, it’s not enough to employ national military forces, so...

The situation’s widespread, the only reliance can be on the two masters, Sui Yi. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Facing the earnest eyes of these people.

Sui Yi replied: "They are already outside."

Everyone: "...."

Beautiful man—or rather, beauty—although your voice is pleasant, we really don’t want to hear you say this.