The man turned his head away and refused to speak. Ming Zhitian, not understanding, muttered to himself, "I! I'm really not from this world, big brother..."
In the morning, steamed buns and water were delivered. Each prison cage received some. After the person left.
Ming Zhitian and the others were eating their steamed buns when, suddenly, someone in one of the cages died!
Then someone said, "What's going on? The steamed buns are poisoned! Everyone, stop eating!"
A person next to him said, "Are you crazy? You're saying that after I've eaten?"
Another said, "No, the steamed bun hasn't been touched. He didn't die from eating it, he was poisoned!"
Someone asked, "What do you mean?"
The person explained, "Why he was poisoned is because of the white pill he took yesterday."
A bystander said, "But we all took it too, and didn't we take the antidote, the black pill, afterward?"
The person said, "The problem lies here. White, black, what does that signify?"
The bystander didn't understand, "What?"
The person explained, "I heard of a poison that comes in two pills, called 'Reversing Heaven and Earth.' One is black and one is white. After taking them, the person is fine, but they become dependent on others and need to alternate between the black and white pills. Otherwise, they will die instantly, just like him."
The bystander said, "So, we're going to die too?"
Another person asked, "Is there a complete cure for this medicine?"
The person shook his head, "No. I'm afraid we'll have to seek out the Immortal Physician for a cure. Ordinary immortal physicians can't help."
The bystander said, "Seek out a cure? You might as well kill me. Who doesn't know that the Immortal Physician has four conditions for not treating, two for not saving: not treating the rich, not treating the poor, not treating the sick, not treating the healthy, not saving the living, not saving the dead."
"........."
Another person said indignantly, "This Immortal Physician, relying on his superior medical skills, never puts anyone in his eyes. Then why is she still alive?"
A bystander said, "That's a good question. Because there are always people who, holding onto hope, seek her out, and thus there are always people willing to protect her without compensation to ensure she doesn't die."
Another person said, "Then we're doomed?"
The person said, "Instead of sitting here waiting for death, we might as well try to find a way out first."
The bystander said, "Do you have a solution?"
The person shook his head, and everyone sighed in disappointment. The person thought for a moment, "However..."
The bystander said, "If you have a solution, hurry up and say it."
The person clicked his tongue, "Whether it will succeed or not is uncertain."
Another person said, "Please, sir, just say it. Let's hear it."
The bystander agreed, "Indeed, we are all ears."
The person nodded, "I've calculated the timing. Today is a rainy day. When the rain falls, we will also simulate clouds and rain, filling this place with water. The slave owners, fearing we will drown, will surely send people to open our shackles. At that time, we will take advantage of the chaos and scatter in all directions to escape!"
Everyone's eyes lit up. A ray of hope! "A good plan! We can try it. We'll escape if even one of us can."
"Right!"
As morning approached, a light drizzle began to fall. The opportunity had arrived for everyone. They cooperated and began to simulate clouds and rain...
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The rain grew heavier...
After being urged by several people, the light drizzle turned into moderate rain, then heavy rain, and then into a stone rain! Fist-sized raindrops viciously descended from the sky!
By afternoon, the rain was only getting heavier, with no signs of stopping.
The water had already filled the entire slave compound. Some ordinary people had died from drowning, along with quite a few livestock.
As for Ming Zhitian and the others, they were on the verge of bursting. Their stomachs were full of water, but they were helpless, trapped in their cages, unable to escape despite their struggles.
Time ticked by, and being submerged in water without being able to escape was an ordeal.
This was also what that person meant by "whether it will succeed or not is uncertain." In fact, it was worse, as it also cost lives.