Chapter 61: Selection
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“What is your name?”
Three hundred young and strong slaves stood facing him. At this moment, Xiao Ming asked a somewhat thin and frail-looking boy standing in the middle.
Though the boy was lean, he was the most spirited among them. He was about 1.7 meters tall, with large eyes that kept darting around, taking in his surroundings. He looked very clever.
“Reporting to my master, my name is Lu Tong,” the boy replied.
At this, Zhao Long barked, “The person before you is the Seventh Prince of the Great Yu Empire, His Highness the Prince of Qi. You should address him as ‘Your Highness.'”
The term “master” was how slaves addressed the barbarians on the grasslands. To Zhao Long, this was a sign of disrespect toward Xiao Ming.
Lu Tong’s face showed surprise. Having been bought from the grasslands, they had traveled by sea directly to this place and had no idea where they were. Now, he exclaimed with joy, “Your Highness, this lowly slave is from Cangzhou. Three years ago, when the barbarians breached Cangzhou City, I was captured by them.”
At the same time, most of the slaves began to stir. They spoke up one after another, “Is this Qingzhou? We’ve returned.” “We’re finally home.” “This is wonderful.”
Zhao Long’s face turned red. The fall of Cangzhou City was a humiliation that the soldiers of Qingzhou could never forget. To think that these slaves before him were actually the people of the fiefdom who had been captured by the barbarians three years ago filled him with shame.