My Wife and I Became Sages in Another World
Chapter 286: Nobles Meet, Slaves are Freed

Chapter 286: Nobles Meet, Slaves are Freed

After Melina and I were escorted to the stables, where the other slaves were waiting for their owners to leave the meeting, we waited for a few minutes for all of them to arrive.

We knew that the nobles’ meeting had begun since Melina and I could listen to the whole thing thanks to the enchantment we left on Mei Ling’s brooch, and that was the signal for us to start getting all these people out.

There was only one guard inside watching us, so I approached him in a friendly manner to confuse him for a moment before giving him a chop in the back of his neck, leaving him unconscious.

Some of the enslaved villagers gasped after the guard went down, but Melina quickly put their minds at ease as she softly told them that they would be freed that night.

Once we teleported all of the people inside the stables to Yuandu, including the unconscious guard, only Melina and I remained inside the stables.

We casually opened the door as if we were leaving our own house, and the three guards standing outside looked at us with confusion.

"H-Hey, get back in-..." one of the guards spoke up, but his words were cut off after I gave him my signature karate chop at the back of the neck.

Melina and I were too fast for the guards to react, so before they could alert anyone else, they were put to sleep and teleported to Yuandu.

The reason we were saving the guards along with the slaves was because, technically, most of them were in a similar position.

If a commoner had the option of becoming a guard or a slave, most of them would choose the former. The problem was that it put them against their own people.

If a guard in Guanghua was tasked with protecting something, and they failed at their jobs, they would just get executed or enslaved, so we were doing them a favor by getting them out of there.

Now that all of the nobles were gathered in one place, Melina and I decided to fly around the city and free the slaves that were left in their homes.

There wasn’t a need for us to be stealthy as we would be leaving the city that same night, but we also couldn’t cause a huge commotion that would cancel the nobles’ meeting.

While we were infiltrating their homes, taking out their guards, and freeing the rest of the slaves, Melina and I kept listening attentively to the nobles talking.

[This is totally unacceptable. How come the guards disappeared too!?] said a noble.

[Agreed. Who is supposed to pay for these crimes?]

[Even the ones that were being sold off were freed!]

[I heard Lord Yushan visited the venue that night!] said a noble.

[What? Are you accusing me of having something to do with this!?] another replied, which I guessed was Lord Yushan, the guy who gave the slaves food plates before we arrived.

[I’m just saying. You could have at least seen something suspicious!] said the accuser.

The nobles’ meeting was mostly a mess of them yelling and accusing each other, so we weren’t getting any good information from them until a man with a deep voice spoke up.

[Everyone, calm down!] he shouted, making all of the nobles quiet.

[Clearly, something strange happened last night that none of us are aware of. The three most prominent slave traders were kidnapped, so I don’t think that’s a coincidence...] the man explained.

’Oh, we got a smart one...’ I thought.

[Before we take this matter into our own hands, I believe we should call Mage Sinoc and The Scarlet Trio...]

’The Scarlet Trio...?’ I pondered.

[Lord Yifang, are you sure!? If they don’t show interest in this case, it might cost us!] a man asked.

[I believe this is something only they can solve. Our enemies were cunning and powerful, so I don’t see why we should hold back...] the man called Yifang said.

Before we knew it, two hours had gone by, and the nobles were still discussing with each other. On the other hand, Melina and I had freed over 300 more slaves during that time.

Having no nobles in the city made it extremely easy for us to infiltrate their homes and take everyone out. Even if we were a bit loud when doing it, there was nobody who could catch us.

Still, our night wasn’t over, as we still needed to play off the most important part of our plan.

Melina and I had split up to cover more area of the city, which was why we were freeing so many slaves so quickly. However, noticing that the meeting was coming to an end, the second part of the plan was put in motion.

While I kept freeing more of the enslaved villagers throughout the city, Melna returned to the theater and used her sealing magic to lock all the doors, keeping all of the nobles inside.

It took them a few minutes to notice, but suddenly, we could hear them panicking from the sound magic that kept reaching our ears.

[It’s locked, I’m telling you!] said a nobleman.

[Move aside, let me try!] another one exclaimed, followed by the sound of thuds against the door.

It didn’t matter if they tried knocking down the door. Melina’s sealing magic wasn’t that easy to break, so I had a lot more time to keep freeing people.

After two more hours of having them locked up, Melina and I had freed every single slave from Xiulan. At least the ones we could find.

In total, counting the ones we saved the previous night, we ended up freeing around 1,300 slaves and 150 guards. Still, we had one more thing to do.

With everyone gone, it would be extremely suspicious if the nobles left the meeting and found that Melina and I were the only "slaves" who were left, so it was time for us to leave the city for good.

Nevertheless, we were taking Mei Ling with us. In the case that this problem got to her, we would be able to protect her.

Opening my void pocket, I took out two of the masks that we used the first time we passed by Guanghua.

For some reason, I decided to keep them, thinking that we wouldn’t use them again, but they were perfect for this opportunity.