Clearly, out of caution, Jiang Luofu did not address him by his full name.

"Drunkard" naturally refers to Xiao Yao, who always carries a wine jug and is drunk; the two words are the most apt description of him.

"I managed to sneak into a cell these past few days and planted a little gadget inside that should be of help to you..."

Immediately afterwards, a chess piece fell from the halo. Zu'an reached out and caught it, and found that it was very similar to the substitute piece that Hei Baizi had given him before.

"This is a new invention by my fifth senior brother, called 'Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun.' It consists of two chess pieces as a pair. Using one of the pieces as a coordinate, within a not-too-distant range, holding the other piece, one can use a spell to appear directly next to the paired piece."

Zuan was astonished, thinking that these guys at the academy always managed to come up with some strange and wonderful things, and the key was that they were all quite practical.

With this clever switch, he could enter the prison directly, saving him the trouble of rushing in from the outside.

The key issue is that if they rush in directly from the outside, it gives the defenders more time to react. Both Xiao Yao and Xu Yu could potentially hear the news and rush back, which would be troublesome.

Of course, the location can also be set outside, so that as long as you sneak into the cell, you can rescue the person without anyone knowing.

Unfortunately, Xu Yu was meticulous and had built an impenetrable defense system around Yu Yanluo, making it impossible for him to sneak in silently.

After much thought, the only way to get in without fighting was by disguising myself, but that would expose my indistinguishable skills when investigated later, which would raise suspicion about Jian Yanyou, and the cost of the chain reaction would be too high.

Therefore, it would be better to sneak in first, treat Yu Yanluo, and then break out with the two of them.

Sigh, why didn't they prepare an extra set of these "switching pieces"? Then they wouldn't have this problem.

Of course, he also knew that such a thing must be extremely precious. Having one was already very rare, and having several more was just wishful thinking.

He silently memorized the method of application mentioned in Jiang Luofu's letter before putting on a human-skin mask and leaving.

Since we can't expose everyone's identical appearance now, the masks we got from Chen Xuan have come in handy again.

Arriving near the mansion where Yu Yanluo was imprisoned, and looking at the soldiers patrolling around in the distance, he had to admit that although Xu Yu had tricked him, he was really talented, and the arrangement was truly flawless.

He went to a secluded spot, took out the white chess piece, and started operating it according to the method taught by Jiang Luofu. Then, he crushed it with a forceful squeeze.

Immediately afterwards, the light around his entire body rippled and distorted, and a few seconds later, his figure had disappeared from the spot.

At this moment, in the innermost part of the courtyard, several guards were chatting:

"I finally met Madam Yu during the day. She is so beautiful."

"Tch, what a fuss, so pathetic. I've seen her several times already, and she even smiled at me last time."

"Do you really think such a beautiful woman could be a demon?"

"Who knows? Demons are the best at deceiving people. Maybe her beautiful appearance is just a disguise."

"No way, could her face be fake?"

"Who knows? But even if I knew it was fake, I'd still be willing to go for it, since it looks like that."

"You wish, kid."

...

Several men in the room let out vulgar laughter. The more they talked, the more excited they became, and they began to look towards the courtyard inside.

They longed to go inside and take a closer look at each other, even if they didn't do anything, just admiring each other's beauty would make them feel like they could live a few more years.

Unfortunately, there is a seal inside, erected by the Embroidered Robe Envoy. This seal was jointly set by Sang Hong and Xu Yu to check and balance each other and to protect Yu Yanluo's safety.

Just as the group was feeling disappointed, they didn't notice that a black chess piece on the crossbeam of the table in the corner of the room was beginning to turn to dust.

Immediately afterwards, the air nearby rippled, and a figure appeared out of thin air in the room.

Those assigned to guard this place were all experts from the governor's mansion. They immediately noticed the abnormality and rushed to draw their weapons. One of them even reached out to strike the bell next to him.

They naturally wouldn't act rashly; their first action was to notify the other people in the household, thus completing their mission.

It must be said that Xu Yu's measures were quite impressive. If someone else had broken in, let alone whether they could defeat these highly skilled guards, even if they could, they wouldn't have had time to stop them from issuing a warning.

Unfortunately, Zuan had been studying the defenses here for the past two days. Given his status, it wouldn't be difficult for him to know these details, so the moment he appeared in the room, he rushed toward the bell.

Now that his soul has taken shape, he has complete control over the actions of the guards in the arena, and he even anticipates how they will make their moves.

The guards only saw a blur before their eyes, and then they lost sight of their target.

The man who was about to ring the bell found that the hammer in his hand could not move forward even an inch. He looked up in shock and found that the mysterious man had appeared in front of him at some point.

He instinctively tried to retaliate with his other hand, but unfortunately, a strange burst of energy from the other person's grip on his pulse point rushed in, and then he blacked out and passed out.

The others were about to help when they realized their eyes couldn't keep up with the speed of the other person. They all felt a sudden darkness before their eyes and collapsed to the ground.

Zuan helped them up and gently placed them on the ground to avoid making any noise that might alert the people outside.

Without pausing, he headed straight for the inner courtyard.

Because Yu Yanluo was, after all, a woman, and a very beautiful one at that, no guards were stationed in the small courtyard; instead, two maids were left to serve her.

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