Yue Haoyun smiled and said, "I was only in bed for two days when Manager Qiao gave me the antidote."
"Now that you're awake, wouldn't it be torture to continue lying in the coffin pretending to be dead?"
"I will ask the princess to seal the coffin, and I will hide in the dark room and enjoy myself."
After briefly explaining what had happened over the past few days, Yue Haoyun asked, "What brings you here today?"
The second prince briefly told him about Dan Niang's disappearance and his own speculations.
Yue Haoyun stroked his chin and said, "Oh, so you mean to go to the witch to find Dan Niang and save the innocent children. Before you go, you specifically come to ask Chunyu."
"Yes, exactly."
Yue Haoyun frowned, as if thinking about something. After a long moment, he said, "This is indeed a meritorious deed. However, the Great Yue Witch is not someone you can easily mess with. I'm afraid it could be very dangerous!"
Chunyu Yilan's face was unusually bright. Perhaps because she was already a victim of the Gu woman, she was overjoyed to hear that she would be saving so many children.
She said, "Actually, rescuing the child isn't that dangerous."
Yue Haoyun and the Second Prince both looked at her, waiting for her to continue.
"Their training of Gu girls is complicated and involves a clear division of labor. Newly captured girls aren't sent directly to the base camp, but are instead held in one place."
"These newly captured children are infected with Gu and are very young, so they are physically weak. Even if they are left unattended, they can't escape."
"So, the guards in the place where they are held are quite lax."
"Plus, the location of detention is very hidden. Unless they are insiders, it is difficult for outsiders to find them. Therefore, they let down their guard even more."
[Ahhh! That’s great!] Xia Miaoyuan was overjoyed, as if she could rescue the children in the next second.
The Second Prince and Yue Haoyun also relaxed their brows.
"Great! Then I will take people there tonight!" The second prince clapped his hands.
Chunyu Yilan bit her lip and said, "Well... there's just one more question..."
The Second Prince and Yue Haoyun asked in unison, "What?"
"I wonder how many people we can send out?" Chunyu Yilan did not answer, but asked instead.
The Second Prince was somewhat puzzled. "There should be enough people. If necessary, a few hundred people, would that be enough?"
Chunyu smiled, "It won't take that much! Because those children have been poisoned and deliberately starved to wear down their willpower, so they don't have the energy to run with you."
"If we want to save them, we'll probably have to carry them out one by one!"
The Second Prince slapped his thigh and said, "What kind of problem did you think it was? How difficult is it? Just send more people and prepare enough carriages and you'll be fine."
Next, the three of them gathered together and discussed the specific plan in detail.
Everything was arranged down to the details, including the route, how many people to send, and when to set off.
Chunyu Yilan was worried and decided to lead the team herself.
The second prince summoned his two trusted confidants, Jin Hu and Yin Bao, and ordered them to follow Chunyu at that time. He also mobilized 80 secret guards brought from Daxia.
At midnight that day, the team set off on horseback.
Because there were so many people, in order to avoid arousing suspicion from others, the 80 or so people were divided into eight small teams and walked separately.
Under the leadership of Chunyu Yilan, everyone arrived at the place of detention smoothly.
The place where he was imprisoned was at the foot of a mountain called Qingshan.
Hidden in a secluded place at the foot of the mountain, there is a huge cave. The entrance of the cave is covered by wormwood that is more than one meter high. If it were not for Chunyu Yilan leading the way, it would be difficult for outsiders to find it.
Everyone had already parked their horses three or four miles away from the cave and walked over in the dark.
From a distance, they saw two people patrolling the open space at the foot of the mountain.
Chunyu Yilan whispered to Jinhu and Yinbao, "These two are on guard duty."
Jin Hu took out two poison darts from his arms and flew towards the two men.
The two men groaned and fell to the ground.
Everyone rushed forward and hurriedly dragged the two bodies into the grass.
Then, Chunyu Yilan took out a small gourd from her waist, poured out a pill and swallowed it.
After eating, she handed the gourd to Jin Hu beside her and said, "This is an antidote. Each of you can take one to prevent poisonous gas from emitting from the cave."
Golden Tiger and Silver Leopard took the medicine obediently and passed the gourd down.
At this moment, Chunyu Yilan rushed to the entrance of the cave and reached out to twist something in an inconspicuous corner.
With a creak, the cave door opened.
When everyone saw the situation in the cave, they were all shocked.
This cave was originally a natural formation, but they artificially expanded it a lot, inlaid stone slabs on the ground and walls, and installed a ceiling on the top of the cave.
Inside the cave, there is a candlestick every ten steps. Large candles as thick as an adult's forearm are lit, making the cave sparkle.
Chunyu Yilan brought a few elite soldiers and jumped into the cave first.
Then Chunyu picked up two stones from the ground and threw them hard at the ceiling.
Because Chunyu Yilan used her internal force, the two stones made a harsh sound, broke into several pieces, and fell to the ground.
"Who!" a deep male voice came.
Immediately afterwards, an agile man holding two swords jumped out from inside.
Chunyu Yilan took off the human skin mask on her face and said with a bright smile: "Old Dong! It's me!"
The man was stunned, his swords unsteady. He asked in a trembling voice, "You, are you still alive? When did you return to the capital? Why didn't you go to the base camp to report to the witch?"
As soon as he asked this question, the man's eyes fell on the people behind Chunyu and he exclaimed in surprise: "Chunyu! What do you want to do?"
"Nothing, just bring some brothers to see you!" Chunyu Yilan said, then drew a soft sword from his waist, jumped up, and stabbed straight at the chest of the man named Lao Dong.
"Alright! Chunyu Yilan! How dare you betray your master and collude with thieves to attack our master at night! I'll kill you!"
Lao Dong roared loudly and fought back with two swords.
The two men fought each other, and the sound of weapons clashing was endless.
At this time, a secret guard standing in the back watching asked Jin Hu, "Brother Hu, should we watch them fight one on one, or go up and fight them in a group?"
Jin Hu rolled his eyes and said, "We're not here to compete in martial arts, so why do you care about a one-on-one fight?"
After saying that, he drew a long sword from his waist and jumped in front of Lao Dong.
The others also came forward with weapons to help.
Originally, Lao Dong and Chunyu Yilan's martial arts were comparable.
Eight men in black came forward to help, some with swords, some with knives, and immediately defeated Old Dong.
Old Dong soon suffered several injuries.
He covered his wound and backed away, shouting, "You guys are hitting me, that's unethical!"
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