Before the guards watching the courtyard could finish speaking, Tang Lei knocked them unconscious with a single sword strike.
Night had fallen, and Tang Lei, dressed in black, silently slipped into the dungeon entrance under the cover of darkness.
Upon entering, Tang Lei saw two guards responsible for watching the dungeon drinking heavily. He immediately threw two pebbles, and the two men, who were drinking and chatting, suddenly collapsed onto the table.
Meanwhile, Doctor Feng, who had been waiting for an opportunity, mistakenly thought that the two guards had drunk too much, so he hurriedly used the wire in his hand to pry open the lock outside the cell.
"Dr. Feng, please don't make a sound, it's me."
Tang Lei bumped into Doctor Feng, who rushed out of the prison cell. Just as Doctor Feng was about to speak, Tang Lei covered his mouth.
As Tang Lei spoke, he removed his mask and continued speaking to Doctor Feng.
"This is not the place to talk, let's go quickly."
"Young Master Tang, please wait a moment, I still have something to finish."
Just as Tang Lei was about to pull Dr. Feng away, Dr. Feng opened his mouth and said...
Tang Lei didn't know what Doctor Feng wanted, but he saw Doctor Feng point to the prison cell opposite.
“They are using my mother as leverage to force me to do things for them. I heard my mother’s voice coming from here before, and I want to rescue my mother.”
Upon hearing Doctor Feng's words, Tang Lei didn't hesitate at all. He drew his sword and flung open the door to another cell.
The moment the door opened, a musty smell wafted out. Doctor Feng rushed in front of Tang Lei and ran towards the depths of the cell.
The entire prison is shaped like the Chinese character "回" (hui). Doctor Feng's cell is at the entrance, while the back of his cell is at the deepest part of the "回" shape.
Dr. Feng stopped at the corner.
"Heng'er, it's all my fault, I've dragged you into this."
While crying, Feng's mother reached out and gently stroked Dr. Feng's cheek.
"Mother, please don't say that. It's all my fault. I've dragged you down."
As Dr. Feng spoke, he took out a thin wire from his pocket, used it to pry open the iron lock on the cell, and then hurriedly unlocked the shackles on his mother.
"Young Master Feng, there's no time left, we must leave quickly."
Tang Lei, who was guarding the entrance to the prison, heard hurried footsteps approaching the prison. He whispered to Doctor Feng and her son.
"Mother, hurry!"
Dr. Feng hurriedly grabbed his mother and followed closely behind Tang Lei, running towards the prison exit.
After Tang Lei and his two companions came out of the cell, they saw a group of guards rushing towards them.
Without thinking, Tang Lei hurriedly picked up Doctor Feng with one hand and grabbed Feng's mother with the other, leaped into the air, and jumped over the wall to leave.
However, guards still caught up with them, so Tang Lei and Doctor Feng and her son split up. Tang Lei led the pursuing guards away.
After Tang Lei got rid of the guards, it was already late at night. He didn't know if Li Youran and his group had successfully left the city, but he was afraid of missing them, so he hurriedly headed towards the dilapidated temple in the north of the city.
"You Ran, let's not wait any longer. If we wait any longer, it will be difficult for everyone to get away."
Wu Yong said to Li Youran with a helpless expression.
After Dr. Feng and her son arrived, everyone waited anxiously for Tang Lei. However, it was already late at night, and if they waited any longer, dawn would break.
Once daylight breaks, leaving this place will likely become even more difficult.
"You guys go first, I'll stay here and wait for Tang Lei."
Li Youran paused for a moment, then continued.
"You don't need to worry about me. I have disguise tools on me, so no one will find me."
Li Youran had made up her mind that she would not leave until she saw Tang Lei.
If Tang Lei did not return by dawn, she would disguise herself as someone else and go out to look for him.
“Young Master Tang put himself in danger to save my son and me. In that case, I will stay and wait for Young Master Tang.”
As Dr. Feng spoke, he looked at his mother and continued.
"Mother, you should leave quickly with Young Master Wu and his group. Your son will be fine, because they need my help and will never harm me."
Seeing this, Wu Yong stamped his feet anxiously, thinking that if everyone was trapped here and unable to leave the city, wouldn't all their efforts have been in vain?
Just then, Tang Lei scaled the wall and entered.
"Young Master Tang."
Upon seeing Tang Lei return, everyone rushed forward.
"Why haven't you left yet? If you don't leave soon, I'm afraid none of us will be able to leave."
Tang Lei said with a frown.
He could clearly sense that the guards who had followed him out this time were much more troublesome than before. The guards were obviously on guard, and it seemed that leaving the city would be difficult.
Li Youran first disguised everyone. After some elaborate dressing up, the group all looked like refugees fleeing famine, each one pale and emaciated, dressed in rags.
Li Youran had planned to sneak out of the city under cover of darkness when the city gates opened at dawn. However, even from a distance, she noticed that there were significantly more soldiers guarding the city than before.
"Don't be afraid, no one will recognize us."
Tang Lei quietly squeezed Li Youran's hand, encouraging her.
The group of people mustered their courage and walked toward the city gate, where they saw that the guards were holding a portrait of Doctor Feng and his mother.
"Wait a minute."
Just as Dr. Feng and her son were about to pass through smoothly, the soldier holding the portrait stepped forward and said to Dr. Feng.
He carefully examined Dr. Feng and his mother, then looked at Grandma Liu and Shunzi who were traveling with them.
What is your relationship?
"Replying to your question, sir, these are my grandmother and younger brother."
As Dr. Feng spoke, he choked up.
“My father contracted the plague and died on the way. Now the whole family is just an orphan and a widow.”
As Dr. Feng spoke, he wiped away his tears. Just then, Grandma Liu suddenly started coughing violently.
"Hurry up, hurry up. If you get infected, the soldier will be in big trouble."
As the guard spoke, he hurriedly retreated, looking at Doctor Feng and his entourage with disdain.
And so, Li Youran and his group successfully left the city. On the way, they encountered an oxcart. They used a bag of dry food as travel expenses, and the group sat on the oxcart and set off for Liaocheng.
Sitting in the carriage, Doctor Feng introduced his mother.
It turns out that Doctor Feng's name was Feng Heng. His mother was a lady from a prominent family. Later, due to some changes in the family, she took him and hid in a small village. All the medical books he studied since childhood were brought by his mother.
"Thank you all for taking care of Heng'er. If it weren't for your help, my son and I would probably be dead by now."
As she spoke, Mrs. Feng thanked everyone.
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