On the second night, Chen Yan and Ying Yuehao used fireworks as a signal. When he succeeded, the patrolling officers and soldiers in the capital would have to go out of the city to put out the fire. By then, it would be a good opportunity to break into the prison and rescue people.
Everything went smoothly. Huge fireworks suddenly rose into the sky, blooming with beautiful colors, attracting passers-by to look up. At the same time, an urgent report was quietly delivered to the palace.
When most of the guards had been withdrawn, Shen Yan tightened the black scarf on his face and led the remaining men into the prison.
The water dungeon is at the innermost part of the prison, and the roads inside the prison are winding and difficult to navigate.
After finally finding Lu Changqing, Shen Yan quickly signaled to his men and used the key snatched from the prison boss to open the small door, intending to rescue Lu Changqing.
The woman locked in the water dungeon was quickly pulled out. Her face was blue and her body was covered with wounds. If her chest had not been slightly heaving, one would have thought she was dead.
One of the men pushed aside the prisoner's hair that was blocking his view, revealing a very beautiful face.
Shen Yan identified it carefully, then nodded, confirming that it was indeed Lu Changqing.
Before everyone could take her away, a man covered with a black scarf suddenly jumped out from the crowd. Using his clever strength, he threw a dagger through the gap in the small door and stabbed it right into Lu Changqing's heart.
"elder sister!"
Lu Changxin roared, his voice filled with the pain of losing a loved one.
The man who swung the dagger slowly pulled down his veil, revealing a face that everyone was very familiar with. He bowed to Shen Yan and said, "I have completed all the master's orders."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Changxin looked at Chen Yan with scarlet eyes. He grabbed Chen Yan's nightgown fiercely and growled, "Chen Yan, I treat you as a brother I can trust, but you treat me like this?"
As he said that, he punched Shen Yan in the face. This punch was so fierce that it made him bleed.
As if knowing that he was in the wrong, Shen Yan did not fight back, but tried to explain to Lu Changxin, "Listen to me, I didn't--"
"Master, I am here to help you."
The dagger that Ying carried with him had been used as a hidden weapon, but fortunately he also wielded his sword very fiercely, and after forcing Lu Changxin back with a few moves, he pulled Shen Yan back to a safe place.
"Lu Changxin, listen to me, I didn't tell Ying to do this."
Chen Yan looked at Lu Changxin who was fighting with Ying and tried to explain with some difficulty, but Lu Changxin seemed to be confused by anger and could not hear even a single word he said.
What's more, there is a shadow that is interfering.
Ying is a secret guard, so he is naturally very skilled in boxing and kicking. He can fight Lu Changxin to a draw, and he even has time to sow discord between the two of them.
"Master, rest assured. General Lu will not be able to escape today. Since you already suspect that General Lu has defected to the enemy and wants to kill him, I will risk my life to eliminate this traitor for you."
As soon as he finished speaking, three people from the accompanying team surrounded Lu Changxin.
The remaining seven people looked at each other, but without Shen Yan's order, they did not dare to act rashly.
Lu Changxin struggled to block the long sword that Ying stabbed at him, and looked at Chen Yan with resentment, "Since you don't believe me, why did you come to help me save my sister?"
There was no need for Chen Yan to explain, Ying spoke up to clear up his confusion, "If it weren't so, how could you feel at ease following me here?"
After hearing this, Lu Changxin seemed to be extremely angry. After desperately attacking the queen, he rushed towards Shen Yan.
Shen Yan was just passively defending and trying to explain the whole thing, but Lu Changxin was not willing to listen at this time. He took advantage of Shen Yan's unpreparedness and stabbed Shen Yan in the chest with a sword.
Blood continued to flow out of his chest, and Shen Yan's lips moved. After Lu Changxin drew his sword, he followed up with a killing move, and was about to send Shen Yan to death, but was stopped by Ying, who knocked the sword away.
Chen Yan seemed to be seriously injured. He coughed twice with difficulty and then fainted.
Lu Changxin said coldly, "Get out of the way."
Ying met Lu Changxin's gaze without dodging, "I won't kill you, nor will I let you kill the master."
Having said that, the three people who attacked with him rushed towards Lu Changxin.
Ying did not lie. Just because he himself would not kill Lu Changxin, it did not mean that others would not do so.
In the chaos, Ying walked to Shen Yan, seemingly trying to help him up, but in fact, he reached out to the jade pendant on Shen Yan's neck.
Just as he was about to pull the jade pendant off, his hand was held tightly by someone and he could not move at all.
Ying was startled and looked up hastily, only to see a pair of inky cold eyes.
Shen Yan sneered, “So this is what you are doing.”
Ying took two steps back in a hurry and asked in shock, "Didn't you faint?"
"If I really fainted, how could I have seen such a good show of betrayal?"
Shen Yan had always believed in this shadow guard who had been with him for many years. Even when all the evidence pointed to him, his first reaction was that someone was framing him.
"You have risked your life for me for many years. Now that things have come to this, I will not pursue anything else. I just want to ask you one question: what benefit did she promise you that made you willingly betray me?"
This "she" naturally refers to the Queen Mother.
Ying listened to this, and a struggle flashed across his face. Then he knelt on the ground and said, "I am guilty. I will accept the punishment from my master."
"Punishment?"
Shen Yan didn't get angry but laughed instead, holding his injured chest and standing up with difficulty.
At first, Shen Yan was not sure who the traitor was, but since he could hide in Prince Shen's Mansion for so long without being discovered, he must be no ordinary person. So when Shen Yan and Lu Changxin made this plan, he did not expect to be unscathed.
Lu Changxin put away his sword and went forward to support Shen Yan.
The atmosphere in the small dungeon was extremely strange.
Just then, a chaotic sound of footsteps came from outside. The officers and soldiers who were supposed to go to the suburbs surrounded the place and did not give anyone a chance to leave.
The Queen Mother walked in with Shuncai's support. She looked at the injured Shen Yan and asked with a smile, "This is the water dungeon where death row prisoners are held. Why is the Regent here?" She looked up and down at Shen Yan's clothes and said, "Still dressed like this, he looks like he's here to rob a prison."
Shen Yan looked at the Queen Mother, he seemed to know what this woman wanted to do.
Facing the aggressive Queen Mother, Chen Yan just smiled faintly, "I am here on the orders of Your Majesty to release a girl from prison. I have already found her. I will not disturb your pleasure, Queen Mother. I will take my leave."
Having said that, he was about to take Lu Changxin and his group away.
"Wait."
For the first time, the Queen Mother's face was no longer smiling, only murderous intent was on her face. "Since you said that you followed His Majesty's order, where is the order? If the Regent cannot produce it, don't blame me for being impartial."
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