186 Prison Break
At the hour of Xu, when it was time to turn off the lights and go to sleep, an inexplicable solemn and murderous atmosphere filled the streets.
There were only scattered horse hoof prints on the long snow-covered street, which was so empty that it didn't seem like a human world.
Two miles outside the inner prison, in a dimly lit alley in the south of the city, Liang Mao'er sat on a broken basket and took a nap. Liang Gou'er, clutching the Liang family's long sword in his arms and a withered grass stem in his mouth, leaned against the wall, bored and vacant. "Hey, kid, how long do we have to wait?"
Yu Dengke poked his head out of the alley suspiciously, looking outward. He turned his back to Liang Mao'er and Liang Gou'er and said without turning his head, "Wait a little longer. It's another quarter of an hour until midnight. We'll be safe then. Brother Gou'er, stand under the eaves where there's no snow and don't move. Someone will come to patrol soon."
Liang Gou'er laughed, "Safe? How can you be safe if you want to rescue someone from Yan's inner prison?"
At this moment, Yu Dengke, who was on the lookout, turned around and waved to them, "Hurry, hurry, there are more people coming, hide!
He stepped on the spot under the eaves where there was no snow and put himself into the broken basket.
Liang Gou'er turned around, grabbed Liang Mao'er's mouth, picked him up, and hid him behind a pile of broken baskets.
Outside the alley, the sound of horse hooves trampling on the snow could be heard. The hooves were getting closer and closer, like a death drum.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths... ten breaths later, a Jiefan Guard wearing a conical hat and a skirt rode past the alley. He held a long sword across his waist, his gaze piercing the alley. He stood still for a moment, confirming there were no footprints in the snow, before spurring his horse to inspect other areas.
Liang Gou'er let go of his hand, Liang Mao'er gasped silently, and Yu Dengke also opened the broken basket, breathed a sigh of relief on the ground, his legs shaking.
Liang Gou'er turned to look at Yu Dengke and said, "You are just a kid from a wharf-building family. Your legs are shaking like this, and you dare to rush into this dangerous trap?"
Yu Dengke was puzzled and asked, "Is this a trap?"
Liang Gou'er counted on his fingers, "I pretended to be a pedestrian and strolled around this area this morning. Not only are there scattered patrols by the Jiefan Guards, but there's also an unknown number of conspirators and Jiefan Guards hiding in the alleys within a mile of the Inner Prison. A mile away, troops from the Luocheng Military Commission are on standby, ready to support us at any moment. The eunuch clique is clearly waiting for someone to fall into their trap, so they can eliminate any remaining members of Prince Jing's family."
He looked at Yu Dengke and sneered, "Anyone with a little intelligence would have seen this was a trap if they had looked closely, but you fools chose to go and die."
Yu Dengke turned around and looked at him: "Aren't you going too?"
Liang Gou'er said impatiently, "Did I want to go? I was coerced and bribed by you! Let me tell you, everyone has their own life, why bother saving anyone else? Over the years, how many close friends have turned against each other after saving someone's life? Friendship is temporary; your own life is the most important!"
Yu Dengke felt a little aggrieved: "We were so close at the clinic, and you even said we'd drink together when we got old!"
Liang Gou'er's expression froze, and his voice lowered. "Anyway, we agreed in advance that I'll just help get the prince and princess out of the inner prison and I'll be done with my job. After that, I'll take Mao'er and escape. Whether or not you can get the prince and princess out of Luo City is none of my business."
Yu Dengke said unhappily, "I know, I know.
Liang Gou'er was puzzled: "Aren't you worried that you won't be able to get out? Now the garrisons at the four city gates have all been replaced by the elite of the Wansui Army.
The manure carts at the city gates have their lids opened and are stabbed seven or eight times. This afternoon, a man named Yu Bi from the Liu family was captured and killed hiding in a manure cart. Before he died, he let out a groan and the golden juice poured into his mouth. What's he trying to do? He might as well have died a quicker death.
Yu Dengke imagined that scene and felt a chill.
Liang Gou'er said cheerfully: "Even if you can rescue the prince and the princess from the inner prison,
How should we send them away?"
At this moment, a calm voice suddenly sounded from behind the three of them: "Big Brother Gou'er, there's no need for you to worry about this matter."
Liang Gou'er looked back and saw a man slowly walking out of the darkness in the depths of Wangchun Hutong, and his figure slowly emerged.
Liang Gou'er turned around and looked at the masked man with his eyes slightly raised. "Why are you dressed like this? And you're seriously injured... How can you save people when you're injured like this?"
Chen Ji casually replied, "With you, a great official in the realm of seeking the Dao, here, we can save them. By the way, Brother Gou'er, what kind of cultivation method can allow one to have a Buddha image tattooed on one's body and a Buddha image blooming on one's back?"
Ran Gou'er confirmed, "You fought Han Tong... Was it him who injured you? He practices the Tibetan Python method. He mixes his heart blood with four-leaf clover juice and sprinkles gold ink, tattooing the pattern on his body and meditating on it daily. Most people only dare to tattoo a python. It's said that those who meditate on dragons, tigers, Buddhas, or gods tend to lose their minds, hence the name Tibetan Python." He continued, "Several practitioners of this method fight each other to the death upon encountering one another. I remember two of them being associated with Elder Liu, but they were killed by Tianma a while ago."
Chen Ji nodded: "I see. What's the situation near the inner prison?"
Liang Gou'er said, "There's a Jiefan Guard stationed near the Inner Prison, about two hundred men. How do you plan to get in? First of all, I can't defeat that many. Among the Jiefan Guard are officials. If you haven't figured out how to deal with them, I advise you to return home."
Suddenly, Chen Ji raised his hand to signal him not to speak.
Liang Gou'er gave a slight sneer, and the next moment, a horse galloped over the snow in the distance, and the secret agent on horseback blew the copper whistle intermittently. Magpie, a sound, this is the whistle of the Secret Service to summon troops.
After an incense stick had passed, the sound of horses galloping could be heard on the long street outside the alley. Chen Ji and the others hid in the shadows under the eaves. They saw teams of Jiefanwei wearing conical hats and robes, with long swords across their waists, galloping past and heading east.
When the night settled down again, Liang Gou'er suddenly looked at Chen Ji and asked, "What did you do to lure the Jiefan Guard away?"
Chen Ji did not answer.
Liang Gou'er frowned and thought: "If we were to capture an ordinary person, we wouldn't need to do this.
If more Jiefanwei were to take action, he would have to be a high-ranking official in the Xundao Realm. But in Luocheng, the only people in the Xundao Realm are me and that guy surnamed Feng. Wait, are you using Han Tong as bait? As far as I know, he has no grudge against you...
Chen Ji said calmly, "This is what he should do."
Liang Gou'er looked at Chen Ji for a moment, then sighed, "You've already resorted to some unscrupulous tactics. Don't let yourself end up being the enemy of the whole world, and then you'll regret it."
Chen Ji shook his head: "It's not important."
Liang Gou'er looked at him in surprise and doubt: "You will not sell me and the cat after you rescue them, right?" Chen Ji said expressionlessly: "No."
He took out a gray mask from his pocket and handed it to the three people. Just as he raised his hand, he suddenly coughed. He took off his own mask and coughed up a mouthful of blood at the base of the wall.
Liang Maoer asked with concern: "Chen Ji, are you okay?
Right?" Chen Ji wiped the blood from his lips: "It's okay."
He lightly jumped onto the gray tiles on the roof, then bent down and reached out to pull Yu Dengke up.
Liang Gou'er followed suit and pulled Liang Mao'er onto the roof as well, muttering, "You want to go over the roof without leaving footprints on the snow, so no one will notice you. But I warn you, if you go any further, there are still people from the Secret Service hiding in the alleys. You can't avoid them."
Chen Ji calmly led the way forward, "I have my own way.
The low gabled roofs looked like sharp mountains. A Jiefan Guard stood in the shadow of an alley, pressing his hands like a statue in armor.
He lowered his hat a little, closed his eyes, and waited for his prey to fall into his trap.
Jie Fanwei had just closed his eyes when his right ear trembled slightly under his bamboo hat. He suddenly opened his eyes and his gaze shot out.
In the alley, a tabby cat was walking on the snow, step by step into the alley.
Come, look around, as if looking for food.
Jie Fanwei's sharp eyes softened slightly. He thought for a moment and
He took out a piece of cake from under his hood, held a small piece in his palm, and got up.
The tabby cat meowed timidly, hesitated for a moment, and then slowly approached, swallowed the biscuit into its mouth, and rubbed it against Li Fanwei's palm.
Jie Fanwei smiled and put down another piece of pancake.
Not far away, Chen Ji listened to the sound of the tabby cat and walked without stopping, leading Liang Gou'er to turn and walk in another direction. He avoided any place that sounded like a cat.
Several people shuttled and jumped among the gray mountains, getting closer and closer to the inner prison.
Liang Gou'er covered his face with a gray cloth, and a look of doubt flashed in his eyes above the gray cloth. Where had all the Jiefanwei hiding in these alleys gone? Why didn't he run into any of them?
Also, there seem to be a lot of wild cats in this residential area?
At this moment, Chen Ji suddenly stood up and raised his right fist.
Liang Gou'er bent down and moved closer. The two of them used the roof as a cover and looked out quietly.
Chen Ji whispered, "The iron gate on the side of the house in front is the inner prison. Behind the gate is a passage leading underground, connecting to the underground river."
Liang Gou'er frowned, "How do we get in? If we try to chop the iron gate open with a knife, the nearby Jiefan Guards will definitely hear us!"
Chen Ji picked up the snow from the roof, rubbed the blood off his cheek, and then turned to look at Liang Gou'er: "You wait here for me."
Liang Gou'er was lying behind the roof when he saw Chen Ji lightly jump off the eaves and lie in the snow, as silent as a civet cat.
Liang Gou'er frowned: "What is this kid going to do?" Yu Dengke shook his head: "I don't know."
But Chen Ji walked straight to the iron gate and knocked three times, and Liang Gou'er suddenly tightened his scabbard.
The next moment, the small window on the iron door opened, and the jailer inside asked in confusion, "Master Chen, why are you here?"
Chen Ji flashed the badge in his hand: "There is a prisoner to be interrogated, open the door." The iron gate opened.
Just as Chen Ji was about to kill someone, the jailer quickly retreated into the corridor and disappeared into the darkness of the inner prison.
Chen Ji started to chase, but saw an arrow shot out from the door. He turned sideways and
He was able to dodge it, but the arrow left a shallow bloody mark on his cheek.
The next moment, the jailer blew a bright brass whistle. Magpie, call!
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