Chapter 4: Tears
Damn it!
Gu Guan couldn't help but swear. She straightened up suddenly and stared nervously outside the canal.
The two men went straight to the small cell, took out the key and quickly opened the cell door. With a "creaky" sound, the iron cell was being opened from one end, and a black shadow holding a white silk silk had already stepped into the cell. He leaned over and slashed the target with the flexible white silk silk!
The two men fought so quickly that Xie Ci closed his eyes and pretended to be unconscious. He realized that there was something wrong with opening the door and hesitated for a moment. A white silk was grabbed from behind his head. He jumped up in shock, but he had lost the initiative. The black shadow cut and pulled with his backhand, and instantly tightened Xie Ci's neck!
The person who opened the door was surprised, and the next moment he rushed over, grabbed Xie Ci's hands and covered his mouth tightly!
Everything happened so suddenly. There was no sound of human voice in the room. Only the violent rustling sound of footsteps on straw could be heard. In the dark and gloomy cell, a murder was happening right now!
Xie Ci struggled violently but was held down tightly. The white silk on his neck was tightened as hard as it could. He would suffocate to death in a little over a minute, or even less than a minute. With such force and tightness, permanent damage to soft tissues such as the greater cornu of the hyoid bone would be caused, leading to death, in about ten seconds at the fastest.
The cold wind blew in the vent, and Gu Wan's blood rushed to his head.
Holy shit! What the hell is she going to do?!
She froze in the canal, hesitating for about two seconds with her fists clenched. Damn it! Never mind.
Gu Guan bent down and quickly moved the lid away with as little force as possible. He kicked the small stone threshold at the mouth of the channel, took a running start, and with his feet off the ground, he threw himself into the small prison!
"Hiss" sound!
Her appearance was so abrupt that the two shadowy figures had never dreamed that someone capable of climbing, being so agile, and even carrying a sharp weapon could appear in this prison cell. The entrance to the canal was about five or six meters away from the cell. Gu Guan landed and leaped, slamming into the back of the person strangling the white silk. The silver axe in her hand accurately pierced the silk and, with a tug, the extremely taut white silk was slashed apart!
She sprinted and jumped with incredible force. As the white silk was torn, she knocked the man down. They both hit the wall at the same time. The other one hit his head with a "bang" and immediately stopped moving.
The remaining person was also dealt with by Xie Ci.
Suddenly something unexpected happened, and the other person immediately reached out to pull the two ends of the white silk, but Xie Ci suddenly pulled it, and the white silk was torn off. The man hurriedly turned his hand to draw the long sword at his waist, but when he drew the sword halfway, Xie Ci, who had escaped death, turned over and grabbed his neck!
In just ten seconds, Xie Ci's face was covered in sweat, and his face was still purple from suffocation. He was terrified and furious. He kicked the other person's sword-drawing hand and pounced on him, strangling his neck tightly.
Neither of them had any weapons, and one of them was seriously injured, but the intense emotions and tremendous force between life and death made Xie Ci hold down the man tightly and strangle him until he could no longer move.
Both of them were panting heavily.
They crawled up from the ground. Gu Guan also hit his knee and grimaced in pain. Xie Ci felt a warm current flowing down spontaneously, along his eyebrows and into his eyes. He didn't know whether it was blood or sweat.
He wiped it hard and it was sticky and scarlet, it was blood.
In the dark and murky cell, the two people lying on the ground were unknown whether they were dead or alive. The corridor was silent, and they could clearly hear the flattery of the officers at the end and the long sentences they were talking to the leaders of the other side.
——They will soon find that these two people are not coming out.
Gu Wan took a moment to calm down, then immediately stood up. She whispered, "Hurry, follow me!"
Xie Ci barely managed to stand against the wall and could smell a strong smell of blood. It was obvious that the fierce struggle and fight had caused his wounds to burst open again.
However, the long-term family training of military posture made this young man habitually straighten his back even when he was extremely weak.
Gu Wan stretched out his hand and spoke quickly.
I can't stay here anymore.
If you stay any longer you will surely die.
At this point, Gu Wan calmed down.
Fucking fugitives, that was totally beyond her expectations, what a fucking fate! But if it happened again... probably, she would still do the same thing.
She had already hesitated before, and she said anxiously: "Hurry up, they will soon find out something is wrong."
Regardless of whether they are enemies or the imperial court is trying to eradicate them, since these people can come here so brazenly, the entire Zhongdu and Waiyu are in cahoots with each other.
Gu Wan's heart was pounding, and she reached out to the staggering Xie Ci. Xie Ci took a deep breath, leaned against the wall, put his hand on her shoulder, and staggered, following her towards the ventilation duct.
…
The two of them pushed and pulled and climbed out of the ventilation duct. Gu Wan quickly pushed the lid back.
Xie Ci coughed loudly only at this point, and he coughed violently and softly for a long time. His restrained and suffocating breathing finally subsided. He half-knelt on the ground, holding the upright manhole cover and silently put it flat.
The snow had stopped tonight, and a crescent moon hung in the night sky. The moonlight reflected the hazy light of the snow. Gu Guan could clearly see his hands holding the manhole cover. They were covered with scars, and the marks from whipping and pinching his fingers were crisscrossed with blue and purple, and stained with blood. The calluses on the sides of his thumb and index finger became conspicuous against the brown blood stains.
——Xie Ci practiced in the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer, and practiced countless times holding a gun and a knife in both hands.
He was young and naughty, but the soul and bones of the Xie family were there.
If it weren't for this incident, he would have officially joined the army after his sixteenth birthday this year and started as a soldier. He had no objection.
All the men in the Xie family who joined the army were like this.
He is naughty and mischievous, but not a playboy.
But today, the unbridled spirit of riding a horse in the past has completely disappeared from his eyes in a short time.
The crystal is still there, but it seems broken, and the sorrow and sadness seem to be about to end.
Gu Guan saw the proud boy who called his friends and gathered around him from the original owner's memory, frame by frame, never fading. It was infuriating, but he was not a bad man. Her heart softened. Gu Guan dug out the rough firewood hidden in the snow just in case and locked the manhole cover tightly. "Are you okay?"
She climbed up and helped him up, asked with concern, and encouraged the two of them: "We will definitely be able to escape successfully!"
At this point, Gu Guan couldn't help but turn his head to look. The full name of the Outer Prison of Tiekan Temple was the Outer Prison of Zhongdu Prison. The most conspicuous thing was the four high blue brick and white stone walls. The white stone base was the bottom, which was thick and high, more than three zhang and close to four zhang, which was more than ten meters high and almost four stories high. No matter how big the front and back prisons were, one could see it clearly from anywhere.
Xie Ci said in a hoarse voice, "There are two high walls in the prison outside Tiekan Temple, one inside and another outside."
His throat was injured, and his voice was hoarse. Gu Guan had to move closer to hear him clearly.
This Tiekan Temple was originally the military training ground of the Yingyang Guard. Xie Xinzhong and his son had brought Xie Ci (younger brother) here many times when they were training him. Xie Ci was very familiar with this place, but he did not participate in the subsequent reconstruction. However, he still knew that there were two walls.
As a qualified prison, prisoners cannot escape even if they have wings.
The wind brought a wisp of dark cloud, half covering the bright moon.
In the shadow of the moonlight, Gu Wan tilted his head and thought for half a second: "We, set fire?"
Set fires and create chaos.
This was indeed an effective measure, but the excuse was: "But we have no flint."
"I have!"
Gu Guan rushed into the woodshed and rummaged through the firewood for a while, finally finding an old flint and steel. She had found these behind the servant's desk, where there were half a basket of scrapped tools. She didn't touch the new ones, but when she found the old pair, she took them and hid them in the woodshed.
Now is the perfect time to use it!
She hit it a few times, but no sparks came out. Xie Ci took over immediately and hit it out in one go. Gu Guan quickly picked up a bunch of hay and caught the sparks. The fire immediately started. Gu Guan scattered the burning hay all over the woodshed, then picked up a burning piece of dry firewood, rushed out of the room, and closed the door of the woodshed.
At this time, she could already hear faint footsteps and angry shouts coming from the ventilation duct. Gu Guan's heart beat faster and he quickly cleaned up the traces in the small courtyard. Then he looked up and threw the burning firewood to the left side of the small courtyard!
"Walk!"
The winter was dry, and the thatched house caught fire quickly. The flames had already shot out of the window and were crackling up along the pillars. Gu Guan and Xie Ci, who was cleaning up the traces, quickly got up and ran towards the outermost pillar.
Xie Ci knelt on one knee at the foot of the wall, his face was blue and mottled with blood, but he couldn't care less about that now. Gu Guan took a running start and jumped from his crossed palms to his shoulders, then stepped on the wall and climbed up. She pulled with her backhand, and Xie Ci held his breath and tried his best to prevent his bloody body from touching the wall, and jumped up with the help of Gu Guan's strength.
The two men landed on the ground, and the firelight was already visible. "There's a fire! There's a fire——"
The gong sounded "bang bang". Gu Guan was very lucky. The dry firewood he threw flew across a small yard and landed in the warehouse where tung oil was stored. It was a large warehouse where tung oil, hemp ropes, lamps, wooden shackles, etc. were stored. The firewood burned the window paper and soon set the fire inside on fire. The fire spread rapidly and even faster than the small firewood room.
The noise of fighting the fire and the condition of the sick prisoners in the male prison mixed together, with voices, gongs, and running noises. The outer prison of Zhongdu Prison, which was quiet in the middle of the night, suddenly became boiling with the sounds of running and carrying water. The inspection team received the transfer order and immediately divided half of their men to rush over to put out the fire!
Gu Guan took Xie Ci's hand and ran around a corner. The red light of the torches was flickering outside. She lowered her head and looked at the manhole cover on the ground.
Even with such chaos, they couldn't have run straight out from the ground.
Gu Wan had climbed the dry canal many times before she decisively set her sights on the sewer. "Let's go underground!"
The two men found a manhole cover, pried it open together, and crawled in one after the other. Before entering, they did not forget to sprinkle snow on the manhole cover and drag it back to its original place.
Gu Guan never dared to underestimate others. Such a large prison must have no shortage of smart people. They would probably be able to quickly connect the fire and the accident involving sick prisoners. If the search failed, it wouldn't take long for them to connect the dry canal to the sewer.
Gu Guan took the lead and climbed up quickly. She was a brave person and followed the direction of her memory and went straight to the office area where Captain Cao and others were.
It was a snowy winter day and there was no water in the canal. Apart from being a little cold, there was nothing wrong with it. After climbing for about ten minutes, Gu Guan leaned over the hole in the canal cover and looked out for a while, then decisively pushed the cover open!
——She observed another sewer opening in the small yard, which was not much different from the dry canal. She found the position of the latch, tried several times, and finally succeeded in pushing it open.
Gu Guan showed his head and saw that there was no one in the yard. It seemed that this was the duty room of a senior officer or commander. Everyone had probably gone to direct the fire fighting.
She and Xie Ci immediately climbed out. Xie Ci cleaned up the mess, pushed the lid back on, and brought back some snow to wipe away the bloody footprints. Gu Guan ran up the corridor, pierced the Korean paper, and took a look through the window. Almost immediately, she had an idea.
"Hurry, come here!"
Gu Guan turned around and ran to the wing room, pried open the lock of the wing room, and found that it was indeed the guards' dormitory. She was overjoyed.
One, two, three, four, a total of four people, two on duty and two on rest, but the two on rest hurriedly threw off their quilts and rushed to the fire scene. Gu Wan touched the bed and found that it was still warm.
She opened the suitcase, took out their armor, compared them, picked out the smallest set, and quickly put it on.
"Xie Ci, can you do it?"
"If possible, let's just walk out!"
Xie Ci was seriously injured and suffocated, bleeding profusely. He crawled all the way, leaving a trail of blood. His body, which had just recovered from a high fever, was at its weakest when he was strangled again. His face was as pale as paper, with a deadly iron-blue color, but he gritted his teeth and did not faint.
He was awake, but the strong smell of blood and his face looked shaky.
Gu Guan had quickly finished dressing. She was quickly adjusting her sleeves and walking to the window in her leather boots to look outside. Her steps were steady and steady, one step at a time.
Xie Ci said hoarsely: "I can!"
Blood oozed out, but his severely injured and exhausted body burst out with great strength. He gritted his teeth and tasted the smell of rust. He stood straight, quickly put on several layers of undershirt to cover up the smell of blood, and then put on armor.
He was very familiar with how to put on armor, and his speed was not much slower than Gu Wan.
Gu Guan handed him the standard long sword. The two stood still for a moment. Gu Guan opened the door and the two "guards" quickly walked out of the yard.
The fire ignited the tung oil barrels, and there were sounds of explosions outside, mixed with cursing, running, and the sound of a team quickly leading a search.
In such chaos, Gu Guan and Xie Ci lined up one after another and walked out. Although there were fewer people, they were not noticeable among them.
"Sister-in-law, my sister-in-law, nephew, and mother..."
Xie Ci gasped for breath. He had not forgotten his sister-in-law, mother, nephews, and nieces. They were at the end of their strength and had hope of escape. He almost immediately thought of the only remaining family members who were still imprisoned in the women's prison, and he became anxious.
“Get out first!”
The snow crunched as his military boots hit the ground. Passing through the shadows behind the wall, Gu Guan lowered his voice and said, "We'll talk about everything after we get out!"
She had already stuffed the bricks back into the hole in the women's prison and sprinkled snow on it. She believed that Captain Cao would do his best to solve this problem.
But once Xie Ci escaped from prison, Madam Xun and the others who were still in custody still stood out.
But all this can only be discussed after we get out!
Even if Xie Ci was executed, death would still be waiting for them. The only difference was that of killing with a sharp knife and cutting with a blunt knife.
Gu Wan had trained her younger classmates in military training before. At this moment, she was so anxious that she said in the harshest tone she had ever used as an instructor: "If you want them to survive, you have to survive first! Otherwise, I won't come to you!"
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The two of them walked quickly towards the inner gate of the first high wall. Gu Wan rushed over with a hoarse voice, "What are you still standing there for? Assign more people! Go put out the fire, quickly——"
Having just heard the explosion, the gatekeeper was looking over in confusion. Upon hearing the news, he hurriedly opened the inner door that had just been shut tightly. "Yes! Yes! My lords, please wait a moment—"
Gu Guan cursed and kicked the officer on the butt, then stepped out of the inner door and into the outer door.
After cursing for a while, she stopped and lowered her voice, then quickly turned around with Xie Ci and ran towards the nearest outer wall.
The last gate was guarded not by policemen but by guarding soldiers. With heavy guards and badges on waists and passes, it was definitely impossible for them to get in.
Gu Guan’s goal was only the inner gate and he never thought about the outer gate.
Their lies will soon be exposed.
Gu Guan and Xie Ci held hands and ran towards the high wall!
The two heard a commotion and the messy clatter of military boots hitting the ground. People rushed out from the inner gate and quickly gathered into a larger flow. Sharp whistles instantly resounded throughout the huge Iron Temple Outer Prison.
In the moment of life and death, Gu Guanxie Ci gritted his teeth and ran through the alleys, finally passing through the camp and running to the high wall.
From a distance, Gu Guan had already taken out the long rope grappling hook she had made by bundling together the "Caramel Hook" weapons she had taken from one of the guards in the guards' quarters. Gu Guan's vision was still there, but the grappling hook was really too heavy. Xie Ci said in a hoarse voice, "Give it to me!"
Gu Wan gave it to him immediately.
Xie Ci swung the oversized grappling hook, his right arm was covered in blood. As he swung his arm, blood dripped onto the snow.
The two of them ran wildly, rushing forward at the fastest speed. When they reached the end, Xie Ci swung the grappling hook, and the heavy grappling head flew into the sky and stuck accurately on the wall with a "snap".
Xie Ci put his arm around her waist, swung his right arm, and used the momentum of the four-story wall to jump onto the top.
Xie Ci immediately knelt on the wall.
The wall was thick, more than a foot wide at the top, and he was breathing heavily.
The wind was howling and suddenly became stronger. The cold wind mixed with snow flakes blew in my face under the dim moonlight.
Xie Ci shuddered.
Gu Guan turned around and quickly put away the cloth belt, placed the grappling hook on the other side and secured it firmly. Behind him and on both sides of the outer wall, the sound of military boots and the light of torches came rushing towards him.
A critical moment.
It was clearly an urgent matter, and he could escape from the Zhongdu Prison by taking one step.
But at this moment, Xie Ci felt as if his feet were as heavy as a thousand pounds and he couldn't take a step forward.
He knelt on the ground, and for a moment, his whole body trembled and tears burst into his eyes.
Xie Ci, like all the members of the Xie family, was young but already had very broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and had not yielded under severe torture, but now he was kneeling on the ground, trembling with fear and tears streaming down his face.
Gu Wan understood immediately.
As a fugitive, she, an outsider, had to hesitate. After all, she had received five years of education as a public servant.
She had never thought that she would become a fugitive. Fortunately, this was not the contemporary place where she was born and raised, so the psychological barriers were not too big.
As the real person involved, Xie Ci’s loyalty and righteousness are engraved in the bones of the Xie family. This is a continuation of a belief, a military soul, a ministerial soul, and a family soul. Generations of Xie family members have died for it, and their flesh, blood, and bones all carry it!
If possible, Xie Ci would rather die, even to be torn into pieces and his bones and blood turned into ashes, than to become a fugitive and tarnish the foundation laid by his ancestors, his fathers and brothers who sacrificed their lives and blood for generations.
Gu Guan felt pity in her heart, but she was very serious. She grabbed his shoulders and turned his face towards her.
The cold wind howled, and she heard herself say in a very calm and serious tone: "The dead are gone, and the living are like this. Even for your mother and sister-in-law and the remaining children of the Xie family, you must live on!"
"If you die, you have nothing. If you live, there is still hope!"
Xie Ci's tears flowed down.
The scorching heat soaked through her fingertips.
The author has something to say:
Ah Xiu is here!!
A working Sunday is not a good Sunday (pointing and spitting), haha, I’m so happy! See you tomorrow, babies~ (/≧▽≦)/
Finally, I would like to thank the baby who cast the thunder, muah!
Guanguan threw 1 mine
Guanguan threw 1 mine
Kaiyuan threw 1 mine
The Hui family threw a mine
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And all the big babies who irrigate the nutrient solution, refills~
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