Yu Qizhe nodded and flew up to the attic. Lu Jin and his men followed closely behind him. After climbing in through the window, they could see the furnishings in the attic at a glance. There was no one in the room. Yu Qizhe looked around, reached out and touched the teacup on the table, and whispered, "The tea is warm."
Lu Jin exchanged a glance with him and said, "He shouldn't have gone far. Follow me."
When he rescued Wei Lichu, he heard Wei Lichu say that the way to the Nian Qu Tower was to go down the wooden ladder in the attic and reach the secret cellar at the bottom of the tower.
Following the wooden stairs to the bottom of the building, they saw a stone staircase as expected. The corridor was dark and gloomy. Yu Qizhe took out a tinder from his sleeve and blew it. A group of people walked along the stone staircase to the bottom and smelled a rotten and unpleasant odor. In the darkness, they heard the rustling of snakes and rats. Seeing lamp oil on the stone wall, Yu Qizhe threw the tinder into it. A tongue of fire ignited along the stone wall, instantly illuminating the entire dark prison.
What came into view was a dishevelled man in an iron cage, with his hands and feet tightly bound by thick iron chains. The man was sitting on the ground, and when he heard the noise he suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a pair of yellow-brown eyes emitting a faint light.
The Jinyiwei following behind Lu Jin was startled.
"Brother Lu?" someone suddenly shouted.
Lu Jin looked up and found that there were two people imprisoned in another cell. They were Wei Lichu who had disappeared for many days.
The person imprisoned with Wei Lichu was Yang Jiyan. When she saw Yu Qizhe, she had already forgotten the past grudges and said excitedly: "Yu Qizhe, save me, save me!"
Yu Qizhe didn't even look at her, and asked the dishevelled old man, "Are you Zhang Daoling?"
Zhang Daoling stared at Yu Qizhe for a long time with his cloudy eyes that were shining with a faint light, and said, "It's me."
"I will rescue you and please help me solve my doubts." Yu Qizhe looked at Zhang Daoling and proposed the terms of exchange.
Zhang Daoling smiled and shook the thick iron chain on his body. The long chain was hung on the stone wall behind him. It was impossible to break the iron chain by external force alone. Zhang Daoling said: "As long as my disciple Li Chu is rescued, I will tell you everything I know."
Yu Qizhe glanced at Lu Jin, who drew his sword and cut off the prison door, releasing Wei Lichu.
Yang Jiyan came out right after him, and Lu Jin said to his men, "Keep an eye on her."
"What do you want to know?" Zhang Daoling asked.
Yu Qizhe: "Everything related to Cheng Ying."
"That's a long story." Zhang Daoling scratched his messy hair, "Let me think about when to start."
At this moment, footsteps were heard on the stone steps. Yu Qizhe frowned. Lu Jin made a gesture, and all his Jinyiwei reached for the long swords at their waists and looked behind them in full readiness.
The mute servant carrying the food box walked out slowly. He glanced at the people in the dark cell with an expressionless face. After putting down the food box, he gathered strength in one hand and blasted a powerful palm wind towards Yu Qizhe.
Lu Jin protected Yu Qizhe behind him and raised his palm to fight back. The two exchanged more than ten moves in the blink of an eye. Yu Qizhe saw that the mute servant's internal strength was far superior to Lu Jin's, so he stepped forward and joined forces with Lu Jin to deal with the mute servant.
Seeing this, the Jinyiwei also rushed forward with swords in hand.
Being attacked by everyone, the mute servant was restrained despite his great skills. Lu Jin took the opportunity to stab the mute servant's left arm. The mute servant pulled back to dodge, but his arm was still scratched.
The mute servant turned around and knocked several Jinyiwei to the ground with a palm. Seeing this, Wei Lichu picked up the Jinyiwei's long sword and went forward to help.
The three of them fought together. Lu Jin intentionally attacked the injured left arm of the mute servant. Yu Qizhe cooperated with him to attack the mute servant's back. The mute servant was hit by Yu Qizhe's palm and showed anger. He slapped Yu Qizhe fiercely through the air, then flew away and disappeared into the corridor.
Yu Qizhe groaned, blood oozing from the corner of his lips. Lu Jin wanted to chase him into the corridor, but he stopped when he heard the sound. He quickly walked to Yu Qizhe's side and supported him. "Junior brother, how are you?"
Yu Qizhe shook his head and wiped the blood from the corner of his lips with his hand, "It's okay."
This mute servant had strong internal strength. Although he struck from a distance, the power was so great that Yu Qizhe's internal organs were injured.
He coughed and walked towards the imprisoned Zhang Daoling, "You can speak now."
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