Chapter 268 Rescue and Hunt
Most of the people imprisoned in this cell were officials of the fifth, sixth, and seventh ranks. Except for Wei Changli and Liu Jiuyou, the injuries of the other two were slightly less serious, but they were also almost tortured to death.
The captain of the Imperial Guard was named Wei Zixuan, a distant nephew of General Wei Zixing. It was said that he was very good at martial arts and his swordsmanship was superb. In the capital, his martial arts skills were considered top-notch and he was well-known.
His right arm was chopped off, and now he can no longer use the sword skills he has practiced for more than ten years.
The man in black treated him like this because he was obviously afraid of his martial arts skills, and this completely ruined his future.
The last person was a middle-aged man who looked unattractive and not very tall.
Lin Pianran was very curious about his experience and couldn't help asking, "Uncle, why were you arrested?"
Qin Zixuan had been observing Lin Pianran and her group carefully since they appeared.
Seeing that they acted uprightly and put a lot of effort into treating Wei Changli and Liu Jiuyou, I knew that they must be good people.
When he heard Lin Pianran's question, he told her the truth.
"I'm a veteran officer in the Ministry of War, specializing in the manufacture of weapons and mechanisms. I've been in this industry for nearly twenty years. While I may not be incredibly experienced, I do have considerable experience in this area."
"Just three years ago, someone offered a high price to bribe me, promising to give me a promotion if I accepted the offer, but I insisted on my own opinion and acted on my own. I remained unmoved."
"Then, someone offered me a large sum of money to help manufacture a batch of weapons. I still stuck to my principles and refused again."
"After all, as an official appointed by the imperial court, I must set an example and absolutely cannot take private work to make huge profits for myself."
"Maybe it was because I refused again and again that I got into trouble. So one night, I was grabbed from my bed."
"From then on, I was locked up in this dark cell for over three years. By now, my family probably thought I was dead!"
After learning about these people's experiences, Lin Pianran felt heavy-hearted.
She didn't expect that someone could be so cruel and crazy. He was so rampant that he could even take action or torture at the officials' command. He completely disregarded the laws of the court.
It's really too much.
It seems that Emperor Wu of Qin has been indulging in beauty in recent years and has really neglected the management of state affairs! This is why these people are so bold and reckless, doing whatever they want in the court, which has led to the endless occurrence of vicious incidents.
Lin Pianran made up her mind to rescue all these people.
These people are "good officials" who are unwilling to succumb to evil forces. They must be given opportunities in the future to continue to contribute to the court and realize their lofty ambitions.
It also makes all the torture they suffered more worthwhile.
She believed that Shen Xuanzhi would be able to find a lot of useful information from these people through various clues, and the mastermind behind the scenes would soon surface little by little.
What awaits him will be even more severe punishment, and his retribution will soon come.
After quickly helping these people treat their wounds, Lin Pianran found four secret guards, carried the four seriously injured people on their backs, and prepared to escape from the cave first.
This time, the luck of Lin Pianran and his group was not as good as before. They actually ran head-on into a group of men in black.
The number of people in black was not too large, about twenty or thirty.
As soon as they saw that Lin Pianran and his group were running towards the cave entrance, they were so scared that they immediately chased after them.
One of them was particularly smart. He reacted quickly and pulled the alarm rope hidden in the cave. In an instant, a series of sharp and rapid sounds broke the silence in the cave and echoed in every corner.
Lin Pianran immediately felt that the situation was not good. While covering the injured people and retreating towards the cave entrance, she fought with the pursuing men in black, using extremely cruel and ruthless moves.
They fought and retreated, neither giving in, and the fight was fierce.
Lin Pianran wanted to end the battle quickly to prevent more men in black from catching up.
He threw hidden weapons one after another towards the man in black without showing any mercy.
Shen Xuanzhi and Jingyu were the two with the highest martial arts skills. They fought their way in and out among the men in black, leaping and moving, and constantly resisting their attacks.
Although Lin Pianran's side had fewer people, each of them had relatively high martial arts skills and was even better in terms of weapons. They had been suppressing the men in black and were able to handle it with ease without suffering any loss.
On the contrary, more than half of the men in black were quickly eliminated, and they were almost unable to stop Lin Pianran and his group from escaping.
Just as they were about to retreat to the cave entrance, nearly a hundred men in black rushed out from inside like lightning. One of them was the leader of the men in black who had captured them into the cave.
He was also very surprised when he saw Lin Pianran and his group.
Unexpectedly, Lin Pianran and the others not only escaped, but also brought out the imprisoned prisoners. He was so scared that his heart almost broke and he almost lost his soul.
I originally thought that by capturing Lin Pianran, I could make a great contribution this time and would definitely be rewarded by my master.
Now they failed to steal the chicken and ended up losing the rice, and the prisoner inside was rescued by them.
He was so angry that his eyes were red and he was waving the big knife in his hand. He rushed forward with his men and shouted, "Hurry up and stop them. Don't let them escape..."
"If they escape from the cave, none of us will survive..."
When the men in black heard this, they rushed towards Lin Pianran and the others like crazy.
Lin Pianran was afraid that she would be entangled by them and would never be able to escape.
He ordered Jingyu and Shen Xuanzhi, "All of you retreat, let me deal with them."
After saying that, he threw out a big firecracker with force.
Those men in black thought that Lin Pianran had thrown out another hidden weapon, so they just dodged it slightly and didn't take it seriously.
Unexpectedly, a loud earth-shaking noise suddenly sounded in the cave, followed by a violent shaking of the ground.
The men in black who were chasing them were stunned at once. They were so scared that they quickly retreated a long distance and hid on both sides of the cave, not daring to continue chasing.
Lin Pianran still refused to give up, and then threw out another firecracker, which not only caused the entrance of the cave to shake violently, but also caused thick smoke to billow.
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