Chapter 193 Escape
A gentle breeze rustled the branches and lightly tapped against the windowsill.
A pair of dark eyes peered out through the torn window paper.
Gentle sunlight streamed down the ground, and the place was deserted.
Wu Gousheng peered out the window for a while before leaving and turning back to say, "Sister, the bandits who were guarding us today are all gone!"
Wan Qiqi had anticipated that there would be fewer guards today, because they had all gone down the mountain to steal food!
Geng Laosan's deployment was blindly confident; he believed that as long as the mountain gate was guarded and the watchtower kept a close watch, no one could come to rescue them.
Even if they leave this courtyard, they can't leave the mountain village.
Someone immediately laughed and said, "Great! We can use this opportunity to escape!"
Fang Luxue disagreed, saying, "Why run away? If you ask me, they've been planning this all along, just waiting for us to get out so they can kill us."
If they dare to rob people of their own food, what else wouldn't they dare to do?
However, while the argument was still going on, someone suddenly pulled the door open, creating a small opening.
In ancient times, unlike in modern times, chains were used to secure the items before locking them.
Therefore, it's possible to open the door a crack from the inside and bring the lock in from the outside.
Wan Qiqi frowned as she looked at the lock in her hand, then turned around and asked, "Which of you knows how to pick a lock?"
After he finished speaking, there was complete silence.
They were all rich young masters and ladies, who were waited on hand and foot and didn't have to do any chores. How could they know how to pick locks?
Seeing this, Wan Qiqi realized she had asked in vain. She pretended to reach into her pocket, but actually bought a small wire from the mall and began to learn how to use the wire to pick locks, just like in movies and TV dramas.
She remembered that ancient locks had a simpler structure, so they were easy to open as long as they were inserted into the correct position.
But one minute... two minutes... three minutes...
Time passed quietly, and even though her hands had warmed the wire, she still couldn't open the lock.
Wu Gousheng swallowed hard and couldn't help but interrupt her, "Sister, how about I give it a try?"
Wan Qiqi glanced back at him; he didn't seem like someone who could unlock locks.
But I can't open it myself right now, so I can only let him try.
Wu Gousheng took the wire and poked at the lock twice.
With a "click," the lock opened.
Everyone present was shocked.
Looking at his actions, Wan Qiqi almost wondered if she was acting!
She tried for a long time without success, but Wu Gousheng opened it with ease.
Wu Gousheng was overjoyed to see the lock loosened. He held it up and showed it off to Wan Qiqi, "Sister, look! I unlocked it!"
Wan Qiqi nodded, suspecting that this guy had practiced his skills by stealing money at home, but she didn't want to expose him, so she could only smile and say, "Hmm, great!"
Wu Gousheng felt as if he had won the lottery when he received the praise. His steps became lighter, and even the injury on his back seemed to have healed instantly!
Everyone followed Wan Qiqi and Wu Gousheng out of the courtyard.
Just as she stepped out of the courtyard, she heard footsteps. Wan Qiqi immediately stopped the people who came out and signaled everyone to be quiet.
"Sigh, I also want to go down there. It would be so satisfying to trap those corrupt soldiers and launch a surprise attack!"
"Yes! I'd like to too."
"I heard that the second-in-command took those wolves from the first-in-command's yard down with him. Those people are going to be in trouble!"
"Alas, it's a pity we can't see them. We can only patrol the village and keep an eye on those young masters and ladies."
"Yeah! You can't even touch it, just looking at it isn't very interesting."
"With their small arms and legs, they wouldn't be able to escape even if they were allowed to run around in the mountains. What's the point of us guarding them?"
"I heard it's because of that woman named Wan Qiqi that the leader kidnapped."
"How much ability can a woman have..."
The patrol team went further and further away, their voices grew fainter and fainter, and it was impossible to hear what they were saying behind them.
Everyone turned to look at Wan Qiqi, as if they wanted to see what made her so special that the stronghold had deliberately left people to guard them.
One glance, two glances, three glances... no matter how people looked at her, they didn't think Wan Qiqi was anything special, except that she was a bit fairer than the average village woman.
Although they seemed to be quite clever, they were unwilling to admit that they were not even as good as this village woman.
Wan Qiqi met everyone's gazes and shrugged. "Aren't you leaving? Waiting to be dragged back?"
The dozen or so people seemed to be playing a game of hide-and-seek with the remaining bandits in the mountain stronghold, moving from one area to another.
They quickly moved away from the watchful eyes of the outposts, and the number of patrolling bandits gradually decreased until there were none left.
But as they walked, they discovered a problem.
They weren't going down the mountain; instead, they were going up, deeper into the forest.
Fang Luxue felt increasingly uneasy as she walked, so she stopped and asked coldly, "Wan Qiqi, where exactly do you want to take us?"
Wan Qiqi also stopped, glanced back at her, and said calmly, "You don't need to worry about where you go, just make sure you get home alive!"
"This is clearly a path leading up the mountain!" Fang Luxue's face turned pale. "Don't you know there are wild animals in these deep mountains? What if we encounter them? You're asking for death, don't drag us down with you!"
“You can go back and stay in the bandit's den, I have no objection.” Wan Qiqi didn’t explain why, she just continued walking forward.
Wu Gousheng trusted Wan Qiqi and followed her without hesitation.
Su Jie, with a calm expression, followed after him.
The remaining people hesitated for a while, but in the end they chose to go with them because they had no other choice.
After walking for a while, Wan Qiqi dug out a cave covered with grass, lit a torch she had taken along with a tinderbox, and went into the cave.
"Stay close, or you'll twist your ankle, don't blame me for not warning you."
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