Aoyama

Chapter 187 Prison Break
At the hour of Xu, when it was time to turn off the lights and go to sleep, there was an inexplicable solemn and murderous atmosphere on 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 was sitting on a pile of broken baskets and taking a nap. Liang Gou'er was leaning against the wall with the Liang family knife in his arms and a withered grass stem in his mouth, looking bored: "Hey, kid, how long do we have to wait?"

She Dengke poked his head out stealthily and looked outside the alley. He turned his back to Liang Maoer and Liang Gouer and said without turning his head, "Wait a little longer. It will be Hai Hour in another quarter of an hour. We will be safe when Hai Hour comes. Brother Gouer, stand under the eaves where there is no snow and don't move. Someone will come to patrol later."

Liang Gou'er sneered, "Safe? How can you be safe if you want to rescue someone from the eunuch party's inner prison?"

At this moment, She Dengke, who was on the lookout, turned around and waved to them: "Hurry, hurry, there are more people coming, hide!"

After saying that, he stepped on the place under the eaves where there was no snow and put himself into a pile of broken baskets.

Liang Gou'er turned around and covered Liang Mao'er's mouth, picked him up, and hid 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... After ten breaths, a guard wearing a bamboo hat and a straw raincoat rode past the alley on horseback.

He was seen holding a long sword across his waist, staring fiercely at the alley. He stood quietly for a moment, making sure there were no footprints in the snow in the alley, and then he rode his horse to inspect other places.

Liang Gou'er let go of his hands, Liang Mao'er gasped silently, She Dengke also opened the broken basket, squatted on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief, his legs shaking.

Liang Gou'er turned to look at She 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 trap?"

She Dengke was confused and asked, "Is this a trap?"

Liang Gou'er counted on his fingers, "I pretended to be a pedestrian and took a walk around this morning. Not only are there patrols by the Jiefan Guards, but there are also countless spies and Jiefan Guards hiding in the alleys within a mile of the inner prison. The eunuch party is clearly waiting for people to fall into their trap so that they can eliminate all the remnants of Prince Jing's line."

He looked at She Dengke and sneered, "Anyone with a little more intelligence would have discovered this is a trap if they had observed it carefully, but you fools are determined to die."

She Dengke looked back at him and said, "Aren't you going too?"

Liang Gou'er said impatiently, "Did I want to go? I was coerced and lured by you! In my opinion, everyone has their own life, why do we have to save others? Over the years, there have been many cases in the martial arts world where close friends who saved lives turned against each other and became enemies, haven't they?"

She Dengke felt a little aggrieved: "We were so close in the clinic. You even said that we would drink together when we got old!"

Liang Gou'er's expression froze, and his voice lowered: "Anyway, we've agreed in advance that I'll just help get the prince and the princess out of the inner prison and I'll have done my job. After that, I'll take Mao'er and run away. As for whether you can get the prince and the princess out of Luo City, it's none of my business."

She Dengke said unhappily, "I know, I know."

Liang Gou'er was puzzled: "Aren't you worried that you can't get out? Now the garrisons at the four city gates have all been replaced by the elite of the Wansui Army. Even the manure carts entering and leaving the city gates have to have their lids opened and be stabbed seven or eight times. At noon today, a remnant of the Liu family was stabbed to death while hiding in a manure cart. Before he died, he howled and the golden juice poured into his mouth. What do you think he wants? It would be better for him to die a quicker death..."

She 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 are you going to get them away?"

At this moment, a calm voice suddenly sounded from behind the three of them: "Big Brother Gou'er doesn't need 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 squinted his eyes at the masked man: "Why are you dressed like this and seriously injured... How can you save people when you are injured like this?"

Chen Ji replied casually: "With you, a great official in the realm of seeking the way, here we can save him."

Liang Gou'er said, "There is a Jiefan Guard stationed near the inner prison, about 200 people. How do you plan to get in? Let me make it clear first, I can't fight so many people. There are officials hidden among the Jiefan Guard. If you haven't figured out how to deal with them, I advise you to go back home."

Suddenly, Chen Ji raised his hand to signal him not to speak.

Liang Gou'er was slightly startled, and the next moment, a galloping horse came over on the snow in the distance, and the spy on the horse blew the whistle intermittently.

Magpie, one cry.

After an incense stick of time, horses were galloping on the long street outside the alley. Chen Ji and others hid in the shadow under the eaves. They saw teams of Jiefanwei wearing bamboo hats and straw raincoats, with long swords across their waists, galloping past and rushing to the east.

When the night was quiet again, Liang Gou'er looked at Chen Ji with a look of surprise: "What did you do to lure the Jiefan Guards away?"

Chen Ji did not answer.

Liang Gou'er frowned and thought: "If we want to arrest ordinary people, we don't need so many Jiefan Guards, unless they are high-ranking officials in the Xundao realm... But in the Xundao realm in Luocheng, there are only me and that guy surnamed Feng. Wait, there is also Han Tong. You use 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, and finally sighed: "You have already used all means to achieve your goal. Don't end up with the world's enemies, and regret it forever."

Chen Ji shook his head: "It's not important." Liang Gou'er looked at him in doubt: "When you save someone later, you won't sell me and the cat as well, right?"

Chen Ji smiled and said, "No."

After that, he took out the gray cloth covering his face from his bosom and handed it to the three people. Just as he raised his hand, he suddenly coughed. He took off his own cloth covering his face and coughed up a mouthful of blood at the foot of the wall.

Liang Maoer asked with concern: "Chen Ji, are you okay?"

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 pulled She Dengke up.

Liang Gou'er 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 find you. But I have to remind you that if you go further, there are still people from the Secret Service hiding in the alleys. You can't avoid them."

Chen Ji calmly took the lead and walked forward: "I have my own way."

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The low gabled roofs have ridges that look like sharp mountains.

A Jiefan Guard stood in the shadow of an alley, like a sculpture in armor, with his hand on his sword. He pulled his bamboo hat down a little, closed his eyes, and waited for his prey to fall into his trap.

The right ear under Jie Fanwei's bamboo hat trembled slightly, and he suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze shooting out.

In the alley, I saw a tabby cat walking on the snow, step by step into the alley, looking left and right, as if looking for food.

Jie Fanwei's sharp eyes softened a little. He thought for a moment, took out a piece of cake from under his straw raincoat, broke off a small piece and held it in his palm, then squatted down.

The tabby cat called out 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 broke off another piece of cake.

Not far away, Chen Ji heard the sound of the tabby cat, and walked in another direction with Liang Gou'er without stopping. He avoided any cat calls.

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 there was a flash of doubt 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?
At this moment, Chen Ji suddenly squatted down 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 to the underground river."

Liang Gou'er frowned: "How do we get in? If we use a knife to split the iron door open, the nearby Jiefanwei will definitely hear the noise!"

Chen Ji picked up the snow on the roof, rubbed the blood off his cheek, straightened his clothes, and then turned to look at Liang Gou'er: "You wait here for me."

Liang Gou'er was lying behind the roof and saw Chen Ji lightly jump off the eaves and squat in the snow, as silent as a civet cat.

Liang Gou'er frowned: "What is this kid going to do?"

She 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 showed the badge in his hand: "There is a prisoner to be interrogated, open the door."

The iron door opened.

Just as Chen Ji was about to kill someone and swung the dagger hidden in his sleeve, the jailer quickly retreated into the corridor and disappeared into the darkness of the inner prison.

The speed is much faster than that of ordinary jailers. He is actually an official!

Someone had guessed that someone would come to rob the prison, and had already laid a net here! Who laid this net? Cloud Sheep, Bright Rabbit, Golden Pig, Dream Chicken... None of them, only White Dragon!
After Chen Ji's attack missed, he started to chase, but saw a crossbow arrow shot out from the door. He just dodged it by leaning sideways, and the crossbow arrow cut a shallow blood mark on his cheek.

The next moment, the jailer blew a loud copper whistle.

Magpie, a cry, calling!

(End of this chapter)