Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 103 Crisis! Trapped in the Pond!
Seeing that she was only ten meters away from the dog hole, she started running.

But before she had run two steps, she realized something was wrong.

Lin Zhiqing immediately bent down and listened carefully while keeping close to the ground.

Footsteps!
The sound of orderly footsteps!

The sound of many footsteps!
And very close to her!
Lin Zhiqing looked at the dog hole that was so close yet so far away, it was too late!

She looked around and her eyes stopped at the pond in the center of the garden.

Apart from this pond, there is no place to hide around.

She gritted her teeth, quickly pressed the handkerchief under a large rock, and then dived into the pond with a "gulp".

The icy cold water instantly enveloped her entire body, but Lin Zhiqing could not feel it at all.

She held her breath and tried to hide her body under the water plants.

Almost at the same time, a dozen jailers stepped into the garden, their footsteps spreading out.

The ripples on the water surface gradually calmed down. The prison warden strode forward with a very bad mood:

"Search! Search for me!"

"Under the feet of the emperor, there are actually thieves who dare to come to the Ministry of Justice to rob the prison. This is simply ridiculous!"

"If you don't find the person, I will hold you accountable!"

……

Under the water, Lin Zhiqing's heart tightened. Prison break?

Could it be that my cousin encountered a special situation and took my fourth uncle away directly?

Or maybe the assassin came to break into the prison?

Who was robbed?

Fourth uncle?

Lin Zhiqing's mind was always on Lin Congyan, and he couldn't help but blame him for any possible situations.

Before she could recover from the news, more troubles arose.

"Sir, we have searched everywhere and found no trace of the thieves, but we did find a dog hole." Someone replied to the warden.

"Dog hole?" The warden frowned. "Why is there a dog hole here? And if they don't block it up, who's going to take responsibility if something goes wrong?"

When Lin Zhiqing heard this, his heart skipped a beat. His cousin was missing. If the dog hole was blocked, how could she get out?

Before she could come up with a conclusion, the damn warden spoke again: "Where's the pond? Has it been searched?"

Lin Zhiqing paused, silently covered his mouth and nose with his hands, and retreated very slowly.

She had moved less than half a meter when the water in front of her was suddenly broken by a sharp weapon and quickly drawn up again.

Lin Zhiqing saw clearly that it was a spear!
She didn't dare to act rashly.

The next moment, dense spear heads fell quickly, splashing water everywhere. Lin Zhiqing tried hard to open his eyes underwater, trying to avoid the attack of the spears.

Fortunately, she was near the center of the pond, where the spears could not reach her, and there were a lot of water plants, which greatly interfered with the vision of the jailers above.

Just as the water in the pond became muddy, the noise finally stopped.

"My lord, there's nothing unusual in the pond."

After hearing these words, Lin Zhiqing finally felt relieved.

"Okay, is the dog hole sealed?" The prison warden's impatient voice sounded.

"Okay, sir." Someone responded to him quickly.

The warden turned around and was about to lead his men to the next place, but his eyes lingered on the pond for a moment and his steps suddenly stopped.

"Why are the weeds so deep?" The warden took a few steps forward. Lin Zhiqing closed his eyes. Oh no!
The warden's brows furrowed more and more. After observing for a while, he waved to a jailer and said, "You, go down and take a look!"

Lin Zhiqing covered his mouth and nose tightly with his hands, his heart sinking.

If someone really came down, she would definitely not be able to hide!

With a "gulp" sound, Lin Zhiqing watched as a man's legs sank into the water on the other side of the pond.

At this moment, every move of the man turned into slow motion in Lin Zhiqing's eyes.

Thighs, stomach, chest... If the man's head dives into the water, Lin Zhiqing will have nowhere to escape!

Her eyes widened and her hands slowly reached for the various hidden weapons at her waist.

At the critical moment, there was a "bang" sound, as if a large stone was thrown into the pond, causing a huge splash of water.

Lin Zhiqing was stunned. What was going on?

Before she could think carefully, a very annoying female voice rang out: "You are a bunch of good-for-nothings, you want to arrest your aunt? Dream on!"

Cousin, it’s my cousin!

Lin Zhiqing's eyes lit up, but soon he heard the sound of something climbing up the eaves and running on the walls.

She quickly realized that her cousin was clearly trying to rescue her and lead those people away.

As the amount of oxygen she could absorb became less and less, the prison minister's exasperated voice came over:
"You bold thief, you are so arrogant in my Ministry of Justice territory! Everyone, chase them!"

The man who was struggling in the water just now used his hands and feet to quickly climb onto the shore.

The hurried footsteps were getting farther and farther away. Lin Zhiqing could feel the jailers moving quickly towards the distance, gradually leaving the garden. He finally couldn't hold on any longer and floated to the surface with his head raised.

She brushed away the hair stuck to her face, wiped the water off her face, and then took a deep breath.

The biting cold water invaded her body, but Lin Zhiqing didn't care about it anymore.

She ran to the big rock where she had hidden the handkerchief and moved it away with all her strength.

It was not until he saw the intact light pink handkerchief that Lin Zhiqing relaxed, leaned against the stone, and picked up the handkerchief again.

The clues are still there!

Her breathing became more and more rapid, but she still stood up by holding on to the tree next to the stone.

The dog hole has been completely blocked!

Are these people really so fast?
Lin Zhiqing's face didn't look good.

For her, this was the best outlet she could find.

But now even this place is blocked, and I don’t know when Lin Yangyang will come back to find me. I can’t just sit here and wait to die, right?

Lin Zhiqing dragged his heavy body towards the dog hole.

When she got closer and looked, she found that it was filled with a lot of dirt, gravel and weeds.

She can't put all her hopes on her cousin!
Thinking of this, Lin Zhiqing picked up a sharp stone in the garden and started chiseling the dog hole bit by bit.

Fortunately, it was a mess outside at that time and her voice was not obvious.

Perhaps because the group of jailers acted rather suddenly, the dog hole finally cracked open thanks to Lin Zhiqing's unremitting efforts.

She was delighted and used all her strength to dig out, regardless of her trembling body from diving for a long time.

Her physical strength was rapidly declining, and when she was about to dig to the point where she could see the world outside the wall, her speed suddenly slowed down.

Lin Zhiqing frowned and wanted to raise his hand to continue digging, but he couldn't resist his body's instinctive reaction and had to put down the stone.

She had just moved the stone aside when she was suddenly patted on the shoulder.

Lin Zhiqing turned around suddenly and saw Lin Yangyang waving at her with a smile on her face: "Sister Qing, I'm back!"