The Legend of the Devil
Ch. 166 - Mr. Jiazhen Rescue Mission
Xue Zhan slipped from behind the pillar and carefully traced the corridors of the palace. He looked at the patrolling soldiers and waited for the right time to move, a slight misstep was certain that dozens of soldiers would chase and imprison him.
Arriving in the next room, Xue Zhan dodged the Imperial servants by walking under the long table. Using the steps of the Wind Crossing Clouds in order to leave the place immediately and overtake where Jiazhen Wu's entourage had gone.
On the way, there were several guards keeping watch at the door of a special room from a distance. He watched closely and realized that that place was where Jiazhen Wu was being held.
After passing through several rooms while walking squat, looking for another safer entrance until Xue Zhan finally arrived at a staircase located at the back of the palace. He followed the stairs and found a secret door hidden behind the wall. Carefully, he opened the door and entered into it. There is a ladder that leads underground. This path was a kind of shortcut, only he did not know whether there would be soldiers waiting for him behind the door or not.
Without a second thought he immediately went down the stairs carefully and reached the underground passage safely. Xue Zhan looked at the several prisons around him, his steps were briefly restrained as an old man immediately ran after the iron bars and begged pity on him.
"Do you want to save someone? Please save me too, I will be put to death tomorrow. Please ..."
Xue Zhan paused for a moment.
He was eager to help but was desperate. After all Xue Zhan had no idea what crime the man had committed until he was about to be punished tomorrow. If Xiang Yi Bai was in the same situation surely the answer would be the same as Xue Zhan said.
"I'm sorry" he replied as he continued his path.
The man sat down weak and resigned.
Xue Zhan was still going around looking around for the place where Jiazhen Wu was being held vigilantly. After a while, Xue Zhan found the cell where Jiazhen Wu was being held.
"Mr Jiazhen," whispered Xue Zhan.
Jiazhen Wu was surprised to hear that voice and turned her head towards Xue Zhan.
"Who are you?" he asked confusedly, momentarily paying attention to the young man's appearance from top to bottom and not knowing him at all. Xue Zhan replaced the white mask with a fox mask he got from a street vendor and wore a light blue robe to keep the people of the Imperial court from recognising.
A moment of Xue Zhan distracted attention.
"I'll tell you later. I want to save you, there are some things I want to ask you about Jiazhen Yan's departure and other information. Do you have any way I can get you out of here?" xue Zhan asked back.
Jiazhen Wu said there was one way to free her from the prison. Xue Zhan had to meet with his right hand because he knew where the prison key was normally kept. His right hand may now be being held in a separate room and interrogated by officers.
Xue Zhan was silent for a moment. He knew the risk was huge. However he also could not let Jiazhen Wu continue inside the prison, he could be killed or maybe some people came to torture him before being killed in court.
Finally he nodded, trying to find her.
Outside was still so crowded, Xue Zhan disguised himself as one of the servants and removed his mask. He knocked one of the male servants unconscious and took the clothes and items he was carrying. With a face that looked like that of a young man who was only 15 years old, Xue Zhan was pretending to be delivering clothes.
The soldier had just finished interrogating Jiazhen Wu's right hand along with the other two, they came out together and left just like that.
Xue Zhan immediately moved, opened the door slowly and went inside. His eyes immediately caught a man hanging bare-chested with various thorns and chains on his neck, hands, feet and chest. Dozens of whips were all over the blood, Xue Zhan was looking at it.
They are really cruel people. The man had already nearly fainted when Xue Zhan reached in front of him.
After confirming once again that he was correct, he was the right hand of Jiazhen Wu who was being held captive.
Xue Zhan entered the room quickly and closed the door behind him. Right Hand Jiazhen Wu was surprised to see him, her eyes were bruised and swollen with difficulty recognizing who the figure was even though in the end she could not guess who the young man was. Xue Zhan explained that he wanted to free Jiazhen Wu from the prison and asked the room where the keys of the dungeon were stored.
The man certainly knew because before serving in the Jiazhen clan he was one of the Diqiu Empire's underground warriors. He had once suspected Xue Zhan.
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When Xue Zhan told him where Jiazhen Wu was being held, the suspicion on the man's face slowly vanished. For a moment he realized he had no choice. If Xue Zhan was an enemy at least Jiazhen Wu could come out alive from the prison, he thought.
Right hand Jiazhen Wu named Yang Sheng finally told him where the key of the dungeon was hidden. They hid it in the stables, the most unlikely place for an intruder to look like her.
Xue Zhan immediately released twigs and binders on Yang Sheng's body. "You know the ins and outs of this palace. I'm sure you can get out safely." He patted the man's shoulder. For a moment Yang Sheng began to be able to think clearly, Xue Zhan used his strength to recover the wounds on his body so quickly.
Now he could see Xue Zhan's appearance clearly.
"You're so young and handsome, you must be a college student. I thought you were a criminal. I'm sorry I was so bad."
"No problem. I'll release Mr. Jiazhen as soon as possible-"
"Wait, Mister-" Yang Sheng held Xue Zhan back.
"I will look for a person who has the same face and appearance as Mr. Jiazhen to take his place to receive the death penalty. If people find out Mr. Jiazhen ran away, we'll be in big trouble."
Xue Zhan frowned. "you can find him in this short amount of time?"
"I have a few confidants who work as servants in the palace. They're gonna help me. Please help him to save our Master."
Yang Sheng put his hands together respectfully. "We'll meet soon at our hideout. Master master will definitely tell you where."
Xue Zhan nodded before the two of them finally split up to carry out their respective duties.