Shui Linglong looked at the expectant expressions of several people, and then took a sip of tea and said slowly: "It would be easier to rescue Qianhui late at night, but the palace will definitely find her before dawn. The city gate will not be opened then, and the whole city will have to search for it." We're all in a hurry. Our horses are all in the city, so we can't carry Qianhui on our backs. It's best to rescue Qianhui during the day and drive out of the city without being discovered. I think this is more appropriate."
"Although this is a good idea, everyone in the palace is busy with wedding arrangements. Miss Yang must be heavily guarded. If someone can disrupt their rhythm, I think they have a greater chance of success." Gu Shengchao expressed his opinion.
Shui Linglong smiled and said: "I am both the elder of Yunqi Palace and Qianhui's teacher. It is reasonable to visit the palace tomorrow. I will find a way to delay them, and you will take advantage of the opportunity to rescue Qianhui as soon as possible."
"Fang Ju is familiar with the palace. I will sneak in with her to rescue people tomorrow morning." Gu Shengchao volunteered.
Shui Linglong nodded and said: "I think so too, but I need to borrow someone from you."
Gu Shengchao looked around: "You mean Ma Guanshan?"
"Yes." Shui Linglong dipped her fingers in tea and drew a sketch on the table: "Yunqigong has a club here in Zhennanguan that runs a medicinal business. It is estimated that there are not enough people to be allocated. The larger the team, the more they pay attention to it. You will also be able to do things better. I will prepare some gifts for them to carry over tomorrow to enhance my reputation as a palace."
There was a knock on the door outside the house. Gu Shengchao looked at the door and saw that it was Ma Guanshan, so he pulled him in.
"Are you looking for me?" Gu Shengchao asked.
Ma Guanshan glanced at Fang Ju secretly: "Yes, when I saw Master Gu didn't come back, I figured he might need me, so I came here."
"You came just in time. Elder Shui needs help. It's not about fighting, but just building up momentum. You will wait for Elder Shui's arrangements tomorrow." Gu Shengchao asked casually: "Do you know anyone here? The more the better."
Ma Guanshan replied: "I should be able to contact more than ten people."
"Okay, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Gu Shengchao asked casually and there was a surprise.
Ma Guanshan scratched his head: "You didn't ask me either. Zhennanguan is an important town for local material turnover. It needs a lot of porters and strong labor all year round. I worked as a porter a few years ago and made some friends. I will go there now if needed. connect."
The Ancient Sage was overjoyed: "Of course it is needed. Contact them immediately. The sooner the better."
Ma Guanshan took the order and went out.
Wan Yanxi had nothing to do, so she volunteered, "Sister Shui, I'll go with you tomorrow too, so we can join in the fun."
Shui Linglong waved her hand: "That's not necessary. Sister Wanyan has more important things to do. Brother Shengchao and I will act separately. There is no contact between the two parties. You sit here and report back immediately if either party has any changes, so that we can know the other party. Condition."
Fang Ju found some pen and ink and drew a detailed outline of the internal situation of Zhennan Palace.
Several people discussed where to go in and where to come out, and they all made plans in advance to avoid making mistakes while busy.
Not long after, Ma Guanshan came back and said that eight brothers agreed to help.
"That's great." Shui Linglong said excitedly: "Brothers are of the same mind and can defeat gold. We will definitely succeed tomorrow."
"It's sharp enough to break gold!"
Several people had tea instead of wine and wished them a smooth operation tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Shui Linglong went to the club to make preparations, and Ma Guanshan also found eight brothers to wait.
After getting ready, everyone put on uniform clothes, carried the boxes and marched towards the palace with great fanfare.
Gu Shengchao and Fang Ju followed from a distance. About a quarter of an hour after they entered the palace, they jumped in according to the pre-planned route.
Sure enough, all the soldiers of the palace went to the front yard to reinforce, and the back yard was empty.
Gu Shengchao relied on his ability to detect everyone's aura in advance and avoid the persistent guards. Under the leadership of Fang Ju, he successfully entered the small courtyard where Yang Qianhui lived alone.
There was only one servant girl beside Yang Qianhui, who was watering the flowers in the yard. The ancient sage's hands were like lightning, and he tapped her acupuncture points to stop her from moving.
Fang Ju rushed into the room and cried when she saw Yang Qianhui hugging her: "Miss, we are late, you have suffered."
Yang Qianhui was surprised and happy, and she couldn't help but shed tears while hugging Fang Ju: "I'm okay. At most, I'll be locked up in a dark room for a few days and then let me out. You were injured that day and lost to them. Your whereabouts are unknown. I pray for you every day. I hope If you are safe and sound, I really look forward to having you here."
Gu Shengchao listened to them complaining to each other outside the house, but had no idea of leaving immediately. He rushed in and said, "Hello, Miss Yang. I have taken the liberty to come in and ask the girl to pack her bags immediately and follow us out of the city."
"Brother Gu, you are here too." Yang Qianhui was startled.
Fang Ju then remembered the previous agreement and helped Yang Qianhui pack her things: "Not only Brother Gu, Elder Shui is holding them back in the front yard so that we can leave smoothly."
She really wanted to leave, but Yang Qianhui hesitated, looking at her boudoir reluctantly.
"Miss, please leave quickly, otherwise it will be too late." Fang Ju persuaded.
Yang Qianhui hesitated and said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to come back after I leave. Otherwise, I will kowtow to my mother before I leave."
Gu Shengchao nodded helplessly: "Okay, go and come back quickly."
The three of them came to Yang Qianhui's mother's yard, and she went in alone to pay her respects.
After waiting for no movement for a long time, Fang Ju also became anxious: "I'll go in and take a look to make sure nothing goes wrong again."
Suddenly, a woman in the room shouted: "Here comes someone, Qianhui is running away again."
This sound frightened Gu Shengchao. He rushed in and saw a woman and two old ladies holding Yang Qianhui. The woman was still shouting: "Come here, don't let Qianhui escape."
"Mom, let go." Yang Qianhui struggled hard.
Gu Shengchao had already sensed several auras coming towards this direction. He stepped forward and tapped the acupuncture points of Yang Qianhui's mother and the two old ladies, picked her up and ran out.
"Go this way." Fang Ju was familiar with the road and led the way.
Zhennan Palace suddenly became chaotic. Taking advantage of the chaos, Gu Shengchao successfully returned to the inn, carrying Yang Qianhui and Fang Ju on his back.
Gu Shengchao drove the carriage and asked Yang Qianhui and Fang Ju to sit in the carriage. He entered the room and asked Wan Yan Xi to leave the city with him, but she refused.
"Sister Shui Linglong doesn't know the situation yet. I'll wait at the inn and then chase you."
What Wan Yanxi said was reasonable. Gu Shengchao stopped wasting time and drove away in the carriage.
However, things went against their expectations. Just as they were about to reach the city gate, they watched helplessly as the two heavy gates slowly closed, causing people on both sides of the city gate to get angry.
"What are you doing? Why are you closing the door before it's time?"
"Open the door quickly and let us out!"
"Let us in!" someone outside the city responded.
The soldiers in the city held long spears and forced everyone back. The leader drew his sword and shouted: "This is an order from above. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed."
Gu Shengchao had no choice but to drive back and took Yang Qianhui and Fang Ju back to the house to avoid the danger.
Not long after, Shui Linglong also came back and said angrily: "What did you do? I have held them back and pretended to do business with their Zhennan Prince's Palace. The huge profits impressed the Zhennan Prince and interviewed me in person. Suddenly Serve tea to see the guests off and drive us out. Now the whole city is under martial law and we are searching, but you haven’t gone out yet, so what can I say!”
Yang Qianhui stood aside pitifully: "It's all my fault. I have to kowtow to my mother before I leave. She agreed at first, holding my hand and asking for help. When the two old ladies came in, she yelled, alarming everyone. .”
"Oh, sit down first. Since it has already happened, we can only take one step at a time." Yang Qianhui was originally filial, and Shui Linglong was also helpless.
"You guys have tea while I go out to find out the news." Seeing that the atmosphere was really depressing, Ma Guanshan found a reason to retreat.
Everyone was unhappy, and from time to time they heard the shouts of the officers and soldiers outside.
When it was almost time to turn on the lantern, Ma Guanshan ran in, out of breath, and reported in a panic: "It's not good, there are shadow graphics posted everywhere in the city, trying to capture Master Gu and Sister Fang Ju."
"Don't worry, does it look like the painting?" Shui Linglong asked.
Ma Guanshan thought about it for a moment: "They are not very similar, but they are somewhat similar. Many men and women have been arrested and sent to the government."
"These two old women have good eyesight. They can tell us our looks just from a casual encounter. It would be a pity to bury such talents." Gu Shengchao ridiculed.
Shui Linglong was worried: "The inn is not a place to stay for a long time. The officers and soldiers will come to search for you sooner or later. Where can you three go to hide?"
Wan Yanxi smiled and said: "My little sister has found a good place to make sure they don't go there to search."
"Where is it?" Yang Qianhui has troubled everyone and is eager to know the answer.
Wan Yanxi tilted her head and said, "It's your Zhennan Palace."
"Impossible, we just escaped from there." Yang Qianhui felt incredible.
Gu Shengchao, however, clapped his hands and applauded: "Wonderful, it's so dark under the lamp."
Shui Linglong also approved: "This is the only thing we can do now. Without further ado, you can leave now."
Gu Shengchao and the others had just left the inn, and before they turned the corner, they saw a large number of officers and soldiers surrounding the inn, and several civilians suspected of being them were escorted behind them.
"It's so suspenseful." Fang Ju blurted out, thankful to have left in time.
Avoiding the searching officers and soldiers along the road, under the cover of sunset, the three of them successfully returned to the Zhennan Palace.
Compared to the noise outside, the palace is quiet with few people moving around.
Back at Yang Qianhui's yard, the servant girl was no longer there.
Gu Shengchao just lightly tapped her acupuncture points, and it took an hour to relieve herself. She is no longer needed here and must have gone elsewhere.
Yang Qianhui was about to close the courtyard door, but Fang Ju stopped her and said softly: "Don't close the door, it's best to keep it as it is. We have escaped, and now it's such a mess that no one will come in. Closing the door will tell them that we are back and will cause trouble again." Trouble."
Thinking about it, Yang Qianhui didn't dare to turn on the lamp when she returned to the house, and sat in the dark without talking.
Gu Shengchao saw that there was an open door to the south of the courtyard. He went in and took a look, but it was also clean. He asked Fang Ju for a quilt and slept there.
The door was left ajar and he ignored it.
In the middle of the night, he suddenly realized that two people had entered the courtyard, and Gu Shengchao woke up suddenly.
"Did they discover something?"
But he saw the two men sneaking towards his house. He hurriedly rolled the quilt aside and jumped on the beam.
The two people walked into the house, and one of them whispered: "The palace is in chaos right now. No one here needs to worry about the walls having ears. Let me tell you the truth."
"Could it be related to the rebellion of King Zhennan?" another person asked.
