Shen Dingzhu's beautiful eyes stared at Lei Hong doubtfully.
It was Xiao Langyan who took the initiative to give the order?
Jing Yi on the side frowned: "He actually lied to you."
Shen Dingzhu didn't believe that Xiao Langyan had no need to lie to her. Maybe he told her directly if he had any inconvenience, so he hid it.
She thought for a moment and asked the magistrate to go out first: "Go and guard the door. I'll ask him some questions alone."
The magistrate felt it was inappropriate. After all, Lei Hong was a repeat offender, but he couldn't afford to offend the woman in front of him.
He could only nod and bow: "I am waiting at the door. If you need me, please call me."
After he walked away, Shen Dingzhu quickly approached the railing, squatted down and asked in a low voice: "Lei Hong, tell me clearly what happened that night?"
Lei Hong's voice was broken. Although he was weak, he still had strength.
"That night, Imperial Physician Cen was called away to take your pulse. Before leaving, he asked Beizhi to guard the door. After a while, Huang Yunmeng came and said that he had something important to report to the emperor. Beizhi did not dare to let her in, but She actually wanted to force her way in and even threatened that Wei Wan and the others were just stalling for time."
"The humble position almost stabbed her. At this moment, the emperor woke up and allowed Huang Yunmeng to enter. After she entered, she heard the emperor angrily after a while, saying that her father's crime was considered treason. The humble position did not wait. Listen carefully, the emperor has arranged for his humble position to take people away."
Later, Lei Hong was imprisoned for neglecting his duties and has not been released until now.
The look in Shen Dingzhu's eyes wavered, and she frowned, obviously full of doubts.
Huang Yunmeng must have known something, so Xiao Langyan spared her life for the time being. But what was the problem that made him suppress her hair and help Huang Yunmeng fake her death?
In any case, Xiao Langyan didn't tell her frankly, maybe because he was afraid that she would worry? Or perhaps, she felt that she didn't need to know.
Shen Dingzhu didn't want to think about the reason for the bitterness in his heart like a dragonfly touching water.
Given the overall situation, she couldn't lose her temper.
At this time, she noticed that the injuries on Lei Hong's body were all superficial wounds, avoiding all important parts. They looked bloody because the wounds had not healed for a long time.
Shen Dingzhu stood up and had a bold guess in his mind.
Xiao Langyan didn't want Lei Hong's life, so he was imprisoned for some reason?
Otherwise, if Xiao Langyan was really offended, how could Lei Hong be allowed to live until now?
Could it be that... Lei Hong is not that simple? Shen Dingzhu didn't know why, but suddenly remembered that when Xiao Langyan was seriously injured in Jizhou, he also took Lei Hong with him.
Before she could figure out the reason, a jailer with his head lowered came over, carrying a food box: "Mother, I am here to deliver meals to felons."
Shen Dingzhu glanced at him and opened the box, revealing a plate of ordinary vegetables and a steamed bun.
Prison food without any oil or water.
Shen Dingzhu retracted his hand, took half a step back, and left the cell. He saw the jailer squatting down and bringing two dishes in.
At the critical moment, Shen Dingzhu immediately ordered Jing Yi: "Catch him, he is not a jailor!"
Even the county magistrate didn't know her specific identity, so it was especially inappropriate for the jailer to call her "Mother" when he came in.
Jing Yi suddenly struck, but he didn't expect that the jailer was on guard and punched him with his backhand. Under the food box, there was a dagger that could detect people!
Shen Dingzhu hid behind, pressed against the corner, and shouted outside: "Here comes someone! There is an assassin!"
Jing Yi had already grasped the assassin's wrist tightly, squeezing until the opponent's jaw went numb. He found the right opportunity and punched the assassin on the chest. The dagger fell from the opponent's hand and flew far away while grazing the ground.
at this time!
The assassin suddenly revealed what was tied in his sleeve. Shen Dingzhu took one look and turned pale.
It's a firecracker!
The gun stolen from the government arsenal turned out to be in his hand.
The assassin quickly started the fire, and Jing Yi rushed forward, but saw the assassin's blunderbuss halfway, aiming it at Shen Dingzhu on the other side.
Jing Yi's expression changed drastically: "Be careful!"
Regardless of everything, he turned and ran towards Shen Dingzhu. On the way, he picked up the wooden table in the corner for the jailer to eat. With his own body and a thin table, he blocked Shen Dingzhu directly.
"Jing Yi! Get down!" Shen Dingzhu pulled him and threw him to the ground.
Almost the next second, a loud "bang" was heard, and a large hole was blasted out of the wall behind Shen Dingzhu. Bricks fell one after another, burying them under half of the ruins.
At this moment, there was a buzzing in Shen Dingzhu's ears. There was probably a wound on her forehead. Blood trickled into her eyes, and her eyes were filled with a sea of blood.
She was in pain all over and couldn't move. At this moment, someone vigorously pushed aside the bricks around her and pulled her up.
Jing Yi's face was very close, with a big cut on his forehead, and he was saying something anxiously. Shen Dingzhu couldn't hear it, but she knew that he was calling her name.
Just as Shen Dingzhu was feeling dizzy, he caught a glimpse of more than a dozen men in black rushing in from the door of the cell, all holding long knives.
"Jing Yi, watch your back!" she suddenly shouted.
Jing Yi turned around and saw the real jailers forced into the dungeon by the assassins in black. The number of jailers was few and their martial arts skills were far inferior to those of the well-prepared assassins.
Seeing that they were about to lose, Jing Yi quickly made a decision.
He took out a black rope necklace from his arms and hung it around Shen Dingzhu's neck.
Shen Dingzhu lowered his head and saw that it was a necklace with a wolf tooth tied to it.
"Jing Yi?" She looked at him in panic.
Jing Yi didn't say anything unnecessary. He stretched out his hand and made a bold move.
His fingertips were a little rough, and he touched Shen Dingzhu's face, scraping away a little blood, then smeared it on the corner of his mouth, and licked it twice with the tip of his tongue. His tiger eyes were scary brown and black.
Shen Dingzhu was startled. She didn't realize what he was doing at first, but suddenly, she understood.
The custom of the bloodthirsty covenant is that the dead man must drink the blood of his master, and from then on, he will go through life and death for this master.
His existence is to protect this person. He is like a shadow. The shadow can be gone, but the master must live.
Behind Jing Yi, the screams of the jailer kept coming.
Shen Dingzhu knew what Jing Yi wanted to do. She pointed to the big hole behind her that was blasted by the firecracker: "Let's go quickly!"
Jing Yi shook his head and hit his heart twice with his fist: "A scholar will die for his confidant."
After saying that, he picked up Shen Dingzhu without hesitation and threw it directly through the big hole.
"Let's go!" He yelled, then turned around, picked up the long knife, and guarded the entrance of the cave.
As long as he lives, he will not allow anyone to cross over and hurt Shen Dingzhu.
Shen Dingzhu fell outside the dungeon and walked two more corridors to reach the back door of the government office.
She staggered up and wanted to turn back, but she knew that now was not the time for her to hesitate.
Shen Dingzhu immediately ran forward along the corridor. It was still too late for her to call for help!
However, before she could run out of the corridor, she was hit hard on the back of the neck by someone hiding in the corner with a long stick.
Shen Dingzhu fell down softly. Before he passed out, he saw Lei Hong coming quickly. The sword in his hand was still dripping with blood.
She closed her eyes and heard—
"It's such a heavy blow, don't kill me!"
"No, if I tie her up, does that mean I don't have to tie up the little prince anymore?"
"She is enough, let's go."
