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Chapter 541 Study Abroad (Part 5)

Wang Wulang was inexplicably arrested, and the other party was holding a portrait that was completely unrecognizable, insisting that he was a remnant of the previous dynasty of Dongmo.

Xiao Ayu and the others argued their case, but in the end they were all arrested.

Xiao Ayu, who met Wang Wulang in prison: "..."

Wang Wulang was getting a little frantic: "What's wrong with you guys? You've just been arrested like this, so there's no way you can explain yourselves now?!"

"It wouldn't be good to make too much of a fuss. After all, they are remnants of the previous dynasty of a neighboring country. If we resist too fiercely, it might provoke a conflict between the two countries," Wang Sanlang calmly analyzed.

Wang Wulang rolled his eyes: "Come on, do you think you're the Crown Prince of Dachang? Even if I captured you, or even killed you, it wouldn't cause a conflict between the two countries."

“But it would be bad if Grandma found out,” Wang Qilang said quietly.

The men were imprisoned on this side, while the women were imprisoned on the other side. Xiao Ayu and Tangyuan were on the other side.

There were not only them in the prison, but also some other people who were dressed in rags and looked emaciated.

Little Ayu was a little hungry. Just as she put her hand into her pocket, a little girl suddenly appeared from somewhere and yanked hard on Little Ayu's pocket, trying to snatch it away.

Without thinking, Xiao Ayu kicked the other person.

The little girl was already exhausted, and she flew a full ten feet away, landing at the base of the prison wall.

Tangyuan hurried to check on Xiao Ayu.

Little Ayu stood up, ran to the little girl, pulled her up, and said, "Are you hungry? But you shouldn't have taken my things, especially my bib. My mother gave it to me, and I can't lose it."

She has been practicing martial arts for five years now. Not to mention scaling walls and leaping across rooftops, an ordinary child under ten years old definitely can't beat her.

That kick might have injured the little girl.

But Xiao Ayu didn't apologize. The other party was in the wrong first, and she wouldn't apologize first until the other party apologized.

The little girl was so frightened that she trembled and hid behind a woman nearby.

The woman was also terrified, her whole body trembling like a frightened bird.

Little Ayu wanted to take a piece of cake out of her pocket, but then thought that it might cause a scramble, so she gave up.

Qin Huai caught a glimpse of Xiao Ayu's actions from afar. Seeing that she wasn't foolish enough to take out food to do a good deed, he put the hidden weapon at his fingertips back.

"We can't just stay locked up like this, can we? We've only gone halfway, and we still need to continue our studies!" Wang Wulang was an impatient man, and immediately wanted to try to pull open the cell chain with his hands.

"I wonder how Mr. Chi and the others are doing," Wang Qilang said softly. "They haven't shown themselves. I don't know if they followed us in or if they're trying to figure something out outside."

None of them were too worried about getting out, after all, they were innocent, and they should be released once the investigation was completed, right?
Wang Wulang wasn't so optimistic. He remembered what the waiter had said, so he was trying to pull the door shut. He was afraid he didn't have enough strength, so he even used his internal energy.

Before much effort was even required, the entire cell door split in two.

The enormous iron lock snapped open with a crack.

Wang Wulang: "..."

Wang Sanlang was dumbfounded when he saw this.

"This thing is way too easy to open!"

Just as he finished speaking, Wang Sanlang was violently pulled, and then a foul-smelling person appeared beside him. The person grabbed the cell door with dark hands, shoved it to both sides, and squeezed through the crack in the door.

Immediately afterward, the other people who were locked up followed suit and all crawled out.

Wang Wulang hurriedly called out, "Hey, hey, hey, if you leave like this, you'll be punished even more severely!"

Those people wouldn't listen; they all rushed out in a swarm.

Only then did the group realize that the seemingly small cell actually held thirty or forty people. Because they were dressed in black and hidden in the darkness, they hadn't noticed that there were so many.

In the prison of Dongyue City, hundreds or even thousands of prisoners are held year-round. Every so often, they are forced to dig trenches and do hard labor.

Almost everyone who went there died.

Today, a large batch of prisoners was being transported out, and there were very few guards in the prison. These people managed to rush to the outermost edge of the prison.

Soon, a jailer spotted them and, without hesitation, raised his sword and slashed at their heads.

"If you don't want to die, go back!"

"You've gone too far! You dare to break out of prison!"

"They're all useless anyway, let's kill them all. Keeping them around is just a waste of food."

Those who escaped screamed in agony; some couldn't hold on and retreated, while many more charged forward.

One of them knocked down a jailer, suffering a large gash in his back, then gritted his teeth, snatched the large knife from the jailer's hand, and rushed back to the cell. With a single slash, the cell door lock snapped open.

More and more prisoners rushed out, more and more guards fell, and even more prisoners rushed out.

"Charge! Kill these beasts!"

"Don't let them out, leave not a single one alive—ah!"

"Since we're all going to die anyway, let me kill to my heart's content!"

"Sun, sun, I can still see the sun!"

"Stop them!"

In an instant, shouts of killing filled the air and reached the prison cells.

Wang Wulang and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.

They remained still, while Chi Jia had already sneaked in amidst the chaos. Xiao Ayu's room door was also opened, and all the women in the back escaped.

Xiao Ayu ran over to Qin Huai's side, and Wang Wulang and the others surrounded her at the innermost part.

Wang Qilang took off his outer garment and spread it on the ground: "Sister Ayu, please sit down for a while. It's cleaner here."

Tangyuan asked, "Aren't we going out?"

Wouldn't it be perfect to slip away amidst the chaos?
Xiao Ayu and Qin Huai shook their heads at the same time, saying in unison, "No rush."

They actually waited like that, until the entire cell was pitch black, with only a pitifully small candle burning.

About four hours later, the noise outside finally stopped, leaving only the empty prison cells.

Their area had about ten cells, and now they were all empty except for them.

Before long, a series of hurried footsteps approached, and a large group of soldiers in armor arrived at the prison cell door.

They were all imposing and expressionless, like a row of motionless sculptures.

Then, a young general carrying a long spear walked out from the ranks, his face also solemn.

The red-tasseled spear was stained with blood.

"Why didn't you escape?" The young general wasn't too young; his voice was low and hoarse, like a duck being choked.

She must have been going through puberty, around sixteen years old.

Wang Wulang said, "Why should we run away? We're waiting for you to give us justice!"

The young general then looked at the broken lock on the ground: "Did you open the cell doors?"

He could say that without prior investigation.

“I opened it, but not intentionally. It’s your fault for using such a poor lock; it fell off with the slightest touch.” Wang Wulang stood before the crowd again, showing no fear of the young general and the soldiers around him. He frowned and said, “We didn’t run away, and we didn’t commit any crimes. You have to be reasonable, right? Besides, I’m the one who broke the lock. If you think punishment is necessary, then follow the law and point the finger at me.”

Unexpectedly, the young general glanced at the crowd a few times, then knelt down on one knee before them, saying, "My name is Hu Rui, and I thank you all for your help!"

Everyone: "?"

Chi Jia said from the side, "An internal strife has broken out in Dongyue City, and the city's general has been captured. This is General Hu Xiao, the nephew of the city's general, who has come to provide assistance today."

It turns out that the chaos that has occurred in Dongyue City in the past two years was caused by the captured general who was defending the city. The general was determined to die rather than surrender and had been dealing with the enemy for two years. In addition, the troops he trained refused to obey orders from others, which dragged on for more than two years. The general also sent a letter to his brother-in-law who was guarding the west side to ask for help.

The other side was already running out of patience and wanted to launch a major uprising through a series of operations, with the prison being an important stronghold.

As a result, Wang Wulang accidentally let a group of people out, making the outsiders think that the plan had been brought forward. The original interconnected steps turned into a series of collapses.

The enemy was caught off guard by their own people, and the people they had smuggled away were exposed. It turned out that they had not died suddenly, but had been sent to the remnants of the Eastern Desert Kingdom and trained as secret soldiers.

The army brought by Hu Rui quelled the internal strife, while Red Armor, Red Hare, and Red Serpent provided support to Hu Rui outside. What was originally thought to be a tough battle that would last at least a month was actually completed in just four hours.

By a twist of fate, they actually performed a great service!
"Brother, you're also surnamed Hu?" Little Ayu only grasped this key point.

Hu Rui asked in surprise, "Are you also members of the Hu family?"

“No, our surname is Wang.” Little Ayu smiled, revealing her teeth.

The smile was so bright in the prison cell that it almost blinded Hu Rui.

Wang Wulang added: "However, our village produced a General Hu more than a hundred years ago!"

Hu Ruihong paused, spear in hand: "What?!"

(End of this chapter)