Moonlight and wind

"Jianyun," Shan Zimo put the blueprint in his arms and called out to Jianyun outside the door, "Where did your young master dare to get this blueprint?"

"My Lord, I spent 10,000 taels to buy it!"

"How much?" Shan Boyu couldn't believe his ears. "Ten thousand taels! What a huge pile it would be if they were put together!"

"Who did you buy it from?"

"This..." Jian Yun hesitated, "The Master won't let me say it!"

"There must be something wrong here!" Shan Zimo was very sure, "Wait until I find Zi Ling'er, and then I'll interrogate him carefully!"

"Where do you plan to look for her, young master?" After taking a look at the blueprint, he began to think about which secret room was most likely to be the one holding Zi Ling'er.

"Qingying, who we rescued, said that women who were raped by Bao Datong would eventually be killed. I think it was at the southwest death gate!"

"That does make sense." He nodded.

"Everyone stay here and guard. Once it gets dark, I'll go to the southwest secret prison to take a look!"

"Young Master, please take me with you," Qu Xuanyue stood up, "We have not only failed to help you along the way, but also kept getting into trouble. Since Zi Ling'er is my girl, why should I just sit here and wait for her? We can't let the young master keep taking risks for us!"

"Don't worry, Miss Qu," Shan Zimo comforted Qu Xuanyue, "I'll go explore the way first. If Zi Ling'er is really there, I'll come find you!"

The lights in the prefect's mansion were on, and Shan Zimo quietly slipped out of the courtyard and headed southwest. In the southwest corner, a huge rock stood there, like a door. The weeds around it were more than a person's height, which seemed out of place with the carefully maintained courtyard.

"It must be nearby!" After Shan Zimo groped his way to the boulder, he saw the weeds all around were fallen and trampled, and it seemed that someone must come here often.

Shan Zimo touched the boulder all over, but he didn't find the button that he knew was the secret room. At this time, a light appeared not far away, and two people walked towards this side while talking. Shan Zimo quickly jumped onto the boulder, and the cat was watching them from above.

"Damn it! That girl is really tough!" One of the guards spat on the ground. "She won't give in to any soft or hard tactics. She's like a hawk being tortured every day. We are so unlucky to have run into such a tough girl!"

"Our young master likes it that way," another guard sneered, "He said that it gives him a sense of conquest!"

"Damn it! He's relieved by the good things, but all the troubles are ours!"

"It's because we don't have a powerful father! Let's go! Tomorrow night is the deadline, so we must beat her tonight until she surrenders!"

As they were talking, the two of them came under the boulder, looked around, pushed aside the weeds, and with a loud bang, a secret passage leading underground appeared under the boulder!

"So it's here!" Shan Zimo narrowed his eyes and watched the two guards walk away.

Shan Zimo jumped down from the boulder. Fortunately, the door was still open. He felt around in the weeds and found a joystick. Then he went down the stairs to the secret passage.

This narrow secret passage could only accommodate one person. Shan Zimo leaned against the wall and walked down quietly.

Suddenly, the view in front of me was bright! A huge secret room appeared! This secret room was divided into several cells. At the end of the secret room, a whole wall was filled with various torture instruments! Just one look at it made people's backs chill!

Shan Zimo watched as the two guards walked to the last cell and dragged a woman out. Shan Zimo looked closely and saw "Zi Ling'er!"

The guards dragged Zi Ling'er up and tied her to the rack, where she hung with bruises all over her body.

"Don't hit her in the face!" One of the guards grabbed the guard who was about to whip her, "If you hit her in the face, we will be unlucky too!"

With a snap, the wet whip hit Zi Ling'er, but Zi Ling'er didn't say a word!

"You're tough enough! I wonder how long you can last!" The whip cracked down, and Dan Zimo was so ruthless that he wanted to rush over to save Zi Ling'er immediately, but he knew that rescuing Zi Ling'er was not enough, and the ultimate goal was to overthrow Bao father and son!

"Young lady," said a slightly older guard, "let's be submissive and serve Master Bao well tomorrow night. Who knows, you may have a life of wealth and glory for the rest of your life! It's better than being a servant who obeys orders!"

"Bah!" Zi Ling'er used all her strength to spit at the guard, "Wealth and glory? Why don't you bring your mother and son here to enjoy some fun!"

"Hey! If Master Bao hadn't forbidden me to hit your face, I would have torn your mouth apart!" This time, the guard hit him even harder!

Shan Zimo clenched his fists tightly, his knuckles turned white, and he clenched his teeth tightly, "I will make them pay the price!"

Shan Zimo could only take the long view and left the prison along the narrow secret passage and returned to the courtyard he saw.

"Have you found it?" When Qu Xuanyue saw Shan Zimo coming in with a livid face, she hurried to greet him.

Shan Zimo nodded and continued to walk into the hall. Everyone could see that Shan Zimo was not in a good state, so they all waited tacitly without urging him.

"How can I bring down the Bao father and son and make them disappear from Yunlan City forever?" Shan Zimo asked calmly.

"Currently, the investigation and punishment of officials are all the work of the Western Office. They are directly authorized by Emperor Wu and have the power to execute all civil and military officials!" Yijianhui continued, "Especially officials with higher status. They can execute first and report later! It can be said that their power is enormous!"

The eunuch who had been staying here all this time came to Shan Zimo's side in small steps and said, "Young Master Shan, look what this is?" The eunuch took out a badge from his sleeve.

"Flag officer?" Shan Zimo took the badge from his father-in-law, "What is this?"

"This is what Princess Jinyu specifically told me when I came here. If Young Master Shan needs it, I will give you this flag badge!" The eunuch smiled flatteringly.

"What's the use?" Shan Zimo repeatedly observed the badge in his hand, "Does it have the right to execute first and report later?"

"This badge can be used to mobilize the nearest Western Office officials for your own use, but it does not mean to execute first and report later as you said, young master!" the eunuch explained.

"What's the use of that!" Shan Zimo threw the badge on the table, "Zi Ling'er is still suffering in the prison! I want them all to die! Avenge those girls!"

"Have you found Ling'er?" Xuanyue stood up excitedly, "Where is she? I want to save her!"

"Miss Que, don't worry, Zi Ling'er will be rescued, but there are other girls. If they are still in Yunlan City, more girls will suffer!" Shan Zimo's eyes were firm.

"So, we must get rid of Bao Qingjian and Bao Datong!"