The prince is very cruel

Captain Jin's expression brightened slightly when he received the money. He held it tightly and said, "Let's go."

Guan Ning was the last one to put on armor, and he transformed into a royal guard on the spot. The dark armor and heavy texture were very oppressive, just like a young general.

"call!!"

Captain Jin took a deep breath and then walked towards the archway on the right side of the city gate.

There were no people stationed there, as if they had been sent away by Captain Jin. There were only two soldiers standing on the left and right, and they saw Captain Jin coming.

"Meet Captain Jin!"

"Well, open the city gate for the reinforcements. They need to go out of the city to search."

As soon as these words were spoken, the two soldiers couldn't help but look at Guan Ning and the others. The pitch-black night, the pale moonlight, and the whistling wind all expressed a tense and depressing atmosphere.

"Open the city gate?"

"This..." The two of them stretched out their voices.

"Stop talking so much nonsense. Do I need to report to you two?" Captain Jin put pressure.

The two soldiers looked embarrassed and were about to open the door, but their eyes flashed. They took a look at Guan Ning and the others in the moonlight, and their eyes couldn't help but doubt: "But Captain, why haven't I seen them?"

Geek!

Everyone's heart skipped a beat, and Captain Jin began to sweat profusely. Although he was his superior, he was doing something that could cost him his life. He had an uncontrollable fear and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Seeing this, the two soldiers were completely suspicious and even wanted to call other imperial guards.

Guan Ning acted decisively, stepped forward, and slapped the other person in the face.

Snapped!

The crisp sound echoed in the archway. There were at least twelve archways here, so there was no need to worry about being discovered by people nearby.

Everyone was shocked. What was this for?

"Humph!"

"How can you question the imperial court's order?"

"This is an order from the Ministry of War. Who would doubt it?" Guan Ning took out a piece of paper and held it high in the air.

The two soldiers were frightened and subconsciously looked at the rice paper, but because it was too dark, they could not see what was on it. Just as they were about to reach out to take it, Guan Ning put it away.

"Will you open the door?!"

"If you don't open the door and let the murderer escape, you will bear all the consequences!" Guan Ning threatened with great acting skills.

The two were so shocked when they heard this that they almost pooped themselves out. They immediately changed their tune: "No, no!"

"Sir, yes, it's us who are so short-sighted. Open the door, we will open it right away!"

As they said this, they turned around in fear and began to open the small city gate, not daring to ask any questions.

Seeing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Captain Jin swallowed hard, almost revealing his true identity. He couldn't help but look at Guan Ning and asked, "Since you have the order from the Ministry of War, why do you ask me to release him secretly?"

Why not just leave openly?

How could he know that it wasn't an imperial decree at all, but just a map...

It was very troublesome to open and close the city gates in ancient times, and because of the martial law, these small city gates were stuck with various mortise and tenon joints as thick as arms.

Opening it is not something that can be done in an instant.

Guan Ning stared intently, every second seemed as long as a century. As long as they left the city, nothing would happen.

At first, he was very calm, but when it came to the last step, when he was about to leave the city, he became a little nervous, and sweat broke out on his fists.

hurry up!

Hurry up!

He thought so in his heart, but what he waited for was not the city gate opening, but torches emerging from the end of the distance, accompanied by the sound of horse hooves getting closer and closer.

bang bang bang...

At that moment, Guan Ning's heart skipped a beat and he turned around suddenly.

not good!

"Open the city gate quickly!" He suddenly shouted, not caring about anything else, and led his men to rush forward and began to force the door open.

The two soldiers hadn't reacted yet.

"What's going on there?"

"Stop them!"

"Stop them!"

Angry roars rang out from afar. The officers and soldiers who arrived noticed the abnormality of the archway and immediately roared and rushed forward on horseback. There were at least hundreds of them.

And the person leading the group happened to be Zhao Tai.