Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

Shadow Seventeen was still waiting outside the door. After the guards escorted everyone out, he glanced at them and then ordered the guards inside to close the pavilion door.

"Commander, where is the new prison His Majesty has set up? I have never heard His Majesty mention it before." Shen Yu was standing at the very end of the line. He heard the voice coming from the front and quietly turned his gaze in that direction.

The Dark Guards are almost entirely composed of assassins; they rarely have independent thought and always follow orders. However, not all of them are like that. Those in high positions within the Dark Guards are decisive and conscious individuals, as is Mu Yuyuan, and the Dark Guard deputy commander who has stepped forward to inquire is also like that.

“Near the Cold Palace,” Shadow Seventeen said. “I’ve taken you there before, about 700 meters to the east.”

Upon hearing this, the deputy commander paused slightly. He glanced at Shadow Seventeen, whose eyes, visible beneath the mask, still exuded a formidable aura, as intense and unapproachable as ever.

"Why does Your Majesty suddenly want to move them away?" The deputy commander stood still and said, "With so many people on Chengyuan Mountain, if they all leave overnight, it will probably alert others."

"Everyone in Kunning Palace is His Majesty's man. Are you questioning His Majesty's orders?" Ying Shiqi's tone turned serious. "Or are you trying to defy the imperial decree?"

The deputy commander's expression changed, and he bowed, saying, "Your subordinate wouldn't dare. I'm just worried about the lady in Kunning Palace. She's mentally ill, and if she hears any noise, she might disturb the peace of the palace..."

"Eunuch Li is drawing blood right now, didn't you know? Besides, the Empress is His Majesty's concubine, it's none of your business to care about her. What are you trying to do to Her Majesty by acting like this?"

Upon hearing this, the deputy commander immediately changed his tone: "Commander, that's not what I meant. It's just that His Majesty values ​​these criminal slaves from Chengyuan Mountain very much, and since this incident happened so suddenly, I asked a few more questions."

Ying Shiqi looked at him coldly. Before the deputy commander could finish speaking, he turned around and said impatiently to the guards, "Take them all away. Don't keep His Majesty waiting."

The other guards stepped forward on command, with Shen Yu following at the back of the group. As he passed the deputy commander, he glanced back and saw the deputy commander standing by the wooden pillar of the pavilion, his body stiff, but his eyes secretly looking at the figure walking ahead.

Shen Yu paused for a few moments, then quietly brushed his hand across the deputy commander's arm, discarding all the white powder from his fingertips.

After finishing, Shen Yu continued forward with the group, blending into the ranks of the guards at the front, and tightened his mask even further.

The deputy commander remained where he was, keeping an eye on the front until Shadow Seventeen led everyone down the stairs and their figures disappeared from his sight. Only then did he slowly straighten up.

He was Xuan Lin's mole planted beside Mu Yuyuan, and Mu Yuyuan's every word and action was under his surveillance. At the same time, he was also the one who had the most frequent contact with His Majesty during this period.

He had never heard His Majesty mention building a new prison. Moreover, such a massive project as rebuilding a prison, even if it was near the Cold Palace, would not have gone completely unnoticed.

The deputy commander frowned slightly. He stood on the corridor of the pavilion and looked down. He saw that the troops below had already walked onto the iron chain bridge and were slowly moving out of the pond.

Not far away, the Kunning Palace was brightly lit, with orange-yellow lights flickering in and out, and the whistling of cold wind could be heard from all around.

The deputy commander's brow twitched suddenly. He sensed something was wrong and quickly walked downstairs, coldly ordering the guards he had left behind, "Go and tell His Majesty what happened! The rest of you, go and stop them..."

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly felt dizzy, his body swayed, blood kept flowing from his mouth and nose, and he slipped and fell down the stairs.

Shen Yu vaguely heard the sound of impact coming from upstairs, but he pretended not to hear it. After leaving the pavilion, he quickly walked onto the iron chain bridge and went out with the prisoners in front of him.

The group from Chengyuan Mountain were all seriously injured and unable to walk across the iron chains. They were dragged across by the guards, who half-pulled and half-pulled them.

Shadow Seventeen was the first to walk to the pond. He waited for the guards to drag the condemned prisoners over, then raised his eyes and clapped his hands: "You've all worked hard. Go and rest now."

The guards were still unaware of what Shadow Seventeen meant. When they heard the sound behind them, they turned around and saw Shen Yu wielding his sword and severing the iron chains behind him.

"Chief, you..."

The shadowy figures among them acted on their own initiative. They silently changed their positions, gathered strength in their arms, and suddenly launched an attack, knocking out the several bewildered guards and throwing them aside with a single blow.

"The nanny has already prepared the carriage. Let's start from..." Ying Shiqi glanced at the situation on the ground, then turned around to calculate the time and urged the people next to him to go first.

"do not move!"

A voice suddenly broke the silence, so hoarse it was almost indistinguishable. Shadow Seventeen paused, then turned to look beside him.

One of the female prisoners, who had just come out of the pavilion, suddenly sprang to her feet. She had somehow produced a dagger, held it to Shen Yu's neck, and took two steps back. "Don't move!"

Ying Shiqi gave a slight twitch of her lips: "What's wrong with you?"

"Don't come any closer, or I'll kill him." The female prisoner took two steps back and then stood still, coughing incessantly, her eyes glaring coldly.

Shen Yu did not resist. As if he had expected this, he said calmly, "What do you want to do?"

"Senior Sister Lingyun, please..."

"We can't do this now... Senior Sister..."

The prisoners standing nearby paled at the sight. They were about to step forward when Shadow used a dagger to push them aside.

Ling Yun clenched her teeth, her eyes dry, as if she hadn't seen the scene before her: "You can go with them, I'm not going."

Shen Yu did not speak upon hearing this. Ling Yun's knuckles were pale. She looked at the dark forest in the distance and said, "I want to see the Empress."

Shen Yu curled his lips into a smile: "The Empress is of noble status; you are probably not qualified to see her."

"To hell with the Empress! He's my junior brother! How dare you humiliate him like this..." Ling Yun's voice trembled as she gripped the dagger in her hand. "Today I'm taking him with me. If you're unwilling, release me. I'll go myself and won't implicate you. If you're willing..."

Shen Yu's eyelashes trembled slightly.

“I’m sorry, I don’t want to.” Ying Shiqi interrupted her, then winked at Shen Yu, “Besides, we went to great lengths to rescue you, so you can’t just leave now. Do you know what will happen to you?”

Ling Yun's face turned pale. She was about to retreat further when she heard this when a cold light flashed before her eyes, and she felt a sharp pain in her wrist, causing her to lose her strength.

Shen Yu picked up the dagger she had dropped, turned to look at Ling Yun, and said, "I can agree to rescue him, but only if you obey us. Otherwise... I won't let that person from Kunning Palace have a chance to come out alive."

Ling Yun's lips were completely bloodless. She stood up, leaning on the boulder beside her, only to be pressed down on her again by the approaching shadow.

The surrounding area was filled with the shadows of the photo studio. They had clearly received orders to kill Wen Yu, and there was absolutely no way that Shen Yu would tell Ling Yun about Wen Yu's whereabouts in front of them.

Shen Yu said nothing more. He stepped forward and walked out of the palace following the route he had planned.