The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 147

At this moment, the other person, who looked fierce but had a shallow look, said to Xu Tian, ​​"This kind of thing happens often in prison. It's possible that the cellmate you were chatting with the last time was poisoned to death the next day. He just spilled your food, probably because he poisoned it. This is not the first time."

Upon hearing this, Xu Tian turned his head and saw a person in a prison cell in front of them.

"It happens frequently. You mean they not only captured Tang Dynasty people, but also killed them?"

The man was completely numb to these things, and answered in a very calm tone: "That's right. Once they find out that a Tang Dynasty person is of no use to what they want to do, they will poison those people's food. Poisoning is considered good; some are simply dragged out and beaten to death. Women are even more so; they are dragged out and raped, and then never seen again."

Xu Tian was somewhat shocked upon hearing this.

It seems that this kingdom in the Western Regions has decided to confront the Tang Dynasty!

It's one thing for nations to fight each other, but to go so far as to take action against innocent people is simply too much.

Xu Tian was now filled with anger. He was at his wit's end, thinking about how no one had come in yet, and how this group of Western Region jailers and soldiers hadn't killed him today. If they hadn't killed him, then there would be a next time, and next time it probably wouldn't be poison, but rather some other way to torture him.

He gritted his teeth and decided that since there was no sign of anyone coming to rescue him, he might as well break out of prison.

In the dead of night, a jailer walked past the cell gate, glancing over at Xu Tian. After seeing that Xu Tian had fallen asleep, he turned and left.

After the footsteps faded away, Xu Tian opened his eyes and looked out at the frosty moon.

He reached up and tore a piece of cloth from his clothes, then bit his finger and wrote a few words on the cloth. He then crumpled the cloth and put it deep inside his clothes.

Now he could finally sleep peacefully, clutching the cloth inscribed with blood.

Another night passed, and early in the morning, Xu Tian yanked on the prison door, attracting the attention of the jailer.

Yu Zhu rushed over upon hearing the noise and saw Xu Tian repeatedly pulling at the prison door.

He angrily shouted, "What's wrong with you? Do you want to die?!"

Xu Tian raised his eyes, looked at him coldly, and said, "I have something to say about the military secrets of the Great Tang Dynasty. Let me see your king immediately!"

Seeing Xu Tian's cold expression, Yu Zhu felt a surge of anger, opened the cell door, and kicked Xu Tian hard.

But then he realized that if Xu Tian really had some military secrets about the Tang Dynasty that he wanted to report, then he could take him to see the king and maybe he could get some credit and a promotion.

Xu Tian clutched his abdomen, wincing in pain. In another cell, the guards and soldiers, hearing him say he was going to tell the King of the Western Regions about the military secrets of the Tang Dynasty, glared at him resentfully.

Xu Tian noticed their gazes but didn't react.

Finally, the jailer grabbed Xu Tian, ​​snorted coldly, handcuffed him, and carried him out of the prison towards the palace.

The palace and prison in the Western Regions were neither very close nor very far apart. Yu Zhu took him to the palace from the street, and the journey didn't take very long.

At that moment, Xu Tian spotted a familiar face.

He tried hard to recall that familiar face, and finally remembered that it was the adjutant of the border general, who was now dressed in civilian clothes and hiding in the crowd.

Xu Tian frowned slightly, quickly thinking of a solution.

Suddenly, a burst of frantic barking erupted.

Everyone turned to look and saw a mad dog, drooling, rushing towards them at top speed.

Passersby tried to avoid it, shouting in the language of the Western Regions, "The mad dog is coming!"

As the crowd scattered, the jailers and others drew their long knives. Xu Tian saw the mad dog attacking and, timing it perfectly, lunged forward, making a feint. The cloth in his clothes was also flicked towards the border general's subordinates.