After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

The hour of Zi (23 PM to 1 AM) is one of the darkest times of the day.

Of course, the Yin hour, which is half an hour to an hour before dawn, that is, from four to five in the morning, is also the darkest time of the night.

Because the sun has not yet risen, the earth's surface loses the most heat at this time.

However, in order to have enough time to retreat, Ouyang Zheng, Jiang Xiaoqi, and the others decided to make their move at midnight.

The night was dark and the wind was high; all was quiet except for the occasional chirping of crickets.

Ouyang Zheng led Jiang Xiaoqi and others to quietly approach the county jail.

The five people moved lightly through the night.

It was midnight. Ouyang Zheng made a hand gesture, and everyone immediately understood.

Li Haisheng and Ouyang Zheng swiftly knocked down the two guards at the gate and entered the prison first.

Inside the cell, several night guards were drinking and eating meat around a table, completely unaware of the approaching group.

The four jailers had to be dealt with simultaneously before they could shout. Ouyang Zheng glanced at Lin Yueniang and Jiang Xiyue, and finally decided that Lin Yueniang would cooperate while Jiang Xiyue would stand by.

Although Jiang Xiyue was eager to try, she knew this was not the time to be willful, so she obediently waited in the shadows.

However, after a few breaths, his younger brother returned.

"Did you succeed?" Jiang Xiyue asked in a whisper.

Jiang Xiaoqi made a shushing gesture and then pointed to the prison.

No one knew what tricks they had just used, but the four jailers had all silently slumped over the table, as if they were drunk.

Jiang Xiyue gave a thumbs up and remained silent, afraid that her recklessness would ruin Mr. Ouyang's plans.

Even if you can't help right now, it's best not to cause trouble.

Li Haisheng came out of the cell where the prisoners were held, found Jiang Xiaoqi and her brother, and signaled them to retreat.

They met up about seven or eight miles from the county jail. Seeing that Wenbin and the others were only a little weak and had no obvious injuries, Jiang Xiaoqi was relieved.

My personal belongings were already hidden at the city gate, so there was no need to waste time going back to the inn after rescuing the people.

Upon reaching the city wall, Wenbin and Aniu felt that their light-footed skills were holding everyone back, so they stopped following.

Jiang Xiaoqi wasn't sure he could jump over the city wall, which was less than three zhang high, in one go. The restaurant in Xinghe Prefecture was seven or eight meters high, and he had jumped over the roof of that restaurant before.

He wasn't sure if he could get over the ten-meter-high city wall if he carried or held someone on his back.

At this time, you can't care about saving face.

“Master, I might not be able to get past them. There’s also Ah Niu and Wen Bin, whose lightness skills are a bit lacking.”

Li Mo is almost certainly capable of it. Even if he can't cross it, he can still climb over it with his strong arm strength. Jiang Xiaoqi has already witnessed Lin Yueniang and Jiang Xiyue's lightness skills, which are better than his.

It can only be said that those who focus on doing one thing have a real advantage; it's hard for someone who tries to learn everything to become an expert in everything.

His lightness skill is currently his weakness. It's not that he's not working hard enough, but rather that his height and leg length limit his performance.

Li Haisheng looked at the city wall: "It's alright, I'll help you get up first."

After saying that, he used his lightness skill to fly over to the top of the city wall, and then threw down a rope.

Jiang Xiaoqi grabbed the rope first, and then tied the other end to Wenbin.

Ouyang Zheng also climbed onto the city wall, threw down a rope, and Li Mo stepped forward to help A Niu tie it up.

"Mother, elder sister, are you sure you can manage on your own?"

“You’ll know after you try it!”

Lin Yueniang didn't use the rope that was lowered down again to tie herself up. She only used a little of the rope's strength to easily jump over the city wall.

Jiang Xiyue followed suit and used the rope to cross over.

Li Mo's eyes showed admiration, then he turned to his young master and said, "Young master, let me help you tie him up!"

"No need, let's use their help to get there, there shouldn't be any problem."

"Alright, then young master, please be careful!"

The eight men successfully left the city. They rolled up the rope and hid it in the grass outside the city. Now that they had no horses, carrying anything extra would be a burden.

Continue south according to the original itinerary, and you can buy horses when you reach the next town.

They hurried along on their own two legs late at night, and apart from Ouyang Zheng, the rest of them were all in a sorry state.

"Master, are we really going to have to run to the next town on foot?"

Apart from Ah Niu and Wen Bin who were truly running on their own two legs, the rest of them were practically running and flying. When Li Mo and Li Haisheng saw that Wen Bin and Ah Niu were falling behind, they would give them a ride so that the two could catch their breath and rest.

After walking for more than ten miles, everyone stopped to rest.

"We will rescue Wenbin and the others. The county government will find out by dawn at the latest. Of course, if things go quickly, they may have already found out by now."

"Run as far as you can; once you reach town, you can buy horses and carts."

At this time, Ouyang Zheng's message by carrier pigeon had already reached Governor Gao's hands.

Governor Gao was considered a student of Ouyang Zheng, and at the time he was serving as governor of Southern Zhili, which happened to be Qianzhou, which was under his jurisdiction.

Ouyang Zheng didn't trust others, but he trusted Gao Xuan. It wasn't that he trusted Gao Xuan's character, but rather that a high-ranking official of the second rank wouldn't stoop to associating with bandits.

"Gao Min, take my personal seal and deliver this letter to the Commandant of Qianzhou. Tell him to lead his troops to the government office to suppress the bandits."

"The government office is suppressing bandits? My lord, what is this?" Gao Xuan's trusted steward was a little confused.

"No need for further explanation, Commander Feng will know what to do once he sees the letter."

"Yes, sir! I'll go right away!"

As a useful housekeeper, doing more and talking less is a basic professional quality.

Although I didn't realize it at first and had some questions, my master would never give wrong orders. If it was wrong, I would carry it out first and then accept the punishment. In short, my master would not be wrong, and if there was a mistake, it would be the fault of the subordinates!

Gao Xuan released a carrier pigeon, his brows furrowed, and the deep lines on his face, though not old, were striking.

He believed that Mr. Ouyang, who had once given him guidance, and the Prefect of Qianzhou and Magistrate of Chuanling County must have some problems.

It was our own oversight that allowed a prefecture and a county to fall into the hands of thieves!

Gao Min rode at full speed to the Commandant's residence and handed the letter to Commandant Feng.

After reading the letter, Commandant Feng did not hesitate. He immediately summoned his soldiers and rushed to the Qianzhou government office. He surrounded and controlled the government office, preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

Of course, the people of Chuanling County did not overlook this either. Commander Feng sent his deputy to surround the county government office, waiting for an order to lead his troops to arrest the thieves.

On the other side, Jiang Xiaoqi and the others finally arrived at a town. The town was not big, and there were no more than eight horses in the whole town.

They had no choice but to settle for second best. They bought two carriages, one for Ah Niu and one for Li Mo.

Lin Yueniang and her daughter, along with Jiang Xiaoqi's family, rode in one car, while Ouyang Zheng and his apprentice, along with Wen Bin, rode in another.

When Li Mo and A Niu got tired, Wen Bin and Li Haisheng took their place, so everyone finally didn't have to rely on their own two feet to get on the road.

They encountered no pursuers along the way, and were getting further and further away from Qianzhou, soon to enter Xuzhou City.

However, just as they were about to reach Xuzhou City, a group of people suddenly appeared in front of them and blocked their way.