The Eldest Daughter Returns: Imperial Uncle, I'm Pregnant!

The man in Xiao Bing's hand saw that he had taken four gold bars and his eyes lit up. He then said fearlessly, "Sir, I can take you with me too."

"What nonsense are you talking about? You just arrived here, and I showed you the way. You want to help these heroes get out? That's utter nonsense."

“Li Guang, even if you have meat to eat, you can’t forget your brothers. You can even give your brothers a bowl of soup. If you don’t take me with you, I’ll go and complain. Then no one will be able to escape.”

"you!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xiao Bing exerted all his strength, and the man fell silent. Although Li Guang had witnessed murder before, he was still frightened to see someone who had just been talking to him suddenly become lifeless.

Xiao Bing dragged the person to a secluded corner and tossed him there like a rag bag.

"Let's go. If you dare to play tricks, your fate won't be any better than his."

Startled, Li Guang clutched the gold bar tightly in his arms. Xiao Yi picked up the lunchbox from the ground and followed behind Li Guang. Li Guang made his way to their destination through a maze of turns.

There were two torches at the entrance, and two masked men patrolling nearby. The King of Chu stopped in the darkness and gestured for Xiao Yi, Xiao Bing, and Li Guang to go inside.

"Sir, it's just ahead. All those who have been arrested will be locked up inside, in their own cells. The guards up ahead are very strict, so you must be careful."

Are they suicide squad members?

"Death squad? I don't know what death squad is. They are just like ordinary people except they wear masks. The death squad you are talking about should be those freaks who wear helmets. Those people don't talk or eat, they are just like dead people."

"Alright, enough nonsense. Just talk to them normally and lead us there. Then coax them to drink the wine in here, and we'll handle the rest."

Xiao Yi opened the wine in the basket, added a little something, and Li Guang nodded, swallowed, touched the gold bars in his pocket, and walked over.

"Are you guys busy?" Li Guang greeted them with a smile.

"Oh, isn't this Brother Guang? Why are you so late delivering food today? Let me see what good stuff you brought? Oh, and a pot of wine too?"

"Hey, prisoners don't deserve to drink. This is for you guys, of course. If it weren't for these two jugs of good wine, I wouldn't be here so late. You guys have to try it."

The man opened the lid of the wine jar, smelled its fragrant aroma, and said, "It is indeed good wine, but we have a rule that we cannot drink alcohol while on duty."

"Oh, it's nothing. What's the harm in just one sip? Nobody will notice, especially since we're wearing masks. It'll be fine."

The two men at the door exchanged a glance, and it seemed that what Li Guang said wasn't wrong; taking a sip wouldn't be noticed.

"Then... take a sip?"

"Take a sip, take a sip. I went through so much trouble to get this."

"Hehehe, everyone says Brother Guang is stingy, but I think he's quite generous. Hey, who's that guy next to you? He looks so unfamiliar."

Xiao Yi quickly took out a wine jug from the basket and handed it over with a smile.

"Oh, this is my distant cousin. He heard that I could make money here, so he came to earn some money to go back and get married. He's clumsy and not very bright. I don't think he's going to make much of a difference. He hasn't even been introduced to my brother-in-law yet. I was thinking of sending him back."

Xiao Yi gave a silly smile, which made the two men lower their guard. "Indeed... there's a problem." The man pointed to his head.

The two men each took a sip of the wine from the jug. "This wine is good, but why does it make me a little tipsy?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he collapsed with two thuds. Li Guang cursed inwardly, thinking, "What's so powerful? One sip and he's turned into this mess."

Li Guang opened the door, and Xiao Yi and Xiao Bing dragged the person inside. King Chu also walked out of the darkness with his hands behind his back, as if he were strolling in his own backyard.

"Let's go, take us there."

This was indeed a prison, similar in layout to the prisons outside, separated by different doors. Each door had only a small opening, probably for delivering food. Li Guang led his men to the two innermost cells and pointed them out.

"These are the two newest heroes who have joined us."

Seeing this, Xiao Yi quickly went to the small hole in the doorway and whispered, "Xiao Jia? Xiao Ding? Is that you?"

After a long silence, an echo came from inside: "Xiao Yi?"

"Master! It's Xiao Ding!"

The group of people were immediately overjoyed. Xiao Yi took the key from the man and Li Guang pointed out which one it was. Soon, Xiao Ding was released.

The cell was completely dark. When the door opened, the dim light made it hard for Xiao Ding to open his eyes. Xiao Ding was just a child who had just grown up, and now his face was covered in dirt, his hair was messy, and he had wounds on his body.

"Master!" Xiao Ding recognized the visitor as the King of Chu and immediately knelt down.

"Hmm, where's Xiao Jia?"

"Here it is, here it is, hehehe." Li Guang quickly took the key and opened the iron gate opposite.

After opening the door, no one came out. Xiao Yi cautiously walked in with a torch in hand. He saw a person wearing a helmet sitting motionless in a corner. Judging from his clothes, it should be Xiao Jia. Xiao Yi quickly went up and grabbed Xiao Jia's arm.

"Xiao Jia, your master has come to save you. Come with us quickly."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jia stood up and started fighting with Xiao Yi, but because of his imprisonment these past few days, Xiao Yi quickly gained the upper hand.

"Xiao Yi, don't hurt Xiao Jia! He can't hear or see anything because of the helmet on his head!" Xiao Ding quickly explained.

Xiao Yi twisted Xiao Jia's arm, thought for a while, and then directly poked Xiao Jia's ticklish spot.

Xiao Jia was very nervous in the darkness. He wasn't afraid of being imprisoned these past few days; what was frightening was the endless darkness and silence. Just as he was deep in thought, someone suddenly grabbed his arm, which instantly triggered Xiao Jia's tension. He lost his composure and thought that even dying was better than this.

Suddenly, the person holding him tickled his skin, making Xiao Jia's body stiffen. Memories rushed into his mind. During their training, he was the most skilled in martial arts and therefore the leader of everyone. Xiao Yi's martial arts were actually no less than his, but he was too careless and always revealed his weaknesses, which Xiao Jia was able to exploit.

Once, after the two of them had a fight, Xiao Yi accidentally found Xiao Jia's ticklish spot. Unexpectedly, Xiao Jia, such a serious person, was also afraid of being tickled, but only Xiao Yi knew about this.

Xiao Jia stopped struggling and thought about the fighting style he had just fought. It must have been Xiao Yi. At that moment, something cold was shoved into his hand. He touched it and it was a jade pendant. The shape and the words from the previous year made Xiao Jia shed tears inside his helmet. This was the symbol of the Chu King's Mansion, the prince's jade pendant.

The King of Chu saw Xiao Jia kneeling before him and knew that Xiao Jia had recognized them.

Can this helmet be opened?

Li Guang shook his head. "Good man, I really don't know. But I advise you not to open it easily. My brother-in-law said there are bugs inside. If you force it open, the bugs will go into your brain."

"So how did you deliver his food?"

"This guy is quite strong. The higher-ups said they'll give him water for three days and food for five days. Someone will come with the key to open the door for him."

"Your Highness, this place is not safe to stay any longer. We should leave as soon as possible," Xiao Ding suggested from behind.

The King of Chu looked around and realized that it wouldn't be long before they discovered the problem with the prison. Only by creating chaos could he give them a sliver of hope.

"Xiao Yi, after we go out, take the key and open all the doors here, then get to the door and meet us as quickly as possible."

"Yes!"

"Li Guang, it's up to you now. If you can get us out of here, the rest of the gold bars are yours."

Li Guang thought of the heavy gold bars in his arms, and the four more waiting for him outside. Then he wouldn't have to make a living under his brother-in-law anymore. Not to mention marrying one wife, he could have three or five wives. He could even buy some land and become a landlord.

"Don't worry, sir, I've got it covered."

After Xiao Yi opened the door, he shouted and used his lightness skill to leave, catching up with King Chu and his group. The commotion in the prison attracted the attention of the guards, who began to pursue the escaped prisoners.

Li Guang's back was soaked with sweat. He knew he had no way out. If he took these people out, no one would see that he did it. But if they were caught, he would be thrown into the furnace to be forged into weapons.

But it seems that what people fear most is what happens. Just as they stepped out of the passageway and entered a large tomb chamber, they were discovered by the patrolling team behind them.

"Stop running!"

Because Xiao Jia couldn't see or hear, he could only stay by Xiao Yi's side. The group immediately joined the battle. Those who got close to the King of Chu were mercilessly smashed to death by the King of Chu with a single slap.

After this group had finished dealing with the situation, another group arrived. Li Guang was so frightened that he turned around without saying a word and pressed the switch on the tunnel. The two sides of the tunnel began to slowly close inward.

"Let's go! Let's go!"

They walked to the other end of the tomb chamber. Li Guang groped around on the wall and found a switch. The stone door was opened, and at this moment, the walls of the passageway behind it began to recede to both sides.

Li Guang, a nobody, was terrified of death. He opened all the mechanisms he could, but in the end, he was cornered in a small room with only a well inside.

“It’s over, there’s no way out…” Li Guang murmured in despair.

"What did you say!" Xiao Yi stepped forward and lifted Li Guang into the air.

"Even if you kill me, it won't make a difference. This is where we usually fetch water. There's no road here!" Li Guang was no longer afraid. At this point, he could only die clutching the gold bars.

Li Guang glanced at the doorway, wondering if opening the door to let those people in and arresting them would be considered a way to atone for his crimes.

The King of Chu seemed to have seen the thought in his eyes. He looked around and then looked down at the bubbles rising from the well, saying, "Your life will surely outrun your legs."

Li Guang shrank back in fright, clutching the gold bars as he sat down by the well. For now, he could only place his hopes on these few people.

The King of Chu examined the well water. The bubbling water indicated that it was flowing water. Li Guang had just mentioned that they drew their drinking water from this well, which meant there was an underground river inside.

"Let's go, jump."

Upon hearing the King of Chu's order, Xiao Bing, the best swimmer, jumped in first. The people above waited for a while, and then Xiao Bing surfaced to indicate that there was a path below. Xiao Yi wrote a few words in Xiao Jia's palm, and when Xiao Jia nodded, he pushed Xiao Jia in. Xiao Ding also jumped in.

The King of Chu followed without fear. Before jumping down, Xiao Yi said, "Are you going to jump or not? If not, I'll kill you first, lest you expose our whereabouts."

Although Li Guang was scared, he could swim. He figured that jumping in might actually save him, rather than being killed. "You jump first, I'll follow..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Yi grabbed him by the collar and threw him into the well. Xiao Yi went in too. When the water calmed down, the people behind caught up. When they saw that the place was empty and there was no one there, they thought it was impossible for anyone to be in there, so they turned around and went to look for him elsewhere.