Guo Songmi's eyes went round. He never saw so many soldiers roaming here before. And their appearance was so strange - all of them were dressed in black, and wearing black face masks. He gasped. Perhaps...
"Damn it! Do they really want to kill us?!?"
His hoarse shriek soon attracted the others to look out. And thus saw those soldiers' arrival.
"So many soldiers here... how can it be?"
"Finally... they will execute us?!?"
They heard the sound of thump and clatter. Some of the soldiers drew their swords and immediately engaged in fierce battles with the jailers. While others tried to unlock the prison cell.
A few seconds later, the soldiers entered the prison. One of them took off his face mask. Guo Songmi's eyes widened. "You... Wu Qi!..."
'Yes, it is me, Songmi." Wu Qi looked around. "Come on, don't be stunned. Get out of here, quick!"
All of them stood up. Nobody wanted to waste this opportunity to escape.
Wu Qi's group managed to defeat their enemies, but shortly afterward, other jailers came and they had to continue the fight. Wu Qi gritted his teeth. "Why on earth are there so many jailers guarding this prison?!" After all, the prisoners were just ordinary people. How could the enemy be so urged, just to find out Zhu Su's whereabouts they had to send so many jailers?...
Guiding the prisoners out of prison, Wu Qi also fought against the enemy at the same time. He managed to defeat a jailer. He flanked the jailer against the wall, strangling his neck. "Tell me where your leader is!"
"On the first floor, inside the room on the left..."
Wu Qi pushed the jailer away. After making sure that all prisoners had managed to escape, he then went to the room the jailer pointed.
The jailer was right. Just as Wu Qi opened the door, he immediately saw the chief warden was enjoying his wine with another jailer who seemingly had a higher rank. He thus attacked both of them.
"You... Wu Qi?! How did you escape?!" They tried to capture Wu Qi, but it turned out that Wu Qi was far more astute. Wu Qi even managed to get them. It only took a while for Wu Qi to bind both of them together.
"It is not you who has the right to ask. It is me who has the right to interrogate you right now!"
Wu Qi dragged them out, took them to his residence. He planned to have them interrogated there.
What Ava King said was correct. These soldiers were strong enough even to fight with other countries, so for them, just breaking down the prison and freeing prisoners was a super easy job. This was even more beneficial than Zhu Su originally predicted.
If necessary, they could even be taken to join in Jingnan Campaign.
***
All members of the Team of Wellbeing had been at the residence of Mount Laojun. They were very surprised as they saw Zhu Su there.
"Your Highness... You have returned here?!" They shouted in disbelief.
Zhu Su smiled, as did Zhu Youdun and Hu Nayin. "It's so nice to meet you again... I'm so grateful, you're all well..."
They immediately knelt down, their movements were slower due to the wounds of their bodies.
"Your Highness, we are also very pleased to see you again! And very grateful for your help in releasing us!"
"That has become my duty. You are all imprisoned because of me, how can I be such ruthless by ignoring you?"
They greeted and chatted cheerfully. Each of them never thought that they still had the opportunity to meet again.
"Well, Wu Qi, have you finished investigating the jailers?" Zhu Su asked Wu Qi as he saw him entering the room.
Wu Qi answered reverently. "I just did it, Your Highness. But unfortunately, only a little information that I can only get."
"What have you learned?"
"That the one who has attacked us and ruined the medical center, is Runan Jun Wang."
Zhu Su felt his hands clenched automatically. A sudden rush of anger struck his chest. "Insolent son..." He muttered.
"However, they didn't say that Runan Jun Wang collaborates with the Emperor."
Zhu Su's anger turned into curiosity. "Really? Isn't it the Emperor who has ordered to exile us? He even almost executed us!"
"But they insist that they are ordered only by Runan Jun Wang."
"Maybe Runan Wang is protecting the Emperor?" Hu Nayin joined in asking.
"We're trying to investigate that!"
Zhu Su nodded. He said coldly, "This is just a temporary victory. I can only proclaim my win when I have succeeded in capturing that apostate son!"
***
When he heard that his army had been easily destroyed by Zhu Su, Zhu Youxun was very shocked as if he was just struck by lightning. His confidence was immediately lost by half. He was about to ask Zhu Yunwen for help, when someone prevented him.
"I told you, don't report to the Emperor!" Shouting aloud, Xie Wang hurriedly prevented him.
"But as you can see by yourself, Fu Wang possesses such a mighty army and our troops are totally defeated!" Zhu Youxun asked in panic.
"Isn't it true that if we leave the matter to the Emperor, the Emperor will execute your father? Isn't it our decision to handle your father with our own hands?"
"But, if this continues, he will kill us!"
"You are such a coward! And fickle, too! I tell you, he will not sentence you to death! It is me who will be killed by him! Yet I'm not afraid. So! Don't have loser mentality, or you won't be able to defeat your enemy!"
Xie Wang's voice boomed so loud Zhu Youxun turned soundless at once.
"Take it easy. Although one way has failed, there are still ninety-nine other ways you can use. This is the time for us to use the second strategy. And this time, it will definitely succeed, because it take a very different way and he won't be able to suspect it. No matter how many soldiers your father has, we will still be able to catch him!"