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After thinking for a moment, Zhao Jing quickly ran into the house and pulled the blanket over him. He opened all the windows, took off his shoes, and ruthlessly slammed them against the tree in the corner. Then, he threw his shoes over the wall.

After doing all this, Zhao Jing found a dark corner and hid his petite body behind a dark bush. His heart was thumping wildly. What kind of person was this, to think that he could not even defend against the dark guards in the east?!

The courtyard door was violently slammed open, letting out a loud bang in the silent night.

Someone shouted, "Boss, he ran away from the wall …"

"Chase!"

The sound of rapid footsteps rang out. Zhao Jing didn't leave. Instead, he hid where he was and covered his nose and mouth, not allowing him to make the slightest sound … The footsteps quickly turned back. They had returned!

Zhao Jing knew that these people wouldn't let her go so easily. They would definitely return. Fortunately, she didn't run out rashly, so she was able to avoid a calamity.

Apparently, the movements in the room were caused by him running away in a hurry. The footprints on the wall and the shoes on the other side proved that she had successfully escaped!

As the sound of footsteps faded away, Zhao Jing ran out from behind the bushes and rushed out of the courtyard. Outside the yard's gate, all the dark guards from the east had been killed. This showed how ruthless the enemy was, and how powerful his martial arts were!

She knew they would be back soon. After exiting the room, Zhao Jing ran in the opposite direction. After running for a while, she took off her only remaining shoe. Barefoot, she returned to the entrance of the courtyard. Then, she picked a path and quickly left!

Since the man in black could not catch him, the courtyard was empty.

"Boss, what should we do now?" The underling asked.

The expression of the leader of the men in black darkened slightly as he stood before the gate with a frown on his face. After igniting the torch, the leader of the group narrowed his eyes as he stared at the blurry footprints, one deep and one shallow …

"Where did he run off to!?" With an order, the men in black rushed out in hot pursuit!

Zhao Jing carried a shoe in his hand as he limped to support himself against the wall. How could the soft and tender soles of her feet withstand the friction of the small stones on the ground? The tiny grains of sand caused her feet to feel pain as blood slowly seeped out!

But she knew it wasn't safe.

Her tricks could only buy her some time, but not absolute! They wouldn't be able to catch her and would definitely return. They would search the entire city for her, and at that time, she would no longer have any other methods available to her!

Zhao Jing was in so much pain that he couldn't move anymore.

In the pitch black night, she sat alone on the limestone steps of the long street, carefully picking the sand and rocks that had been embedded in the ground. Zhao Jing silently wept as he watched the blood quickly gush out from his wounds!

Those who didn't cry, even their breathing was steady. The cold wind blew into his clothes. Zhao Jing wiped the tears off his face and slowly stood up. All of a sudden, she was wearing thin clothes and was penniless. It wasn't appropriate for her to go anywhere!

Not far from them, patrolling guards were running over and making a racket.

Zhao Jingyu's eyelashes drooped. Perhaps …

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Jing limped forward. From time to time, he would turn his head to survey his surroundings. She didn't know if it was her hallucination, but she felt that there was a pair of eyes staring at her from the shadows, but she couldn't see anything clearly from all directions!

Forget it, his life is more important now!

Zhao Jing's feet were bare, and his body was covered in blood. Furthermore, she had a panicked expression on her face. It seemed like something was up! By the time she reached the corner, she was surrounded by city guards.

"Who are you?" The leader roared.

Zhao Jing shook his body and pointed at the city guards, then made a gesture.

"So it's a mute!" As the voice faded, the officials and soldiers burst into laughter.

The leader coughed lightly and said, "Don't laugh anymore, bring him back!"

"Chief, why did you bring a mute back?" The underlings naturally didn't understand, "A mute can't admit it, but he looks like a fool!"

"What do you know? It's better if you're dumb!" The leader chuckled, "Dummy can't do bad things and can't speak. Whatever we say will be fine!" This young man looked like he was in a sorry state, and there were even traces of blood on his body. He must have been in cahoots with the person who robbed the ship! I will report this to Grand Master right away! "

"Brilliant!" The underlings hurriedly stopped Zhao Jing. "Let's go, let's go! We'll talk about this after we get back!"

Zhao Jing had been taken away. He was just a mute after all. If he couldn't get anything out of him, then he would save the torture! She was thrown into a prison at the prefectural yamen's office. She was locked up by herself, and next to her was a row of death row cells!

There were quite a few people locked up inside, so when she entered, she took a curious look. When men and women saw the guards, they loudly cried out their grievances!

Zhao Jing trembled and fell to the ground. The pain from her feet caused her to break out in a cold sweat. She simply sat on the ground and picked up a stalk of straw from the side, slowly picking at the sand beneath her feet. Each time she picked, she was in so much pain that she sucked in a breath of cold air.

How could this tender skin withstand the tempering of these sand and stones!

"Well, how did you get caught?" someone asked, poking his head out.

Zhao Jing didn't even look at him. The only thing that could be heard was that the voice was very clear. It seemed to be that of a young man. Now that she was mute, no matter what, she couldn't say anything. She had to stay here until the sun rose. Those people who were committing murder, even if they wanted to, they would never imagine that she would actually stay in the yamen's prison!

"Hey, why aren't you talking?"

Zhao Jing suddenly raised his head. Just now, he had been speaking through the door of the prison, but now … This brat was actually standing in front of him! Zhao Jing subconsciously moved backwards, staring at him in disbelief!

"What's so strange about that? The cells under the heavens are all the same. After locking them up for a long time, they will naturally understand the trick!" He unrestrainedly used an iron wire to open the lock of the cell door and walked in as if he was in his own house.

He squatted in front of Zhao Jing and sized him up with a thoughtful expression. "What happened to your foot?"

Zhao Jing didn't say anything, nor did he plan on paying any more attention to him. He hastily used the hem of his robe to cover his legs.

"Injured feet?" The teenager looked around, "Where are your shoes?"

Zhao Jing shook his head.

"Look at this assistant of yours who is powerless, why doesn't she look like …" Death row! " Speaking of death row, he suddenly laughed mockingly, and then scratched his head, "Hey, what's your name? What crime have you committed? You don't look like you can kill people! All of us have been brought in because of the official rations case. Don't tell me that, you too! "

The young man stood up and looked at her condescendingly. "Why are you so quiet? Are you dumb?"

Suddenly, he squatted down in surprise, "Are you really mute?"

Zhao Jing curled his lips and prepared to get up.

The youth suddenly realized, "So you really are a mute. No wonder you haven't said a word after talking to you for so long." You really can't tell that a little mute can do such heinous things? "However, I am different from you. I am …"

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from outside. The young man was startled and immediately left Zhao Jing's cell. He quickly locked her up and returned to his own cell.

Zhao Jing inwardly laughed. He could have left the cage, but he still pretended to be imprisoned!

The people who came were not prison guards, nor were they here for interrogation. They were a bunch of officials. If she remembered correctly, they should be the same group of people who had captured her, and she recognized the soldier in the lead. This was because he had said that it was best for a mute to not know how to speak! He also said that he would report it to Grand Master!

"Lord?" The guard was stunned for a moment: "Him?"

"This kid is a mute!" That soldier smiled and said, "Let him sign it!"

Zhao Jing looked at the crowd with a puzzled expression. Someone quickly entered the room and placed a piece of paper on the table. He grabbed Zhao Jing's hand, and was about to press it onto the paper! Zhao Jing narrowed his eyes and stared at the paper in shock. It was originally a confession letter!

Confess that she had colluded with the pirates, and robbed their official ships?!

"Hey, you guys didn't even go to trial and just let him sign the contract!" The one who shouted was the youth from before, "You're looking for a scapegoat, you're going too far!"

"Bastard, what are you?" The leader of the soldiers immediately became angry. Being exposed as a conspiracy naturally made him angry out of embarrassment.

Zhao Jing suddenly found this young man very interesting. Was he not afraid of sitting down? Fortunately, she was pretending to be mute. No matter what happened, she should just remain silent! She was still pressed down on the table, but the fingers she extended out had already been withdrawn!

The deaf were basically all mute, but not all mute were deaf. Therefore, it was not surprising that she could pretend to be mute and understand what they were saying!

The soldier's face turned pale as he asked in a cold tone: "Who are they?"

The guard quickly replied: "They caught them along with a group of unruly people. At that time the unruly people incited the public but the higher ups had not decided on how to deal with them. They were afraid that there would be a riot so they kept them locked up."

"Get him out of here! Since he's so nosy, I'll let him have a handprint!" The leader of the soldiers narrowed his eyes. "You reckless fool!"

"Yes sir!" In a panic, the jailer grabbed the young man and shoved him into Zhao Jing's cell. "Your Lordship, is this alright?"

"Why not?" The leader of the soldiers sneered. "What's his name?"

"Besides the Heavenly Emperor, no one has the right to ask my name!" The young man grunted and looked at the confession letter on the table, "Yo yo, what is this? Confess? Why plead guilty? "The commoners are starving. I didn't see you officials peeling off your skin to warm the people's cold hearts. I only saw you showing off your strength with your sabers!"

He crossed his arms across his chest with a look of disdain, as if watching a good show. "What, you can't capture a real official ship, so you want to vent your anger on us little commoners?"

After he finished speaking, he slapped Zhao Jing's shoulder. It was so painful that Zhao Jing almost shouted out in pain. He immediately lowered his body and twisted his face to look at Mu Chen with resentment.

"Look! You are so weak and yet you dare to rob an official ship? I say, little brother, you have really eaten the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard! " The youth laughed twice, "If you rob an official ship like this, you'll be lucky if you don't get crushed to death by it!"

"Can't there be an accomplice?" The soldier sneered, "Cut the crap and let them sign the contract!"

"Wait!" The teenager waved his hand and said, "If we draw here, we will be able to save our lives. With your status as an official family, you can kill us with a single word." But have you thought about it? "If someone were to investigate it carefully, there is no need to be afraid …"

The sergeant leaned in slowly. "Dead people don't know how to break a case, and they don't know how to talk! What are you still standing there for? Let them sign it! "

As the sound of his voice faded, the crowd quickly pressed down on him and Zhao Jing.