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"As for the Qing Shui county, tell Xue Shaoli that I have already made arrangements and will bring her back to the capital soon. She should be more cautious about the matters over there."

Mu Lingfeng toyed with the wine cup in his hand. Without Xue Shaoli's advice, he still wouldn't have been easy to handle. He had to bring her back to the capital as soon as possible.

Third Uncle was about to return to the mountain stronghold, so Xue Ruoyun and the others also started to make their preparations.

Xue Luoyun was dressed in a man's attire, deliberately smearing his face black to prevent others from noticing.

"This is for you." The few of them followed Third Uncle on the road, and Xue Ruoyun passed a jug of white liquid to Beta.

"What is this?" Beta took it and asked curiously.

"This is the sap from the jatropha that I collected in the woods last night. If you use it to coat the arrow, it will paralyze the person and cause them to fall to the ground. People would faint for a short time when they smell the smell. Xue Luoyun said.

Xue Ruyun did his best to protect Beta from harm.

As Beta held the liquid, his heart felt incomparably warm. With Xue Luoyun's concern at the moment, anything he did was worth it.

Thinking about how he was going to climb up the mountain, the odds were against him. However, to be able to be by the side of someone he liked at the last moment was the most meaningful thing in his life for the past dozen years.

Beta's heart skipped a beat and he went to touch the bracelet that had accompanied him for so many years. This bracelet was given to him by his mother as a gift to his beloved.

"This is for you, Beta."

"What is it?" Xue Ruyun took it.

"This is a jade bracelet, I picked it up. It looks pretty good, but I'm just a man, and it's useless keeping it. Here, take it." Beta lied.

"Oh, really?" Xue Ruyun looked at this bracelet. Although it wasn't as priceless as the one Mu Ying gave her, it was still a gift from Beta.

A gift, regardless of its value, was most important. When he thought about how he would soon be separated from this young man after saving Mu Ying, which could be considered a memorial to his acquaintance, Xue Ruoyun put it away. "Thank you."

Beta smiled and walked away, head bowed.

On the other side, although Mu Ying seemed to be sleeping every day, he seemed to be powerless. In fact, the woman in the prison gave her a hairpin, and Mu won every night to dig a hole in the wall.

As long as he dug a hole that led to the outside, the outside air would enter through it. As long as he dug a hole that led to the outside, the outside air would enter through it. Once he recovered, leaving would be no problem.

After following his third uncle for a long time, they passed through a forest of fog and went around a winding path. Behind him was the wide road. So the main road was actually their mountain stronghold.

If it wasn't for Third Uncle leading them, who knew how long they would have had to walk around on the labyrinthine path before arriving here? After following the road for a long time, they vaguely saw a large building complex in front of them. Presumably, that was the territory of the Black Flag Gang.

Not far from the door, Third Uncle saw a vaguely visible guard. Third Uncle quickly warned Xue Muyun to hide.

The guard looked forward and saw Third Uncle and a young man pushing a cart full of vegetables as they slowly walked over.

"I'm back." The two guards at the door greeted Third Uncle when they saw him.

"Yes, I brought some vegetables from home for everyone to try." Third Uncle nodded to them.

"Well, is it? "This looks quite new." The two men in the lead came over with weapons in their hands. When they saw Beta pushing the cart, they became alert.

"Who is this?"

"Masters, uh, this is my nephew. The vegetables are growing well this year, so he helped me push the dishes over." As you know, I am unable to take all these items on my own, so I asked for your help to bring them in. Third Uncle calmly explained.

The two of them looked around Beta doubtfully for a while, before carefully searching his body, preparing to go search for that carriage of vegetables.

"My two little brothers, my nephew is an honest child. When he heard me talk about our Black Flag Gang, he was very respectful. He wanted to join us as well, so I brought him here to see the world." Third Uncle lowered his head and looked at them obediently, intentionally separating the vegetables to prevent them from searching.

"That's great. Right now, we still need some errands to do in the stronghold." When the two of them heard this, their faces beamed with happiness. "Let's go in."

"Alright, thank you. Thank the two sirs quickly." Third Uncle reminded Beta, who was pretending to be honest.

"Thank you, sir." Beta kept kowtowing. It wasn't strange for them to be so courteous. The two of them enjoyed this sort of compliment.

The two of them pushed the cart in. Xue Ruoyun hid within the pile of vegetables and constantly looked around, sizing up the environment here.

This place was quite remote. Standing on the peak of the mountain, one would have to face the dangers of heaven as a barrier. No wonder so many attempts at ambushing the government were unsuccessful.

Third Uncle pushed the vegetables into the kitchen and sent the others out. Third Uncle quickly closed the door and looked out the window. Seeing that no one was around, he took the vegetables away and called Xue Ruyun out.

Xue Ruyun handed the arrow to Beta and picked up the dishes.

"You guys go out the back door of the kitchen, pass through the training field, and then pass through the main hall at the back. After passing through a narrow passageway, you will reach a more hidden forest at the back. That is the prison." Third Uncle dipped his body in water and drew a rough map on the wooden board, giving Xue Ruoyun a clear direction.

"Alright, thank you, Third Uncle." Xue Luoyun took his sword and prepared to leave.

"There have been a lot of guards inside recently. You must be careful when you go." Third Uncle warned.

"En, don't worry. Third Uncle, we will be back as soon as possible." Beta promised.

"Remember to be careful." Third Uncle patted Beta's shoulder in worry.

The two of them put on the beast skins that their Third Uncle had prepared and wore two fake insignia. Looking at it this way, at first glance, others would think that it was the person inside. The two of them swaggered out. When the other brothers saw them, although they looked a little unfamiliar, they didn't really care.

The two of them walked towards the direction of the prison. From afar, they could see the three layers of guards. They were especially well-prepared. It seemed that Mu Sheng was indeed inside.

Xue Ruyun and Beta hid. They slowly observed the outside of the cave, but couldn't find any place to enter. Other than the tight security outside, there were also all sorts of traps.

The ground, trees, walls, all sorts of places that seemed to be able to hide were filled with traps. These traps were done in an extremely secretive manner that was comparable to the modern era. If it wasn't for the fact that Xue Ruyun was a top bodyguard, he would have seen these types of bodyguards before and had meticulously thought through them. Otherwise, he would have long since fallen into these traps.

"The guards are so tight. How are we supposed to get in?" Beta also vaguely felt that there were many dangers inside.

Xue Ruyun thought for a long time, but still couldn't think of a better method. It was almost afternoon. Beta should be out for another two hours, otherwise it would arouse suspicion from the guards.

Xue Ruyun's heart was filled with anxiety. She tightly gripped her treasured sword.

"Wait a little longer, you can leave. I'll stay here and slowly find a chance to sneak in."

Although Xue Ruoyun didn't have any good methods of entering, the main thing was to ensure Beta's safety, and not alert the enemy.

"That won't do. I won't be at ease if you stay inside by yourself." Beta insisted on staying.

"No, this time you have to listen to my arrangements. Otherwise, if you don't go out on time, I will implicate you, Third Uncle …"

"But …"

"Let me go!" They were arguing when a woman's voice caught their attention.

The two of them looked in the direction of the prison and saw two bandits carrying a woman out. The woman struggled desperately. However, the two bandits' faces were expressionless as they dragged her along.

The two of them could not see the woman's face clearly, but from the back, they could tell that she was extremely unwilling.

"You hide here for now, I'll go in and see what's the reason." "Remember, you must leave two hours later!" Xue Ruyun warned Beta once, then took the opportunity to secretly follow these people.

The few of them pulled the woman into a room, threw her in and locked the door before leaving.

The woman kept shouting and knocking on the door, but she couldn't open it. She knocked on the door for a long time. Seeing no one responding, she sat down in despair and began to cry softly.

After Xue Ruyun and the others left, she came out from behind the pillar. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was looking, she sneaked over to the window. She looked around and pushed at the window, which was also closed.

However, for martial artists, Xue Luoyun possessed quite some strength. He exerted a bit of force, and with one leap, he opened the window and jumped in.

"Who are you?" When the woman saw that Xue Luoyun was wearing the clothes of a villager, she was so frightened that she retreated to a corner.

"Shh, don't worry, I'm not a bad person." Xue Ruyun softly said as he closed the window.

The woman stood up, skeptical. Seeing that the woman had let her guard down, Xue Ruyun slowly approached her.

"Don't come over, you must have been sent by that Mountain King to persuade me!" The woman saw her approach and became afraid.

"I'm not." As he spoke, Xue Luoyun walked closer.

"Don't come near me!" As the woman spoke, she pulled out a hairpin from her head and pointed it at her neck.

"Hey, don't be rash." Xue Ruyun quickly stopped moving.

"You go out. If you don't, I'll get someone!" The woman was very excited.

"Don't, don't, don't. Aiya, actually, I'm actually a woman." Xue Ruyun was worried that the woman would excitedly invite people over, so he had no choice but to quickly reveal his identity.

"What?" The woman did not believe him. Her teary eyes were filled with some hesitation.

"Really." Xue Ruyun walked in, took her hand, and pressed it against her chest. The woman touched her soft chest and looked up at her in disbelief.

"What are you doing here?" The woman lowered the hairpin.

"Let me ask you something." Xue Ruyun sat down.

"Go ahead."

"When you came out of prison, was there a man in there?" Xue Ruyun described Mu Sheng's appearance.

After hearing it, the woman shook her head, "I'm not too sure about that. Every time I was caught, he was sleeping. "But there's a man inside, called Prince …"

"Prince, is his name Mu Ying?" Xue Ruyun cried out in surprise.

"Seems so." The woman nodded and said.

"How is it? Is he all right in there? " Xue Luoyun was extremely concerned.