dognovel Chapter 291 What are you trying to do? Don't try to scam me.
Chapter 291 What are you trying to do? Don't try to scam me.
The servant burst into tears, crying, "I have elderly parents and young children to support. Please, my esteemed servants, don't kill me!"
Lin Chang'er: "..." Why the hell can't you understand human language!
I already said I'd let you go once the job was done, so why are you crying?
Lin Chang'e slapped the servant on the forehead. "Still crying? Are you trying to lure your accomplices here to arrest us?"
He brandished the longsword in front of the servants. "Guess whether they'll get here faster, or I'll slit your throat?"
The servant was stunned, then forced a sob out, "I...I didn't, heroes and heroines, I really didn't mean to harm you! I really didn't..."
Wu Qingfeng shook his head, "Alright, Chang'er, stop scaring him."
Lin Chang'er pursed her lips and sheathed her sword. "I didn't scare him. He's just a coward."
Wu Qingfeng hummed in agreement, his tone gentle, "He's just a coward."
Caught off guard by the sudden display of affection, the servant almost couldn't hold back his tears. But when he caught a glimpse of the long sword in Lin Chang'er's hand, he didn't dare to cry out again. However, his legs below the waist seemed to have become a little more agile.
After following the servants for about fifteen minutes, we finally arrived at the entrance to the dungeon.
Lin Chang'er looked at the servants gambling under the lamplight and said to Wu Qingfeng, "You get four, I get three?"
The servant said, "Miss, they are different from us. They are martial arts masters specially invited by the master."
Lin Chang'er narrowed her eyes. "What do you mean? Are you looking down on me?"
The servant hurriedly shook his head, "No, no, heroine, let me tell you, besides the entrance, the master has also arranged people inside. If there is any movement outside, the people inside will hear it."
She pursed her lips and said mysteriously, "Heroes and heroines, you don't know, recently a lot of strange people have come to our house, and our master is treating them to good food and drink."
"The knives they use are different from ours, their kung fu styles are different, and they talk in a lot of gibberish that we can't understand."
"Their work is different from ours; they help the master guard a few important places, like the storeroom and the dungeon."
Lin Chang'er's eyes widened. Strange people. Their weapons and martial arts style are different from ours. They talk in a lot of chatter. Why do they sound so much like pirates?
With this suspicion in mind, Lin Chang'er turned to look at Wu Qingfeng.
He also frowned, his face darkening, suggesting he was thinking the same thing as her.
"What are your plans?" Lin Chang'er asked.
"Wait a little longer!" Wu Qingfeng said.
Lin Chang'er remained silent, and soon a commotion broke out outside.
Lin Chang'er looked up and saw flames filling the sky to the northeast.
A moment later, servants and young men came running in shouting, "Fire! Fire! The fire is coming this way! Everyone run!"
The servants rushed in and shouted. The men who were gambling initially looked sullen, but after hearing one of them say something, their expressions turned serious.
Then, some people rushed into the dungeon, and soon, seven or eight men came out and left in a hurry.
Lin Chang'er and Wu Qingfeng exchanged a glance and nodded to each other.
Wu Qingfeng suddenly released the servants and went into the dungeon with Lin Chang'er.
The servant, suddenly freed, seemed a bit disoriented, and reached out, "Hero, heroine, wait for me!"
Lin Chang'er thought he was seriously ill, so she ignored him and went into the dungeon with Wu Qingfeng.
Liu Zi, with his sharp eyes, spotted the two immediately and exclaimed excitedly as if he had seen his own mother, "Third Master, Miss Lin!"
He nudged the people around him, saying, "It's Third Master and Miss Lin. They've come to rescue us."
The five, seven, and eight children looked utterly dejected. "We saw it, we saw it! We brought our glasses with us when we went out."
Upon reaching the door, Lin Chang'er tugged at the chain and handed the sword in her hand to Wu Qingfeng.
Wu Qingfeng raised his sword and slammed down the lock. Lin Chang'er opened the cell door and said to those inside, "Go!"
Like a monkey, Liu Zishan was the first to dart out. At the same time, Wu Qingfeng had already cut the chains in the next cell.
Upon hearing that Wu Qingfeng and Lin Chang'er had arrived, Ah Da immediately carried Li Mian on his back with the help of his two companions. Since he had not yet fully recovered his strength, Ah Er and Ah San took the initiative to support him from behind.
The prison door had to be opened, and the group quickly left.
Once they were out of the dungeon, Lin Chang'er was in a bit of a predicament. They had entered too easily and hadn't yet figured out the layout of the Sun residence.
Lin Chang'er's mind raced. The fire started in the northeast, and the servants and maids of the Sun residence should all be gathered there at this moment.
The farthest point from the Northeast is the Southwest, so theoretically, heading that way is the safest option.
But what if...
Lin Chang'er felt a headache coming on. She should have brought that servant along earlier. Did he still want to come with them?
Just then, someone shouted from ahead, "Heroine!"
Lin Chang'er followed the sound and saw a head peeking out from the Moon Gate, waving at them, "Over here, over here..."
Lin Chang'er paused. Could this person have developed Stockholm syndrome from being scared by her?
She looked at Wu Qingfeng suspiciously, but he nodded to her, "He's afraid of you."
Lin Chang'er: "..." It's like you've never scared him before.
Fine, I'll take the gamble.
Even after the servant led them out of the side gate, Lin Chang'er was still somewhat dazed. Surprisingly, the servant hadn't caused any trouble along the way.
Not only that, they even helped them cover for them, allowing them to leave the Sun residence almost without any hindrance.
Just as we were getting on the bus with Magistrate Li, Xiao Shiyi suddenly asked, "Where are you from? I don't recognize you."
"I'm the heroine's newly recruited follower!"
"Chang'er didn't say that!"
"Chang'er..."
When Lin Chang'er heard the call, she went over and was stunned again. The man standing in front of the carriage with a fawning smile was the same unlucky guy who had just brought them out.
Lin Chang'er, after all, knew how to repay kindness. She clasped her hands in thanks and said, "Thank you for leading the way. Farewell!"
She turned to leave, but in the next instant, the servant slid to his knees and grabbed her leg.
"Heroine!" The servant looked up at her expectantly. "I led you the way and brought you out of the Sun residence. I have already betrayed you and can't go back. If you want to leave, you have to take me with you."
Lin Chang'er: "..." No, they just wanted to find a free guide, how did they end up being extorted?
Lin Chang'er said, "What do you want to do? Don't try to scam us. We didn't threaten you to bring us out."
Upon hearing this, the servant pursed his lips and was about to cry again. "You have something, so you threatened me. You pointed a sword at me, and that man inside grabbed my throat. I almost saw Grandma..."
Lin Chang'er: "Wasn't that asking you to take us to the dungeon?"
The servant would definitely deny it, saying, "You said you'd release me only after the matter is settled."
Lin Chang'er was startled. Did she really say that? It seems so. But he's a prisoner of war. Are prisoners of war always so trustworthy?
Lin Chang'er frowned. She had just grabbed something casually, never expecting to bring back a troublemaker.
Just as things were at a stalemate, Xiao Shiyi suddenly said, "It looks like someone is chasing us!"