I couldn't help but pinch my fists, my palms covered with cold sweat.

I asked, "What?"

"Then, the young master told Zhou Chengyin to send someone out to find the medicines mentioned in the letter immediately."

"What else has he done?"

"He asked someone to move a chair to the gate of the state government and let the elder brother sit on it. All the guards around him put their knives on the elder brother's neck, and they didn't let go, and they just stood in a stalemate."

"Then, what about the release of people?"

"Brother said that the person surnamed Zhou was a little hesitant, but the young master only glanced at him and didn't dare to say anything. He immediately sent someone to the prison to open the door and let the people go."

I nodded and asked, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

The man panted and turned around and retreated.

Xiao Zhong immediately walked up to me and asked, "What should we do now?"

I looked up at him: "What I said before, have you left a clue to let them find the medicinal materials? Have you arranged it?"

Xiao Zhong glanced at me and said, "It's arranged."

I nodded and calculated silently. From the time the man ran back from the prefecture to the present, the person who sent the medicinal materials to Pei Yuanxiu would soon find that there was no medicinal materials for the fertility in Huai'an City, and then go back to report. Then they searched around and found that the clues arranged by these people were almost an hour later.

And now, the people in the prison should have been released.

I looked up and said to him, "All of you, hurry up and go to the South City Gate. According to the previous arrangement, as long as you don't mess around and leave the city, it should be no problem."

He frowned and looked at me: "Then you-"

"Don't worry," I said, "they will find me."

He subconsciously tilted his shoulders and was about to go out, but his steps stopped. He turned around and looked at me and said, "You——"

I smiled and said, "I know you must want to take me to the South Gate. After all, I am still your hostage. You don't completely believe me, do you?"

“…”

He didn't say anything, but his flickering eyes had already made accusation.

I said lightly: "Whoever takes me with me now is a burden. And I think you should already know that the people in the state care about me and the children in my belly."

"Um."

"Tonight, the people and soldiers of the Prefecture are divided into three groups. They will escort your family out of the city, find medicinal materials, and someone will also guard your brother in the Prefecture. They are worried about a surprise attack. Perhaps, a group of people will be allocated to continue to look for me in Huai'an City. In comparison, the number of troops escort your family out of the city will be the least. Because of this, you may have the chance to leave while the city gate is opened."

“…”

"But if I show up at the South City Gate... don't even think of leaving either."

“…”

"If I have any accidents with you, or if you take me out of Huai'an-"

"How about it?"

"That person will slaughter Huai'an City."

He shook slightly and looked at me with wide eyes.

The two of them were silent for a long time and looked at each other. Finally, he said, "But I am still worried. Will those people say they want to let our family go so obediently? They do all this because you are in our hands. If you are not in my hands, I think everything is difficult to say."

I thought about it and it was not a big mistake for him to be so cautious. After all, Brother Chen’s family was killed. They knew that the news must be very shocking, so they took the risk of sneaking into the state prefecture to rob me.

Those are their relatives after all.

I said, "Okay, I can go to the South City Gate with you and wait until your family leaves the city-"

"I'll let you go immediately."

Seeing his swearing look, I smiled indifferently: "You can't let it go."

He was stunned. He remembered what I said just now that the man would wash Huaian City bloodily, and his expression became even more serious. He walked over and reached out to me: "Let's go."

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I followed them away from this dilapidated little house. I probably haven't had a good rest these days, and I haven't walked much. My feet were swollen, and I felt numb and uncomfortable when I walked. Fortunately, they were considerate and worried that I was a pregnant woman and were not in a hurry to go on the road.

But time passed by little by little.

It is not easy to walk on the curfew streets and avoid the patrol teams along the way and those who come out to find me. Fortunately, these people grew up in Huai'an City and are familiar with many remote paths. Moreover, on winter nights, the southern cities often fog, and this is the case at this night.

The entire Huai'an City seemed to be trapped in a cloud of smoke.

When we finally arrived in an alley not far from the southern city gate, it was already a moment of 11:00.

It was pitch black around.

We hid in that alley, and we could hear the footsteps of the gatekeepers walking around from afar. The light emitted by one or two torches flashed on the city tower, faintly shining on the road leading to the city gate.

I looked at the alley, and there were only about one or two dozen people, so I asked Xiao Zhong in a low voice: "Are you all here?"

"no,"

He shook his head and looked back at me: "Didn't you say you want us to leave the city while the chaos?"

"Um."

"We have other arrangements. Everyone is there."

"oh……"

I knew he was a little wary of me, so I didn't ask much.

The night is getting darker.

I didn't notice it at first, but now I gradually felt the chill around me, especially following them in this small, dark alley, the cold wind whizzed into my neck and cuffs, making me shiver slightly.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps on the street outside, which was so quiet that even the sound of the wind could be heard clearly.

It comes out from a very far place, slowly and gets closer.

The footsteps seemed very mixed, as if some of the footsteps were neat, while some of the footsteps seemed very messy, and there was a sound of horse hooves in the middle. When we heard this sound, we immediately realized that it was the people who were escorting the families of these people over!

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On the long street, some messy shadows appeared slowly. As they approached the city gate, their footsteps became louder and louder. Xiao Zhong and the others breathed tense. Some people couldn't help but tremble and said, "Here, come!"

I also held my breath and subconsciously wanted to look out.

At this moment, a tall horse appeared at the forefront of the team and walked out of the long stairs.

Xiao Zhong stretched out his long arms and pulled me back into the alley.

At that moment, I had already seen clearly that the person who led the team was one of Pei Yuanxiu's subordinates, who followed him from Yangzhou to Huai'an, and behind him were two of Brother Chen's subordinates.

What came over one after another was of course the families of these people who had just been released from the cell.

Xiao Zhong did not stick his head out to look, but just leaned against the wall, gasping continuously. Everyone around him was extremely nervous, but no one dared to speak.

At this time, the guardians met up—

"What's up?"

"After orders, let these prisoners go out of the city."

"What? Let them out of the city? Why?"

"Don't ask why. This is the token of Zhou's Mansion, you can see."

It was quiet outside for a while, and it was obvious that the people guarding the city were checking the token. After a while, he asked again: "So many people are really all released?"

"Don't ask so much, time is tight. If you miss the big thing about the young master, don't talk about you, even you Mr. Zhou can't afford it!"

As soon as these words were said, they really scared the people guarding the city.

Without hesitation, they walked back immediately and heard a sound. They removed the huge door bolt on the city gate, and with a creaking sound, the tall city gate slowly opened.

Immediately, I could feel a gust of cold wind blowing in outside the city.

Although the wind became stronger, the fog around not only did not blow away, but became thicker. As the wind poured into every alley, we also became clouds and fog.

At this time, I heard a very light and clanging sound coming from around me. When I looked down, Xiao Zhong and the others pulled out the swords in their hands.

Since the city gate has been opened, they are ready to fight out.

At this time, the messy footsteps outside were slowly approaching the city gate, and my breathing became tighter and tighter. When I was about to walk out of the city gate, I suddenly heard someone stop and ask, "We're leaving, where is our son?"

The one who spoke seemed to be an old woman.

When Xiao Zhong heard the sound, he trembled for a moment, and the knife in his hand could hardly be held tightly.

I looked back at him, and saw that his eyes were blocked and red, and his whole body was tense as if he was full of bows.

As soon as the man opened his mouth, everyone around him stopped and asked them one after another: "Yes, we are leaving, but where are our family?"

"Where have they been?"

"My son, how did you do my son?"

...

The sounds outside gradually became noisy. The guards guarding the city were not happy at first, and at this time they cursed impatiently: "What are you asking so many questions? You haven't walked yet. Do you still want to be arrested and go to jail?"

Everyone outside was quiet for a while, and some people were obviously afraid and ran out one after another.

But some older people obviously became more and more uneasy and simply said, "No, we can't just leave like this. My son's life and death are uncertain. If he was still in this city, I wouldn't have left."

"Me too!"

Whether it was because the elderly outside were too old and were in poor health or were too anxious, they all started to cough one by one, and there were constant people talking, for a moment, the outside became in chaos.

I don’t know if this is the reason, but the fog outside became heavier, and I could smell a choking smell and almost started coughing. I hurriedly reached out to cover my mouth.

However, people outside had obviously noticed something was wrong.
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