The Legend of the Condor Heroes: I became one of the Five Great Masters by drawing cards

Chapter 121 Imperial City Prison
Just as Gu Ping'an expected, many people in the Imperial City Bureau were bribed by Shi Zhaizhi.

Or rather, it was his father Shi Miyuan.

This man was just a low-ranking soldier. Although he witnessed the entire process, he knew no more than Gu Ping'an guessed.

Yesterday, Li Shengtian, Jiang En and his party arrived in Lin'an for the first time and met Jiang Lin by chance on the street.

Jiang Lin had talked about him with Gu Ping'an before, and he was overjoyed to see his old friend again.

The two hit it off immediately and decided to go to Uncle Song's shop by the West Lake to drink and eat fish.

But who would have thought that Shi Zhai was so narrow-minded. After being taught a lesson in public, he went back and found out Jiang Lin's identity. From then on, he sent people to follow him every day, and he had to rely on him to find Gu Ping'an again.

The Imperial City Guards were in charge of both the palace guards and the spy and surveillance department. They were best at tracking and investigating secretly. Although Tian Jiangen had made good progress in martial arts, he was unable to discover him.

The captured soldier was the messenger that day. He was vague at first, saying only that he saw Jiang Lin drinking with a man dressed in Jianghu clothes by the lake.

Shi Zhaizhi didn't think much about it and immediately rushed to the Imperial City Office.

The official on duty that day at the Imperial City Office was also Shi Miyuan's confidant. How could he not give face to the eldest son? He immediately assembled a team of a hundred people and rushed towards West Lake.

It was already dark, but Jiang and Tian were drinking happily and talking enthusiastically, and they kept chatting until the guards from the imperial city arrived.

Gu Ping'an guessed correctly. It would not be difficult for Tian Jiangen to escape with his lightness skills, but he was unwilling to abandon Jiang Lin and was determined to protect him and break out together at all costs.

His skills with the burning wood sword had already reached a certain level of perfection. He wielded it with such precision that he injured several people in a row. For a while, no one dared to approach him.

But he didn't know that there was a real master among this group of people. He was no match for Gu Ping'an in skills, and he barely managed to chop down more than ten people. When he was not paying attention, he was stabbed in the leg by the master's steel fork.

After he fell, more than a dozen people rushed over him in an instant. Even if he had some good martial arts skills, he could no longer use them.

Only then did Shi Zhaizhi realize that the beggar was not Gu Ping'an. He immediately became furious and beat and scolded the messenger soldier.

Fortunately, someone gave him an idea at this time, saying that he could rely on these two people to lure Gu Ping'an over, so that the soldier would not lose his life.

Gu Ping'an felt a little strange. This person could come up with such an idea, and it seemed that he knew him a little bit.

What happened next was the same as what Yaoqin had heard on the boat. The servant who was "blinded by money" was actually someone sent by Shi Zhaizhi to impersonate him.

This is where the captured soldier gets his story; it is hard to explain what happened next.

He was just a small pawn and made a mistake that angered Shi Zhaizhi, so naturally he was not qualified to know more secrets.

He was so eager to capture Princess Huian and the other two just to atone for his mistakes.

After hearing him spill all the news, Gu Ping'an kicked him on the "Yuzhen point" behind his head, making him fall asleep again.

"Young Master Gu!"

Lu Youjiao slammed the table and stood up.

"Tian Jiangen has done a lot of good things in Junshan, so I, an old beggar, can't just ignore him. Let's go to the prison tonight. Even if it's a dangerous place, we have to break into it!"

As soon as he took the lead, the leaders of the Beggar Gang responded one after another, and the room suddenly became lively again.

This is how people in the underworld are, their tempers are as hot as fire.

Gu Ping'an was given a headache by the noise. He raised his hands and pressed them downwards, signaling everyone to be quiet.

Given his current status in the Beggars' Sect, it is no exaggeration to say that he can command the response of hundreds of people. With just one move, everyone fell silent.

"Ranning a prison isn't like going to the battlefield to kill the enemy, nor is it a fight. It's harder to hide your whereabouts when there are a lot of people around, and it's actually more dangerous."

He naturally couldn't take so many people with him. Not only would they be of no help, but they would also become a burden.

"Tonight, Elder Lu, Elder Li, and I are enough. As for the rest of you, you have other important tasks."

Yu Zhaoxing, who was closest to him among the group, immediately asked, "Brother Gu, please make all the arrangements. We will never let you down, even if it means risking our lives!"

"Not really, not really!" Gu Ping'an was stunned by what he said and waved his hands repeatedly.

"Right now, besides you, there should be some Beggars' Sect disciples in Lin'an City, right?"

"There are still quite a few. Lin'an is wealthy, so begging is easier." Yu Zhaoxing nodded, "But they are all second- and third-bag disciples. Their martial arts skills are mediocre and they can't help much."

Gu Ping'an knew that he didn't understand yet, so he patiently explained to everyone.

"The treacherous minister's son already knows that Brother Tian is a Beggars' Sect disciple. If we rescue him today, he will surely be furious and may even bring disaster to the disciples in the city."

"This"

Yu Zhaoxing understood immediately. Thinking of the officers and soldiers searching the whole city and how those beggars, big and small, who were unaware of the situation were being mistreated, he broke out in a cold sweat.

A six-bag disciple asked tentatively, "Young Master Gu wants us to go and tell them to evacuate Lin'an?"

"That's right." Gu Ping'an nodded. "In addition, I would like to trouble you all to leave messages along the way to inform the disciples elsewhere not to approach Lin'an for the time being."

He thought about it and added another sentence.

"As for those beggars, big and small, who are not disciples of the gang, if you encounter them, please inform them as well."

"This matter is of great importance, we will do our best!" the beggars responded in unison.

Word spreads from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred. The Beggars' Sect has stood firm in the martial arts world for hundreds of years, and its greatest reliance is its powerful communication and intelligence capabilities.

Even though there were only ten people who went out, within an hour or two, all the Beggar Gang disciples in Lin'an would have received the news.

Gu Ping'an, Lu and Li waited patiently in the tavern until the moonlight fell.

Around the second watch, the three of them took the imperial city guards and retraced their route to enter the palace again.

Although Lu Youjiao and Li Sheng's martial arts skills are not as good as Guo Jing and Huang Rong, or even Ouyang Ke, they are still better than Hou Tonghai and others.

With Gu Ping'an taking care of them, they wouldn't be discovered by the palace guards.

The three of them followed Princess Huian's instructions, walked through the rockery, flower ponds, pavilions and towers, and soon entered the harem, arriving in front of a rather quiet palace.

Gu Ping'an pursed his lips and imitated two bird calls. The palace door was pushed open from the inside. A maid stuck her head out, looked around, and asked in a low voice.

"Young Master Gu, is that you?"

Gu Ping'an jumped out from the darkness with his soldiers, scaring Yaoqin again.

Yaoqin quickly covered her mouth with her hands and finally stopped herself from screaming.

Princess Huian also came out of the palace and nodded slightly to Gu Ping'an without any formalities.

"This person's acupuncture points will be relieved in a cup of tea. I will go hide near the Imperial City Office first. Whether this plan will succeed depends on whether the princess will make a fuss."

"Don't worry, sir."

Gu Ping'an didn't delay, threw the man to the ground, and turned to leave.

Lu and Li met him in the dark, changed direction, and headed towards the location of the Imperial City Division.

The princess's bedroom was in the southeast of the Forbidden Palace, but the Imperial City Administration was due west. The three of them crossed the palace and passed the Liubu Mountain where the imperial kitchen was located. In front of them was the Zuo Chengtian Gate.

Gu Ping'an suddenly stopped, raised his hand to stop the two of them, and led them behind a rockery.

"Are we there yet?" Lu Youjiao asked in a low voice.

"No, there's an ambush ahead!"

(End of this chapter)