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

Chapter 122 The Princess Shows Her Power
Lu Youjiao and Li Sheng immediately became alert and looked ahead intently.

The Imperial City Office is located inside the Zuo Chengtian Gate. Further inside is the Prison Office, which is backed by a mound with a dense bamboo forest on top.

The two of them didn't notice it at first, but after Gu Ping'an reminded them, they realized that there was a faint figure swaying in the forest.

There was an empty space ahead. If I hadn't stopped in time, I would have been seen by someone.

Li Sheng was in a state of great distress: "This mound offers a wide field of view. If we try to sneak into the prison, we will definitely be discovered!"

"It turns out they are coming for me." Gu Ping'an sneered in his heart.

Today, someone went to the pleasure boat to inquire about the news, and the person who followed him never returned. Someone around Shi's house who was giving advice must have guessed that he had received the news.

Lu Youjiao lowered his voice and asked, "Young Master Gu, what should we do now?"

"Wait." Gu Pingan chuckled. "His trick of climbing up the roof and pulling out the ladder worked well. Let's counterattack him and fish in troubled waters."

These two Beggar Gang elders were not educated people, and they were confused by what they heard, but they didn't ask any more questions.

It doesn’t matter what tricks or plans you use, as long as you understand the word “wait”, it is enough.

The three of them waited for a while before they could faintly hear bursts of noise, which seemed to come from deep within the Forbidden Palace.

Fire could be seen in the distance on the palace road, and the noise was getting closer and closer.

Soon a large group of people approached, led by the furious Princess Huian, followed by two maids, one of whom was Yaoqin, who was the most violent.

Gu Ping'an stuck his head out to take a look, secretly praising the master and servant for their excellent acting skills.

There were several eunuchs following behind them, two of whom were carrying a person together. They were the guards of the imperial city.

I saw that he was tied up, with a cloth stuffed in his mouth, and his eyes were full of confusion and fear.

Further behind, there were several teams of palace guards.

Although the status of the princesses in the Song Dynasty was not as high as that in the previous dynasties, they were still worth a lot of gold. Ordinary palace guards dared not to stop them and could only follow behind and try to persuade them in vain.

The crowd passed by the hiding place of the three people. Gu Ping'an suddenly made a move. With a flash of his body, he knocked out the last two guards in an instant and threw them behind the rockery.

Someone in front noticed the movement behind him and subconsciously turned around to look, but he didn't even see the corner of the clothes.

Gu Ping'an quickly stripped off the clothes of the two men, threw one set of clothes to Lu Youjiao, and changed into the other set himself.

"Elder Li, please keep an eye on these two here. Don't let them escape."

"Don't worry, Young Master Gu!"

The strategy had been discussed outside the palace long ago. Li Sheng didn't say much and just followed the arrangements.

Lu Youjiao also changed his clothes and put on shoes at this time.

But he had been barefoot for most of his life, and the sudden change made him feel a little uncomfortable.

The two quickly left their hiding place, caught up with the crowd, and followed at the end of the team with their heads down.

"Princess, this is the Imperial City Division. You are not allowed to trespass here!"

A palace guard dressed as a captain saw the princess about to break into the courtyard, so he quickly squeezed forward and loudly advised her.

"roll!"

Princess Huian raised her eyebrows and scolded coldly.

Gu Ping'an could see clearly from behind and thought that this princess was a gentle lady from a noble family during the day, but now she was tough and very imposing.

The Imperial City Office was not unguarded. When the four soldiers guarding the gate saw so many people breaking in, they quickly sent one person in to report the news, while the others blocked the door, holding the hilts of their swords against their chests.

An eunuch behind the princess immediately stepped forward and slapped the soldier hard in the face. "Open your eyes and see clearly, Princess Hui'an, how dare you stop me?"

The soldier was stunned by the slap and almost drew his sword. Fortunately, two colleagues behind him heard it clearly and quickly pulled him back.

This was the way it was in the feudal dynasty. If a princess made a mistake, she could only be disciplined by the palace ladies-in-waiting. If an ordinary soldier like him dared to draw his weapon, he would probably lose his head.

The remaining two people pulled him aside awkwardly. Princess Huian snorted, lifted her skirt, and strode into the Imperial City Office.

"Who would break into the Imperial City late at night? How audacious!"

The person who reported the news earlier didn't notice that it was the princess who came. When the news came to the hall, a group of soldiers rushed out and saw the princess coming in aggressively. They were all dumbfounded.

"Princess?!"

The leading officer exclaimed, quickly let go of the knife handle, and turned back to give instructions.

"Go and ask for help!"

The palace guards were not the princess's personal followers. They followed her all the way here, but they didn't dare to break in with her. They all huddled outside the door and watched quietly.

Gu Ping'an pulled Lu Youjiao, and the two of them quietly left the crowd and went around to the side of the yard.

At this time, most of the imperial city guards on duty had rushed to the front yard. The two of them listened attentively, confirmed that there was no one behind the wall, and then used their lightness skills to flip over and go inside.

This place is across the courtyard from the mound behind the prison, but to get here, one must pass by the main gate of the Imperial City Office.

There were guards at the gate at all times. No matter how hard the ambushers in the bamboo forest racked their brains, they could not have guessed that someone could sneak in through the empty palace passage and around here without being noticed by the guards.

The two of them walked around the Imperial City Courtyard for a while and soon found the prison warden.

There were still people guarding the place, and they were pointing fingers at the place, but they did not rush to the front yard when they heard the noise.

"Force your way in?" Lu Youjiao asked in a low voice.

Gu Ping'an shook his head slightly, took out a handful of stones from his arms, and flicked them with his fingers.

With a few soft "chi chi" sounds, several guards were hit almost at the same time. The force penetrated their acupuncture points and they all fell unconscious to the ground.

Lu Youjiao had never seen such superb acupressure skills before, and his eyes widened immediately, unable to hide his admiration.

"We shouldn't stay here for long, let's hurry." Gu Ping'an urged.

Lu Youjiao immediately came to his senses, fumbled around among the guards, put a bunch of keys into his arms, and pushed open the prison door.

The prison was deep and dark, with narrow windows that barely let in moonlight. Only a few faint oil lamps flickered, creating mottled light and shadows.

The air was filled with a damp and musty smell, and occasionally faint groans could be heard coming from deep within.

"Search separately and be careful." Gu Ping'an whispered.

There are two roads in the prison, which split into two at the entrance, with a row of cells on each side, and then merge at the end.

The two men separated and searched deeper. From time to time, a prisoner woke up, looked up, and saw that the person who came was dressed as a guard. He immediately lost interest and lay down again.

The Imperial City Prison was not very big and generally only held two types of people: either important criminals involved in government affairs, or extremely evil criminals.

Gu Ping'an quickly checked his route and saw two people tied with iron chains in a cell in front of him. One of them was dressed as a scholar, and the other was a ragged beggar.

Both of them had their heads lowered, their hair disheveled, as if they had been tortured and had passed out.

Lu Youjiao, who was on another road, also found this place and saw the miserable condition of the two people in the prison, so he quickly quickened his pace.

The prison door was locked with an iron chain. He was lucky. After trying a few times, he heard a slight "click".

(End of this chapter)