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Chapter 517 Stay safe
Unlike the talismans and runes, Lu Qing only furrowed his brows slightly, listened carefully for a while to distinguish the faint sounds outside that Zhu Yu could hardly hear, and then relaxed his brows, indicating to the talismans and runes that there was no need to be nervous.

Nevertheless, the runes and talismans merely nodded, their guarded stance remaining unchanged.

There was nothing they could do; they had no idea what kind of situation they would face along the way. Although they could roughly understand each other's intentions, plans could not keep up with changes, and there was always the possibility of someone suddenly appearing to cause trouble.

This makes it impossible for anyone to settle down.

After a while, the rustling sounds outside gradually grew louder. Even someone with the hearing of a martial artist like Zhu Yu, whose hearing was considered quite good among ordinary people, could hear them.

Then, the footsteps gradually approached the prison van. After a series of clinking sounds of keys, the van door was opened, and a cool evening breeze blew in, making people feel refreshed.

In the darkness outside the car, Situ Jing's face was very serious, even somewhat gloomy, but seeing a familiar face at this critical moment still brought a sense of relief.

When Lu Qing saw Situ Jing, he smiled and nodded to him, saying, "General Situ, how have you been?"

“Originally, I was no match for Your Highness, but now it seems… that’s a different story.” Situ Jing looked Lu Qing up and down, then stepped aside and gestured for them to get out of the carriage. “I’ve prepared a small feast; please get out and have a chat.”

Upon hearing this, Fu Lu immediately turned his gaze to Lu Qing, waiting for him to speak.

Lu Qing nodded to him and Fu Wen, and the two brothers immediately stopped being tense. They used their strength to break the ropes binding their wrists. Even though Fu Lu's ropes were wrapped around his wrists more than the others because of his exceptionally tall stature, Zhu Yu had the illusion that what was originally wrapped around his wrists was just a few strips of paper the moment he broke free.

It's easy to imagine how much the two brothers endured along the way, refusing to move an inch despite the ropes they could have easily broken free from.

By the time Zhu Yu turned his gaze away from the two brothers who had jumped off the carriage to help others down, Lu Qing had already freed himself from the rope on his wrist.

He climbed out of the carriage first, then leaned back and gently lifted Zhu Yu's back and knees, carefully lifting her down from the cramped prison cart and placing her to stand firmly. Only then did he bend down to untie the ropes on her wrists.

Zhu Yu couldn't break those ropes, but if Lu Qing grabbed one of her wrists and pulled hard, they would probably break.

However, that would inevitably cause Zhu Yu pain, especially since her wrists had been bound with rough ropes all the way, and the skin on her wrists was already somewhat chafed.

So Lu Qing chose the slowest but least harmful method to Zhu Yu.

Situ Jing stood silently to the side, watching Lu Qing help Zhu Yu untie the ropes. He had already guessed Zhu Yu's identity when they were in Lizhou, so he wasn't surprised at all.

Yan Daoxin was the last to climb out of the prison cart. He looked at Lu Qing, who was untying Zhu Yu's ropes, with a hint of speechlessness, and curled his lip: "You heartless thing, you only have your wife in your eyes, but you can't see your senior brother!"

He muttered something and shook his head, then walked up to the talisman: "Come on, help me open it."

Fu Lu didn't hesitate either, pulling on Yan Daoxin's wrist and snapping the rope instantly. "Those people..." Lu Qing helped Zhu Yu untie the rope and looked at the other side of the prison cart.

The guards of the Brahma Palace lay sprawled on the ground, surrounded by wine jars they had drunk from and leftover meat.

Around them was a large group of burly men dressed in black night clothes, surrounding the guards, each with their swords drawn.

Although these people weren't wearing military uniforms, their posture and demeanor clearly indicated that they were definitely brothers in the military.

"It's nothing, just ordinary sleeping potion," Situ Jing replied casually, glancing at the people with some disgust. "My men discovered your whereabouts before you entered the pass and found it strange, so they paid more attention and found that you were the ones imprisoned in this prison cart."

I have no idea what's going on. I feel that these people shouldn't be able to hold you all back. There must be another reason. It would be best to try to stop them and find out the truth.

So I figured that since these people came from the land of Brahma, they could only drink a few sips of wine and eat some flatbread when they rested along the way. And as the scouts said, they were all crude bandits with no rules or regulations. So I decided to arrange a lively market with wine and meat.

As expected, they didn't dare linger in the city, and when they encountered the large market I had arranged, they naturally couldn't contain themselves.

The sleeping potion in this wine is something hunters use specifically to hunt bears in the mountains. It's very potent; the person probably won't wake up until late tomorrow.

And as you saw, I've assigned some brothers to guard the area; if anyone wakes up, kill them without mercy.

Lu Qing waved his hand: "These people can't be killed; they still have a use."

Although Situ Jing had some doubts, he still followed Lu Qing's instructions and had someone give orders to ensure that no one would wake up and discover anything unusual, but also to prevent anyone from being killed.

“Let’s go. I’ve prepared some extra food for you behind that big tree over there. We can talk while you eat.” Situ Jing glanced at the prison cart again. Although Lu Qing and the others looked calm and composed, he could easily imagine how much suffering they had endured in that prison cart on the way.

Because of the special circumstances, behind the big tree, Situ Jing simply had someone spread out a cloth with some cakes and meat on it.

These things wouldn't normally be considered delicacies, but after eating dry flatbread for so many days, everything else seems especially delicious now.

The five of them ate something first, and then Lu Qing quickly and concisely explained their current situation to Situ Jing.

Situ Jing never expected that the other car contained the corpse of Brahma. He was so surprised that the usually composed expression on his face shattered.

"So you're just going to let them escort you to the capital to meet the Emperor?!" He looked at Lu Qing in disbelief. Although the two weren't exactly close friends, their collaboration at the Lizhou camp had convinced him that Lu Qing wasn't the kind of person who would be so easily manipulated.