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"Fire! Help!" At Chu Nan's shout, a jailer immediately ran over and was horrified when he saw the flames.

"He set the fire!" Chu Nan shouted.

Hearing Chu Nan's shout, the jailer who was about to leave immediately stopped and came to Chu Nan's cell: "What did you say?"

"I said I set the fire." Chu Nan sneered, then suddenly made a move, reaching out from the crack in the cell door with lightning speed, grabbing the jailer's clothes and pulling him sharply.

boom!

The jailer was slammed against the cell door by the force of the pull and immediately lost consciousness.

Chu Nan easily took the key from his waist and then unlocked the cell door.

However, the lock on his wrist was still there. Chu Nan quickly found the room where the jailers were resting. One of the jailers had already run out, but the key was still hanging on the wall.

Finding the key to the chain binding his wrist, Chu Nan unlocked it and quickly released the others as well.

Then, Chu Nan handed the keys to the other prisoners. Smelling the thick smoke, and seeing a chance to survive, these prisoners didn't hesitate. After expressing their gratitude profusely, they opened the cell doors and ran out.

"Everyone stick close to me!" Chu Nan roared.

Carrying the knife he had snatched from the jailer, Chu Nan rushed to the prison gate, where he saw four armored guards charging at him with their knives in hand.

"You're asking for death!" Chu Nan sneered, brandishing his long sword and cutting down two people in one go.

There are no fancy moves, only the purest battle of speed and power.

The remaining two guards were terrified when they saw this, and simultaneously swung their swords at Chu Nan from the left and right.

Chu Nan rolled on the spot, plunged his knife into the heart of one of the guards, then pulled it out sharply and slit the throat of the other guard as well.

The whole process sounds long, but in reality it happened in the blink of an eye. In almost two seconds, all four guards were already on the ground.

"Walk!"

Chu Nan roared and, ignoring how many people were following him, went straight to the stable at the prison gate, where many horses were tied up.

Chu Nan slashed several reins, seized a horse, and rushed out of the prison.

It seemed that no one had ever done anything like this since the prison was built, so there were hardly any guards at the prison gate. Only a few scattered civilians saw this scene and quickly hid.

"Follow me, all of you! If we break through, we'll survive!" Chu Nan roared, not even looking at how many people were following him, and rode his horse ahead, galloping wildly through the city streets.

In just 5 minutes, they arrived at the city gate.

Upon seeing this, the guards at the city gate raised their spears to stop Chu Nan.

There aren't many guards at the city gate under normal circumstances. Some of them rest in the rest area at the gate and only come out when something happens. So normally there are only four or six guards checking people coming in and out.

Without hesitation, the virgin swung his sword and cut down all six guards.

Then, riding his horse, he led the people behind him directly out of the city.

However, this is not the south gate, but the north gate, which is something that can't be helped.

The south gate is a bit far from here. If you insist on going through the south gate, the city gate will probably be closed before you get there, and it won't be easy to get out. The north gate is closer to the prison.

They charged out of the North Gate, and Chu Nan rode his horse at breakneck speed, covering nearly thirty miles before dismounting to rest.

"Who else is alive?" Chu Nan turned his head and glanced around.

Of the three sailors, only two showed fear on their faces. The remaining sailor had disappeared.

As for the four Guaguo people, only two remain at this moment, including Miyamoto Musashi.

Besides them, there were also more than a dozen people in the prison.

"You are all prisoners in this jail. What did you do to be locked up here?" Chu Nan asked.

Upon hearing Chu Nan's question, one of the burly men said in a deep voice, "Thank you for saving my life, benefactor. I killed a guard because I couldn't pay the entrance fee, and as a result, I was arrested and told I would be executed in a few days. You saved my life, and I'm willing to follow you."

Another, thinner young man shrank back and said, "I am a merchant in this city. Because I did not pay these thugs protection money, I was framed and arrested by them. They say I am a spy."

More than a dozen people recounted their experiences, almost all of which were related to the guards and soldiers in the city.

Only a few were imprisoned for theft or other crimes.

"What's past is past. Now we're all in this together. Those who want to leave can ride away on their own. Those who don't want to leave can come with me. I can't guarantee anything else, but you'll have enough to eat."

Upon hearing Chu Nan's words, two of the dozen or so people knelt down and kowtowed several times to Chu Nan before riding away on their horses, disappearing without a trace.

"Alright, since you're willing to follow me, I, Chu Nan, will definitely not let you suffer any losses. We can't go south now, so we need to head west and bypass this place," Chu Nan shouted.

Everyone nodded in agreement, having no objection to Chu Nan's orders. They were criminals with nowhere else to go; as long as they could survive by following Chu Nan, they didn't care what they did.

After resting for a while, Chu Nan led everyone on horseback westward. He wanted to go west, go deep into the mountains, cross a large mountain range ahead, and then find a way to the capital.

However, he only vaguely remembered the map, and could only find the specific route along the way.

The group rode their horses at a slow pace, as the horses would not be able to withstand such exertion and strain if they went too fast.

As evening approached and they neared a small village, Chu Nan looked around and took out a small piece of silver from his pocket.

"Go to the village ahead and buy some food. Don't disturb the villagers. Just say you're passing by and only have this much money left to buy some food." Chu Nan handed the silver to a sailor, giving him many instructions.

"Yes, sir, I'll take care of it right away." The sailor nodded, took the silver, and went into the village.

Chu Nan led his men to the stream by the village, where the horses drank water and grazed.

About half an hour later, the sailor who had gone to the village to buy food returned on horseback, carrying a package.

"Sir, this village is really too poor; there are only three households in it," the sailor said.

"Three households? This village looks like it has forty or fifty households, how come there are only three households?" Chu Nan frowned.

The sailor gave a wry smile: "I've inquired, and in recent years, we've been frequently harassed by barbarians from the north, and all the men in every household have been conscripted."

"Almost every family has had someone die, so some families have lost all their members, and some families had no choice but to move away. Only three families are left who cannot move. Fortunately, there is still some farmland here, so they can barely make ends meet."

"What are the troops stationed in Dongshan City doing?" Chu Nan sneered.