Everything is proceeding in full swing.

Three days have passed since the day agreed upon with Zhang Huai.

Yao Yue and Lu Wushuang worked tirelessly day and night, coordinating all matters, big and small, without daring to slack off in the slightest.

Now they only want to use all their strength to lead the people of the city out of the encirclement, to fight for a way to survive for these innocent people and for themselves.

The overall plan is progressing quite smoothly. According to Yaoyue's original plan, all preparations will be completed in two days, and then they can take immediate action.

Just then, Liu Bai rushed into the Taoist temple in a panic.

In the past few days, Liu Bai has been busy coordinating various affairs of the Beggars' Sect members. He has been so busy that he has no time to spare. For ordinary matters, he has always sent his subordinates to inform Yao Yue and Lu Wushuang.

When the two saw him rushing over in person, their hearts sank, knowing that something terrible must have happened.

Sure enough, as soon as Liu Bai stepped inside, he immediately shouted urgently to Yao Yue and Wu Shuang, "Sister Yao Yue, Sister Wu Shuang, something terrible has happened!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Yue immediately stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Brother Liu, don't be anxious, tell me slowly."

Lu Wushuang quickly handed over a large, rough porcelain bowl filled with cooled tea.

"Chief Liu, have a drink of water and calm down first."

Liu Bai snatched the rough bowl, tilted his head back and drank the water in one gulp. He wiped his mouth with his hand and said urgently, "That boy named Li Wen has been captured by the Mongol soldiers."

"What? Xiao Wen has been arrested?" Lu Wushuang exclaimed in shock. "That child is agile and always acts cautiously. Everyone else who was with him is safe and sound. How could he have been arrested?"

"Brother Liu, could you please tell me the details of what happened?"

Yao Yue, her face full of sorrow, asked in a deep voice.

Liu Bai sighed inwardly, knowing that his trip to deliver the message was indeed worthwhile.

In truth, the arrest of an ordinary civilian was not worth his urgent trip. After all, the Mongol soldiers were known for their indiscriminate killing rather than letting the innocent go free, and they had already arrested countless innocent civilians in recent days. Even one or two of his Beggars' Sect disciples had been arrested.

However, after spending time with the child over the past few days, he noticed that the child was getting along well with Yaoyue and Lu Wushuang, and that the two women were taking extra care of him. That's why he came here in person to tell them the news.

Liu Bai sighed heavily and spoke slowly in a somber tone: "Alas, this child is really unlucky. He originally planned to take the back path back to the stronghold, but by sheer coincidence, there was a Mongol soldier relieving himself on that path. Xiao Wen ran into him, and the Mongol soldier immediately became enraged and arrested him without saying a word."

"How absurd and barbaric!" Lu Wushuang was so angry that her eyebrows stood on end, and she immediately started cursing.

"Does he still have a chance to be released?" Yao Yue asked hastily, still clinging to a sliver of hope.

Liu Bai slowly shook his head and said in a deep voice, "It's difficult, Yaoyue. You know the current situation. Anyone who is arrested and thrown into prison, no matter the reason, will be subjected to severe torture by the Mongol soldiers. After a lot of torture, most of them will eventually confess under duress."

"The Mongol soldiers are utterly despicable!" Lu Wushuang exclaimed through gritted teeth, both shocked and furious.

"Moreover," Liu Bai's tone grew increasingly serious as he looked up at the two of them, "this child knows far too much. If it were anyone else who was arrested, it wouldn't matter, but he's your liaison. He knows almost 80% of all our plans and operations these past few days. If he…"

Liu Bai didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was already self-evident.

If Li Wen succumbs to torture and reveals all her plans in order to suffer less, then all their preparations will be in vain, and all their efforts will be in vain.

Although Li Wen is a stubborn and resilient child with backbone, he is still young. How can we expect a child to endure the cruel torture that even strong adults cannot withstand?

"Sister Yaoyue..." Lu Wushuang looked at Yaoyue, her eyes filled with reluctance and anxiety.

This child has suffered terribly since childhood, and now he has fallen into the hands of the Mongols. To be honest, Yaoyue felt the same heartache and guilt.

"The situation is critical. Xiao Wen is very likely to leak our operation plan under duress. We must act before the Mongol soldiers can react!"

Despite her reluctance, Yao Yue made the most rational decision immediately.

"When do we make our move?" Liu Bai couldn't help but ask immediately.

"Tonight! Everything will proceed as planned!"

Yaoyue's voice was resolute, without the slightest hesitation.

In fact, Yaoyue had already made preparations for the operation to be suddenly leaked before this, and apart from a few key figures present, no one else knew the specific time of the operation.

That's why everyone is on standby at all times. It's just that the operation was suddenly launched ahead of schedule, and some supplies and arrangements were not prepared in time. But now that things have come to this, this is the only way.

"That Xiaowen..."

Lu Wushuang, preoccupied with worry, asked softly.

"Save them! Of course we must save them!"

As Yao Yue finished speaking, Liu Bai and Lu Wushuang looked up at her at the same time. Both of them had thought that Yao Yue would abandon Li Wen for the sake of the bigger picture.

"Sister Yaoyue..."

Liu Bai quickly spoke up, wanting to offer some words of dissuasion.

"Brother Liu, you should proceed according to the original plan. Sister Wushuang and I will go to rescue Xiaowen," Yaoyue said immediately.

"No! Absolutely not!" Liu Bai immediately retorted sharply, "It's too dangerous! You two are the core of this operation. Anyone else could get hurt, but you two absolutely cannot take this risk!"

"Brother Liu, please let me explain first," Yao Yue quickly reassured her. "Sister Wushuang and I both have trump cards up our sleeves. Even if we can't rescue Xiaowen in the end, we'll be able to protect ourselves and escape."

"That's far too risky! The Mongol prison is right in the center of Xi'an. Once you're surrounded by the army, even with incredible skills, you'll surely perish there!"

Liu Bai was telling the absolute truth; the risks of this trip were indeed extremely high.

"Brother Liu, there's no need to persuade me anymore. My mind is made up," Yao Yue said firmly, leaving no room for doubt.

"That's right, Chief Liu, my thoughts are the same as Sister Yaoyue's."

Lu Wushuang immediately responded, her attitude equally resolute.

"You two..." Liu Bai looked at the two of them, shook his head helplessly and sighed repeatedly.

"Brother Liu, everything that needs to be arranged has already been taken care of. Whether the two of us are present or not, the overall coordination will be almost identical. I'll leave the rest to you."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade the two of them, Liu Bai simply stopped saying anything more.

"Okay, leave everything else to me, I'll take care of it all."

"Thank you, Brother Liu."

"Thank you, Chief Liu."

"Alright, alright, no need to be so polite with me. I won't linger here any longer. I'll hurry up and arrange the breakout for tonight. You all should also get ready as soon as possible. I hope... I hope I can see you all safely."

After saying that, Liu Bai didn't linger and turned away quickly without looking back.

"Yaoyue..."

Lu Wushuang watched Liu Bai's departing figure and called out softly.

"Sister Wushuang, let's get ready quickly. There's bound to be a fierce battle tonight."

Yao Yue spoke solemnly, word by word.

In fact, Yao Yue's words just now were not unfounded, and the trump card she mentioned did not rely entirely on the divine runes given to her by Zhang Huai.

They had planned a prison break long before, believing that releasing all the prisoners would create a huge disturbance for the Mongol army.

It's just a matter of restarting the plan now. Yaoyue had already given this matter a lot of thought.

If they can successfully release all the prisoners, these people will become their help in breaking through.

Moreover, the prison did not only hold ordinary people; it also contained martial arts masters who were arrested for resisting the Mongols and violating the law with their martial arts.

The potential gains from this endeavor are enormous, but the accompanying risks are equally significant.

But now that things have come to this, they have no choice but to do it.

Both Yaoyue and Lu Wushuang felt a deep sense of guilt towards Li Wen.

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