Escaping the Prison

"Ka..."

"Hua la..."

With a short clinking of iron chains, Zheng Qian's figure had quietly appeared outside the death row area.

The sound of the chains didn't attract anyone's attention, because it was too common in the death row; any prisoner's slightest movement would cause it.

"Hu..."

Seeing that the first step of his plan was complete, Zheng Qian breathed a long sigh of relief, and then, barefoot, headed straight for the outside of the death row area.

He was extremely fast, but his steps were silent, not attracting anyone's attention.

First, his Flying Goose Skill emphasized speed and silence.

Second, it was late at night, the quietest time for the prisoners, the most relaxed time for the guards, and the time he had specifically chosen to escape after several days of observation.

However, just as Zheng Qian was about to step out of the death row area and enter the ordinary prison area on the upper level, a faint sound of footsteps suddenly came from ahead.

This immediately startled him, and he hurriedly dodged into the shadows of a corner, holding his breath.

Soon, a patrolling guard approached slowly, yawning, the torch in his hand flickering, illuminating the surroundings in alternating light and darkness, just like Zheng Qian's mood.

As the guard approached slowly, Zheng Qian's heart rose to his throat.

He held his breath, pressed tightly against the wall, his eyes fixed on the guard, ready to burst out at any moment.

Fortunately, the guard's eyes were barely open; he was just going through the motions.

He merely swung the torch in his hand a few times before yawning and turning back.

Seeing this, Zheng Qian slowly lowered his heart.

However, just as the guard was about to disappear into the passage leading to the upper level, his heart suddenly stirred, and he flashed out directly behind the guard.

"Peng!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Zheng Qian struck the guard's neck with a chop.

The guard's strength was only at the early Body Tempering Realm; how could he withstand Zheng Qian's blow?

Therefore, without any accident, the guard fainted directly.

Then, Zheng Qian quickly caught the other's body and the torch in his hand, and dragged him to the corner where he had just been hiding.

Several minutes later, when he reappeared, the tattered prison clothes he had been wearing had been replaced by a clean set of guard uniform.

Not only the clothes, but his face had also undergone simple modifications, making him look six or seven parts similar to the guard at a glance.

Besides that, there was his physique; his Iron Shirt had long been cultivated to the Transformation Realm. Although he couldn't shrink his bones at will, he could still make simple adjustments to his body shape.

Therefore, not only his appearance, but his physique was also seven or eight parts similar to the guard.

Of course, he didn't kill the guard, he just knocked him unconscious and stripped him naked.

After preparing everything, Zheng Qian set off again, holding the torch, yawning, and walking slowly towards the outside of the prison, imitating the guard's expression just now.

Whether it was because it was the middle of the night, or because of the uniform he was wearing, Zheng Qian actually arrived at the gate of the prison without any obstruction.

Along the way, he also encountered several guards. Apart from one who was patrolling and yawning like him, the rest were slumped on the table, sleeping, surrounded by the stench of alcohol.

"They're really neglecting their duties..."

Seeing this, Zheng Qian was speechless and mocked in his heart.

He had been preparing nervously for this day for a full five days, but he hadn't expected such a result.

However, this was also a good thing for him; at least he didn't have to risk his life fighting.

After taking a casual glance, Zheng Qian continued to walk slowly towards the outside of the prison, yawning.

Once he got out of this door, he could let the fish leap in the vast sea, and let the birds fly in the high sky!

But just as he was about to walk out of the gate, a somewhat dazed voice suddenly sounded behind him:

"Song San, where are you going instead of patrolling properly? Be careful Mu Tou deducts your monthly salary."

"Uh..." The sudden sound of speech directly stunned Zheng Qian on the spot, and he didn't know how to answer for a moment.

But after only a few seconds, he replied in a similarly dazed voice:

"I... I just came up from below. I drank too much and need to pee, so I'm going outside to take a leak. I'll be back soon."

"Okay, you're always causing trouble. Hurry up, I think I need to pee too." The voice didn't suspect anything else, and just urged and complained.

"Okay, I'll be back soon."

After giving a random answer, Zheng Qian immediately quickened his pace to leave.

He had previously extracted a rough map of the County Yamen's surroundings from Young Master Hundred Flowers, so after walking out of the dungeon, he simply glanced at the surrounding layout and chose a direction to run quickly.

On the roof in another direction, a figure wearing a gray-blue constable uniform had been watching him, and didn't make any movements until he disappeared around a corner.

This figure wearing a constable uniform was one of the four Houtian Realm constables, and also the first and last line of defense guarding the death row area tonight.

Obviously, the other party didn't recognize Zheng Qian's identity, first because of the uniform Zheng Qian was wearing, and second because behind that corner was the public latrine in the County Yamen.

"Hu...!!!"

Outside the latrine, feeling the gaze behind him finally disappear, Zheng Qian couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief, and muttered to himself with a solemn expression:

"What sharp eyes! This feeling... the other party's strength is definitely above mine! My luck is really bad; I actually ran into that mid-stage Houtian constable! I hope he discovers me later rather than sooner..."

As his voice fell, he immediately rushed towards the County Yamen wall not far away.

His current danger is far from over!

Whether it was the jailer waiting for him to return in the prison cell or the mid-stage Houtian constable on the roof, if he didn't come out of the latrine for a long time, both of them would definitely go in to check.

In addition, whether Song San, the jailer he had knocked unconscious, was discovered or woke up on his own, his identity would be exposed.

Who knows what kind of danger he would face then.

Therefore, he now had to use this last bit of time to get as far away from the County Yamen as possible. If he could escape from the city, then he would really be saved.

However, that might not be easy.

Although Tongyang County, where he was located, only ranked fifth among the seven counties in the entire Xishan Commandery, the city wall was also five zhang high.

Unless there was a place to borrow strength along the way, his Flying Goose Skill simply couldn't get over it.

The purpose of the city wall was to defend against enemies, so how could there be a place for him to borrow strength?

In addition, there were city guards stationed on the city wall, and there were even more experts among them. He didn't want to run over there to die!

Therefore, after thinking about it, his only way out was to get away from the County Yamen and then find a hidden place to hide from the limelight.