Song Yaoyao continued:
"We can help you and your wife leave this place, but you must also promise us that you won't help Qi Yanzhen act against our Heavenly Phoenix Kingdom."
At those words, Li Jidong's eyes instantly lit up, and he asked:
"Can you really help us leave Illusion City safely?"
Song Yaoyao nodded. "Yes."
"As long as you can help us get away safely, why would I help Qi Yanzhen?
"He isn't an enlightened ruler. He isn't worth our help."
"Then it's a deal. Make your preparations once you get back. We'll come for you two nights from now."
"All right. It's a deal."
After Li Jidong returned, he told Bai Xiuzhu about it.
Bai Xiuzhu was delighted, but she couldn't help feeling worried as well:
"I've truly had enough of living in constant fear.
"Can they really ensure we get away without a scratch?"
Li Jidong gazed into the distance and said:
"They have so much leverage over us.
"At this point, we have no way back. We can only stake our lives on this gamble.
"Xiuzhu, let's hurry and pack our things so we're ready to leave. Remember, we must do it quietly. We can't rustle the grass and startle the snake by letting anyone in the residence notice anything amiss."
"All right."
Two days passed in the blink of an eye. Li Jidong and his wife had finished their preparations and were waiting with their child at the princess's residence.
They were terribly nervous. How was Princess Jiahe going to get them out?
Li Jidong had asked about this before, but Princess Jiahe had only said that they needn't worry or do anything to assist. They simply had to wait at the residence.
As night fell, they grew even more anxious.
Midnight came,