After hearing the Heavenly Dao Proclamation, Zhang Fuzi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The little black pig had relaxed its surveillance of him, which was enough to prove that he had passed the prison-break disguise test. Next, he had to find Guo An.
Following Golden Cicada Zi's instructions, he continued to maintain Zhou Renquan's physical bearing and walked unhurriedly toward the eastern cell block. Along the way, he neither used the ring of keys to open any cell doors nor spoke to the prisoners inside. He simply walked slowly with his chin raised and an arrogant expression, like a male lion patrolling its territory.
Golden Cicada Zi had said that the ring of keys definitely served a special purpose, though they could not yet tell where it should be used. He advised Zhang Fuzi not to use it lightly unless he found clear clues related to the keys in the cell block. Otherwise, he might trigger some taboo and ultimately expose his identity.
Sometimes, doing less was safer. He could hold on to the keys and observe first. He absolutely must not rush.
Zhang Fuzi had only made it this far thanks to those two crackpot strategists, Daniu and Cicada Zi. He trusted their intelligence, too, so he abandoned the terrifying notion of improvising on a sudden inspiration.
He had thought that finding Guo An would be extremely troublesome, and might even involve another exceedingly difficult test. He had never expected the process to go so smoothly. It was practically easier than drinking water.
When his patrol took him to the deepest part of the eastern cell block, he found two jailers in Uniforms standing guard at the entrance to the innermost corridor. Ten paces behind them stood a relatively spacious cell, with another two jailers stationed outside its