Chapter 29: The Mouse and Cat Rescue People, Suspicion Arises Again

  "On a dark and windy night, it's a good time to kill people and set fires!" Xian Zhao suddenly muttered this sentence while looking at the building in front of him with Bai Yutang.

  Bai Yutang chuckled and said, "Xiao'er, could it be that these few years in Kaifeng Prefecture have been suffocating you, and you can't bear the urge to kill someone!?"

  "Brother Bai laughed!" Zhan Zhao came back to his senses and said to Bai Yutang, "Brother Bai, look at that building in front of us, it should be the Soft Red Hall. Let's go!"

  Bai Yutang nodded, and the two of them directly flew to the front of that building!

  "Soft Red Hall", as the name suggests, is a place where the soft and beautiful are confined. Although it's located in the suburbs, it has glazed tiles and vermilion pillars, with high eaves that seem to touch the clouds, making it even more majestic than those grand mansions of wealthy families. As one approaches, they can smell the thick, rich fragrance of rouge wafting out, pungent and overpowering.

  Bai Yutang snorted coldly, "What a wonderful Anle Hou! Chen Prefecture is suffering from severe drought, with people fleeing in all directions, and yet this 'Soft Red Hall' is an epitome of extravagance, lavishly decorated with gold and jade. What a wonderful Anle Hou, who indulges in luxury while the common people suffer!"

  Only to see Bai Yutang standing upright, the night wind blowing gently, but it was like a violent storm, cold and frightening. He let out a cold hum, his fists clenched, and pulled Xianzhao over. With a burst of energy, he rose into the air, like a cat, and landed quietly on the roof tiles of the courtyard house.

  "Kitty, this Soft Red Hall is divided into inner and outer halls. You stay here, I'll take a look around first!" Bai Yutang let out a cold laugh, his white clothes fluttering as he transformed into a white shadow, his body like a swift ghost, and in no time at all, he had circled the rooftops of the courtyard houses!

  Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao, pointing inside, "Inside is the inner hall, all the guards are women, and the defense is relatively lax. Kitty, there are not many officials and soldiers in the inner hall, only more than 20 people. Outside the hall, however, there are about 50 guards. You go to the inner hall, I'll go to the outer hall, today we will take all these people out!"

  Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang with gratitude and said, "Thank you, Brother Bai!"

  Bai Yutang waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and take action!"

  Zhan Zhao nodded, his internal energy propelling him to the ground, transforming into a blue shadow that shot straight from the rooftop into the inner hall. Bai Yutang's figure also flashed, turning into a white shadow, like a snow fairy, drifting down silently!

  Zhan Zhao's figure had just landed, and he happened to land behind the two guards. With a surge of internal energy in his hands, he gently placed them on the necks of the two men, knocking them unconscious!

  His figure flashed slightly, just about to go deal with the two people in front of him, when suddenly he heard a commotion coming from outside the hall, followed by the sound of clashing and shouting. Many guards turned their heads to look out, and coincidentally, Xian Zhao appeared!

  Zhan Zhao couldn't help but cover his forehead with his hand, "White Haotzi, I'm asking about your whole family. I came to rescue people, why make such a big commotion? Can't you just quietly rescue them?"

  Two steel knives were swung at Zhan Zhao, who slightly dodged and evaded the attack. The giant sword didn't even leave its scabbard, as Zhan Zhao used it like a club to knock out two people with two dull blows. Then more people rushed over, and Zhan Zhao sighed inwardly, "It's come to this, let's fight!"

  Zhan Zhao snorted, mobilizing all his internal energy to launch a frenzied attack. As expected, his body's instincts kicked in once again. In the blink of an eye, Zhan Zhao was darting back and forth among the crowd, sending over twenty people crashing to the ground within minutes.

  The noise outside the hall also stopped, Zhan Zhao smiled lightly, it seems that white waste is indeed much more powerful than us now, we are dealing with twenty people, while he is dealing with fifty people, when we finished here, there was no sound over there either, indeed acting swiftly. Forget about this for now, hurry up and go save people!

  Zhan Zhao hastily came back to his senses and then walked towards the inner hall!

  Only in the northeast corner of the courtyard, a three-story pavilion sits, shrouded in moonlight, with a black body that exudes an eerie atmosphere. The gate above is tied with layers of chains, and the scene is very strange!

  Zhan Zhao hastily approached, and only heard the sound of crying coming from within the large gate. The mournful cry still lingered in his ears, echoing faintly. Zhan Zhao paused slightly, his ear pressed against the gate, listening carefully. He then realized that the crying sounded sorrowful, like a woman's cry. Moreover, the sobbing was layered and overlapping, dense and continuous, not seeming to come from one person, but rather the combined cries of several people. There was an eerie feeling that sent shivers down his spine!

  Zhan Zhao patted the big gate and shouted, "Is anyone inside?!"

  The crying suddenly stopped, but after a moment, several more stifled sobs came out intermittently.

  "What's going on inside, is there anyone in there?!" Zhang Zhao shouted loudly, suddenly stunned, and scolded with a mixture of tears and laughter, "Am I stupid or what? There's clearly someone crying, yet I'm still asking if there's anyone here. How could I make such a serious mistake?"

  Zhan Zhao took a step back, drew out the giant void sword, mobilized his internal energy, and a cold light flashed by. The iron chain on the door suddenly sparked, fortunately, this giant void sword was an ancient famous artifact, cutting through iron like mud. The iron chain snapped loudly, Zhan Zhao directly kicked open the large door with one foot and rushed in!

  Only to see in the attic, there are dozens of rooms, on top of the room, railings and dark doors, like a prison, the crying sound is coming from these rooms!

  Zhan Zhao took a step forward and approached the room, looked up, but the sky was dark and couldn't see her face clearly. However, judging from her figure, it seemed to be a woman!

  "Don't panic!" Zhang Zhao shouted, "I am an officer under Lord Bao of Kaifeng Prefecture, I'm here to rescue you all!"

  Suddenly, the room fell silent, and Zhan Zhao was still somewhat bewildered, when suddenly...

  "Master Bao - it's Master Bao who has sent someone to rescue us!" Immediately, several women rushed to the door, grasping the wooden bars of the gate tightly with their hands and exclaimed, "Heaven bless us, finally someone has come to save us!"

  "Everyone, step back! Let me cut down these wooden bars!" Zhao exclaimed loudly. The giant sword once again served as a lumber tool, and Zhao's figure transformed into a blue shadow. The giant sword emitted a cold glow, and the bars in front of the door were all cut off, revealing a brand new gate.

  A burst of excited cheers, mixed with the sound of sobbing. "This place is not easy to stay for long, you all follow me and leave this place." Zhan Zhao sheathed his sword and said in a low voice to the women in the room. Those women listened and hurriedly came out of the room one after another. Zhan Zhao stood aside and counted secretly, and found that there were more than ten women locked up in this dark dungeon. Looking at these people, Zhan Zhao couldn't help but take a cold breath, and his mind was filled with only one thought: Anle Hou Pang Yu, what the hell are you doing?!

  The reason is none other than these few women, with their hair disheveled and clothes in disarray, their cheeks sunken, their faces pale as vegetables, their eyes deeply set, their gaze dull and straight, at first glance they seem to be seven parts ghost and three parts human.

  Zhan Zhao hastily led the women out, his mind filled with confusion and puzzlement. Pang Yu, you kept a mistress, how could you keep her to become like this?

  What on earth are you up to? This Soft Red Hall, isn't it actually built for your own amusement?

  The plot has changed again?

  Why are there so many doubts in this?

  What is the mystery of Chen Zhou's case?

  Sorry, it's always the case that someone invites me to lunch at noon, so this update time is delayed again by more than 20 minutes. I really owe everyone an apology, please forgive me!