Chapter Thirteen: The Jailbreak Plan

  He let Shen Gang have the room and as he watched the sun slowly rise, he decided to go out for a stroll.

  Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly thought of Shen Yu Xi. I thought to myself, why not bring her along? However, when I arrived at Shen Yu Xi's room, I realized that she was no longer inside. The neatly made bed looked like it had never been touched.

  No time to think much, at this moment, Mu Rong Ling was leading a young woman towards Shen Du.

  The girl was about eighteen years old, of medium height, half a head shorter than Shen Dou. She had a pair of big eyes staring at Shen Dou without blinking, and her pale face still had some baby fat, looking extremely cute.

  "Shen brother!" Murong Ling clasped his fists in a salute, "You're really early!"

  Murong Ling walked with an air of dominance, Shen Dou thought that his injuries should have healed by now, and also cupped his fists in a salute: "Good morning, General Murong!"

  Murong Ling smiled and introduced the young woman beside him to Shen Du: "This is my cousin, named Su Sheng. Don't be fooled by her elegant name and appearance, she's actually quite fierce with a sword."

  As Shen Dou gazed at Su Sheng, a strange sense of familiarity enveloped his heart, as if he had seen this face before. He smiled faintly and looked at Su Sheng with deep meaning: "Nice to meet you!"

  Su Sheng smiled and replied, "Nice to meet you. I've heard from my cousin that your swordsmanship is exceptional. I was originally going to come over and ask for guidance, but my cousin said you had more important things to attend to, so let's exchange blows after you're done, okay?" The voice was soft and beautiful, making one feel numb all over just by listening to it.

  "Hey, little girl, are you asking me out again?" Shen Du said with a smile in his heart, but his face didn't show it, and he calmly said: "Of course, your brother's knife skills are also extremely impressive, and the skill of using a knife as a sword is rarely seen in the world."

  "Haha, Shen brother is overpraising me, my skills have already reached their limit, but it's different for Shen brother, his future prospects are very promising." Murong Ling said with a smile, looking at Shen Dou's eyes which were filled with expectation and respect.

  Lian Lian was called "Second Brother Shen" twice, which made Shen feel very uncomfortable. Moreover, Murong Ling was four years older than himself, so he clenched his fists and gently patted Murong Ling's chest, saying: "Hey, you're older than me, right?"

  Murong Ling immediately understood Shen Du's meaning, and with a apologetic face said: "Yes yes yes, it's just that I'm used to calling him that every day. When meeting people, they all call each other 'brother this' and 'brother that', even if the person is several decades older than themselves."

  It turned out to be an occupational disease. Alas, Shen sighed in his heart and shook his head: "Okay, actually I don't mind what title you use, just get used to it."

  Murong Ling burst out laughing and said: "Shen brother is really generous, how come, your sister is not in the room?"

  The topic shifted to Shen Yu Xi, Shen Du Li felt puzzled, how did he know Shen Yu Xi was not there, they hadn't even entered the house.

  "She's not here, and I don't know where she went." Shen thought of that unmoving bed again, and the doubts in his heart grew even deeper.

  Murong Ling heard this and frowned, saying: "Alright, let Su Sheng wait here for her, we'll go to the secret room first to discuss how to rescue her next."

  "As you wish." Shen Du replied indifferently, feeling somewhat suspicious of Murong Ling's actions in his heart.

  He shouldn't find Shen Du's sister first? This is the most basic courtesy of Lingzhou Continent, he is a great general, shouldn't he know that?

  But then again, perhaps it's because he's been thinking about the princess that he forgot about this matter.

  Following Murong Ling into the secret chamber of the Murong Mansion, the room was brightly lit, with wall lamps hanging on every wall. After seven twists and turns, they finally saw a slightly wider room.

  The interior decoration is extremely simple, with only simple chairs and tea sets, as well as a military map.

  Murong Ling picked up the cloth map, which clearly depicted the defensive situation of the Imperial Capital Prison.

  There are ninety-nine layers of defense, with eighty elite guards on the outer periphery. Each guard is a newly-minted sword hand, and each subsequent layer of defense is more robust than the first, with the swordsmen's strength increasing exponentially.

  It turned out to be a swordsman of the Sword King level in the end.

  "King of Swords!" Shen Du was shocked for a moment, the ninety-eight defensive layers in front of him he could ignore, but the last layer's King of Swords, he really didn't have enough confidence.

  He had once witnessed Lou Fan's Sword King aura with his own eyes. At that time, he was still at the Sword Hand level and even breathing felt difficult for him.

  Murong Ling saw Shen Dou's shock, but confidently said: "Don't worry, Brother Shen, the last defense doesn't need you to take action personally, I will think of a way to solve it for you outside."

  "What!" Shen Du exclaimed in surprise: "You're saying I'm alone, why didn't you go!"

  "After all, my identity is that of a great general, if I were to go with you, someone would definitely come here and destroy my old nest. At that time, everyone will feel constrained and unable to successfully rescue the princess, and may even put the princess in an even more difficult predicament. More importantly, I need to ensure your sister's safety, I need to arrange for her and everyone in the Murong household to be in a completely safe place."

  Shen Du heard this and seemed to have a few points of reason, "But how can you be sure that I will definitely succeed in breaking through the first 98 defenses? And when will you appear?"

  "You can, I'll show up when you need help, don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you!" Murong Ling patted Shen Dou's shoulder and said: "From the first time I saw you, I knew you were the kind of good man who would go through thick and thin for his friends, please help me."

  Murong Ling looked at him with pleading eyes, but Shen Dou felt that such a request was somewhat excessive. Who would ask someone to risk their life for them while hiding behind their back? Unless they were an assassin for hire. So Shen Dou said coldly, "Alright, I can help you, but I also have a condition."

  "What conditions?" Murong Ling asked.

  "After the task is completed, I need enough gold coins." Shen thought of those expensive items in the city that were essential for upgrading, but such prices were not something a poor guy like him could afford.

  Murong Ling smiled and patted his chest, saying: "This Shen brother can rest assured, after the matter is successful, even if I give all my family property to Shen brother, I, Murong Ling, will not frown."

  "Hehe, no need for that." Having seen the grandeur of General Murong's mansion, I think the Murong family's business is definitely more prosperous than the Shen family's thousand-year-old foundation.

  Murong Ling saw Shen Dou as if he was thinking, and smiled again. He took out a blue pill from his pocket and handed it to Shen Dou: "This is the power pill made from the beast's gallbladder. As long as you take this power pill, your power will increase rapidly. Take good care of it and eat it when necessary."

  Shen Du held the blue pill, his eyes wide with excitement. This was his first time seeing a Gong Li Dan, and he couldn't believe that such a miraculous thing actually existed in the world. He really wanted to swallow it quickly to see its power.

  "Hey, thanks!" Shen Du casually put the dan medicine into his bosom.

  "Haha, Shen brother is being polite, this time the jailbreak is all thanks to you, Shen brother. If there are any other requirements, feel free to say them out, and see if I can satisfy them." Murong Ling asked with concern in his eyes.

  "As long as you guarantee the safety of Yu Xi and my brother, that's all I need. If something happens to me, please inform them not to worry about me and continue to fulfill Grandfather's wish." Shen Du smiled slightly and said calmly.

  "Hmm!" Murong Ling nodded and said: "Don't worry, Shen brother, this matter will definitely be kept secret and they won't know about it. However, who is your older brother?"

  "You will know when you return to Murong's residence." Shen Dou said.

  "Hmm, when are we going to take action?" This question should have been asked by Shen Dou, but it came out of Murong Ling's mouth instead.

  From the moment he entered this secret room, Shen Dou had been observing Murong Ling's words and deeds. Every detail seemed extremely meticulous and cautious, so he nodded in relief: "I'll follow General Murong's arrangements!"

  "Alright then, we can't delay any further, let's take action tonight!" Murong Ling said impatiently.