"What?!" Zhao Man was stunned by the news. He didn't expect so many things to happen in the few days he was out.
No wonder his father purposely let him go out that day. Perhaps he was already on guard.
No, I have to go back now. Zhao Man wanted to go back immediately and save his father and brothers.
Mayor Liao looked at the agitated Zhao Man and tried to persuade him, "I know you want to go there and kill them, Sixth Prince, but you're alone now. Moreover, the rebel army has nearly twenty thousand soldiers. If you go there alone, won't you be walking into a tiger's den?"
"Moreover, the First Prince is already in a standoff with Lin Zui's army. This is news from a few days ago. The people we sent out haven't returned yet. Moreover, you just came back. You can wait for a day to gather our soldiers. It's better than going there alone."
Zhao Man sat down dejectedly. That's right. I can't change the situation if I go there alone. Mayor Liao is right. I might as well rest and gather my soldiers.
Zhao Man forced himself to raise his wine glass and said to Mayor Liao, "Mayor Liao is truly loyal and patriotic. I will definitely report your achievements to my father."
Mayor Liao put on a fearful expression and said, "For His Majesty, that's only right." However, he was laughing in his heart.
The more Zhao Man looked at Mayor Liao, the more he felt that Mayor Liao's character was rare. His sincerity was hard to come by. Now, he had to win him over.
Zhao Man raised his wine glass and said to everyone, "I, His Majesty, will never forget the contributions everyone has made to the kingdom."
After saying that, he downed his glass. Everyone expressed their loyalty to His Majesty and cursed the rebels. In this lively atmosphere, everyone started to eat and drink.
Although Zhao Man didn't have much of an appetite, he downed everything that was toasted to him. In just a short period of time, he had already downed two jars of wine. He was already slightly tipsy.
Mayor Liao didn't expect things to go so smoothly. He gestured to one of his subordinates, who nodded and left.
Other than Gu Zheng, no one else noticed this detail. However, who would ask? Let's see what Mayor Liao is up to.
Soon, a few dancers arrived. Their petite bodies, delicate snow-white skin, and ethereal figures danced without any wind.
Although Zhao Man didn't like it, seeing how everyone was enjoying it, he couldn't just ask them to leave.
As the dancers danced, a fragrant wind blew over, and the atmosphere became even more lively. Jars of wine were moved up and down, and Zhao Man didn't know how much he had drunk. He felt dizzy, and he felt that he had drunk too much.
In the end, he fell onto the table with a bang. Snow and Shuang 'Er felt that something was off, but it was too late. They also felt that something was off with their bodies. Even though they did not faint, they felt weak and powerless. There was nothing else in the juice.
Gu Zheng had already pretended to be drunk and climbed onto the table.
"Sixth Prince, Sixth Prince." City Lord Liao purposely shouted from the side. He nudged Zhao Man and realized that he was completely drunk.
"Haha." City Lord Liao laughed loudly. Soon, dozens of soldiers surrounded the area.
In fact, in order to be safe, there were dozens of archers on the roof outside waiting for orders.
Xue 'er also saw that something was wrong, but there was nothing she could do.
Mayor Liao was in a good mood. Things were going too smoothly. He didn't know how scared he was. If the Sixth Prince found out, he wouldn't be able to escape.
Seeing that Xue 'Er and Shuang' Er were still trying their best to hold on, City Lord Liao smiled and said, "Please don't make any unnecessary struggles. Otherwise, your friend will bleed."
One of his subordinates smiled wretchedly. "My lord is mighty. Why don't you give these two ladies to us?"
The eyes of the people below lit up as they sized up Xue 'er without restraint. Who asked Xue' er to be so beautiful?
Snow trembled in anger. Although she didn't understand why Gu Zheng was pretending to be drunk, she still believed in him.
Snow trusted her master. Since Gu Zheng promised her master to take care of her, he would do it.
Indeed, if the other party dared to be impudent, Gu Zheng wouldn't recommend ending this game.
Fortunately, Mayor Liao reprimanded loudly. "No one is allowed to move. Now is not the time to think about women. With such a great contribution, you can have any woman you want."
Mayor Liao thought that they might be Zhao Man's women. They might be useful in the future. No one was allowed to touch them.
He didn't know that if he dared to agree, he would be dead in the next second.
City Lord Liao, who didn't know that he had managed to escape with his life for the time being, gave out all sorts of orders with a face full of smiles. Very quickly, a group of soldiers put a pair of fine iron chains on Zhao Man. Even if Zhao Man was handcuffed, he wouldn't be able to struggle free. His entire body was handcuffed tightly, and the internal energy in his body was also sealed. He was carried down together with Gu Zheng.
"Ladies, please." Mayor Liao acted like a gentleman.
"It's okay." Snow comforted Shuang. She had already regained control of her body. Thinking that it might be Gu Zheng who removed the restrictions, she was relieved. However, she still pretended to be weak.
She declined the soldiers' help and returned to the mansion with Shuang. There were only a few soldiers outside.
Mayor Liao was sure that as long as Zhao Man was in his hands, these two beautiful ladies would be obedient.
If Snow knew, she would definitely spit at him. If he had the chance, he would definitely run away. Then, he would think of a way to save Zhao Man. Now, the most important thing was to comfort Shuang. Shuang 'er had been frightened more than before.
In the dungeon, the originally empty cells were now full. Many people were cursing and swearing. There were also some who didn't say anything.
The rotten cell door was opened once again. Everyone looked at each other. Who was so unlucky to be caught again? However, those who should be caught had already been caught. Why was there still someone else?
It looked like a pair of soldiers were holding two people. However, the cells were too dark. They couldn't see clearly from a distance.
The soldier opened a slightly unsatisfied cage and threw the two people in his hands inside.
Zhao Man and Gu Zheng were thrown to the ground like corpses. Their faces were turned sideways.
Suddenly, someone at the side exclaimed, "Sixth Prince, how is this possible?"
The entire cell exploded. Everyone was doubtful. After all, no one thought that the Sixth Prince, who was skilled in martial arts, would be caught.
"It must be that despicable person's trick." An angry voice sounded.
"Yes. Otherwise, the Sixth Prince wouldn't be like this."
The people in the same cell as Zhao Man tried to loosen the iron chains. However, it was all in vain. They were all dead knots. Without a key, they couldn't open them.
Zhao Man's body was tightly bound. His neck, legs, and wrists were all handcuffed. He couldn't use any internal energy. He was just like an ordinary person.
At this moment, City Lord Liao walked in. When everyone saw City Lord Liao, they started cursing and swearing. They said that he would die a horrible death, that he was a traitor, and that he was insulting his family.
However, City Lord Liao was in a good mood. He only ordered that tomorrow's meals would be reduced by half. If it was any other day, these people would have to suffer a little.
"Everyone, the era of General Yongquan has arrived. You don't have to die with the Old Emperor. Do you see? Even the Sixth Prince has been caught. Soon, he will be escorted to the capital. I will give you three days. If you don't know what's good for you, humph."
Some people were already disappointed when they saw the Sixth Prince being caught. When they heard this, they quickly shouted, "Sir, we are willing to surrender."
City Lord Liao pointed at those people and brought them out.
If it wasn't for the fact that he wanted to control the army under him, these diehards would have been executed long ago.
"Liu Cheng, you …" The person beside Liu Cheng couldn't believe it.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." This person called Liu Cheng kept apologizing. Even the Sixth Prince had been caught. Liu Cheng was shocked.
A few others quietly stood up and followed the soldiers out.
"Think about it carefully." After saying this, City Lord Liao left with the sound of 'blessings'.
With a bang, the door was closed.
Everyone in the prison cell fell into silence as they all looked in the same direction.
Oh, my head hurts. Zhao Man woke up in a daze. He couldn't remember what happened last night.
A sour and pungent smell hit his nose. His half-awake brain was instantly awakened.
"Blergh." Zhao Man knelt on one knee and vomited. An even stronger smell spread out.
After vomiting for a long time, Zhao Man realized that his surroundings were different.
Heavy iron handcuffs hung on his body. He was surrounded by a group of strangers. The environment was filthy.
Only then did he realize that he was locked in a prison cell. He subconsciously wanted to break free, but he realized that he couldn't gather his strength.
"Damn it." Zhao Man slammed his head against the wall. He hurriedly looked around and found Gu Zheng, who was still unconscious.
He shook Gu Zheng awake. Zhao Man didn't know how Xue 'er was. He was anxious, but there was nothing he could do.
He had been so careless. He had already taken precautions, but he still ended up in this situation.
His mind was in a mess. He couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.
"Sixth Prince." A manager who was lucky enough to see Zhao Man in action called out.
"Hmm, you are?" Zhao Man finally noticed that there were different criminals around him.
"Sixth Prince, I used to be the manager in charge of logistics here. These are my colleagues. This is Lieutenant Lu." The manager pulled over a tall and mighty man beside him.
"Greetings, Sixth Prince." Lieutenant Lu bowed slightly. He tapped his chest with his right hand and bowed slightly. This was a simplified military etiquette.
Zhao Man looked at this group of people in confusion.
The manager didn't wait for Zhao Man to ask and took the initiative to explain.
It turned out that this group of people had been locked up by City Lord Liao. Most of them didn't support rebelling against the country. There were officers and managers who didn't agree. Most of them knew that as long as they agreed, they could leave. There was no need to wait for death here.
However, some of them were truly patriotic. They were willing to cooperate with the rebels even if they had to die. Some were worried that if the rebellion failed, it would implicate their entire family. If they didn't rebel, only one of them would die.
Just as they were talking, Rebel Liao returned from outside.
"How was it, Sixth Young Master? I haven't seen you for a night. How have you been?" Rebel Liao smiled proudly.
"You're dead." Zhao Man said word by word. He couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with him. It was his fault for being inexperienced, but he had to make him pay the price.
"Hehe." Rebel Liao didn't mind. After all, he wasn't far from riches. "I'm just here to tell you that I'll be mobilizing my army in a while. It's called a rescue mission, but you don't need to know what it is."
Accompanied by Rebel Liao's arrogant laughter, Zhao Man clenched his fists so tightly that veins popped out on the back of his hands.
No one surrendered. Although they knew that they didn't have long to live, no one lowered their heads. All impurities had been removed.
"Didn't Xue 'er give you a hairpin?" Looking at Zhao Man, who was running around aimlessly, Lin Fan gave him a reminder. He felt like he was taking care of someone else.
En, it was very similar. Perhaps it was also very interesting.
"En, that's right." In the next second, Zhao Man laughed foolishly as he felt the hairpin on his head. He had been happy for a long time.
Gu Zheng was really speechless. He could only continue to remind him, "That hairpin is said to be an heirloom passed down by her parents. According to Xue 'er, this hairpin can pierce through anything."
Although it was a little exaggerated, this hairpin was indeed a treasure. It could easily pierce through these small shackles.
Zhao Man carefully removed the hairpin from his head. It was silver in color and looked very simple, just like an ordinary silver hairpin. No one would have thought that a silver hairpin was invincible.
This hairpin was given to Zhao Man by Xue 'er because Zhao Man had lost it in the battle. It could also be said that it was given to him by Gu Zheng. After all, those demonesses couldn't wait to make their shoes into treasures.
Although this hairpin could only be a scrap of scrap, it was enough to make the bow strong.
These iron handcuffs were actually a type of energy ring of the lowest level. As long as it was pierced a little, it could be said that the shackling ability would disappear.
Zhao Man lifted the iron handcuff on his left hand, and gently poked it with the tip of the hairpin, which was glowing with a silver light, into the handcuff.
The iron handcuff flashed with a green light, trying to stop its tragic fate. Unfortunately, it was useless.
The iron handcuff that was pierced in flashed a few times in the end and was completely useless.
Zhao Man followed suit and pierced the other iron handcuffs. With a shake of his body, all the iron handcuffs fell to the ground.
The people around looked at all of this with their mouths agape. When they saw this scene, they looked at each other with a kind of light in their eyes. This kind of light was called hope, and underneath it was revenge.
Zhao Man, who had recovered all of his strength, wanted nothing more than to immediately go and take the head of that traitor Liao. However, before he went, he had to do something.
The cage couldn't stop Zhao Man at all. With a twist of his hand, the iron bars as thick as an arm were twisted into a fried dough twist.
He released everyone at once. No one spoke. Everyone looked at Zhao Man in front of them, waiting for his orders.
"Everyone, listen to me. Right now, the most important thing is not to go back and refute the rumors. First, we have to go and kill that traitor Liao. Then, we have to capture all of his accomplices."
"A few of you who can fight, follow me. The rest of you stay here first. After I take that traitor Liao's head, you all can come out. Otherwise, you will be accidentally injured by his desperate subordinates."
Zhao Man said to Gu Zheng, who was behind him, "Cousin, you stay here too."
Gu Zheng shrugged in agreement. It didn't matter where he was. He would be able to see what was going on.
However, Gu Zheng still attracted the attention of the crowd. It seemed that the Sixth Young Master's cousin had a powerful background.
The aggressive Zhao Man led five to six people directly, while the rest of the people waited here.
There was a long slope to get from the prison to the surface. Zhao Man kicked the door open and walked out first.
There were originally two guards left behind to guard the prison below. When they saw this scene, they tactfully threw away their weapons and surrendered.
"Where is that traitor Liao?" Zhao Man's eyes flashed. If they didn't give him a satisfactory answer, he would kill them.
"At the military field." The guards wouldn't put up any unnecessary resistance. Besides, they were no match for Zhao Man at all.
Zhao Man directly knocked them out. The people behind him stripped them naked and threw them to the side.
"Where is the military field?" Zhao Man directly asked the people behind him.
"It's in the northeast. It's very close. I will lead the way," a man said.
"Let's go."
The few of them ran towards the military field. When they met patrols on the way, they killed those who resisted on the spot. They didn't hesitate to surrender or flee. When they arrived at the military field, they were already fully armed.
At this moment, there were close to 2000 soldiers gathered on the military field. This was close to the Beise Mountain Range to prevent wild beasts from roaming. Normally, there would be at most 200 soldiers.
At this moment, Traitor Liao was standing on the high platform, ready to say something. His subordinates were scattered around to warn him.
The moment Zhao Man saw City Lord Liao, his eyes blazed with hatred. The moment Zhao Man saw City Lord Liao, he charged at him without hesitation.
In two breaths, before anyone could react, he was standing in front of Traitor Liao.
The high-spirited City Lord Liao was about to give his performance. In the blink of an eye, Zhan Man appeared in front of him. He was so frightened that he almost fell to the ground.
"You … you … how did you come out?" City Lord Liao stuttered. It was too horrifying.
One second in heaven and the next in hell. This was how he felt.
"Surprised, right? You didn't expect it, right? I just came out. I want to see what tricks you have up your sleeves." At this point, Zhao Man wasn't in a hurry to finish him off. This way, he wouldn't be able to vent the hatred in his heart.
City Lord Liao's first reaction was that one of his subordinates had betrayed him. On second thought, it was impossible. They were all in the same boat. No one could escape.
"Go! Kill him!" City Lord Liao shouted at the top of his lungs. However, he turned around and ran. When his subordinates saw this, they couldn't do anything. It was either he died or they died. No one wanted to die. Hence, they pounced on him in despair.
Zhao Man stomped his foot and threw the saber in his hand at City Lord Liao. He turned around and rushed towards the fearless subordinates.
Before City Lord Liao could run a few steps, the saber was like a ray of light. It smashed towards City Lord Liao's legs with the force of wind and thunder.
"Kacha!" City Lord Liao's legs were broken from his calves. Now, City Lord Liao was howling in pain like a dying dog. He was no longer as glorious as he was before.
Those fearless subordinates were either killed or injured by Zhao Man. Even if he was bare-handed, he wasn't someone these small fries could deal with.
Some of the soldiers below were trying to get the army to attack Zhao Man. However, when they were lining up, they didn't have any weapons in their hands. By the time a small group of soldiers retrieved their weapons, the battle had already ended.
Moreover, Captain Lu had also rushed over with his men. From the beginning to the end, it didn't even take a minute. It was only enough time for them to rush over.
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