Late at night.
The noise and screams in Meteor Trail City during the day finally quieted down a little. The entire city became quiet again. However, the famous night fire in Meteor Trail City had already disappeared.
There were many clouds in the sky tonight, making the night even darker. A figure was shuttling through the darkness, moving quickly through the alleys and streets.
This person was none other than Lu An.
The darker the night, the more advantageous it was for his actions. Some alleys were so dark that he couldn't even see his fingers, but he could move freely as if he was walking on flat ground. The darker it was, the more it showed the advantage of his perception.
He waited until late at night to take action just for this.
After shuttling through nearly half of Meteor Trail City, he finally arrived at a place two streets close to the City Lord's Mansion. He looked around and found that there were already many bonfires on the street. There were many rebel soldiers guarding each bonfire, eating, drinking, and playing around the bonfire. Moreover, there were people patrolling the streets with torches, and there were a lot of them.
Lu An looked at these people and his heart sank. In fact, he was not absolutely confident that he could rush past these people without being discovered. This was because he did not know if there were any Heavenly Masters among them. The rebels might have mixed the Heavenly Masters in to deal with all the people who wanted to save them.
Thinking of this, Lu An frowned and began to think. At this moment, a person suddenly stood up beside a bonfire. The man was drunk as he limped into the alley. His body swayed as if he was about to fall at any moment.
Seeing this, Lu An frowned and immediately hid. The rebel soldier walked into the alley and began to untie his pants pockets to relieve himself.
Unfortunately, he did not have the chance.
Before he could take off his pants, he felt a chill on the back of his neck, and his life was completely gone. Lu An stabbed his neck from behind with a dagger, and he could not even let out a scream.
After killing him, Lu An thought for a moment. This person was about the same height as him. He quickly changed into this person's clothes and burned the corpse.
At this moment, Lu An also looked like a rebel. However, although he was wearing the clothes of a rebel, his aura was different. No other rebel could be as calm and steady as he was.
Lu An knew this very well. If he wanted to deceive someone, he had to make it look real.
Thus, Lu An took some dust and smeared it on his face. At the same time, he took a deep breath and forced himself to smile. Then, his body trembled as he walked out smugly.
He did not return to the bonfire that the man had just come out from. After all, it would be too easy for him to be exposed. He walked to another bonfire and sat down.
Beside him, a rebel soldier noticed that someone was sitting beside him. He was stunned for a moment before exchanging glances with Lu An. Lu An was also looking at him. Although he was nervous, he maintained a calm expression and chuckled.
That person frowned. Just when Lu An thought that he had been exposed, he saw that person shove the wine pot into Lu An's arms!
"Why don't you have any wine in your hands?" The rebel shouted. "What, you still want to avoid the wine?"
Lu An paused for a moment before chuckling and saying, "Of course not! I'll make it up right now! "
With that, Lu An picked up the wine pot and gulped down half of it. The people around him immediately clapped and cheered when they saw this!
After drinking the wine, those people once again began to talk about their own affairs. Lu An listened quietly while paying attention to his surroundings. At that moment, he noticed a slightly drunk man.
After thinking for a while, Lu An moved to the man's side. He looked at him and asked, "Brother, how is the City Lord's daughter now?"
"The City Lord's daughter?" The man was drunk. His eyes were unfocused as he looked at Lu An and asked, "Why, you don't know?"
"I was in the last batch of people to enter the city!" Lu An chuckled and said, "So I don't know anything!"
Hearing Lu An's words, the man lost his ability to think. He nodded and said, "That woman was caught by us from the secret room. Now, she's hanging on a pole in front of the City Lord's Mansion, waiting for someone to come and ransom her!"
Hanging on a pole?
Lu An's heart sank. He immediately frowned. So, from the time of the incident until now, Chu Ling had not eaten or drunk anything and was unable to move outside?
"What's wrong? Why are you asking about him?" That person looked at Lu An in a drunken stupor and raised his head to ask.
"Nothing, I heard that the City Lord's daughter is very beautiful, so I asked a few more questions." Lu An was stunned. He thought for a while and asked, "Putting the hostage outside, aren't you afraid of being snatched away?"
"Snatched away?" The man was stunned. He then laughed and said, "That's courting death! We have a Level 3 Heavenly Master watching the surroundings. Once someone appears, they will immediately be captured. You want to save her?! "
Lu An's heart sank when he heard this.
Sure enough, there were guards!
Moreover, what was even more concerning was that she was hanging on a pole. Actually, to him, he hoped that Chu Ling would be locked up in a very strict dungeon. He did not want her to be treated like this because the difficulty of rescuing her was completely different.
Under such circumstances, if he wanted to save her, he could only jump into the empty air. That way, he would be too obvious. Everyone would be able to see him at a glance, so he would definitely be discovered.
The man looked at Lu An and wanted to say something. However, he was so drunk that he could not open his mouth. He passed out in a daze. Lu An did not waste any more time. He got up and pretended to go to the toilet. He walked towards the alley that was closer to the City Lord's Mansion.
After entering the alley, Lu An let out a sigh of relief. He then quickly shuttled through the alley. Soon, he came to the other side of the alley, which was the street in front of the City Lord's Mansion.
There were more rebel soldiers on this street than before. The same went for the patrols. The entire street was lit by torches. Everything was clearly visible.
When Lu An poked his head out of the alley and looked towards the east, he could already see the magnificent City Lord's Mansion.
Sure enough, a huge wooden pole was erected in front of the City Lord's Mansion. At the top of the pole, Chu Ling was tied tightly to the pole.
Lu An frowned. Although he was far away from the pole, his eyesight was extraordinary. He could clearly see that Chu Ling's face was pale. Her head was tilted to one side. She was obviously very weak. If this continued, Chu Ling would not be able to hold on and something would happen to her!
Lu An's heart sank when he saw this. He looked at the street again. Although he saw Chu Ling being tortured, he did not dare to save her. He did not know where the Level 3 Heavenly Master of the rebel army was hiding. Was he hiding in the crowd or in the dark? If he acted rashly, he would definitely die!
What should he do?
Lu An's eyes were solemn. The situation was far more complicated and difficult than he thought. After thinking for a while, he took a deep breath and swaggered out.
After he walked out, he walked towards the bonfire and took a torch from the crowd. He then pretended to be a patrolling person and walked around. Of course, although he looked like he was walking around, he was secretly getting closer to the pole. He tried his best to make his route complicated so that no one would notice him.
Finally, Lu An came to the bonfire closest to the pole. However, even this bonfire was a full three feet away from the pole. When he got closer, Lu An realized that none of the rebel army was allowed to get within three feet of the pole. This seemed to be the rebel army's rule.
As such, it was even more difficult for Lu An to get close to the pole.
To be safe, Lu An did not stay there for long. Instead, he went further away from the pole. He kept an eye on Chu Ling's condition. He saw that Chu Ling's lips were pale. It was obvious that she was very thirsty.
If she really did not drink water since the morning, she might die of thirst!
However, would the rebel army let her die of thirst?
Thinking of this, Lu An was shocked. No matter what, the rebel army would definitely give her water to ensure that she could continue to live. Otherwise, if Chu Ling died before they received the ransom, the Alkaid Chamber of Commerce could refuse to pay, and the imperial court would not pursue the matter!
Thinking of this, Lu An returned to the spot closest to the pole. He blended into the crowd again. Since they were going to give her water, he would definitely give it to the person closest to her.
As expected, after Lu An blended into the bonfire for a while, someone raised his head to look at Chu Ling. When he saw Chu Ling's pitiful state, he said, "That woman is dying again. Who wants to climb up and give her some water?"
Hearing this, the crowd quickly shook their heads. Who would want to spend the effort to climb up such a tall pole? At this moment, in order to attract the person's attention, and to not make his intention to climb the pole too obvious, Lu An stood up and pretended to go to the toilet.
However, that person opened his mouth!
"That kid!" The person pointed at Lu An who was about to slip away and said loudly, "It's you!"
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