I really don't want to take shortcuts anymore

Chapter 379 Entering the Palace for the Second Time

"Yu Chu!" Jin Xin frowned tightly: "Think clearly, if you follow him out of here today, you will be convicted of murdering Dinghou. This general will kill you here, and no one can do it again. Say more!”

Mr. Mo took a deep breath and said angrily: "I'm not."

The system pretended not to hear him, held him tightly in its arms, lifted him up, and his body turned into a shadow, passing through the heads of the soldiers.

The sergeants reacted very quickly and pointed their spears upward quickly. Luo Qianhuai's body was extremely agile under the control of the system, and he quickly bypassed all attacks. It only took a few breaths of effort, but he had already fallen behind the crowd.

"General, if you don't give the order to fire arrows, it will be too late!" Chen Fang, the leader of the Southern Army, looked eagerly at Jin Xin, only to see him staring at Luo Qianhuai's retreating back, thoughtfully.

Seeing that Luo Qianhuai's figure was about to disappear at the end of the passage, Na Duhou couldn't bear it anymore and directly ordered: "Chase!"

This Chen Duhou is the direct person in charge of the two thousand Southern troops deployed this time. He gave the order, and the sergeants obeyed without hesitation. They immediately rushed away and pursued Luo Qianhuai's figure in their mouths.

As soon as Chen Duhou said the words, he already understood that he had overstepped his authority, but he obeyed the authority in a hurry, and he did not feel that he had done anything wrong. Seeing that the cell was empty before, Jin Xin still stood motionless, feeling sorry for this court official. It is inevitable for high-ranking officials to slander, but they say:
"General, let's go out too. The thief is very skilled in martial arts. Without General, you may not be able to keep him here."

"Stay?" Jin Xin's eyes showed a teasing look, and he said softly: "You are thinking too much."

"General, what does this mean?" Chen Duhou was full of doubts. Thinking of General Jin who just did nothing to let people go when his own side had an absolute advantage, he couldn't help but have a terrible guess in his heart: "Could it be that today's prison robbery happened with the general?"

Chen Duhou's voice became lower and lower, but his hand involuntarily pressed on the handle of the knife at his waist, and he silently took two steps back.

Jin Xin ignored him and walked into the cell on his own. He stood where Mr. Mo had been lying just now and looked at it quietly for a while.

His eyesight was very good, so he could clearly see the large blood stains spread on the moldy black straw on the ground.

Some places have dried and solidified, while others are still thick and sticky, slowly seeping downwards, soaking several layers of grass stems.

Chen Duhou's heart was burning with suspicion, and he was also worried about whether the prisoner outside had really escaped. For a moment, he didn't know whether to advance or retreat, until a subordinate rushed in and reported: "General, Duhou! Your Majesty Incompetent, let those two run away!"

Chen Duhou glanced at Jin Xin subconsciously and asked: "Didn't we arrange it before? Five hundred crossbow archers were waiting at the entrance of the dungeon. Under the volley, not even a fly could fly out, let alone a human being - Er Could it be that the words of General Jin and Lord Pontu turned a deaf ear? "

The subordinate looked slightly ashamed, but also showed his dissatisfaction: "But General Jin said before that the Marquis of Xiang is a member of the royal family, and no crossbow is allowed without his personal order. The two adults were not here just now. If you don’t dare to be self-motivated, you will be afraid of throwing yourself into a trap.”

Chen Duhou didn't understand in his heart that his subordinates were not to blame for this incident, but he had to act so pretentious on the surface.

He glared at the subordinate fiercely: "Which direction did the person go? Why don't you hurry up and chase him?"

"Yes! A sergeant has already chased him. I will send more manpower to capture him!"

"General Jin!" Chen Duhou saw Jin Xin walking slowly out of the cell door. There was no expression on his serious face, as if Xianghou's escape from prison had nothing to do with him, and he was not angry at all. Come, directly come forward and cross your hands and say: "The order I received is to protect the prisoners in Tingwei Mansion. Now that the prisoners have escaped, I would like to ask the general to entrust me with the power to enter the prison for arrest. At the same time, I will inform Zhi Jinwu and other people." Marquis Fangwu, assist in the search."

At this moment, Jin Xin sighed.

"Don't worry, Marquis Chen Du. I will take full responsibility for tonight's affairs." He said, "You and the sergeants have worked hard. You can return to the military camp at dawn. I will enter the palace later and pay my respects in person." Your Majesty, please forgive me.”

It's a big thing, and it's a good thing if someone tall is willing to take it on. Chen Duhou breathed a sigh of relief, and then remembered that the other party was a close official of the emperor. He didn't know how he would speak in front of the emperor at that time. Maybe the order for beheading would be sent before the person surrendered his order and returned to the camp. Wouldn't that be too unfair?

"The general is very righteous, but the subordinate is ashamed." Chen Duhou thought to himself and said: "It's just that someone was robbed tonight, and the subordinate was also at the scene. It is really hard to escape the blame. I am willing to enter the palace with you and accept the blame in front of the saint."

Jin Xin looked at him lightly and said after a long time: "Okay."

Luo Qianhuai didn't expect that his escape from Tingwei's mansion would be so smooth. There were so many crossbowmen, they were all just decorations, and no arrows were shot. Just thinking about it, I knew someone was letting them go.

Mr. Mo in his arms lost too much blood and fell into coma again after a brief period of awakening, unable to give her any clues.

The system carried him across the rooftops, and soon he could no longer see the pursuers behind him.

Luo Qianhuai just breathed a sigh of relief when he suddenly saw the huge palace complex lurking in the darkness ahead.

Looking at the direction the system is traveling, it is obvious that it has no intention of giving way.

"System, our top priority now is to quickly find a safe place to hide. We would rather take a long way around than go straight into the palace. Otherwise, it will be bad if we alert the Jinwu Guards in Suwei Palace!"

Seeing that the system still did not change its route, she continued: "I know you are not afraid of them, system, but one more thing is worse than one less thing, and I guess you don't have much energy left. Once you are besieged again, it will be difficult to escape unscathed." ——Otherwise, you should think it over carefully?”

The system's answer was that like a comet striking the moon, it flew across the sky with thunderous force and landed directly within the palace wall.

It was at the equinox of the night when the cold wind blew away the clouds covering the moon, revealing the half-circle moon.

When the clear light fell, a patrolling Jinwu Guard happened to pass by. Looking up, he saw Luo Qianhuai's clearly illuminated figure.

"Yes, there is an assassin!" A roar completely woke up the sleeping Weiyang Palace.

The palace quickly strengthened its security, and a large number of Jinwu guards and Northern Army guards rushed in and blocked the four gates.

All the palace officials and eunuchs got up, put on their clothes and stood in the corridor in an orderly manner, waiting for the inspection.

The Chengming Hall where the emperor lived was the most important place to be guarded. It was immediately surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside. Yu Ji himself had already stood up. Under the protection of more than ten masters from Jiaozuo and the Imperial City Division, Sitting in the main hall.