Chapter 171

  Shangguan Yuan let looked at Tang Yan and said: "The other side only has ten officials and soldiers, sir. If you want to save people, it's just a matter of raising your hand."

  Ten ordinary officers and soldiers, they were more than thirty people who wanted to take the lives of these ten people as easily as turning over their hands, without even making a sound.

  Tang Yin put down his chopsticks, confirming what Officer Yuan had said. He asked in return: "We can indeed save these two people now, but this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are tens of thousands more like them who have been wronged - can we really save all of them?"

  "It can't be seen, so it's fine, but since I've seen..."

  Tang Yin waved his hand and said, "Rescuing people is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. If we want to prevent such things from happening again, we must get rid of Zhong Tian. Now, if we expose our identities just to save two people, it's not rescuing them, but harming more innocent people."

  Shangguan Yuan let out a sound, as if he was deep in thought, and lowered his head, remaining silent.

  Tang Yin looked at him deeply and didn't say anything else, continuing to eat his meal.

  After everyone finished eating, Shangguan Yan finally squeezed out a sentence, "What you said makes sense."

  Tang Yin almost burst out laughing, Shangguan Yuanyu was a genius of Lingwu, but he was stubborn and had a dead brain, something that was easy to understand, he himself would ponder for half a day before he could figure it out. This kind of person, whether in modern times or ancient times, wouldn't have many friends. In fact, Shangguan Yuanyu didn't have many friends either, but Tang Yin liked Shangguan Yuanyu's personality very much. The more stubborn the person was, the more loyal they would be after being tamed, even to the point of death, they wouldn't betray.

  Two days later, Tang Yin and his party safely entered the territory of Yancheng.

  Yancheng is relatively peaceful compared to Lehua, but there are too many garrison troops outside the city, with flags fluttering and camps stretching as far as the eye can see. It's hard to tell which camp belongs to the Wind Army and which to the Ning Army. As I walk along the official road, I see a group of people standing by the roadside in the distance. The leader is none other than Lu Fang.

  By Lu Fang's side stood a tall, robust man in his thirties with a thick beard and mustache. His physique was sturdy and strong, making it clear at first glance that he was a martial artist. As for the others, most were dressed as servants, among whom were also mixed in Le Tian and Ai Jia's people.

  When Tang Yin and others were about to arrive in front of Lu Fang, the latter finally recognized them, and a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face. He hurriedly ran forward, and after seeing Tang Yin, he bowed deeply and said in a low voice: "Sir, how did you come?" Through the Tianyan and Dinet's secret agents, he had already known that Tang Yin was coming, but he felt that as the county governor, Tang Yin personally came to Yancheng, which was really too dangerous.

  Tang Yin smiled slightly on horseback and said, "It is precisely because I have come that this action can only succeed and cannot fail."

  "Understood! Sir!" Lu Fang nodded and then rushed to the burly man behind him, waving his hand to introduce Tang Yin: "Sir, this is my friend, Yue Zijie!"

  Tang Yin smiled and looked at the big man, who took the lead in paying his respects, saying with great respect

  "I've seen Lord Tang before," he said, cautiously glancing around him. "This isn't a suitable place for conversation, sir. Please come to my home first and rest for a while."

  "Good!"

  What Yue Zijie said was not a home in Yancheng, but a mansion outside Yancheng. Led by Lu Fang and Tang Yin, they arrived at Yue Zijie's mansion outside the city. It can be seen that this person has a lot of family property, and when he was a bandit, he didn't make less money. Even if it's a mansion outside the city that is not often lived in, it's still built very grandly.

  Yue Zijie invited Tang Yin into the main hall, then had him sit in the seat of honor. Yue sat down beside him and bowed his hands, saying: "I have long admired your great name, sir. In the past, Lu brother even wrote me a letter, telling me to go to you for refuge. However, my family is all in Yancheng; I really couldn't leave."

  Lu Fang snorted in a bad temper, "It's not that I couldn't leave, it's just that you can't bear to part with your family property!"

  Yue Zijie's old face turned red with embarrassment, and he rubbed his hands together in a dry laugh.

  Tang Yin could see that his friendship with Lu Fang was not shallow.

  "He asked doubtfully: 'How did Brother Yue and Brother Lu get to know each other?'"

  Yue Zijie's face turned even redder, and he said awkwardly: "I suppose you also know what I used to do. During a 'business deal', I ran into some tough guys, and if it wasn't for Brother Lu happening to pass by and saving my life, I probably wouldn't be alive today."

  "It turned out to be so." Tang Yin nodded, then suddenly changed the subject and asked, "You have a way to enter Yancheng?" As he spoke, he stared straight at Yue Zijie, his two eyes flashing with a faint light.

  Yue Zijie felt a chill in his heart, secretly praising the sharp eyes of this county guard. He swallowed and nodded: "Yes, sir, I privately dug a tunnel leading out of the city in my own home."

  "Where is the exit?"

  "It's right here." Yue Zijie replied truthfully.

  "What?" Tang Yin was taken aback.

  Yue Zijie explained: "The reason why a humble person builds a house in this place is to cover up the eyes and ears of others."

  Tang Yin hummed in agreement and smiled, this Yue Zi Jie was quite clever.

  He picked up the teacup, first casually sniffing it, then slowly took a sip, and asked offhandedly: "This time you're willing to help me, aren't you afraid of being found out by Zhong Tian and punished?"

  Tang Yin's words were not just casual inquiries, but rather a probe of Yue Zijie.

  Yue Zijie, a former bandit, was very cunning and immediately understood the implicit meaning of Tang Yin's words. He quickly composed himself and said: "Since I dared to agree to help Brother Lu, I have already made mental preparations. Moreover, after the matter is settled, I will not continue to stay in Yancheng, but will follow you to Tianyuan Prefecture. By the way, my family members are now on their way to Tianyuan Prefecture and are being escorted by your subordinates." What he said referred to Tang Yin's subordinates, namely the secret agents of the Heavenly Eye and Earthly Net.

  Upon hearing this, Tang Yin looked at Le Tian and Ai Jia's subordinates without changing his expression. Seeing the latter nodding in agreement, indicating that Yue Zijie's words were true, he finally put his mind at ease.

  Yue Zijie was very clever to do so, first sending his family to Tianyuan County, one is to avoid disaster, and the other is to dispel Tang Yin's vigilance. He was equivalent to sending his family to Tang Yin as a hostage first, in order to prove that he had no evil intentions. Otherwise, after he told Tang Yin about the tunnel, the latter might kill him or even wipe out his whole family to eliminate future troubles.

  His caution is not without reason, and Tang Yin can indeed do such a thing.

  With a nod from his subordinate, Tang Yin smiled and said: "Alright, who knows what kind of chaos will erupt in Yangcheng later on. Send your family to Tianyuan County first and hide out for now, at least their lives will be safe. If this matter is successful, I will heavily reward you, and even if we return to Yangcheng later, I won't forget your contributions."

  "Oh dear, thank you sir!" Yue Zijie hastily stood up and bowed deeply.

  Tang Yin looked at Yue Zijie, who appeared rough and fierce on the surface but was actually meticulous and careful, and nodded with a smile.

  Yue Zijie's hiding place was very secretive, the exit outside the city was located under the stove in the kitchen of the mansion, hidden in such a place, even if the government soldiers came to search at night, it would be difficult to discover.

  The path was narrow and low, only one person could walk on it. Inside, it was pitch black, without a single ray of light. Fortunately, everyone had prepared torches.

  "Be careful, the ground is slippery and wet, watch your step." Yue Zijie walked ahead, leading the way while reminding Tang Yin behind him.

  When he turned his head to look at Tang Yin, he was startled. Due to the dimness, he didn't see Tang Yin's facial features clearly, but instead saw a pair of green eyes that glowed with an eerie light. If he hadn't confirmed that he was human, he would have suspected that he had seen a ghost.

  He shivered and quickly turned his head back, secretly sticking out his tongue.

  When the journey was halfway through, the tunnel became more humid and started to seep water, dripping onto people's faces and bodies, making them feel extremely uncomfortable. Yue Zijie explained: "This is above the moat, so there is seepage, it will be fine after passing this section."

  Tang Yin did not respond, but in his heart he was secretly shocked. Although the tunnel was crudely dug, it could cross the moat, which showed how deep it went underground and what a major project it was. Yet such a large project had gone undetected, leaving him wondering whether to praise Yue Zijie's abilities or his good luck.

  After walking for nearly half a day in the tunnel, I finally reached the exit.

  As people come out of the tunnel, suddenly it is bright in front of them. This place is exactly the bedroom of Yuezi's mansion in the city, and the tunnel is located under the bed.

  Yue Zijie smiled and looked at Tang Yin, saying: "Sir, this is my residence in the city!"

  It's just that wonderful, everyone was outside the city earlier, and in the blink of an eye they all entered the city, as if traversing time and space.

  Yue Zijie's family had all left, the servants had all dispersed, and except for his trusted housekeeper, there was no one else, the large mansion seemed empty.

  Everyone gathered in Yuezi's bedroom, Tang Yin asked: "Are the people of Liang Wu Zi Yang San Jia still being detained at Zhong Tian Fu?"

  "Yes, sir!" The eyeliner under Rakuten nodded in response.

  "Do you have a map of Zhongfu?"

  "We only drew the periphery, because the defense is too tight, we can't mix in and explore the internal structure clearly." Aisha's subordinate took out a rough sketch from his pocket and handed it to Tang Yin with both hands.

  Tang Yin took it over, unfolded it and took a look, immediately shaking his head. This map was too general, only with the overall structure, but no details were drawn. He said thoughtfully; "Before taking action, we must grasp the detailed terrain of the heavy house, otherwise, we don't even know where to rescue people, let alone make corresponding deployments?!"

  "Let's go and investigate again!" said Tianyan and Diewang in unison.

  It's probably useless to go and investigate again, Tang Yin's eyes rolled around, he waved his hand and said: "No need, after dark, I'll go find someone for help."