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In the middle of the night, Shen Tang was sleeping soundly in the leopardâs den when suddenly there was an urgent knock at the door, "Your Highness, itâs bad! Someone has broken into the prison!"
Shen Tang swiftly woke up, and beside her, Xiao Jin also woke up quickly. The two of them didnât have time to dress; they just threw on a coat over their pajamas and hurried downstairs.
Lu Xiao and the others had already arrived, their expressions cold and solemn.
Shen Tang looked at the prison guard who came to report, while straightening her clothes and rushing towards the prison, anxiously asking, "What exactly happened?"
"Just tonight, Shen Qingli escaped, saved by someone unknown. We sent troops to chase after, but thereâs still no news, please forgive us, Your Highness!"
Shen Tang frowned and reprimanded coldly, "Whereâs the prison surveillance? You donât even know who broke into the prison? What are the soldiers there doing?"
"This..." The internal unwritten rules of the prison had long been a matter of fact among them, but saying it was somewhat embarrassing, the Beastman stumbled over his words, "When we checked the surveillance, we only found Shen Qingli being dragged into a lounge by several prison guards during dinner."
"Thereâs no surveillance in that area, later it was discovered that they hadnât come out for a long time, which aroused suspicion, and someone went to check."
"Unexpectedly, after knocking on the door for a long time, there was no response, until someone realized something was wrong. Upon entering, they found that several prison guards were dead, and Shen Qingli was missing."
"After finding out, we immediately dispatched troops to search, but the timing was still late, and the prisoner has not been caught yet."
Shen Tangâs temples throbbed violently, but at this point, it was too late to say anything.
She went to the prison and saw the guards who had died tragically, where the coroner came to examine them, and the cause of death was simple: they were injected with anesthetic and then stabbed directly with a knife.
The syringe of the anesthetic was still stuck in their bodies.
This method of killing wouldnât be from a strong Beastman; the perpetratorâs strength should be ordinary.
Shen Tang also checked the surveillance several times and found that in one of the frames, a man in a black cloak flashed by.
This person had clearly done his homework in advance, deliberately avoiding surveillance, but still left some traces.
Several suspects flashed through Shen Tangâs mind, Yun Han, with the Yun familyâs authority behind him, could easily rescue someone from the prison.
But now he was being held at home by the old Family Head, unable to move.
The Yun Family knew Shen Qingli wasnât pregnant with their offspring, and they surely wouldnât take this risk.
Could it be Yun Hanâs subordinates instead? It was possible.
There was also the male slave who exposed Shen Qingli at the wedding, although they had never met, he could be involved too.
Shen Tang paced the room twice, stepping on a loose board.
She gathered Earth Power in her palm, casually lifted the floor, and discovered a hidden passage beneath.
She took the Beast Husband and personnel through the passage, arriving at the forest outside the city to conduct a thorough search.
Unfortunately, they arrived too late, and the person was long gone.
Soon, another report came, "Your Highness, itâs bad! The troops we sent out earlier were all killed!"
Shen Tang rushed over to investigate.
Hundreds of Beastmen lay dead in the wilderness.
The brutality of the method was shocking!
A name instantly flashed in Shen Tangâs mindâZaxxis, it must be him!
Zaxxis had been here too!?
The system projected, [Host, I speculate that there were two people in the rescue of Shen Qingli, one obvious, one hidden; however, they may not know each other, otherwise, they wouldnât have looped through such trouble.]
[The Beastman who went to save Shen Qingli behaved cautiously, but his strength seemed quite ordinary, likely just an ordinary Beastman.]
[The host specifically increased the prison staff, a Beastman of his strength couldnât have easily helped Shen Qingli escape the prison.]
[Zaxxis, after being severely injured by the host last time, was wary and dared not show up casually in the Imperial City again. I guess Zaxxis secretly helped them successfully escape the prison and dealt with the pursuing troops after reaching the outside, completing the prison break with coincidental coordination.]
[The other Beastman is unclear, but Shen Qingli should have been taken by Zaxxis.]
Shen Tangâs guesses were similar to the systemâs; she chose not to let the military continue searching further.
If Zaxxis did take Shen Qingli, thereâs no point in pursuing further.
Zaxxisâs Space Ability is virtually unbeatable unless facing someone of higher rank; otherwise, the space is impossible to break. Even Xue Yinzhou couldnât detect the Space Ability, let alone anyone else.
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On the other side with the Yun Family, Yun Hong heard about the jailbreak rescue of Shen Qingli early that morning, feeling a mix of emotions.
His first suspicion fell on his useless son!
Yun Han was still confined at home, but perhaps he dispatched his lackey subordinates to do it!
Yun Hong immediately went to confront Yun Han.
These days, Yun Han had been confined in his room, with doors and windows sealed, layers of guards outside, the room equipped with surveillance for 24-hour monitoring to prevent any drastic actions.
Yun Han had indeed been quite calm, causing no troubles, just indulging in alcohol daily, refusing to see anyone.
Yun Hong opened the door and was hit by a strong smell of alcohol, evidently someone had vomited.
He frowned and covered his nose, coming into the bedroom, to see Yun Han squatting on the floor, leaning against the bed.
He was still holding a half-drunk bottle of alcohol, his silver hair disheveled covering his brows, exuding an aura of despair and gloom, like a living corpse.
It simply made Yun Hong hate the iron for not turning into steel, furious at his failure!
"You ungrateful child! Youâre driving me mad! I locked you here for you to reflect! Look at you now, whereâs the image of the Young Master of the Yun Family? People will laugh at our Yun Family if this gets out!" Yun Hongâs liver ached from anger, wishing to have died on the battlefield back then, at least not having to witness such a foolish sight now.
Yun Han didnât even lift his eyelids, opened his mouth calmly, "Leave, let me calm down myself."
"You!" Yun Hong pointed at him in rage, speechless for a moment. At least he responded, better than looking lifeless before.
Yun Hong flicked his sleeves with a cold snort, hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice, "Iâve come this time to tell you of something, Shen Qingli was rescued from the prison last night."
Yun Hanâs expression remained unchanged, as if he hadnât heard, or didnât care.
Yun Hong questioned coldly, "Did you do this?"
Yun Han shook his head, "It wasnât me."
Yun Hong knew well his sonâs nature, stubborn and unthinking, but indeed he had never lied since childhood, nor was he devious enough to deceive.
Before coming, Yun Hong also had investigated those lackeys under his son, finding no suspicion, indicating it really wasnât him. Otherwise, the Yun Family would be unable to clear their name even if they jumped into the Yellow River!
"Thatâs good then, but if you dare act foolishly again and disgrace the Yun Family, Iâll beat you to death!"
While saying this, Yun Hong looked at his son wasting away, and sighed deeply, "Besides, Iâve another matter to ask you."
Yun Han didnât look up at him, lifting the bottle in his hand, about to take another sip.
But in the next second, Yun Hongâs words made his actions freeze.
"Do you have feelings for Shen Tang?"