"What?"
Chen Zhenhai's knife nearly dropped to his feet. "Boss, I'm alone. I'm not afraid."
"That's not what I mean."
"Then what do you mean?"
Chen Zhenhai glanced at Qin Yihuai's gloomy face and lowered his eyes. "I know I'm not very good at martial arts, but I'll never hold you back. Besides, Miss Ye is weak. You'll need someone to cover our retreat when you take care of her!"
"I'm not..." Qin Yihuai thought for a moment and said sternly, "It's good that you know your own capabilities. You don't need to go this time."
"I..." Chen Zhenhai was about to say something more, but was silenced by a glare from Qin Yihuai.
Watching Chen Zhenhai's dejected figure, Qin Yihuai murmured softly, "How could I ever despise you? It's just that this mission is fraught with danger!"
Prisoners sentenced to death after autumn would be transferred to the death - row area. Ye Zhinan had been delayed because of her injuries. Now that her wounds were getting better, she would be moved soon.
Qin Yihuai had been waiting for this opportunity to rescue her himself.
There was another person who had also been eyeing this opportunity. That person was lying on the straw mat in the cell, picking his teeth, swinging his feet, and mentally counting the "surplus provisions" in the prefect's mansion.
Thanks to Ye Zhinan's efforts, one - tenth of the good things in the prefect's mansion had been consumed. If it weren't for the limited capacity of one person, she wouldn't have been so reluctant to set fire to Shen Beiting's backyard. This had further postponed her transfer.
During this idle time, she had eaten all the vegetables and fruits in her space. Then she had made fertilizer bombs out of the vegetable peels and fruit rinds.
Looking at her brilliant creations, she showed a sly smile.
In the dim cell, the passing guards were really startled.
"This girl must have been beaten silly. Otherwise, how could she still laugh?"
The other guard shook his head. "I think she's just scared. Once she's transferred to the death - row area, it's a foregone conclusion that she'll die. Such a beautiful girl. It's really a pity."
"Hahaha!"
A burst of wild laughter came out. The two guards quickly rushed over and were so frightened that their faces turned pale.
They saw that Ye Zhinan's mouth, face, hands, and even her body were covered in red marks. At this moment, she was grinning stupidly at them.
"Oh my god! A cannibal!"
One of the guards took off running in a panic, and the other followed closely behind.
Ye Zhinan rolled her eyes at their retreating backs and let out a snort.
"What cowards! They're supposed to be guards! What a waste of public rations!"
Saying this, she took out a tomato from her bosom and took a big bite.
This was a new variety she had cultivated. It was extremely sweet, but she didn't expect it to be so juicy. Just one bite and the juice spilled all over her.
Since then, the guards had kept their distance from Ye Zhinan, which made it even more convenient for her to act.
So she took out a powerful weapon from her space and hid it in the straw mat, waiting for the day when she would be transferred to another cell.
A few days later, Shen Beiting actually came to the cell, closely followed by a group of guards.
"Dear niece, I've come here in person to send you there today. It's my way of repaying the friendship between your father and me."
"What friendship? Prefect, can't you even tell the difference between kindness and friendship? Your recommendation by my father had nothing to do with friendship at that time. He just equated good exam results with good character and forgot what a scoundrel was."
Ye Zhinan's eyes were as cold as ice when she looked at him. If looks could kill, Shen Beiting would have been riddled with holes long ago.
He wasn't angry at all. Instead, he motioned for his men to act.
However, the guards didn't dare to use force. They were all very polite. Even when putting on the chains, they would first ask if they were too tight or too loose.
That's why Ye Zhinan was able to hide the liquid explosives in her cuffs.
Just as she was being led to the door, there was a strange noise.
"What's going on? Go and check!"
Shen Beiting instructed the guard beside him to go and investigate. But before the man returned, another strange noise came from the other direction.
"Go and check over there!"
Just like this, most of the guards around Shen Beiting had been sent away. Only then did he realize something was wrong.
"Go and call those people back!"
When another strange noise occurred, Shen Beiting sent away a guard. He took out a dagger from his bosom and walked towards Ye Zhinan.
"Sir, you're not going to use torture, are you?"
A glint of cold light flashed in Ye Zhinan's eyes. She secretly tightened her grip on the explosives in her cuffs.
"Dear niece, tell your friends to give up!"
Saying this, Shen Beiting raised the dagger and placed it on Ye Zhinan's neck.
"Sir, what do you mean? I don't have any friends. If I did, I wouldn't have been so bored during this period."
She had instructed Sister Hong before she left that she must stop others from coming to see her, so as not to give the enemy any chance to frame her.
"Sir, something's wrong!"
The guard rushed back in a hurry.
"You're the one who's wrong!"
Shen Beiting kicked the man. The guard fell to the ground and reported while lying on his stomach, "The guards are all gone!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the other guard standing beside Ye Zhinan quickly loosened the rope he was holding and knelt on the ground, repeating over and over again, "Please spare my life, miss."
Shen Beiting kicked the man again. "Useless wretch! How could you be scared by a young girl?"
The two of them nervously told Shen Beiting what they had seen that day.
Ye Zhinan was about to let out a cold snort when she suddenly let out a burp. Who knew that the smell of the durian she had just secretly eaten hadn't faded and all came out.
"This smell! Could it be the Yellow - Weasel Immortal!"
One guard looked up in horror, and the other was so scared that he didn't even dare to raise his head.
Shen Beiting was so angry that he kicked each of them again. His head, already dizzy from the stench, became even more dizzy.
Ye Zhinan was trying to hold back the churning gas in her stomach and the laughter at the same time. As a result, her expression became even more intriguing. But at this moment, what she was really worried about was what was going on outside.
Qin Yihuai, please don't be impulsive!
The people inside were worried about those outside, while the people outside were anxiously looking into the cell.
Qin Yihuai had already taken care of the people who came out to check the situation. He was just waiting for Ye Zhinan to come out. But after waiting for a long time, he didn't see her. Instead, he saw a tall horse approaching.
So he quickly hid in the shadows. He saw an official dismount from the horse and rush into the cell with something in his hand.
"Report～"
The official shouted all the way, and his voice echoed through the sky.
Seeing this, Shen Beiting immediately put away his dagger and pulled Ye Zhinan to his side.
"Prefect, His Majesty has an imperial edict!"
"I receive the edict!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone knelt on the ground. Ye Zhinan secretly glanced at the shiny thing in the official's hand and thought to herself: Could this be the legendary imperial edict? Could it be that I've encountered a general amnesty?
Before she could finish her thought, the official read out in a shrill voice, "…A general amnesty for the whole country. May you all sincerely repent in the future. So it is decreed!"