Chapter 183 Prison Break
The entrance fee of Wu'an County is already 50% higher than the imperial regulations. One can imagine how big the appetites of the two men from Nanyang County are.

This time, the group was traveling in plain clothes and had no intention of revealing their identities, so the four of them directly chose to pay the money and enter the city. Just after they paid the money and walked in a few steps, they heard verbal abuse coming from behind them.

"Get lost, old thing, you want to go into the city without any money? Get out of here and don't waste my time."

"Uncles, please let me in, I'm here to look for my relatives. Once I find my son, I will give you the money immediately."

"Go away, stop talking nonsense. If everyone is like you, we will have nothing to eat and drink." Then there was a burst of punches and kicks. The old man did not dare to fight back. He could only cover his head and beg them to let him go.

At this time Zhou Chen turned around and looked over and said "Stop".

"Kid, don't meddle in other people's business, or I'll beat you up too."

Zhou Chen didn't bother to argue with them. He took out a tael of silver and said, "I'll pay him for the entrance fee to the city. I also ask the officers to let him go. The rest of the money will be used to treat you brothers to drinks."

Hearing what he said, several people stopped what they were doing, took the silver and let the old man in.

The old man had bruises all over his body and his legs were also injured, so he walked with a limp. Zhou Chen stepped forward to support him and at the same time used his rejuvenation magic. However, Zhou Chen controlled the strength and did not let his injuries heal immediately, but only accelerated the healing speed of his wounds.

After helping the old man walk a hundred meters, the old man's leg injury had mostly healed and did not affect his normal walking. Zhou Chen then took out a purse containing a few taels of silver and a few hundred copper coins, saying, "Take these, old sir."

Seeing the purse Zhou Chen handed over, the old man quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, I can't accept your money."

"Okay, just take it. How can you live in this city without any money? I'm afraid your son will starve to death before he finds you."

Leng Yiyao stepped forward and advised, "Yes, old sir, please accept it."

After parting with the old man, they first found a place to eat and stay in an inn. At night, Zhou Chen brought Leng Yiyao to the county government office of Nanyang County.

It’s not that I don’t want to bring Leng Ningshuang and the other two, but their strength is a little low and they are not suitable to come here.

But Leng Yiyao is different. Leng Yiyao has the magical power of shadow escape, which allows her body to blend into the darkness. This magical power is most suitable for lurking at night.

At this time, he was taking Zhou Chen around the county government office. It would be hard to say if it was during the day, but at night most people couldn't see anything unusual, so the two of them could be said to have no concerns at all.

As for the consumption of internal energy, Zhou Chen was still worried about it even though he had two hundred recovery pills. With the help of the Eye of Ultimate, Zhou Chen quickly found the location of the prison. As for the tomb robber that Qinglong mentioned, it was easier to recognize him because Qinglong gave him his portrait.

Zhou Chen found his position at a glance through the Ultimate Eye. At this moment, the prisoner in the cell was sleeping. A black shadow came under him along the ground. Before he noticed it at all, he was pulled into the shadow by a hand.

Then the black shadow left the prison through the dark corner of the wall, and only jumped out of the shadow after Zhou Chen and the other man took him out of the county government office.

This guy's name is Bai Zixiang. He is over 50 years old this year. As for his cultivation, it is just so-so, a little short of the ninth level. After he came out, Bai Zixiang finally reacted and wanted to shout for help, but Zhou Chen slapped him in the face.

"Don't scream, if you dare scream I will break your neck."

Bai Zixiang was so frightened by these words that he immediately covered his mouth. Zhou Chen grabbed their arms and used Frost Phantom. They felt their bodies became lighter and then disappeared. When Bai Zixiang reacted, they were already in a room. Leng Ningshuang and Wang Yong were waiting for them in the room. "Brother Zhou, you are back."

Zhou Chen let go of Bai Zixiang's wrist, picked up a cup of tea on the table and took a sip. Bai Zixiang also knelt down quickly and said, "Please spare my life, gentlemen. I have never done anything bad. Please don't make things difficult for me. I have an 80-year-old mother and children who need to be fed."

"Okay, we won't make things difficult for you, we just want you to lead the way."

After hearing his words, Bai Zixiang finally felt relieved and said, "Where are you going? Why do you have to let me lead the way?"

Zhou Chen didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "I heard that you went to a large tomb on Mount Jiuhua some time ago. We want to go and see it, so we want you to lead us there."

Bai Zixiang was shocked when he heard Zhou Chen's words, "Ah, everyone, listen to my advice and don't go."

"why"?
"There is someone who killed someone inside who is to blame. To be honest, there were more than twenty of us who went down, but only five came up in the end."

When he said this, his body couldn't help shaking. Zhou Chen stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder, then said, "Don't worry, you don't have to go down. You just need to take us to the place. As for the rest, don't worry about it." Then he took out two large silver ingots, which weighed a total of one hundred taels.

"This is the deposit. As long as you can take us to the destination, I will give you another one thousand taels of silver."

Bai Zixiang didn't want to go at first, but when he saw the silver, he hesitated, "Are you really not going to let me in?"
"Of course. As long as we get there, we will find a way to get in. We don't need you to lead the way."

Bai Zixiang looked at the heavy silver in his hand and gritted his teeth, "Damn it, when are we leaving?"
"Leave now. After all, you escaped from prison. If you leave tomorrow, you might get into trouble."

Afterwards, the four of them took Bai Zixiang and left the inn. The gates of Nanyang County were closed at night and most people could not get out. However, they had Leng Yiyao's shadow escape, so they found an empty corner and were directly led into the shadow by Leng Yiyao.

When they came out again, they were already outside the city. Instead of traveling overnight, they found a relatively flat place outside the city to set up camp.

This place is very close to Nanyang County, and there are generally no monsters here. The next day, Zhou Chen and Leng Yiyao returned to the city and took back their horses.

Jiuhua Mountain is not close to Nanyang County, a full hundred miles away. This time they did not use the Thousand Mile Talisman, but traveled at a normal speed. It was not until the afternoon of the next day that they reached Jiuhua Mountain.

As soon as they entered the mountain, they had to rely on Bai Zixiang. No one knew the way, only Bai Zixiang knew it. Although Jiuhua Mountain is not high, the mountain range stretches for a thousand kilometers and can be said to be a famous mountain range in Nanyang County.

Once they were on the mountain, they could no longer ride horses and could only rely on their own two legs. Fortunately, the tomb was not far away from them, only more than 20 miles away. That night they arrived at the place Bai Zixiang mentioned.

There are many monsters in Jiuhua Mountain. After only going twenty miles deep, they encountered attacks from monsters several times. Although they were only eighth-grade monsters, this was enough to show how dangerous the depths of Jiuhua Mountain are.

When they arrived at the place, the yin energy around them began to become thicker. Bai Zixiang pointed in a direction and said tremblingly, "Just walk another kilometer in this direction. I will not accompany you anymore. Please let me go."

Zhou Chen did not continue to embarrass him. He simply threw one thousand taels of silver at him and told him to go away.

(End of this chapter)