There was a row of torches in the dark and narrow corridor, and the swaying flames greedily consumed the already thin oxygen, making everything here seem particularly suffocating.
In the cell at the end of the corridor, Yan Huanwen, who has been locked up here for nearly a month, has dull eyes and sunken cheeks, already looking like a zombie.
Although he did not suffer any abuse during this period, his daily diet was much better than that of other prisoners.
However, the sudden change in status from the king of a country to a prisoner was still difficult for Yan Huanwen to accept for a while.
What made him even more uncomfortable than this was the sense of confusion caused by losing all external information.
He didn't know how far the war outside had progressed.
He didn't know what the situation was like on Dajue's side now.
He didn't know if Yan Huaiqing would save him.
He didn't know what became of Su Xiu and the Seventh Demon Land now.
Today, Yan Huanwen seems to have lost all his senses and knows nothing about what is happening in the outside world.
What disappeared with it was his judgment of the situation.
Or maybe Yan Huanwen no longer has the most basic conditions for judging the current situation.
Since Wei Zhaohai left Liangzhou half a month ago, he has never been interrogated again.
Therefore, in the past half month, he had not even had a chance to say a single word to anyone, let alone inquire about the situation outside.
As a result, all Yan Huanwen could do was wait.
He did not dare to ask to talk to Wei Zhaohai or Wei Changtian.
Because he knows that in the face of the huge information gap, he will not have any say at all, and will only be led around by the nose.
Only when the situation outside stabilizes or becomes more intense, and when Wei Changtian needs him, will he have a chance to "escape".
Yan Huanwen has been waiting for half a month for this.
But unfortunately, until today, he has waited for nothing.
Except for the expressionless jailer who brought meals twice a day, he never saw anyone else.
It's like being completely forgotten...
"..."
He stretched out his withered palm, picked up a few grains of white rice at the bottom of the bowl and put it into his mouth.
Yan Huanwen closed his eyes and slowly chewed these grains of rice, guessing the situation outside for the first time in his mind.
Judging from the time point of view, Jueji's army should have passed through the Tianshan Mountains and arrived at Liangzhou City at this time.
So there is a high probability that the two sides have already started fighting.
But not necessarily.
After all, he is now in the hands of Wei Changtian, and the latter has never killed him, so he must be trying to make some conditions with Dajue.
Qing'er should be in charge of the overall situation now.
Qing'er is smart and capable, so it shouldn't be difficult to stabilize the government.
But Qing'er's ambitions are also very big.
So, should he...
No, definitely not.
He is Qing'er's father, his biological father.
Qing'er will not ignore herself.
Perhaps the price offered by Wei Changtian was too high and he was still hesitating.
If that's the case, then it's no shame to die if you die.
I just hope that Qing'er can avenge herself one day...
When the rice grains in his mouth were swallowed into his stomach, Yan Huanwen opened his eyes again, his eyes full of bitterness.
He stretched out his hand tremblingly, wanting to pinch a few more grains of rice and swallow them slowly.
However, the next moment, the dirty palm suddenly stopped in mid-air.
The cloudy eyes suddenly widened, and there seemed to be some clarity in them.
Yan Huanwen opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at the slowly opening cell door. He watched several masked men in black sneak into the cell, then quickly came to him and knelt down on one knee...
"emperor!"
"My subordinate is late! Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"..."
...
Black clothes, black boots, black knife.
There is a coiled snake carved on the handle of the knife.
Yan Huanwen was very familiar with this outfit, so he couldn't help but be stunned at the moment.
However, prison robbery requires "quick resolution", so the men in black on the other side did not have time to wait for him to ask questions, and someone immediately started to explain:
"Your Majesty, as soon as the news of your kidnapping spread back, the government and the public fell into chaos."
"Fortunately, His Royal Highness came out quickly to stabilize the government, and immediately sent envoys to negotiate with Wei Changtian."
"Unexpectedly, Wei Changtian actually used this opportunity to open his mouth. Your Highness, he had no choice but to delay while letting us try to rob the prison."
"I made several plans and finally got in today when the prison's security was lax."
"Your Majesty, the enemy has not noticed it yet, but he may find out something is wrong when he does."
"My subordinates have already arranged an escape route outside the prison, and we will escort you out now!"
"..."
After explaining the whole story in a few words, a man in black immediately stepped forward to help Yan Huanwen up and walked out of the cell without any explanation.
After all, Yan Huanwen is also the king of a country, so after a brief period of confusion, he has recovered from the shock.
Glancing at the jailers who were unconscious in the corridor, he walked quickly and asked hurriedly:
"How is the war situation outside now?"
"Back to the emperor, our army has reached the gates of Liangzhou City. The two sides have been fighting for several days."
The leading man in black quickly replied: "Although the city has not been breached yet, the enemy is obviously at a disadvantage and will not be able to hold on for long."
"Because of this, my subordinates are afraid that Wei Changtian will become angry and disadvantageous to you once the city is breached, so they took the risk to take action today."
"Your Majesty, watch your step..."
After kicking away the torch that fell to the ground, the man in black stopped talking and just observed the surrounding situation vigilantly.
After Yan Huanwen heard that his side had the upper hand in the battle, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good, that's good..."
"Qing'er did a good job and didn't ignore the overall situation just to save me."
"OK......"
"..."
Mutters of relief echoed in the narrow corridor, and people in the cells on both sides kept getting up and looking at them with wide eyes.
Some prisoners had already seen something and were lying beside the cell door shouting:
"Hero! Please rescue me too!"
"Hero, help me!!"
"I was wronged! Really!!"
"Damn it! If you don't save me, I'll scream! You won't be able to escape!"
Either pleading or threatening, all kinds of shouts suddenly broke out.
If you keep shouting like this, it will be difficult for people outside not to notice anything unusual inside.
However, these men in black were decisive enough. They looked at each other and without saying a word, they drew their swords and slashed at several prison doors.
"Whoa!"
The light of the knife flashed, passed through the gap in the iron bars in the excited eyes of several prisoners, and passed between their necks.
"Plop!"
The next second, several heads fell to the ground, and all shouts were instantly stopped.
"..."
These prisoners are not all on death row. Although they are suffering from being locked up in prison, they will be able to get out sooner or later, so they naturally dare not scream anymore.
The prison became extremely quiet for a moment, with only the footsteps of a few people echoing.
There are still only a few dozen feet away from the end of the corridor. After walking out of the corridor and turning a few more turns, passing through the backyard of the prison, they can escape from the prison and enter Liangzhou City.
And until now, people outside seem to be unaware of this.
From this point of view, the entire "prison robbery" has gone very smoothly so far.
However, when Yan Huanwen saw the prisoners held in the cells next to him, he suddenly thought of a person in his mind.