Traveling through time and space to become a lady of a noble family, but she only wants to escape

Chapter 243 Secret Rescue

“Madam, this person… she’s filthy and disheveled.” Bai Zhi racked her brains for an explanation. “Why do you have to speak to her yourself? You are so noble, you can leave these things to the servants.”

Qiao Wanwan looked at Bai Zhi coldly: "Sycophant."

This sudden flattery pleased Ge Zhen greatly. She narrowed her eyes and stretched out her posture: "You've become even more obedient since you lost your memory. This person is an old acquaintance of mine. She caused me a lot of trouble in the past. Today, I'm going to show her that fortunes change. Now, whether she lives or dies is entirely up to me."

Qiao Wanwan leaned against the wall behind her, stretching out her long legs casually, and sneered, "Kill me if you want, do you think I'm afraid of you? If you can't kill me today, I will definitely take your life in the future, and take revenge on all my comrades who died tragically."

Bai Zhi wished she could rush forward and cover Qiao Wanwan's mouth.

Sure enough, Ge Zhen's expression suddenly changed. He took two steps forward, raised his hand high, and slapped Qiao Wanwan hard across the face. He said viciously, "You dare to be stubborn even as a prisoner? Fine, I'll kill you first, and let your men watch you being slowly tortured to death! Guards!"

"Madam! You mustn't!" Bai Zhi hurriedly stepped forward. "Madam, in my opinion, this person is still useful. She's going to die sooner or later anyway, so we might as well let her life be of more use."

Qiao Wanwan was slapped to the side and fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of bloody foam. She stuck her tongue out at her cheek and sneered, "Don't even think about it, Ge Zhen, you..."

"Madam! Look how arrogant she is!" Bai Zhi immediately raised her voice to cover up Qiao Wanwan's words, putting on a sycophantic look, "Do you think we can just let her die if she wants to? Wouldn't that be too easy on her? Madam, please calm down and leave this to me. I'm sure I can come up with a good way to humiliate her properly."

Amidst Qiao Wanwan's incessant cursing, Bai Zhi, through a combination of deception and coaxing, actually managed to coax Ge Zhen out of the prison.

That night, Bai Zhi entered the prison again, and the servant guarding the gate asked for the prison key.

Only a few dim candles were lit in the prison. Bai Zhi tried to find someone, but she couldn't see clearly even in daylight, and now it was completely dark. She had no choice but to knock on the bars and ask, "Is there anyone named Ji Feilan?"

The clanging echoed, waking many people. After a short while, a soldier reached his hand out from behind the bars: "Here you are. What, are you here for your last meal before execution?"

It really is there!

Bai Zhi unlocked the prison door: "Come with me... Don't make any rash moves, Qiao Wanwan is still in danger."

Ji Feilan had originally intended to kill and steal the key, but upon hearing what she said, she had no choice but to obediently follow along.

Qiao Wanwan was still locked in the room during the day. Ge Zhen originally wanted to throw her into prison and whip her a few times to vent his anger, but Bai Zhi stopped him and persuaded Ge Zhen with the nonsense of "giving her enough benefits first and then severely suppressing her, not only torturing her body but also her mind" and left Qiao Wanwan in the room.

Bai Zhi led Ji Feilan to the door of the inner room. After trying several keys, they finally unlocked the door. Qiao Wanwan was still leaning against the corner of the wall. She looked up and said coldly, "What, are you here to chop off my head?"

The door was tightly shut. Bai Zhi took out two hot pancakes from her bosom and tossed one to each of them: "I'm really fed up with you, Qiao Zuzong. Couldn't you have said a few words to Ge Zhen and saved your own life first? Why are you in such a hurry to die?"

Both of them were taken aback and looked at each other in bewilderment. Qiao Wanwan hesitated and asked, "You are...?"

"Bai Zhi. It's a long story. You two come with me quickly." Bai Zhi took out a bottle of wound medicine and thickly sprinkled it on Qiao Wanwan's wound. Qiao Wanwan grimaced in pain and grabbed Bai Zhi's arm in disbelief, saying, "Bai Zhi? You're Bai Zhi? Why has your face changed? How did you get here?"

"Shut up, I still want to ask you what you're doing here." After spilling the whole bottle, Bai Zhi helped Qiao Wanwan up. Qiao Wanwan reached for her keys, but Bai Zhi knew what she was going to do, so she flicked them away and said seriously, "There aren't that many people who can escape. This place is brightly lit at night, and if there are too many ordinary people, we'll be discovered very quickly."

Qiao Wanwan frowned: "Do you expect me to abandon my comrades and run away on my own?"

Bai Zhi spoke frankly: "That's exactly what I mean. Miss Ji, you should take her and run, run as far as possible." As she spoke, she stuffed her entire purse into Ji Feilan's hands. Ji Feilan had been suspicious of her identity, but seeing that this person was genuinely trying to help, she lowered her guard and nodded.

Upon hearing Bai Zhi's first sentence, Qiao Wanwan was instantly furious, but upon hearing the second sentence, she was taken aback and completely forgot her anger: "What do you mean? You want to stay?"

"I'm leaving, but I won't go with you. Don't ask the ancestors, time waits for no one."

Qiao Wanwan shook off Bai Zhi's hand and said solemnly, "As long as I'm here, there's still hope for those comrades. If I leave, Ge Zhen will definitely kill them. Bai Zhi, Fei Lan, you two go. I'll deal with Ge Zhen."

"That's Ge Zhen, my ancestor!" Bai Zhi said hastily, her words quickening. "Do you think she's as reasonable as you? Have you met her for the first time? Even if you don't leave, she'll still kill people. What makes you, a prisoner, think you can contend with her?"

“Although Ge Zhen has a lot of power here, the real person in charge is still Wu Sha Meng. The Southern Barbarians have always valued population. I want to take a gamble and see if Wu Sha Meng is willing to exchange hostages.”

"Then why did you provoke Ge Zhen during the day!"

"I'm angry, can't I even yell at them a couple of times!"

Ji Feilan interjected, "Miss Bai, after we were captured, she said you were hiding something big from her. If we get rescued, she'll definitely pinch you when we get back."

Bai Zhi: "What big deal... no, let's talk about it later. What kind of bet is this, exchanging hostages? Are you gambling with your own lives? I don't agree, you guys get out of here."

“My comrades are all outside. Would you abandon Qiaoqiao and Chuqi and run away?”

"Stop making excuses. I don't have hundreds of younger brothers and sisters."

"Those are the people who have followed me up and down the line of fire!"

"Qiao Wanwan, a merciful ruler cannot command an army!"

Suddenly, footsteps sounded outside, and the two immediately fell silent.

You can faintly hear Ge Zhen's shrill laughter.

Bai Zhi cursed under her breath, "Damn it, why is she here? She never gets up at night."

Ji Feilan narrowed her eyes, looked at Bai Zhi, and made a horizontal cut across her neck. Bai Zhi held her breath and shook her head: "If she dies, it will attract Wu Shameng. Wu Shameng's lightness skill is very good. None of us can escape."

Qiao Wanwan looked at the scattered gold wound medicine powder on her body, remained silent for a moment, then made a knife with her hand and forcefully slashed at Bai Zhi's nape.

The sun gradually rose higher.

A sharp pain shot through the back of her neck, and Bai Zhi awoke with difficulty. She was lying on the bed in the small hut, with a somewhat unfamiliar maidservant beside her. The maidservant looked at her...

Upon waking, she exclaimed with delight, "Divine messenger, you're awake! You're so brave, facing the fleeing sinner all by yourself!"

"Ahem... Where is the sinner?"

"The sinner injured the divine messenger, which is a heinous crime. She should have been burned at the stake, but Madam Ge did not kill her. The leader even took her to his room. I don't know why."