Chapter 226
Cotton candy nods .
Ah Zhao puts on her clothes .
Lv Zhu and the other maids are waiting on her outside the room .
Surely, she can't let them follow her . Otherwise, she can't explain to them when she manages to find Huo Jun .
Pondering, she looks at the window .
A few minutes later, she crouches down outside the it, gulping for air .
“I never thought I would have to climb out of a window one day . ” She sighs .
Cotton candy adds timely: “And with a body in such a bad condition . ”
Ah Zhao nods in agreement . She never thought that a window over a meter up from the ground would cause her so much trouble, after her health has improved . The old Qi Zhao might pass out after climbing out of the same window .
She finds herself better after a small rest . Standing up, she leaves the yard .
The General’s Manor is quiet at night, not a living soul out in such an enormous space .
However, she doesn’t drop her guard . She knows there are people hiding in the dark . Given Huo Jun’s position, he must have people protecting him anytime anywhere .
Following cotton candy’s direction, Ah Zhao avoids the secret guards successfully .
After about an hour, she arrives at a desolate yard .
“Here?” she looks ahead with a frown .
Half of the gate is broken . The stone stairs leading to the yard are covered with moss . Clearly, it was deserted a long time ago .
What is Huo Jun doing here?
Looking at the dark gate, she swallows hard . Suppressing her fear, she walks in slowly .
Cotton candy says: “The male lead is here by himself . ”
Inside, it is a mess as it is outside .
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Ah Zhao walks around a pile of junk and continues .
Guided by cotton candy, she arrives before a room .
It is locked from inside . She can't open it .
Pushing, she finds the door very firm .
Sighing, she tries again .
“Crack!”
If one looks from inside, one will find that the specially-strengthened iron bar is snapped into halves by force .
The room is absolutely empty, except for a bed and a desk .
Ah Zhao has a worse feeling by now .
Cotton candy suddenly shouts: “I just sensed that the male lead is below us . Something is wrong with him!”
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Below?
What below?
Cotton candy flashes hurriedly and quickens its speech: “The desk, drawer, open it . Inside, a button, press three times . ”
Ah Zhao does as she is told .
The floor in front of the desk suddenly parts and a flight of stairs emerges .
Usually, Ah Zhao will scream in surprise .
However, right now she just wants to see Huo Jun as soon as possible .
She walks downstairs as the floor overhead closes up .
Faintly, she hears something hit the ground with heavy panting .
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Ah Zhao's heart throbbed because she is familiar with that sound .
It Huo Jun!
Further down she goes .
Soon she comes to the end of the stairs .
There is nothing, except for a big cage .
Its thick and firm iron bars have its captive inside .
There's only one man down here .
He shuts himself inside the cage .
Ah Zhao's eyes widen as she looks at the man hitting against the iron bars, panting heavily .
His military uniform a mess, his hair damp with sweat, his expression twisting, his eyes abnormally bloodshot .
Everyone can tell he is in a bad shape .