Under the cover of night, Jiang Yanwan led several righteous men to quietly walk on the path outside the Qing Palace. They were dressed in guard uniforms, and their faces were unfamiliar after being transformed by the insect. Although they were a little nervous, everyone silently strengthened their beliefs.

"Miss Yan Wan, is there really no problem?" a righteous man asked in a low voice.

Jiang Yanwan nodded calmly: "As long as we act carefully, there will be no problem. Remember our previous agreement, once you enter Prince Qing's Mansion, you must not act rashly."

She took out a small box from her bosom, which contained several tiny poisonous insects. She carefully placed the insects on everyone's skin. Soon, the insects began to crawl, arranging new lines along their cheeks, foreheads, and noses, as if they were wearing a new mask. Everyone looked at each other, and they were all completely unfamiliar faces.

However, when Jiang Yanwan placed the insect on one of them, she found that the insect hesitated on his skin for a moment, and then quickly weakened. The hero frowned and looked at the strange tattoo on his arm, and asked in surprise: "Miss Yanwan, what's going on?"

Jiang Yanwan noticed his reaction and began to have doubts. She looked closely at the arm of the hero and found a strange tattoo on it that seemed to emit a faint light, completely different from others.

"This tattoo...where did you get it from?" Jiang Yanwan asked in a low voice, looking straight at him.

The righteous man hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke: "I got this by accident when I was a child. I never felt anything unusual about it, and I don't know what happened."

Jiang Yanwan frowned and checked the poisonous insects again, confirming that they did show a clear rejection reaction to the hero's body. After thinking for a moment, she said, "It seems that your physique is special, and the poisonous insects cannot change your appearance. How about this, you stay outside for a while, and we will find a chance to rescue the general after we go in."

The righteous man was slightly disappointed, but still nodded in agreement: "Okay, I will wait outside and wait for your news."

Jiang Yanwan and the others continued to move forward and successfully sneaked into the Prince Qing's Mansion. They carefully avoided the patrolling guards, passed through the long corridor, and finally arrived near the secret cell where Wu Junyao was imprisoned.

"This is the secret cell," Jiang Yanwan whispered, "Everyone, split up and look for the key and a way out."

Several heroes nodded and dispersed to look for possible clues. Jiang Yanwan groped her way to the door of the secret cell. She put her ear against the door and could hear faint breathing coming from inside.

"Jun Yao, are you there?" Jiang Yanwan asked tentatively in a low voice.

Soon, Wu Junyao's weak voice came from inside: "Yan Wan...is that you?"

Jiang Yanwan's nose felt sore, and she quickly replied, "It's me, we're here to save you!"

There were several guards patrolling outside the cell, and Jiang Yanwan knew she had to find the key as soon as possible. However, as she waited anxiously, one of the righteous men quietly approached and whispered, "I found the key, it's in the guard room over there."

Jiang Yanwan nodded and hurried over there. A few minutes later, she came back with a bunch of keys in her hand. She inserted the key into the keyhole with trembling hands, turned the key, and the door slowly opened.

Wu Junyao was chained to a wooden bed, covered in wounds. He saw Jiang Yanwan coming in and smiled with difficulty: "Sure enough... you didn't give up on me."

Jiang Yanwan's eyes were filled with tears, and she hurriedly helped him untie the ropes: "How could we abandon you? Come on, let's go."

At this moment, footsteps and shouts were heard not far away, and it was obvious that someone had discovered their whereabouts. Jiang Yanwan's heart tightened, knowing that time was running out.

"Hurry! We must leave immediately!" Jiang Yanwan helped the weak Wu Junyao up and evacuated quickly with several heroes.

They ran quickly through the courtyard, but just as they reached the door, they ran into Prince Qing and a group of guards, with a cold and complacent smile on his face.

"How come it's you rats again, asking for your own life and death and daring to break into my mansion!" Prince Qing sneered and waved his hand for the guards to surround him.

Jiang Yanwan held Wu Junyao's hand tightly and met King Qing's gaze unyieldingly: "We won't give up!"

Prince Qing laughed sarcastically and said, "Humph, no matter how you struggle, it will be in vain."

Just when the two sides were on the verge of a fight, a deafening shout was suddenly heard: "Charge!" Several volunteers came galloping on horseback, led by the volunteer who had not changed his appearance. He brought more troops to support.

"How dare you!" Prince Qing was furious and waved his hand to order the guards to fight.

The scene suddenly became chaotic, and Jiang Yanwan took the opportunity to lead Wu Junyao to break out. Although there were many guards of King Qing, the righteous men fought desperately and gradually formed a situation of escaping from the predicament.

Wu Junyao forced himself to walk side by side with Jiang Yanwan: "Yanwan, we must leave here as soon as possible."

Jiang Yanwan nodded and looked around anxiously: "We need to find a safe way out."

Suddenly, the hero rode up to them and shouted, "Follow me, I know a hidden path!"

Jiang Yanwan did not dare to hesitate, and supported Wu Junyao and quickly followed. Under the leadership of the righteous man, they bypassed a tree-lined path and soon disappeared into the night.

Only when they were far away from the area of ​​Prince Qing's Mansion did they stop and gasp for breath. The righteous man looked at Jiang Yanwan with a firm expression: "Miss Yanwan, what should we do next?"

Jiang Yanwan breathed a sigh of relief, with hope in her eyes: "Let's find a safe place first, heal Jun Yao's injuries, and then make plans."

Wu Junyao nodded slightly: "We can't let Prince Qing succeed, we must recover our strength as soon as possible."

The cold wind blew at night, Wu Junyao's weak body leaned against Jiang Yanwan, and the two of them felt a little relieved because they successfully escaped from danger. The righteous men around them were exhausted, but their eyes were firm. They knew that the mission had not been completed and the future danger was still before them.

The warrior who came to help rode his horse to Jiang Yanwan's side. He looked at the team in the dim night and whispered, "This path leads to an abandoned village in the east. We can rest there for a while."

Jiang Yanwan nodded: "Thank you, if you hadn't arrived in time, we really don't know what to do."

The hero smiled gently and said, "You're welcome. This is our job as heroes."

The abandoned village was quiet and desolate, with the night breeze carrying a faint scent of grass and trees. The heroes quickly cleaned up a few houses that were still habitable, arranged simple defense measures, and began to take turns on guard. Jiang Yanwan and Wu Junyao were placed in a clean thatched hut for them to rest.

Jiang Yanwan carefully examined Wu Junyao's injuries. Although the injuries were serious, they were not life-threatening. She found the medicine she brought and gently treated his wounds. Wu Junyao looked at Jiang Yanwan gratefully: "Yanwan, thank you. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I would have..."

"Don't say that." Jiang Yanwan interrupted him, tears in her eyes, "I will always be by your side, and we will definitely get through this."

Wu Junyao smiled slightly and held her hand: "Yes, we can."

The two were immersed in the brief warmth when the righteous man suddenly knocked on the door and said solemnly, "Miss Yan Wan, I have something I want to talk to you about."

Jiang Yanwan was a little surprised, but still nodded: "Okay, let's talk outside."

The two came to the open space outside the house. The righteous men around them were busy and did not notice them. The righteous man asked in a low voice: "Just now in the Prince Qing's Mansion, did you feel that the reaction of those guards was strange?"

Jiang Yanwan recalled the scene at that time and nodded: "It is indeed a bit strange, as if they knew our actions in advance."

The righteous man pondered for a moment and continued, "It seems that there is a traitor among us."

Jiang Yanwan was shocked: "You mean... someone tipped off Prince Qing?"

The hero nodded solemnly: "That's right, otherwise it wouldn't be such a coincidence that we were surrounded by them."

Jiang Yanwan frowned, she looked up at the other heroes behind her, a chill rising in her heart: "We must find that person, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."

The Righteous Man agreed and said, "I will keep a close eye on their movements and report to you immediately if I find anything unusual."

Jiang Yanwan took a deep breath and said, "Thank you. I was too careless this time."

The righteous man smiled: "Don't blame yourself, we will face it together."

While they were talking, a righteous man came running over: "Miss Yan Wan, there is a situation that needs your attention."

Jiang Yanwan quickly followed the righteous men to another thatched house, where she saw several righteous men gathered together, with a man covered in blood lying in the middle. Jiang Yanwan squatted down to check and found that the man had been shot in the chest by an arrow and was bleeding continuously. She immediately took out medicine to stop the bleeding.

The injured hero opened his eyes weakly and struggled to say, "Miss Yan Wan, it's... it's him..."

Jiang Yanwan frowned: "Who is it? Did you see clearly?"

The hero coughed a few times and said with difficulty: "It's the person who led us to escape before..."

Jiang Yanwan was shocked and turned to look at the righteous man who had just talked to her. At this moment, he was standing not far away, with a complex expression on his face. Jiang Yanwan felt cold in her heart, and slowly stood up, with her hand on the dagger at her waist: "Do you have anything to explain?"

The hero's expression turned sinister: "Since we have been discovered, there is no need to hide anymore."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly drew out the long sword from his waist and stabbed Jiang Yanwan. Jiang Yanwan was prepared and quickly dodged and drew out the dagger to fight him. Seeing this, the surrounding righteous men immediately surrounded him, but were shocked by the traitor's swordsmanship.

Wu Junyao heard the noise and reluctantly walked out of the hut. He saw the battle and shouted anxiously, "Yan Wan, be careful!"

A hint of pride flashed in the traitor's eyes. He suddenly turned around and pointed his sword at Wu Junyao: "None of you will leave alive!"

Jiang Yanwan shouted angrily, rushed forward and started a fierce fight with the traitor.

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