NCCnovel Chapter 554 Escape 1
Chapter 554 Escape 1
After a satisfying meal, Su Nuan entered the main room contentedly.
Liu Yin didn't go inside with her; she stayed outside and whispered something to Zhao Zong.
Su Nuan slammed the door shut, then shuffled to a chair, sat down, and listened quietly to the sounds outside.
The day passed quickly, as Su Nuan spent most of her time catching up on sleep.
As a hostage, keeping quiet and not causing trouble for others made things easier for the kidnappers. At first, Liuyin would often come to check on her, but seeing that she was sleeping soundly, she stopped paying attention to her and went about her own business.
It wasn't until evening that Zhao Zong returned with food, and he and Liu Yin ate in the next room.
"Is she still sleeping?"
Zhao Zong asked.
"Yeah, I can't wake him up no matter how much I call him."
Answered with a flowing tone.
"Did you drug her?"
"No."
"Why did she sleep for so long? Could it be that the medicine she was given before made her stupid?"
"Women with twins tend to be a bit sleepy, she's just a little different. The things that have happened to her these past few days have taken a lot of toll on her mental health."
"She's not the kind of weak woman you should be careful of. If she gets away, all our plans will be for nothing."
"Don't worry, I'm keeping an eye on her, she can't run away."
Su Nuan listened to their conversation and silently curled the corners of her lips.
At midnight, Su Nuan opened her eyes as Liu Yin's breathing became even. She sat up and stretched.
After sleeping all day, her head felt heavy. She sat on the bed for a while to relax, and once she was fully awake, Su Nuan started to move around.
She first walked around the house, then went to open the door.
At this moment, Liu Yin, who was behind her, sat up with a start and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Outhouse".
Su Nuan's languid voice carried a hint of impatience.
Liu Yin's cold voice rang out again, "I'll go with you."
So, in the cold night wind, Liuyin stood at the door of the outhouse, like a loyal guard.
After relieving herself of her urgent need to use the restroom, Su Nuan lay back down on the bed.
Liu Yin waited for a while and, seeing that she didn't make any other moves, returned to the small couch to continue resting.
Su Nuan went to the outhouse to relieve herself, but at the same time she also figured out where Zhao Zong was. When she pushed open the door, there were faint noises in the stable, the sound of people walking on the hay.
By the faint moonlight, Su Nuan could even see figures moving in the woods not far away.
Urged on by Liu Yin, Su Nuan slowly returned to the house.
Having slept all day, Su Nuan was too lazy to even close her eyes, and tossed and turned in bed with her eyes wide open.
Liuyin, who was on the tatami, also found it difficult to fall asleep because of the sounds coming from her side.
At this very moment, outside the woods, two figures, one tall and one short, were quietly approaching. They were Liao Xinyi and her apprentice, who had handed Su Nuan over to Liu Yin.
"Master, there are at least two hidden sentry posts ahead."
"Can you handle them?"
"No, these two are positioned to cover each other. If we attack one, the other will quickly find out."
“Let’s go a little further and go around this area. They don’t have many people, so there will always be gaps.”
The two walked forward quietly, not noticing the person following behind them.
Before long, Danggui finally found the weak point of the sentry and led Liao Xinyi deeper into the forest.
The person behind them also followed them into the woods.
Although there weren't many sentries in the woods, there were people patrolling. Liao Xinyi and Danggui, who were walking ahead, were almost discovered. They hurriedly hid behind a tree, but were still spotted by the person.
"Who? Come out."
The man put his finger to his mouth and whistled, then slowly walked towards the two of them.
At this moment, the sentries not far away heard the noise and also walked over, thus forming a pincer movement.
Liao Xinyi gripped several silver needles tightly; if you looked closely, you could see the needle tips trembling.
Dangui gripped the dagger in his hand, ready for battle.
The attackers, who were closing in from both sides, were about to spot the two when a sound suddenly came from afar. The two who were approaching immediately went toward the sound, and Liao Xinyi and Danggui took this opportunity to walk toward the center of the forest as fast as they could.
At the same time, Su Nuan was packing Liu Yin's medicine bottles, and Liu Yin, whom she had knocked unconscious, was lying at her feet.
Having interacted with experts before, Su Nuan confidently judged that Liu Yin only knew a little about martial arts. So when Liu Yin became agitated by the sounds she made, Su Nuan decisively struck at her throat. The force was slightly too great, and Liu Yin passed out before she could even make a sound.
After packing the medicine bottles, Su Nuan quietly opened a window with her small cloth bag on her back. Although she didn't know martial arts, she was physically strong, quick-witted, and agile, so climbing through a window was a piece of cake for her.
This window is the furthest from the stables. As long as the sound of opening the window doesn't alert Zhao Zong, Su Nuan is confident she can sneak out.
She opened the window and stood there, listening intently. There was no sound from the stable, but there seemed to be some noise from the woods. Upon closer listening, however, there seemed to be no sound at all.
Ignoring everything else, Su Nuan climbed onto the windowsill and quietly slipped out.
The next obstacle was the courtyard gate, which made a lot of noise when it opened and closed, so Su Nuan decided to climb over the wall to get out.
She had already scouted the area when she entered the courtyard yesterday. There was a stone roller in the yard; she just needed to roll it to the wall, stand it up, and step on it to get onto the top of the wall.
Without further ado, Su Nuan reached out and tried to push the stone roller. With just a gentle push, the roller rolled forward twice. Fortunately, it didn't encounter any obstacles and the sound it made was not loud.
It took some effort, mainly controlling the force to prevent the stone roller from rolling too fast, and finally it reached the corner of the wall.
Su Nuan gave it a nudge, and the stone roller stood up. Although she knew she was quite strong, this still surprised her.
Following her original plan, Su Nuan climbed the wall using a stone roller. Everything went smoothly until she jumped down from the top of the wall. A sound like porcelain bottles colliding came from the cloth bag on her back. The sound was not loud, but it was very crisp, and it was especially abrupt in the quiet night.
The crisp sound was still ringing in her ears when a noise came from the stable. Su Nuan immediately held her breath, put one hand behind her back to hold the cloth bag, and tiptoed around to the back of the house.
Zhao Zong was startled awake by the noise. When he came out of the stable, he immediately saw the half-open window and then the stone roller at the corner of the wall. He was startled and stepped onto the stone roller to climb the wall. Then he chased after the stone roller into the woods in that direction.
Su Nuan waited a while longer until the people had gone far away before she poked her head out, listened carefully to the sounds in the forest, and carefully identified the direction before plunging into the woods.
Although it is an orchard, it has been neglected for many years. The branches grow haphazardly, overlapping and intertwining, making it difficult to see the way forward.
Su Nuan walked around hunched over for a while and soon became covered in sweat.
As she walked, she listened to the sounds coming from the woods.
Having spent a lot of time with Hunter Wind and Falcon, she developed a skill: finding hidden sentries. She could pinpoint their locations by observing the surrounding environment, especially in the woods, where she knew exactly where people could hide.