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Chapter 131: The Chase! - The Fugitive's Secret

In the previous chapter, the chief jailer, along with the fat jailer and the thin jailer, climbed up the mountain where the Sword King had escaped. While searching for the Sword King's whereabouts, they discovered the lake that the Sword King had visited before.

The fat jailer, who had been hungry all day yesterday, rushed into the lake to catch fish without thinking when he saw it.

Unfortunately, there were no fish in the shallow water, and none of the three of them could swim, so they couldn't go to the deep water to catch fish.

Just when the fat jailer was at a loss, the thin jailer suddenly had an idea. He said to the fat jailer, "We have ropes! And grappling hooks! I used them when I climbed the tree just now."

After hearing this, the fat jailer immediately ran out of the lake and ran back to his two companions. After taking the long rope and grappling hook from the thin jailer, he immediately wrapped the end with the grappling hook around a large rock by the lake and tied the other end to himself.

After everything was ready, the fat jailer returned to the lake. Standing in the lake, he turned around and said loudly to his two companions: "If I don't come up for too long, remember to pull me up!"

Facing the fat jailer's "life-threatening" instruction, the head jailer and the thin jailer both responded perfunctorily with body language, and then the two men sat down and chatted.

After receiving the "reply" from his two companions, the fat jailer shouted again: "Wait for my good news!" After that, he dived into the lake.

It was not until the fat jailer "with great difficulty" caught a fish from the lake and threw it to the lakeside that the three people were finally sure that they would not have to go hungry today.

How do you say "untold hardships"?

Because the fat jailer's size limited his agility, he struggled to catch just one fish from the lake. Even with a rope tied around him, he didn't dare venture into the deep water, so the fish he could find were limited. After catching a few more fish, the fat jailer went ashore.

Before the fat jailer came ashore, the thin jailer began to pick up branches and hay that could be used for firewood.

By the time the fat jailer emerged from the lake, the head jailer had already used his dagger to finish off the few fish the fat jailer had thrown up. When the fat jailer reached the head jailer, he was already finishing off the last fish the fat jailer had thrown up. Now, as long as they started a fire, they could grill the fish right away.

At this moment, the thin jailer was picking up a branch when his hand was suddenly pricked. He picked up the thing that pricked him and shouted: It's a fish bone!

After hearing the thin jailer's shout, the head jailer was stunned for a moment and then dropped the fish and ran towards the thin jailer.

What's going on with this fish bone?

As mentioned in the previous chapter, the Swordsman King and Wei Qingping used to catch and grill fish here, and later buried the inedible fish bones and ashes from the burnt campfire on the spot.

But the pit that Wei Qingping dug with magic was not shallow, so why were the fish bones still exposed?

It turned out that in the heavy rain a few days ago, the rain not only completely washed away the traces of King Jianhao and Wei Qingping, but also washed away the "boneyard" where they used to deal with fish bones and ashes.

When the head jailer came to the thin jailer, the thin jailer had already dug up the "burial place" with the dagger he carried with him.

Just like that, a large pit of fish bones appeared in front of the thin jailer and the head jailer.

Looking at the pile of fish bones, the jailer slapped his head and muttered, "It's really like 'searching high and low for something'..."

The thin jailer said to the chief jailer, "It can be concluded that the two fugitives must have been here." After saying that, he looked at the chief jailer, waiting for his next instruction.

The head jailer was silent for a while, then said to the thin jailer, "There is water and food here. It's a good supply point. If the fugitives are really hiding nearby, they will definitely come back here." As he said that, he immediately looked around, trying to see if the Sword King and Wei Qingping were nearby.

The thin jailer asked the head jailer, "What do you think? Should we chase or defend?"

After hearing this, the head jailer remained silent for a long time. He hesitated. After all, they didn't know there was a road leading to the outside world, so "guarding" became their most reliable option at the moment. However, catching the fugitive as soon as possible would also help them achieve merit.

After the fat jailer finished dealing with the fish thrown by the head jailer, he also came to the two companions and heard what the two companions said at the end.

The fat jailer asked his two companions, "Now that we have food, should we chase him or not?" He was a little happy because he no longer had to go hungry. In his happiness, he just asked casually. But in fact, he had no intention of chasing him at all.

The thin jailer told the fat jailer, "Even if you want to chase him, it's probably difficult."

After hearing this, the head jailer said to the thin jailer, "Well... you're right. We relied on luck to find this place. In fact, we haven't seen any traces of the fugitives after walking for so long. I'm afraid the heavy rain a few days ago has washed away all their traces."

The fat jailer said to the head jailer, "Since it's difficult to chase him, it's better not to chase him. If we fail to catch the fugitive, he will starve to death or die of thirst on the way. That would not be worth it." As soon as he finished saying this, it could be seen that he really didn't want to chase the fugitive anymore.

The head jailer said to the fat jailer, "That won't happen! If we can't catch the fugitive, we can just come back here!"

The thin jailer said to his two companions, "I just looked over there. There's a densely wooded area ahead. If we chase them without being fully prepared, we might get lost in the dense forest."

The fat jailer said to the chief jailer, "I'll tell you what I'm saying. If we get lost and die of hunger and thirst, it won't be worth it."

Just like that, the three of them stood beside the pit of fish bones and fell into silence.

Although they had anticipated that continuing to pursue the fugitive would lead to bad consequences, they still had not anticipated how bumpy and bumpy the road ahead would be.

The Swordsman King was driven by his instinct for survival and had to continue advancing despite the dangers. However, the same could not be said for the three men on the Jailer's side, who also had different intentions.

After a while, the chief jailer broke the silence. He must have been the one to break the silence; the other two were waiting for his decision.

The chief jailer said to his two companions, "Stand guard! You two stay here, I will go back to the capital to report the news myself!"

The fat jailer was about to say that he would go and report the news himself, but when he thought about climbing up and down the mountain wall again, he immediately kept silent.

The head jailer saw that the fat jailer seemed hesitant to speak, so he asked him, "Why? Do you want to go?"

The fat jailer immediately denied it and told the chief jailer, "You have to go in person to report this to the Queen. It would be inappropriate for us to go."

The chief jailer said to the fat jailer, "What nonsense are you talking about? There's nothing wrong with that. If you want to go, go ahead."

The fat jailer said to the chief jailer, "No, no! You'd better go there in person so that you can explain it clearly."

The thin jailer said to the chief jailer, "Why don't I go? I'm more familiar with this climb and can get up and down quickly!" He didn't really want to go, but he figured the chief jailer wouldn't give anyone else such an opportunity to personally take credit. So, he just pretended to "volunteer."

The head jailer said to his two companions, "I'll go! I have a feeling that after we return to the capital, you'll have to come down as well."

The fat jailer hurriedly asked the head jailer, "Why? Don't we need to guard it anymore?"

The head jailer told his two companions, "This job of hunting down fugitives wasn't ours to begin with. If I report this, they'll probably stop us from doing it. Look, the minister has already sent extra men to guard the base of the mountain wall, and they'll probably send more men to guard the top of it, too."

The fat jailer then asked the chief jailer, "If you go down, you will have to take the rope with you. What will we do when we go down?"

The head jailer showed a look of impatience and said to the fat jailer, "Since they are sending other guards, they will definitely have a lot of ropes. If they don't send other people, I will have to come up again."

Just like that, the three of them finally decided on the rest of the matter. Afterwards, they grilled fish and chatted.

Then, the chief jailer also left his two companions and set out on the journey back to the royal capital alone.

After another thrilling "extreme sports", he safely arrived at the bottom of the mountain wall.

How did it happen again without any danger?

Climbing up the mountain wall was dangerous, but so was climbing down. Furthermore, there were several footholds on the wall, and several of them had fallen off after the fat jailer stepped on them, which made the head jailer very uncomfortable. As he climbed up and down, the head jailer cursed the fat jailer in his heart.

Fortunately, this "down the mountain wall" is indeed much faster than the "up the mountain wall", and it no longer takes a whole day like yesterday. The main reason is that there is no fat jailer holding us back.

After that, the chief jailer gave a few words of encouragement to the guards at the foot of the mountain wall, such as "be serious", and then went back to the capital to report to the queen.

Since there was no need to search for the fugitives on this stretch of road, the head jailer went directly to a nearby village and borrowed a horse from the guards there, intending to ride back to the capital. The distance from this mountain wall to the capital would take about seven days on foot, but riding was much faster, arriving in just two days.

Then the matter of the chief jailer reporting the news to the queen will have to wait two days.

Now, let’s continue talking about Qi Xinyang.

Let’s go back to this morning.

Why are we going back again?

We've already discussed this in a previous chapter. Yesterday, Qi Xinyang picked out the weapon she wanted to learn, but no one was willing to teach her. She took the weapon and went to the chieftain in person to ask, but he didn't teach her right away. After that, he made an appointment with her to come back today.

Although the meeting was scheduled for today, Qi Xinyang couldn't wait any longer and went to see the chief early in the morning with the "tuition fee".

As soon as Qi Xinyang got up, he told his two followers, "You guys go to the front yard for morning exercises first. I have something to ask the chief first."

After hearing this, Xiaojiao and Youke also nodded.

In this way, Qi Xinyang went to find the chief alone, straight in and alone.

The door of the house where the chief usually meets guests is usually open, and it is rarely closed even at night, unless there is strong wind or heavy rain.

As Qi Xinyang entered the house, she immediately saw the chief resting with his eyes closed. She thought to herself, "He's resting his eyes so early in the morning? Did he get up too early and is catching up on some sleep?"

Qi Xinyang came to the table and sat down with a lot of questions in his mind and a bag of money.

The chief slowly opened his eyes after Qi Xinyang sat down. When he saw that it was Qi Xinyang, he asked Qi Xinyang, "Miss, why are you here so early?"

Qi Xinyang responded to the chief, saying, "Yes! We agreed on this yesterday! Look, I brought the money!"

When the chief saw the bag of money on the table, he said to Qi Xinyang, "Well! Girl is very trustworthy." After that, he opened the bag of money and took a look.

Qi Xinyang asked the chief, "I remember I paid tuition on my first day here. Do you charge tuition from both sides?"

The chief told Qi Xinyang, "What you paid on the first day was for the first round of courses. If you want to study another round now, you have to pay tuition for the second round of courses." When he said this, he suddenly felt a little guilty.

Qi Xinyang had indeed paid the tuition on the first day, and the chief did not say at that time that the tuition had to be paid in installments. It did seem a bit like "random charging" to ask for it again this time.

The chief thought for a moment and said to Qi Xinyang, "The monster material you gave me is very valuable, so I will charge less for the second round of courses!" After that, he took half of the money from the purse.

Qi Xinyang was naturally skeptical of the chief's explanation. She asked the chief, "Now that you've taken the money, isn't it time for you to teach me?"

After the chief collected the money, he immediately took out a thread-bound book and handed it to Qi Xinyang.

Qi Xinyang was stunned when she saw that it was a thread-bound book. She thought to herself, "There's something fishy about this alternate world. How can there be such a thing as a thread-bound book in Chinese style?"

Qi Xinyang immediately took the thread-bound book handed to her by the chief and began to examine it. She said to the chief, "I thought you were going to 'make and teach as you go,' but it turns out there are secret manuals..."

The chief coughed and said to Qi Xinyang, "Look how old this secret book is. It can't be that I wrote it overnight."

Qi Xinyang said to the chief, "That's true." Then she took the secret book and began to look through it, nodding as she read.

Qi Xinyang couldn't refute or question the authenticity of this secret book because she was illiterate!

So how can the illiterate Qi Xinyang learn to wield the weapon she personally chose? We’ll talk about this in the next chapter.