Chapter 237: There's a way out

No jailers on patrol, those eating eat, those changing shifts change shifts; at this time there is usually a quarter‑hour gap with no one paying attention to the prisoners inside.

Perhaps Qi Shihuai had given an order; the prisoners in the jail are strictly guarded and not allowed to talk to each other.

Azi has never been imprisoned, so she doesn't know whether other big jails also have this rule.

She only knows that if she tries to speak to another prisoner, she will be warned; lightly, she will be scolded and whipped; heavily, she will be tortured.

This prison actually doesn't have many people; it's probably used specially to detain some rather special prisoners.

Counting them, besides her, there are only Pei Yunxi and Pei Shangling; Xiao Yichen used to be detained here as well.

"Princess Yunxi."

Azi persistently calls out to Pei Yunxi.

Pei Yunxi, annoyed by the shouting, replies irritably: "What do you want?!"

She has little strength to speak, she's weak as could be, and coughs after each sentence.

"I can help you get out."

After shouting a few irrelevant titles, Azi suddenly gets to the point.

Pei Yunxi instantly perks up, she struggles to her feet from the ground and looks at Azi: "You're really serious?!"

"Of course it's true." Azi curls her lips.

Pei Yunxi looks around anxiously and asks: "What do you have in mind?"

"If you just listen to me, I guarantee you'll be out in a few days." Azi says confidently.

Pei Yunxi nods vigorously: "I'll listen! I'll listen!"

Now, whoever can get her out, she'll do anything!

Azi laughs and throws a paper ball at Pei Yunxi.

At this moment, the shift change is in place, and they resume patrolling the prison.

Pei Yunxi hastily puts the paper ball away, glances at the jailers, then stretches her neck to look toward the more distant Pei Shangling.

Pei Shangling seems asleep, anyway she remains motionless with her back turned.

She lets out a gentle breath, Pei Yunxi carefully clutches the paper ball, and when the patrollers have their backs to her, she quickly pulls it out and unfolds it to read.

Pei Yunxi reads it at a glance and roughly understands Azi's plan.

Azi says she has already secretly slipped a strange poison into the food sent to Pei Shangling; this poison can resonate with the Symbiotic Gu inside Pei Shangling's body, affecting the Gu's master.

Soon, the Qilin will fall ill, and then Gu Rongjin will come to Azi for help, letting Azi go out to find an antidote.

But what does that have to do with her?

What is this person playing at?!

Pei Yunxi is a bit angry, but she hides it well; she's fine, so she bites her finger, smears the blood, and replies to Azi in writing.

This woman, not only can she find paper and pen here, but she can also slip poison into Pei Shangling's food—truly not to be underestimated!

But precisely because of that, she dares to believe it.

She asks Azi why she doesn't just kill Mu Yuanzhi directly; what does that have to do with her, and how is she supposed to get out?

When Azi receives the reply, she curls her lips and likewise answers Pei Yunxi in blood.

Pei Yunxi always feels that Azi deliberately used blood, not the previous ink:

Directly harming Mu Yuanzhi would make Gu Rongjin go mad; when he goes mad, nobody benefits, so we must act on the Qilin, taking a roundabout way.

Reading this, Pei Yunxi understands: thus Gu Rongjin, who loves the house and thus the crow, will be very anxious about the Qilin and will let Azi go out!

She can't wait to read on, to see how she herself will get out.

As she reads, Pei Yunxi's brows furrow.

Have her disguise herself as Azi and go out!?

So kind-hearted?

Pei Yunxi can't figure it out.

【32】 She asks Azi why she doesn't just kill Mu Yuanzhi directly; what does that have to do with her, and how is she supposed to get out?

【33】 When Azi receives the reply, she curls her lips and likewise answers Pei Yunxi in blood.

【34】 Pei Yunxi always feels that Azi deliberately used blood, not the previous ink:

【35】 Directly harming Mu Yuanzhi would make Gu Rongjin go mad; when he goes mad, nobody benefits, so we must act on the Qilin, taking a roundabout way.

【36】 Reading this, Pei Yunxi understands: thus Gu Rongjin, who loves the house and thus the crow, will be very anxious about the Qilin and will let Azi go out!

【37】 She can't wait to read on, to see how she herself will get out.

【38】 As she reads, Pei Yunxi's brows furrow.

【39】 Have her disguise herself as Azi and go out!?

【40】 So kind-hearted?

【41】 Pei Yunxi can't figure it out.

Flip ahead quickly—you're a princess, going out is more useful than me, I'm counting on you!

Pei Yunxi thinks the same; even though she's now a commoner, her former influence remains, so Azi must be thinking that—how naive!

Even while she scorns Azi bitterly inside, Pei Yunxi still shows a grateful, obedient demeanor and nods at Azi.

As long as she can get out, she doesn't care whether that woman lives or dies!

"Hey!"

Pei Shangling suddenly lets out a loud shout, startling Pei Yunxi into a jump; she hastily puts the paper ball away, only to realize Pei Shangling wasn't shouting at her but at the jailer.

He looks miserable, leaning on the railing: "I'm dying! Quickly call a doctor!"

The jailer comes over, frowning: "What trick are you pulling now?"

"Not a trick! I really feel like I'm dying of pain! If I die painfully, it's no good for you!" Pei Shangling says irritably: "Besides, you'd better go check whether the Qilin is all right; otherwise you won't know how he died!"

"Stop pretending! What does your life or death have to do with the Qilin young master?!" The jailer, unaware of the Symbiotic Gu, kicks hard at the iron rail where Pei Shangling is leaning.

Pei Shangling grits her teeth: "If you don't believe me, your head will be rolling soon!"

The jailer, undecided, hesitates a moment, has others help guard here, then hurries out.

Pei Yunxi's lips curl up.

It seems Azi's method is beginning to work!

At the same time, the Qilin, who had been happily chatting with Mu Yuanzhi, suddenly collapsed to the ground without warning.

"Qilin?!" Mu Yuanzhi rushes over, nervously grabbing the Qilin's hand to feel the pulse, panicked: "What's going on? Why is the pulse so chaotic……"

It's so chaotic that even she has no clue for a moment!

Mu Yuanzhi forces herself to calm down, first pressing the Qilin's philtrum.

No response!

What on earth happened?!

Mu Yuanzhi suddenly recalled that the Qilin had fainted earlier, thinking to herself, "If it's merely deficient qi and blood, the pulse shouldn't be this chaotic, right?"

It looks like a Gu poison outbreak!

Could the Symbiotic Gu have undergone an aberration?!

"Little Yuanzhi!" Gu Rongjin pushed the door open and entered: "Is the Qilin with you?"

"Rongjin..."

"Just now a jailer came to report, saying Pei Shangling was at death's door, and also said the Qilin might meet with misfortune—could the Symbiotic Gu really have undergone an aberration?!"

He crouched down to check the Qilin's complexion, which was extremely pallid.

"Indeed, it's the Symbiotic Gu." Since Pei Shangling is also affected, it's almost certain.

Gu Rongjin: "First, help this brat onto the bed."

Saying that, he and Mu Yuanzhi together hoisted the Qilin, all arms and legs, onto the bed.

"There's still a way to deal with the Symbiotic Gu," Mu Yuanzhi said, very anxious.

"Don't panic first," Gu Rongjin comforted her by patting her shoulder, "It's fine, I'm here, everyone's here, we'll surely find a way."

Mu Yuanzhi nodded, "Exactly, she's not alone now; she can save the Qilin and won't repeat past mistakes!"

"I'll go find the monk!"

"Looking for the poor monk?"

The monk had already heard the news and rushed over; Mu Yuanzhi hurried forward: "Master Yuan Yan, quickly take a look at what's wrong with the Qilin!"

Gu Rongjin made space, and the monk sat on the bed, leaning forward to examine.

Mu Yuanzhi and Gu Rongjin watched anxiously, asking, "How is it?"