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A few days later.
From a distance, Li Yuan quietly watched.
In front of the old house, the Xie sisters had returned. Xie Yu carried a sword on her back, a crow perched on her shoulder, and in her arms was a tiny, sleepy-eyed baby girl.
Only then did Li Yuan finally let out a long breath of relief and leave.
The next morning, outside the gloom of the prison, there came a harsh klang as the lock turned. The heavy chains rattled and slapped against the iron gate.
The jailer bowed deeply as a mysterious figure stepped inside.
The man wore an ordinary cloak, worth maybe six large coppers on the street, and a plain paper mask that cost three. But no one dared underestimate him because of it.
“I’m taking two death row inmates with me today,” the figure said in a rasping voice.
The jailer answered reverently, “As you wish.”
He fetched the keys and handed them over without another word.
Of course, the mysterious man was none other than Li Yuan, here once more to conduct his experiments.
Before long, he emerged from the prison with two people in tow,...
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