Ms. Jingjie, you are a kind person. I won't implicate you. When you are on duty later, just pretend to knock me out secretly. Then you will be cleared of suspicion. What do you think?"
Jingjie nodded helplessly. In her eyes, another kind young man was about to be framed by Pacus and fall into an abyss. Although she also possessed a strong sense of justice, her family was still under Pacus's control, so she had no way to resist.
The next night was my night shift, and coincidentally, Jingjie was also on the night shift.
Late at night, I first went to Jingjie's place and pretended to knock her out. Then, I rescued Lilia.
After opening the door, a woman with wine-red hair, wearing framed glasses, a proper appearance, and slightly wrinkled skin was sitting listlessly on the bed. Prolonged confinement had probably worn down her will, making her appear quite fatigued.
My arrival didn't lift her spirits much. I stepped forward, bowed, and stated the purpose of my visit:
"Hello, Ms. Lilia. I am Daolin Grellat. I accepted your daughter's commission; I will take you away from here."
The woman seemed listless, as if she hadn't clearly heard my words. I had to repeat myself in her ear.
Only after repeating it twice did she snap back to attention and react.
"Oh, are you talking about Aisha? How is my daughter now? Where is she?"
Lilia hysterically grabbed my clothes. I had no choice but to use an intermediate Saint-level magic to soothe her spirit: Holy Lament of Serenity.
After I cast Holy Lament of Serenity, Lilia's condition somewhat recovered. She let go of my clothes and sat up straight again, but her eyes remained fixed on me without blinking.
I could only answer her helplessly:
"I am taking you away based on the commission from your daughter, Aisha Greyrat. She is in very good condition; she has been trying to call for help and has not given up.
She is currently in a prison nearby. I am the guard of that prison. I will take you to find her first, and then we will leave this city together."
After regaining her spirit, Lilia's complexion also improved; the gloomy feeling was gone: "Thank you very much. Let's go now. You are a brave and righteous knight; I don't even know how to express my gratitude to you."
I waved my hand, indicating, "Rescuing you and your child is an act based on justice. I do not require your thanks. We should not linger here; let's leave now."
Then, I removed the shackles and fetters from Lilia and took her with me to leave the cell and head toward Aisha's cell.
Since I was the only one guarding that cell, we quickly reunited with Aisha.
I gave each of them a cloak to cover their faces and clothing, and then we walked toward the outside of the royal palace.
Ranoa is a small country; its territory is actually about the same size as the Fittoa Territory, a little smaller than my homeland, the Donadi Territory.
Therefore, the royal palace of this country is not very large. It lacks the magnificent decorations of the Silver Palace. Except for the main hall, which has a local, ornate palace, the rest of the area is basically residential houses enclosed by walls.
As a prince who was not favored, Pacus's residence was even more remote.
We shuttled between various two-story mud houses. After walking for about 20 minutes, Lilia and Aisha were both panting from exhaustion. It was likely due to long confinement; they hadn't engaged in extended activity for a long time.
We found an inconspicuous corner and provided them with water and food.
After resting for about 10 minutes, Lilia stood up strongly. I carried Aisha on my shoulders, and we continued forward together.
The city gate was already close in sight. Lilia seemed unusually happy upon seeing the gate.
When we were still 50 meters from the gate, she unconsciously started to run, but I held her back.
After all, the person I was waiting for had appeared.
I saw more than 30 guards armed with weapons appearing one after another on both sides of the road leading to the city gate. Mixed among them was a fat man with a watermelon-shaped head.
The fat man shouted loudly: "See that? This is my Royal Guard. They never think about how to obey my orders; they only think about how to resist me all day long.
Smuggling out prisoners without permission, you—the newcomer! Do you know what crime you have committed?"
The fat man pointed at me. This newcomer should be referring to me, right?
I replied, "Lord Pacus, these two people are innocent. Your act of imprisoning them arbitrarily is itself illegal. I don't think I've done anything wrong."
"Hmph, sophistry! Don't worry about why I imprisoned them. For releasing them now, you are defying my orders. I will sell you off and demote you to a slave.
Later, I will send people to Asura to capture your parents and demote them to slaves too, so your whole family can be reunited. Not a single member of your family will escape.
You few, go and capture him for me!"
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