After sitting for about an incense time, he seemed to have run out of patience. He interrupted the middle-aged man and said: "This Zhang sincerely came intending to join, but the Master sent out a puppet who could barely talk to entertain me just for the sake of it. Truly a disappointment."

The middle-aged man's expression instantly changed.

Gu Yun did not speak twice; he pulled Chang Geng to stand up: "If it is already like this, we shall take our leave first."

The middle-aged man called out: "Stop! Master Zhang, please stop!"

Gu Yun turned a deaf ear.

At this moment, the guards at the entrance suddenly separated to both sides, a tall and thin man donning a long coat strode in: "Master Zhang, is this Huang qualified to have a conversation with you?"

The middle-aged man quickly came next to the tall person who arrived and said to Gu Yun: "This is our Master Huang Qiao; this matter is of utmost importance, I have to verify your identity first. Master Zhang, please forgive me."

Chang Geng frowned, feeling that the name 'Huang Qiao' was quite familiar, he was about to write it into Gu Yun's hand, but Gu Yun had gently squeezed his finger to stop him.

The one who had been deaf this whole time was now actually able to hear this sentence himself.

"Master Huang," Gu Yun whispered: "Commander of Jiangnan Navy ... what a shock."

He spoke while slowly uncovering the blindfold on his face, his pair of eyes shining sharply like a cold shooting star, not a hint of blindness could be found in them.

He pulled his arm out of Chang Geng's hold and waved his hand to the boy whose face filled with concern, his smile appeared somewhat careless: "Hey Master Huang, that year when I followed Old General Du to be his errand boy, weren't you still an ambitious soldier? We've been separated for many years, do you still remember me?"

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After trying the sixth key, Cao Niangzi finally managed to open the prison cell door: "Hurry, hurry out."

The people inside were already in a state of fear. As they caught sight of the rod in his hand, they instantly shrunk back in fright.

In the cell, an elderly man about sixty who seemed to be their leader trembled as he spoke: "Young general, we are only Mechanics captured here by the rebellion force, we are not their followers, the young general must report this to Marquis Gu."

Cao Niangzi quickly hid the iron rod behind his back and said: "My master is fully aware of that; he still has things that need the assistance of you all."

Thus on this inconspicuous boat, a group of barefoot Mechanics supported each other out of the cell, jumped into the sea, then swam in all directions. The guard who was slowly gaining his consciousness ended up taking another hit in the face.