Chapter 15 Secretly Leaving

Zhou Jing quickly took off his clothes, took a bottle of potion from the shelf, poured out some ointment, and smeared it on his body.

This was a homemade potion to change his body odor. As a high-level pharmacist, concocting this kind of potion was child's play. He had come up with the formula within two months.

He used Blackie One’s sense of smell to test and repeatedly experiment with the effects. Now, the disguise effect of the "body odor change" potion was already very good, and even dogs found it difficult to distinguish.

He quickly changed into the servant's clothes, dressed himself up a little to make his appearance less conspicuous. Then, he adjusted his posture in front of the mirror. His whole body seemed to deflate like a balloon. From an upright stance, he became hunched and stooped, and from a confident demeanor, he transformed into a servant-like subservient appearance. The change in temperament was huge, and it was difficult to recognize that it was the same person if you didn't look closely.

In the past two months, Zhou Jing had carefully observed and imitated the servants' expressions, honing his acting skills, and was already very proficient.

Before long, he had changed his clothes and stood with the servants, almost indistinguishable.

A servant changed into his clothes, pretending that Bill was still in the room, leaving one person behind, also to match the number.

If he was lucky, he would have about one night to act. He would definitely be exposed by day, and the servant left behind would be in mortal danger. He was a suicide soldier arranged by Roman.

Blackie One squatted on the ground, and the Swordtail Hawk stood on the bird stand. The dog and bird tilted their heads and looked at Zhou Jing.

"Stay here and don't run around."

Zhou Jing whispered.

He certainly couldn't take two pets with distinctive features with him when he ran away secretly, as it would increase the risk of exposure.

However, he didn't plan to abandon them. After all, he had spent a lot of time raising them. When the news of his disappearance was exposed, Jinbao would be in chaos, and no one would care about Bill's two pets. Therefore, he entrusted Roman to take care of them, and let his men take the two pets away in the chaos, and then send them to him later when they met.

Because he and Roman were close, Roman would also be suspected if he disappeared, so he also had the intention to run away. However, Roman was not leaving for the time being. He still had some purposes in staying in the palace. He was not worried about being trapped, after all, with his strength, it was much easier to leave.

The group was ready to go. Zhou Jing carried a laundry basket and mixed in with the servants, feeling a sense of tension and excitement. This kind of secretive action was exciting.

He took a deep breath, adjusted his mood, patted the leading servant, and signaled to act.

With a creak, the door opened, and the empty corridor came into view.

Several people immediately closed the door, pretending to leave as if nothing had happened.

Although the guards were not guarding the door, they were all in the room next door, with the door wide open… more like a group of jailers than guards.

Noticing the movement, Hader and Reek and others subconsciously turned their heads to look at the group of servants.

Zhou Jing tensed his back, using the bodies of other servants to provide unobtrusive cover, and deliberately carried the laundry basket in the direction of the guards, blocking his profile.

Every step felt like a year, for fear that the guards would discover something.

However, the guards only glanced at them and withdrew their gaze, without suspicion.

Until they walked past the corner, no one suddenly called out to him, and Zhou Jing's heartstrings loosened slightly.

The most difficult hurdle had passed. As long as he could hide it from his familiar personal guards, he would be halfway to safety.

To complete the act, the group carefully hurried on their way. The patrolling guards they encountered on the road often glanced at them casually and then withdrew their gaze.

Although the huge Jinbao was heavily guarded, it was impossible for the patrolling soldiers to check everyone they encountered, which would be too much of a waste of energy. Therefore, many servants could move freely in Jinbao, and they would only be checked when entering and leaving important places.

After all, the civilization level of the Terra Empire was primitive, and there were no hardware conditions such as surveillance. Even if the security was strict, it was only judged by the standards of the Alien Beast World, and there were bound to be loopholes.

Zhou Jing followed the servants with his head down, and soon left the main fort and came to an attached fort, where he found a hidden staircase and turned along the steps.

Soon, the group came to a storage room that seemed to have been abandoned for a long time. Wooden shelves had fallen down, many of which had rotted. A team of patrolling soldiers was waiting at the door.

The captain of the guards greeted the servants, then turned his gaze to Zhou Jing and said in a low voice, "I will lead you the rest of the way. Change into a guard's uniform. A full set of guard equipment has been prepared. Master Bill, please put it on."

This patrol guard was also Roman's man.

Zhou Jing was not surprised. In the past two months, in order to prove the feasibility of running away, Roman had revealed some of his cards... He had been in the palace for many years, carrying out infiltration, and had already placed his own people in various positions in Jinbao.

Moreover, Roman had established a huge intelligence network. All kinds of secret passages in Jinbao had been found out by him, and Bill's escape route had been formulated, accurate to the shift times of the real patrolling guards, what disguise was needed on which section of the road to be the least noticeable, and so on.

He walked into the storage room, and before long, he came out wearing an old guard uniform, joining the guard team.

After turning around several times in Jinbao, changing his disguise several times along the way, Zhou Jing finally came to a hidden underground passage entrance.

To reach here, you needed to find a cracked wall, remove a loose brick, revealing a dirt and stone staircase, and go all the way down to find this place.

The entrance to the tunnel was blocked by a rotten iron fence, and the inside was pitch black, like a giant mouth that swallowed people. At this time, a masked man holding a torch and carrying a short blade at his waist stood on the narrow open space in front of the entrance.

Seeing Zhou Jing, the masked man stepped forward and said:

"I am Anzar, one of Lord Roman's dark guards. This tunnel is very long and the terrain is complicated. You must follow me closely."

Zhou Jing nodded, "Where does this tunnel lead to?"

"Outside of Jinbao. The exit is the wine cellar of a detached house in the Green Tree District of the royal capital, which is one of our strongholds. This tunnel is also one of our main channels for entering and leaving Jinbao," Anzar replied expressionlessly.

The Green Tree District was the de facto wealthy area of the royal capital, where officials and nobles had properties, and the descendants of various tribes who remained in the royal capital also generally lived there, because they retained beautified greenery, so it was called the "Green Tree District."

Roman's men came and went in and out of Jinbao, relying on similar secret passages. After all, Roman sent out scouts and received intelligence, and it was impossible to walk in through the main gate in a swaggering manner.

Zhou Jing followed Anzar into the dark tunnel, groping forward all the way.

In the silent tunnel, only the monotonous sound of two people's footsteps echoed.

Zhou Jing looked at Anzar's back and habitually cast a detection, and found that this person's strength was at the level of three enhancements.

After thinking about it, Zhou Jing said, "You should be an Iscariot Warrior with a high number of enhancements, right?"

"Yes," Anzar nodded.

"You are Roman's dark guard. How many people like you are there?" Zhou Jing asked deliberately.

"You should ask Lord Roman about this yourself," Anzar did not answer.

Zhou Jing was not surprised, and with the mentality of hitting a home run, he asked again, "Do you know what Roman does? How much power does he have?"

Anzar shook his head, "You don't need to test me. Although I am Lord Roman's confidant, I don't know much either. Lord Roman usually only tells us to do things and rarely mentions his intentions. Everyone is only responsible for their own part. I am mainly responsible for protecting the lord, protecting the stronghold, and carrying out assassinations."

"Then why do you serve him? Is it because he gave you too much, or do you agree with his ideas, or is it an emotional factor... there must be a reason."

Zhou Jing raised his eyebrows. This was the first time he had come into contact with Roman's close subordinates, but Roman had told him in advance not to reveal the intelligence of the wizard, and even his subordinates did not know about it.

"I respect Lord Roman, that's the reason."

Anzar didn't want to continue this topic, and immediately changed the subject, saying:

"When we get out of the tunnel, someone will meet us to take us out of the city. After we leave the royal capital, you will go west with us, away from the royal capital. After passing through several cities, we will arrive at our important base in the wild. Lord Roman will arrive there later to meet you."

Zhou Jing had no objection. Anyway, he would let the other party arrange Bill's hundred-odd pounds of flesh first.

The two stopped talking and buried their heads in hurrying on their way.

After walking for a long time, light finally shone through in front of them. When they walked out, they were in a cellar. Another group of Roman's men was already here to meet them.

Zhou Jing changed his clothes again, this time dressed as a merchant, and followed Anzar and others away from the stronghold, bypassing the curfew patrol troops, and hurried all the way to one of the city gates.

The captain of the guards here had already been taken care of. The group pretended to be members of a merchant caravan, saying that they had to leave the city quickly to go to the attached town near the royal capital to meet the caravan leader. They paid a generous sum of money and left the city very smoothly.

Walking out of the royal capital city gate, Zhou Jing breathed a sigh of relief, secretly marveling at how smoothly the operation went.

Relying on himself alone, it would be almost impossible to leave Jinbao easily. Without intelligence and power, even if he could get rid of surveillance, he would not be able to find a way out.

Even if he were to change to Jason, it would be difficult to handle. It was more likely that he would fight his way out of the main gate, which would cause a huge commotion and would not be as silent as it was now.

And with the help of Roman, who had infiltrated for many years and could be called the all-knowing and all-powerful in the royal city, he could run away so easily.

He turned his head and looked at the royal capital under the night, feeling inexplicable.

Although he was later frustrated by the royal family's house arrest, he also made a name for himself in the royal capital with Bill, and gained support, and was already quite familiar with this place.

This time, he made a choice that changed his "life". He probably wouldn't come back after leaving, and he was going to start a new life in a new environment, and he still felt a little emotional.

But the royal family wanted to turn him into a canary trapped in a cage. For freedom, he had to run away with his bucket.

But there was still Jason left in the royal capital, and Zhou Jing was not worried at all. It was good to have two strings to his bow.

"Jason can see the reaction to Bill's running away and the reaction of the royal family, so it's enough to let him continue to mix in the royal capital... This wave of running away, I'm afraid the information state particles will explode."

Zhou Jing withdrew his gaze and followed Anzar and others, stepping into the long night under the moonlight.

And at the same time...

Shuni lay on the bed with her eyes open, tossing and turning, and the queen's words during the day repeatedly appeared in her mind, diluting the joy of marriage and weighing heavily on her heart, making it difficult for her to sleep all night.

On the other side, King Becky, who was sleeping, unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth, as if he was dreaming of the empire's prosperous future.

The clear brilliance from the same moon, like a soft veil, covered every face.