Rebirth of the Innkeeper's Wife: She's Not to Be Messed With

Chapter 109 Transvestite

The sudden force caused the three unprepared individuals to lose their balance instantly, falling forward like kites with broken strings.

Huan Yuechu was the first to struggle to sit up from the ground. She looked around at the dark and damp cell and couldn't help but ponder to herself.

"I used to be so powerful and majestic, but now I've fallen to such a state. It's truly a case of a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs! Oh well, since things have come to this, I might as well take this opportunity to properly heal my injuries."

Unlike Huan Yuechu's calm demeanor, Xu Yan, standing to the side, was filled with excitement and shouted loudly.

"Haha, we're both stuck in this cell today, so we're truly sharing this hardship!"

His words suggested that he was not particularly afraid of the predicament he was facing.

Looking at Wen Xingyu on the other side, she also managed to sit up with great difficulty.

But as soon as her gaze fell on the ground, she screamed in terror.

"Aaaaaah! There's a mouse!"

In the blink of an eye, she darted into Huan Yuechu's arms like a nimble monkey, clinging tightly to him and refusing to let go.

Huan Yuechu comforted Wen Xingyu while keeping a watchful eye on her surroundings.

Just then, a soft cough came from the corner of the cell.

The three turned their heads and saw an old man in tattered clothes huddled there.

"Don't be afraid, these mice won't hurt you," the old man said slowly.

Huan Yuechu felt like she had forgotten something. She also sensed that the old man was not simple, so she asked in confusion, "Old man, may I ask what era this is?"

The old man slowly raised his head, a hint of mystery in his cloudy eyes. “This world is in chaos. Evil spirits run rampant, and the government is corrupt, often arresting people indiscriminately.”

Huan Yuechu frowned. "Isn't anyone going to do anything about it?"

The old man chuckled. "Manage? Who can manage that? But you don't look like bad people, so how did you get arrested?"

Huan Yuechu briefly explained the situation.

The old man nodded. "I'm afraid someone is deliberately framing him."

Suddenly, a noisy commotion erupted outside the once-silent prison.

The sound was like a surging wave whipped up by a gale, followed by a series of heavy footsteps, like rolling thunder, coming from afar.

With a sharp creak, the jailer expressionlessly pulled open the cell door.

Then, as if throwing away trash, he casually tossed a figure into the cell.

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that what had been thrown in was just a thin, frightened little child.

After falling to the ground, the child first looked up in a panic and looked around.

When his gaze met that of Huan Yuechu and the others, his already fearful eyes widened even more, as if he had seen the most terrifying monster in the world.

Then, like a frightened rabbit, he scrambled desperately towards the corner of the cell, using both hands and feet.

His whole body was curled up in a ball, trembling, and he dared not make any eye contact or exchange words with anyone.

Huan Yuechu carefully examined the pitiful child in front of her, and soon she saw the child's true colors.

A unique aura emanated from it, an aura that was neither human nor entirely the same as that of a demon.

After pondering for a moment, Huan Yuechu suddenly realized, "Oh! So it's a child born from the union of a human and a demon. It seems they really didn't arrest the wrong person this time. However, this magistrate is really going too far. How can he arrest people so indiscriminately without distinguishing right from wrong?"

Thinking of this, Huan Yuechu slowly stood up and walked lightly toward the child who was hiding in the corner.

She knelt down as she approached and spoke in a soft, gentle tone.

"Little one, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you. Tell me what happened?"

At first, the child kept his mouth tightly shut and trembled all over.

But as Huan Yuechu patiently comforted her and spoke gently, her words continued to reach her ears.

Gradually, he seemed to finally let down his guard a little.

After a long while, the child timidly began to tell Huan Yuechu about his tragic past.

It turns out that his mother was an ordinary human woman, while his father was a mysterious monster.

Because of this special blood relationship, he had to carefully hide his true identity from a young age, fearing that being discovered by others would lead to his death.

However, even though he had lived such a cautious life, he still could not escape this sudden misfortune.

Just as the child was sobbing as he recounted his unfortunate experience, a raging fire suddenly broke out outside the prison cell without warning.

In an instant, flames shot into the sky, illuminating half the sky red.

At the same time, extremely shrill screams also penetrated the thick walls and entered everyone's ears, sending chills down their spines.

Huan Yuechu and the others immediately became alert, but the old man calmly said, "It seems that evil spirits are attacking."

We watched as the enormous monster gradually broke through the prison walls and rushed into us.

Huan Yuechu said in a deep voice, "We must escape."

Xu Yan and Wen Xingyu nodded emphatically.

At this moment, Huan Yuechu looked at the old man opposite her. Seeing how calm he was, she tentatively asked, "Then how should we get out of here? We can't just wait to die!"

The old man glanced at us, as if considering whether or not he should speak.

Before long, he pointed to a loose brick on the wall, “There’s a secret passage behind it that leads outside the city.”

The crowd was skeptical, but then a faint light flickered on the walls of the cell, and a hidden door slowly appeared.

The old man stood up. "Let's go, this is the way out."

So, Huan Yuechu carefully picked up the child and followed closely behind the old man, stepping together into the hidden door in the darkness.

With a soft creaking sound, their figures gradually disappeared into the gloomy prison cell.

However, just as they stepped out of the narrow and hidden passage, a deafening roar suddenly came from behind.

The sound was like a thunderclap, as if it would tear the whole world apart.

Without a doubt, it must have been that ruthless magistrate who discovered their escape and was leading his men in hot pursuit.

Huan Yuechu subconsciously turned her head and glanced hastily at the menacing pursuers.

To her great surprise, this county magistrate, who usually hated demons to the bone and spared no effort to eliminate them, was...

At this moment, they completely disregarded the possible evil spirits and focused intently on them, chasing after them like hungry wolves.