However, there was no sound coming from outside the door.
Dongfang Yi couldn't help but frown. She thought the guard was quite vigilant. Still, she called out to the outside, "Brother guard?!"
Finally, after she had called out three times, the rough male voice rang out again.
"Stop shouting! Don't try any tricks, or you'll regret it!"
There was a threatening tone in his voice.
But Dongfang Yi wasn't the least bit afraid. After all, she hadn't shown any timidity even in the most dangerous situations at night. How could she be scared of a mere guard?
So, feigning a crying voice, she continued to shout to the outside, "I'm so afraid of the dark. If I don't get a candle, I'll keep shouting. Shouting in this secluded room will surely attract attention. If I'm discovered, the Second Prince won't spare you!"
There was also a hint of threat in her words. After all, she just wanted a candle. If the guard let her be discovered because of this, his punishment would be more than just a scolding.
Thinking of this, the guard obviously hesitated. The Second Prince had seriously ordered him before leaving that he mustn't open the door for anyone.
While he was still thinking, Dongfang Yi started shouting again inside the room.
"The people of the Southern Neighboring Country are so heartless! They won't even give me a single candle! They're trying to scare me to death in the dark!"
She even mentioned the name of the Southern Neighboring Country and shouted some audacious words.
After hearing this, the guard felt extremely anxious. He didn't know whether to open the door or not. But he knew it would be a bad thing if that woman kept shouting. People nearby would definitely hear it.
By then, the Second Prince would surely torture him to death.
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on his back uncontrollably. He quickly shouted into the room, "Stop shouting! I'll give you a candle!"
Hearing this, Dongfang Yi curled the corner of her mouth into a victorious smile.
The room was so dark, and there was only one guard outside. She could take advantage of the guard coming into the room and hide behind the door to knock him out with the candlestick. Then she could escape.
The guard came back soon. Then he said to the woman inside the room, "I advise you not to try any tricks, or I won't spare you!"
After saying that, he shook his head. He thought that the woman inside was said to be the queen of the Eastern Prosperous Country. What tricks could she play? She was so weak that she couldn't possibly kill him.
Then came the sound of the key being inserted into the lock.
Dongfang Yi nervously hid behind the door, her eyes fixed on the crack of the door without blinking.
With a creak, the door was opened a little. Then she heard the man say, "I've brought you the candle. Hurry up and take it."
He was still quite vigilant and only stretched his hand in.
But there was no response for a long time.
Dongfang Yi had to wait until his head came in to act. Otherwise, she couldn't knock him out.
The guard looked a bit confused. Then he became nervous. He thought, Why isn't there any response? Could she have escaped?!
Thinking of this, he peeked inside. But it was so dark inside that he couldn't see clearly no matter how hard he looked.
The nervous feeling filled his heart. So he pushed the door open with force.
As soon as half of his body came in and before he could say anything, he felt a dull pain on his head.
His body slowly turned around, and he saw a woman standing in the darkness.
Seeing that he hadn't fallen yet, Dongfang Yi immediately raised her hand and hit him again.
The man's eyes were covered with the blood flowing from his head, and then he fell to the ground.
Seeing him fall, Dongfang Yi's violently beating heart calmed down a bit. But her left temple was still throbbing. This was a physical reaction after experiencing extremely dangerous things.
With a snap, the candlestick fell to the ground. The clear sound immediately woke Dongfang Yi up from her daze. She didn't dare to stay any longer. She immediately bent down and took the candle and the fire starter from the guard's hand. Then she quickly stepped over him.
After running through a corridor, she saw a staircase going up. She climbed up the stairs but still didn't dare to make too much noise. She was afraid of alerting other dangerous people.
Fortunately, she didn't see anyone else except that guard until she reached the end of the stairs.
Presumably, Ye thought she had no ability to escape at all.
At the end of the road was a stone wall. She quickly took out the candle and the fire starter she had taken from the guard from her bosom.
Because of nervousness, her hands trembled when she was lighting the candle. After the candle was lit, she could finally observe this stone door.
Suddenly, she felt it was a bit familiar. So she closed her eyes and began to search in her memory.
When she and Helian Qi went to the underground trading field of the Black Hawk Society in Dongguan, they had encountered a similar stone wall.
Thinking of this, she ran to the left side of the stone wall according to her memory. Holding the candle, she began to feel around. Finally, she felt a bulge at the height of a person. After pressing it hard, she could feel the stone door slowly rising.
Outside the stone door was still a long, dark passage. Dongfang Yi blew out the candle in her hand and put it back into her bosom.
She was afraid that the candlelight would be too conspicuous in the dark and would cause unnecessary trouble.
This secret passage wasn't very long. After turning a corner, she saw the light from the outside.
Dongfang Yi walked quickly over and leaned against the edge of the hole to look outside.
It seemed to be just an ordinary shop. There was only an old man in the shop looking after it.
Although there was only one person, she had to be careful. She couldn't be sure whether the old man was Ye's man or not.
But after thinking for a while and weighing the pros and cons, she still decided to take a risk. Because if she stayed here, she didn't know when Ye would come back. By then, she might not have any chance to escape. But now there was only an old man here.
After making up her mind, she took a deep breath and moved her hands and feet. Just as she was about to dash out.
The old man seemed to hear something and suddenly shouted angrily, "Who's there?!"
Hearing this, Dongfang Yi didn't have time to hesitate any longer. She lowered her head and ran out of the shop.
When the old man saw that it was Dongfang Yi, he immediately panicked. He immediately chased after her and kept shouting, "Come on! That woman has escaped!"
Dongfang Yi ran out of the shop without looking back. Although she didn't know how good the old man's martial arts were, his legs and feet seemed to be no match for hers.