Jailbreak

"Hey, do you think there's a reason as to why the yuheng has her hair styled that way? I've always wondered why she keeps her hair like that."

"How would I know? And aren't you supposed to be on guard duty for the rite of descention? If our captain hears about this you'll be on latrines for a year, at least."

"Don't worry, I've had someone cover me. It's tiring standing in one place all the time. Nothing will probably happen anyways, I'll tell you that."

"When you say that nothing will happen, I feel a sense of foreboding. Please refrain from testing fate."

"Oh? Then here, I'll bet 500 mora that nothing happens during the rite, and I'll even buy you a meal from wanmin restaurant!."

"Who am I to turn down a free meal? I'll take you on that bet. But in exchange, hold my post while I go get something to eat, I'm famished."

"Sure, don't take too long. Wait, do you see that in the sky?"

"See wha-"

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*splash*

I awake to the feeling of water splashed in my face. I immediately feel that my sword is not on my waist, and my limbs are restrained.

"He's awake. Inform the yuheng."

I look around me, and see men while orange clothing and spears in hand.

'Am I still alive? I thought I died against that martial Master. Or is this hell? But then why am I being restrained and not tortured?'

My thoughts are cut abrupt by a purple clad woman, with red gemcut eyes and a sword by her side.

"2 counts of murder, interrupting the rite of descention, and destroying property. These are the charges you are faced with, how will you plead?"

'What? These charges don't add up. I killed more than 20 on the battlefield, but I have no idea what the rite of descention is, nor did I destroy any property. What's going on in this situation?'

"I have no recollection of destroying property, nor do I know what the rite of descention is."

"So you plead innocent to those two charges? What about the 2 lives you took from the members of the millith?"

'I don't know how to respond. Did I kill them? I need to know how I got here in the first place!'

"How were the two killed? And why do you think it was me who did it?"

Her face turns into a harsh sneer, as if she is disgusted by my words. Did I say something wrong?

"I will assume that you have pleaded innocent for all 3 charges. Due to the fact that there is direct evidence that you have performed all 3 charges, 3 days from now, after the rite of descention you will be taken from this cell, and executed."

She turns around and walks out of the room, maintaining calm demeanor contrasted by the fury in her voice previously.

'I need to escape. I have a 3 day window to get out of this cell before I'm executed. But first, I need to deal with these restraints.'

I examine the chains around my arms and legs. They are heavy and solid, but I can free myself if I use my qi. It's better to attempt to meditate and gather as much qi as I can, so I can have some to use when escaping after breaking free.

I enter a lotus position, close my eyes, and begin to meditate. I estimate that around 1 day of meditation will be enough, and I'll begin at night.

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"Hey, you know the prisoner in here? Apparently he's been meditating for like half a day. He's a real bastard, killing 2 of the millith."

"I know. But let's not focus on that, the rite of descention is today, are you planning on asking sister Yi to accompany you?"

"I was, but I'm not really sure how to approach her. I don't want to mess this up, can you help me out with this?"

"Sure, I'll help you. So here's what you need to do. Buy her a gift, and just ask her. You always overthink these types of things. Self confidence is half of the beginning of a relationship."

"I'll try that, thank you senior brother."

"If you're really thankful, then buy me a drink after this! I'll have some dandelion wine, and pork braised ribs as a side."

*CRASH*

Both of the men's faces harden in an instant.

One of them grasps their spear, while the other grabs his sword and takes a stance. Both wait in anticipation, when someone emerges.

With marks on his wrists and legs from the restraints that previously held him, a black haired and black eyed man emerges from the prison.

'For some reason, it seems that i can gather qi much faster here. What would have too me 24 hours took me much less, maybe 13 or 12. I need a sword.'

I look upon the two guards who have yet to move, they seem wary of me. I notice that one of them has a sword, a shorts word with a length of around 8 inches. It's shorter than what I'm used to, but I'll have to make due.

"STAND DOWN, OR FACE THE MIGHT OF THE MILLITH!"

One of the guards bellows toward me in a commanding voice. It seems that he plans to reimprison me, but I can't seem to determine his level of mastery over his spear arts. Although his stance is firm, it's the rigidity of it that tells me that this is probably the type of fighting style used in a battalion.

I slowly walk toward the guard wielding a blade, and make it clear that I'm not intending to stand down.

"You'll have to take me back to prison by your own hands, if you even can."

They both move toward me at a moderate speed, aiming to cut me down where I stand. Although I'm not proficient in hand to hand combat, I'm confident in my ability to defend against these two.

A sweeping blow aiming to separate my head from my shoulders comes from the spearman. I duck under it, and roll to avoid a downward chop from the sword of my other assailant.

'They seem mediocre. But I can't waste time on them, there's a good chance that they probably have someone they report to, and me taking too long with them would lower my chances of escaping unscathed, and if their so called yuheng returns, I'm not sure I could win against her.'

I slam my fist into my opponents face, and while he is dazed pilfer his sword from his hands. I use my newly acquired sword to carve open his throat, and approach the spear weilder.

'He seems bewildered by his ally's death, is he not trained to push forward through these things. It'll be the last mistake he makes regardless.'

While he's still frozen, I close the distance with my hundred steps foot technique, and insert my sword into his stomach. He lets out a gasp, before falling to the ground, dead.

It's a good thing that there was only these two, I can escape swiftly.

'Hm? There seems to be an uproar in the distance. That means I probably won't be chased after immediately. I can't head into the town, but I can most likely head toward the wilderness.'

I swiftly flee the scene, leaving behind two bodies.

"2 millith soldiers have been killed, I have to report this to the bank quickly!"

A cloaked man watches from a nearby top of the building, with binoculars in hand.

"This is an unaccounted variable that needs to be dealt with immediately!"

He runs off, heading to gather with his fellow fatui to inform them of what has happened.