bookcurios Chapter 359 The Way to Redemption
Chapter 359 The Way to Redemption
Lu Yuguan's pupils shrank: "Really?"
"This king never lies."
Qi Wei said calmly, "The premise is... you can really make this king happy."
"Okay, take it away."
Qi Wei seemed to have lost interest in the conversation and waved his hand.
The steward immediately stepped forward and pulled Lu Yuguan out, who was about to say something else.
The door closed again.
Lu Yuguan was taken back to the guest room.
Although the future was uncertain, Qi Wei's words finally gave him a glimmer of hope.
As long as you cook, there are opportunities!
The next morning, he was taken to the kitchen of the palace by the steward.
The kitchen was large, filled with a wide variety of ingredients, many of which he had never seen before.
He took a deep breath and cheered himself up.
In order to go back to find Zimo, we must seize this opportunity!
Lu Yuguan recalls various modern delicacies and cooks them carefully by combining existing ingredients.
【Host】
【Are you going to drop some explosive news? 】
the system asked.
"What a shocking news!"
Lu Yuguan retorted while busying himself, "Now we have to please him, we have to make him really satisfied!"
He made sweet and sour squirrel fish that was appetizing, fresh, fragrant and tender crab meat tofu, and carefully prepared a bowl of mushroom soup.
The aroma filled the entire kitchen.
Even the chef next to him couldn't help but look sideways.
however.
When he put the last dish on a plate and was about to serve it himself, the steward stopped him.
"Okay, there's nothing for you to do here."
The steward signaled to the servant beside him, "Send these to the prince."
"and many more!"
Lu Yuguan was anxious, "Didn't the prince ask me to..."
"The prince asked you to cook the meal, not to deliver it."
The steward said with a forced smile, "The prince does not like strangers waiting around when he eats."
"Go back to your room."
After saying that, he ignored him and directed the servants to take the dishes away.
Lu Yuguan stood there in a daze, as if he had been splashed with a basin of cold water.
Do not meet?
How to please him?
He returned to the guest room in a daze.
the next day.
Still so.
He prepared the meal carefully, and then it was taken away by the servants.
Lu Yuguan didn't know whether Qi Wei had eaten it or what he thought of it.
The guest room is like a gorgeous cage.
The door is heavily guarded and patrols are constantly outside the windows.
He couldn't even leave the yard.
Day three.
Day ...
Still repeating.
Hope is being eroded bit by bit.
【Host】
[Qi Wei is not kidding you, right? ]
The system hits the nail on the head.
Lu Yuguan sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the dark night outside the window, his eyes gradually becoming firm.
"I know."
Now it seems that Qi Wei has no intention of letting him go.
The so-called opportunity was nothing but a trick to tease him.
Like cat and mouse.
Enjoying the process of his hope and disappointment.
No!
Zimo can't wait!
He stood up abruptly.
"Tongzi."
【exist】
"I want to escape from prison."
He lowered his voice, his eyes burning.
“We must get out!”
"We must go back to find Zimo!"
[Detected the host's strong desire to commit suicide]
【This system supports you spiritually】
Lu Yuguan walked to the window and carefully observed the patrol patterns outside.
The brain is racing.
Although adventurous.
But this is his only way!
*
Clang!
Lu Yuguan collapsed on the ground exhausted, and the small hammer in his hand fell to the side.
【Ding! ——】
[Host successfully obtained: Worn Hammer*1]
The system prompt tone is weak.
"Thirty times!"
"Just gave it to this broken thing?"
Lu Yuguan looked at the pile of soy sauce bottles, chili powder, and five-spice star anise in the system backpack...
I want to cry without tears.
"I'm going to escape from prison! Not to make Thirteen Spices!"
"What do you need these things for?"
[That's right.]
[Host, please open a bottle of vinegar and dip your hand in it.]
"and then?"
【Although it is useless】
【But Shuanshuan】
"..."
"That's quite humorous, Tong."
【The host taught well】
"..."
Lu Yuguan held the small hammer he finally obtained and his eyes fell on the bluestone floor.
A bold plan came to mind.
The movie was worth watching!
"Tong-chan."
"You said...if I dig a tunnel..."
Lu Yuguan rubbed his hands.
【Andy Lu Yuguan】
[Please start your performance]
Lu Yuguan picked up a small hammer and hammered hard at the gap in the floor.
clang……
clang clang...
The sound was small, but very clear in the quiet night.
Lu Yuguan stopped working for a while and listened nervously to the noise outside.
【Host】
Current efficiency is too low
[It is estimated that it will take two years and six months to dig through]
Lu Yuguan lowered his voice and said, "Don't make any noise, there might be loose soil underneath!"
Imagining a tunnel leading to freedom, he dug even harder.
Sweat soaked his collar and his knuckles were numb from the shock.
But he didn't dare to stop.
Zimo is still waiting for him.
however.
Ideals are full of hope, but reality is too skinny to hurt your teeth.
After a few days, only a shallow pit and a pile of rubble remained in the floor.
Lu Yuguan almost collapsed when he saw the pitiful progress.
“How long will it take to dig this out?”
He had a premonition.
When you arrive at the bank of Hancheng River, you can only see Zhao Zimo's stele.
Just as Lu Yuguan was sighing at the shallow pit.
squeak-
The door opened without warning!
The steward stood at the door with a gloomy face, his eyes fixed precisely on the shallow pit in the floor.
The air solidified instantly.
"well……"
"I said I was practicing flipping the pot, do you believe me?"
Lu Yuguan hid the hammer behind him and smiled a smile that was uglier than crying.
The manager's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Take it!"
"Take him to see the prince!"
Two burly guards rushed in immediately, lifted Lu Yuguan up on both sides, and dragged him out roughly.
"lighter!"
"Brother, we're one of us!"
*
The incense in the hall is still burning.
Qi Wei leaned on the couch, listened to the steward's report, and glanced at Lu Yuguan lying on the ground.
"Want to run?"
There was no emotion in his voice.
Lu Yuguan's heart was pounding, and he gritted his teeth and argued, "Your Highness, please understand. I was just practicing flipping the wok!"
Qi Wei gently picked up the small hammer and played with it between his fingertips.
"I originally thought you were interesting and your skills were passable."
"I even thought that if your meal today could satisfy me, I would fulfill my promise and let you return to Zhao State."
Lu Yuguan's eyes suddenly lit up: "Really?!"
"But now it seems..."
Qi Wei changed the subject and applied a little force with his fingertips, causing the small hammer to break with a sound.
"You seem a little dishonest."
He slowly stood up, walked in front of Lu Yuguan, and looked down at him condescendingly.
A hint of cold interest flashed across those deep eyes.
"Since I can't concentrate on cooking, I always want to run out..."
Qi Wei's voice was soft but creepy.
"Then you will get rid of the source of your troubles and stay in the palace peacefully as a eunuch serving others."
"Someone is coming——"
Lu Yuguan's scalp tingled.
Damn it? !
Playing for real? !
The eunuch was about to step forward with a rope and a knife.
Lu Yuguan was so frightened that his soul was about to be shattered, and his desire to survive instantly exploded!
"My lord, spare your life!"
"I was wrong. I won't do it again!"
"I will cook well and cook for my whole life, and I guarantee that every meal will satisfy you!"
“Don’t castrate me ahhhhhh!!!”
He struggled so hard that his voice became distorted.
Qi Wei just watched indifferently, as if he was watching a boring farce.
The eunuch's hand was already on his shoulder, the cold blade almost touching his skin.