Chapter 311: Imprisonment and Abuse

As they passed a room with its door tightly shut, Yang Xun faintly heard the extremely quiet sound of sobbing coming from inside.

He stopped in his tracks and shot a glance at Sun Rao.

Sun Rao understood. She pressed her back against the wall, keeping a vigilant watch on both ends of the corridor.

Yang Xun approached the door. He was just about to pick the lock when a flurry of footsteps suddenly echoed from the end of the hall. A middle-aged woman in a maid's uniform approached with a tray in her hands. On it rested a bowl of porridge and a few side dishes.

Yang Xun and Sun Rao exchanged a glance and immediately hid themselves.

The maid stopped in front of the closed door, pulled out a key, and unlocked it. Yang Xun pricked up his ears. The crying was much clearer now.

"Nanny Yu, please let me out. I'm begging you."

At the sound of that voice, Yang Xun's brows knitted together. He could never mistake it—that was Zhao Linglong.