"You've finished?" There was a trace of excitement in Xiao Buliu's voice, "You are quite quick. Pass it over for me to have a look..."

"No," Jin Ling'er rejected him unconditionally. "You are too dishonest, I can't trust you… tell me first, just how will I open brother Yuanxing's shackles, then I'll help you. That is the fairest method.”

"You… little brat." Xiao Buliu was taken aback at first, then could not help but say angrily, "Do you understand. Right now, we are ants on the same ship. We should help each other, not suspect each other."

"Who knows whether an ant like you will escape by yourself after you are released from your shackles." Jin Ling'er snorted in disdain, not backing down in the slightest. He indicated he did not trust Xiao Buliu in the least.

"You… this i... fine, fine, little brat you win. I accept defeat." Xiao Buliu cursed at him several times but was not willing to entangle himself with a little brat for too long. "Listen carefully, I'm about to tell you how to open the shackles. If I did not guess wrong, Bai Yuanxing's shackles should be the exact same as mine. You must use the time well. In another two hours, there will be someone guarding from outside that will check up on us. If you cannot open the shackles within two hours, then we will be in trouble..."

As he said this, he breathed in deeply. He passed on the methods and secrets of how to open the lock slowly to Jin Ling'er.

Jin Ling'er used what he learnt, trying to use the little metal implement he created to open the lock.

Under the direction of Xiao Buliu, and after attempting tens of times, the sound of metal clinking against each other continued in the darkness. In less than fifteen minutes time, the shackles on Bai Yuanxing's right hand was really opened by Bai Yuanxing.

"Haha, I did it, it really opened," Jin Ling'er cried out delightedly.

"Hush, keep your voice down. You little brat, why are you so loud. Do you want the people guarding outside to have a look?" Xiao Buliu scolded without showing any mercy. "You used fifteen minutes to open a single lock and you still want to cheer. You’re so young , but you're so shameless already."

"Fine, fine, I know." This time Jin Ling'er did not give off too much of a retort, carefully entering the metal implement into another hole.“

After the experience of the first time, and with Xiao Buliu's instructions by the side, this time he was much quicker in opening the locks.

The next three locks did not even take fifteen minutes before they were all unlocked.

Bai Yuanxing stood up while rubbing his arms and wrists.

The rough and chafed skin and bruises caused by the metallic shackles were only superficial wounds. It did not hurt his bones or tendons, and furthermore he had just eaten, so his recovery rate was quite high. However, because he had been bound for a long time on the post, the blood did not flow that well to his arms or legs. He required a brief period of rest before he could begin normally operating.

"Fine, then come over now and pass that metal implement to me," Xiao Buliu said impatiently.

Jin Ling'er hesitated for a while, but ultimately passed the little metal tool over. "We had an agreement beforehand. Don't try anything funny, let me tell you, don't look down on me because I'm small. I am a person with high position and significance outside..."

Xiao Buliu did not know whether to laugh or cry.

The sound of metal clinking against each other could be heard. In a short period of time, Xiao Buliu was able to get away from the post. The speed at which he opened the locks was unbelievably quick. The metal implement that had been created according to his specifications seemed like magic in his hands.

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