He huddled in the corner of the cell, clutching his food tightly.

"The last meal before death!" Li Hu smiled bitterly. "I'd rather die a starving ghost!"

He decided to make the most of his time to eat as much as possible, so he tore and devoured the food, blood splattering everywhere.

The meat wasn't particularly tender, but it was so plentiful that he was worried he would overeat.

Chew, swallow, and feel the tiny bones crunching between your teeth.

The voice grew louder and louder, "Your Majesty, I have not betrayed you!"

Through the thick stone wall, Li Hu heard the screams of the other prisoners.

He ate his food in large mouthfuls, picked out the leg bone and spat it out, but the bone slipped off his lower lip and got tangled in his beard.

Finally, footsteps and the clinking of keys stopped at his door, and food fell from his fingers.

Instinctively, Li Hu kicked wildly at the straw on the ground, hoping to squeeze into a crack in the wall.

The sound of a lock being opened is the most terrifying.

The firelight reflected on his face, and he cried out in surprise.

"Wrong room, huh?" a gruff voice shouted. "Look at him, we've entered the wrong cell!"

“That’s right, the fourth one on the right!” another man said. “This is the fourth one, isn’t it?”

"Hmm!" The man with the rough voice walked in carrying a torch.

The lack of light for an extended period caused Li Hu to feel dizzy.

“It really looks like him!” said the gruff jailer. “Look at him, he’s become like this.”

"Yes, I see he doesn't like light."

"If you looked like that, you wouldn't like it either." The rough-spoken jailer spat out a mouthful of phlegm. "Damn it, the smell on him is suffocating me."

"Old Chen, we agreed that you would take him out!"

"You damn fool, I've fallen for your trick," the burly man said.

"Oh my god, he actually ate..."

"Hahaha, this scoundrel treated that thing like food!" The man called Old Chen laughed loudly. "Lord Ran Min, you're truly ruthless! You've actually tormented the mighty Tiger General of Great Xia into this wretched state."

"What?" Li Hu exclaimed in shock. "What I just ate wasn't food? It was..."

He instantly realized what might be inside the dungeon.

"Hurry up, my lord wants to see you!" The burly jailer suddenly grabbed Li Hu and pushed him out of the cell.