Chapter 1102: Grand Finale: Return of an Old Friend (10)

However, when Xie Jingxing spoke of this, his words were filled with sarcasm, as if Fu Xiuyi were a fool. He even arrogantly declared that everything was ready, waiting for the enemy to fall into his trap. After the Thirteen Capitals of Youzhou triumphed, he wouldn't even have to make a move on the side of the capital. Ye Mei would likely be tortured to death by Fu Xiuyi. Fu Xiuyi wasn't known for his generosity. He had previously praised Ye Mei as a "lucky general" in front of the court officials. Now, this "lucky general" was causing him to suffer in a crucial battle. How could Fu Xiuyi let this go?

Of course, Xie Jingxing also arranged a little extra fun, creating the impression that Ye Mei was a spy for Daliang, and that she came to Dingjing and approached Fu Xiuyi in order to be a pawn for Daliang. Fu Xiuyi was someone who couldn't tolerate betrayal, so naturally, he would leave no stone unturned.

Looking at Xie Jingxing’s handwriting, Shen Miao could almost imagine him lazily holding the pen in his mouth, gloating over his misfortune.

She folded the letter, but felt as if there was something else inside the envelope. She shook it and turned it over. Sure enough, two red beans rolled out from it.

Red beans are the most representative of lovesickness.

He didn't write some words of longing in the letter, but instead used two red beans to prove that he really had never forgotten Chen Miao. It really shouldn't be said that he was being arrogant or childish.

Shen Miao thought for a moment, then took out the sachet on the side and carefully placed two red beans inside.

"The fifth one," she said.

…

Mingqi, Dingjing, the imperial palace.

The gloomy dungeon was filled with a strong fishy smell, which seemed to be mixed with some other smell, making people feel sick.

At the very back of the cell, a naked woman sat on the ground. Her hands were shackled to the wall, and her feet were immersed in icy sewage. Some fat rats would crawl up and down her feet, gnawing at her toes. Some toes had been gnawed to a bloody mess, but the bloody smell seemed to attract the hungry rats, who gnawed even harder.

Watching your body being eaten by rats, not to mention women, even men would feel palpitations. But this woman remained silent, but only she knew it was not because she didn't want to scream, but because her voice was almost hoarse, and screaming would only bring deeper torture.

This woman was none other than Ye Mei.

In just a few days, it felt like she had fallen from heaven to hell. Ye Mei had never imagined that she would have such a day where her life would be worse than death. She had never thought that Fu Xiuyi was such a heartless person.

She only knew that the battle of Youzhou Thirteen Capitals had been lost, and she already secretly felt something was wrong. However, she felt that with her wisdom, the situation might not necessarily be the worst, and perhaps she could still stabilize Fu Xiuyi. However, Fu Xiuyi didn't give her a chance. He was so cruel that he had Ye Mei arrested and thrown into the dungeon in front of the concubines.

Then she was tortured until today, forcing her to reveal what other tasks Daliang assigned to her.

Ye Mei still didn't know what had happened, and she wanted an explanation. But her appearance was no longer her weapon this time, because on the first day in the dungeon, Fu Xiuyi had someone burn her cheeks with a red-hot iron out of disgust.

One of her eyes was even burned as a result, and she was left blind in the dungeon without medical treatment.

Ye Mei was never afraid. She wasn't afraid of desperate circumstances, nor was she afraid of how dire the situation could be. Even if she was being trampled upon, she would still thrive, as tenacious as weeds. The only thing she feared was her own appearance, because it was her only eternal weapon.