The chain moved slightly, but there was no response.
The captain tapped the table with his finger, and the jailer beside him immediately understood and shouted, "Release the prisoners!"
The water level rose visibly, from the woman's waist to her chest.
"stop."
Qian Hu stood up, looking down at her condescendingly, and said in a gentle and persuasive tone, "Why do you have to do this? There has been no movement for so many days. It's obvious that the people behind you have already abandoned you. Why do you still insist on doing this?"
The woman soaked in the water suddenly struggled violently, and soon blood appeared on the water surface.
But even so, the woman did not cry out in pain.
Qianhu's face darkened.
This woman was none other than Lan Yan, who had kidnapped Lu Daizong at the hunting ground that day. Since she was put into the Heavenly Prison, she seemed to have become mute and had never spoken again.
No matter how severe the torture was, she would only groan at most.
As the days passed, the emperor had already inquired about the progress several times. His patience must have been running out. If this stalemate continued...
Qianhu's eyes were full of annoyance.
After waiting for a while, seeing that Lan Yan was still silent as before, Qian Hu's eyes darkened: "After soaking for so many days, I believe you are used to it. So let's try a different approach today."
He ordered in a cold voice: "Bring the people up."
Upon hearing this, the jailer quickly raised the chains and brought Lan Yan to the ground.
As soon as it came up, there was a foul smell.
Everyone held their breath unconsciously.
Lan Yan's legs had been eaten away to the point of being reduced to bones, and the skin on her arms was wrinkled from being soaked. She lay on the ground with her eyes closed, her face pale, like a corpse.
Qianhu frowned.
It's not that I was scared, but looking at her appearance, if she continued to be tortured, and if she couldn't hold on and died, I wouldn't be able to explain to the emperor.
At this moment, a jailer came running over and whispered something to him.
The captain's face suddenly changed, and he hurriedly ordered: "Bring her in, take good care of her, give her some medicine, don't let her die."
After saying this, he turned and walked out.
As they walked out, Qian Hu's face immediately put on a gentle yet somewhat flattering smile, and he quickly walked over to them: "Your Highness the Crown Prince..."
Xiao Lingyu raised his hand and waved, signaling him not to say more: "While investigating the matter of Lü Daizong, I made some special discoveries. Perhaps they are related to the matter that worries the captain."
In fact, when she was leaving, she remembered that Jiang Zhiyu had mentioned at the Shangshu Mansion that day that the woman seemed to be related to Song Shiwei. She had previously thought that it was Song Shiwei who asked her to frame Jiang Zhiyu, but from what she saw yesterday, Song Shiwei should not have this ability.
Based on this reasoning, his sixth brother is more suspicious.
But at that time, his sixth brother should still be a fool.
Thinking of this, Xiao Lingyu's eyes became deep.
Qian Hu was slightly startled, and looked at Xiao Lingyu and asked tentatively: "Does His Majesty know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come to the Heavenly Prison?"
"nature."
Xiao Lingyu looked at him with firm eyes, without any sign of lying or feeling guilty.
Although Qianhu had some doubts in his heart, they gradually disappeared after seeing him like this.
but--
"I wonder what the Crown Prince is referring to when he said I am troubled by this matter?"
Although this was the only thing that bothered him, it would be bad if Xiao Lingyu didn't explain it clearly and caused misunderstanding.
Xiao Lingyu: "Of course it's the person imprisoned in the Sky Prison."
Qian Hu: "There are many people imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. I am ignorant and don't know who the Crown Prince is referring to."
Xiao Lingyu curled the corners of his lips slightly, and his eyes met Qianhu's. In a trance, there seemed to be the flash of swords and the shadow of knives.
The air seemed to stagnate, but the next second——
"Let go, let go, what are you doing blocking us here?"
When the familiar voice reached his ears, Xiao Lingyu could no longer maintain his smile. He turned around with a slight frown - what he saw was Jiang Zhiyu's slightly annoyed face.
[These crappy classes are really getting more and more crowded! ]
Xiao Lingyu: "..."
Qian Hu was also stunned, "Miss Jiang?"
Jiang Zhiyu said without any emotion, "He came here to find Lan Yan, and I came here to find Lan Yan too. The three of us have the same goal, so stop asking riddles. Are the words 'Lan Yan' too hot to swallow? You're going to refuse to say them, no matter what?!"
Jiang Zhiyu stared at the two of them with a condemning look.
Xiao Lingyu and Qianhu both lowered their heads.
She didn't want to talk at first, but she didn't know how this prison was designed. One of the roads was designed like a secret passage, and there was no way two people could walk side by side.
If she didn't speak up, the two Riddlers would be in a stalemate for who knows how long.
Qian Hu coughed lightly and said, "Miss Jiang, you're joking. Lan Yan is just ahead. I'll take you there."
Inside the dungeon, the jailer was holding a plate full of medicine with a troubled look on his face.
How should we apply the medicine in this situation? What if the medicine isn't applied properly and the person dies? Or should we just leave it like this and wait for the captain to come back and make the final decision?
After struggling for a while, the last emotion finally prevailed. He took the medicine and pretended to open it, hoping that when Qianhu came in, he would 'just' see him about to apply the medicine.
Just as he was thinking about it, there was a slight creaking sound from the cell door. The jailer hurriedly poured the medicine on it. Of course, most of it fell to the ground, and then he stood up.
The captain did not notice the jailer's guilty expression and walked over with Jiang Zhiyu and Xiao Lingyu.
"Miss Jiang, this person can't die yet. Do you think there is any medicine that can keep her alive?"
Jiang Zhiyu half-knelt to examine her. "She's fine for now. Are you afraid she'll die so you didn't disable her martial arts? With her inner strength protecting her heart, she can hold on for at least another three months."
Lan Yan's fingers trembled slightly.
Qianhu: “!!!”
He frowned and looked at the people beside him: "Didn't you destroy her martial arts that day?"
The jailer knelt on the ground and said in a panic: "She is disabled. It was Boss Song who disabled her when she was put in jail."
Boss Song is the jailer of the Heavenly Prison, Song You.
Before Qianhu took over, he was the one who interrogated Lan Yan.
It was only when the emperor saw that he had not yet concluded the case that he asked Qian Hu to take over.
[No wonder, they're all Xiao Yanli's men. If they could find out during the interrogation, it would be a miracle.]
When Xiao Lingyu heard the definite answer from her mouth, he was stunned for a moment.
Therefore, his sixth brother has been pretending to be stupid from the beginning to the end. His hands have already reached into the Heavenly Prison. You can imagine how deep his scheming is.
He also recalled the rumors circulating in Shengjing a few days ago about the second prince and the sixth prince fighting for one woman.
Would such a scheming person really be jealous of a woman?
"Bring Song You here." Qianhu said coldly.
The jailer replied yes and ran out quickly.
A flash of deep thought crossed Xiao Lingyu's eyes. After Jiang Zhiyu applied medicine to Lan Yan, he half-knelt down and opened his palm. In the center of his palm was a ring.
"Do you recognize this thing?"
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