Zhu Jiayu's lips curled into a mocking smile: "Instead of asking me, you might as well ask the King of Hell after you die."
She turned and walked out of the dilapidated temple. Immediately, the elite soldiers surrounding the temple rushed in, captured Rong Heng lying in a pool of blood, and took him back to Yujing.
Rong Heng smiled as they threw him into the Ministry of Justice's prison. He stroked the bamboo tube at his waist, knowing that as long as he had someone take him out and pull the rope, his men would get the message, raze the Ministry of Justice, and rescue him.
Although he no longer wields real power, he is still quite wealthy. As the saying goes, money makes the world go round. He has no fear of dying in prison like a fool like Chang Beiqiu.
He lowered his head and began to stroke the white jade around his neck again.
A fish was carved on the white jade pendant, which had been hanging around his neck for more than 20 years, with a red string threaded through the small hole at the top.
Over the years, this jade has never left his side.
He didn't know who had left him this jade pendant; perhaps it was his parents, whom he had never met, or perhaps someone else entirely. But it didn't matter anymore. He pulled hard, breaking the red string that held the jade pendant, intending to hand it over to the jailer along with a signal flare when he arrived, asking him to set off the flare at this time the next day.
He only planned to spend one day with Zhu Jiayu.
It didn't matter if she didn't want to talk; they had plenty of time. He believed that one day he would be able to get her to speak.
He thought this, but unexpectedly, the red rope broke, and he uncontrollably leaned against the wall and fainted—
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Episode 208 still hasn't been released... I suspect it won't be released. If any fans want to see it, feel free to DM me on Weibo. My Weibo name is "枝上月返青". I'm begging you all! _(:3」∠)_
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