Chapter 36 "Yan Qing":?

Chapter 36 "Yan Qing":?

If he had been asked this question before, Jing Yuan might have hesitated, but now he can give a positive answer.

"I will," he replied with a smile. The lights in the Shen Ce Palace were reflected in the gilded eyes, making that touch of brilliance shine brightly.

Therefore, Fei Xiao thought he said "no" in a daze, until he was stunned for a second before he reacted.

However, "Jing Yuan" who gave such an answer didn't care about what others thought at all. He just looked down at Yu Zhao and sent a message out.

Then, he handed the jade omen to "Yan Qing" and walked out of the protection circle again, "General Jingyuan won't, but that doesn't mean I can't. I'm sorry, General Huaiyan, but I don't think you will refuse me from going to the prison because of this."

He stood in the audience, looking at Huai Yan alone, with his companions behind him having different expressions.

"I find it increasingly difficult to understand what is happening on Luofu." Huai Yan sighed and agreed, "But your honesty is bound to result in more guards."

"It doesn't matter. After all, I'm not trying to escape from prison." He paused for a moment, his eyes turning cold in an instant. "Even if I were to escape from prison, the only casualties would be the enemy."

Jing Yuan's behavior was obviously not discussed with his companions, so Dan Heng suddenly asked: "You want to go to the prison?"

They originally thought that "Jing Yuan" was going to the Prison for some purpose, but when they heard the last sentence of the conversation between Huai Yan and "Jing Yuan", they realized something was wrong.

"Just to verify something." Jing Yuan responded, but he didn't dare to look back at them. "This is very important."

"This explanation doesn't make sense at all!" Yan Qing clenched the jade omen in his hand and said angrily, "General, you can't make a decision without telling us like this!"

"I know." Jing Yuan whispered, but the weak voice sounded more like he was talking to himself, "But I can't..."

The follow-up words that he had not yet finished speaking were suddenly interrupted. He shook his head, turned around and said with a smile: "Why, do you still want to accompany me for a while?"

"It's just the Prison of Hell." Blade commented bluntly, "After all, I'm a wanted criminal in Xianzhou, so I'm more qualified than you."

Dan Heng nodded silently, "It's just a prison, it's not like I haven't experienced it before."

Yan Qing, who had never been to prison, was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "The route to the Prison is the one I am most familiar with."

Jing Yuan couldn't help but laugh, "Then the people of Luofu will probably be in a panic."

He looked at the two generals on the steps again and said meaningfully, "General Shen Ce and Cloud Cavalry Guards are imprisoned at the same time. This is not appropriate, whether in public or private, or in terms of emotion or reason."

This is definitely a request. He was still smiling, but Feixiao could see the deeper uneasiness inside.

He wanted to go to the Prison alone, and now, half of the voting power was in his hands. Feixiao turned his head to look at Huaiyan, intending to see what General Huaiyan thought first.

"Of course this is inappropriate." Huai Yan stroked his beard, "No matter who goes to prison with you, it will be distorted if it gets spread to someone with ulterior motives. You have to be the only one to go to the prison."

Indeed, if "Yan Qing" was accompanying him, the rumor would most likely be that General Shen Ce and the Cloud Cavalry Guards were planning a rebellion; if "Ren" was accompanying him, it would become that General Shen Ce was colluding with the Star Core Hunters; and if "Dan Heng" was accompanying him...

Since Master Long is in another Luofu and is eyeing Jing Yuan covetously, I'm afraid the danger will be even greater this time.

Fei Xiao nodded and said, "General Jing Yuan, it seems that you have to do it alone this time."

Perhaps Dan Heng had anticipated this, and immediately after Fei Xiao finished speaking, he asked, "If I want to visit You Prison, who should I ask for approval?"

Huai Yan also responded quickly: "Since we are in Luofu, it should be General Shen Ce who should approve it, but given the current situation, I think he should not mind me and General Tian Ji taking over this responsibility."

The entrance to the Prison of Hell spread out like ripples on the water, but stepping into it felt like a gentle breeze passing by, and there was not much feeling.

Instead, after the transmission was over, the cold and dampness that he had only felt in his dreams instantly invaded his body.

A majestic human-faced statue protrudes from the turquoise gate of the prison. Orange patterns are engraved symmetrically on both sides, which turn into dark green as the gate opens.

Waiting at the door was the judge of the Questioning Department - Jackdaw.

"General..." She called him hesitantly, but finally followed her heart and continued, "General, please follow me."

She led the way and heard "Jing Yuan" behind her respond, "You are too polite, Judge. Jing Yuan is just a criminal. There is no need to be so polite."

Criminal... Jackdaw never thought that these two words would be used to describe General Jingyuan. But even though he said that, Jing Yuan came alone, and he didn't even have a military officer to escort him.

——He looked like he was going to jail voluntarily.

"When I received the order from the Ten Kings, I thought the general was..." Jackdaw paused for a moment and skipped over the rest, "But the general seems to be fine, and there is no sign of falling into the devil's body."

"But you also said that everything seems to be fine. In order not to cause trouble to others, it is also good to stay here for a while." "Jingyuan" did not seem to want to talk more about this topic. He simply explained this sentence and then fell silent.

"If it is a demon's Yin body, I will not be the one to lead the general." As the judge of the Questioning Department, Jackdaw felt particularly uneasy.

After all, her duty is to read the cause and effect of sins in the form of dream interpretation, and then pass down the karma and punishment with the pen of the underworld. To put it simply, only those who have committed crimes will be dealt with by the Questioning Department.

Jing Yuan seemed to understand Jackdaw's worries, but he could not give her a definite answer. "Perhaps I did commit a great sin, but the memory has long been forgotten with the passage of time."

He spoke softly, as if entering into untouchable memories, before finding his voice again, "So, that's why I need to come here even more."

"As I recall, you read the cause and effect through dream interpretation?"

Jackdaw responded, and then the general asked again: "But dreams are mostly a collection of subconsciousness, how can dream interpretation ensure its accuracy?"

Jackdaw stopped walking in confusion and turned to look at Jing Yuan. "If the general wants to understand the past through dream interpretation, I'm afraid he will be disappointed."

"As judges of the Questioning Department, we interpret dreams based on cause and effect, not specific, observable memories."

"Is that so?" He sighed, but without any disappointment in his voice, and even seemed vaguely... relieved?

"Then I'll trouble you from now on."

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