What foreign spies?
What evil intentions?
When Shen Pinglong reacted, his face changed in shock.
But before he could open his mouth, the passionate young general took out a rag from somewhere and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Anyone who dares to resist will be treated as a spy and killed without mercy!"
The guards who were about to step forward suddenly froze in place!!
In front of the capital city gate, at the feet of the emperor.
Who dares to be labeled a spy? That would result in the death of all nine generations of the clan!
When Shen Pinglong was dragged away, Lu Yu and others were naturally taken away together.
In the city guard's prison cell.
For the first time in his life, Shen Pinglong enjoyed a full set of torture instruments to force a confession. When he walked out of the cell, it was already three days later.
Covered in wounds, he was helped onto a carriage.
In the carriage, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man bowed slightly to him and said, "Master Shen, you have suffered."
"You know I've been through so much, so why are you saving me now? I don't think your master is that sincere. If that's the case, then we might as well call it quits!"
Shen Pinglong really couldn’t hold back his anger and spoke.
Under normal circumstances, Shen Pinglong would definitely not be like this. But three days! He had been tortured for three full days. At this moment, there was not a single piece of good skin on his body, and even his bones were still aching.
In the end, he promised a large sum of money as a "reward" to a greedy yamen runner to send a message, and then someone came to rescue him.
This middle-aged man looks unfamiliar.
But the one who can get the news and rescue him must be King Cheng’s man.
The middle-aged man frowned, then smiled and said, "Master Shen, please don't say anything angry. You should know very well what my master's status is. This is at the foot of the capital. If you are so angry, it will easily cause trouble."
These threatening words made Shen Pinglong’s face darken.
"Of course, Master Shen, don't worry too much. My master will definitely be able to protect you, but..."
"My master wants to ask, when will this cooperation be completed? My master is actually a little anxious and wants to get a definite answer from Mr. Shen in advance." The middle-aged man smiled and spoke while slowly pulling out a sharp knife from his waist.
Shen Pinglong took a look and subconsciously stepped back.
His bruised back hit the carriage, causing cold sweat to break out on his forehead...
"you……"
Just when he was about to ask the middle-aged man what he was doing, he saw the middle-aged man took out an apple from somewhere and peeled it with a knife.
One knife at a time.
Including skin and meat.
She moved slowly, her eyes still on him.
Chen Pinglong's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and his expression became even uglier. How could he not see this obvious "threat"!
only……
The attitude of King Cheng when he sent people to look for him before was completely different. Could it be that after arriving in the capital... King Cheng felt that he had complete control over his life or death?
Thinking of this, Shen Pinglong thought of the three days of torture when he vaguely heard a yamen runner say something inadvertently, which roughly meant that he only needed to be tried as a spy and not really killed.
It was as if someone was deliberately trying to make him suffer.
Could it be that... this was actually something King Cheng deliberately did to force him?
The more Shen Pinglong thought about it, the more he felt that it was true!
After all, he had no enemies in the capital, and it was his first time in the capital, so no one would target him.
Except for Cheng Wang, who had always wanted him to be a guarantor to facilitate cooperation...
"Master Shen?"
Hearing this, Shen Pinglong looked at the middle-aged man who had peeled an apple until only the core was left. His expression was not good, but a gleam of light flashed in his eyes:
"Tell His Royal Highness King Cheng to rest assured. I can definitely negotiate and secure the cooperation he needs. I can even persuade the patriarchs of the other families to agree to support him. However..."
"The premise is that I have to be alive."
"And, I want to live well, so you have to protect me and let me return to Yujiang safely..."
After Shen Pinglong identified the person who was behind him, he immediately felt fearless.
The middle-aged man frowned when he heard this.
This reaction made Shen Pinglong even more certain.
…
Yunfu Inn.
The carriage stopped and Shen Pinglong got out of the carriage.
"master."
Cui Biao hurried out of the inn.
When he saw Shen Pinglong's bruised face, he couldn't help but be stunned, and then hurried forward to support him: "Master, what happened to you? Are you okay?"
Cui Biao and others obviously didn't know that Shen Pinglong was arrested as a spy as soon as he arrived at the city gate.
Shen Pinglong glanced at Cui Biao.
"Where's the eldest young master?"
"The eldest young master is upstairs, and that Divine Doctor Nine is also here..."
Shen Pinglong rushed here this time because he received the news sent back by Cui Biao.
"What's the situation now?"
"That Divine Doctor Nine refused to treat the young master until he received his payment, and he's waking up less and less often..."
"Help me up quickly."
Shen Haoyi is Shen Pinglong's only legitimate son, and he is usually pampered like the apple of his eye.
"Son!"
"My son!"
When Shen Pinglong went upstairs and saw Shen Haoyi lying on the bed, he was shocked.
The formerly obese Shen Haoyi's limbs had become so emaciated that he looked like skin and bones. His cheeks were deeply sunken, and his belly was bulging so high that even his clothes could no longer cover it. His exposed belly was covered with bloodstains and blue veins...
This is not the son he remembered!!
"Who is it?"
Shen Pinglong grabbed Cui Biao's collar, his eyes red and gloomy: "Who killed my Hao'er? How did you protect him?"
Cui Biao was about to speak.
A sudden, somewhat aged voice rang out: "Who could have harmed him? He just ate himself to the point of bursting his stomach. Who else can you blame?"
Shen Pinglong looked towards the source of the sound.
I saw a white-haired old man sitting on the soft couch in the corner. The old man seemed to have just woken up. He was stretching and yawning with his mouth open. His whole body gave people a lazy feeling.
"Master, he is the Nine Divine Doctors."
Cui Biao said hurriedly.
Shen Pinglong loosened Cui Biao's collar and took a look at the old man. He then slightly calmed down the gloom in his eyes, bowed to the old man and said, "Divine doctor, please save my son."
The old man smiled and spread out his palm: "Ninety-five thousand taels. Once the money is paid, I will immediately kill your young master."
Shen Pinglong's face was slightly dark.
He actually brought some money with him, but... after being caught as a spy, all the valuables he brought with him were confiscated and have not been recovered to this day, so he certainly has no money on him now.
"Divine doctor, I am the patriarch of the Yujiang Shen family. If you can save my son first, I will repay you double your consultation fee."
"It means I don't have money now!"
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