He sneered, picked up a whip, and lashed it at Li Geng.
Snap!
The whip whistled and struck Li Geng's back in an instant.
The whip cracked through the air, making a series of snapping sounds. If someone were hit by it, even the toughest person would be instantly torn apart!
Zhang Shichang seemed to have already witnessed the horrific scene of whip marks falling on Li Geng's body. His face contorted with rage, and he waited for Li Geng to scream and beg for mercy.
However, after he lashed out with the whip, the expected scream did not come, not even a muffled groan!
"Um?"
Zhang Shichang frowned, startled, and stared intently.
The scene that appeared before him instantly sobered him up completely.
At this moment, Li Geng sneered and grabbed the whip that was coming at her, holding it tightly in her hand.
"Zhang Shichang, you old dog, you've got some skills!"
Li Geng's voice was icy cold, making people shiver.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Shichang's face turned pale.
"Where are your shackles?!"
At this moment, Li Geng stretched his limbs, and the clanging sound of iron chains rang out instantly.
All the shackles on his body were scattered and fell to the ground!
Zhang Shichang was dumbfounded. He seemed to think he was dreaming and rubbed his eyes hard.
But just as he opened his eyes again, intending to find out what was going on!
Li Geng's blood-stained, terrifying face suddenly appeared before him, and the two faces were almost touching.
"ah!"
Startled, Zhang Shichang screamed and retreated in a panic.
"You old dog, where do you think you're going! Come on, you've tormented me for so long, now it's my turn to play with you!"
Li Geng wasn't about to give Zhang Shichang a chance to escape. He lunged at Zhang Shichang and kicked him hard in the back.
Bang!
Caught off guard, Zhang Shichang was kicked by Li Geng and fell face-first into the dirt, his head hitting the wall, almost fainting from the pain.
Li Geng licked his lips, a murderous glint in his eyes, then picked up an unheated branding iron rod and walked step by step toward Zhang Shichang.
"Zhang Shichang! That night, you killed seventeen of my brothers! Seventeen lives, and today, I'm going to settle the score with you!"
"Li Geng, you, you, you! Don't be impulsive! Do you dare to plot against an official of the imperial court?"
Zhang Shichang shrank back in terror, almost pressing himself against the wall.
But Li Geng raised the iron rod in his hand without any pity.
"Help! Help me!"
Zhang Shichang screamed in terror, but the prison was eerily quiet, without a single jailer in sight.
A chilling smile played on Li Geng's face. "Kill you? Killing you is too easy! Seventeen lives, how can your dog's life possibly repay that debt!"
"I'll make you wish you were dead! That'll be the only way I can face my seventeen brothers who were hung on the city wall!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Geng swung down the iron rod without hesitation, the triangular branding iron tip smashing towards Zhang Shichang's head.
No!
Pfft!
Blood spurted out!
One blow! Two blows! Three blows!
Zhang Shichang's face was contorted in agony as he screamed in agony! But tonight, the prison seemed to have become a death row!
No matter how hard he shouted, not a single jailer came running!
"ah!"
The heart-wrenching screams lasted for a full half hour!
Only when Zhang Shichang was completely still and his body was covered in blood and gore did Li Geng drop his weapon.
The loud crash was extremely jarring in the quiet cell.
With his great revenge fulfilled, Li Geng's face broke into a joyful smile!
After pausing for a while, he immediately grabbed several handfuls of blood from Zhang Shichang's body and smeared it on his face.
Then he took out the Turtle Breath Pill and swallowed it without saying a word.
A few breaths later, there was a thud.
Li Geng suddenly felt dizzy and fell to the side, falling into a state of apparent death.
...
The night grew deeper.
A jailer, drunk, came out to relieve himself.
As he passed Li Geng's cell, he found it unusually quiet, without even a groan. He couldn't help but wonder and subconsciously glanced inside.
That one glance caused the jailer's pupils to shrink instantly, his legs to buckle, and he collapsed to the ground!
"Murder...murder! Murder!"
The jailer stumbled to his feet and ran outside in a panic, shouting for help everywhere.
In no time, the cell was filled with jailers holding torches.
Only then did Hu Pan arrive, reeking of alcohol.
"What's going on? What's all this noise and commotion in the prison?"
Hu Pan glared at the jailers around him, pretending to be serious.
"Lord Hu, someone's dead!"
A jailer nervously pointed to the cells inside.
Upon hearing this, Hu Pan looked over in that direction, as if he was so frightened that the hairs on his body stood on end.
"How...how could Li Geng be dead!"
"And Lord Zhang Shichang..."
The jailer, trembling with fear, added a reminder!
Hu Pan slapped his thigh and exclaimed, his eyes wide, "Lord Zhang is dead too? Oh my! He was a favorite of the Prime Minister and the Emperor! Quick! Keep reporting this to the higher-ups! If it really is Lord Zhang, we can't afford to take this responsibility!"
"yes!"
Several prison guards obeyed the order and left, running towards the Ministry of Justice.
The news spread like wildfire.
At this moment, Xing Jun, the Minister of Justice, is at his residence, brutally ravaging the Jiangnan courtesan he just bought.
This Jiangnan courtesan was a gift from Sima Lie a few days ago. She was curvaceous and had a bewitching face. Her mouth was like that of a little enchantress, making him feel like he was in heaven!
Just as he was about to erupt like a volcano, the butler's loud shout suddenly rang out from outside the door!
"Master! Something's happened! People from the prison have arrived!"
A loud roar in the dead of night startled Xing Jun. He shuddered and shakily climbed off the songstress.
With a contorted face, he dressed and kicked the door open, slapping the butler across the face!
"Damn it! Someone died in the prison! What the hell are you yelling about?!"
The butler's lips twitched. "Master... yes, someone has really died in the prison! And it was General Zhang Shichang who died!"
"What!"
Xing Jun's face immediately changed color. He pulled up his pants and hurriedly headed towards the prison.
The prison was bustling with activity that night, with people moving about everywhere.
"Your Excellency, the bodies have been examined. The deceased are Li Geng and Zhang Shichang. They died together!"
A jailer reported the situation.
Upon hearing this, the Minister of Justice broke out in a cold sweat.
He didn't care whether Li Geng lived or died, but Zhang Shichang couldn't die!
He was the Prime Minister's trusted subordinate! He commanded most of the Prime Minister's men in the Embroidered Uniform Guard. With his death, those assassins hidden in the Embroidered Uniform Guard would be leaderless!
"Your Excellency, what should we do? It's all my fault. I should have stayed here and prevented Zhang Shichang from going in to cause trouble for Li Geng."
Hu Pan looked remorseful and beat his chest in frustration.
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