game over?
Arriving at the Criminal Court, Lin Yuan was tied to a cross. She panicked: "Brother...Brother, you must show mercy!"
The jailer picked out a whip from a bunch of strange and colorful torture instruments. He glanced at Elder Wu Wang, and after getting his approval, he swung the whip hard to the ground, and with a "snap" sound, dust flew up.
Lin Yuan's breathing became rapid and she began to tremble unconsciously, her heels pressing against the wooden frame. The scene seemed familiar, as if a nightmare had become reality.
"Swish, swish!" The whip hit Lin Yuan's body, leaving red marks. Lin Yuan's screams and the sound of the whip breaking through the air echoed in the dark and gloomy prison, making people terrified and chilled.
The jailer was actually also frightened. He clearly didn't use the greatest strength, so he unconsciously softened his strength.
"Haven't you eaten enough, kid? You deserve to be whipped!" Elder Wu Wang frowned, and his saliva got on his beard. He remembered that the sect leader asked him to just put on a show to confuse the Demon Sect. The sect leader was really kind and righteous.
The jailer understood the hidden meaning in these words and used more skillful force. It sounded like the whip was breaking through the air, but in fact, the force that hit the body was not half as strong as before.
Lin Yuan felt the force had changed, but she still pretended to be in pain.
Elder Wu Wang said coldly, "Tell me! Why did the Demon Cult send you here?"
Her hair was wet, her eyebrows were furrowed, and her face was as pale as paper. She bit her lower lip tightly, and her blood-stained lips were as red as a poppy flower. Tears slid down her pale cheeks.
"That's not true." She uttered a few words through gritted teeth.
Are these people planning to torture and extract a confession?
In the face of absolute power, you have no right to defend yourself, and even basic trial procedures can be ignored, which really saves time and effort.
Ouch... But the pain is real. Do you know the pain of another whip on a broken wound? Damn system that can't even block out pain. What a waste!
After the flogging, she passed out and when she woke up she was locked up alone in a dark and cold prison.
Lin Yuan lay on the ground like a dead fish, too painful to move. Looking at the cool moonlight coming through the small window, the reality was not what she expected.
She had underestimated her tolerance for pain and had wanted to experience prison life - no problem, this was more authentic.
Since she couldn't sleep anyway, she began to rack her brains to sort out the ins and outs of the case.
Gu Paner’s memory must have recovered.
Is there something wrong with Yu Liushang's Gu? Oh right, he only said it could make people forget their memories for one day, but he didn't specify the duration. It's hard to say if he didn't want to take advantage of this to expose my identity and return to the sect as soon as possible. No wonder he agreed so readily.
It is very likely that the token was given by him.
Okay, Yu Liushang, I will avenge today's humiliation. From "36 Strategies of the Villain": "If you make the villain unhappy, the villain will make you even more unhappy!"
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Thousands of miles away, Yu Liushang looked at the Gu worm in the box with a smile, "Lin Yuan's identity should have been exposed. Well... if she can escape this disaster, then we will do as she promised."
After saying that, he laughed softly, suppressing the sound, and then he laughed until he couldn't breathe, and finally he stopped laughing.
With his delicate hands, he plucked the daffodils from the pot, and carelessly tore and crushed them, letting the red juice stain his fingers.
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For three days, the prison was cold and dark. With nothing to do all day, Lin Yuan just sat there in a daze, thinking about life. Occasionally, the rats, insects and ants that Lin Yuan hated the most were killed mercilessly by Lin Yuan using pesticides.
In the end, no one came for three days, and she figured out a lot of things.
Lin Yuan said to the system: "This prison food is too disgusting. Everyone, the game is over. Let's go out and play together. I guess you must want to earn points." Smile [jpg.]
System: "Uh... The host is really considerate! So, we must quickly clear our name."
Between complaining about her and encouraging her, the system chose the latter because "the mission makes me happy"!
At this moment, Lin Yuan was summoned. It was like a pillow was given to him when he was sleepy.
Arriving at Hongshan Hall, the four elders sat in the main seats, and Lin Yuan and Yuan Xuanlang stood in the hall.
"Disciple can now find out who the owner of the token is, but I need help." Lin Yuan bowed and said calmly.
The headmaster: "Yes."
Lin Yuan nodded to Yuan Xuanlang, who brought over a large yellow dog. This dog was Wu Liangye's treasure. Lin Yuan had even secretly bathed it once before for the mission, and the water had splashed...
Lin Yuan: "Uncle Master, can I borrow your token?"
Lin Yuan took the token and let Wangcai sniff it. Then Wangcai put his nose close to the ground and ran towards the elders. Lin Yuan grabbed Wangcai in time. It would be bad if he bumped into the elders.
She pulled the dog leash and walked out of the hall.
The head of the sect understood what she meant and asked Elder Wu Wang to follow them.
In the end, Wangcai surrounded two people, Gu Paner and Du Zhiming, and Wu Wang asked them to go to Hongshan Hall for confrontation.
Du Zhiming immediately knelt down and begged for mercy: "I was just doing this for the money, it was all Gu Paner's idea."
Gu Pan'er's face turned pale, and her lips trembled: "You...how could you frame me?"
Du Zhiming took out the gold in his arms and said, "This is what she gave me. You can tell by looking at her records at the bank."
Gu Paner knelt on the ground, her eyes full of panic.
The headmaster's face darkened: "Where did you get this demonic cult token?"
She wanted to name the culprit sitting in the hall, but her throat seemed to be hoarse. "I... I... don't know."
She covered her mouth, shocked that she had said something against her will.
The headmaster narrowed his eyes slightly. He knew very well that Gu Paner was definitely not a spy from the Demon Sect. She was being used by someone and should be taught a lesson. She even dared to frame her fellow disciples. She was becoming more and more willful.
He had a headache for a moment and still failed to lure the snake out of its hole.
The case was closed, Lin Yuan was acquitted, Gu Pan'er was imprisoned for one month, and Du Zhiming was punished to copy the sect rules 20 times and was confined to his house for one month due to Yuan Xuanlang's plea.
This was due to differences in status. Lin Yuan looked directly into the headmaster's eyes without any emotion, not missing any of his glances.
The leader noticed that she was probing him, or perhaps she felt unfairly wronged, but he was also concerned about the safety of the sect and felt no guilt.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, bowed and retreated.
Then she was surrounded by everyone in Letian Palace, "Go home. You've been in jail for three days. Did you miss us? It feels like a long time since we last saw each other." Yuan Xuanlang touched her head and smiled.
Lin Yuan slapped his evil hand and chose a compromise answer: "I want both, I want both."
The master took out a small white porcelain bottle and said, "Girl Lin, apply the medicine to the wound. A girl shouldn't leave scars."
"Thank you, Master!" Although Lin Yuan asked the system to buy the medicine, she still accepted it happily.
Yuan Xuanlang glared and shouted, "Master, you are biased! You didn't even give me such good medicine when I was punished before..."
Lin Yuan thought he was too noisy, so she put her arm around Mu Yunxi and went ahead.
"Junior sister, can that big yellow dog really smell the scent of the token on a person?" Mu Yunxi asked her, his eyes as gentle as spring water.
Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Of course not. Otherwise, the Sect Leader would also be targeted by Wangcai. I simply had my senior brother put some scented powder in their hair so that Wangcai, who knows the scent by heart, can find them. Du Zhiming's psychological defenses are the weakest, and if my senior brother finds out that he accepted bribes, he will naturally confess."
"Alas, Junior Sister is using psychological tactics."
Lin Yuan trembled all over. Fear made her dare not look at her senior sister's expression. Should it be contempt, pity, or hatred?
Mu Yunxi raised her hand to the top of her head, paused for a moment, and then gently lowered it, smoothing her hair from top to bottom. She met Lin Yuan's frightened eyes, "No matter what, the most important thing is to have the ability to protect yourself."
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At the foot of Jinghu Sect's mountain, Yu Liushang received a report from his men. His face was gloomy, as if shrouded in a dark cloud.
The men kept silent for fear of provoking this madman.
After pondering for a long time, he suddenly laughed. He thought she would be a little dumber after losing her memory. In that case, then do as you promised. Don't let me down, my lady...
He then turned and left.
In the dark prison, Gu Paner thought of the man sitting on the high seat who was like an iceberg - Pei Sizhou.
A month ago, she suffered from severe headaches, so she went to see Doctor Pei, who discovered that she had the Forget-Me-Not Gu in her body.
After Pei Sizhou forced the Gu out, her closed memories came to her mind, and she told Doctor Pei Lin Yuan's identity. Pei Sizhou handed her a token, saying that he had taken it from a prisoner of the Demon Sect.
"You really have read too much and forgotten that in this world, you have to use any means to achieve your goal. Moreover, this is related to the safety of the sect, so you have to put the overall situation first..." Pei Sizhou's words are still lingering in his ears.
But now, he watched me being convicted, even though he was clearly the culprit and I was just a pawn.
Even if she felt a thousand regrets, she was powerless to change the situation.
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