These men in black were tall and walked in a ruffian-like manner.
Some people’s first reaction was that these people were bandits!
The man in black robe looked at the newcomers warily, "Who are you? Get out of here!"
The leader, Long Yi, chuckled, "Since we're already here, how can we leave? As long as you can provide more food, we'll leave immediately."
"There's been a food shortage everywhere lately, and my brothers in the mountains are almost starving to death. I didn't expect you to have piles of food here, hahahaha..."
After hearing this, the man in black robe finally understood what they were here for. This group of people were bandits.
"Humph, now that all the food has been taken away by you, what else do we have? You're dreaming of wanting more food!"
Long Yi boldly shook his legs and said in a stern voice, "I've killed all your people. You can choose between food and life."
"I'll count to three. If you don't give me an answer, don't blame me for being rude. One... two... Brothers, take them down for me."
More than thirty people quickly drew their swords and left.
There were only five men in black robes. Although they all knew martial arts, they were no match for these people.
Long Yi was fighting with the man in black robe, and the others were taken away in less than a moment.
Soon others joined the battle, about ten people against each black-robed man.
Seeing so many people attacking him alone, the black-robed man gnashed his teeth in anger, "You have no moral principles!"
Long Yi: "Bah, what is 'Martial Virtue'? I don't know what it is!"
Soon the man in black robe was trampled to the ground and unable to get up and escape.
Long Yi tied him up and ordered his men to take everyone away.
The yard returned to silence. Long Yi took off his mask and said, "This is so damn enjoyable. Let's go find Miss Jiang."
Several people put on their masks again.
Long San said, "She's with Lord Duan right now, probably discussing what to do. We don't know if the underground passage is dangerous or not, so we can't go down there rashly."
The man in black robe and several of his men were blindfolded and taken to a secret prison in the government office, but they didn't know where it was.
When the mask was removed, the surroundings were still pitch black and filled with a foul stench.
After a while, several oil lamps on the wall were lit.
The emperor walked in wearing casual clothes. He lived in the palace all year round, and many people didn't know what he looked like.
Now without the dragon robe, he looks like a majestic and elegant middle-aged man.
The emperor walked up to the black-robed man and reached out to pull down his mask. Before his hand touched it, the black-robed man resisted, saying, "Don't take it off!"
As soon as the words fell, the mask was taken off.
No wonder he wore a mask. It turned out that he had a hideous scar on his face, which made him look quite scary.
The emperor always felt that this face was familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.
"Have we met somewhere before? Your face looks familiar."
As soon as these words were spoken, the man in black robe suddenly became nervous. He could not be recognized. If he was recognized, he would definitely be beheaded by the emperor.
He was supposed to be exiled to the wilderness, but he escaped from the wilderness with the help of the Death Shield.
I didn’t expect that after more than ten years, there are still people who remember Jiang Yan’s appearance!
"You must have seen it wrong. I have never seen you before!" Jiang Yan retorted righteously.
The emperor heard this and didn't bother to think about whether he had seen him before. He looked away and said, "It doesn't matter whether I have seen you before or not. Just tell me whether you want to live or not."
"If you want to live, bring more food in exchange. If you don't want to live, I will grant your wish and let you see the King of Hell."
Although the tone was light, it was extremely cold.
Jiang Yan swallowed and broke out in a cold sweat due to nervousness.
The bandits are all desperate criminals. If they don't agree, they will probably have a hard time surviving, but he has no say in the matter of food.
"How much do you want?"
Hahaha……
"Do you think I would think it's too much?" The emperor stroked his beard and sat leisurely in the chair.
Soon people came in with axes, iron hooks, whips... and other torture instruments.
Jiang Yan couldn't stop trembling after seeing this, "You...what are you going to do?"
The emperor smiled and said, "The axe is for chopping off your hands and feet, the hook is for hanging you, and the whip is for beating you. Have you thought it through?"
The tone was slow, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.
Jiang Yan had already imagined the torture process in his mind, losing his limbs, his body being hung high up, and being whipped...
The more he thought about it, the more terrified he became. Finally, his heart couldn't bear it anymore. "Okay, I agree, but I can't make the decision. I don't know if he will agree to exchange food for me."
"I'll tell you how to contact him. You can ask him when the time comes. However, his identity is very special and he won't show up easily..."
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The next day, the emperor summoned Jiang Mengli.
They all praised last night's actions and gave me a jar of tea tribute from foreign countries as a reward.
Whether it was sincere or false, Jiang Mengli had to accept it.
The emperor then talked about what happened in the dungeon last night. "The other party might be someone from the court. Except for Lord Duan and the head of the grain and grass department, no other ministers in the court knew about what happened last night."
"I can't go in person to meet him. If he sees me, he'll definitely not show up. So what do you suggest?"
Jiang Mengli was surprised for a moment when he heard this.
Asked her opinion.
I had originally decided to stop intervening after last night and let the emperor handle it himself.
Now that she had asked, she had to say something.
She thought for a moment and responded, "Your Majesty cannot go in person, and it would be inappropriate to ask any official to go, since they all know each other."
"My suggestion is to have someone disguise themselves as a foreigner, or to lure the black-robed man out by threatening him. Your people can pretend to be his subordinates and follow him."
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