Living like this is worse than dying.
“Your Highness, I threatened him with his family.” Shen Ling said casually, her face calm and even… she looked somewhat innocent: “I have sent all the people in the Prince’s mansion out. The General’s parents, wife, children and close friends are all in my hands. If he does not reveal the Empress Dowager’s whereabouts, those people in my hands will suffer the same fate as him, a fate worse than death.”
“Besides, he won’t die.” Shen Ling didn’t even glance at Chen Jin, her beautiful eyes fixed on Gu Mu.
He couldn't help but think to himself: I wonder if Your Highness will ever have such a day?
Just thinking about it is exciting...
General Chen Jin was subjected to more than just ordinary torture in her hands. In fact, he was made to lose all face in front of the Empress Dowager's faction members who came to search the Prince's Mansion, and treated like a dog.
It should be noted that those who witnessed Chen Jin suffering humiliation were all his own soldiers.
In the past, if Chen Jin even frowned, they would be on tenterhooks.
But they witnessed firsthand how the once mighty general had lost his prestige, his will to live, and his desire for death, yet he could not die.
The general was willing to reveal the Empress Dowager's whereabouts.
It wasn't just for his parents, wife, children, and close friends.
More importantly,
The great demon that caused him to fall from the clouds to the bottom of the abyss.
Tell him, "Tell me where the Empress Dowager is, and you will be free."
Living is painful enough.
Death is the only relief.
Anyway, the yellow earth buries white bones, and whether one is loyal or treacherous has long since vanished into nothingness.
Just like his former pride and faith, which have long since vanished in the public eye.
None of that matters anymore.
He only wished to die.
He only wanted to die.
Under the shadow of the oil-paper umbrella, Shen Ling, dressed in white, appeared ethereal and otherworldly, yet her lively eyes were captivating.
With such stunning beauty, she stood face to face with Gu Mu, her smile as radiant as a flower.
She stepped aside to make way for the city gate: "Your Highness, I will lead the way."
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