The cold wind kept blowing.
The rolling thin clouds in the sky kept gathering and scattering, blocking the moonlight from time to time and exposing it from time to time.
The warrior and Tang Ling disappeared into the alleyway. No one noticed that when the cold moonlight shone on their faces again, the curtains on the third floor of the building behind the stable fluttered and covered the last gap of the window.
**
It was a stone house that was only around 5 square meters in size.
It was dark, damp, cold, dirty, and gave off an unusual stench. The only vent was a small window with an iron grill that was 3 meters above the ground.
Inside the room, there was a thin layer of straw that seemed to be the sleeping area.
In the other corner, there was a dirty wooden bucket. It should be the place to urinate.
Other than that, was a thick iron door even a decoration?
Tang Ling chuckled. This was the place he was currently in — a prison cell, and it was a prison cell for serious criminals.
Why was he here? It was not because Tang Ling had committed a crime.
No one would think that a scrawny, poor teenager could kill a few people in a row, including a horse!
Moreover, there was not even a drop of blood on Tang Ling.
There was only one reason why Tang Ling was locked up here — he did not report what he knew.
Tang Ling did it on purpose. When he saw the body, he exaggeratedly said, "I didn't see anything! I don't know anything!"
As expected, Tonnies took the bait.
What happened next was simple. Tang Ling kept quiet, refused to cooperate, and acted like he really saw something. It was enough to infuriate Tonnies and throw him into the cell.
Did Tang Ling know what happened? Tang Ling actually did not know! He only had a rough guess about the whole incident, so he decided to do it.
Why did he do it? Of course, there would be countless benefits that would allow Tang Ling to take the initiative.
On top of that, he had found a safe place for him to catch a breath and think of a way to recover his body.
Lastly, and most importantly, he could 'fish'.
Therefore, Tang Ling was extremely safe after he entered the cell.
He did not mind the harsh environment at all. After living in the sewers for a long time, Tang Ling was not afraid of any environment.
The jailer who threw him into the cell quickly left.
Tang Ling first checked the surroundings of the cell. The walls were sturdy without any cracks or holes, and the floor was damp but hard enough.
The iron door was thick and sturdy, with only one weak spot. However, that weak spot was only the size of half a head, and it was a food delivery slot. It was always locked before the delivery time.
Hmm, a prison cell with nowhere to run and no room to attack.
It seemed like Tonnies was not an idiot.
Tang Ling curled his lips into a smile as he sat down with his legs crossed.
He began to try cultivating.
He wanted to find a way to recover his strength!
Indeed, it was a strange thing to have one's power taken away. The Dream Domain was known as the line between life and death, so if one's power was taken away, would it not mean death?
This was obviously impossible.
If such a situation had occurred, there were only two explanations.
First, the mission at this stage could be completed with the strength of a normal person (in this case, a normal person from the old civilization).
Second, one's strength could be recovered, but the recovery process was also a test.
Tang Ling naturally eliminated the first possibility. Encountering a murder as soon as he entered the dream world, and based on the clues at the crime scene, it was definitely not something that a normal person could solve.
As for the second possibility?
If he treated it as a test, he would have to set the difficulty.
Tang Ling treated the prison as a difficulty, and he wanted to see if he could trigger an opportunity to recover his strength.
Cultivating? No!
There was no purple moonlight here, so it was impossible for him to cultivate the Thousand Satin Skill.
Tang Ling stopped his experiments.
Then, Tang Ling started to train in the small cell.
No. Even with the systematic training method, he did not recover his strength at all. Instead, it consumed his already depleted stamina.
It seemed like Tang Ling's predicament was not the correct one. It did not form a test, so he did not trigger the condition to recover his strength.
Otherwise, the test to recover his strength in this mission was a special test that had already been set in stone.
Tang Ling stopped his useless training because stamina was precious. He quickly sat down with his legs crossed and started to search his clothes.
The backpack that he brought with him was naturally disguised into a small package by the dream world.
The main thing that he brought with him, the food, had turned into the low-quality dry rations of this era, black bread. The messy clothes had turned into a few rags that carried the distinctive characteristics of this era.
As for the weapon that Tang Ling brought with him, the longsword had turned into a rusty hatchet.
The dagger had turned into a sharpened iron piece with a hemp rope tied to it. It matched his identity as a young farm boy.
It was just that these seemingly worthless junk had all been searched clean.
Tang Ling did not panic though. He would get his backpack back because the energy and food from the real world were indispensable in the Dream Domain. Based on his previous experience, it was one of the perks of the Dream Domain.
How could Tang Ling give up?
Now, all he had to do was wait.
After searching for a while, Tang Ling fished out a palm-sized piece of fish from his clothes. It was thinly sliced and dried in the sun.
It was not a common piece of fish. Anything that he traded from Boss Huang would not be lousy. It was a piece of Level 3 vicious beast meat.
As for why Tang Ling had it in his clothes, there was no need for an explanation. Based on Tang Ling's personality, it would be strange if he did not hide any food.
However, Tang Ling was not in a hurry to eat the piece of Level 3 vicious beast meat. He was a normal person now, and the Level 3 vicious beast meat might become his poison.
Therefore, Tang Ling carefully tore a strip of meat. It was smaller than the first time he recklessly consumed the vicious beast meat, and he stuffed it into his mouth.
"I should be fine." With that in mind, Tang Ling swallowed the vicious beast meat. The first time he consumed the vicious beast meat, his body was not much better either. He was also in a vain state after coming out of the dream world.
"Ugh." A familiar yet unfamiliar pain engulfed Tang Ling. It was familiar because he had experienced this pain countless times in the past, and it was unfamiliar because after he grew up and started cultivating, consuming vicious beast meat reduced the pain by a lot.
Since he had been through a lot, he would not panic.
He endured the pain and practiced the eating technique, using the energy to cultivate.
All in all, Tang Ling managed to arrange his time in the cell well.
Three hours passed quietly.
At that moment, a buff figure with an oil lamp appeared in the corridor outside Tang Ling's cell.
He walked through the dark corridor and went straight to Tang Ling's cell. He seemed to be hesitating, but soon, he made up his mind and opened Tang Ling's cell and walked in.
Tang Ling was jolted awake from the straw pile. He shrunk to the corner of the wall as if he was frightened.
When he saw the person, he begged in a sobbing tone, "Please, let me go. I really don't know anything. I don't know anything …"
A hint of guilt appeared on the man's face, but he immediately forced himself to be cold and callous.
"I've sent my men to investigate. Your … mother passed away tonight." Who else could it be? Wasn't it Tonnies?
Tang Ling was like an injured little beast as he jumped up from the pile of hay. Somehow, he mustered his courage and pushed Tonnies away.
"Are you a devil? Why didn't you let me find a doctor to save my mother?! I'm innocent. I didn't do anything. Why did you lock me up here? "
"What can I do when others die? I had no choice. Even if so many people died, I had no choice! I'm not a knight, nor am I a priest! I'm just a … a normal person … "Tang Ling growled and cried as he observed Tonnies' expression and listened to the movements around him.
"I want to see my mother! I want to see her one last time!" Tang Ling pushed Tonnies away again.
Tonnies looked guilty again, but he still grabbed Tang Ling's wrist. Compared to Tang Ling's pathetic strength, Tonnies' strength was much stronger.
Under his grip, Tang Ling could not move at all. All he could do was whimper helplessly.
"I know you are innocent. But obviously, you also know that so many people have died, so many people! I can also tell you that the death toll is much higher than what you've heard. Since the 13th of last month, the day the disaster happened, more than 340 people have died. "
Tang Ling went silent. Judging from his expression, he was obviously shocked by the news.
"See? You think it's scary too, don't you? What's more frightening is that in the beginning, only three people died each day, but as time passed, the number began to increase. Tonight, I know that eight people have already died, and I'm not sure if more people will die before dawn. "
Tonnies paused for a while before he looked at Tang Ling and asked, "Aren't they innocent?"
"Do you know how precious every single clue is?"
Tang Ling pressed his lips together as he fell into deep thought. Then, he shook his head in confusion, fear, and sorrow. He muttered softly, "Oh my god, what kind of disaster is this? It's scary! "
"Of course it's scary! Who told those ignorant people to dig out the Santos Demon? Now, this is the devil's revenge. " Tonnies' eyes were bloodshot as he spoke. He was such a burly man, yet he was showing a helpless expression.
However, when the term Santos Demon was mentioned, Tang Ling's heart skipped a beat.
The notification chimed in Tang Ling's head again. The main mission had officially been triggered.
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