"I found out the time of your death, Chief Sai." Song Qingshu coldly smiled and reached out his hand to grab his throat.
Originally, with Chief Sai's martial arts skill, as the number one martial artist in Shengjing, although he was weaker than Song Qingshu, he should still be able to resist. Unfortunately, he didn't expect that the sickly old man Liu was actually a martial arts master. Caught off guard, his vital point was tightly grabbed.
"Hehehe …" Chief Sai's face turned red. He wanted to call for help, but he only made this kind of meaningless sound. His hands grabbed everywhere, but he couldn't touch Song Qingshu at all.
"To be the first person I killed, you should be able to rest in peace." Song QingShu sighed and twisted his wrist. With a kacha, Chief Steward Sai's neck had already been broken by him. He fell to the ground with a thud and his eyes bulged out. It was obvious that he had died with grievances.
"Sir, what happened?" When the guard outside heard the sound, he knocked on the door.
"Nothing." Song Qingshu imitated the voice of the Chief Sai and said.
After that, Song Qingshu sat at the table and began to remix the medicinal paste of the human skin mask. With Chief Sai here, it was easier to make. After smearing the medicinal paste on his face, it quickly dried and took shape. Song Qingshu tore it off and put it on his face. Then, he put Old Liu's mask on Chief Sai's face. After swapping the two people's clothes, Song Qingshu checked them. When he felt that there was no flaw, he opened the door and walked out.
"Chief Sai … This?" The guard was about to speak, but when he saw Old Liu lying on the ground in the room, his face couldn't help but change.
"Wangye asked me to eliminate all hidden dangers, so I sent him on his way. Later, carry him and bury him quietly. Don't let anyone know. I'm sure you know the rules of the fu." Song QingShu patted the guard's shoulder.
The guard was in a cold sweat. His heart was wondering if Chief Sai heard Old Liu's secret and killed him to silence him. Then, wouldn't I be in danger? From the corner of his eyes, he glanced at Chief Sai's palm that was placed on his shoulder. Every time Chief Sai patted him, the guard's face would turn a shade paler.
Finally, seeing Chief Steward Sai disappear into the distance, the guard's body went limp. He felt that his back was completely drenched in cold sweat. He heaved a long sigh of relief and dragged 'Old Liu' up, preparing to find a place to bury him. It was a pity that Chief Sai, the number one expert in Shengjing City, had died so quietly.
Song Qingshu followed his memory and went all the way to the rockery. He swaggered over. When the guard saw his appearance, he quickly bowed and saluted, "Subordinate greets Chief Sai."
"En," Song Qingshu snorted noncommittally, "By Wang Ye's order, I want to see the criminal."
"Chief Sai, please." A group of guards quickly opened the prison door and respectfully made way for them. Chief Steward Sai was the favorite of his highness, so when he said that he was following his highness' orders, this group of people naturally did not doubt him.
"I have something to say to the criminal, all of you can leave first." Entering the prison cell, Song Qingshu waved his hand and let all the prison guards leave first. Then, he went from cell to cell to cell to observe the different rooms inside.
Finally, he found Tian Guinong, who was on the verge of death, in one of the inner cells. His entire body was covered in blood and there was not a single piece of intact flesh on his body. Song Qingshu frowned when he saw this. He squatted beside him and shook his body, "Brother Tian, Brother Tian?"
Tian Guinong gradually woke up. He glanced at Song QingShu and said indifferently, "So it's Chief Steward Sai. What business do you have with me?" There was actually no anger in his voice. Song QingShu snorted, "Do you want to go out?"
"Go out?" Tian Guinong's eyes lit up but quickly dimmed, "Go out to do what?"
"Could it be that you don't miss your wife Nan Lan and your daughter Tian Qingwen?" Song Qingshu thought, could it be that the days of torture had made him want to die?
"Nan Lan?" Tian Guinong finally had a reaction, but he quickly became discouraged, "But I am now a cripple, what use is there in missing her?"
"Cripple?" Song Qingshu asked in confusion.
"Chief Sai, why do you ask when you already know the answer?" Tian Guinong looked at him and revealed his bloody lower body, "His Highness had already ordered me to castrate …" As he spoke, he felt sorrow and actually started sobbing.
Song Qingshu was instantly dumbfounded. He didn't expect Tian Guinong to be so miserable. After a moment of silence, he said, "Who said that a man is a cripple after being castrated? Sima Qian, who wrote 'Records of the Grand Historian', the invention of papermaking Cai Lun, and the great eunuch Zheng He who sailed to the west seven times of the Ming Dynasty, which one of them didn't leave their names in history? Who would dare to say that they were cripples? "
Song Qingshu saw that Tian Guinong actually didn't move and quickly changed the topic, "There's also Yu Chaoen of the Tang Dynasty and Wei Zhongxian of the Nine Thousand Years Old of the Former Ming Dynasty. Which one of them wasn't physically crippled … but not mentally crippled? They were below one and above tens of thousands, meddled in political affairs, intimidated hundreds of officials, and had groups of wives and concubines. Who would dare to say that they were cripples? "
Tian Guinong raised his head and mumbled, "Not bad, not bad, I still have a chance, I still have a chance …"
Song Qingshu was speechless. As expected of a bad person. Positive examples couldn't motivate him, but these evil villains made him pull himself together.
"This is a Snow Ginseng Jade Toad Pill, it's useful for your injuries. Take it quickly." Song Qingshu brought a pill to Tian Guinong's mouth.
Tian Guinong looked at him warily. He suddenly remembered that he was already in a situation worse than death. If it was poison, he would just die. He took the pill and swallowed it. He immediately felt a wave of heat rising from his lower abdomen.
Song Qingshu stretched out his palm and placed it on his back. "I'll help you digest the medicine first. When you temporarily regain your ability to move, I'll send you out."
Feeling the endless flow of true energy coming from his back, Tian Guinong hurriedly circulated his qi to heal his injuries. "Why did Chief Steward Sai save me?"
"A few years ago, I received a great favor from Song Qingshu. He came to Shengjing as an imperial envoy and found out that you were being tortured by His Highness because of him. Thus, he tried to find a way to save you. Later, he coincidentally contacted me. "Song Qingshu said in a deep voice.
"Aren't you betraying His Highness by doing this?" When Tian Guinong heard that Song Qingshu had sent people to save him, he had mixed feelings in his heart. If it wasn't for him, he wouldn't have been imprisoned. However, when he found out that he was in trouble, he tried to save him at the first moment … He didn't know whether he should hate him or thank him.
"I have to repay the favor of saving my life. I naturally have a way to hide it from His Highness. Brother Tian, you don't have to worry about me. Just calm down and absorb the medicine. "Song Qingshu answered.
After the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, Song Qingshu withdrew his palm and stood up. "We can't stay here for long. Brother Tian should be able to walk by himself now. Let's leave the Imperial Residence first."
"Alright." Tian Guinong hurriedly nodded and staggered behind Song Qingshu. Every step he took caused his face to turn pale from the pain and beads of sweat rolled down his face. However, when he thought about whether he could escape or not, he could only grit his teeth and persevere.
"Chief Steward Sai, this is?" Seeing Tian Guinong behind Song Qingshu, the guards at the door were shocked.
"It's His Highness' orders. I'll bring him out. You don't need to ask." Song Qingshu took out a token and said indifferently. He thought that this Chief Steward Sai really saved him a lot of effort. He didn't think that he would have Hong Li's token on him. Otherwise, he would have to spend a lot more effort to save Tian Guinong.
"Yes!" The guards' hearts trembled and they laughed. "This Tian Guinong is already a cripple. He naturally has no value now."
Hearing the laughter of this group of low-ranking guards who he usually didn't care about, Tian Guinong's body trembled. His nails dug into his flesh. He secretly swore in his heart, "I, Tian Guinong, will definitely take revenge for this!"
The journey out of the Imperial Residence was unimpeded. Song Qingshu pointed at the carriage that was already prepared at the side and said to Tian Guinong, "Brother Tian, I still have important matters to attend to, so I won't see you off. After you drive this carriage back to the Imperial Residence, bring your wife and daughter to the Five Lakes Sect in the east of the city to find their sect master, Sang Feihong. Song En Gong has already told her that they will escort you out of Shengjing City. Now that you can no longer stay in Liaodong, Sect Master Sang will escort you to Yanjing City. Song En Gong will arrange everything for you there. " It turned out that Song Qingshu had saved Sang Feihong once in Zhang Zhaozhong's Residence. After that, Sang Feihong came to him to repay his kindness. Song Qingshu thought for a while and made an agreement with her to escort them out of the city.
"Thank you, Chief Sai, for saving us today." Tian Guinong looked at Song Qingshu and felt a little choked. Ever since he was imprisoned, his old friends in the officialdom all turned their backs on him and hit him when he was down. He didn't expect that Chief Sai, who he had no friendship with in the past, would lend a helping hand.
"If you want to thank someone, thank Song En Gong." Song Qingshu snickered in his heart and turned to walk towards the Imperial Residence. He had only taken a few steps when he thought of something and called out to Tian Guinong, "Brother Tian, Sect Master Sang of the Five Lakes Sect only knows your wife, Nanlan. Brother Tian, please don't go looking for her alone." It turned out that Song Qingshu was worried that Tian Guinong's nature was cold. If he abandoned his wife and daughter at this critical moment, wouldn't his efforts be in vain?
"Thank you, Chief Sai, for the reminder?" Tian Guinong was stunned. He nodded and drove the carriage back to his own Imperial Residence.
When he re-entered the Imperial Residence, Song Qingshu felt strange. Why didn't he see the people of the Red Flower Society in the prison just now? Forget it, time was of the essence and he couldn't save them. He should go look for Xia Qingqing first.
Song Qingshu hurriedly walked without any obstruction until he arrived at the entrance of the Imperial Residence's inner court. "Chief Sai, don't tell me you don't know the rules? Other than the Imperial Residence and the Crown Prince, no one else is allowed to enter the inner court of the Imperial Residence. "Chief Sai, don't tell me you don't know the rules?
Song Qingshu turned to look. He seemed to have seen this person at the banquet before. He was the third expert under Prince Bao, Golden Claw Iron Hook, Bai Zhen. According to Zhang Zhaozhong, Bai Zhen's Eagle Claw Art was even better than Chief Sai's. All these flashed through his mind. Song Qingshu quickly said, "So it's Official Bai. I'm sorry, I was thinking about something just now and got a little muddle-headed."
"It's alright, it's alright." Bai Zhen said with a fake smile, but he was extremely resentful in his heart. This Chief Sai's martial arts was not even as good as his. Just because he was from Manchuria, he gained the Imperial Residence's trust. On the other hand, he could only look after the Imperial Residence here.
Song Qingshu turned around and walked towards the Imperial Residence. He thought to himself, "I thought I could use my identity as Chief Sai to sneak in and look for Qingqing more easily. I didn't expect … it seems like I can only carry out the plan."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
