Chapter 1538
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At the same time.
In the Celestial Prison.
The Celestial Prison was almost built under the Imperial City. It was divided into three floors. The bottom floor was the most terrifying water dungeon. Almost everyone who went down had never come up. Although the second floor was better, no one would disturb you on weekdays. Unless it was mealtime and the jailers brought food, most people would not come here.
It was so dark here that you couldn't even see your own fingers.
The only source of light was the light that shone through the gaps in the wooden lids above, bringing them a trace of warmth.
And hope.
The first floor was the largest.
It held almost all the prisoners who needed to be arraigned and those who were awaiting trial.
This Celestial Prison was also the largest and slightly drier place. Although there were beds in the cells here, the grass on the wooden planks was moldy and there were droplets of water dripping from time to time.
In the center of the Celestial Prison, there was a blood-stained execution platform. At this time, on the execution platform, a man with a drooping head had fainted. He was covered with blood and injuries, which almost turned his gray clothes red. Drops of blood were also dripping from the corners of his mouth.
Beside the torture device, a few yamen runners seemed to be tired from the beating. They were drinking wine and chatting about something. In the cells not far away, prisoners were dozing off with numb eyes or snoring loudly in their sleep.
At this moment.
"Creak —!"
A slight sound was heard.
It instantly woke those guards up.
They hurriedly picked up the Mo Sword in their hands and shouted, "How dare you! Who is it?"
"Who?"
"Whoosh —!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh —!"
But what answered them was a few extremely sharp arrowheads. At this time, under their horrified gazes, the arrowheads were inserted into their hearts or throats or between their eyebrows.
This time.
The cell exploded.
Everyone was awakened at this time, or they were awakened by the people next door.
"Look! Someone is coming to save us! "
"Wake up, someone is coming to save us!"
"Great, God has opened his eyes. I can finally get out …"
Along with the exclamations.
Everyone saw at least a dozen men in black walking into the prison cell.
These people were very cautious. They checked the chains at the door of each cell one by one. Then, they observed each prisoner. After making sure that there were no problems, they left.
Only then did everyone become more alert.
At this moment, a skinny middle-aged man slowly walked into the prison. He was wearing a purple robe with a black mask covering his face. However, he was currently holding a white handkerchief to cover his mouth. He frowned as he looked at the person covered in blood in the middle of the cell.
With a wave of his hand, someone immediately stepped forward and shouted, "Great General?"
"Great General?"
"Wake up, we're here to save you!"
Amidst the shouts, the person trembled and asked in a hoarse voice, "Quick … Save me …"
Hearing this, the middle-aged man frowned slightly. "Turn his face over and wipe it clean!"
A few of the men in black heard this and hesitated. However, they still hurriedly picked up a bucket of water and poured it over the prisoner's head.
In an instant.
'General Wang' screamed and almost fainted again.
However, at this moment, he raised his head. The men in black took the opportunity to move his messy hair to the side so that the purple-robed man could see his face clearly.
There were five scars on 'General Wang's' face. They were the same as the whip scars on his body. After confirming that there was no mistake, the purple-robed man waved his hand in disgust and quickly covered his mouth and nose. "Great General, we're here to send you on your way. Don't blame us for being cruel. You shouldn't have disobeyed His Majesty's orders and acted on your own. You shouldn't have been caught alive!"
"You!"
'General Wang' looked at the man in shock. "You dare to do this? Aren't you afraid that you'll be punished?"
"Punished?"
The purple-robed man laughed.
"Do you know how many of our brothers have died because of your recklessness today? Because of your recklessness today, we've wasted a month of planning. Moreover, all of our men in the city have been exposed. Even the people outside the city have been forced to disperse. Do you know what this means? "
"This means that you're no longer important. Your existence has threatened His Majesty. Therefore, His Majesty has asked me to send you on your way!"
Hearing this, the 'Great General'.
He saw a black-robed man pulling out a sharp dagger and slowly approaching him.
The 'Great General' was terrified.
He looked at the purple-robed man in panic.
When the dagger touched his face, the 'Great General' finally collapsed. He shouted, "If you don't come out now, I'll really be dead!"
Hearing this.
In an instant, the purple-robed man's expression changed drastically.
And those men in black were also dumbfounded.
However, just when they were dumbfounded.
In an instant.
Those prisoners who were already 'obedient' took out the crossbows that they had prepared long ago from the grass and the bedding. They fired in unison.
"Swish swish swish!"
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