I've been imprisoned.
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When I fell down the cliff, my head hurt from the violent airflow that I didn't know whether it was going up or down. I wanted to restrain myself from collapsing, but I couldn't do so and fainted. Now, when I opened my eyes, I was in a tightly shut prison cell. I was sitting on a straw stalk. There was only a palm-sized piece of straw on top of the stalk, which shone through the bright window. My hands and feet were tied with heavy iron chains. I looked like a real prison prisoner.
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One thing I have come to realize very seriously is that I am a prisoner.
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Although I fainted again after a dozen or so days, this time it wasn't a reward. My mind was clear this time. I followed my train of thought and organized the process of being imprisoned this time. I was familiar with the clothes and methods, so I had a rough idea in my mind. But this group of black-clothed men and the black-clothed men who attacked me in the red-light district seemed to be the same group of people. This made me confused again. [Number: Only the people in the Prince's Mansion knew the route that the Prince took me out of the courtyard. It was Consort Xian who tipped me off. p
[Number: The black-clothed men in the brothel had Rehmannia Glutinosa and wanted the Tianxuan Bead. But the old lady of the Tang family really did lose Rehmannia Glutinosa.
[Conclusion: The Tang family is divided into two factions.]
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But whether I counted or not, it didn't matter now. I could definitely protect myself. I even dared to conclude that this group of black-clothed men wouldn't attack me. But for me, protecting myself was useless. I still wanted to sneak out and investigate this group of people.
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How to investigate?
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I looked at the window. It was a square about the size of a palm. It definitely wasn't from here that I was thrown in. Then there was a secret door in this room. I knocked and knocked for a long time, and finally found a gap. The gap was tightly sealed. I knocked a few times, and a pile of sand fell down.
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However, I was not so foolish as to use brute force to open the door which I had so much difficulty in finding; in the first place, I did not possess such brute force, and in the second place, the leader of the men in black outside was no fool. Though he had sealed the door, how could he not remember to put a lock on the outside?
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I just need to sneak in a little bit. Sneaking in a little bit is equivalent to sneaking in a little bit of sound. Then I can do what I do best.
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Eavesdrop from the corner.
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So many people's quiet schemes, which they thought were flawless, were all stolen by eavesdroppers. Could those schemes that were stolen still be schemes? It was just a clown's trick that was put on the table.
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I pressed my ear close to it, and settled down to catch the faint sound of a human voice.
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"The master ordered us to send the Princess Consort Yue back. He said that as long as we bring her back, we can do whatever we want with her. This rule is interesting. Could it be that the master remembers our hard work in this desolate place, so he specially gave us a reward?" After saying that, he couldn't help but laugh obscenely. "The master is really generous. That Princess Consort Yue is very pretty. Compared to the women in the red-light district, she is at least a hundred times more beautiful."
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Pa! After a crisp slap, a male voice reprimanded: "What kind of pig or dog brain dares to come up with a scheme in front of me? The Princess Consort Yue is the daughter-in-law of the imperial family. To be able to enter the eyes of the imperial family, she naturally pays attention to the word 'loyalty'. If you touch the Princess Consort Yue, she can kill herself by biting her tongue. The master has clearly stated that he wants you alive, not dead. Let's see how you explain this to the master."
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Low-class kidnappers were bound hands and feet, chained, and had their chins dislocated. Even the most resolute of prisoners could not commit suicide.
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The man who was hit was angry, but didn't dare say anything. Instead, he flattered: "Yes, yes. Brother is right."
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"You can leave first. The master wants me to ask the Princess Consort Yue a few words."
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I heard the sound of a key unlocking the door. I hurriedly moved to sit on a pile of haystack. The pile of haystack was very thick, and my butt hurt from the haystack. The place I was lying on was where the door was pushed open. A black clothed man walked in, hiding from the sunlight. When he came in and saw me, he was a bit surprised. However, he still performed proper etiquette. He knelt on one knee and saluted: "Greetings to the Princess Consort Yue."
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Actually, when I was eavesdropping on the corner of the wall, I recognized his voice. Wasn't he the man who had fiercely dragged me off the cliff? It seems that not only did he have a foundation in martial arts, he could also be considered a small leader in this group of black clothed men.
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I sneered and said: "I can't accept this master's great courtesy. My life is still in master's hands. If you aren't happy, how about you slap me to death?"
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"Princess Consort Yue's words are too serious."
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Although his words were serious, his hands didn't stop moving. He actually took out a ring of keys from his sleeve. He took out two keys and threw them at me. The keys hit my hand with a lot of force. The back of my hand was bruised.
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The black clothed man knelt in front of me again and said: "This servant is afraid of offending the Princess Consort Yue. This servant asks the Princess Consort Yue to personally undo the handcuffs."
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These words, I've already been kidnapped. How can I say that I've offended her? However, I couldn't say these words in front of the other person. What if the other person felt that it was reasonable and began to offend me? I am a person with a brain.
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I glared at him a few times. Then I picked up the keys and looked at them. After thinking for a while, I clumsily opened the lock.
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"Princess Consort Yue's martial arts aren't bad. I wonder who your master is."
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I didn't directly answer him. Instead, I turned my face and smiled at him: "When you kidnappers hijacked my carriage, you were very vigilant against me. I originally thought that you had figured out my background. Who would have thought that you were a bunch of idiots who couldn't do anything. In the end, you couldn't find the answer and had to ask me face to face."
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"This servant is incompetent." He actually admitted his mistake.
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I continued to provoke him: "In this big capital, there aren't many people who know that I practice martial arts. I don't have a master or school. I only rely on the strength of my body. Therefore, if I don't show it to others, even if I do show it to others, no one will be able to recognize that I practice martial arts. However, I was careless once. That was the only time I was exposed. Do you know when that was? "
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"This servant doesn't know."
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I said: "You should know. It was at a brothel in the capital's red-light district. At that time, I was kidnapped by a black-clothed man. He completely let down his guard against me. Because of this, he completely lost his life."
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The black-clothed man was silent. After a while, he said in a low voice: "There was such a thing?"
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I stared into his eyes. Slowly, I stood up and asked: "If my guess is correct, you have come to ask me about the whereabouts of the Tianxuan Pearl?"
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The black-clothed man said: "The Tianxuan Rehmannia Glutinosa. It should have been master's treasure. If it hadn't been stolen by the merfolk, why would master have to go through so much trouble to retrieve it?"
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"Human nature is greedy. Whatever they want, they will insist that it is their own." I disdained this kind of talk. Directly, I asked: "Then tell me, how did this thing end up in the hands of the Southern Sea Merfolk? Why did the Southern Sea Tribe break apart this pair of pearls to present to the Emperor?"
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"A traitor is causing mischief."
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This is yet another reason. I don't want to hear the reason behind this stupid matter. I only know that this Heavenly Profound Pearl is in my hands, so it is my treasure. How can my treasure be placed in the hands of this group of people who want to kill me every day?
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I spread my hands and raised my eyebrows at him: "I said that the pearl is not on me. I'm afraid you don't believe me. Why don't you search my hands and see if I have this treasure?"
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The black-clothed man knelt in front of me again and said: "This servant does not dare. Master said that this pearl is very precious. Prince Yue probably carries it with him. Since Princess says that you do not have it, this servant does not dare to overstep my bounds. "
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I retracted my posture and turned my back, ignoring him.
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"Princess, please follow me. This servant will definitely send Princess to a safe place."
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I asked in return: "Is it a safe place? Or is it a safe place for you, a place where no one can find you?"
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The black-clothed man was really impatient with my questions. He said in a cold voice: "Princess, you know what you are doing. Why do you need to say more? Just follow this servant. If you let the outlaws outside take you, Princess will have to suffer a lot. "
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"If that's the case, then I have to thank you."
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"I don't dare. Princess, please."
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This place was simple and crude. It looked like a trench that had just been dug. It was pitch black and there were no candlesticks on either side of the tunnel. However, the black-clothed man was still able to lead me around and around, making it difficult for me to find the entrance. After walking for less than an hour, I finally saw the door and caught the light from outside.
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"What's outside?"
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The black-clothed man leading the way in front of me said: "It's a cliff."
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"They built such a prison cell in the cliff just to imprison me?" I sighed and shook my head. "I didn't think that I was worth so much that someone would be willing to spend so much money to imprison me. I really don't deserve it."
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"Princess Consort Yue is modest."
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After such a long time, we finally reached the end. I saw a caravan of firewood parked outside. They were all things that were going to be transported into the city to be sold. These kidnappers had taken the risk of losing their heads to kidnap me on a small path outside the city. They were going to spend a lot of money to transport me back into the city. What were they doing?
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The black-clothed man leading the way bowed to me and said: "I'm afraid that Princess Consort Yue will have to stay in this filthy place for a while."
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I waved my hand and said: "It's fine, it's fine." As he said that, he displayed the good attitude of a prisoner and squeezed himself into the space reserved for me.
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To be honest, I really wanted to see who it was that wanted to kidnap me, and who had the power to create a prison for me in just a few days. After all, the enemy was in the dark while I was in the light. It was easy to dodge a spear in the open, but difficult to guard against a stab in the dark.
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But an inopportune person appeared.
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I said he was untimely because he shouldn't have appeared at this time, not because he shouldn't have appeared.
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Prince Yue's hoarse voice carried a tyrannical ruthlessness. Before he arrived, his voice had already arrived. His voice was full of impudence, and it was enough to scare a timid person out of their wits. This sound seemed to be a secret signal. Out of nowhere, a group of well-equipped government soldiers came out of the forest and surrounded the group of men in black.
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I didn't know which branch was pressed down, but when it bounced back, there was a loud tremor. The Prince of Yue descended from the sky with a long saber that was overflowing with light. He raised his head in a half-squatting position, and the anger in his eyes seemed to be able to materialize, erupting like a volcano.
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The black-clothed man immediately scuttled behind me, his right hand clawing at the main artery on my neck: "If the Prince of Yue dares to take a step forward, this servant's hand will snap the Princess of Yue's neck."
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