The Last Stage
Feilu. com updated:2011-4- 26 16:44:49 Words:2776
The scene from six months ago happened once again in the Heaven Prison, the Emperor Prison. However, the prisoner being escorted this time was not Pu Shan, but Wu Chen, who had once lived in the same room as Pu Shan. The reason for being escorted this time was not to be imprisoned but to be brought up for trial.
Over the past few months, Wu Chen had been wholeheartedly cultivating his martial arts. He knew that once he left this place, it would be difficult to find a place like the Heavenly Prison where he could cultivate in peace.。
After months of hard work, Wu Chen had already refined most of the Yuan Qi left behind by the Yin Spirit. His physical body had also reached the peak of the Skin Toughening realm in five months. He was just one step away from fusing his skin and flesh together again. From then on, he would be able to transcend the barrier of flesh and blood and begin to temper the most fragile five viscera in the human body.
While Wu Chen was focused on cultivation, outside the imperial prison, Upper Beam City was busy with the issue of the succession of the throne. The old Emperor's body was suffering more and more, and Crown Prince Peak was showing off more and more of its power.
The current situation had already become obvious. Either the old Emperor obediently handed over the throne and became the Retired Emperor to enjoy his remaining years; Or they would be forced to abdicate by Crown Prince Peak and end up with nowhere to go.
Even though the turmoil in the court ten years ago had exhausted the old Emperor's mind and made him unable to attend to court affairs, it did not mean that the old Emperor was not as shrewd as before. He knew that he was no match for Crown Prince Peak. The old Emperor had recently relented and conferred Crown Prince Peak the position of regent, punishing him on behalf of heaven. While giving Crown Prince Peak a way up, he also left a way out for himself.
Seeing that the Crown Prince Peak's ascension to the throne was inevitable, he might just have to call her 'Your Majesty' after this year. The old Emperor would not be forced to abdicate because of this, and he would be able to get some peace after abdicating. With these two families getting along well, who would care about the fate of the deposed Crown Prince, Wu Chen, who had been forgotten for ten years?
Release?
Kill?
Continue to be imprisoned?
Alright, according to the court and the old Emperor's wishes, he was released. After he came out, he was casually conferred the title of Prince.
One had to know that Prince Chen Yuan did not do anything wrong. If there was a mistake to be made, it would be that Wu Chen was born into the wrong family.
Release, you say release, the court has no objections, the old Emperor supports, but Crown Prince Peak does not agree.
One had to know that the inheritance of the throne did not depend on talent but bloodline. Without the bloodline of the royal family, even if you were well-educated, talented, and had a belly full of the ability to govern the country, you would still have to do what you had to do. Of course, if you didn't want to do it, you could also choose to rebel. Even though Crown Prince Peak had the blood of the royal family flowing in its veins, it was far inferior to Wu Chen. Moreover, Crown Prince Peak had relied entirely on the strength of others to rise to the top, so Wu Chen could not be left alive.
If they let Wu Chen out, wouldn't that mean that the Crown Prince Peak was making things difficult for themselves? Moreover, when Wu Chen was released, not only would Crown Prince Peak not be able to kill Wu Chen, but they would also have to protect him from being killed. Thus, they had to kill him as soon as possible.
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"We accept money to help people eliminate disasters. Young Master has been disrespectful today. Young Master, don't blame us!”Zhao Guanying said as he weighed the heavy ingots in his pocket.
"Of course, of course." At this point, Wu Chen still hadn't realized what was going on. How could he have lived for so many years in vain? He deserved to die.
Earlier, when he heard footsteps coming from the corridor, Wu Chen felt as if there was a pair of eyes staring at him from afar. This feeling was not good, and Wu Chen was not used to it. He just happened to recall what Pu Shan Ling had said before he left. Wu Chen couldn't help but feel nervous. It seemed that what was supposed to come would come. Fortunately, Wu Chen had already expected this to happen, so he didn't panic at all when he prepared and hid the items.
When Zhao Guanying opened the cell door, Wu Chen's expression and mentality were extremely calm. It was as if everything in front of him was a matter of course, and if it didn't happen, it would break the rules.
"Young Master, please!"
Looking at the pitch-black passage in front of them, the prisoners who had been locked up in the Heaven Prison all year round understood one thing. Once a prisoner walked through this passage, it was equivalent to walking on the road to hell. From then on, there was no possibility of turning back.
Perhaps they were used to seeing dead people all year round, but when the prisoners who were originally locked up with Wu Chen in the Tianzi Lao Prison saw Wu Chen walk down this path of no return, they only raised their heads and nodded without any extra expression.
Wu Chen couldn't help but laugh at himself when he felt the deathly stillness of his cellmates. He found it very funny and foolish to think that they might look at him more because they had spent so much time together.
"Alright, I'll go in myself!" Although they did not know where the passage led to, the sound of running water would always come from the dark passage in the dead of night. Therefore, many people thought that behind it was a secret water prison for prisoners on death row.
"Young Master, you are a member of the royal family. You should leave with dignity. I can't do anything else, but I can help you loosen your bracelet and anklet!”Zhao Guanying had worked in this prison for many years, but he had never seen anyone come out of the water prison alive. Anyway, he was about to die, so why would he need the bracelet?
"Thank you."
After warming up his wrists, which had turned red from the chains, Wu Chen did not wait for the jailers to urge him. He lifted his feet and walked into the pitch-black path that the prisoners of the imperial prison called the " road of no return."
Gulp...
The sound of the mechanical door rolling could be heard as soon as Wu Chen entered the path. The ear-piercing sound of the wheels rubbing against each other echoed throughout the entire passageway. As the wheels continued to move, the entire path seemed to be unstable. Standing on it felt like standing on a boat.
"Sigh! He won't let people die in peace!" Even though he couldn't see in this small path, Wu Chen could feel something crashing down from behind as he felt the vibration of the small path. Before he could figure out what it was, Wu Chen ran towards the light in front of him.
The thing behind Wu Chen grew faster and faster as the path grew longer. There were even a few times when Wu Chen almost bumped into the thing behind him as he dodged the bones left behind in the path.
"F * ck, looks like these people are going to kill me! Where did he get such a huge mountain rock?”Hearing the sound of bones being crushed by heavy objects, Wu Chen did not dare to slow down and ran toward the light.
Under the rapid running, the trail that was less than a hundred meters long finally reached the end. With the light coming from above, Wu Chen felt as if he was in an extra-large well. Beneath his feet was a bottomless pool of water, and above his head was an empty hole. As for Wu Chen, he was surrounded by layers of walls made of bluestone bricks.
Sensing that the thing behind him had caught up, Wu Chen had no time to think. He could only jump down towards Tan Shen Shui.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Two heavy objects fell into the water in a row. The sound of water broke the silence of the water in front of them and brought a trace of life to the water.
"This water doesn't stink. It should be running water!”Wu Chen finally had the time to observe everything in front of him after he emerged from the water.
Judging from the ancient bricks on the four walls, this place should have been a large well. If it wasn't, it should have been a water prison built according to the shape of the well. As for the light, it came from the hole above.
"Well water is always cool in summer and warm in winter. This water was really cold! How many days will I be staying here?”He swam to the wall of the well and grabbed a protruding brick with one hand while wiping the water droplets off his face with the other. It was similar to the huge rock that had fallen with him just now. Even now, Wu Chen still had lingering fears.
Judging from the current situation, if he did not think in the worst direction, the news of Wu Chen's assassination would reach the upper beam in one or two days. If someone had the intention to delay it, it would only take four or five days. At that time, someone would definitely come to retrieve the corpse. In other words, as long as Wu Chen could endure these four or five days, the day of his escape would be within his fingers.
A cool stream of water flowed past Wu Chen's body, and soon, most of the heat in his body dissipated. He enjoyed this feeling very much. In the end, Wu Chen simply exposed his head to the surface of the water to breathe, and the rest of his body was submerged in the water. As time passed by, Wu Chen's eyelids suddenly opened, and a sense of fear that he had never felt before swept over him. In just a moment, Wu Chen's body had completed its reaction.
"There's something underwater!" Sensing the unusual ripples in the water, Wu Chen didn't wait to see what was under the water. His right hand, which was holding onto the green brick, immediately exerted force, and Wu Chen's body quickly moved up along with this force.
Before Wu Chen's body could leave the surface of the water, a white water python as thick as a bucket emerged from the bottom of the water, creating a huge splash…
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