In the prison, ti stands still.
In the blink of an eye,
two days have passed in the outside world.
The death of the Third Madam of the Qinghe Marquis Mansion has now stirred up quite a commotion.
Because this involves the descendants of nobility.
The Qinghe Marquis was among the first batch of nobility during the founding of Great Xia.
After generations of inheriting the title, the na of the Qinghe Marquis now exists in na only.
It holds only an empty title, without real power or land.
But over these many years, although the line of nobility has declined considerably, its influence remains substantial and they have beco even more united.
The murder of the Lord’s Third Madam is already a matter of public knowledge in the prefecture city.
It is rumored that a young marquis from the prefecture city has co down personally to investigate the matter.
Yet of this, even Jiang Ning is unaware.
...
The Prefectural Governor’s Office.
"Father, is the news true?" Wang Qintan asked.
"It’s true!" The East Ling County Governor, Wang Shouyi, nodded lightly.
"Father, is it the young marquis from the Lu Family, Marquis Guangning?"
"Yes!" Wang Shouyi nodded and then said, "Speaking of which, that young marquis also has a connection to you; your mysterious master Lin Yuanshan is also his ntor, so in a way, you could be considered fellow disciples from the sa school."
"What kind of connection is that!" Wang Qintan sneered, "I was too young then to know the old man’s ways; he took on disciples without imparting his teachings!"
"You can say that at ho, but not outside!" Wang Shouyi warned, "You must understand, a grandmaster’s honor cannot be slighted! Do you understand?"
"I understand!" Wang Qintan nodded.
"And one more thing!" Governor Wang Shouyi added, "The rule in Great Xia is: once a teacher, a father for life! Lin Yuanshan is a grandmaster and your master who you drank the apprenticeship tea with, so you must be cautious with your words and actions outside from now on!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Qintan rolled her eyes, showing a resigned expression.
"Understood..."
Then she added, "Father, can you get Jiang Ning out?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Shouyi replied, "I’ve t everyone who should be t in the city these past two days, Master Zhao has also intervened, and the attitudes of Xiao Bieli and Bai Luoyu are quite clear; they all stand by Jiang Ning!"
"Moreover, based on the investigation, the death of the Lord’s Third Madam should have little to do with Jiang Ning, so getting him out shouldn’t be a big problem!"
"Now we just await the arrival of the future marquis to settle the matter once and for all."
"Then that’s fine!" Wang Qintan nodded, "Father, he can’t have any issues; he still owes a lot of money! If he dies, that thousands of taels in gold would just go down the drain!"
"I know! You’ve known your father for all these years; can you not trust ?" Wang Shouyi said sowhat sourly.
He took a glance at his eldest daughter, realizing she had indeed grown up.
Martial Arts Fourth Grade, only eighteen, truly a prodigious talent, quite a match indeed!
Wang Shouyi comforted himself silently.
...
Third level of the county prison.
In the dark cell, Jiang Ning no longer knew day from night.
He could only judge the ti based on three als a day.
Suddenly.
Bang——
The heavy prison door leading from the second to the third level shook, then slowly opened.
"Strange, I just finished dinner; it should be late at night now. Why would anyone co to the third level of the county prison?"
Jiang Ning paused in his Marrow Refining practice, and the manifested Water and Fire Grinding Plate dispersed; from within his body, a myriad of glows erupted outward from his pores.
A few breaths later.
Jiang Ning saw Xiao Bieli bringing Zhao Dai to appear before him.
"Commander Jiang, how have you been?" Xiao Bieli’s tone was kind, yet his face was cold.
"Mr. Xiao, what brings you here at such a late hour?" Jiang Ning asked, his eyes scanning the two people behind him.
He saw that one of them held shackles in hand.
At this sight, his gaze instantly sharpened.
At this point, under Xiao Bieli’s gesturing, Zhao Dai had no choice but to speak.
"Commander Jiang, the case of the Third Madam of the Qinghe Marquis’ death has not yet been completely closed, and in these next two days, a young marquis will co from the prefecture as a representative of the nobility to make a final decision."
"So we need Commander Jiang to bear with us for a bit and wear the shackles to prevent the young marquis from picking on us and starting other incidents!"
Nobility representative!
Young marquis!
Upon hearing these words, Jiang Ning’s brow furrowed slightly, and he imdiately understood.
He nodded afterward, "Go ahead!"
The situation was stronger than him, so he could only agree temporarily.
Seeing Jiang Ning’s nod.
Zhao Dai opened the unlocked cell door.
"Commander Jiang, I’m sorry!" he apologized again.
Then he whispered, "Commander Jiang, these shackles are made of the sa material as the cellular door!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning’s right ear twitched slightly, and he understood imdiately.
If the material is the sa, then the strength is the sa.
This cell door couldn’t hold him, and neither could the shackles bind him.
If he wished, he could shatter the shackles.
The premise being Zhao Dai was not deceiving him!
Then Zhao Dai crouched, shackles in hand, and fitted them onto Jiang Ning’s feet.
Click!
With the sound of tal closing, the shackles were locked.
"Sir, should the handcuffs be applied as well?" Zhao Dai turned back to ask.
Xiao Bieli frowned and remained silent.
After a few monts of silence,
"Put them on Commander Jiang as well; we’ll do the full act!"
"Commander Jiang, you see..." Zhao Dai looked at Jiang Ning, showing a troubled expression.
"Go ahead!" Jiang Ning extended his hands.
"Commander Jiang, forgive !" Zhao Dai apologized once more.
He then put the handcuffs on Jiang Ning.
Watching Zhao Dai like this, Jiang Ning remained unmoved.
Whether they deceived him or not, whether the shackles’ material was the sa as the cell door, none could bind him.
Even if he couldn’t break free from these shackles, he had other thods.
Using the Great Five Elents Water Escape, rging himself with water, he could travel tens of miles in one breath.
Outside, as long as he summoned a rainstorm, he could use the Water Escape Technique to break free of all constraints.
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