Heavenly Azure Imperial Capital outskirts.
Huangyue Ridge.
Lin Xiyue stood silently in the void, gazing at the three-colored thunder gradually disappearing into the night sky, her expression thoughtful.
"This Bai Haoran really is a strange man."
"But this guy's cultivation is profoundly unfathomable, and he…"
At that mont, she couldn't help but recall Bai Haoran's gentle gaze when he looked at her.
Though he seed carefree on the surface, the eyes never lie.
It was a gaze filled with deep affection.
Like a brush soaked in ink, ready to overflow, hardly concealing.
"At this point, I can only trust him, bet on this!"
"Bet that he sincerely wants to earn my ten billion Spirit Jades."
Lin Xiyue made up her mind, exhaled deeply, and suddenly raised her jade hand to gently brush her face.
In the midst of the misty glow, she reverted to her true appearance.
Compared to the false guise, her real appearance, more fitting with her bearing, appeared even more stunningly beautiful.
If her false face was like a Nine Heavens fairy untouched by mortal smoke, then her real face was like an exiled immortal deeply embedded in the mundane dust.
Though slightly lacking the ethereal aura of immortality, it had more of the earthly charm that drew people closer.
"Bai Haoran, I hope you keep your promise and rescue my sister."
"It's ti for to search for the secret treasure as well."
"..."
...
On the other side.
Luo Xiu flew directly to the Heavenly Azure Prison, arriving with a grand entrance at the prison gates, seemingly deliberately letting everyone know he's here.
As for secret passages or covert actions… he felt there was no need for such.
He politely walked up and knocked on the door, just like a visiting guest.
"Who are you?"
As the door opened, two guards dressed in armor with long spears appeared before him.
Luo Xiu glanced around and found these two were both Emperor Realm cultivators.
Even the gatekeeping guards are Emperor Realm cultivators, which shows how high-end this prison is.
In such a high-status prison, it's likely the inmates inside are not ordinary criminals.
Luo Xiu thought thus in his heart, and stepped inside, speaking casually, "Notify them, soone's breaking out of prison here, and it's about to turn into a sea of fire. Unrelated persons should evacuate promptly."
Hearing Luo Xiu's words, the two guards montarily didn't know how to react.
Is this so official from above?
"Stop!"
"Who are you?"
"Bang!"
Luo Xiu didn't even look, rely slapped them, and resolved the two guards.
The terrifying wind generated by the slap shattered the entire door.
Also shattered was the barrier difficult for even White Emperor strong ones to break through!
His hand, as he withdrew it, the Xuanzhong Sword suddenly appeared in his grip.
"Bold invader, how dare you trespass into the Heavenly Azure Prison!"
"Soone! Form ranks! Execute the invader!"
A large group of guards fiercely charged forward, wielding long spears.
Luo Xiu was expressionless, walking casually forward, as if in a no-man's-land.
Wherever he went, rivers of blood flowed!
...
At this ti.
Deep within the prison.
At the entrance of a special prison cell.
With his head still wrapped in bandages, Zhu Yu stood with hands behind his back, staring at the Li family mbers hung inside the cell with extre indifference, as if he were watching a group of ants.
Because he lost face for the Heaven Azure Empire at the Sword Duel Conference, Gu Jianxi punished him by assigning him to Heavenly Azure Prison as the warden's assistant, with a ten-year term before he could leave!
Initially, he was in a bad mood, wishing to kill everyone to vent his anger!
But now, his mood had slightly improved — after a day of interrogation, he had uncovered an important clue, and was about to make a contribution.
If a contribution could be made, he wouldn't need ten years before being transferred from Heavenly Azure Prison.
"Li Ruiting, it seems your Li family's bones aren't that hard after all."
Through the gap in the iron bars, Zhu Yu smirked at the blood-soaked Li Ruiting inside the cell, teasingly saying, "Once gloriously unparalleled and richly dressed Minister of Revenue, now wearing foul-slling, filthy prison garb, how lantable."
His gaze suddenly turned icy as he spoke sternly, "Li Ruiting, a mber of the Li family has confessed — you took advantage of your position and stole into the national treasury, stealing the secret treasure left by the Azure Emperor."
"If you tell where the secret treasure is, I might consider reducing your sentence."
"You know full well, your cris this ti could implicate nine clans."
Inside the cell.
Li Ruiting chuckled, "I don't know what you're talking about. If you want to kill , just do it. Why bother pinning false charges on ?"
Zhu Yu's gaze cooled, he said no more.
"Bang!"
The next mont, the guard inside the cell whipped the shimring bone whip onto Li Ruiting's fat body.
The bone whip lashed harshly yet mysteriously left no mark, but Li Ruiting's body convulsed from pain, forcing him to scream miserably.
This bone whip was a magically designed tool for interrogating prisoners, inflicting pain on both physical body and soul, unbearable even for the White Emperor!
"No! Please, no!"
Li Xiao'er hung on the other side, tears in her eyes, pleading, "Yu Emperor brother, please don't beat my father! He's innocent, he's been wrongly accused!"
Zhu Yu sneered disdainfully, saying, "Actually, I know better than your father how falsely accused he truly is."
"Miss Xiao'er, this world isn't black and white, while your world is pure white with naivety."
"Plus, your father is just being stubborn, trying to show his tough bones."
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The bone whip repeatedly lashed Li Ruiting's body, the unbearable pain driving Li Ruiting to the brink of collapse.
Li Xiao'er cried bitterly, choked with sobs.
She could only watch helplessly as her father was tortured, unable to do anything.
"Yu Emperor brother, I beg you… ah!"
Suddenly, she too scread miserably.
The rciless guard had lashed her too.
The bone whip, whose pain couldn't be endured by even White Emperor strong ones, shattered Li Xiao'er with just a single blow, even causing her to lose control.
Seeing the liquid dripping from Li Xiao'er's suspended toes to the ground, Zhu Yu showed a trace of disgust, "Yu Emperor brother? Makes sick hearing it! Are we close?"
Then he looked back at Li Ruiting, chuckling lightly, "Looks like your daughter's bones are far weaker than yours. Fine, before you talk, I'll just beat Li Xiao'er until you confess."
"I wonder, are Master Zhu's bones tough?"
Suddenly, from the other end of the corridor ca Luo Xiu's calm and emotionless voice.
Zhu Yu turned sharply, eyes shaking in disbelief.
"Bai Haoran?!"
Inside the cell.
Li Xiao'er also turned her head, eyes trembling slightly.
She didn't expect Bai Haoran to appear here.
But what was Bai Haoran doing here? Was he also here to interrogate the Li family?
Seeing Luo Xiu casually strolling along, Zhu Yu beca imdiately alert, glaring at Luo Xiu, "What are you here for?!"
Luo Xiu, walking leisurely, casually threw the head he was holding in front of Zhu Yu.
The head rolled on the ground, stopping where the lights faded and the face turned upward, Zhu Yu stared, stunned.
This was the warden's head!
That Bai Haoran guy had actually beheaded the warden!
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