Seeing that Ling Chen had an expression of realization, Wu Zhaofeng sighed and said, "I know doing this goes against the martial artist’s ethics, but I have no choice. Sotis, to survive, many things have to be compromised. I’m not expecting anything else from you, just hoping you can understand. At my age, ending up trapped in prison is a miserable fate, all I can ask for is to make my life a bit easier and live a few more years."
Ling Chen curiously asked, "Mr. Wu, may I ask what led to you being captured and brought to prison?"
"?" When this matter was ntioned, Wu Zhaofeng seed full of anger, gritting his teeth as he said, "I was not arrested for committing a cri, but was forcibly brought here."
"Forcibly brought here?" Ling Chen was slightly startled, feeling a bit surprised by Wu Zhaofeng’s words. As far as he knew, it seed that those imprisoned in Yan City Prison were all there because of severe legal violations that warranted the death penalty. However, because so prisoners had special skills, they were imprisoned for life in Yan City Prison. If needed, they could be called upon to serve the governnt at any ti.
If they did well, there was a certain chance of a sentence reduction. Hence, Ling Chen didn’t quite understand what Wu Zhaofeng ant.
"Do you think Yu Peng is a good person? He desires power and wealth, and to have all this, he would stop at nothing. To have more people at his disposal, he sends people to capture experts everywhere and use various ans to control them. The two who fought with you earlier were captured by Yu Peng’s n just like . In fact, besides us, many innocent people were captured before and ended up sacrificing their lives for Yu Peng’s ambitions." Speaking of this, Wu Zhaofeng was both indignant and helpless.
Hearing this, Ling Chen beca even more perplexed. He asked, "Mr. Wu, since you all hate Yu Peng so much, why don’t you unite? As far as I know, the president of the tropolitan tried to collaborate with you all, combining your strength to escape together."
"I know about that, and I was the one who leaked the information to Yu Peng, revealing Tang Guolun’s intentions to him, which led to Tang Guolun’s plan failing." Wu Zhaofeng said, "Mr. Ling, you simplify things too much. Do you really think Yu Peng is that easy to deal with? I’ve ntioned earlier, we were all forcibly brought here. The people who could capture us are certainly not weaker than us in strength."
Ling Chen patted his forehead, almost forgetting about this matter.
"Mr. Wu, do you know how many powerful experts Yu Peng has under him?"
"If you want to et those people, it’s simple, just go to Qingyang Society. The president of Qingyang Society is Yu Peng’s loyal lackey, and we were captured by people from Qingyang Society."
"Qingyang Society?" Ling Chen was taken aback.
"The people of Qingyang Society are real criminals. Outside, they bully the weak, and each has multiple lives on their hands. Because of their similar evil nature, they have gathered together, forming the Qingyang Society. Speaking of, Qingyang Society should be the oldest faction in Yan City Prison, while Hongn and the tropolitan are erging forces established later. To win over Qingyang Society, Yu Peng offered them many benefits, essentially fulfilling any of their demands. Additionally, Yu Peng granted Qingyang Society a special privilege—once they capture soone, they can leave Yan City Prison and enjoy a few days outside."
"Is there such a thing?"
"Not many people know about this, only a few from Hongn do. Initially, the president of Qingyang Society approached , asking to join him. Think about it, he was the one who captured , in my eyes, he’s my enemy, so how could he expect to follow him? Because of this, I found out about the shady dealings."
After a pause, Wu Zhaofeng continued, "Mr. Ling, there are many people in Qingyang Society, with four experts on the Earthly List, and three each on the Dragon List and Tiger List. Together, these people pose a significant threat. If we can’t deal with them, we can forget about escaping."
Ling Chen had heard Qin Genglong ntion Qingyang Society’s president, nad Liu Kui, a man in his fifties. Ling Chen had seen him from a distance once or twice, but never interacted.
"Mr. Wu, how is Liu Kui’s strength?"
"Stronger than . He should be considered the most formidable person among us." Wu Zhaofeng asked, "Mr. Ling, do you have any thoughts?"
Ling Chen smiled slightly, "Mr. Wu, as you can see, I’m still young. I don’t want to waste my whole life in prison. Mr. Wu, since you have a relationship with my big brother, I want to ask you to do a favor, keep this secret for , and don’t let Yu Peng know."
"Rest assured, I won’t speak out of turn. Moreover, if you truly have the ability to escape, I hope you can take with you; I don’t want to rot in here for life either." After speaking, Wu Zhaofeng suddenly asked, "Mr. Ling, may I ask, why did you co to my place to challenge, surely not without reason to cause trouble, right?"
"Well..." Ling Chen rubbed his nose, smiling awkwardly, "Actually, it was nothing much, I just wanted to experience Mr. Wu’s skills."
Wu Zhaofeng gave Ling Chen a deep look, knowing he was brushing him off. Since Ling Chen was unwilling to say, he tactfully didn’t ask more. After chatting for a short while, Ling Chen left with Qin Genglong.
Returning to the cell, Qin Genglong curiously asked, "Ling Chen, what exactly did you go to Hongn for? It couldn’t really have been to witness Wu Zhaofeng’s skill, right?"
Ling Chen smiled and said, "Of course not." The reason he went to Hongn to challenge was quite simple: he wanted to see if there was an opportunity to cooperate with Hongn. After talking with Pang Jiulin that day, Ling Chen lost his optimistic attitude. He was well aware that there was probably little chance of him being released. Therefore, to escape, he had to rely on himself.
After thinking it over, Ling Chen decided to follow Tang Guolun’s advice, starting with Hongn and Qingyang Society. As long as he could persuade them to help, the chances of escaping would undoubtedly increase.
After talking with Wu Zhaofeng this ti, Ling Chen felt it was a nice, unexpected gain. Since Qingyang Society was Yu Peng’s people, there was no need to look for them anymore.
Now, he just needed to notify Tang Guolun, formulate a plan, and then find the right ti to act.
...
In the blink of an eye, two days passed.
After a few days of recuperation, the injury on Ling Chen’s back had almost fully healed.
As night fell, a prison security officer slid a plate of dinner under the cell door.
Ling Chen glanced at it, got up, picked up the plate, and began eating voraciously.
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