Chapter 9: Nalan the Prophet (3)
Nalan put on his cloak when he went out, and he wrapped his entire face and head. Along the way, the castle was so unfamiliar, completely different from the castle he remembered when he was a child. There were a lot of buildings, the roads were paved with rock, there were many unknown trees, and he had no impression of several towers. They walked through the square and walked up from a high platform, and when Nalan saw a naked man tied to a wooden pillar on the rock, he stopped in surprise, and in the sunlight, he saw that the tied man was covered with the marks of being whipped, and the corners of his mouth were full of chapped blood, and he was weakly half-bowed with his head, and he had not even opened his eyes. "Why is that?" he asked, "what crime have they committed?"
"They are not guilty. Snow let out a cold breath, "This is the slave training ground, and there are a lot of such people here. β
Nalan looked into the distance and found that there were shirtless bound people all the way, "What a cruel training?"
"Gone. Snow urged.
Nalan pulled himself back from his terror, and they passed by the slave training ground, walked through two narrow ramps, and stopped at the stone gate. Snow twisted the stone from the stone door according to his father's movements, and led Nalan inside, all the way through the dark corridor, occasionally illuminated by candles. When his footsteps stopped in front of the Yu Rouge Stone Statue, Nalan was stunned for a moment.
"I know she's the person you'd most like to see in your life. Snow began, "I only found out about this place a few days ago, and I heard your story. β
Nalan's gaze and expression were all fixed on the face of the stone statue, his teeth chattered up and down, and he wanted to cry loudly, but the tears froze in his eyes, "Why do you want to bury your mother here?"
"The stepfather said that she belonged here and that no one could take her away. β
"Could it be that he really loves her?"
"It can be seen from the expression of the stepfather that he has a deep affection for your mother, and as the original prince, she has too much helplessness. β
"I don't understand, why do they want her to die?" he stretched out his hand to her face, his eyes full of sharp light, and his brow furrowed more and more, "I don't understand why my father has been imprisoned there for more than ten years. β
"It's not your father who is holding you, it's the wizards of the Inquisition. Snow explained, "You saw the situation the day before yesterday, if it weren't for Bei Liang, I'm afraid it would lead to a fierce battle." β
"Stop defending him. Nalan said angrily, "I don't want to hear it. With that, he ran out of the door.
Snow chased after him, "Wait." He called, "To-morrow I will go south with my father-in-law and the prince, and I may not be able to see you for a long time, but you must take your illness well, and when I come back I will take you to the library tower, where there are many books, and you can choose whatever you like." β
"No need. Nalan said coldly, "I'm free now, I can find the library tower." β
"You're still mad at me?" Snow circled Nalan's eyes, "It wasn't that I didn't go to you in the first place, I was discovered by the witch of the Inquisition, and he threw me into the ....... β
"Don't say it. Nalan took a few steps back, "I know it all." β
"Nope. Snow shook his head extremely, "You don't know what I've been through during that time, just like you never know how much I need you as a brother." He said, stretching out his helpless hands, "You don't know, they threw me into the wolf-dog kennel in the dungeon and tied me up, I saw the living prisoners torn to pieces by the wolf-dogs, and my father-in-law said that if I dared to go to the Heavenly Tower again, he threw my master in it to feed the wolf-dogs." I know you're miserable inside, but I don't want to lose Master. β
"Alright. Nalan finally softened his tone, "I never blamed you. β
"Really?" a smile tugged at Snow's lips, "I knew you'd forgive me." He stepped forward and shook Nalan's hand, "Brother, we are still the same as before, we have nothing to talk about each other, no secrets. β
Nalan showed a bitter smile, "That's right, you will always be my younger brother, the younger brother who talks about everything and doesn't have any secrets." β