Chapter 172: Oath in Prison
The place where they were held was not in the same area as the place where I was held before, it was also a dungeon, but it was obviously more neat here, each cell was semi-enclosed, and there were neat beds, books, candles, and small objects.
The cape was just right to wrap the whole face, and the shadow was cast on the eyes.
We followed the jailer, who was playing with a bunch of keys in his hand.
"The slave is risking his life to open the way for the prince, if you let the boss know, the family will be finished." He was babbling in his mouth, and his pace was deliberately slow.
Beiyu Jinchen threw him a piece of gold and said in a deep voice: "Talk less and do more, your benefits are indispensable." ”
The jailer nodded and shoved the gold into his arms.
In the long corridor, the dim candlelight flickered, the rust spread on the side of the door, and the mixed green and reddish-brown meandered between the cracks of the door, like a waiting centipede, waiting for the prey to appear.
Halfway through, Beiyu Jinchen stopped, and I looked back at him, his eyes shining in the dark night, as bright as stars.
"Right ahead." He said, meaning to wait for me here.
I followed the jailer on, past several iron gates.
The prisoners here are surprisingly quiet, some are lying down, some are reading, no one bothers anyone, and when they see people coming in, they are not heard.
"Who are the people being held here?" I asked hesitantly, though I didn't expect the jailer to tell me.
He shook his head for a moment, the keychains in his hands banging against each other.
"What kind of person can it be, someone who will still be useful in the future, otherwise how can it be treated so well?"
Useful people? I silently pondered these words in my heart, and if I said that it was useful, I just wanted to catch them all.
The passage is tortuous, and the stone walls are full of dark shadows, and even if you can see the meaning of neatness, the smell of decay and dampness still lingers.
"Here we are." He pointed to an iron door not far ahead.
"I have a few questions for this big brother." I stopped and handed him something of value.
Seeing that it was true that it was natural to open his eyes to money, he really showed his eyes and kicked things in his arms.
"Girl, but it doesn't matter, except for opening the prison and releasing people, we can do anything."
"Please take care of those two more in the future, just like the prince said, if you do a good job, this benefit will naturally be indispensable."
He nodded again and again: "Yes, we are smart people, we know." ”
I walked slowly, and the jailer stood behind me and watched, this was the place where felons were held, and no one could open the door without the approval of the Holy Decree, and I could only talk to them through the bars.
Meditating with his back to the bar, his figure was straight, and his white clothes were stained with blood and dust.
A little candlelight was cast into it, and the flying particles of dust were filled with wanton, and the lonely atmosphere embraced the man, as if it was endlessly devouring his arrogance.
When his fingers touched the cold iron bar, the chill seeped to his bones.
The words in his throat were swallowed several times, but in the end he couldn't say them. Wanting to make him scream, he stopped at the mouth of his throat, his eyes swept over the wound on his shoulder blade that had not yet scabbed, and tears slowly welled up.
I can't speak, I can only put my hat back on, next time, when I have the ability to save him, what face do I have to see him now?
"Sujin ......"
The moment he turned around, behind him, there was a cold timbre, with a slight temptation and doubt.
His fingers trembled and he looked back at him, "It's me." ”
He stood up, the chains on his ankles jingling. The bloodstains were even more shocking in the yellow light.
"That's good, you're fine." He smiled, a little blood dripping from his dry, cracked lips, staining his lips red.
He has always been such a cold person, not trapped by the world, not laughing, not angry, not annoyed, I am dragging him down.
"I'm sorry...... I'm sorry...... It's me who is useless, it's me who killed everyone, it's all my fault......" whimpered, and the cry came out of his throat.
He reached through the gap in the bars and helped me wipe the tears from my cheeks, gently.
"As long as you are alive, everything I have done has not been in vain." He was still smiling, and his smile had the power to warm people's hearts.
"Sister?" The faint voice in the dark prison next door is all too familiar, it is Xin Li.
I quickly wiped away my tears and turned around, and he was pleasantly surprised like a child: "Great, Sister is really alive!" ”
Obviously, I dragged them down, but he didn't mean to blame them at all.
I took a closer look at him, except for being depressed and emaciated, there were no scars on his body, but Su Yanqing was tortured.
"Mr. Su's ......" I deliberately lowered my voice so that Xin Li could only hear it.
He said: "Mr. Su has taken all the blame, signed and detained, if I still have a chance to atone for my sins, he is a real death row prisoner, Sister must save him." ”
"Don't worry, I will definitely rescue you, give you two months, hold on, the jailer has taken care of it, you don't have to worry."
"Sister, what are you?" He pointed to my neck, puzzled.
I looked in the direction he was pointing, and there was a kiss mark that I didn't have time to hide.
Hurriedly pulled his collar upward, and at this moment he actually felt like a filthy person who had been exposed to the secret of not being able to see the light.
Some rotten, dark emotions are surging in all directions, suppressed.
I made a 'shh-' gesture, for fear of being heard by Su Yanqing.
The sound of jingling bells and keys slowly approached, and the jailer said, "Girl, the time is up." ”
I searched all the things on my body, and there were no valuables of any value, only a hosta on my head. Take it with your own hand, and the green silk is scattered, covering the sight of the corner of your eye.
The intricate lines on the hosta grind against each other in the palm of the hand, giving rise to a chill. Throw it at the jailer, and the man caught it in an instant.
"Find some good medicine, and if you can, ask a doctor to show him." Turning sideways slightly, his eyes flashed, Su Yanqing's eyes revealed a complicated worry, he was worried about me, it turned out that such a sinner through the ages would still be remembered, so that kind of painful guilt would hit the soul and body again.
"Wait for me." After saying the last sentence, he was about to leave, when his wrist was grabbed.
When I turned around, I could see his cold eyes, and the faint beam of light projected into the pupils, reflecting my own figure, overlapping and overlapping, like a ghost.
"Su Jin, I said that I would protect you for the rest of your life, don't let me, my efforts are in vain."
Speechless, he withdrew his wrist and left without looking back.
Every step I take, my heart is cut by a knife.
My lower lip was bitten by my teeth and I was trying not to shed tears. I didn't cry when I broke my hands and feet and begged along the street at the gate of Liufu, I didn't cry when my mother had a difficult birth, I didn't cry, I entered the Night Pavilion and treacherously killed all my sisters, I didn't cry, but because of that person whose heart is like stone, I am about to shed tears for the rest of my life.
The light in the distance became more and more dazzling, and the light on the face was instantly trance-like. The white expanse was blank and the focus was lost.
After a while, I was able to see what I was looking at vaguely.
He stood at the end of the stairs with his hands in his hands, his face hidden in the backlit darkness.
Walk up slowly, turn sideways, and try to avoid him.
He suddenly raised his wrist and ran his fingers through the hair on the top of my head, "Where's the hairpin?" ”
"Don't touch me, I'm dirty." Cold words came out of his lips, and he caught a glimpse of his instantly condensed eyes.
Beiyu Jinchen did not have the slightest warmth, but recklessly wiped the blood marks on my lips with his thumb, his strength was not light, causing a slight pain. "Say it again."
"I said, I'm dirty......" Before the words fell, the whole person was pushed to the wall by him, his hands were controlled behind him, the cool breath was entangled between his lips and teeth, and the domineering and evil kiss had obvious punishment implications, like a long-planned storm vented in an instant.
For a long time, only respite remained. I heard him mock in a low voice: "Why am I approaching you uncontrollably, Yoo Sujin, you tell me, why?" ”