The dark and damp dungeon is constantly dripping with large water droplets from above, and the water droplets make a ticking sound when they fall to the ground, which is particularly strange under the silence.

If you listen carefully, you can see that this ticking sound is also mixed with the muffled snort of a man's pain.

Ye Yugui was sitting on a bench at this time, fiddling with a delicate dagger that shone with silver light in his hand. The eyes are sharp and dangerous.

"Bai Qing, aren't you going to beg me for mercy yet?" His eyes stared at the scarred man in front of him, and although it seemed to be a negotiation, in fact, the tone was not negotiable. As if it were just stating a fact.

The scarred man in front of him was Bai Qing, his hands and feet were in the shape of "big" at the moment, his limbs were firmly encircled by huge chains, and the position of his wrists and ankles was red and swollen due to the violent struggle.

He was bare with his upper body, and the skin on his upper body was very fair and strong, and he didn't look like an ordinary weak scholar. But at this moment, there were more than a dozen bloodstained whip marks on the chest. From a distance, it's terrifying.

Bai Qing's head hung weakly, and the meticulous hair that he combed on weekdays was all scattered at the moment, and it was stained with blood clots, which looked very unkempt. The lips on his plain white face were even more bloodless, and his eyes were very scattered, just staring at a certain place on the ground in a daze, and Ye Yugui was indifferent to what Ye Yugui said to him.

Ye Yugui held the dagger in his hand, took out an apple out of nowhere, and lowered his head and began to peel it, the apple skin was connected into a strip under the dagger that was as thin as clay, and the thickness was even without breaking at all.

When he cut the last piece, Ye Yugui suddenly used a force to cut the whole apple in half, and due to the force, half of the apple slid straight to Bai Qing's feet.

Bai Qing's head moved, his throat swallowed, and he couldn't take his eyes off the half of the apple that fell to the ground and was still stained with dust. It was as if it was not an apple under his feet, but a full banquet of the Manchurians.

"Mr. Bai, you are so tenacious, you should have not eaten for five days. If it had been someone else, he would have knelt on the ground and begged for mercy at this time. But sir, you still don't spit a word. It's really admirable. ”

Bai Qing's eyes can only see the apple that fell to the ground now, his eyes that should have been calm are full of bloodshot at the moment, and his stomach, which has not eaten for many days, hurts more and more as time passes.

He stared at the apple on the ground, and his wrist began to shake violently again. When people are hungry to a certain extent, they instinctively want to eat whatever they see. Even if there is a dead mouse lying on the ground now, he must be able to swallow it without hesitation.

But no matter how strong the iron chain is, no matter how Bai Qing struggles, he still doesn't move, at most he makes a sizzling sound under the friction of the iron chain.

"Seven...... The Seven Princes...... You...... What exactly do you want...... What do you think. Bai Qing's voice was hoarse and terrifying, just like an old man in his twilight years. I can't see a trace of clarity.

Ye Yugui seemed to be deliberate, and swallowed the remaining half of the apple in his hand into his stomach in three or two bites under Bai Qing's gaze, and then hooked the corners of his mouth and laughed softly.

"What do I think, someone as smart as Mr. should be able to guess it, to be honest, the prince has been looking for Mr. outside for a long time these days."

Bai Qing's body moved when he heard the word prince, but it didn't take long for him to calm down again, and he tried not to look at the apples on the ground. Rather than starve to death, it is better to be whipped to death, at least you can still have some dignity.

Perhaps it was because of his state of mind, his stomach seemed to be a lot more comfortable, and although he was still weak when he spoke, he was able to be coherent.

"What His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince wants to know, that is something that a humble person like me can see through, but there is only one thing I can say, that is, if His Royal Highness wants to find out about the crown prince in me, I advise you to stop as soon as possible."

Ye Yugui let out an "oh", then slowly got up from the chair, slapped the silver dagger on the chair, and then walked slowly and leisurely in front of Bai Qing step by step.

"Sir, why do you have to do this, do you think I am the kind of person who will only use some cruel means to force others to obey me?"

Bai Qing didn't speak, but the look in his eyes revealed that he really thought so.

"His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so good to you, why do you want to do such a thing, since I obey His Royal Highness the Prince's orders, I will never say anything unfavorable to him."

"It seems that Mr. is still hungry enough, and now he is still sharp-toothed, but I want to see how long Mr. can last, today is the fifth day, I have heard that someone is hungry for half a month and is still fine, just now I can come to see how many days Mr. can last."

Ye Yugui squinted slightly and looked at Bai Qing again, and then quickly turned around again, and almost instantly, the dagger that had been placed on the chair pierced the apple under Bai Qing's feet in the blink of an eye.

Out of the gloomy and terrifying dungeon, Ye Yugui's face suddenly became gloomy.

Unexpectedly, this Bai Qing was stubborn that he never thought of, the whip that hit him was as thick as a horsetail, and it was stained with chili pepper water, and even a man with a body like a cow would inevitably suffer for a while. But this Bai Qing was whipped more than a dozen times in a row, and he never shouted.

Bai Qing is quite scheming, Ye Yugui sent people to stare at him for a long time and never found a trace of his flaw, but even those who are rigorous will have weaknesses, and Ye Yugui has controlled Bai Qing's weaknesses.

In the dungeon, Bai Qing looked down weakly at the apple pierced by the dagger, and watched him turn from white to yellow.

He had long ago known that Ye Yugui's return to this person would be the biggest stumbling block to the prince's accession to the throne, so he had also made a lot of stumbling blocks against Ye Yugui openly and secretly before, but they were all resolved one by one.

There must also be Wen Xi's share of the credit for this, but Ye Yugui has been hiding by the prince's side for many years, and only recently has he begun to show a little momentum, if he changes others, he will not have this kind of means that can endure for many years.

This dungeon has been dark and damp all year round, Bai Qing has only stayed for a few days, and he already feels that his knees are sore, if he really stays here for a few months, I am afraid that it will not be good to go out.

But he also blamed himself for being too negligent, and the clever one was still confused about some trivial things. To be honest, he is not so loyal to the prince, and the prince and him are just a subordinate relationship. But the crown prince is above board, and the seventh prince is obviously too scheming. It's like a sleeping tiger, and there is a danger of eruption anytime and anywhere.

Tick tock, tick tock.

This is the tenth day since Pak Tsing was locked up in the dungeon. His greatest daily pastime was to listen to the sound of droplets of water falling to the ground, as if he was alive as long as the sound existed.

Although it has only been ten days outside, in this dark and damp dungeon, every minute and every second is extremely difficult, and the alternation of day and night in this dungeon is completely unknown.

Bai Qing was still counting the hours in his heart at first, but after a long time, he didn't bother to count, anyway, he slept when he was sleepy, and who would care.

Three days ago, Ye Yugui sent someone to untie the chains on his hands, and I don't know for what purpose, but as long as the chains on his feet are still tethered, it means that he still can't be free.

In the past ten days, Bai Qing's whole person has almost lost his appearance, ribs can be faintly seen on both sides of his waist and abdomen, his cheeks are deeply sunken, and his eyes seem to be even more godless.

At the beginning, Bai Qing only felt the taste of hunger, but after so many days, apart from his stomach twitching faintly, he couldn't even remember what it was like to be hungry or the taste of food.

Half of the apple that Ye Yu returned to the ground that day had long since rotted and been gnawed clean by the ants on the ground. All that's left for him is a few black apple seeds.

Ye Yugui is really an extremely resourceful person, because beating him while starving him is just physical pain, but locking him up day and night makes him unable to find anyone to talk to. It will speed up the drain on his will, leaving him in deep fear every day, but unable to break free.

When Wen Xi arrived at the dungeon, Bai Qing was sitting cross-legged on the ground and knotted with his hair. I don't know what serious he is, and I think he's doing something big.

Wen Xi saw Bai Qing's appearance from a distance, his upper body was bare, and there were more than a dozen wounds on his chest that had begun to scar, and the color of the scars was obviously much lighter than the skin on the side.

His hair was disheveled, almost like a beggar on the side of the road, and his face was dirty, and he couldn't even see his original appearance clearly.

Wen Xi almost couldn't believe what he saw in front of him, he had never seen Bai Qing's embarrassed appearance, even when he was at his most depressed, Bai Qing could still maintain neat clothes.

He tried to call, "Sir." ”

But after a long time, Bai Qing didn't answer, and still concentrated on untying his hair. Wen Xi took a few steps closer, and the smell of dampness and sourness came to his face. He couldn't help frowning.

"Sir, sir." He then called two more times, but Bai Qing still didn't hear it, but just as he was about to call the third hand, Bai Qing suddenly stopped what he was doing. It took a while to turn his head.

"Wen ...... Creek? He said this with great uncertainty and full temptation.

Wen Xi almost couldn't recognize Bai Qing's voice, Bai Qing's voice has always been warm and clear, but at this moment, it was ugly like the howl of a male duck.

Wen Xi tightened the food hidden in his sleeve. The chair that Ye Yu was sitting on before moving in, after sitting down, said: "Sir, you just promise the Seventh Prince, don't say it's me when you look like you now, even if you change to anyone, you will definitely not recognize it." ”

Bai Qing didn't know what he looked like now, he had always been a person who did everything, and he wouldn't allow even a wrinkle on his shirt on weekdays.

"You...... That's what you're here to talk to me about. If nothing else, you ...... You just get out of here. Aren't you afraid of the Seven Princes? ”

Wen Xi obviously couldn't listen to what Bai Qing said, so he stood up excitedly and said loudly: "I can come here because the Seventh Prince agrees!" Sir, you are a man of great wisdom, and there is no need to ruin your life for this. ”

Bai Qing closed his eyes and leaned the back of his head against the cold wall.

"You don't understand."