C21 (1/2)

The room was dark, and it was hard for his eyes to get used to the bright sunlight when he came out. Luo Yi used the back of his hand to cover his eyes for a good while before he slowly lowered his hands.

Liu Liangyun was not affected in the slightest. Seeing her actions, he did not forget to step forward to pay attention to her and was politely avoided by Luo Yi.

Liu Yin did not seem to care about these things. Seeing the two of them come out, she did not question them about what they were discussing in the secret room, and was not curious about what Liu Liangyun had said before he left, he just continued to remind him. ”I told Helian Rong that I will send you out of the Northern Tribes in three days.

So Luo Yi didn't understand, why did he purposely leave these words for Liu Yin? Was it just to show that he cared about her?

Furthermore, ever since she found out that something had happened to Xu Heng, aside from the time her heart had violently dropped a little when she first received Liu Yin's sachet, she had not had any other extreme reactions at all. She had even calmly accepted this reality — — Until she had heard Liu Yin's words.

However, it was just for a moment. His heart sank suddenly, but his instinct for survival quickly pulled it back. Therefore, she pursed her lips and stayed silent for a long time. When she opened her mouth, the corners of her lips slightly lifted up. ”Thank you.”

The reason that Liu Yin begged Helian Rong to bring Luo Yi out of the general's manor was to use the excuse of ”Take your sister back to the grave while the Incorruptible Medical Seat is not here”. Coincidentally, because of the important matters that the Innocent Medical Seat had left this time, it would not be able to return for a short period of time, so the matter of sending Luo Yi away was not as urgent as it was before.

Luo Yi nodded to show that sshe remembered. Then, he saw Liu Yin's serious face reminded him once again, ”So no matter what you and Liu Liangyun are planning, or how much your progress has been, you must leave after three days.”

”Got it.”

Luo Yi, disguised as a maid, followed behind Liu Liangyun as she took out a few tokens from his bosom. The tokens were obtained from Zheng Jungfu in the early hours of the morning, and she said that she had an important case of a prisoner locked in the prison of the Northern Tribes, so he wanted to personally interrogate him.

Zheng Jun's face was still in a bad condition, he had not been able to borrow money from the imperial court in recent days, so naturally, he was not willing to accompany Liu Liangyun on this trip. Therefore, he directly handed the token to Zheng Jun, saying that he could bring up any prisoners he wanted to interrogate.

Liu Liangyun took the token and thanked me politely. He said that he would return it as soon as possible. Then Zheng Jun raised his hand and pushed him on the shoulder, ”Lord Liu, there is no need to be polite with me.”

Therefore, Liu Liangyun took the token and walked deep into the cell.

The more they stayed behind, the more guilty they were, and the more they detested Liu Liangyun, who was an important official of the court. Liu Liangyun had been scolded harshly by the criminals on both sides on his way here, but he just pretended to be deaf and kept walking, looking straight ahead, until he finally stopped in front of a cell at the very end of the road.

The prisoners in this cell weren't some evil and diabolical people. On the contrary, the people inside seemed to be more subservient. They were all hiding in the corner and couldn't stop trembling when they heard the sound of footsteps. They all tried to squeeze into the corner even more.

Liu Liangyun turned around and smiled apologetically at the jailer who had been following them. ”Sorry for the trouble. I have a few things I would like to ask him in private.”

”This …” The prison warden tilted his head to look at the man in the corner. ”I'm afraid the rules don't match …”

Before he finished speaking, Liu Liangyun gave Luo Yi a look. Luo Yi understood and took out a bag of silver from her bosom and handed it over to the jailer. She smiled at the same time: ”Young brother, our master only has two questions, it's a secret, so it's not appropriate for outsiders to be present.

This was the first time that she had done such a thing, but she acted as if she was extremely talented. As she spoke, she did not forget to look at the prison warden with eyes full of innocence, ”I guarantee that this matter will not reach the fourth person's ears. We will also properly look after this person and definitely will not make a mistake.”

”In that case …” The jailer who was leading the way hesitated as he felt the heavy bag in his hands, and when he saw the harmless look in Luo Yi's eyes, he immediately lost all three of his soul and could only nod his head in agreement, ”Then, all of you go as fast as possible, I'll wait outside. If there's anything you need to tell me, it'll be fine.”

”Thank you very much.” Luo Yi replied with a smile on her face.

After the jailer left, Liu Liangyun waved at Luo Yi again, saying, ”You don't have to stay here, you just have to wait over there.”

Liu Liangyun pointed to the front.

The cell they were in was indeed the one at the end of the road, but they had not reached the end of the road. They turned right at an intersection not far ahead and entered a separate cell.

Xu Heng was locked up there.

Liu Liangyun's words seemed to say that he wanted her to stand guard at the intersection, but in reality, he was telling her that he was standing guard right there. He would notify her of any movements outside, so if there was anything he wanted to say to Xu Heng, he could be at ease.

Luo Yi lifted her head to look at Liu Liangyun, and this time, she thanked him without any other feelings.

Xu Heng thought that he had been tortured, and the prison clothes on his body were all tattered. Some parts of his body were even covered with blood, and his long hair was scattered all over his face, making him look like he had shed a layer of skin.

When Luo Yi went over, he was still lying on the ground and had not woken up. Luo Yi held onto the fence and shouted her name a few times, but only then did she see that he still had some traces of waking up.

”Mm …”

Xu Heng seemed to finally be woken up a little by her cries, and a small groan came out of his throat. After that, he opened his eyes slightly and looked in her direction, and upon seeing who was coming, he smiled, ”You're here …”

He supported himself on the ground with one hand and bent one leg at the same time, waiting for his upper body to completely leave the ground before obediently raising his other leg. It was clearly a very simple series of actions, but it was actually made very difficult by him. Luo Yi's heart skipped a beat, and she waited until Xu Heng limped in front of her before opening his mouth wide: ”What's wrong with your leg?”

Her voice was trembling uncontrollably, the hand that was placed on the wooden railing was tight, even the veins on the back of her hand could be seen.

”Nothing …” Xu Heng comforted her, but his injured legs were still unable to take on his body. Therefore, just by walking from the prison to the door, his legs were already uncontrollably trembling, but he was afraid of scaring Luo Yi, so he pretended to be indifferent and slid down the wall with his back facing the door: ”They were afraid that I would run away, so they injured my legs.”

”But it doesn't matter. I'll be fine after two days.”

He smiled at Luo Yi, but seeing that she was still standing there like a fool, he reached out to tug on the corner of her clothes, ”Aren't you tired of standing?”

”...” ”Tired.” Luo Yi didn't even know how she said this word in a steady voice. Sensing that Xu Heng's actions of tugging at the corner of her clothes, he was even able to smile at him, and then, he obediently sat on the ground.

”Where's Liu Liangyun?”