Chapter 856 : Prison Visit (2)
"If Qu Ling Yue dies, the Thousand Beast City will most definitely want your life in exchange. Jun Xie, I know that you hold great pride but your own life is more important now. Having earned the wrath of the Thousand Beast City, not even the Zephyr Academy will be able to protect you." Lei Fan said with all earnest honesty. His voice was tinged with worry and was seemingly seeing Jun Xie as a confidante, while trying his best to ensure he remains safe.
"Oh? Then what does Your Highness have in mind?" Jun Wu Xie asked.
A smile flashed in Lei Chen's eyes and was quickly covered up. His face once again became solemnly sincere while he said: "Jun Xie, although I can't be compared to my Royal brother who is the heir to the Yan Country's throne, but I am still at least the Fourth Prince of the Yan Country. If you were to become my studying partner, I will be be able to make use of my Father's doting and indulgent ways towards me and plead for him to protect you against any harm. Of course..... this is just a plan made out of convenience and if you are not willing to remain by my side after this matter is resolved, I will definitely not force you against your will! I sincerely just want to save you and only by taking on a position as my most trusted aide would my Father try his best to protect you from harm."
Jun Wu Xie did not immediately reply but just continued to look at Lei Chen's face, like she was trying to determine something from him.
Lei Fan remained steadfast as he looked at Jun Xie.
Jun Wu Xie suddenly shook her head.
"I thank Your Highness for your kind intentions, but I do not need it."
Jun Wu Xie had rejected the offer once more and that had caused Lei Fan's face to stiffen up. He had not thought that Jun Xie, even after being put in such dire straits, would still refuse his offer of rescue. He discreetly sucked in a deep breath and suppressed the displeasure welling up within, trying his best to maintain an amicable and friendly composure outwardly.
"For Jun Xie to reject my kind intentions, is it due to my Royal Elder Brother?"
"Why would you say that?" Jun Wu Xie asked.
Lei Fan said with a laugh: "I know that Jun Xie shares a rather good relationship with my Royal Brother. With my Royal Brother as the heir to the Yan Country's throne, it is naturally a fact that a young prince like me would not be able to compare to him. But Jun Xie, have you really not noticed it? In these few days that you have been in prison, had my Royal Brother even come here to at least take a look at you? Has he even thought of trying to get you out of here? With your extraordinary powers, my Royal Brother would undoubtedly want to win you over to his side, but Qu Ling Yue is no ordinary person. She is the Young Miss of the Thousand Beast City and to be honest, my Royal Brother had all along intended to win Qu Ling Yue's favour. He had always shown much care and concern towards Qu Ling Yue as what he is truly after is the Thousand Beast City behind Qu Ling Yue!"
"Now that you have injured Qu Ling Yue, my Royal Brother would have to make a hard choice to sacrifice one of you. Jun Xie, no matter how highly skilled strong your powers are, in the eyes of my Royal Brother, you cannot compare to the Thousand Beast City behind Qu Ling Yue. Do you know, in the few days that you had been in prison, my Royal Brother had successively made frequent trips to go to the inn the War Banner Academy are allocated with to inquire about Qu Ling Yue's condition? With his actions, don't tell me you still can't see it for what it is. He is intending to abandon you, while trying to protect his relations with the Thousand Beast City!" Lei Fan was getting agitated as she spoke, his hands involuntarily grabbing tightly onto the bars on the cell door, his slightly widened eyes filled with worry and looking highly indignant, his face slightly flushed from his agitation.
Jun Wu Xie however just looked at Lei Fan calmly, her peaceful demeanor somehow making Lei Fan's agitated emotional outburst look like a joke instead.
"Your Highness is thinking too much into it. I am not expecting the His Highness, the Crown Prince to get me out of here." Jun Wu Xie said slowly.
"Then why are you still refusing my suggestion to save you? I am really sincere in helping you!" Lei Fan continued to rant, getting highly agitated.
"The prison is not a place that Your Highness should be coming to. Your Highness should go back already." Jun Wu Xie said, lowering her eyes, calmly inviting the visitor to leave.
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Chapter 857 : Prison Visit (3)
Lei Fan's face was suddenly overtaken by a flash of vicious malice and under the dim candlelight in the prison, the handsome looking face took on a chilling appearance. He slowly took a few steps backwards, as his silhouette seemed to blend into the semi darkness. His eyes were staring deadly fixed on Jun Xie, as the pair of eyes glinted with hatred under the dim shadowy light.
"If you are not willing to believe me now, I will not hold it against you. I only wish that you can think it through quickly, as in two more days, the people from the Thousand Beast City will arrive here. If you wait till they get here, it will be already be too late. I'll make a move first, and you should really consider it carefully as my offer will still stand." After saying his piece, Lei Fan decided not to be stubborn and he immediately turned to leave the prison.
At the moment Lei Fan stepped out of the prison, the guard who had been waiting outside the prison immediately went up to him and Lei Fan suddenly raised up a foot and kicked the guard onto the ground!
"That scoundrel doesn't know what's good for himself! He really thinks he's that great!" Lei Fan's voice was heavily laced with venom and his eyes were filled with malice.
"Jun Xie, I had really not known that there was really such a scoundrel who didn't know how to adapt to his circumstances! Already fallen into such dire straits and he still dared to refuse my generous offer. I have really allowed you to be too leisurely in prison." Lei Fan cursed through tightly gritted teeth and he turned to the guard who was just getting up from the ground.
"Go tell the jailors to take good care of Young Master Jun. The torture equipment in the prison had been been used for a long time and they shouldn't be left there to collect dust."
The guard shivered and quickly left to run inside the prison to convey Lei Fan's orders.
Lei Fan climbed into the horse carriage, a cold glint appearing in his eyes.
"You reject the proffered wine and chose to take the wine as punishment! I shall wait and see, whether the arrogance in those bones are able to stand up to the tortures in prison. That day will come that I will make you beg me!"
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After Lei Fan left, Jun Wu Xie was sitting alone within her cell. Within the dimly lit jail, the little black cat silently leapt back in from outside without anyone noticing. As Lei Fan had stepped out from here, the tiny little black cat had leapt outside at the same time.
"Meow~"
[Mistress, you're in for it this time. That evil hearted Fourth Prince from earlier had just instructed the jailors here to take good care of your entertainment in here. I think by tomorrow, you will be experiencing the tortures they have here in this prison nice and proper.]
Jun Wu Xie's eyebrow raised up, but was not worried in the least.
"He just wants to force me to submit. Want to harm me? He first has to see if he has what it takes." The corners of Jun Wu Xie's mouth curled up chillingly. Even having been thrown in prison, she was not a piece of meat that was subject to anyone's manipulation.
"Meow?"
[I'm just asking Mistress, but when are you going to make your move?]
"No rush, favours shown to you must be reciprocated. Since they are taking such good care of me, I must make sure to return them the favour first." Jun Wu Xie said expressionlessly. She reached out her hand to carry the little black cat into her arms, her fingers running over the luxurious fur on the cat.
"Meow?"
[Return his favour?]
Jun Wu Xie replied in a soft voice: "Aren't people from the Thousand Beast City going to arrive?"
"Meow."
[That's right.]
"The Thousand Beast City might not be as powerful as the biggest Yan Country's might, but if they really do hold hatred for the Yan Country, even the Yan Country might not be able to easily withstand the torment that Thousand Beast City will be able to inflict on them." Jun Wu Xie's eyes were lowered, a countless number of thoughts flying through her mind that lay hidden beneath her eyes.
It was still early, and she could still afford some time to slowly play with the Fourth Prince and the Emperor.
She only hoped that they would be able to hold out a little longer, or it would be a waste of her efforts for making arrangements to put up a good show for them.
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Chapter 858 : Unwarranted Torture (1)
It was night on the second day that Qiao Chu slipped into the jail and met with Jun Wu Xie on there.
"You have sure having a jolly leisurely good time in here. Outside things are so chaotic that it is almost on the verge of exploding and here you are so carefree not having anything to do." Seeing Jun Wu Xie calmly sitting with her jail cell stroking the little black cat's fur made Qiao Chu can't help himself but smile helplessly.
Jun Wu Xie looked up slightly and glanced at Qiao Chu: "How is it outside?"
"After you went to see Qu Ling Yue with Lei Chen that day, Qu Ling Yue's condition improved by leaps and bounds yesterday. But early this morning, her injuries suddenly took a turn for the worse and she fell into a coma still vomiting out blood, driving the entire bunch of physicians there into a frenzy. That Imperial Physician Li had in a fluster and exasperation claimed that a certain Young Miss named Jun's previous actions had just been underhanded methods that deceived people and even Lei Chen was not spared a significant amount of admonishment as well. That Jiang Ying Long had been struck dumb in helplessness and when the Crown Prince went to pay a visit once more, he was blocked at the door by people from the War Banner Academy. It seems like your actions yesterday had not only failed to make the people from the War Banner Academy relax their guard but had instead made them feel even more strongly against Lei Chen." Qiao Chu might have said all this in a nonchalant tone, but Fei Yan who had gone there in person to gather information had seen every single detail of that situation clearly.
Lei Chen had been blocked outside the doors and Imperial Physician Li had cursed and sworn from inside Qu Ling Yue's room. However much shock and surprise Jun Wu Xie had brought to everyone yesterday, was fully returned today by being reviled, cursed and spat upon.
"Just as expected." Jun Wu Xie lips raised at the edges, to reveal a cold smile.
Qiao Chu stated quizzically at Jun Wu Xie's reaction. "You knew all along this would happen?"
Jun Wu Xie answered slowly: "I wasn't certain at first, but I am sure now."
"And you are still so carefree about it? Do you even have any confidence towards Qu Ling Yue's injuries? This is the first time that I am seeing a patient who had passed through your hands, suffer a relapse." Qiao Chu asked, scratching at his head.
Towards Jun Wu Xie's skills in Medicine, he had full and complete trust. But Qu Ling Yue's relapse of her injuries, was also a fact that Fei Yan saw with his own eyes.
"There is always a first for everything in life, it's nothing really." Jun Wu Xie wasn't showing much of a reaction to it.
Qiao Chu continued with his report: "It is said the tomorrow evening will be the time that the people from the Thousand Beast City will be arriving in the Yan Country's Imperial Capital. By that time, if they are to see Qu Ling Yue still lying in bed barely alive, they might just decide to come charging all the way into here and seek trouble with you. Aren't you going to make any preparations at all?"
Jun Wu Xie shook her head.
"They will not have the time to find trouble with me for the time being."
Qiao Chu was stunned, completely unable to know what Jun Wu Xie was thinking.
"Anyway, knowing you will have no lack of ideas in your head, I just want to tell you not to allow yourself to suffer and that's all that matters. If the matter cannot be resolved for now, then just get right out of here and tell us what you want us to do thereafter and you just don't show yourself."
"I have plans made." Jun Wu Xie said softly.
As the two people were still chatting, from within the silence in the prison, footsteps were suddenly heard. Qiao Chu flew up with a leap and jumped up onto the overhead beams, hiding himself within the shadows.
Two prison jailers appeared before Jun Wu Xie's jail cell. They were holding a set of locks and chain in their hands as they unlocked the cell door and walked in.
"His Majesty has decreed, to change a set of locks and chain for Young Master Jun. We would like to ask for Young Master Jun to cooperate." The jailer opened his mouth to ask with a smile, highly courteous to Jun Xie.
Jun Wu Xie's powers as a green spirit, was not something these low ranked jailers were able to coerce, hence, on the few days that Jun Wu Xie had been in prison, the jailers had still been somewhat polite and had not dared to make things difficult. Her meals given to her adhered to the usual rules and everything had seemed normal so far.
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Chapter 859 : Unwarranted Torture (2)
Jun Wu Xie's gaze fell onto the set of locks and chain. Compared to the current set on her hands and feet, the new one further restricted one's movements harshly. The handcuffs and leg shackles were reinforced with metal plates and once secured, a person would not be able to move. Cold laughter glinted within Jun Wu Xie's eyes and she glanced surreptitiously over the area that Qiao Chu was hidden out of the corner of her eyes but did not say anything before sticking her hands out, to show that she was willing to cooperate.
The two jailers secretly exchanged a glance between themselves, their faces still showing wide smiles as they removed the old set of shackles on Jun Xie and saying: "Has Young Master Jun been comfortable enough these past days? The jail cell is crude and sorely lacking and it must have been hard on Young Master Jun. But rest assured Young Master Jun, we will definitely not be doing anything harsh to Young Master Jun as Young Master Jun is afterall a friend of His Highness the Crown Prince, and we would not dare to slack off in neglect."
"That's right. Young Master Jun would just have to bear with it for a few more days and once the matter has died down after awhile, Young Master Jun will then be able to get out of here."
The two jailers were echoing one another, seemingly trying very hard to reassure Jun Xie. They went on to put on the new set of chain shackles onto Jun Xie quietly, careful and meticulous with every single action, while both of the jailers would from time to time discreetly cast a glance at Jun Xie. When they saw they Jun Xie did not seem to suspect anything, they still silently heaved sighs of relief.
Two crisp sounding clicks cut through the air as the lock for the metal plate that held both of Jun Wu Xie's hands snapped in place. The chains around her feet also tied her feet tightly together. For Jun Wu Xie to even half an inch now, it had now become a highly difficult task.
Hidden within the darkness, Qiao Chu observed the actions of the two jailers with a frown on his face. Although he wasn't too familiar with the locks and shackles used in jails, but just by seeing the new set of locks and chain on Jun Wu Xie was enough for him to realise that something did not seem right.
All four of Jun Wu Xie's limbs were tightly restrained and not to mention walking with them, even sitting down upon the ground would be a challenge. However one looked at it, those shackles did not look like they would be used on common prisoners.
After the two jailers snapped the locks into place, they tugged hard at the metal plate and chains to check. After making sure they were solidly secured, they suddenly took a step back away. The smilies on both their faces faded off and were replaced by a sort of glee that took delight in the misfortune of others.
"Jun Xie, having stayed so long in this jail, I'm sure you have become familiar with this place. Are you aware that anybody who is thrown behind bars here will all be treated to receive a little of our "tender loving care"?" One of the jailers said, narrowing his eyes, pulling out a two finger thick whip hanging from his hip.
"Young Master Jun must have been getting rather comfortable with your stay here these past few days. But good days are bound to come to an end and bad things happen. Although we have no intentions of making life difficult for Young Master Jun ourselves, but the rules in this jail cannot be changed as we wish. Young Master Jun, look at this whip for instance. For all prisoners that comes in here, none have ever escaped being treated with a serving from it. This whip is extraordinarily tough and hooks are embedded into it. With a single lash, not just the clothes will be damaged, but even the flesh would be ripped out with a light snap of the wrist. With Young Master Jun's smooth and fair flesh, I wonder how many lashes can you withstand?" The jailer said, his face suddenly changed as he stared at Jun Xie viciously, the black whip gripped in his hand intentionally being swung before Jun Wu Xie's eyes, the protruding hooks embedded in the whip clear to see, looking more terrifying than normal in the dim flickering candlelight.
"The night is still young and Young Master Jun need not be hasty. Tonight, the two of us here will let you properly familiarize yourself with the torture equipment we have in this jail, and we guarantee Young Master Jun will find it to be an unforgettable experience!"
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Chapter 860 : Unwarranted Torture (3)
"We really wouldn't know whether Young Master Jun's thin and frail looking body will be able to withstand the seventy two sets of torture equipment we hold within this prison. It must be known though, anyone who had previously undergone the entire circle of torture equipment here had all been reduced to become helplessly disabled and completely wasted even if they survived. It's such a shame that Young Master Jun even holds such high cultivated spirit powers." The jailer holding the whip said, lifting the whip and snapping it with a loud crack, sending the whip's whistling end to tear through the air and land just beside Jun Wu Xie, striking heavily upon the ground, leaving a white slash mark on the filthy floor of the jail cell.
Jun Wu Xie stared coldly at the two jailers standing there with their malicious expressions.
Qiao Chu who had remained hidden in the darkness observed it all. These two jailers were obviously going to inflict torture on Jun Wu Xie!
Qiao Chu almost could not hold himself back for another moment and was about to make an appearance to beat those two scumbags into scrambling all over the floor to find their teeth when he suddenly caught sight of Jun Wu Xie looking in the direction of where he was hiding and discreetly shook her head.
Qiao Chu's heart jolted as he tried his hardest to resist the rage threatening to explode within him, as he continued to remain within the shadows.
The two jailers circled around Jun Wu Xie, seemingly trying to decide which spot would be the best place to inflict the first lash. Jun Xie's impossibly stoic calm began to unnerve them as all others who had been thrown into this jail had screamed, cried and begged but just this one youth had been different. From the first day that he had been locked up, he had not once opened his mouth to say a single word. Towards being imprisoned, he had not once shown the slightest sign of rage or anxiety.
On that youthful face with its delicate features, they had only seen the same cold and distant expression, the gloomy and depressing prison seemingly non existent in the eyes of the youth.
"Young Master Jun, would you say whether it's better that I lay the first lash onto your hip or onto your back first? Rest assured, the lowly me knows where to draw the line. I will definitely not harm your face in the slightest. I guarantee that after you have had a change of clothes, no one will be able to tell that you have been tortured." The jailer said with an evil laugh.
Jun Wu Xie stood in his spot, not moving in the slightest, her cold and clear eyes glancing only a brief moment over the two jailers.
"The moment you make a move on me, you will regret it." Jun Wu Xie chill voice suddenly rang out clearly.
The two jailers paused a moment, and broke out into a bout of raucous laughter.
"Young Master Jun, what kind of a joke are you telling us? That's just hilarious! Regret it! ? Don't blame me for not having reminded you. Do you know why we had put on that new set of shackles on you? To tell you the truth, the set of shackles you have on currently had previously been used to restrain a blue spirit user. Even though you have attained the green spirit, to break out from the restraint under this set of shackles, you will find it beyond you no matter how hard you try." The jailer said with a sneer. To execute torture on a green spirit user, how could they not have prepared for it?
The fact that they had dared to be so arrogant, was because they believed Jun Wu Xie would not be able to retaliate against them in the slightest.
Jun Wu Xie lifted her chin slightly and did not look at the two jailers anymore.
The jailer holding the whip suddenly lifted his hand and in the next moment, the wicked tip of the whip was sent whistling through the air towards Jun Wu Xie's back!
Qiao Chu who was hiding within the shadows felt his heart leap into his throat as his fists clenched hard as he fought against the urge strike.
However, in the split second just before he wanted to rush out, a huge massive shadow suddenly appeared within the jail cell. It was a massive sized ferocious beast, and at the same moment that it appeared, its jaws clamped down upon the whip that was speeding towards Jun Wu Xie's body!
The black beast's sudden appearance made the two jailers in the cell immediately freeze and the jailer holding the whip had not even had time to react when the massive beast which had its jaws on the whip had suddenly flung him up to smash hard into the solid stone wall!