Chapter 192: Playing the Villain

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing followed Cai Lin through the winding paths until they reached the depths of the prison.

"You've kept them under tight watch, haven't you?"

Cai Lin revealed a triumphant smile at his words, proudly lifting her chin. "Hmph, of course! After all, their identities are quite special. I've even had people keep an eye on them at all times; there's absolutely no way they could escape."

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing did not doubt this for a second. At the time, all three had been sealed of their Dou Qi, leaving them with little difference from mortals other than slightly better physical constitutions. It was impossible for them to break out of this heavily guarded prison.

The two stopped in front of an isolated cell.

The cell was constructed entirely of extremely hard dark steel, and the iron bars were thicker than an arm. Forget about mortals; even a Dou Ling expert with Dou Qi would be unable to damage these bars to escape.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing looked at Cai Lin with approval.

He was very satisfied with her cautious and careful approach.

Hmm, just like him—very steady, steady as an old dog.

Cai Lin accepted the praise calmly, lifting her head proudly.

It was as if she were saying, "I did a good job, didn't I?"

Following Cai Lin's specific instructions, the three had been placed in separate rooms, preventing any communication between them.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing secretly thought she was an expert; this was even more thorough than he had imagined.

"Where is Gu Xun'er's cell?"

Cai Lin pointed to the cell in the furthest corner.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing walked over, and Cai Lin hurried to follow, afraid of missing Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing's performance.

Arriving at the corner cell, he found it was not as dim or cold as the others outside.

Different prisoners received different treatment.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing peered through the iron bars, carefully observing Gu Xun'er, and felt a strange sensation.

At this moment, Gu Xun'er had completely lost her former grace. She wore the same clothes as the other prisoners, her hair was somewhat disheveled, her face was a bit dirty, and there was no longer any spirit in her eyes.

Seeing Gu Xun'er in this state, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing secretly thought this was bad.

If a person remains in such an extremely oppressive and desperate environment for a long time, it is very easy for them to develop suicidal thoughts.

And Gu Xun'er's current mental state was clearly on the verge of collapse. What would happen if she lost the will to live and committed suicide?

"I just praised you, and now you give me such a surprise. How did you let her get into this state?" Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing sighed helplessly.

Cai Lin felt wronged. "I didn't mistreat her. I give her the best prison food, and there's water for her to wash up."

She pointed to the unfinished meal and the clean water on the table, proving she wasn't lying.

"She was like this the moment she arrived here. If I hadn't had people help her wash up, she would look even worse."

"She was like this from the start?" Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing was puzzled.

"Yeah. You think she's crazy, right? I heard from the guards that she often stays in the corner, constantly repeating the words 'Brother Xiao Yan'."

Cai Lin didn't know Xiao Yan, so she didn't understand why Gu Xun'er was like this.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing secretly thought: Xiao Yan has been dead for so long; has this Gu Xun'er really gone mad?

This was not good news. He had intended to use Gu Xun'er as a bargaining chip; if she had gone mad or wanted to commit suicide, things would be difficult to handle...

After thinking for a moment, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing had Cai Lin open the door and walked in with the two Half-Saints.

He woke the two Gu Clan Half-Saints, who looked around in confusion, realizing their current situation seemed dire.

Gu Clan Half-Saint: "Where is this place? Let us out!"

The environment here made them feel uneasy.

"Take a look at who that is."

The two saw Gu Xun'er huddled in the corner with vacant eyes.

Although Gu Xun'er had changed significantly, the two still recognized that this was their young mistress.

Seeing Gu Xun'er's state, the two Gu Clan Half-Saints were shocked and hurried forward to check on her.

"Young Mistress, Young Mistress! It's me, Gu Pai, your grand-uncle's grandson. Do you remember me?"

"Young Mistress, it's me, Gu Guai, your aunt's grand-uncle. Do you remember me?"

Gu Xun'er's hollow eyes regained a glimmer of light at the words of the two Gu Clan Half-Saints.

She looked dazed and muttered, "Gu Pai? Gu Guai?"

After muttering a few times, Gu Xun'er suddenly regained her full senses.

Thinking she had been rescued, she began to look around, trying to figure out her situation.

However, when she discovered she was still in a cage and that Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing and Cai Lin were still standing before her, the light in her eyes dimmed once more.

Gu Xun'er saw the two Half-Saints from her clan and asked, "How did you end up here?"

The two replied bitterly, "Young Mistress, we were sent by the Clan Leader to scout for the location of the Taixu Ancient Dragon, and we were captured."

Gu Xun'er looked at Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing with fury.

She was the Young Clan Leader of the Gu Clan and possessed the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame; it was normal for him to capture her.

But she hadn't expected Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing to not even spare the Half-Saints of her clan.

He was clearly already an eight-star Dou Saint; Half-Saints posed no threat to him at all...

Gu Xun'er still thought Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing was only an eight-star Dou Saint.

She felt deep regret, regretting that she hadn't sent more people to kill Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing back in the Jia Ma Empire.

Now, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing had become a major threat.

Gu Xun'er's hatred could not stir even the slightest ripple in Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing.

The reason he had brought the two Half-Saints in was to adjust Gu Xun'er's state.

Now that his goal was achieved, it was time for the next item.

"Gu Pai, Gu Guai, tell me the results of the great battle two years ago."

The two remained unmoved, wearing expressions of readiness to die, unwilling to betray the Gu Clan.

Moreover, they knew very well that even if they revealed everything, Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing would not let them go.

Since that was the case, why should they speak?

Cai Lin, standing to the side, said, "If you don't speak, I'll have people torture you slowly, using flames to calcine your souls."

The two Gu Clan Half-Saints trembled, but there was not a hint of fear in their eyes; they would rather die than submit.

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing had long anticipated this, so he patted Cai Lin, signaling her not to be impatient and to let him handle it.

"I hear that you people of the Dou Di clans look down on us who have no Dou Di bloodline?"

The two were confused, not understanding what Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing meant.

"Tell me, what would a child born between your Young Clan Leader and me look like?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, the Gu Clan's God-Grade bloodline giving birth to my child—the talent should be quite high..."

"How dare you!" Gu Pai glared at Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing.

"Why wouldn't I dare? And based on my experience, your Young Clan Leader seems to still be a virgin... Heh heh heh."

"Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing, our Clan Leader will not let you off!"

Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing put on a lecherous expression, and while beginning to undo his clothes, he said to Cai Lin, "Cai Lin, I don't like having others around. You take them away first—oh no, take them to a spot nearby where they can't see but can still hear what's happening here."

Cai Lin blinked, not believing for a second that Character: Character: Character: Jiang Xing was a lecher.

(End of chapter)