Chapter 1107: Jade-Faced Young Master

"That's right! The Heavenly Prison has its own rules."

Chen Guanlou walked out of the office.

The scorching sun was like fire; no wonder everyone's temper was so explosive.

"Someone, get some iced cold drinks for the brothers of the Six Shanmen to relieve the heat, and don't forget our own brothers."

At his command, prison guards responded and ran errands.

The fellows from the Six Shanmen hurriedly stepped forward, cupped their hands in salute, expressed their thanks, and apologized for their previous irritability. It counted as finding a step down.

Chen Guanlou took the opportunity to size up this batch of prisoners; one of them was particularly attention-grabbing.

Tall and upright, with a face that, despite being a man, was exceptionally beautiful. He had finally seen what was meant by "Jade-Faced," and understood why there was the saying about "killing Wei Jie with looks"!

With this face, walking on the street, it wouldn't take the time of a stick of incense before he was surrounded by young ladies, young wives, and lecherous men. Too prone to causing crime!

"What is your name? What crime did you commit?"

Chen Guanlou was truly curious.

The brothers from the Six Shanmen saw this and were very proactive in clearing up his confusion, "I know, I know. Reporting to Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, this person's name is Jiang Linchuan, known in the Jianghu as the Jade-Faced Young Master."

Chen Guanlou sighed upon hearing this: "Sure enough, there are only wrongly taken names, no wrongly taken nicknames."

Jiang Linchuan, wearing a wooden cangue, cupped his hands with difficulty.

The Six Shanmen continued: "This person offended a noble, and was therefore sent to the Imperial Prison."

Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows slightly, called for the file, and incidentally asked Jiang Linchuan, "How long have you been in the capital?"

"About half a month," Jiang Linchuan said.

"Only half a month and you offended a noble; you are truly unlucky."

Chen Guanlou had never seen such a crude file; apart from basic physical characteristics, the criminal facts and criminal motives were all vague. The file didn't even show a shadow of the noble. Without asking the person involved, he feared no one would know exactly who he had offended.

"The superiors specifically instructed to lock you in the Grade A prison. Jiang Linchuan, in all my years in the Heavenly Prison, you are the first person with no official status to be locked in the Grade A prison. The noble you offended is likely not simple."

Jiang Linchuan smiled without a word.

Chen Guanlou waved his hand, letting Chen Quan take custody of the prisoner, handle the procedures, and transfer the person to the cell.

Someone had paid Jiang Linchuan's silver, and it was even delivered personally by a Ministry of Justice official.

He stopped the other party and asked quietly, "What exactly is the situation with this man surnamed Jiang?"

The other party spread his hands, "I don't know either; everything is done according to orders. I advise you not to ask too much; things from above are hard to talk about."

"Is there any talk about it?"

"Aiya, Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen, don't ask. I really don't know anything. If you're truly curious, you might as well pull some strings and inquire about it."

Chen Guanlou had exactly that intention.

After several twists and turns, he finally heard some inside information.

Jiang Linchuan had offended Princess Luyang and had slighted the Princess's face. Princess Luyang, in a fit of rage, directly threw him into prison on the charge of disrespecting the royal family.

Tsk!

How long had it been since Prince Consort Cheng died? The Princess had jumped out so quickly; her eating manners were a bit ugly, and she had no patience at all.

He went down to the Grade A prison and arrived before the cell door where Jiang Linchuan was locked up.

"Brother Jiang, do you have any regrets?"

Jiang Linchuan was sitting in prison, very open-minded and calm, adapting extremely well. He didn't even mind the bedbugs biting in the cell.

"Regret what?" he asked rhetorically.

"Regret coming to the capital!" Chen Guanlou pointed at the other party's face, "Jade-Faced Young Master, a nickname given to you by martial arts people. I imagine you also know how attractive your face is. In this place called the capital, other things might be lacking, but it is not lacking in powerful families. Although you are a man, your face is just too attractive. Moreover, all the women in the world who have the guts to keep a pretty boy basically live in the capital. You running to the capital is clearly a sheep entering a tiger's mouth."

Jiang Linchuan, upon hearing this, was first speechless, then laughed freely.

"I didn't expect Jiang Jiang Yucheng Chen to be such a straightforward person. To tell you the truth, Brother Chen, I really do have some regrets now! My face is attractive, but I am a man after all, and I have some ability to protect myself. I didn't expect that people in the capital don't follow the rules and all like to use power to pressure others! I have finally seen the style of the capital's figures and seen the willfulness of power."

After speaking, he even gave a self-deprecating laugh, revealing a look of mockery, very disdainful. Clearly, he looked down on the capital's powerful from the bottom of his heart and despised this group of powerful people.

"Actually, it's very easy for you to get out. As long as you are willing to bow your head, I believe someone will come to pick you up from prison tomorrow."

"Hahaha..."

Jiang Linchuan waved his hand while laughing, "Brother Chen, don't make fun of me. Rather than letting me bow my head, I'd rather continue lying in the Heavenly Prison; it can be considered a different kind of experience. In other places, I truly have no chance to go to prison. It's only in the capital that mere martial force doesn't work."

He appeared extremely free and easy, not bowing to power.

Chen Guanlou thought a few points higher of the other party.

Afterwards, he would bring a wine pot every three to five days to find Jiang Linchuan for casual chat.

"In Brother Jiang's eyes, what is the Jianghu like?"

"Jianghu, huh..." Jiang Linchuan sat on the straw mat, holding a wine pot, shaking his head, "The Jianghu in my eyes is full of deceit, fighting and grabbing, mouths full of benevolence and morality, yet doing treacherous things. The Jianghu is a puddle of mud, and everyone has their own goals."

"Since the Jianghu is so unbearable, why does Brother Jiang still mix in the Jianghu? Why not settle down?"

Jiang Linchuan pulled the corner of his mouth, revealing a self-deprecating smile, "I am destined not to be able to settle down, destined to drift in the Jianghu. Brother Chen, you are a Ninth-Rank martial artist; why don't you mix in the Jianghu and instead huddle in the Heavenly Prison? Don't you feel it's a pity? No matter how unbearable the Jianghu is, it's at least vast and open; with your abilities, you don't need to look at anyone's expression, and your days would be very free."

Chen Guanlou shook his head, "My home is here, and my roots are here too. I think the Heavenly Prison is quite good, and it's not a pity."

"Brother Chen, do you really have no curiosity at all about the Wu Lin?" Jiang Linchuan did not believe it. As a martial artist, how could one not yearn for the Wu Lin? Anyone who has mastered martial arts and stepped onto the path of the Martial Dao wants to go out into the Wu Lin to make a name for themselves; it would not be a waste of these years of hard training.

Chen Guanlou said with a smile: "My understanding of the Jianghu is just a group of so-called greenwood heroes, doing all kinds of evil, getting caught and thrown into the Heavenly Prison, and then being escorted to the execution ground to be beheaded. Such a Jianghu is truly boring. The so-called benevolence and righteousness in the Jianghu don't suit me. Therefore, the Heavenly Prison is more suitable for me."

Jiang Linchuan was stimulated for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Immediately after, he laughed out loud, "People have their own aspirations! I'll ask out of curiosity, are there many greenwood heroes who get beheaded?"

Chen Guanlou nodded and said with a half-smile: "Many! Every quarter, a group of heinous villains are beheaded. Some don't even make it to the execution ground and die in the cells. Brother Jiang, you are the Jade-Faced Young Master; do not mix with that group of greenwood heroes. If you get into official trouble, at that time, even if you don't want to follow the noble, you will have to!" ===== CHAPTER 1108 =====