Chapter 153: We Are Different

"How dare he, how dare he!"

Inside the prison of Songnan Prefecture, under the dim light, a face twisted with rage was revealed; it was none other than the young master whom Shen Yu had dragged back that morning.

At this moment, the young master had long since lost his morning elegance, his luxurious robes stained with filth at some unknown time, leaving him in a state of utter disarray. Waves of damp, moldy odors surged into his nostrils. The damp, dark environment nearly drove him into a frenzy.

After being dragged back by Shen Yu, he had been locked in such a place. There wasn't even a bed in the vicinity, and he had even seen things like rats here. From childhood to adulthood, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

The most critical thing was that his cultivation was now sealed, and his limbs were weak and powerless, making even the thought of forcing his way out a pipe dream. He could only vent the rage in his heart through angry curses.

"Young Master, please calm your anger! No matter how bold Shen Yu is, he wouldn't dare do anything to you!"

"If it weren't for you inviting this young master to this place, how would I have fallen into this plight? Get lost!" He kicked out; this man, who was feared by others, was no different from a servant in the eyes of the young master.

Kicked in the body, Shang Jin tumbled away; he, too, was now equally weak in the limbs and had no strength to dodge. Besides, even if he could dodge, he dared not, nor could he.

Struggling to climb up from the ground, a flash of dissatisfaction crossed Shang Jin's eyes, but it vanished in an instant, quickly turning back into a fawning smile. No matter what, the young master before him was not someone he could afford to provoke!

"Bang!" Suddenly, at this moment, the sound of several heavy objects hitting the ground came from outside, instantly drawing the attention of both men.

Soon, they saw a familiar figure walking toward them from outside, and a trace of joy immediately surged onto Shang Jin's face.

"Secretary, it's the Secretary!" Pressing against the wall of the cell, Shang Jin felt a sense of relief in his heart. A friend in need is a friend indeed; he hadn't expected the Secretary to be the one to save him in the end. This was a true confidant!

Seeing the Secretary standing outside without rushing in, the young master began to curse directly. What a blind thing; he didn't even know to hurry up, open the door, and curry favor at a time like this—if he wasn't a piece of trash, what was he?

"What are you still standing there for? Open the door already, you absolute piece of trash!"

However, at this moment, the Secretary turned a blind eye to these angry curses, instead looking coldly from the outside for a while, and only after confirming certain things did he smile lightly.

"Young Master!" Grabbing the young master, the joy on Shang Jin's face vanished at this moment. The Secretary before him gave him a feeling that seemed somewhat wrong, very different from the usual.

Moreover, the smile on his face just now seemed like mockery, seemed like triumph, but it could never be goodwill!

Having dealt with all sorts of people in the past, he immediately sensed that something was amiss. The Secretary before him was likely here with ill intent!

"Young Master, Master!" Opening the cell door, the Secretary outside stepped in, step by step, a thick killing intent filling every corner, that murderous aura erupting uncontrollably.

"Killing intent?" Sensing the change in the Secretary, Shang Jin's expression changed abruptly, and he shouted with some uncertainty: "Secretary, what are you trying to do?"

"What am I trying to do?" Walking over slowly, the Secretary looked coldly at the two who had already reacted, and said indifferently, "I have come today specifically to send the Young Master on his way!"

"You, you dare!"

"Young Master, you can try!" The very obvious killing intent coming from the Secretary had already told them clearly that he was not joking, but had truly developed the intent to kill!

"All these years, Young Master, you have been arrogant and domineering, acting recklessly, and your hands are stained with blood; killing you is ridding the people of a scourge!"

Smiling lightly, the Secretary continued coldly, "Shen Hengzhi's reputation for being savage and fearless is known to all; it is only logical that he would strike in a fit of rage upon learning of the Young Master's deeds. Young Master, don't you agree?"

"You, you want to kill me? Are you not afraid of death?"

"Death? Hahaha! I stopped fearing that long ago! Besides, the one killing the Young Master is the Prefect of Songnan Prefecture, Shen Yu; what does that have to do with me?"

"You!" Kicking forward violently, the young master turned his head and prepared to flee. But unfortunately, he was weak in the limbs now; how could he possibly escape?

The Secretary used only a little force to grab the young master's neck with one hand, and with a burst of strength, lifted the young master straight up.

"Young Master, let alone the fact that your Martial Arts are restricted now, even if they weren't, you would still be no match for me!"

The young master, grabbed by the neck, suddenly felt as if the blood in his body was surging, as if it were boiling and flowing at high speed, and then rapidly draining away.

"How can this be? How is it possible?" The feeling of suffocation from his neck made him somewhat panicked, but the abnormality of his body made him even more terrified.

Although his cultivation was sealed, he could still clearly feel the True Qi within his body as if it were constantly dissipating.

No, it couldn't be called dissipating; it seemed, it seemed as if his own power was flowing toward the Secretary opposite him!

Such a discovery left him in a panic, and he struggled with all his might. But no matter how the young master struggled, the Secretary's hand remained very steady. Finally, with a violent exertion of force, a "Crack!" sound of breaking bone rang out, and the young master, who had been struggling, let his limbs hang limp immediately.

"Cai He, how dare you?" Watching the young master slide from Cai He's hand, seemingly without a shred of life left, Shang Jin widened his eyes, unable to believe the scene before him!

"Cai He, I treated you well, I even saved your life; have you forgotten?" Raising his head, Shang Jin looked at the other with blood-red eyes.

When he saw this scene of the young master being killed, he knew that Cai He would absolutely not let him go either. No, it should be said that the other party had never intended to let him go from the very beginning. Perhaps from start to finish, he had been in someone else's calculations.

It was laughable that he had always thought everything was under his control, not knowing that everything was just making wedding clothes for someone else.

"I should have guessed!" Looking at Cai He opposite him walking over step by step, a bitter smile appeared on Shang Jin's face, as if mocking his past self.

"You are not greedy for money or lustful, unmoved by gold or beauties. Before, I even thought that you were different from them, that you were grateful and willing to serve. Now that I think about it, it is truly laughable; you don't seek money or beauties because you want more!"

"Master is right, but it is a pity that you have only realized it now; it is somewhat too late!"

"Yes, it is too late!" Looking at the other with hatred, Shang Jin seemed to know that he could hardly escape, and now he was instead somewhat composed.

"But I am curious, why you had to kill him specifically. You should know that once the matter is exposed, you will die without a burial place!"

"Master, I am different from you. You wanted them to fight like the snipe and the clam, but I want them to fight until they are both dead! I want him, Shen Hengzhi, to pay the price! Therefore, I can only ask the Young Master to die!"

"So that's how it is; you have a grudge against Prefect Shen!"

"Yes!" Sighing lightly, as if recalling the past, Cai He grabbed the neck of Shang Jin opposite him and exerted force violently. In an instant, a feeling of extreme suffocation rushed toward him.

"Back then, our Cai Family could be considered to have a large estate, yet it was wiped out in a single night. Although the culprit is dead, the matter was stirred up by him, Shen Hengzhi; of course he must pay the price for it!"

"Also, actually, my name is not Cai He; I am Cai Zhong, the former County Assistant of Baian County!"