240 Underground Prison

Nie Zun answered while I was still wondering how to respond . “We had already been together once . ”

Turning red, I said, “There’s no need to go around announcing this . ”

Nie Zun blinked at me in mock innocence, but I could tell he was teasing me with those eyes of his . “Did I say anything wrong? Weren’t we together as lovers once?”

Gritting my teeth, I said, “I know what you’re trying to get at . Just continue pretending like this . ”

Song Lu asked with genuine surprise, “You were together once? Why did you guys get separated then?” There was a hint of that adorable Song Lu of the past as she posed her question .

Well, there’s no real need to hide this anyway .  I thus answered without hesitation, “Because he lost his memories . ”

Song Lu looked shocked at this . She turned to Nie Zun . “You lost your memories? Do you still remember me then?” She even waved a hand in front of Nie Zun, as if he had turned blind .

Warmth emanated from my chest as I saw the kind Song Lu in this very moment .

Sometimes, pain can temporarily change a person, but it’s difficult to erase somebody’s personality entirely .

I didn’t give Nie Zun a chance to answer this time . “He has already regained his memories, it’s just that he’s changed a lot . Probably because he ate something that was unclean . ” I was still upset at how cold he was acting towards me .

There seemed to be a hint of a smile on Song Lu’s face, and I wasn’t the only one who realized this . I could tell that she realized it too . Her face froze a little when she found herself talking to me just like in the past . She turned around and said, “We’re arriving soon . ”

Shortly after, we arrived in a dungeon-like place at the end of the spiral staircase . There was a square room separated by iron bars on one side . This place did not look like a modern prison at all . It looked like a dungeon used in medieval times .

There were arms trapped in the iron shackles that were connected to the wall . The woman currently trapped in those shackles should be Jiao S, though I couldn’t see her clearly from where I was .

She was seated leaning against the wall, dressed in white . Her head hung and she was completely still . I wanted to call out to her, but I hesitated, unsure if it really was her .

Song Lu kept quiet as she looked at me, as if waiting for my next move . Just as I was about to call out, the woman in the cell lifted her head slowly .

Rendered speechless, I covered my mouth in shock upon seeing her face .  It was definitely Jiao S, but she had no eyes . Her eyeb.a.l.l.s were replaced with two black holes, and those huge eyes of hers were gone .

The first time I saw those eyes, I was afraid, and I even hated them . But slowly, I found myself liking them . I couldn’t believe that those emotionless eyes were nothing but two b.l.o.o.d.y holes now .

Pale, dry lips moved on a blood-streaked face . “Is it… Ah Shen?”

I couldn’t bear it anymore as I heard her feeble voice . Rus.h.i.+ng forward, I grabbed onto those iron bars . “It’s me . What happened to you, Jiao S?”

Jiao S smiled . “I knew it was you . ”

I wasn’t able to stay calm like her . I turned and stared at Song Lu . “What happened here? What did you do to her?”

Song Lu shrugged . “I don’t know . I didn’t do anything to her . I’m just in charge of keeping an eye on her . You should be asking her what happened instead . ”

Song Lu shrugged . “I don’t know . I didn’t do anything to her . I’m just in charge of keeping an eye on her . You should be asking her what happened instead . ”

At this moment, Nie Zun appeared right beside Song Lu . “Where’s Jie Pa?”

Song Lu gave an enchanting smile . “Are you worried about that doctor of yours after seeing Li Shen’s friend like this?”

Nie Zun smirked, and I saw him take his right hand out of his pocket . “I don’t have much patience . You’d better give me an answer, or else I’ll wreak this place . ”

Song Lu pointed at me . “I can only bring you to one individual at any one point of time . If she refuses to leave now, I can’t bring you to Jie Pa . How about you ask her if she’s willing to leave this place and go to Jie Pa with you?”

She was trying to drive a wedge between me and Nie Zun . She knew how important Jie Pa was to Nie Zun, and how important Jiao S was to me .

Nie Zun just glanced at me coldly without saying anything .

Turning back to face those iron bars, I poured MF into them as I took the opportunity to try and pry them open .

Jiao S spoke softly, “Ah Shen, don’t do that . This is different from what we’ve seen before . Those bars have been enchanted, and MF is no use . It’ll just be absorbed . ”

I did not want to give up just like this, but I felt a cold wind on my palms, evident of MF being sucked away . These iron bars felt like sponges absorbing my MF .

Defeat overwhelmed me . There was nothing I could do when my close friend was trapped in there .

As if she knew what went through my mind, Jiao S smiled and consoled me . “It’s alright, Ah Shen, stop trying . I wouldn’t be trapped here if I could have escaped earlier . The materials here are all specially-made, and it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before in the Eastern or Western Districts . You don’t have to blame yourself . ”

As if she knew what went through my mind, Jiao S smiled and consoled me . “It’s alright, Ah Shen, stop trying . I wouldn’t be trapped here if I could have escaped earlier . The materials here are all specially-made, and it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before in the Eastern or Western Districts . You don’t have to blame yourself . ”

Hearing this made me even more upset . I tried grabbing those iron bars again, but that feeling of my MF being sucked away made me let go of them immediately .

Song Lu said in a casual manner, “It’s no use . MF does nothing to it . ”

I turned around to face her . “Then what do I have to do to save her? I’m sure you have a way . ”

Nie Zun was in front of those bars now as he tried touching them . He spoke calmly . “I think this can only be activated with a key . ”

Clap, clap, clap .  Song Lu started clapping out of nowhere . “What great imagination . Even I might have been fooled . ”

Nie Zun continued, “You mean to say this gate isn’t activated with a key? From the looks of it, I’m guessing you have the key, right?”

I stared at Song Lu .

Song Lu glanced at me before she smirked . “That’s right . We do need a key to open this gate here . But you’ve only gotten half of it right . Du Yue is the only one who has the key to this gate . ”

Frowning, I asked, “Is there any other way to open it?”

Song Lu remained silent, but she turned to look at Nie Zun . I followed her gaze to see Nie Zun backing away a little before stretching out a palm towards those iron bars .

A rotting smell accompanied the black mist that emanated from his palm . The mist wrapped itself around the iron bars, but nothing happened . Nie Zun then said, “Seems like using the key is the only way . ”

Grabbing those the bars again, I tried using mere strength to pry them open this time .

A rotting smell accompanied the black mist that emanated from his palm . The mist wrapped itself around the iron bars, but nothing happened . Nie Zun then said, “Seems like using the key is the only way . ”

Grabbing those the bars again, I tried using mere strength to pry them open this time .

“Do you think you’re Popeye?” I heard Nie Zun’s voice from above me . I met his eyes as I looked up, but this wasn’t the time to be immersed in them .

“Help . ” I spoke curtly without much thought, and I didn’t expect him to really help me out . To my surprise, he actually grabbed those bars and tried to pull them apart .

Jiao S then spoke in her hoa.r.s.e voice . “Stop it, Ah Shen . I’ve tried everything . ”

Taking a deep breath, I tried to speak as calmly as I could . “Tell me, who did this to you? And why aren’t you healing? Is it Du Yue?”

Instead of answering my questions, Jiao S said, “That’s not important . Tell me who else is here, apart from you and Nie Zun . ”

“Song Lu,” I answered softly .

Jiao S seemed to flinch a little at this .

“Was it… you who did this to her?”

Song Lu still had that enchanting smile on her face . “So what if I did?”

240 Underground Prison.

Nie Zun answered while I was still wondering how to respond . “We had already been together once . ”.

Turning red, I said, “There’s no need to go around announcing this . ”.

Nie Zun blinked at me in mock innocence, but I could tell he was teasing me with those eyes of his . “Did I say anything wrong? Weren’t we together as lovers once?”.

Gritting my teeth, I said, “I know what you’re trying to get at . Just continue pretending like this . ”.

Song Lu asked with genuine surprise, “You were together once? Why did you guys get separated then?” There was a hint of that adorable Song Lu of the past as she posed her question

Well, there’s no real need to hide this anyway .  I thus answered without hesitation, “Because he lost his memories . ”.

Song Lu looked shocked at this . She turned to Nie Zun . “You lost your memories? Do you still remember me then?” She even waved a hand in front of Nie Zun, as if he had turned blind

Warmth emanated from my chest as I saw the kind Song Lu in this very moment

Sometimes, pain can temporarily change a person, but it’s difficult to erase somebody’s personality entirely

I didn’t give Nie Zun a chance to answer this time . “He has already regained his memories, it’s just that he’s changed a lot . Probably because he ate something that was unclean . ” I was still upset at how cold he was acting towards me

There seemed to be a hint of a smile on Song Lu’s face, and I wasn’t the only one who realized this . I could tell that she realized it too . Her face froze a little when she found herself talking to me just like in the past . She turned around and said, “We’re arriving soon . ”.

Shortly after, we arrived in a dungeon-like place at the end of the spiral staircase . There was a square room separated by iron bars on one side . This place did not look like a modern prison at all . It looked like a dungeon used in medieval times

There were arms trapped in the iron shackles that were connected to the wall . The woman currently trapped in those shackles should be Jiao S, though I couldn’t see her clearly from where I was

She was seated leaning against the wall, dressed in white . Her head hung and she was completely still . I wanted to call out to her, but I hesitated, unsure if it really was her

Song Lu kept quiet as she looked at me, as if waiting for my next move . Just as I was about to call out, the woman in the cell lifted her head slowly

Rendered speechless, I covered my mouth in shock upon seeing her face .  It was definitely Jiao S, but she had no eyes . Her eyeb.a.l.l.s were replaced with two black holes, and those huge eyes of hers were gone

The first time I saw those eyes, I was afraid, and I even hated them . But slowly, I found myself liking them . I couldn’t believe that those emotionless eyes were nothing but two b.l.o.o.d.y holes now

Pale, dry lips moved on a blood-streaked face . “Is it… Ah Shen?”.

I couldn’t bear it anymore as I heard her feeble voice . Rus.h.i.+ng forward, I grabbed onto those iron bars . “It’s me . What happened to you, Jiao S?”.

Jiao S smiled . “I knew it was you . ”.

I wasn’t able to stay calm like her . I turned and stared at Song Lu . “What happened here? What did you do to her?”.

Song Lu shrugged . “I don’t know . I didn’t do anything to her . I’m just in charge of keeping an eye on her . You should be asking her what happened instead . ”.

At this moment, Nie Zun appeared right beside Song Lu . “Where’s Jie Pa?”.

Song Lu gave an enchanting smile . “Are you worried about that doctor of yours after seeing Li Shen’s friend like this?”.

Nie Zun smirked, and I saw him take his right hand out of his pocket . “I don’t have much patience . You’d better give me an answer, or else I’ll wreak this place . ”.

Song Lu pointed at me . “I can only bring you to one individual at any one point of time . If she refuses to leave now, I can’t bring you to Jie Pa . How about you ask her if she’s willing to leave this place and go to Jie Pa with you?”.

She was trying to drive a wedge between me and Nie Zun . She knew how important Jie Pa was to Nie Zun, and how important Jiao S was to me

Nie Zun just glanced at me coldly without saying anything

Turning back to face those iron bars, I poured MF into them as I took the opportunity to try and pry them open

Jiao S spoke softly, “Ah Shen, don’t do that . This is different from what we’ve seen before . Those bars have been enchanted, and MF is no use . It’ll just be absorbed . ”.

I did not want to give up just like this, but I felt a cold wind on my palms, evident of MF being sucked away . These iron bars felt like sponges absorbing my MF

Defeat overwhelmed me . There was nothing I could do when my close friend was trapped in there

As if she knew what went through my mind, Jiao S smiled and consoled me . “It’s alright, Ah Shen, stop trying . I wouldn’t be trapped here if I could have escaped earlier . The materials here are all specially-made, and it’s like nothing I’ve ever seen before in the Eastern or Western Districts . You don’t have to blame yourself . ”.

Hearing this made me even more upset . I tried grabbing those iron bars again, but that feeling of my MF being sucked away made me let go of them immediately

Song Lu said in a casual manner, “It’s no use . MF does nothing to it . ”.

I turned around to face her . “Then what do I have to do to save her? I’m sure you have a way . ”.

Nie Zun was in front of those bars now as he tried touching them . He spoke calmly . “I think this can only be activated with a key . ”.

Clap, clap, clap .  Song Lu started clapping out of nowhere . “What great imagination . Even I might have been fooled . ”.

Nie Zun continued, “You mean to say this gate isn’t activated with a key? From the looks of it, I’m guessing you have the key, right?”.

I stared at Song Lu

Song Lu glanced at me before she smirked . “That’s right . We do need a key to open this gate here . But you’ve only gotten half of it right . Du Yue is the only one who has the key to this gate . ”.

Frowning, I asked, “Is there any other way to open it?”.

Song Lu remained silent, but she turned to look at Nie Zun . I followed her gaze to see Nie Zun backing away a little before stretching out a palm towards those iron bars

A rotting smell accompanied the black mist that emanated from his palm . The mist wrapped itself around the iron bars, but nothing happened . Nie Zun then said, “Seems like using the key is the only way . ”.

Grabbing those the bars again, I tried using mere strength to pry them open this time

“Do you think you’re Popeye?” I heard Nie Zun’s voice from above me . I met his eyes as I looked up, but this wasn’t the time to be immersed in them

“Help . ” I spoke curtly without much thought, and I didn’t expect him to really help me out . To my surprise, he actually grabbed those bars and tried to pull them apart

Jiao S then spoke in her hoa.r.s.e voice . “Stop it, Ah Shen . I’ve tried everything . ”.

Taking a deep breath, I tried to speak as calmly as I could . “Tell me, who did this to you? And why aren’t you healing? Is it Du Yue?”.

Instead of answering my questions, Jiao S said, “That’s not important . Tell me who else is here, apart from you and Nie Zun . ”.

“Song Lu,” I answered softly

Jiao S seemed to flinch a little at this

“Was it… you who did this to her?”.

Song Lu still had that enchanting smile on her face . “So what if I did?”.