#481 - Dad, I was wrong!

The Jinyi Guard's prison is located underground within the Jinyi Guard headquarters.

Constructed jointly by the Mo and Gongshu families, the Jinyi Guard's prison consumed a significant portion of the Wu Kingdom's resources, all to ensure it met the standards of the Jinyi Guard.

This prison is riddled with mechanisms and magic arrays, a true crystallization of the Mo and Gongshu families' expertise.

Anyone imprisoned here attempting a jailbreak, even a Jade Purity Realm cultivator, would face certain death.

As for Immortal Realm cultivators or those above attempting a rescue, imperial palace guardians would have to intervene.

But how many Immortal Realm cultivators even exist in this world?

Let alone Ascension Realm cultivators.

And if Upper Five Realms cultivators are imprisoned here, special cells are prepared for them, making escape virtually impossible.

However, this "luxurious" Jinyi Guard prison currently houses only two individuals: Zheng Qiu and Mo Yuanshan.

“Esteemed Jinyi Guards, I truly won't dare to do it again, please, release me! I was truly wrong! I will never dare to do it again, I will be a good person from now on, abide by the law, and as for your injured colleagues, I will ensure they receive absolutely generous compensation.”

Within the prison, Zheng Qiu, now clad in prison garb and shackled, was wailing.

His voice echoed through the cells, but the entire prison remained empty.

Initially, Zheng Qiu was indeed very tough, believing his father would surely come to rescue him, and that the Jinyi Guard wouldn't dare to do anything to him.

After being thrown into the prison, Zheng Qiu acted arrogantly for a while, only to be whipped several times by the Jinyi Guards.

The pain of the lacerations from the whips forced Zheng Qiu to face reality completely.

Which was that the Jinyi Guard seemed truly unafraid of his father and didn't care who he was.

Like these rich young masters, they are quick to be arrogant, and also quick to admit defeat.

Having been imprisoned for less than two hours from start to finish, Zheng Qiu's psychological defenses were shattered, and now he was utterly spineless.

Especially since the prison was incredibly dim, with no sunlight visible except for the faint glow of the torches, and the sound of rats scurrying around, an inexplicable fear spread through his heart.

“Clang.”

Just then, the entrance in the distance was opened.

“My lords, I was wrong! I was truly wrong! Let me go back, my dad will definitely—Eh? Dad!”

Just as Zheng Qiu was constantly begging for mercy, he saw his father walking over.

Zheng Qiu even rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was seeing things.

“Dad, why are you here?” Zheng Qiu was fortunate enough to realize he wasn't mistaken, it really was his father coming!

Great, great, his father had finally come to save him, he knew his dad wouldn't abandon him!

So the Jinyi Guard was nothing special, they still had to give his father some face.

“You unfilial son!” Zheng Liu walked up to his son, trembling with anger, “Why did you come to Wudu?”

“Ah?” Zheng Qiu was taken aback, “Didn't you ask me to come?”

Zheng Liu was furious: “When did I ask you to come to Wudu?! I'm retiring in a few years, what are you doing here?”

Zheng Qiu looked somewhat aggrieved: “But I received a letter saying you missed me, so I came.”

“You—” Zheng Liu waved his hand in frustration, “Forget it, forget it, then why did you go to the teahouse? And took a fancy to someone's daughter? Was she that pretty? You even tried to forcibly seize a woman?! Do you know where this is? Is this a place where you can act lawlessly? Even your father has to be careful walking on the street, afraid of bumping into someone!”

“Dad, that's really not it.” Zheng Qiu became even more aggrieved, “I really didn't try to forcibly seize a woman.”

“You—” Zheng Liu trembled with anger, “You didn't try to forcibly seize a woman? If you didn't do such a thing, would you be locked up here? Would I be here? Not to mention the girl you took a fancy to, do you know who kicked you?”

“Who is it?” Zheng Qiu's eyes lit up.

Although he was kicked quite badly at the time, that girl was really good-looking!

“That person is the Chang Princess of Chu, who is visiting Wudu for a while, and your attempt to forcibly seize a woman was witnessed by her, and she even hit you, she is the witness!”

“Dad, that's really not it.” Zheng Qiu was so aggrieved he was about to cry, “I did it all for you!”

“You're talking nonsense! How was it for me?” Zheng Qiu felt a little dizzy.

“When I arrived in Wudu, I attended a banquet where all the guests were sons of court officials.”

Zheng Liu explained gloomily.

“At the time, someone told me that you, Father, were very frustrated, mainly because of the newly established Jinyi Guard in Wudu.

Because of the Jinyi Guard, the authority of the Capital Garrison and the Great Court of Revision had been divided a lot. At the time, they even laughed at you for being incompetent, only to be ridden over by the Jinyi Guard.

I couldn't stand it at the time! I argued with them, and we almost fought.

Then someone gave me an idea, saying that if I really cared about you, Father, and that if I wasn't a coward, I should go to a teahouse, where a storyteller's granddaughter was beautiful, and I should go and flirt with her.

They said that if I did that, it would definitely attract the attention of the Capital Garrison's constables, and even the Jinyi Guard, and then I could suppress their prestige.

And they said that the Jinyi Guard were all paper tigers, who wouldn't dare to do anything to me.”

Zheng Liu looked at his stupid son: “So you did it?”

“Yes.” Zheng Qiu nodded, “I had already agreed in front of so many sons of civil and military officials, if I didn't do it, I would be excluded from the Wudu circle.”

“You, you... you...” Unable to assess his son, Zheng Liu could only curse, “Idiot!”

Zheng Qiu shrank his head, he didn't think he was an idiot.

“Dad, you can scold me, but please save me quickly, this place is really not a place for people, and those Jinyi Guards, they even dared to whip me! They were whipping not me, but your face!” Zheng Qiu reached through the iron bars and held his father's hand.

Zheng Liu sighed: “It won't be so easy for you to get out now.”

“Eh?” Zheng Qiu felt his heart sink, “Dad, what do you mean?”

“What I mean is...” Zheng Liu looked at his son, “If nothing unexpected happens, you might be locked up for a few years.”