It turned out that there was also a dungeon built in Gantang Village.

When Mr. Ma took me over, he said while walking, "It's been decades, and this dungeon has never been used. However, the Yan family's ancestral hall is guarded here. The old man also knew that there would be no eternal peace. People like them would come to cause trouble sooner or later."

I didn't say anything, just curled the corners of my lips lightly.

He walked to the front and opened an iron door. A creaking sound rang out, and a lot of echoes came out. I walked over and saw that there was a stone step inside the iron door, leading to the ground. It was already dark around it. Only a lantern in the hand of Mr. Ma emitted a faint light, illuminating the road that was only a small inch in front of me.

The stone slabs were very wet, with thick moss in some corners, and the footprints were also very obvious, obviously they were left behind when the person was brought in just now.

It seems that I have never used it.

The deeper I go down, the more I can smell a damp, raw and cold smell. Although it can be called cool in places like summer, staying for a long time is another matter. After I walked the last step, I was completely trapped in darkness. Only when Mr. Ma raised the lantern in his hand over his head, he saw a long corridor in front of him, leading to the end, with iron cages on both sides, as if he was blocking wild animals.

I couldn't help but frown.

In fact, since it is a place where people are detained, it is naturally impossible for people to come in to enjoy the happiness, but seeing such an iron cage still makes me feel a little uncomfortable.

Humans are humans, not beasts.

As if I saw my thoughts, Mr. Ma said quietly: "There is no other place or tools to keep people in check here."

"Um."

I didn't say anything, just nodded, and followed him into the back.

I passed many empty cages along the way. After turning a corner, I walked to a cage. Mr. Ma said, "It's here. Let's talk to him. I'll go to the door and call me when I'm leaving."

I nodded, and he left with the lantern.

The surroundings became dark again, but it was not completely dark in front of me, because the only difference here is from other cages is that a skylight is opened above my head. Although it is also equipped with a thick iron barn to stop it, at this time the moon rises to the sky and the faint moonlight shines from the top of my head.

However, except for that light, there was nothing else where I could see my hands completely.

Where is Pei Yuanxiu?

I frowned slightly and took a step forward.

At this moment, a very small sound came from the cage. A tall black shadow also took a step forward behind the light column, and walked into the moonlight.

Immediately, a glimmer flashed in front of my eyes.

Pei Yuanxiu was still wearing white clothes. Even in such a place, it did not damage his cleanliness and purity at all, especially when he stood in the moonlight, the faint light reflected on his white shirt, as if he was shining.

I was stunned for a moment, and his dark pupils were already looking straight at me.

...

For a moment, the two were speechless.

Of course, I came here because I had something to say to him, but when I actually met, all the words I had prepared were forgotten by me. Just seeing him standing in front of me quietly, I felt an indescribable and bitter feeling.

And although he was imprisoned, he seemed to be more comfortable than me.

I don’t know how long he was silent, but he spoke first: “You are here.”

"……Um."

"It's a little later than I thought."

“…”

"You can't make up your mind?"

“…you know?”

I trembled slightly. He looked at me quietly at his words and the cold facts behind them. Under the moonlight, even his eyelashes were shimmering slightly. The gaze seemed to see through and see through me.

A little curl was curled up at the corner of his mouth, and he said with a smile: "I know that everyone in Xichuan should want to kill me now."

“…”

"But their wishes must also be approved by you."

“…”

"so--"

His eyelashes trembled very lightly, and a little light flashed through his dark pupils. He looked at me, calmer than before, and even felt a little cold in his calmness.

"Are you here to kill me?"

My heart suddenly sank.

After saying that, his eyes looked up and down at me for a while. I couldn't see the coldness or hostility. I just felt that he was a little quiet. After looking at me for a while, he said, "There is no poison, and I also bring a dagger."

“…”

"You... won't kill me?"

“…”

"Can't so many people convince you?"

“…”

Although he was locked up here, he seemed to know everything outside, those people would ask him to kill him, and how they would persuade me.

My throat was slightly quarrel, I was silent for a while, and finally spoke with difficulty, saying, "I... haven't thought about it yet."

After saying this, I felt a little dazed. Since I met him in Nishikawa, I have said this more than once. I know that hesitation will only make me dream long nights, but I also understand that every word those people say to me, asking me to make this decision is for the overall situation, and even for me.

Even I understand that killing him will be done with all!

But……

Just when my heart was in a state of confusion, he smiled even more indifferently: "If you didn't think about it, it doesn't mean that other people didn't think about it."

Hearing that there was even a little smile and a little coldness in his words, I took a deep breath and looked up at him: "Yuan Xiu."

"Um."

"I can't kill you."

“…”

"You know, even if everyone wants to kill you, I can't kill you."

“…”

"But--"

He looked at me, focused and quiet: "What do you want me to do?"

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I was stunned for a moment. Maybe I was still hesitating, but before I could speak again, he chuckled and said, "You know, it's impossible."

"Why is it impossible?" I said: "You and him may not necessarily have to live to the death."

“…”

"You were in Shengjing and didn't go south. Didn't you have been through so many years?"

“…”

"The world is so big, why do you have to have a capital city? The Golden Palace? The Dragon Chair?"

His eyes flashed, but this time, before I waited for him to speak, I said anxiously: "I know that you have been the prince for decades, and the country is within your reach for you. You have lost everything overnight, your status, power, and nothing is gone - that feeling, maybe it's really sad." I was a little anxious, and my voice was trembling with a trace of trembling, and I gasped slightly: "But, after you have experienced all that, aren't you still alive?"

“…”

"Is there anything more important than this?"

He looked at me motionlessly. After listening to me say those words, he lowered his eyelids slightly to block the flashing light in his eyes. Then, I heard his dry voice ringing in the cage-

"Qingying, your memory in Hongyan Tower is so profound."

“…”

"So, for you, living is more important than many things."

“…”

"But for people like us, living is just the beginning of everything."

“…”

He looked up at me and said, "We can't just live."

I trembled slightly: "So, I'll live to the death?"

He nodded heavily: "Yes."

I said, "Then-"

"Or, you kill me here, and everything can end, safer and better than any ending you expected."

As he said this, a faint smile even appeared on his face: "Have you ever thought about it?"

“…”

"I want to end this."

“…”
To be continued...