"Hehe, have I been discovered?"
Swoosh!
A dark golden afterimage flickered under the moonlight and landed indifferently in front of Qin Shi.
The afterimage steadied himself. His shiny armor shone brightly under the moonlight. His cold gaze swept across the forest along the way and looked at the corpses of Qi Qi, Qi Qi, and the others. He said with a stern expression, "You're so young, but you're really ruthless."
"They wanted to kill me. Should I just wait to die?" Qin Shi's voice was a little cold. He was a little uncomfortable. "What do you think?
General Gongsun! "
"Fine, I can't outtalk you."
The afterimage turned around and stared at Qin Shi. His resolute face was none other than Gongsun Yan. "Brat, have you thought about our matter?"
"General Gongsun, the people in the Imperial Prison take care of me like this. Do you think I should agree to it?" Qin Shi was not surprised. He grinned. He had already found out where Gongsun Yan was.
However, if he did not come out, Qin Shi did not want to expose him. Otherwise, he would not have been able to kill those eyesores, right?
Gongsun Yan's face was a little pale. After a moment of silence, he said, "Qi Hao was indeed in the wrong. However, you killed them. I did not stop you during the whole process. Consider it as me comforting you."
Qin Shi was stunned. This old man actually used his teeth against his teeth.
"I'll think about it. I've just used up a huge amount of mental energy. I want to go back and rest now." Qin Shi rubbed his shoulders. The slight soreness made him sigh.
After he finished speaking, he got up and walked back to the Imperial Prison.
As he watched Qin Shi gradually disappear into the darkness, Gongsun Yan could not help but lower his eyes. In the next instant, the space beside him shook, and a figure eerily emerged from the forest and stood beside him.
This person was an old man with a head full of snow-white hair. His back was hunched as he stared at the spot where Qin Shi had disappeared. He said in a heavy tone, "Yan, this brat is not simple. Even I am a little fearful of that mental control. If he cannot be of use to our army, we should eliminate him as soon as possible!"
"Hmm … I'll indulge him for a few more days. If he can't satisfy me, I have my own ways to make him obedient!" Gongsun Yan's eyes were about to crack. He smiled evilly, revealing his bloodthirsty silver teeth.
In the dark forest filled with evil energy, the old man let out a long sigh. Then, his old eyes turned cold. "Is there any news from Empress Xiao?"
"Yes, if nothing goes wrong, the Emperor is about to pass away." Gongsun Yan grinned, emitting a faint glow in the dark night.
"Is it about to start?"
Rubbing his old hands on his chest, the old man showed a satisfied smile, "I really can't wait."
Xiu!
A piercingly cold wind blew, and Gongsun Yan and his companion disappeared from where they stood, turning into a sandstorm.
A thousand meters away, Qin Shi's dark eyes turned cold. A trace of fear flashed across his eyes. His palms were already covered in cold sweat.
He suddenly turned around and stared at Gongsun Yan. "It seems that Gongsun Yan's patience is reaching its limit. I have to find a way to leave."
He knew that if he didn't leave now, he might not be able to. In the short conversation he had with Gongsun Yan, he could clearly feel the strong impatience and irritation from Gongsun Yan.
Moreover, he couldn't drag it on like this. He could drag it on for a while, but he obviously couldn't drag it on forever. He had to find a way to leave. Otherwise, the next time Gongsun Yan came to find him, it might really be too late.
But the more he thought about it, the more irritable and annoyed Qin Shi became. He couldn't help but clench his fists in anger. Feeling the faint light rolling on his palms, he couldn't help but smile bitterly. "It's a bit hard to leave under the watch of two Cryptic Realm experts."
Shaking his head, with his chaotic thoughts, he wrapped himself in the black robe and strode back to the Heavenly Dungeon.
He arrived at the entrance of the Heavenly Dungeon on the side of the ruins. Qing Yun happened to walk out from it and passed by him.
"What is he doing here?"
Qing Yun, Qi Hao, these kinds of generals rarely went to the Heavenly Dungeon. Because of this, Qin Shi couldn't help but glance at them a few more times before he put away his thoughts and stepped into the Heavenly Dungeon.
As soon as he entered the Heavenly Dungeon, the thick humidity made him click his tongue. He then shook his head and tried not to think too much about it. Under the watch of two jailers, he was sent into the cell.
Hugging his shoulders, Qin Shi thought that when he came back, he would immediately hear Han Zai's excited howls. He was even prepared to raise his leg.
But to his surprise, Han Zai was sitting cross-legged in the depths of the cell. He was leaning against the cold wall with a face full of death, as if he was about to die.
"Hmm?"
Qin Shi frowned and then looked around. He found that Han Zai wasn't the only one who was full of death. There were almost a dozen prisoners in the cell, all of them half dead and depressed.
"What's going on?"
Qin Shi lowered his eyes in surprise.
Right at this moment, a black shadow climbed up behind him and wrapped her rosy hands around his muscular waist. "They won't be able to live for long."
"Hmm?"
Hearing this inexplicable words, Qin Shi suddenly broke away from Liu Tingting and rushed toward Han Zai.
Qin Shi was a little too strong in his excitement, causing Liu Tingting to stagger and hit the railing. She said coquettishly, "Hmph!
So fierce … But, I like it like this. I just don't know if I'm this fierce in bed. "
Too lazy to care about the messy words behind him, Qin Shi patted Han Zai and asked, "Han Zai, what's going on?"
"Big, big brother …" Han Zai's small body trembled. When he looked back, his two big eyes were a little red. He raised his trembling hand and there was a token in his hand. The word "Barren" was engraved on it. "Big brother, I can't go home with you. I can't be with you anymore!"
"Is it the Barren Jungle?"
Looking at the token, Qin Shi frowned.
"Yes, they have all been selected. Three days later, they will be sent to the Barren Jungle." Behind him, Liu Tingting swayed her waist and followed.
The Barren Jungle symbolized death.
No one had ever come back alive from it.
Those who were selected were undoubtedly sentenced to death. Their big eyes all fell into an abyss of panic. Han Zai squinted his eyes and sobbed.
"So sudden?"
Qin Shi took the token from Han Zai's hand and suddenly recalled the matter of Qing Yun's visit just now. He was suddenly enlightened.
Sure enough, no one came to the temple without a cause. Nothing good came from those who came.
Qin Shi folded his arms in silence. He looked at Han Zai, whose heart was like dead ashes. There was not a trace of anger on Han Zai's face. He had long lost the unruly attitude of the past.
A smear of despair was like a mountain creeper in summer, tearing him from the cold ground along the way, dragging him down into the abyss of endless bones.
This scene made him lick his chapped lips in pain. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he said, "Han Zai, do you want to live?"
Han Zai, whose eyes were red, was stunned for a moment. He nodded fiercely, "Yes … I don't want to die. I can't die. I want to live for my parents. But … but …"
"No buts. If you want to live, then live well."
Qin Shi stretched out his sleeves and interrupted Han Zai. His lips curled up into a brilliant smile, "I will go to this desolate forest on your behalf."
"Huh?"
Han Zai was stunned.
"No!" Liu Tingting, who was next to him, trembled. She shouted, "How can you do that?
Do you know what kind of place the Barren Jungle is? "
"Haha, no matter where it is, I am going to explore it."
Qin Shi shook his head in a free and easy manner. He shrugged his black robe disapprovingly, "It's just as well. I have stayed enough in the Heavenly Prison."
"You're messing around!"
Liu Tingting was so angry that her whole body was trembling. She grabbed Qin Shi with her jade-like hands, "Go to the Barren Jungle. The prison guards will be responsible for sending you there. Even if you want to die for him, you can't!"
"You have a way, right?"
Swoosh. Qin Shi's black eyes flashed fiercely. Some of the ancient patterns in his eyes flickered. He stared at Liu Tingting's pretty face as if he could see through her.
Being trapped by his fiery gaze, Liu Tingting's delicate body suddenly trembled, "What, what are you saying?"
"I said, you have a way, right?"
Qin Shi raised his voice slightly and emphasized again, "The Art of Charm."
"How, how do you know?" Hearing the word "Art of Charm", Liu Tingting's delicate body trembled. She subconsciously took two steps back.
"Haha, I really can't think of anything other than the Art of Charm that can make people lose their rationality for a short period of time." Qin Shi smiled disapprovingly, "You will help me, right?"
"I, I …"
Leaning against the ice-cold prison wall, Liu Tingting felt a burning heat on her face. Being stared at by Qin Shi made her feel uncomfortable, "You are courting death by doing this!"
"Whether I die or not is my business, but whether you help or not is your business!"
Qin Shi's lips and teeth had an unusual charm. His calm smile caused Liu Tingting's delicate body to tremble.
"You're really crazy. I lose to you!"
Liu Tingting helplessly clenched her teeth and rolled her eyes, "Three days later, if the jailer is escorting you, I will help you charm him. If it's Qing Yun, then I can't do anything."
"Qing Yun won't come."
Qin Shi laughed in a clear voice. He immediately cupped his hands toward Liu Tingting in a very sincere manner. "Thank you this time around."
"Alright, when you come back alive, then thank me properly."
Liu Tingting shouted unhappily and turned to leave unhappily. As she walked, she muttered, "I must be blind to have taken a fancy to a person who is about to die!"
In response to this, Qin Shi just shrugged his shoulders.
Half squatting on the cold floor of the prison, Han Zai stared at Qin Shi with his big eyes. His upper teeth bit his lower lip and his face turned red, "Big, big brother, are you really going to help me go to the Desolate Jungle?"
"Yes, don't you still want to go home?
Do you still want to live for your parents?
You can't die here. "Turning back to look at Han Zai, Qin Shi smiled awkwardly.
"But … you will die."
"Die?"
This word made Qin Shi stunned for a moment. Then he smiled freely and his eyes flashed with confidence, "Haha, there is no such word in the dictionary. I, Qin Shi, have a tough life. What kind of dragon's pool and tiger's den have I not been to?
I can even walk out of the Burning Sky Sect alive, let alone this Desolate Jungle. "
Even though Qin Shi said so, Han Zai still couldn't lift his spirits. The prisoners here had a fear of the Desolate Jungle.
Looking at the depressed Han Zai, Qin Shi smiled brightly and patted Han Zai's shoulder again, "An, I said that I will accompany you home, and I will definitely accompany you. I, Qin Shi, will do what I say!"
"Wait for me to come back!"
These words were like the morning bell of an ancient tomb. Han Zai bit his lip until it broke, and the scarlet and pungent smell of blood poured into his mouth.
He was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth, "Big brother, why are you so good to me …"