Chapter 245 - 99: Bizarre Cellmate

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"Yue Jinghua, hand over the antidote, or else, don’t blame me for being ruthless," Fa Xiaoyun struggled out of his momentary daze and raised his hand, bringing forth dozens of torture instruments. There were red-hot irons, pots of boiling oil that could rip open the skin and flesh, tiger benches, and poison whips hanging with thorns, to name but a few. The richer the country, the more varied the types of torture instruments. Fa Xiaoyun did not immediately press for a confession. He still had some reservations about Yue Jinghua. On the day of the pill test, Yue Jinghua stunned everyone with her near demon-level alchemy skills. Such a talent was sought after by both Danlu and other powers. Yue Jinghua stood up, the chains behind her causing no burden. She walked over silently like an elegant panther and whispered a sentence. After those words, Yue Jinghua added softly, "If the Monarch finds this information insufficient, you can send someone to a small pharmacy in the north of the city called Xiao Yaoxing, and ask the owner for a detailed sales record." Fa Xiaoyun was struck as if by lightning; the words Yue Jinghua whispered in his ear were just some sales records from the nightclub, and seeing his face not transforming, Yue Jinghua knew that he already believed half of it. Last June, Fa Xiaoyi had Lady Yao purchase a hundred sets of Middle-Level Spiritual Armor for him with ten thousand Fourth-Level Dark Pills. Three months later, Fa Xiaoyi purchased over a hundred Third-Level Prairie Steeds through the nightclub. In December of the same year, through Lady Yao, Fa Xiaoyi obtained a batch of steel for manufacturing heavy crossbows. He had a private army, and on the day the palace was in chaos, his soldiers gathered in Shang Palace in just a mere thirty minutes. "Are you saying Lady Yao and Fa Xiaoyi have been colluding all along?" Fa Xiaoyun was filled with indignation. "If they hadn’t been in cahoots from the beginning, how could someone like me, a mere entry-level alchemist, concoct a Poison Pill without someone of Lady Yao’s discerning eye noticing?" Yue Jinghua sighed, "I was forced into a corner. I have loved Fa Xiaoyi deeply for years, and I would willingly die if he asked. Moreover, he personally promised me that once the deed was done, he would grant me the status of his consort. It’s just that, I found out afterwards he had made the same promise to Lie Sisi." With Sha Fei’s child in jeopardy, and if something were to happen to himself, Fa Xiaoyi would rightfully become the heir to the Imperial Throne. After weighing this, Fa Xiaoyun quickly made a decision. In the face of royal power, what are family ties, brotherly bonds? Besides, he had made life difficult for Fa Xiaoyi over the years; it’s likely that he has harbored deep hatred for him. Fa Xiaoyun grunted. "Here are a few Elixir Pills made from Dragon Saliva Cave Formation, capable of neutralizing all poisons," Yue Jinghua saw that Fa Xiaoyun was wavering, "The Monarch can verify them in Prince Fa’s warehouse, or go to the small pharmacy I mentioned to find the transaction records between the nightclub and Prince Fa." Fa Xiaoyun pondered for a moment, took the Elixir Pills, and turned to leave. Just at that moment, from the adjacent cell of Liao Yuejinghua, two arms stretched out and clung tightly to Fa Xiaoyun’s legs. "Injustice----" A shrill scream rattled the entire Heavenly Prison. "How dare you," Fa Xiaoyun was in no mood, looking down he saw a greasy, pudgy face that had pushed itself beneath his gaze. "Commoner Luo Suo, a Two-Star Mercenary, wrongly accused! I beg your majesty for justice," before the man could finish crying out his innocence or showing his Two-Star Mercenary Badge, Fa Xiaoyun’s personal guards pounced on him like starving wolves, grabbing legs and pulling arms. After a flurry of punches and kicks, the pudgy man cried out in pain and nearly suffocated. By the time the fat man came to his senses, he had transformed from a white steamed bun into a swollen face that resembled highland barley bread. His Mercenary Badge was knocked out of the cell and landed near Yue Jinghua. As mentioned before, the Heavenly Prison of Shang Kingdom seldom held prisoners. However, coincidentally, Yue Jinghua had a cellmate. As for the physical traits of this cellmate, to describe Luo Suo’s corpulence using a quaint expression, if one were to render his body fat into lard, it would be enough to supply the residents of Polo City with cooking oil for a whole year. Yue Jinghua’s cellmate, Luo Suo, was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison half a day later than her. One entered right after the other. When Yue Jinghua was detained, she was brimming with interest and surveyed the inside and outside of the prison thoroughly.

Chapter 245 - 99: Bizarre Cellmate

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