Green Mountain
Chapter 241: Life

Chapter 241: Life

Chen Ji suddenly felt a ridiculous sensation rise in his heart.

It seemed as though destiny had the ability to correct itself, no matter how hard he tried, there would always be a hitch that caused it to revert to its original trajectory.

No, this was not destiny.

Bai Long had no reason to take Bai Li away alone unless someone had known ahead of time that he would come to break into the prison, unless...

Chen Ji suddenly turned his head toward the darkness at the end of the corridor, where it seemed a vindictive and malicious strategist was sitting, silently mocking him.

But if the other party knew he was coming to break into the prison, why would they still leave the Princely Heir behind?

Chen Ji turned around and strode forward. He approached the door of A-1 Prison Cell, and there sat Prince Jing, shriveled and withered, inside the cell.

In just two days, it seemed as though he had aged a lifetime in the inner prison.

The other party hadn’t died simply because they were waiting for someone.

Prince Jing heard footsteps and looked up at Chen Ji standing at the door, "You still came."

Chen Ji spoke bluntly, "Prince, you clearly knew that Emperor Ning had Feng Daban stay by your side to scheme against you. You’re not someone who surrenders easily, yet you didn’t keep any cards up your sleeve."

Prince Jing did not speak.

Chen Ji continued, "I was thinking before, Prince, by doing this you’re either waiting for your final card, or... you’re scheming against more people. I’ve thought about it for a long time and couldn’t understand who exactly you are scheming against, until I found out my master knew I was an outsider, until Bai Long took the Commandery Princess away alone."

Chen Ji stood in front of the prison cell and suddenly asked, "Prince, the last person you want to scheme against... is it me? That’s why you said ’sorry’ to me."

Chen Ji looked into Prince Jing’s eyes, "Prince, you’ve met Li Qingniao, haven’t you? It was you, my master, and Li Qingniao who smuggled me down from the Forty-nine Heavens, which is why you sought me out for a game of chess as soon as you returned to Luocheng City, to see what kind of person I am."

Prince Jing still did not speak.

Chen Ji gripped the bars, his voice intense, "What exactly are you trying to do? But why sacrifice the Commandery Princess, what did she do wrong? Just because she’s not your biological child, do you hate her?"

Prince Jing quietly watched him and after a long while, slowly said, "Chen Ji, the Jing and Ning Dynasties have been in strife for thousands of years. There are many things I wanted to do, but I’m running out of time, I can’t rid the Ning Dynasty of its chronic afflictions, nor can I prepare the troops to unify the land in time. At twenty-one, I was a young general full of ambition, at forty-five, I’m just a prisoner dying of illness; friendship and ideals can no longer empower me. But Chen Ji, some things are still unfinished, someone must do them... Only if I die, and enough people die in the Prince Jing Mansion, will Jing Dynasty believe me."

Chen Ji was not only not completely enlightened but had even more doubts... What does Jing Dynasty believe, what does Prince Jing want to do?

No, Prince Jing didn’t tell the truth, there were still secrets hidden in his words!

At this moment, She Dengke, holding Chunhua’s hand, hurriedly ran over, "Hurry up and leave, it’s too late, if we don’t leave now, we really won’t be able to escape!"

She Dengke dragged Chen Ji outside as Chen Ji roared, "What exactly are you trying to do?!"

Prince Jing sighed in the prison cell, "Chen Ji, this world should not have immortals, nor a Forty-nine Heavens... I’m sorry."

Chen Ji wanted to rush forward again to ask his questions but found that an overwhelming Ice Flow was rolling out from A-1 Prison Cell, stronger than any Ice Flow from Princess Consort Jing, Consort Yun, or any Ice Flow before, more frightening than the entire inner prison’s!

It was breathtaking!

The actual ruling Prince of the Ning Dynasty had left.

The other party gave him no more chance to ask his questions, and a generation’s Vassal Prince willingly died there in that dismal cell.

Chen Ji thought for a moment, perhaps the reason Prince Jing had held on till now was to leave the Ice Flow to him!

No time to think further, he pulled out his keys to unlock the prison cell, grabbed the Princely Heir, and ran outside.

The Princely Heir shouted, "Chen Ji, save my father, he’s still inside!"

Chen Ji didn’t answer, he just tugged the Princely Heir forward, running through the long, dark corridor, breaking out of the prison cages.

Upon reaching the ground, She Dengke was startled.

They saw hundreds of Jiefan Guard corpses lying in the snow, their blood steaming hot in the winter night, melting the snow around them.

In the snow, Liang Mao’er was supporting Liang Gou’er who stood firm with his left hand on his sword.

However, there was a trail of blood from Liang Gou’er’s shoulder, diagonally to his lower back, his right arm... was gone.

She Dengke hesitated, "Brother Gou’er, you..."

Liang Gou’er grinned, "Damn it, there are plenty of Executive Officers hidden in Jiefan Guard, capsized in the gutter. The meridian is severed, can’t use the sword anymore. But it’s just as well, this sword technique has plagued the Liang family for generations, it’s gone now."

Chen Ji avoided eye contact, "Thank you, Brother Gou’er."

Liang Gou’er sardonically said, "Stop with the pretense, I don’t like dealing with someone as unscrupulous as you. Let’s forget each other in Jianghu and never meet again."

Chen Ji did not explain anything, he pulled out a white porcelain bottle from his bosom and tossed it to Liang Mao’er, "Medicine from Huangshan Dao Court."

Liang Gou’er solemnly said, "From now on, you owe my brother and me a life. If one day Liang Mao’er is in trouble, no matter where you are, whether you have to climb a mountain of knives or plunge into a sea of fire, you must repay this life."

Chen Ji sincerely said, "I will."

At this moment, the sound of galloping horse hooves approached from afar.

Chen Ji looked at everyone, "She Dengke, you take the Princely Heir and follow the plan, someone will escort you out of Luocheng City."

She Dengke turned back in surprise, "Where are you going? Aren’t you coming with us to Jing Dynasty? You’ll die if you stay."

Chen Ji took a deep breath, "I can’t leave, I still have things to do."

As She Dengke was about to say something, he saw Chen Ji retreat, stepping back into the darkness, "Someone once told me, one who cannot give up anything cannot change anything. I know what I’m doing and I know I can do it. We don’t know when we’ll see each other again, or perhaps we never will, if you all drink together in Jing Dynasty, have a drink for me, take care."

With that, Chen Ji turned and sprinted away.