Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 274 - 208: Release from Prison

Chapter 274: Chapter 208: Release from Prison

Silent and gloomy, cold and damp, the air was permeated with a moldy stench of blood.

Walking down this long, quiet corridor, only Xu Yuan and Xu Mengxi’s footsteps echoed softly.

Along the way, Xu Yuan could clearly see the pitiful state of the prisoners on both sides of the cells.

Those imprisoned here were either local powerhouses or once-glorious high officials from the court.

But now some were mutilated beyond recognition, their bodies blurred with blood, their painful moans silenced by the soundproof formations of the cells.

Once someone entered this prison, they were basically cut off from the world.

This was Xu Yuan’s first time in such a place.

The prison was on par with Sky Prison and Black Prison, known as the three great prisons of Dayan.

The former pair were official, while the latter was privately run.

They had a notorious reputation among the elite, infamous for framing the loyal and righteous, and forcing confessions through torture.

While pondering various messy issues, Xu Yuan cast his gaze on the slender figure before him.

A long, high ponytail swayed constantly behind Xu Mengxi’s head; she seemed quite pleased to have brought him to this prison.

Indeed, just like in Cang Yuan, she was the standard ’cold outside, warm inside’ stunning tsundere.

However, considering their previous conflicts, this woman was probably truly ’cold outside, cold inside’ towards him.

As he was thinking, Xu Mengxi suddenly stopped ahead.

Xu Yuan gathered his thoughts and asked,

"Have we arrived?"

Xu Mengxi ignored him, unlocked a cell nearby with a key, turned her eyes back to him, and coldly spat out two words,

"Go in."

Her determinedly sharp voice resonated through the long corridor.

Xu Yuan glanced at the cell and did not move.

What a joke, how could a profligate son be expected to stay in such a place?

Dark and damp, with a wooden table, a wooden chair, and a grass mat still stained with the dark brown blood of its previous occupant.

Seeing this scene, Xu Mengxi’s not-so-plump chest heaved twice, and she asked with a weird cadence,

"Third Young Master, do you feel that this place is beneath your dignity?"

Xu Yuan scanned the cell with its various blood-stained torture instruments and turned his eyes back,

"I remember, you from the Secret Investigation Department are only in charge of arresting people, it should be the job of the prison’s judicial officer to interrogate and arrange the cell."

Xu Mengxi responded with a faint smile,

"Third Young Master needn’t worry. This area by the Longping River is under my jurisdiction. Since you committed a crime there, according to Dayan’s laws, I, a Fourth Grade sentencing officer, have the right to detain you for three days."

"Oh?" Xu Yuan was not very familiar with the intricacies of the law. "Is that so?"

"How dare I deceive you?"

Xu Mengxi’s eyes curved into the shape of crescent moons,

"Next, Third Young Master, you will share an unforgettable time with me in this room."

Xu Yuan laughed, "Alright then."

He strode into the cell, sat on the only chair with his legs crossed, glanced back at the flat-chested woman standing at the doorway,

"Since the beauty has invited me, naturally I cannot refuse."

With that,

Xu Yuan took out a bottle of Zui Xian brew and two portable Bright Pattern Lamps from his Sumeru Ring, pouring himself a drink,

"Come, hang these up for me. It’s too dark here, I’m not used to it."

"Hiss... Huff..." Xu Mengxi’s eyes shot daggers.

"Stop panting. No matter how much you pant, it won’t get any bigger."

"......"

Finally taking a deep breath, Xu Mengxi walked up to the desk and slammed her palm down, causing the fine drink in the bottle to sway, every word she uttered was weighted,

"Xu Changtian, this is the prison. Hand over the Sumeru Ring!"

Xu Yuan’s drinking motion froze, and he blinked,

"Ah? The prison doesn’t allow the use of Sumeru Rings?"

"......"

Xu Mengxi took a breath, almost snickering with anger,

"What do you think?"

Xu Yuan nodded slowly, gently taking off the Sumeru Ring from his finger and placing it on the table, smiling tenderly,

"Fine, since you’ve said so Meng Xi, I won’t use it."

Xu Mengxi snatched up the Sumeru Ring.

Xu Yuan looked at her with a hint of surprise,

"Are you sure you want to take my Sumeru Ring?"

Xu Mengxi chuckled,

"If you’re worried I’ll steal your things, there’s no need. This Sumeru Ring will be stored in the prison’s Storage Pavilion, and if you can leave, it will naturally be returned to you."

"Alright, if you want to hold onto it, then hold onto it. Anyway, it’s all just some wealth and Elixir Medicines inside,"

Xu Yuan gave her a deep look, then spread his hands and said,

"If you want to do something to me, Meng Xi, you might as well do it now, because in half an hour, you probably won’t have the chance."

"Xu Changtian, it seems you haven’t grasped the situation,"

Xu Mengxi stood by the table, the Bright Pattern Lamp casting a sinister glow on her face in the dim cell, "All your past deeds were mere trivial thefts and scams, but today you’ve interfered with critical military affairs. Do you think you can leave?"

Xu Yuan rolled up his sleeves, resting his elbow on the table,

"Although I did not know beforehand, the result is that I killed an important envoy. Considering the court and public opinion, I don’t think I’ll be leaving anytime soon."

Xu Mengxi smiled at his words, but the next moment, Xu Yuan’s slow voice came through again,

"But I don’t think I’ll be staying here either."

"......"

Xu Mengxi’s fist tightened slightly.

Defying the emperor’s laws.

Utter lawlessness.

Obviously, due to that influential prime minister, this spoiled son couldn’t be executed for his crimes, but by using the crime of killing a foreign envoy, she was determined to make him suffer.

To give this reprobate a lifetime lesson for all those who had suffered because of him.