There is a brazier embedded in the cold stone wall, and the dim firelight is still burning at this moment, barely illuminating the surroundings.
On both sides of the long and narrow road, there are separate stone chambers with iron doors tightly sealed, leaving only a palm-sized hole to look inside.
The smell in the secret prison was unpleasant, cold and damp, mixed with the strong smell of blood, and a faint smell of decay.
She walked in step by step, her footsteps very light, and suddenly she heard a trembling sound of iron chains.
The sound came from the deepest part of the dark cell.
Xiao Lingyue walked over cautiously and found that the deepest part was a torture chamber.
The walls were hung with all kinds of cruel and cold instruments of torture, all stained with blood. There were soldering irons, finger clamps, iron needles and other things on the long table next to them.
The ground was stained with blood, and it was as cold and terrifying as hell.
Xiao Lingyue's cold eyes swept around, without any panic, and soon she looked at the wall diagonally opposite -
Someone is hanging on it!
Sharp hooks connected with iron chains penetrated his bones on both sides, and his palms and soles were penetrated by iron nails. His whole body was scarred and unkempt, and his head hung motionless, as if he was dead.
Xiao Lingyue could tell at a glance that this man was still alive.
Because the wound on his body was still bleeding, flowing down his calf to the ground.
He was the only living person in the entire secret cell. It was probably because the secret cell was in a secret location and had many mechanisms, so it didn't even need a guard.
Xiao Lingyue walked to the iron gate and said softly: "Are you from Nanyan?"
The other party remained motionless, as if he didn't hear him.
Xiao Lingyue knew that he was still awake - because she could hear that the breathing rates of truly comatose and awake people were different.
She added: "I haven't seen you for many years. Is Mrs. Wei's cough getting better?"
Dang clang......
The other party trembled slightly, and the chain made a subtle trembling sound.
He slowly raised his head, revealing a bloody face under his disheveled hair. His facial features could no longer be seen clearly, and there were traces of iron burns on his cheeks. The skin and flesh were rolled, making the bloodshot eyes look like evil spirits.
Ghostly.
He stared at Xiao Lingyue motionless.
Xiao Lingyue covered her face with a scarf and looked at him through an iron gate, her eyes extremely calm.
After a while, the other party spoke in a hoarse voice: "Who...are you?"
Xiao Lingyue thought for a while: "An old friend."
An old friend of Nan Yan.
"How...do you know that Wei...has a cough?" The other party had difficulty enunciating the words.
The leading family of military generals in Nanyan Kingdom, whose surname is Wei, is the descendant of the founding military general. They have inherited the title from generation to generation, and all the heirs in the family, male and female, practice martial arts and join the army. The current head of the family, Duke Wei, is the number one military general in Nanyan with numerous military exploits.
To Northern Qin, his threat was second only to the Crown Prince of Southern Yan.
The Northern Qin State was very wary of the Wei family, and the information on all the descendants of the family was clearly checked.
But it does not include Mrs. Wei.
Because she was just an ordinary female family member in the backyard. Although she was married to Duke Wei, she stayed in the capital of Nanyan all year round. She only took care of her husband and raised her children, and never participated in the affairs of the court or even the country.
Therefore, the Northern Qin State did not know much about Mrs. Wei. They only knew that she was the official wife of Duke Wei and knew nothing about other details.
The fact that Mrs. Wei was suffering from a cough was only known to a few senior officials of Nanyan who were close to the Wei family. No matter how clever the spies of the Northern Qin State were, it would be difficult for them to investigate what was going on in the inner courtyard of the Wei family.
This is just like how it is difficult for the spies of Nanyan Kingdom to investigate the backyard of Prince Yi's Mansion. The Duke of Wei's Mansion, like Prince Yi's Mansion, is also an important military location of Nanyan Kingdom and is extremely heavily guarded.
Therefore, Xiao Lingyue's ability to tell this matter is to reveal his identity from the side. Popular "" This chapter has been completed!