The next day, Liu Sheng seemed extremely surprised to learn about what happened last night.
"Don't use tricks in front of us. Last night, Liu Qianhu didn't fall asleep. He probably heard the movement."
Su Cheng stared at Liu Sheng, looked at him for a moment, and said:
"Liu Qianhu, tell us the truth, why did that person deal with you? Don't say you don't know. If we hide it like this, we can only leave first."
Taoist Tian, who was standing by, paused slightly and did not refute. It was true. Although they were willing to help, they would not be used at will.
If you want to help others in such a thing, the most important thing is to protect yourself, otherwise you will only harm others and yourself in the end.
Liu Sheng slowly dissipated his smile on his face and looked at the prisoner and guard not far away.
"The two are indeed extraordinary... It's not because I deliberately concealed it before, but I'm just worried..."
This is actually inevitable. When Liu Sheng saw Su Cheng and the other two for the first time, he naturally could not really believe them.
Seeing that Su Cheng and Taoist Tian did not use other means, they immediately said:
"This time, in addition to escorting the prisoner, I was also looking for someone... He is the world-renowned doctor of Tongtianxue, Zhuge Wolong..."
Zhuge Wolong?
Su Cheng instantly remembered this person. In the original plot of the Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Zhuge Wolong was very mysterious. He not only had a great reputation in the court and the people, but also had a great reputation among practitioners outside the world.
Just like Yan Chixia before, and Zhiqiu Yiye who had never appeared, they all highly praised Zhuge Wolong.
"Where did this person come from? Who asked you to find him?"
Taoist Tian continued to ask, he had actually heard of Zhuge Wolong's name, but this was a few years ago, but he didn't know much about it.
"Zhuge Wolong was a great scholar of the dynasty. He was proficient in the three studies of Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. He also served as the teacher of the prince and his prince. Unfortunately, he resigned for some reason and retired after somehow, and his whereabouts have been unknown since then."
Since Liu Qianhu spoke, he did not hide it and continued:
"I came to Zhuge Wolong this time, not only the emperor's order, but some ministers in the court also sent people to talk about this matter. However, I really don't know whether that person made things difficult for me and his group because of this matter.
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Su Cheng remembered that in the original plot, Zhuge Wolong seemed to be in a prison, and later met Ning Caichen. However, after finally rescuing Ning Caichen, his whereabouts were unknown and no news came.
Originally, when Su Cheng looked at this section, he thought Zhuge Wolong was dead, but at this point it seemed that things were not that simple.
"Where is Zhuge Wolong? Let's leave now. If that person's purpose is Zhuge Wolong, once we go to find Zhuge Wolong, he will not make things difficult for those people anymore."
Su Cheng said in a narrow voice. At this moment, he also wanted to see what kind of character Zhuge Wolong was. In the original plot, this person just appeared on a chat, and then there was no news. It was really a bit mysterious.
"If the news you got is correct, it's in a county yamen dozens of miles away."
Liu Sheng hesitated for a moment and said it.
He was a smart man, so he naturally understood that without Su Cheng and the others' help, he would never have seen Zhuge Wolong, and he would have died in the next moment.
Afterwards, Liu Sheng asked his men to continue to lead the people south, and he and Su Cheng and others went to the county town they had mentioned earlier.
As Qianhu, who is the Xuanyi Department, entering the local county government office is naturally an extremely simple matter. Liu Sheng took Su Cheng and others to the county government office without any obstacles.
"Although the news says that Zhuge Wolong is here, I'm not sure."
Liu Shengqing frowned. The environment of this prison cell was terrible. It was cold and damp, and there was a stench. He felt a little confused. Even if a person like Zhuge Wolong wanted to live in seclusion, why did he hide in it.
This kind of place?
"Anyway, let's take a look first."
Su Cheng looked inside the cell and was overcrowded. When he saw them coming, he even shouted that he was wronged. Needless to say, these people obviously didn't take long for them to come in and were still eager to leave.
Of course, there were only a few of them who didn't care about the arrival of Su Cheng and others, and they were still lying on the ground without moving. These people were smart people, or they had already given up on the situation in front of them and had never thought about leaving again.
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Afterwards, Liu Sheng checked one by one in person. Although he had never seen Zhuge Wolong, he knew about his general age and appearance from the other people.
However, in such a cell, the prisoners were almost the same, with unshaven beards and stinks. Liu Sheng was impatient, and finally found an old man.
"You are... Mr. Zhuge Wolong?"
Liu Sheng looked a little hesitant, and he could match his age and appearance, but for so long in the prison, Zhuge Wolong was more like a beggar than a great scholar.
"Haha, you are looking for me, don't you know who I am?"
Although Zhuge Wolong was dirty and had a stinking smell, his demeanor was extremely extraordinary and he was obviously not an ordinary person.
"Sir, why are you here?"
Liu Sheng hurriedly bowed and said, looking extremely respectful. Even if a person like Zhuge Wolong had no official position at this time, he had a deep foundation in the court. Once he returned to the court, it would be extremely simple to deal with a thousand households like him.
Zhuge Wolong shook his head and sighed, looked at Su Cheng and the others, then looked at Liu Sheng and said:
"Life is a prison. What's the difference between being here or being outside?"
Su Cheng was stunned when he heard this. This sentence was a little familiar. If I remember correctly, Zhuge Wolong and Ning Caichen had also said it in the original plot.
"I didn't plan to stay here at first. Who knew that I was writing travel notes? Someone said that I had leaked state secrets. I wrote history, said that I used the past to mock the present. I annotated the art of war, and said that I instigated a rebellion. I wrote stories of gods and monsters, and said that I also said that I was going to do something.
The guide was superstitious. Finally, he rewritten the biography of a celebrity, but the celebrity was killed and was designated as a rebel. I was sentenced to life imprisonment with him."
Hearing Zhuge Wolong's words, Su Cheng smiled and knew that this was just an excuse. For the others in the cell, being trapped here would be helpless, but if Zhuge Wolong wanted to leave, the cell here would not be able to stop him.
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Although he did not feel his cultivation from Zhuge Wolong, with this person's prestige, leaving here is just a matter of one sentence.
"Sir... It's like this. Your Majesty and several adults in the court all want to see you. When will you go back to the capital with me?"
Liu Sheng did not dare to judge too much. He said too much a little person like him, so he could only seek death. Then he changed his subject and talked about the purpose of this trip.
"Return to the capital? I cannot go back to the turbulent land, otherwise I will die quietly like all officials."
Zhuge Wolong looked faint, rejected Liu Sheng's invitation, then looked at Su Cheng and others and said:
"When the mountains and rivers are urging and the demons are dancing, I can still go to the capital. I also gave you a message..."