The reason why you can tell it's a woman at a glance is because she's not wearing much clothes.
The woman was short, her hands and feet were tied by heavy iron chains, her head was tilted, motionless, and she didn't know whether to live or die...
this……
Xu Zun stared at it, his mind was buzzing and he was even a little dizzy.
how so?
This is clearly a prison cell, and this woman is a prisoner!
Could it be that... the thing in the iron coffin is the woman in front of me!!?
Why?
Why?
Suddenly, Xu Zun noticed that the woman's body was rising and falling slightly.
No, are you still alive?
Xu Zun was startled at first, and then thought that three full days had passed since Xiao Qi was killed. This woman must have not eaten or drank water for three days!
Even if he is still alive, he must be weak.
or……
Xu Zun looked around, wanting to find some water to feed her first and see if she could wake up?
However, there were instruments of torture all around and there was no drinking water.
There was no other way, so Xu Zun had no choice but to move closer to see the woman's condition.
At this glance, he was startled again.
But there was an eye-catching and cruel brand mark on the woman's head, and there was no hair at the place burned by the iron.
The woman's hair also seemed to have been cut randomly. Some places were bald, while others were very long, and looked extremely messy.
Looking at the woman's body, it is even more shocking. All kinds of burns, whip wounds, cuts, and penetrating wounds are simply too horrible to look at.
It was obvious that the woman had been tortured here, and someone wanted to get some secrets from her.
Too cruel!
Looking at these scars, it seems that the torture the woman suffered was even worse than that of the real Qiu Yongnian.
Xu Zun instinctively thought that the person who tortured the woman should be his adoptive father Shen Tiande, right?
Oh My God!
Xu Zun was secretly shocked. If this woman was really the thing in the coffin, wouldn't it mean that she had been imprisoned here for two years?
No...that's not right...
Xu Zun remembered that Shen Tiande purchased this house from others after he became a county captain.
There is no doubt that the previous owner of the house was arranged by Qiu Yongnian.
Therefore, he can only prove that the woman was imprisoned here for less than a year. As for where she was imprisoned before, there is no way to test.
Maybe it's Shen's Mansion, or maybe it's somewhere else.
Who is this woman?
Xu Zun took another cautious step forward. Through close observation, he found that this woman was not very old.
And... Judging from the luster of the skin, not only is he not very old, he is even younger than himself...
this……
Xu Zun felt a flash of pity in his heart. He felt that it was too much for such a young girl to be subjected to such torture.
But then I thought about it, I was in the Daxuan Dynasty, and Shen Tiande must have had his reasons for secretly detaining and interrogating a female prisoner.
However, Xu Zun also discovered that except for the fresh wounds from the whipping, the other wounds on the woman's body had basically healed.
Judging from this, Shen Tiande and others may not have gotten the answers they wanted from this woman, or the answers they got could not satisfy them, so they stopped torturing her after a certain period of time.
After suppressing his violent heartbeat, Xu Zun first stretched out his hand to detect the woman's breath.
Are you really still alive!?
You know, you may not die if you don't eat or drink for three days, but it's winter now, and although the temperature in the cellar is slightly higher than outside, it's not much higher.
This woman had almost no clothes on her body and had been frozen like this for three days. An ordinary person would have died of hypothermia, right?
Fortunately, she came so quickly. If it had been a few days later, Immortal Daluo might not have been able to save her.
However, although she was alive, the woman's breathing was weak and she was almost on the verge of death.
Xu Zun held the woman's cold chin and raised her head.
This is a lifeless face. The woman's face is covered with a layer of hoarfrost, her face is like frozen wax, her eyes are closed tightly, and she seems to be fainting due to weakness.
With the faint light, Xu Zun also discovered that this woman had sharp edges and fine features, and she did not seem to be an ugly girl.
However, there was a terrifying scar on her left cheek, which extended from the root of her ear to her mouth, almost disfiguring her face!
Too cruel!
Destroy a person but not his face. Mr. Shen, are you a bit too harsh?
"Hey, hello..." Xu Zun called softly a few times, but the woman had no response and was already unconscious.
this……
Xu Zun started to feel embarrassed. He never expected that there was really a living person hidden in the iron coffin two years ago, and she was also an extremely young woman.
If this woman was awake, he could ask her about her situation and find out what was going on before making any plans.
But this woman happened to be in a coma. If she didn't save her, she would definitely die.
Moreover, according to the current situation, it is still unknown whether he can be saved by his own ability alone!
Even if he is rescued, he can no longer be chained like this.
But if he really wants to save her, he is afraid that this woman’s origins are unknown. What if he can’t figure it out when he is rescued?
Tsk tsk...
Looking at this pitiful and mysterious woman, Xu Zun was in a dilemma, not knowing how to deal with it?
But no matter how difficult it was, Xu Zun knew that this woman must be saved!
Only if she is alive can she know what happened in the iron coffin case two years ago!
Moreover, at the critical moment, Xu Zun remembered Duke Shen’s last words:
"...the things in the iron coffin...are...in the...kitchen...your...put...put..."
I don’t know, does the word “release” mentioned by Mr. Shen later refer to letting this woman go?
Could it be that... Mr. Shen knew he was ashamed and wanted to let her go?
Thinking of this, Xu Zun became even more curious about this woman's identity.
All right!
Having made up his mind, Xu Zun took off his coat and put it on the woman to prevent her from losing her temperature.
Next…
Then he encountered his first problem.
He searched everywhere in the cellar, but couldn't find the key to open the chain!
I don’t know whether the key is on Xiao Qi or Mr. Shen. Both of them are no longer alive, so I’m afraid it’s hopeless to find the key.
However, this small difficulty did not faze Xu Zun. He used the tools on site and quickly opened the chain with his lock-picking skills in his previous life.
There is no other way. Sliding doors and picking locks is also an essential skill for undercover agents.
What's more, this ancient lock seems to be less complicated than modern locks and can be opened easily.
After the chains were removed, Xu Zun wrapped the woman and tied her to his back with a rope, then climbed up the ladder with difficulty and came out of the cellar.
It was already dark. Xu Zun stepped on the snow in the yard and carried the woman step by step into his main bedroom.
This woman's body is very light. I don't know whether it is because of this or because she was frozen and starved in captivity for a long time.
Back in the house, Xu Zun placed her on the bed, covered her with a quilt, then lit the stove and brought the brazier...
Further down, Xu Zun cooked some rice soup and fed it to her.
Unexpectedly, although the woman was unconscious, she was still able to swallow the rice water, and she seemed to have an instinctive desire to save life.
From this, Xu Zun couldn't help but feel relieved. He only hoped that she could wake up soon and explain the details of the first iron coffin case clearly...
