Chapter 101 Sneaking into the Dungeon
The night passed quickly. At dawn, Guo Yan left the inn and went out to find out the news.

In the inn, there were not many people coming to have breakfast, and there was not much discussion.

Shen Qingluo stayed for a while and also chose to leave.

The innkeeper's eyes widened when he saw her coming downstairs. He clearly remembered that she didn't come back after going out last night? Coming and going without a trace, Shen Qingluo suddenly became even more mysterious in the eyes of the shopkeeper.
On the street, pedestrians were constantly coming and going, no big difference from yesterday.

Shen Qingluo passed by a stall selling groceries and overheard the conversation of several people.

"I heard that the man who forced his way into the city gate yesterday will be executed."

"Yes, I also heard that at noon today, he will be executed together with several death row inmates."

"Hey, you said that man was quite capable. It's a pity that he died like this. Why did he have to force his way into the city gate when he was fine? He could have lost his life now."

"There are rumors that he didn't bring his identity document and was in a hurry to find someone, so he broke through the city gate."

"Eager to find someone? In that situation, he directly attacked the city gate guard. I felt like he had some hatred."

"Listen to what you said, why do I think it is related to the previous collection order? Do you still remember what happened to the Li family in the east of the city half a year ago?"

"Of course I remember it. There was such a big fuss at that time, and it left a deep impression on me. The old lady of the Li family gave away her seven-year-old granddaughter in order to collect the forty taels of silver.

When Mrs. Li's son and daughter-in-law found out, they were so angry that they cursed the old man and took the silver to the government to exchange for their daughter. As a result, they all got slapped with a slap in the face. The daughter was not exchanged and the silver was confiscated.

A few days after this incident, someone passed by Li's house and smelled a foul smell. After reporting the incident, people came from the Yamen and discovered that all three members of Mrs. Li's family were dead! "

"Yes, the Yamen later said that it was Mrs. Li's son who was dissatisfied with his mother's behavior and grew resentful. He killed Mrs. Li because he was afraid that his wife would expose the matter, so he killed her as well, and finally committed suicide out of fear of guilt. To be honest, I I don’t really believe it, there’s probably something fishy going on here.”

"Shh, believe it or not, we just need to know it in our hearts. Don't say it out loud, as it could easily get you into trouble."

"Hey, I didn't pay attention for a while and let's talk about that young man. He was in a hurry to find someone and did not hesitate to hurt the guard. He should have known the consequences of doing so, but he still chose to do it. That's why I guessed whether it was with the Li family. In a similar matter, the family sent the child over without his knowledge. If you think about it, if he left in a hurry and did not bring identity documents, I think it is entirely possible."

Shen Qingluo listened to these discussions while walking, and an idea suddenly occurred in his heart. If the young man on the second level of Qi Refining really came here to look for people for the purpose of recruiting orders, then the other party might know something hidden.

Thinking of this, after some thought, she temporarily returned to the inn, put on her invisibility cloak again, walked out again, and went straight to the dungeon in the city where death row prisoners were held.

It is also heavily guarded here, but the guards are all mortals.

The dungeon has only one floor, which is dark and damp and exudes an unpleasant smell.

Shen Qingluo found a scarred young man in the innermost cell. This man's cultivation was ruined and he was lying on his back, lifeless.

In this case, obviously nothing can be asked.

After hesitating for a moment, she waved her sleeves and set up a simple blindfold around her. Then she took out a healing pill and sent it through the air with her spiritual power.

After setting up the blindfold, other people cannot see this scene. In their eyes, nothing has changed here. Although the young man was seriously injured and on the verge of death, his consciousness was still there. He sensed the elixir approaching and immediately opened his mouth to swallow it.

The injury gradually recovered. Although he could not see Shen Qingluo, he knew that someone had saved him.

His originally empty eyes gradually gained some sparkle. He stood up with difficulty and clasped his fists towards the empty space.

"Thank you, senior, for saving me. Senior, I'm here. Do you have anything to ask?"

The young man was not stupid. Although he had just started practicing cultivation, he knew that nothing good happened for no reason in the world. He did not know any seniors with advanced cultivation skills, so the other party probably had ulterior motives for saving him.

But even so, the young man was still very grateful to the senior who came to the rescue.

At this moment, a slightly cold voice sounded in his mind, "Why did you force your way into the city gate?"

The young man was stunned for a moment, not expecting his senior to ask this question.

Naturally, he would not hide anything from his savior, and immediately replied: "To find my brother Wu Erniu."

Shen Qingluo continued to send a message and asked: "You don't have any identity documents. Are you from the Yin Dynasty?"

The young man nodded hesitantly, "That's right. My brother and I used to live in the mountains. How could we think of applying for identity documents? Three years ago, we rescued a seriously injured Taoist priest. The Taoist priest said that I had immortality. Yuan, you want to accept me as your disciple.

I cared about my younger brother and didn't agree. Later, the Taoist left and left me a book of cultivation techniques and some common sense about the world of immortality. In this way, I ignorantly embarked on the journey of cultivation until now.

Just ten days ago, I left home to collect medicine. When I came back, I found that my brother was missing. I searched the entire mountain but couldn't find any trace of my brother, so I had to go down the mountain to look for him.

On the way, I heard someone talking about the collection order. I immediately asked them for information. As we chatted, I found that there were people in the same situation as my brother. They were staying well at home and suddenly disappeared.

I wondered in my heart whether I couldn't recruit enough people of the right age, so I secretly grabbed some people to get enough. Because my younger brother is ten years old this year, he meets the requirements of the recruitment order.

There are many people who think the same as me. I heard them say that every time they were recruited, they would gather in a big city, and the largest city nearby is Guanmo City, which is where the border is. I think it is possible that my brother is here. The sex was great, so I came over. "

Shen Qingluo continued to ask: "You were arrested yesterday. Were you taken directly to this dungeon or did you go to other places first?"

The young man immediately replied: "I was taken to the General's Mansion first. A lean middle-aged man asked me why I broke into the city gate. I explained the reason directly, and then he shot and injured me. I fainted at that time. Waiting When he woke up again, he was already in the dungeon.

Thinking about it now, he could have killed me directly, thrown me here, dragged me out at noon, and beheaded me. He probably wanted to show it to the people who had also lost their children, and kill me as a warning to others not to resist. "

This speculation was very reasonable. Shen Qingluo nodded secretly and then asked, "The middle-aged man you saw has angular eyes and a scar on his right face?"

"Yes, that's the man! I can't see his cultivation, I can only sense a heavy pressure."

(End of this chapter)

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