Serving as a Jinyiwei, starting from plundering the swordsmanship talent

Chapter 240 The Heavenly Prison! Who in their right mind would like this?
What kind of good person would come to the prison to have fun?

This isn't just a joke, is it?

But as they were talking, the people from the Ministry of Justice immediately thought of some rumors they had heard.

Some say that Ye Liuyun enjoys seeing prisoners punished to death and finds pleasure in it; most prisoners in Zhaoyu and Lianyu died because of this.

I didn't take it too seriously at first.

I just thought it was some kind of nonsense spreading by some person; what good person would have such a hobby?

But now it seems.

This rumor could very well be true!
“Commander Ye, every prisoner in this prison is on record. If an accident occurs without cause, I will have no way to explain it to my superiors!”

Actually.

If the prisoners in the dungeon were truly that important, they wouldn't be so easily redeemed by paying money.

The main reason is still because...

There are quite a few prisoners in the prison who come from very wealthy families.

They are just waiting for their families to pay to ransom them.

If all these people die, I'll lose so much money. Just thinking about it makes my heart ache.

"is it?"

Ye Liuyun wasn't surprised at all by this answer.

Ye Liuyun would find it strange if Ye Liuyun agreed so easily.

So Ye Liuyun wasn't surprised at all; on the contrary, he said with a smile.

"Speaking of which, it's been quite a while since I last visited your residence. It just so happens that my men have been complaining to me lately that they're a bit short on cash. Surely you wouldn't be so stingy, sir!"

",,,"

Not stupid.

How could anyone not hear the threat lurking in Ye Liuyun's words?

I still vividly remember the scene from last time, when it resembled a locust swarm.

Everything of value was taken away.

"But you can rest assured, I'm just taking it to investigate. I'll return it to you once I've figured it out. After all, I'm not a bad person, right?"

"Yeah!"

He quickly echoed and agreed with Ye Liuyun's words.

His fawning smile was exactly the same as the middle-aged businessman who had just delivered the money.

A fine layer of sweat began to appear on his forehead.

return?
In that case, just listen and don't take it too seriously. They said they would return it, but the things that were taken from their home still haven't been found.

I have heard that.

Those Imperial Guards who followed Ye Liuyun were all eating their fill and making a fortune.

It makes my heart ache just thinking about it.

after all.

That's all my own money.

"Ahem! To be honest, sir, this prison hasn't been inspected for a while. I suppose there are too many prisoners inside, which might affect the normal operation of the prison."

"Actually, if the adults hadn't come, we were going to clean up the number of people in the prison."

"Your arrival is just in time, sir!"

Compared to the family fortune he had painstakingly built up again, the deaths of a few mortals who were destined to die anyway were nothing.

At most, we'll just lose some money.

But as long as you're alive, there will always be opportunities to make money.

But if Ye Liuyun really targets me because of this, then whether I can survive is a real question.

"really?"

Ye Liuyun seemed oblivious to the change in the other person's expression, his face full of surprise.

"I hope it won't be too difficult for a mere Imperial Guard like myself to interfere in matters within your prison!"

"No problem! No problem!"

The other party quickly shook their head.

Even when Ye Liuyun was still a Grandmaster, he was already unbridled enough.

Now that he has become a Grandmaster, none of the people in the Ministry of Justice dare to offend Ye Liuyun.

"It is an honor for our Heavenly Prison to have Governor Ye participate!"

As she spoke, she raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead. It was unclear whether this was due to physical weakness or being frightened.

"That's good. I was worried it might cause you trouble!"

Hear this.

Ye Liuyun smiled slightly and patted the other person's shoulder.

In response, there was nothing else one could do but laugh along.

All I could do was nod repeatedly, trying to show that I wasn't bothered in the slightest.

,,,

Just as Ye Liuyun thought.

Although there were many prisoners in the prison, they were of very different quality.

Take a look at it.

The talent attributes are all white, and even cyan quality is rare, let alone the higher quality blue and purple.

Look at how pale and thin these people are.

It's obvious without even thinking that they're probably just some refugees who were arrested and brought in to take the blame.

After glancing at the group, Ye Liuyun glanced at the Ministry of Justice officials following beside him.

There was a bit of a guilty conscience about it.

Noticing Ye Liuyun's gaze, she could only smile brightly and dared not say another word.

but.

Ye Liuyun didn't take the matter too seriously.

Although they were brought in to take the blame, the Heavenly Prison is not like the Purgatory or the Imperial Prison; prisoners there do not have to be tortured every day.

in contrast.

When we were refugees, even getting three meals a day was a problem.

However, although they lost their freedom after being imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, the Heavenly Prison provided for their three meals a day, so they didn't have to worry about starving to death while they were there.

Think about it this way.

It's quite ironic, isn't it?

Some people would rather spend a lot of money to get out of here.

However, some people find it more secure to stay in prison than to stay outside.

Is that all?

This was Ye Liuyun's first time visiting a place like the Heavenly Prison.

If it were just a bunch of prisoners like these, Ye Liuyun would quickly lose interest.

"Ok?"

I didn't expect Ye Liuyun to ask that.

I thought they would leave after killing a few prisoners, but the other party didn't dare to say anything more and could only nod and say so.

"If you'd like to see, there are several more floors below!"

As a prison that is officially superior to the Zhaoyu and Lianyu, the Tianlao (Heavenly Prison) is naturally not just this one place.

Those imprisoned above are just ordinary cases; the truly special ones are imprisoned in cases further down the line.

"Lead the way!"

Ye Liuyun didn't waste any words.

He simply waved his hand, indicating that the other party should lead the way.

",,,"

When have I ever been ordered around like this?

In the past, when facing others, he was a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Justice. Who would dare to speak to him in such a contemptuous tone?

But no way.

The person in front of me is Ye Liuyun.

Even though he was angry, he could only suppress it for the time being, nodding with a bitter expression, and continued to lead the way for Ye Liuyun.

,,,

"Master Zhao!"

The further down you go, the more concealed the surroundings become; no sunlight can penetrate any further.

The only means of lighting was an oil lamp.

The jailers and guards in charge of the place were clearly taken aback when they saw the Ministry of Justice official next to Ye Liuyun.

They obviously know each other.

I never expected that officials from the Ministry of Justice would come directly to the imperial prison.

Especially after seeing Ye Liuyun beside Lord Zhao, he became clearly puzzled.

So your surname is Zhao!

Ye Liuyun then looked in the direction of Lord Zhao.

",,,"

No, so you don't even know my last name?

His face immediately turned sour.

What bad luck! Why did it have to be during my shift? If it had been a day earlier or a day later, I would have brought Ye Liuyun here, and it wouldn't be me now.

"Governor Ye has so many things to manage every day, it's normal that he doesn't know my life. I am Zhao Yizheng."

Although I had raided their homes before, I never really paid attention to their names.

In terms of official rank and grade.

As an official in the Ministry of Justice, Zhao Yizheng held the second rank, which was already quite high.

He was at least higher than Ye Liuyun, the Southern Garrison Commander, but that was only in terms of official rank. When facing Ye Liuyun, he didn't dare to put on any airs at all, and instead appeared very humble.

"Are you blind? Can't you see the Imperial Guard's Southern Garrison Commander is here? Hurry up and pay your respects!"

They can't bully Ye Liuyun.

Are we not even able to bully those who guard the prison?

Especially the stunned expressions on these people's faces made Zhao Yizheng wonder if they were watching a show, secretly enjoying seeing him so humble.

"Southern Pacification Envoy?"

Only after hearing Zhao Yizheng's words did these people realize Ye Liuyun's identity.

only.

Southern Garrison Commander?

This official position doesn't seem to be as high as the Ministry of Justice, but some people still realized it.

He immediately realized Ye Liuyun's true identity.

"Hiss, could it be that young grandmaster, Ye Liuyun?"

"No way!"

"No wonder that sounded so familiar!"

",,,"

The guards of the Heavenly Prison are unlike those of the Zhaoyu and Lianyu prisons; they basically never come out.

These people clocked in and left work every day, and they knew more or less about the rumors circulating in the capital.

That is, I didn't realize it at first, so I didn't remember it.

But now that I've realized it...

I realized it immediately.

The Southern Garrison Commander before me is none other than the young Grandmaster who has recently become famous throughout the Great Qian Dynasty—no, he should now be called the young Grandmaster.

No wonder!

No wonder Zhao Yizheng acted so humbly despite holding a higher official position.

With the strength of a Grandmaster, let alone Zhao Yi, who is only at the second rank, even if he were at the first rank, he probably wouldn't dare to lose his temper in front of Ye Liuyun if his strength wasn't sufficient!

I didn't know his identity just now.

But now that they know, everyone bows respectfully, not daring to slack off in their thinking.

"okay!"

He waved his hand.

Ye Liuyun had no intention of putting on airs in front of these jailers.

He simply signaled to the group that they could disperse.

"Next, Lord Zhao, please show me around!"

"Governor Ye, you don't need to be so polite. This is what I should do!"

That smile was uglier than a cry.

He had originally planned to hand this hot potato over to the jailers in the prison, but now that Ye Liuyun had said so...

Zhao Yizheng dared not utter a word of rebuttal.

He could only nod reluctantly and continue walking ahead to lead the way for Ye Liuyun.

After walking a little further away...

Only then did the jailers dare to whisper among themselves. "Wow, is that really the young Grandmaster Ye Liuyun? He looks so young!"

"Nonsense, if he weren't young, how could he be called a teenager?"

"Didn't you see Lord Zhao's obedient and subservient demeanor? If he weren't a Grandmaster, would Lord Zhao have acted like that?"

"That's right!"

"Sigh! She looks so much younger than me, how did she cultivate to such a high level?!"

",,,"

These prison guards in the imperial prison.

They all possessed some martial arts skills.

Unfortunately, their cultivation levels weren't very high, only second or third-rate, and there wasn't even a first-rate one.

Consider that Ye Liuyun is so young, yet he is already a Grandmaster.

I'm filled with envy!

As for jealousy?
Haha! When the gap isn't too big, it can indeed arouse feelings of jealousy, but if the gap has become so large that it's hard to feel any jealousy anymore.

Instead, there is only admiration.

,,,

And on Ye Liuyun's side.

Following Zhao Yizheng, I was able to witness the true nature of the Heavenly Prison.

Higher quality talent attributes have also begun to appear.

Three blue ones and one purple one.

These are the most useful talents that Ye Liuyun has seen along the way.

Of course, these talents can only be converted into experience points for other talent attributes at most; there's nothing particularly special about them.

Ye Liuyun didn't waste any words and directly pointed out those people.

"Ok?"

Zhao Yizheng, who was leading the way for Ye Liuyun, saw Ye Liuyun's actions.

He was obviously stunned for a moment.

So focused on leading the way, they subconsciously forgot Ye Liuyun's real purpose for coming.

The result is the next moment!
"Buzz!"

With a surge of internal energy, a mere wave of the hand extinguished the life force of these individuals.

Unlike the vagrants used to take the blame, these people exuded a strong murderous aura and were obviously vicious criminals. Therefore, Ye Liuyun did not feel any psychological pressure when he took action!
"I just had an itch to do it, I hope Lord Zhao won't mind!"

After taking away the talent attributes from these people.

Ye Liuyun flexed his wrists a little and looked at Zhao Yizheng with a smile!
"No, no! Of course not!"

They nodded like they were pounding garlic!
Although Ye Liuyun already had a notorious reputation.

But seeing Ye Liuyun so casually deal with nine prisoners still sent a chill down Zhao Yizheng's spine.

This is only dealing with prisoners.

If someone were to attack me, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have a chance to react before being easily dealt with.

The richer you are, the more afraid you are of dying. What's more, you not only have money, but also power.

I finally climbed to this position in the Ministry of Justice, and the good days are yet to come. If I die now, I'll have nothing left.

Think of this.

Zhao Yi's gaze toward Ye Liuyun became even more obsequious.

"Then let's keep going!"

If this prison only contains a handful of people, then there's no need to come so frequently in the future; a few visits now and then will suffice.

As for now.

Since we're already here, we should definitely take a good look at what's going on inside this prison before making any decisions.

"My lord, please come this way!"

Without wasting words, Zhao Yizheng, with a smile on his face, led Ye Liuyun down to the bottom of the prison.

really.

It's a prison after all, so it can't be too bad.

The further you go in, the higher the quality of the prisoners becomes.

"This, this, and this!"

Standing in the middle of the cell block, Ye Liuyun pointed in the direction of several cells.

Then he looked at Zhao Yizheng.

"Remember?"

"Commander Ye, please wait a moment. I will have these prisoners brought out immediately so that you can see them being executed!"

"Not these few!"

Zhao Yi was preparing to assign tasks to people.

Ye Liuyun waved his hand, interrupting him directly.

"?"

Under Zhao Yizheng's somewhat puzzled gaze.

Ye Liuyun said this as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Except for these few, arrest everyone else!"

His few talent words amounted to nothing, and he had no murderous aura whatsoever. He was thin and weak, clearly the kind of refugee who had been captured and brought in to take the blame.

Although we have long since integrated into an era where human life is as cheap as grass.

But Ye Liuyun wasn't so utterly devoid of moral principles, and these people weren't of any value to him, so there was no need for him to act this way.

"what???"

This sentence successfully shocked Zhao Yizheng.

"has a problem?"

Ye Liuyun glanced over at him.

Zhao Yizheng, who was about to say something, shook his head and denied it after seeing that look in his eyes.

"No, no! There's absolutely no problem!"

As he spoke, he immediately looked at the jailers and guards in charge of the area.

"Didn't you hear what Commander Ye said? Seize these prisoners and execute them!"

"Uh!"

This workload left even the prison wardens somewhat bewildered.

But I certainly wouldn't have the guts to refuse.

These people may not know Ye Liuyun, but they do know Zhao Yizheng. Even Zhao Yizheng is so humble in front of Ye Liuyun, so he is definitely not someone they can afford to offend.

but.

Since it was my first time doing something like this, I still had some doubts.

"Sir, how far should the punishment go?"

"Until I work you to death!"

Zhao Yizheng was already quite timid when facing Ye Liuyun.

These people were still asking questions here, and Zhao Yizheng replied to them in an annoyed manner.

"As long as you're not dead from exhaustion, keep hitting me!"

"understand!"

Seeing Zhao Yizheng's attitude, these people dared not say anything more.

They quickly began arranging for people to bring out the prisoners one by one.

There hasn't been an execution for a while, and many of the execution tools are almost rusty from being stored away, but that doesn't matter, it's just right.

"what!"

"Spare your life! Spare your life!"

",,,"

Soon, screams echoed throughout the entire prison.

Even Zhao Yizheng, who was in charge of the Ministry of Justice's prison, felt extremely uncomfortable after seeing such a cruel situation, and almost vomited.

But then I turned my head.

Seeing that Ye Liuyun not only showed no discomfort, but even had a smile on his lips.

As if quite satisfied with the situation, Zhao Yizheng immediately covered his mouth, as if afraid that making a sound would disturb Ye Liuyun.

hiss!
His fear of Ye Liuyun had only grown stronger.

Grandmasters are terrifying, but a Grandmaster who is inherently cruel is even more terrifying.

Fu Zhengqing is a Grandmaster, but not many people are afraid of him. After all, everyone knows that Fu Zhengqing is rational and will not make a move casually.

But Ye Liuyun is different.

Such behavior—isn't this just the behavior of a madman who enjoys killing?
We can't afford to mess with them! We absolutely can't afford to mess with them!
,,,

Ye Liuyun naturally didn't care what others thought.

Anyway, as long as it doesn't affect my collection of talent modifiers, that's enough.

Although most of them are of blue quality.

Even purple-quality talent attributes are quite rare, but Ye Liuyun was not disappointed.

No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat.

Moreover, the more blue-quality talent attributes you have, the more experience points you get from dismantling them.

maybe.

This time, I might even be able to create a gold-quality talent modifier for myself.

However, getting a red-quality one is a bit difficult.

After all, the experience points required are a huge amount.

But Ye Liuyun wasn't in a hurry. He would take his time and eventually accumulate a few more red-quality talent attributes. At that time, his cultivation level might be able to break through naturally.

Cultivation? What is that?

If someone is seriously cultivating their spiritual practice, they're bound to have some kind of cheat code.

It lasted for several hours.

After the executions were over, the jailers who carried out the punishments were all shouting loudly, and their hands holding the whips were trembling.

He was obviously exhausted.

"well done!"

After acquiring the last talent attribute, Ye Liuyun nodded in satisfaction.

"Thank you so much for your kind words, sir!"

Although tired.

But after hearing Ye Liuyun's praise, they all forced themselves to stay alert and bowed to look at Ye Liuyun.

They weren't stingy at all.

He took out a gold ingot from the box beside him and threw it over.

"You can divide this reward among yourselves!"

"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"

After seeing that there was a reward.

As if they had regained their strength, the group's eyes shone brightly, and they excitedly thanked Ye Liuyun.

The monthly salary of the prison guards in the imperial prison was not very high.

Even if only a few people share this one ingot of gold, it would be equivalent to what they had saved for a long time.

perhaps.

The only one who couldn't get excited was Zhao Yizheng on the other side.

After all, this money should have been his.

Seeing Ye Liuyun use the money that should have been his to reward others, Zhao Yizheng felt extremely heartbroken.

Oh my money!

But after noticing Ye Liuyun's gaze, Zhao Yizheng snapped to attention and immediately realized what was happening.

He looked at Ye Liuyun with a big smile on his face.

"continue!"

The prison doesn't just have this one floor; there are other cells below.

Zhao Yizheng naturally dared not refuse and immediately continued to lead the way for Ye Liuyun.

The quality of the prisoners held in the lower-level cells was pretty much the same.

The talent attributes are all pretty much the same, nothing particularly noteworthy. There are basically no special talent attributes, so just treat them as accumulating experience and collect them when necessary.

Each level of the prison has its own dedicated jailers and guards, so there's no need to worry about getting tired.

In addition, Ye Liuyun was never stingy with rewards.

These people became even more motivated when they were about to be executed.

Soon, they arrived at the final level of the Heavenly Prison.

It's the same as before; apart from the prisoners here looking a bit more disheveled, there doesn't seem to be anything special about it.

until!

"Ok?"

Golden!
Under the system's detection, a special gold-quality talent attribute successfully caught Ye Liuyun's attention.

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(End of this chapter)