Evil of all ages

Chapter 151 Sincerity
Feilong Village

水牢
This is where the bandits used to torture people.

However, this place is not entirely a water prison; the lower part is the water prison built along the water, while the upper part is a wooden prison built inside a cave.

Because Di Qingtian was valued by Mr. Jin, he was naturally not imprisoned in the water dungeon.

Even Di Qingtian's two guards received the same treatment, being locked in a wooden cell.

However, they were not locked up together with Di Qingtian, but separately.

Suddenly, Di Qingtian opened his eyes; he had awakened from his coma.

He showed no signs of nervousness, as if he didn't care about his situation at all.

He sat up, wanting to observe his surroundings.

However, he found it very difficult to sit up, and after a little sensing, he found that he could not mobilize any of his internal energy.

Without even thinking, he knew that he had been drugged while unconscious, rendering him unable to use his internal energy.

He was drugged, so his two guards were too.

Fortunately, the medicine only suppressed his internal energy and did not leave him weak and powerless.

He sat up and looked around. His two guards were locked in the next cell, and at that moment they also woke up.

Seeing the expressions on the two guards' faces, he signaled to them that they didn't need to say anything more, indicating that he already knew they had been drugged and couldn't use their internal energy.

Continue to observe the surroundings. This is a cave with a large interior space, and it is obvious that the bandits' lair is inside the cave.

There are many passages here, and it's clear that the situation inside the cave is extremely complicated. If you're not someone who's been here, you'd probably have a hard time finding the exit.

In addition to the complex internal environment, there are also many river bandits patrolling the surrounding area.

Upon seeing that the bandits had discovered he was awake, they immediately slipped into a passage. Di Qingtian knew that the bandits were probably going to inform Mr. Jin that he had awakened.

He didn't have to wait long before he saw Mr. Jin and Prince Li Ya walk out of the main passage.

The two walked side by side, clearly indicating that there was no distinction between them, and they were simply cooperating.

Di Qingtian didn't need to think; he could guess with his eyes closed that Prince Li Ya was very ambitious and might even dream of becoming emperor, which was why he chose to cooperate with the Wei organization.

This behavior made Di Qingtian think that Prince Li Ya was incredibly foolish. He lacked the strength to do so, yet he still dared to dream of swallowing an elephant whole, and he didn't even realize he was being used.

Why would Mr. Jin be so kind as to support him to become emperor? He only did it because his surname was Li, and he wanted to use his name to stir up trouble and create internal strife.

Looking behind the two, Prince Li Ya was followed by two Innate Realm experts.

In addition to the original innate powerhouse behind Mr. Jin, there were two more unfamiliar innate powerhouses.

Di Qingtian sized up the two extra Innate Realm experts, but couldn't recognize them. They might be Innate Realm experts trained within the Eastern Shang Dynasty.

When they were about two or three zhang away from the wooden prison, Mr. Jin stopped, glanced at Di Qingtian inside, and then gave his servant a look.

The servants immediately understood and brought over a table of fine wine and dishes that had been prepared beforehand.

The prison door was opened, and Di Qingtian was brought out.

Di Qingtian didn't stand on ceremony and sat down in front of a table full of fine wine and food, starting to eat right away.

He wasn't afraid the food and wine were poisoned. Even if the other party didn't want to kill him, they would have preferred to kill him anyway. He was like a fish on a chopping board; why go through the trouble of poisoning him to kill him?

"What, are you afraid I'll take off your mask again?"

Di Qingtian noticed that Mr. Jin and Prince Li Ya had not taken their seats; they were both standing a zhang away from the table, watching him eat.

He had lost interest in Prince Li Ya, who was ambitious but lacked self-awareness, and smiled at Mr. Jin while sipping his wine.

"Yeah, it's always good to be wary of you."

Mr. Jin said calmly.

“I am already in your hands, my life and death are in your hands, why do you need to guard against me anymore?”

"Why don't you take off your mask, sit down and have a drink with me? Wouldn't that show you're more sincere?"

"When you invite someone to join your Eastern Business Association, you should at least show me some sincerity, right?"

Di Qingtian laughed.

“Di Qingtian, I know you. The more you say that, the less you intend to join us.”

"You're putting me in a difficult position. I can't bear to kill you. I have no choice but to take you back to Da Shang and slowly change your mind."

Mr. Jin said with slight disappointment.

"Wait, didn't you say you'd leave this outstanding person to me to assist me? What do you mean by bringing him back to the Shang Dynasty?"

The fact that the two ignored him while they were talking already annoyed Prince Li Ya. Now, hearing that Mr. Jin was going to take Di Qingtian back to Da Shang, which was completely different from what had been agreed upon, made his tone slightly dissatisfied.

“Your Highness, don’t you understand? Cooperation is based on equality. Your strength is not equal to that of the Wei organization at all.”

"You treat them as partners, but they just want to take advantage of you."

Di Qingtian said lightly.

"Is what he said true? You just want to use me, and all the promises you made to me were lies?"

Prince Li Ya's expression turned extremely ugly as he looked at Mr. Jin.

No answer was needed; the fact that the five Innate Realm experts behind Mr. Jin had surrounded Prince Li Ya and the two Innate Realm experts behind him already provided the answer.

"I'll give you two choices now."

"First, they must obediently become our puppets, doing whatever we say."

"Secondly, I'll die here, and then have someone disguise you and take over everything you own."

Mr. Jin gave Prince Li Ya two choices, his tone completely unchanged.

Seeing this scene, even if Prince Li Ya was unwilling, he knew what to choose. After all, once a person dies, everything is gone.

He gritted his teeth and chose the path of becoming a puppet.

Having dealt with Prince Li Ya, Mr. Jin turned around and his gaze fell on Di Qingtian.

"Tell me, which force is stealing our military pay?"

Mr. Jin asked.

"Azure Dragon Society"

Di Qingtian ate a few bites of food and replied.

The Azure Dragon Society!?

Mr. Jin muttered the words "Azure Dragon Society" to himself, puzzled. He had never heard of such a force in the surrounding countries.

If he didn't know Di Qingtian, he would have suspected that Di Qingtian was just making up a powerful name to fool him.

Who is their leader?

How many powerful individuals are there within?

How many strongholds do they have in Yunzhou?

Where did they hide the military pay?

"..."

Mr. Jin blurted out whatever came to mind.

"You overestimate me. To be able to snatch food from your tiger's mouth, my strength is no less than that of your organization."

“I can’t even find out who your organization leader is, your identity, or your plans in Yunzhou.”

"You expect me to investigate them in such a short time? Do you really think I know everything?"

"I am a human being, not a god."

Di Qingtian remained silent.

Mr. Jin: "So what did you find out?"

Di Qingtian glanced at the water prison below: "Are we on an island?"

Mr. Jin: "Don't change the subject, what have you found out?"

Di Qingtian: "Their Azure Dragon Society has seven dragon heads, and each dragon head has its own rules of conduct. The one who stole the military pay was a dragon head called Black Emperor."

Mr. Jin: "Black Emperor?"

Di Qingtian: "By the way, the intelligence that the bandits of Duotian Village were actually your Eastern Merchant Army in disguise was also given to me by the Azure Dragon Society."

Mr. Jin was shocked to hear this, thinking that Ning Cheng's delivery of grain to Duotian Village had been discovered.

Di Qingtian mistakenly believed that Ning Cheng was colluding with Duotian Village, which is why he came here, without knowing the specific situation of Duotian Village.

Who would have thought that Di Qingtian knew this, and that the Qinglong Society had even told Di Qingtian this information.

"Besides Duotian Village, what else did the Azure Dragon Society tell you?"

Mr. Jin was eager to know just how much the Green Dragon Society knew about them.

(End of this chapter)