A thousand-year-old family begins with one fighting against ten thousand.

"I only regret that I chose the wrong person."

"I met the wrong person, and I did not meet a wise ruler."

"It's a pity I couldn't accomplish my great cause and uphold justice for the poor and needy."

Huang Ce sighed deeply, his eyes filled with regret. At this moment, he did not regret his impending death, but only regretted that he had misjudged people and failed to complete his mission.

A strange light flashed in Wei Mai's eyes; he actually saw a very faint trace of imperial fortune on Huang Ce.

It seems that the Huang family will produce a founding emperor in the future and establish a unified dynasty!

Later emperors would posthumously honor Huang Ce as their ancestor, which would cause Huang Ce to possess a trace of imperial fortune.

"Have you made arrangements for your family?"

Having noticed this, Wei Mai asked with concern.

Huang Ce nodded. "Teacher, rest assured, I have already made arrangements."

"The disciples' families have already made arrangements for their future; they will be fine."

Wei Mai nodded silently. He hadn't originally planned to help, but he had just casually placed a pawn, which was nothing special.

But unexpectedly, this chess piece brought him a pleasant surprise.

Just based on the imperial aura emanating from him, Wei Mai felt that saving Huang Ce wouldn't be a bad thing.

Rescuing hundreds of people who launched a rebellion from the prison would be a pipe dream for anyone.

This is almost impossible to do. Even if the five most powerful families and seven most influential clans in the world joined forces, they might not be able to do it without anyone noticing.

But for Wei Mai, this was just a simple matter.

For Wei Mai to accomplish all this was no more difficult than crushing an ant.

"I will take good care of the Huang family in the future, so you can rest assured."

Huang Ce breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving Wei Mai's promise.

He now had some guesses about Wei Mai's identity, after all, he had committed the heinous crime of treason, and how could an ordinary person possibly see him?

Moreover, they managed to get rid of all the guards so quietly.

Under heaven, there is no one else besides the Wei family who could accomplish this.

Thinking about this, Huang Ce was also somewhat puzzled. "Teacher, given your status, why did you take a liking to me, an ordinary person who had even had my imperial examination degree taken away?"

"Then what do you think I should value in you? Family background? Fame? I've never cared about those things."

Wei Mai shook his head. The fame, fortune, and titles that ordinary people pursued were all worthless in his eyes!

"So, teacher, what is it about your students that you value?"

Huang Ce asked curiously. He had just realized that nothing external could influence his teacher's judgment; nothing else mattered.

Even the supreme imperial throne and the Imperial Seal, revered as the most precious treasure in the world, are not acceptable.

Perhaps only the legendary Nine Tripods of Yu the Great and the Xuanyuan Emperor's Sword could make him take notice.

"As I said, what I value most about you is your heart that speaks out for the people of the world."

"I am very pleased that you never forgot your original aspiration until the very last moment."

"You have not let your teacher down."

As soon as Wei Mai finished speaking, tears involuntarily streamed down Huang Ce's face.

"teacher!"

"Waaaaah!"

Huang Ce finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears in front of Wei Mai.

Wei Mai stepped forward, placed his hand on Huang Ce's head, and patted it a few times.

Letting Huang Ce reveal his vulnerable side in front of him, Wei Mai simply patted Huang Ce's back gently.

After a long while, Huang Ce still kept his head down. He had recovered from that emotion, but thinking about how he had cried so hard in front of his teacher, he couldn't help but want to dig out a four-bedroom apartment and crawl into it.

"Foolish child!"

Wei Mai sighed softly, "This is, after all, the Heavenly Prison. I cannot stay any longer and must depart as well."

"In a few days, I will come again to see you off."

Huang Ce took a step back, knelt down, and respectfully kowtowed three times to Wei Mai.

"Teacher, I am an unfilial student and can no longer serve you. Please take care!"

Wei Mai waved his hand, turned and left, his figure quickly disappearing into the shadows.

Huang Ce sat down directly on the ground. He had no regrets about being able to see his teacher one last time before he died.

The following night, in the deepest part of the prison, the only two people living there were Huang Ce and Zhang Huai.

Both Zhang Huai and Huang Ce fell into a deep sleep after eating the food given to them by the jailer.

The drug added to their food would only make them feel sleepy, and they wouldn't notice anything unusual even after waking up.

At this moment, several figures reappeared in the shadows of Huang Ce's cell.

These figures easily pried open the lock on Huang Ce's door without causing any damage to it.

Two men stepped forward, lifted Huang Ce up, and took him away.

Another person threw a disguised corpse into the cell, placed it on the bed, and positioned it with its face facing the wall.

The corpse had already been tampered with; its appearance bore some resemblance to Huang Ce, but due to the poison, its face was covered in sores, making it impossible to tell the difference.

Anyone who examines the body will only be able to conclude that it was a suicide.

After doing all this, the men in black quickly restored everything to its original state and quietly left, restoring peace to the deepest part of the prison once again.

No one gave Zhang Huai, who had once instigated a rebellion of a million-strong army, a single glance, letting him lie on the bed, sleeping like a log.

A moment later, the patrolling jailer saw that Zhang Huai and Huang Ce were both sleeping peacefully in bed without any abnormalities, so he left.

The deepest part of the Heavenly Prison is the most gloomy and terrifying place in the entire prison. Even the prison guards who are specifically responsible for guarding serious criminals are not very willing to go to the depths of the Heavenly Prison.

They just come to inspect every now and then.

It wasn't until the next morning, when the jailer brought food to Zhang Huai and Huang Ce, that Zhang Huai was woken up to eat, but Huang Ce didn't react at all.

The jailer knocked on Huang Ce's door with a stick, but Huang Ce still did not respond.

The two jailers looked at each other, but they dared not go in alone. After all, there had been cases before where extremely vicious criminals, after being imprisoned in the dungeon, would feign illness to lure the jailers closer, then kill them in an attempt to escape.

None of those imprisoned in the deepest levels of the imperial prison were kind-hearted individuals.

They only get a few cents a month in salary, yet they work so hard.

The two men exchanged a glance, then quickly summoned several more jailers. Only then did they muster the courage to open the cell door. Two jailers walked in front, while five others followed behind on guard.

The two jailers walked to Huang Ce's bedside and patted "Huang Ce," but Huang Ce still did not respond.

The jailers' expressions changed because they smelled a foul odor.

They quickly pulled Huang Ce's body over and discovered that Huang Ce's face was covered in pustules, and the stench was coming from Huang Ce's face.

"Oh no, Huang Ce is dead!"

Upon hearing the jailer's exclamation, all the jailers turned pale!