I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

Library!

Don't get me wrong, Qin Li just survived a dangerous assassination attempt last night, so he had no time to go to the library to read. In fact, the dungeon of the First Prince's residence is located under the library!

There are countless high-level martial artists guarding the outside, and Grandmaster Snake Elder is personally overseeing things right above. Even if a prisoner has three heads and six arms, he can forget about escaping from here.

This place is even more heavily guarded than the death row in the capital!

No prisoner who was arrested ever came out alive.

"Your Highness, wait for me!"

Just as I arrived at the dungeon entrance, I heard Xiao Xue'er's voice behind me.

Qin Li turned his head and saw Xiao Xue'er holding up her skirt with both hands, running towards him awkwardly, which was caused by the excessive force she exerted last night.

"You really want to come with me, the prince?"

Qin Li was somewhat taken aback and frowned.

He had just said it casually before leaving, but who knew Xiao Xue'er would actually go to the dungeon with him.

Xiao Xue'er trotted over to Qin Li's side, first curtsied, and then said, "Why aren't you going?"

She has now figured out some of Qin Li's personality traits.

Going against Qin Li will only lead to bad consequences.

But if she always goes along with Qin Li, she'll never be able to kill him.

Therefore, Xiao Xue'er was determined to seize any opportunity that presented itself, and that's why she came.

"Your Highness, please."

Xiao Xue'er extended an arm in invitation.

"Are you really going down?"

Qin Li asked.

Xiao Xue'er nodded emphatically and hummed in agreement.

"Very well, don't blame me for not reminding you beforehand."

After saying that, Qin Li led Xiao Xue'er into the dungeon.

The long, narrow dungeon passageway was dimly lit and the walls were very damp.

A few drops of water would drip from the top of its head from time to time; the sound wasn't loud, but it was extremely frightening.

Tick ​​tock!

A drop of water landed right on Xiao Xue'er's head, startling her so much that she almost screamed.

"I'll ask you one more time, are you going down again?"

Qin Li stopped and asked.

Xiao Xue'er suppressed her fear and nodded.

If they don't even dare to go down into the dungeon, how can they talk about killing Qin Li later?

This is a hurdle we always have to overcome.

Keep going.

Water droplets kept falling on her head, shoulders, and even face, making Xiao Xue'er shudder every time.

After turning a few corners, the space suddenly opened up.

Xiao Xue'er finally felt relieved.

"call."

With a sigh of relief, Xiao Xue'er patted her chest with her small hand and smiled.

There's nothing to be afraid of; we got through it without any problems.

But suddenly—

"A woman, it's actually a woman!"

"Give me a woman, I want a woman!"

"What a beautiful woman, woman—"

Suddenly, from the dark cells on both sides, pairs of arms covered in grime and withered to the bone stretched out.

An arm grabbed Xiao Xue'er's skirt, and he grinned, revealing a mouthful of rotten, yellowed teeth, his face filled with madness.

"what!"

Xiao Xue'er turned pale with fright and instinctively struggled to break free, tearing a piece of her skirt with a ripping sound.

"It smells so good! It smells so good!"

The prisoner held the torn hem of his skirt close to his nose, his face full of ecstasy!

Seeing this, the other prisoners stretched their arms out even more frantically, their disheveled faces squeezed between the two iron bars, all distorted by the pressure.

Xiao Xue'er trembled with fear and quickly hid behind Qin Li, not even daring to look up at the prisoner.

boom! boom! boom!

The scabbards slammed mercilessly into the prisoners' outstretched arms, breaking some of them.

The prisoners, dragging their severed hands, quickly retreated into the darkness, huddled in corners, and lowered their heads with resentful eyes.

Sheathing his sword, Zhou Biao said, "Princess Consort, don't be afraid. Don't be fooled by their past as high-ranking officials and His Highness's political enemies. Now they are all prisoners of our First Prince's residence. They can kill each other over half a steamed bun. Would you like to take a look, Princess Consort..."

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Qin Li kicked Zhou Biao in annoyance. "Hurry up. Where are those two female assassins being held last night? Take me to see them."

Zhou Biao reached up and rubbed his backside, then gestured, "This way, this way, Your Highness and Princess Consort, please! Be careful, it's slippery!"

Qin Li turned to leave, but Xiao Xue'er grabbed his sleeve, lowered her head, and followed closely, not daring to leave his side even for a moment.

"well--"

"I told you not to come down, but you insisted on coming down anyway."

"Is that good now? Are you satisfied?"

On his way to meet the female assassin, Qin Li didn't even turn his head. He just smiled, sighed, and said...

Xiao Xue'er couldn't hear a word he said, she just urged Qin Li to hurry up and go faster.

She didn't want to stay there for even a second longer.

Soon, the group arrived at a more spacious area.

This is both the only interrogation room in the entire dungeon and the place where several of the most notorious prisoners are held.

Unlike the ordinary prisoners who had just been there, they didn't become aroused by the sight of a woman.

They all stayed quietly in their cells, some lying down, some sitting, some reading, and some exercising.

Several people couldn't help themselves and, upon seeing Qin Li arrive, launched into a tirade of vicious insults.

However, when the jailer pointed at them with his short stick, they all shut their mouths and retreated unwillingly.

With a quick glance, Xiao Xue'er's gaze was soon drawn to the items on the interrogation table.

Spiked whips, barbed knives, red-hot branding irons, strangely shaped wooden horses... they have it all!

The two female assassins who were captured last night are currently tied to two crosses behind a table.

With a casual flick of his robe, the jailers tactfully moved a chair over with both hands and placed it behind Qin Li, and also moved one for Xiao Xue'er.

After sitting down, Qin Li calmly said, "Let's begin. This prince wants to see just who these heroes are, trying to kill me!"

Upon receiving the order, Zhou Biao waved his hand, and two young prison guards, one on each side, carried two buckets of cold water and poured them over the two female assassins on the cross.

Wow!

Both of them jolted awake.

After looking around and figuring out the situation, the two exchanged a glance and were about to bite down on the poison hidden behind their teeth at the same time, committing suicide!

They won't say anything.

The dead can do this very well.

Since they dared to attempt an assassination, they had already planned out their fate.

But when they took a bite, they found nothing.

Zhou Biao stepped forward and tapped the table.

On the table lay the poison they had hidden behind their teeth.

Not only were there poisons, but also several items taken from their bodies, specifically to prevent them from committing suicide.

Snapped!

A missed strike.

"Speak, who sent you to assassinate the Crown Prince?"

"If you don't talk, all the instruments of torture on this table will be used on you. If once isn't enough, we'll use them twice!"

The sound of the whip didn't frighten the two female assassins, but it startled Xiao Xue'er, who had just sat down, causing her to involuntarily shrink her neck.

"Enough with the nonsense, kill me or torture me, do as you please!"

The female assassin, bound to the cross on the left, raised her small face, looking as if she wanted to die.

"Ahem... That's right, kill me or torture me, do as you please!"

The female assassin on the right coughed twice and echoed.

"Hehe, what I, Zhou Biao, love to do most is pry open the mouths of you stubborn little wenches!"

"You won't talk, huh? Then you'll get a taste of the power of a branding iron!"

"What word should I brand? How about I brand the word 'lust'?"

Holding a red-hot branding iron, Zhou Biao walked over with a face full of excitement...