Courtyard House: A System Connecting Two Worlds, Resources for the Nation

"I truly didn't expect you to be so loyal to your feelings. You'd rather disown your sister, who is the Empress, than be with a mere seventh-rank official. If I had known you possessed such qualities, perhaps I wouldn't have treated you the way I did."

Upon hearing the guard's words, a gloating voice came from Song Yinzhang's cell.

Zhou She, who had appeared as early as Qiantang County, was leaning against the wall, almost bursting out laughing.

He was arrested very early, second only to Gu Qianfan!

But Gu Qianfan is the male lead!

Not only did he contribute cultivation methods to Zhou Feng and others, but he also had a father with such a significant role in the story!

He wasn't subjected to any torture along the way, and after arriving in Tokyo, thanks to Xiao Qinyan, the torment he suffered was reduced by 80%.

To him, this place was at most a prison, but to Zhou She, it was hell!

After all, the emotional value gap that Gu Qianfan failed to generate was filled by Zhou She himself!

For a while, Zhou She, who was imprisoned here, hated Zhou Feng the most for sending people to arrest him.

Every day, all he could think about was how, if he could get out, he could go and complain to his relatives, so they would come and settle accounts with Zhou Feng.

But when Yu Zhongquan and the others came in, he learned Zhou Feng's identity and completely gave up his idea of ​​revenge.

That's the Celestial Master who protects the nation; even the current imperial envoy is afraid of him. What right does he have to retaliate?

Filled with resentment, he naturally directed his anger towards Song Yinzhang.

You said you knew a big shot like the Celestial Master Who Protects the Nation? You should have said so earlier!

After you tell me, why would I still mistreat you?

Didn't you want to renounce your citizenship?

We must please this big shot and make him feel comfortable.

Let alone Song Yinzhang being removed from the music register, taking away the entire music camp of Qiantang County would be a matter of a single word for them.

Not to mention that the one who has now ascended the throne and become the emperor, and that Zhao Niangzi who used to run a teahouse has also become the empress.

If I had known this would happen, I would have married you properly, at least that way I could have established a relationship with the Empress.

Unlike now, we live a life worse than death every day, and we are tortured every time the time comes!

The key issue is that he didn't have the courage to kill himself, so he concentrated all his resentment on Song Yinzhang.

Now that there's a chance to mock the other party, of course we can't let it pass.

"Shut up!"

Song Yinzhang, who was still standing to the side looking dejected, suddenly turned his head and roared angrily at Zhou She through gritted teeth.

At this moment, the regret and anger in her heart had completely overwhelmed the shadow that Zhou She had left on her.

"Alright, alright, I'll shut up. You two are really something. One of you ruined your future for the love of a minor official. The other of you has been bragging without any restraint, getting yourself all this way. Tsk tsk tsk..."

It must be said that Song Yinzhang and Shen Ruzhuo were like a ray of light in Zhou She's dark life.

These two were brought in when he was feeling hopeless and tormented to the point of wishing he were dead.

Zhou She felt incredibly happy whenever he saw that the other two were in a worse situation than him.

He was just an ordinary person who tricked some courtesans into coming home.

Unlike these two.

He could have achieved great success without doing anything, but he ended up in this godforsaken place.

That was really well done!

Zhou She even became somewhat psychologically abnormal!

Seeing others lose something is more satisfying than gaining it yourself!

Shen Ruzhuo stood to the side, his face ashen, clenching his fists, without uttering a word.

He got into a fight with Zhou She as soon as he came in because of this guy's foul mouth, which resulted in both of them suffering twice as much torture that day.

These guards are inhuman!

Who would beat someone up, heal them, and then beat them up again?

Without interrogation or giving orders, they simply dragged him over and tortured him as if it were a task to be completed, then sent him back to his cell.

"Alright, alright, enough nagging! It's time for our team building activity!"

The guard clapped his hands, and everyone in the cell shuddered involuntarily as if triggered by a stress reaction.

Gu Qianfan, who was still standing at the door, swallowed hard and fled the cell as quickly as possible.

He could investigate what was happening outside himself; he didn't want to stay in this godforsaken place for even a second longer!

The guard ignored him and instead turned his gaze to the cells below: "Same rule as always. After ten breaths, for every breath you come out each night, you'll suffer an extra quarter of an hour. Begin!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Yu Zhongquan was the first to rush out of the prison gate.

Immediately afterwards, Uncle De, Zhou She, and Shen Ruzhuo all scrambled out of the room.

Only Song Yinzhang remained squatting in the corner of the cell, hugging his knees, burying his face in his arms, his shoulders shaking with each tremor.

The guard strolled slowly to the cell door, glancing inside with a mocking look: "Crying? Crying counts as time too!"

Song Yinzhang acted as if he hadn't heard and continued to squat there.

Instead, Yu Zhongquan seemed to remember something and pushed Shen Ruzhuo, saying, "Quickly pull her out. The punishment should apply to everyone in the cell."

Back then, he suffered countless punishments alongside Uncle De because of the trouble he caused.

Shen Ruzhuo's expression changed as well. Just as he was about to rush in and pull Song Yinzhang away, he felt a force coming from behind him. Zhou She had grabbed him around the waist.

"Are you crazy? If she doesn't come out, we'll all be punished!"

Seeing Shen Ruzhuo's frantic expression, Zhou She revealed a smug smile: "Don't worry, it's just punishment, just bear with it."

When there weren't so many people in this prison, Zhou Feng's emotional value was all extracted from Zhou She.

It's easy to imagine the extreme torment he endured at that time!

The torture that Shen Ruzhuo and the others are suffering now is child's play in Zhou She's eyes. He could withstand an extra hour, let alone an extra quarter of an hour!

"Damn it! Song Yinzhang, get out here right now!"

Amid Shen Ruzhuo's hysterical roars, Song Yinzhang finally realized that her wailing wouldn't have any effect on the guards, so she quickly got up and staggered out.

He ran to the cell door and tripped over the threshold, only managing to catch Shen Ruzhuo's body to avoid falling.

"Madam Song, look at the mess you've made! You should have just come out directly, but you insisted on being four breaths late, which means the entire prison will have to endure an extra hour of torture. Why bother?"

Song Yinzhang's face turned deathly pale, but Shen Ruzhuo reacted even more strongly. He pushed Song Yinzhang, who was still supporting her, away, causing her to fall to the ground.

It's all that woman's fault for causing trouble in the cell; she deserves an extra hour of torture!

If it weren't for the fact that this prison forbids them from attacking each other, he would have strangled Song Yinzhang to death!

Seeing these people's ugly behavior, the guard's lips curled up slightly.

Although I don't know why the leader wants him to mess with these people's mentality from time to time, it's quite interesting to watch their ugly behavior while completing the task, isn't it?