"The food is good today, with pork head and roast chicken!"
"This... is the food suddenly so good? Isn't it the last meal for execution?"
"Impossible! If the Emperor of Great Zhou wanted to kill us, he would have done it long ago!"
"In the past, even spoiled food couldn't fill us up, but today there's meat... This is strange..."
"Hehe, could it be that something unexpected happened outside the prison? Someone is trying to win us over and is doing this on purpose?"
"Unfortunately, we are in the prison. Apart from the jailer who brings us food, we can only see flies, rats and other living creatures. There is no source of information at all..."
"Don't worry about it. Since they need us, they will come to us sooner or later!"
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It was a rare opportunity for the prisoners in the Tianzi-sized prison to have such a full meal, and they didn't care whether the food was poisonous or had other intentions...
As for Chen Changsheng, who was delivering the food, he murmured to himself, "Aside from the deceased Heavenly Star Envoy, there are 18 people imprisoned in the Tianzi-shaped prison. Among them are 6 fifth-rank, 5 second-rank, 5 first-rank, 1 Grandmaster, and one... whose background is unclear... Looks like an ordinary person... However, to be imprisoned here, he can't be an ordinary person..."
"As expected of the Great Zhou Prison, not to mention the top three masters, even Grandmasters are imprisoned here... It seems that the Great Zhou has a very deep foundation... I'm only a novice Grandmaster... I still have to be careful in everything I do..."
"Eat, everyone, eat well... This meal of yours cost me a month's salary..."
"Enjoy your meal...it'll nourish your body...the pigs have to be fattened up before they can be slaughtered..."
The only one who could treat the imperial criminals, the elders of the Demon Sect, the great wizards of the Southern Barbarians, and even the top three rank or even the Grandmaster, beings beyond the reach of ordinary people, like pigs, was probably Chen Changsheng...
"Hmm... speaking of salary... I previously sent fifty taels of silver, and now I have to fulfill Feng San's wish to redeem Cuiping from Chunfeng Pavilion. I have a huge gap in the money..."
"But it doesn't matter. After I was promoted to the Xiantian Grandmaster, I have never used my unique skill of empty-handedness. I can find a wealthy family and do some good things for them!"
"A small hero robs the rich and helps prostitutes... I can't be a great hero like Guo Jing, but being a small hero is still pretty good..."
Being a jailer, you only get a few taels of silver a month as salary?
Chen Changsheng also likes to go to brothels and listen to music, which costs a lot of money, so naturally he has to find a way to make money...
At first, when his strength was low, he could only endure it. Later, after he entered the upper third rank, a bandit suddenly appeared in the capital. He was nicknamed "Miraculous Hands and Empty Hands". He never took much when he went to war. A hundred or eighty taels of silver was just alms for the wealthy families, so naturally, no one bothered to catch him...
The sky is getting dark, and it's time to get off work...
"Old Chen, you're still alive? That's great!" Chen Wu couldn't help but give Chen Changsheng a bear hug when he saw him...
"You want me to die?" Chen Changsheng rolled his eyes.
"No, of course not..." Pan Wu quickly shook his head.
"Haha, let's listen to music at Chunfeng Pavilion tonight..." said Chen Changsheng.
"Okay, I'll treat you today. We are the black and white evil spirits in the brothel world!" Pan Wu laughed.
Seeing his best friend on the verge of a point of no return, Pan Wu felt like he'd lost out and wanted to make amends...
No. 168, Changming Street.
Chen Changsheng sat upright under the grapevines, a small notebook in his hand. He solemnly wrote the word "Crown Prince" on it, then thought for a moment and added "Yan Ming". Before "Crown Prince" and "Yan Ming", there seemed to be several other names, but they had all been crossed out...
"The Crown Prince... is not easy to deal with. After all, he is the crown prince of a country and has many experts around him... But Yan Ming... hehe..."
He solemnly put the small notebook away, then swallowed the inner breathing pill and began to practice. But after a while, his brows knitted slightly...
"Internal force and true qi are truly two different things. Ten parts of internal force can be transformed into one part of true qi. After entering the Xiantian realm, the speed of cultivation becomes increasingly slower..."
"In the past, one Inner Breathing Pill could at least equal the power of several years of hard training, but now it can only last for a few months..."
"Furthermore, after entering the Xiantian realm, the difficulty of cultivation increases dramatically. Even if one cultivates the Blood Spirit Technique and consumes blood and essence to cultivate, it will probably take more than ten years to advance to the middle Xiantian realm..."
"It seems that if we want to make rapid progress, we still have to rely on the prisoners in the Tianzi-sized prisons..."
The Nei Xi Dan is not given as often as the Jing Xue Dan, and is usually only given as a reward by collecting the corpse of a third-grade martial arts master.
Among the nine ranks of martial arts, ordinary gangsters are usually only in the lower three ranks. Once they reach the middle three ranks, they can often make a name for themselves and become the backbone of the martial arts world. As for the upper three ranks, they are rare. Each of them can make a resounding name in the martial arts world, such as the leaders of some gangs, the masters of sects, the elders of large sects, etc., all of whom are absolutely high-level!
Only Chen Changsheng, a jailer in the Heavenly Prison, could occasionally collect the corpse of such a master. If he were someone else, it would be difficult for him to even meet such a master once...
After taking three Nei Xi pills, Chen Changsheng only saved a year of Qi training!
"Hmm... It seems that I only need to refine 27 more Inner Breathing Pills to advance to the middle stage of Xiantian..."
"Those pigs in the Tianzi-shaped prisons need to be fattened up..."
"Right now, I still need to borrow some money from those wealthy families so I can go to a brothel and listen to music... Oh, no, it's to fulfill Feng San's last wish..."
The capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty was divided into four urban areas: east, south, west and north, as well as the imperial palace.
Most of the people in South City are middle and lower-middle poor, West City where Chen Changsheng lives is considered middle class, North City is the most prosperous place for commerce, and East City is where dignitaries gather!
In the past, whenever Chen Changsheng borrowed money, he would go to the North City District because it was safer there, where merchants gathered and there were rich but powerless people. Most of the guards he hired were middle-third-grade warriors. After all, upper-third-grade warriors, as long as they were clean, would be recruited with a large sum of money, even if they were members of the royal family!
Today, Chen Changsheng has set his sights on Dongcheng District...
"Counting the days... I haven't borrowed money in over half a month. Today is a dark and windy day, a perfect time to borrow money... Dongcheng District is home to many high-ranking officials. It's said that 80% of the capital's experts, outside of those in the Imperial Palace, are concentrated here..."
"It's a pity that I can't get over that hurdle in my heart... Otherwise, with my skills, entering and leaving the incense chambers of those noble ladies would be a piece of cake..."
The sky was dark, but the Dongcheng District was slightly bright.
After all, this is where dignitaries gather, so there is naturally no shortage of lights.
A dark shadow flashed by in the dim light, but the guard at the door only felt a breeze on his face and didn't notice anything...
"What a coincidence... My first time in East City, I've ended up at the Lin Residence... Well, let's go see Lin Wan'er..."
Chen Changsheng hadn't expected that he and Lin Wan'er had such a connection. This was his first time committing a crime in Dongcheng District, and the crime was committed by someone he knew... Could this be considered a crime committed by someone he knew?
Besides, he wanted to take root in this world and start a family sooner or later... If it was Lin Wan'er, it seemed... not bad...
"As expected of the residence of the Great General of the Left Guard, the guards are all entry-level warriors... The leader is at least a mid-level warrior... Fortunately, I was cautious enough about borrowing money before I became a Grandmaster, and never set foot in this East City. Otherwise..."
"The residence of a mere General of the Left Guard is heavily guarded. What about the residence of Prince Qi? The residence of the Crown Prince? Even the Imperial Palace? How many experts would there be?"
Chen Changsheng rushed into the Lin Mansion and secretly looked at the teams of patrolling guards, muttering to himself.
"Stability...Stability is still the most important thing..."
After passing a team of guards, Chen Changsheng entered the backyard and took advantage of the night to gently land on a big tree.
"Dad, why did you transfer Chen Changsheng to the Tianzi-shaped cell? Don't you know it's very dangerous there?"
A pleasant and familiar voice came, and it seemed very excited...
Under the big tree, a father and daughter seemed to be having a heart-to-heart talk...
"Huh? Lin Yong? When did he come out?"
Chen Changsheng's heart moved, and he wanted to listen to what the father and daughter were talking about...
"It's not me, I don't have that ability, it's the prince!" Lin Yong said lightly.
"But that was your suggestion!" Lin Wan'er said.
"Do you like him?" Lin Yong asked back.
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng's heart tightened...
Although he had been a veteran in some aspects of his life, facing a girl's confession was his first time...