"Shen Qing! Don't act impulsively!"
When Li Tianyun saw Shen Qing summon a sword out of thin air, he was so scared that he almost wet his pants.
Seeing that Li Xian had stopped Shen Qing, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief and began to persuade her, "Fairy, please don't be agitated. Even if you manage to save these seven people, so what? If you expose your identity and attract the attention of the court, what about the more than two hundred members of the Ling family still in prison? Do you still want to save them?"
Apart from this reason, Li Tianyun tried to stop Shen Qing because he wanted to stall for time. Maybe Yuan Tongtian would take care of Shen Qing and the others, and then he wouldn't have to waver anymore.
Seeing that the situation was not right, Wang Wang almost knelt in front of Shen Qing. "Yes, Fairy. Think carefully. Why did the court deliberately execute the Ling family members in full view? The purpose was to draw out the Ling family members who had not been arrested yet!
"If you act impulsively and go up to rescue them, the government will think you are an accomplice of the Ling family and will hunt you down and issue a wanted notice. Then how can you save the Ling family?"
Although Hong Chaoyang was also angry in her heart and almost rushed onto the stage with Shen Qing just now, after being persuaded by several people, she had now calmed down.
They were all right. It was really not appropriate for them to expose their identities at this moment.
Shen Qing took two deep breaths. She knew that she had been impulsive just now. She put away her sword, Wu Wang, and said to everyone, "I was reckless."
The execution lasted for two hours. The seven people on the stage gradually became like blood - soaked figures, their bodies covered in bright red.
Looking at the glaring red color, Shen Qing remembered the scene when the Dragon Clan was massacred.
Now, just at the sight of red, she would feel nauseous reflexively.
The smell of blood in her nose made her feel irritated all over. She even wanted to rush onto the stage and kill everyone except the Ling family members.
There seemed to be a voice shouting in Shen Qing's blood, "Don't endure it anymore, don't endure it anymore. You are the darling of the Heavenly Dao. Why do you have to swallow your anger like this? Just do what you want!"
But this voice was suppressed by Shen Qing's limited rationality, which prevented her from acting impulsively.
Li Xian saw that Shen Qing was biting her lower lip so hard that it was bleeding. He held her hand and whispered comfortingly, "Calm down a bit."
Hearing Li Xian's voice, Shen Qing came back to her senses slightly. When she spoke again, her voice was a bit hoarse. "I don't know why, but I always feel strange about myself.
"Seeing the Ling family members suffering, the rage in my body seems to be out of control. I always want to kill people."
Hearing Shen Qing say that she wanted to kill people, Li Tianyun, who was standing in front, got goosebumps all over his body. He even wished he could bury himself underground so that Shen Qing couldn't see him.
Li Xian frowned. He was a little surprised. The state Shen Qing was in now was a bit like that of a crazed merman.
Blood - thirsty and violent, wanting to kill all living things in sight.
Li Xian took out two Qingxin Pills and asked Shen Qing to take them. "Seeing too many such things will give you a mental demon. Take these pills like medicine. It will make you calm down a bit."
Shen Qing hesitated for a moment but still took the pills.
A cool taste spread in Shen Qing's mouth. Her mind gradually became clear, and the voice shouting for killing in her heart finally disappeared.
While they were talking, the execution was over. The Ling family members on the stage were dragged away by the executioners, leaving winding bloodstains on the ground.
Li Tianyun glanced at Shen Qing fearfully and hesitated, "Fairy, shall we still go to the prison today?"
Shen Qing looked directly at Li Tianyun. The strong killing intent in her eyes almost made Li Tianyun kneel down.
"Go. Why not? Lead the way ahead."
Li Tianyun had no choice but to reply with a bitter face. The prison was not far from the Yingtian Prefecture and was heavily guarded. Ordinary people were not allowed to visit the serious criminals in the prison. But as a disciple of the national teacher, Li Tianyun could enter and leave the prison at will.
Since there were more than two hundred Ling family members in prison, they were locked up separately.
The prison usually held serious criminals. Several important members of the Ling family were locked up in the main prison, while the others were locked up in the Zhao Prison or scattered in other places.
Li Tianyun took out a special token and handed it to the guarding soldiers. The soldiers immediately stood at attention and saluted him, then respectfully opened the door to let Li Tianyun in.
When they saw Shen Qing and the other four behind Li Tianyun, the soldiers hesitated for a moment and asked, "Master Li, the token only allows you to enter alone. What about these people behind you..."
Li Tianyun showed an unhappy look. "I'm a disciple of the national teacher. Can't I even bring a few people in? Are you afraid that I'll rob the prisoners?"
Although Li Tianyun was timid in front of Shen Qing, he knew how to handle himself well in front of others.
After being glanced at by Li Tianyun with a half - threatening and half - warning look, the soldier lowered his head quickly. "I was being rash. Please feel free, Master Li."
Li Tianyun snorted and didn't even look at him. Then he stepped into the prison.
In the prison, there was a soldier on guard every ten steps, and five soldiers patrolled at each fork in the road. With such heavy guarding, not even a bird could escape.
But Shen Qing didn't come this time with the intention of rescuing the people immediately. Instead, she wanted to know what had actually happened to the Ling family.
Shen Qing had to figure out everything before she could take the next step.
The prisoners in the prison were all in shackles, one in each cell. No light could penetrate here. Only torches provided some illumination.
The prisoners' faces were dimly lit by the weak candlelight, their lifeless faces flickering in the corners of the cells.
As soon as they entered, Shen Qing felt a cool breath hit her face. The stench mixed with the cold and damp air. And since there was no ventilation here, the unpleasant smell lingered around them.
Li Tianyun led them through a series of turns and finally came to a secret door at the end of the corridor.
There were many talismans pasted on the secret door, and there was also a mechanism based on the Eight Trigrams of the Qimen on the door.
Li Tianyun operated it skillfully, and the door was opened smoothly. Shen Qing was careful. She threw a formation stone at the door and then followed Li Tianyun down with peace of mind.
The deeper they went, the stronger the cold and damp air became. There was even the smell of blood and rot in their noses.
Hong Chaoyang had been holding back for a long time. Finally, when she smelled these odors, she couldn't help but retch.
Shen Qing took a few fruits from Li Xian and quickly stuffed them into Hong Chaoyang's mouth. "Chaoyang, bear with it."
Hong Chaoyang's face was a bit pale. She had been pampered in the Qingyun Sword Sect. Even during her cultivation, she hadn't suffered much.
She used to think that the greatest pain in the world was the physical pain during cultivation.
But it was not until this period that she realized that pain also included the perceptible sadness and the desperate smell in her nose.
Hong Chaoyang bit a fruit angrily and secretly despised herself for being so unable to bear hardships. "Shen Qing, I'm being a hindrance."