I Am Immortal In The Cultivation World novel Chapter 25

Chapter 25 Li Wu Is in Prison

Year 17 of Hongchang. Summer.

A special prisoner had come to the Sky Prison. No one escorted him or dared to escort him. He stepped into the cell himself.

Li Wu!

The Sky Prison was built before the reform of the Fengyang Kingdom. It had a thousand years of history and had imprisoned countless nobles. Today, it welcomed the second Connate Grandmaster to stay.

The total number of Imperial Guards on duty was not enough for Li Wu to slaughter!

“This is really unexpected…”

Zhou Yi prided himself on being a bystander. He understood the power of the Fengyang Kingdom, but he could not guess their hearts.

“Bring me the lunch box. I’ll deliver it

myself.”

“Thank you, Master Zhou.”

Zhang Yun, the prison guard in charge of delivering food, was Zhang Zhou’s grandson back then. His son, Zhang Jin, died under the knife of a thief less than two years after he was imprisoned. On account of his past kindness, Zhou Yi recruited Zhang Yun into the Sky Prison when he became an adult last year.

Cell C-9.

Li Wu closed his eyes to regulate his breathing. Suddenly, he sensed danger and opened his eyes to look at the prison guard who was gradually approaching. “Who are you?”

“A mere nameless prison guard.” Zhou Yi replied via voice transmission. He opened the cell door, took out fine wine and delicacies from the food box, and placed them on the table.

After fifteen years, he finally got to see this famous general and grandmaster up close! It was not that there was no chance previously, but Zhou Yi had always been cautious and was unwilling to approach such a person before he was confident of his safety, in case something unexpected happened.

For example, the person who sought revenge on Li Wu must also be a top martial artist. When the two of them fought, others would be killed.

“I didn’t believe that there were experts among the commoners. After all, life is short. Who can reach the peak and remain nameless?” Li Wu’s eyes were filled with admiration. He also used a secret voice transmission technique. “I only found out today that there really is such an extraordinary person in the world. I admit that I’m inferior!”

“You flatter me, General.” Zhou Yi asked the question in his heart, “Why did the general enter the Sky Prison today?”

Li Wu said, “Back then, Li Xiong sent troops to cause trouble and slaughtered thousands of people. I am guilty of negligence and dereliction of duty as a general. I am guilty of not disciplining my brothers well.”

“You jest, General. There’s no one in the whole Fengyang Kingdom who doesn’t know that you run a harsh household.” Zhou Yi said, “I’ve also been in this prison for decades. People from other families often come in, but only the Li family has a Li Xiong.”

Moreover, Li Xiong’s mistake did not have much to do with Li Wu. Furtherover, he had also given the citizens an explanation for his righteousness.

Li Wu shook his head and said, “This is what an official should do. It’s not worth mentioning.”

“General, you know what I want to ask—”. Zhou Yi said directly, “Why don’t you learn from the Long Rebellion?”

Li Wu said, “Since they’re traitors, how can I be like them? If there hadn’t been a general back then, perhaps it wouldn’t have been the Long Rebellion, but… Emperor Long?”

Zhou Yi had personally experienced the Chongming Dynasty. The dog emperor had long lost the hearts of the people. After Prime Minister Long’s rebellion succeeded, he could easily sit on the throne.

“The Long Rebellion only rebelled in the capital, and there were more than 60,000 casualties. If I don’t submit, regardless of victory or defeat, it will definitely be a chaos that affects all the state capitals.”

Li Wu muttered, “The country has only been peaceful for a few years. I can’t cause misery and suffering for my own selfish reasons!”

Zhou Yi was silent for a moment. “You can resign and retire.”

Since Connate Grandmasters did not care about power, the Imperial Court would not deliberately make things difficult for them. If they were forced into a corner, they would directly attack the Imperial Palace!

Li Wu said, “I know that I have made great contributions to the country. As long as I don’t die, the country will not be stable. The late emperor has done me a great favor. Before he died, he instructed me to prioritize the people of the country!”

That dog emperor only knew how to teach others. When had he ever cared about the citizens of the country?

This matter spread to the public and caused a huge uproar!

Li Wu was ostracized by all the officials in the imperial court. Even the Ministry of War did not support him. However, in the eyes of the people, he was like a savior from the heavens.

At first, the crowd was in a frenzy and clamored to ask the Imperial Court for an explanation.

Later, there were rumors such as “Li Wu marched south and wantonly slaughtered the common people”, “Li Xiong robbed merchants, it was Li Wu’s silent agreement”, “The murderer behind Duke Wei’s death was Li Wu”, and so on…

After being splashed with dirty water, the Uniform Guards arrested many people. Soon, the public opinion disappeared!

Just as Li Wu had said, the citizens of the Fengyang Kingdom had just settled down for a few years and were unwilling to cause any more chaos, so they did not need a famous general who could sweep through the world.

On the account that Li Wu had quelled the rebellion back then, they erected a temple and a monument for him, there was nothing else…

“Those people thought you were dead. They built a temple and erected a monument to offer incense. They cried very sadly.” Zhou Yi asked, “Do you regret your choice?”

“Mr. Zhou, there’s no need to persuade me. This is my own decision. It has nothing to do with others. It has nothing to do with leaving my name in history. I just don’t want many more people to die!”

Li Wu picked up his chopsticks and drank a glass of wine. “Besides, there’s no chance for regret now.”

Zhou Yi frowned and waved his hand to take the wine pot. The wine was called the Nine Brewing Spring. It was the tribute wine of the royal family of the Fengyang Kingdom and was 200 years old. The wine was originally a crystalline amber red, but because there was too much medicinal powder, it turned pale.

“This poison is too much. A good pot of wine is ruined by the poison!”

“It’s not bad. Rare in the world!” Li Wu’s expression was natural. He picked up a mouthful of food and drank a mouthful of wine, pretending that the poison did not exist.

“General, what are your last words? I can still help with some small matters.”

It was very difficult for Zhou Yi to be noble, but he might as well pay respect to noble people.