I Am Immortal In The Cultivation World novel Chapter 29

Chapter 29 Blood Refining Technique

Now.

The cell had a hidden door. Zhou Yi was outside. Lieutenant Zhu was inside.

“Old Zhou, laugh if you want. I can hold on!” Lieutenant Zhu was dressed in a pale prison uniform and had a long face. “Since we’ve been colleagues for so many years, can I ask a favor?”

Zhou Yi nodded and said, “Go ahead, Old Zhu.”

Lieutenant Zhu pleaded, “We’re suspected of committing a major rebellion, so we’ll definitely be raided and exiled. When the time comes, can you help us make some arrangements so that our wives and children won’t suffer?”

“How did you hook up with the princelings, Old Zhu?”

It was not that Zhou Yi looked down on others, but before the rebellion, the Crown Prince had already overseen the country. How could he take a fancy to a mere ninth-grade lieutenant?

“I hooked up with the heir of the State Duke Qi the year before last.” Lieutenant Zhu said, “Later on, with the help of the prison, we plundered a lot of silver from a few criminals. That’s how we caught the Crown Prince’s eye.”

The niece of the Duke Qi was the Crown Prince’s secondary consort. She was implicated in a conspiracy and the Duke of the country was demoted to a marquis. Some of the corrupt officials in the prison had hidden the stolen money before they were caught. Lieutenant Zhu used his position to torture and threaten them to take out the money.

The heir of State Duke Qi was in need of money to buy officials, so he did not care about Lieutenant Zhu’s lowly background and pulled him into the Crown Prince’s faction.

“Old Zhu, don’t worry about this. Your colleagues in prison will definitely take good care of your family.” Zhou Yi comforted him. “After they were sent to the place of exile, I will also greet the local bailiffs. It’s hard to say that they will live a carefree life. At the very least, they won’t do heavy work and be bullied.”

“Old Zhou, you’re so righteous!” Lieutenant Zhu was inexplicably touched. Most things in the world were icing on the cake, and few people could help in times of need.

Zhou Yi comforted Lieutenant Zhu. When his family was pardoned, he could arrange for them to be prison guards when they returned to the Divine Capital. They would be fine after settling down.

Cell C-9.

There was something wrong with the feng shui in this cell. Many big shots died when they entered.

Li Ye paced back and forth in the cell, looking at the aisle from time to time as if he was expecting something.

Li Ye’s three younger brothers were also in the same cell. They were from seven to ten years old. They looked terrified and pale.

Zhou Yi came to the outside of the cell and swept his gaze across the four of them. The three young ones were born in luxury and had never followed Li Wu to war. Their essence, energy, and spirit were far inferior to Li Ye.

Li Ye’s eyes flashed with joy as he probed, “Senior, you are…”

“That’s me.” Zhou Yi said via voice transmission, “Back then, I promised Li Wu that I would leave a bloodline for the Li family so that the heroes would not die out!”

When the old voice entered his ears, it was exactly the same as the senior who had secretly helped him previously. Li Ye heaved a sigh of relief. This was his father’s last chance of survival for the Li family.

“Thank you for saving my life, Senior.”

Li Ye observed his expression and knew that Zhou Yi was unwilling to expose his identity. He asked his three younger brothers to hide in the inner room.

Zhou Yi asked curiously, “How do you know my identity?”

Li Ye said, “Before Father died, he sent someone to pass on a message. If the entire family is imprisoned one day, the person who delivered the food while we wait in this cell will be the Li family’s last chance.”

Zhou Yi asked again, “Did the Li family participate in the Crown Prince’s rebellion?”

Li Ye was silent for a moment before answering truthfully, “I did contact the Eastern Palace and wanted the Crown Prince to ascend to the throne as soon as possible and seek survival in death. However, time was too short and I didn’t have the time to contact my old friends in the army.”

Zhou Yi said in surprise, “So the rebellion was orchestrated by Emperor Hongchang himself?”

Li Ye nodded and said, “As far as I know, the Crown Prince has never had the intention to kill with poison. He only wants to force the current Emperor to abdicate.”

Zhou Yi clicked his tongue in wonder. “Emperor Hongchang is also a ruthless person. In order to eliminate the Li family, he would rather abandon his own son. Clearly, he doesn’t have much time left.”

Li Ye bowed and said, “Senior, please save the Li family!”

Zhou Yi reminded him, “I promised Li Wu that I would only save one.”

The four sons of Li Wu were wanted by the imperial court, and all of them were thorns in Emperor Hongchang’s side. It was already very risky to find an opportunity to save one.

“I don’t dare to ask for too much. I’m already lucky to leave the Li family’s bloodline.”