Rebirth of the scholarly lady

Chapter 716 Tuoba Lian in the Dungeon

At dawn, a northerly wind blew in the silent palace.

Nan Surou stayed up all night, she could hear the north wind that hit the royal court, howling sharply over the cold high wall.

Nan Surou got up from the soft couch, found a thick western dress to wear on her body, put on the winter glass, and went out of the room.

This is the second day that Nan Surou came to Daqin.

She got Ya's token, and went to the dungeon to visit her old friend whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

In the dark prison.

The lamp flickered like a lonely soul in the cold air.

The space is filled with the stench of urine.

It was damp and dark, with no windows, no beds, not even a bucket of water.

The place where the jailer lives is a simple room made of red bricks, and the walls are covered with willows. The light here is extremely dim, and the people locked in the prison are no different from the blind.

No, perhaps it should be said, no different from the dead.

The prison where you can't see your fingers is like a coffin with a larger space.

The jailer didn't dare to neglect Nan Surou, but just took her to the edge of the dungeon without saying a word.

Looking at the gray wooden door, Nan Surou could hear the people inside whispering.

This dungeon is located under the royal court. It is a damp and dark cellar. Since it is a cellar, the outside is underground. Except for a little air leaking from the outside, it will not suffocate people immediately. Light or something is a luxury.

Nan Surou heard the words chanted by the people inside, which were the words of the Holy Dynasty.

And the jailer couldn't understand these languages. From the jailer's point of view, what the people inside were chanting was nothing but evil spells.

So, the gray door was planted with verbena.

Nan Surou frowned, and instead of picking up the key given to her by the jailer to unlock the door, she listened quietly.

She heard the man inside, cursing everyone, cursing her, cursing Yunai, cursing the queen of the Heavenly Holy Dynasty, cursing the prince, cursing the lotus concubine, cursing Tuoba Lin, cursing everyone, he even cursed Tuoba Ke, Because Tuoba Ke didn't show up and help him when he needed it most... However, in the end, he blamed himself.

"Idiot! Idiot! Idiot! You actually listened to Nan Surou's suggestion and turned yourself into another person! What do you mean this is the face that makes her dream? This is clearly a trap! Tuoba Lian, you goddamn idiot, You actually believed that bitch Nan Surou!"

Nan Surou's charming face emerged in his mind, her regular double-ringed bun was always decorated with two pink and white bouquets, just like a Qionghua fairy, with a gentle smile hiding the endless mockery.

She said that in the royal family, family affection is the most important thing.

She said that if you want to seize the heir, it is not enough to rely on the emperor's favor.

She said that in the struggle for power, if you are not a winner, you will only die.

When being escorted into the coffin prepared for him by the Daqin Anti-Demon Squad, Tuoba Lian heard the cold voice of the head of the Daqin Anti-Demon Squad. He, Tuoba Lian, lost this game. His relatives, his father and emperor Concubine Mu, all his deployments, paid for his stupidity with blood and life.

And tomorrow is when he has to pay the price.

Thinking of his mother and concubine who has been working for him for many years, Tuoba Lian just wanted to cry bitterly, but his tears had dried up and couldn't fall at all.

For his appearance, he paid blood, tears, and everything, but in the end he got nothing but dry sand, people's contempt, and an undignified death.

Ever since he was captured by the Demon Repelling Squad, he never saw daylight again, no, he seldom even saw candlelight.

He has been lying down, lying in a small space, until he entered this dungeon, he had no chance to crawl out.

However, it doesn't make a difference.

It's as dark here as in a coffin.

He couldn't tell exactly how long he slept, and he couldn't tell how many days passed.

I haven't seen the sun and the moon for too long.

How can you judge how many days have passed without seeing the sun rise and moon set?
During the days of being imprisoned, he couldn't see anything, and he couldn't even make a mark, because he didn't know the time, so what mark should he make?
Aimless sleep, waking up, sleeping, waking up, as if drunk, dreaming and dying, it is no different from death, everything is nothingness.

I don't know which is more painful, falling asleep or waking up. When I fall asleep, I will have nightmares. The dark dreams are full of blood, conspiracy and calculation;
When you wake up, you can control your mind and think about memories, but you can't do anything else.

Waking up with something scarier than the nightmares he couldn't control.

In desperation, Tuoba Lian could only keep cursing those who framed him.

When the sound of footsteps came from outside the dungeon, Tuoba Lian was half asleep and half awake. In order not to collapse, he kept talking. At first, he thought he was dreaming, because he hadn’t heard anything but talking to himself for too long. A voice other than the soliloquies.

The heavy wooden door was opened, and the sudden light that came in stung his eyes.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. You seem to be having a bad time. I brought food."

A soft voice came from the shadow at the door.

This voice was surprisingly familiar, but it took Tuoba Lian a long time to realize it. It was not until the food box was placed in front of him that he said weakly: "Nan... Su Rou."

"It's me, I didn't know that you would be tortured by the demon squad." Nan Surou said expressionlessly.

"Why be so hypocritical? It was you who asked me to become like this, and I shouldn't blame you, because this is what I chose." Tuoba Lian laughed at himself.

He reached for the food box, opened it, found the cut venison and chicken in it, and ate it hungrily.

But after a while, Tuoba Lian consumed all the food. He hadn't had such a full meal for a long time. The jailer would only bring him water, not any food. He even thought that the Daqin people were going to starve him to death.

After eating, Tuoba Lian sighed, "Why don't you poison the food, and let me just die like this."

"I'm not interested in your blood. I just wanted you to be a substitute." Nan Surou also sighed, "But you didn't escape their pursuit."

"Don't shirk responsibility. I was injured like that by Tuoba Lin. The medical expenses are too expensive to treat such a face. You pay the money for me for free. Isn't it just to buy my life? If you change it for nothing You may feel guilty for innocent civilians, but for people like me, you don’t even bother to give sympathy, what we are doing is an exchange of equal value, I should have seen this clearly." Tuoba Lian sighed again,

Nan Surou remained silent and did not respond to his words.

However, Tuoba Lian did not give up, and asked tentatively: "You... can you get me out of this place?"

(End of this chapter)