I Only Stomp on Weaklings

"Greetings, Gu Qi Gongzi."

"Greetings, Princess Mingyu."

Thus, the two entered the prison together.

...

Inside the prison, in a grand hall, an elderly man dressed in red sat at the main seat, resting his chin on his hand as if in deep thought.

To act, or not to act?

He was now one of the most powerful individuals in the world as a Red Robe of the Six Gates, responsible for overseeing the prison.

He couldn’t help but recall an incident forty years ago, when he was already at Second Grade cultivation, yet remained a Fifth Grade Captain due to offending a person with significant background, facing suppression.

Later, to eliminate that person, he made a deal with the "Tian Sha Sect."

That person indeed died.

Moreover, no one suspected him. He climbed the ranks, step by step becoming a Red Robe of the Six Gates.

During these forty years, he had no contact with anyone from the Tian Sha Sect.

He had almost forgotten about it, unexpected that forty years later, some night, the Tian Sha Sect contacted him again, asking him to do something.

To act, or not to act?

Finally, after weighing the pros and cons repeatedly in his heart, he made a decision.

He pressed the armrest of his chair, and in front of him appeared a giant map, it was the layout of the first three floors of the prison, and he had control over all permissions of these three floors.

All he needed to do was a simple swipe of his finger, and the restrictions within the prison would gradually weaken.

...

"She wouldn’t recognize me, right?"

Chen Ming hadn’t spoken much along the way, feeling somewhat guilty. Princess Mingyu kept glancing at him, as if she had figured something out.

Soon, they arrived at the entrance of the third floor.

Tang Shouzheng took out a seal and led the two into the third floor.

"Eh? Why does it feel——"

He felt puzzled, the gate seemed to open faster today.

"Lord Tang."

At this moment, a prison guard approached, "Lord Wu has urgent matters to discuss with you, please go quickly."

Tang Shouzheng heard that it was Lord Wu, hurriedly said, "I understand. Brother Gu, Your Highness, I can’t accompany you further. Let the prison guard take you inside."

He had witnessed Chen Ming easily defeating those First Grade prisoners in recent days and didn’t worry about him.

As for Princess Mingyu, the person she wanted to meet was equally sensitive, so it was better if he didn’t accompany her. After saying this, he left directly.

The prison guard said, "Lord Gu, Your Highness, please follow me."

At this moment, Princess Mingyu suddenly spoke, "Gongzi Gu, there is one matter I hesitate to ask."

If you know it’s inappropriate, then don’t ask.

Chen Ming thought to himself and said, "Your Highness is polite, what would Your Highness like to ask?"

"I’ve heard that you are good friends with Yuan Ziyi from Xingyue Sect?"

Who said that? Who spread the rumor?

Chen Ming’s first thought was that Jiang Yingxue was too young and was fooled by Princess Mingyu.

He quickly thought of a reply, asking, "Who exactly did Your Highness hear it from?"

Princess Mingyu replied, "To be honest, I met Ziyi in Jiangzhou and she suddenly disappeared. I was very worried about her. I heard she had a senior sister in Capital City, so I returned here to find her. Heaven did not disappoint me, as I finally found her senior sister, Nie Hongyi."

Nie Hongyi?

Chen Ming’s lip twitched slightly, almost forgetting about this.

He asked, "So, is it Nie Hongyi who asked Your Highness to find me?"

Princess Mingyu said, "Yes, Miss Nie said you are a close friend of Ziyi, and if there is anyone in the world who knows her whereabouts, it would be you."

Chen Ming felt a bit headachy.

Nie Hongyi knew the situation at Hengshou Mountain back then, and as long as she heard from Princess Mingyu about her acquaintance with "Yuan Ziyi," she could easily guess that the "Yuan Ziyi" was actually him in disguise.

Oh dear, another person knows the secret.

One step closer to social death.

He quickly found an excuse, "You know the Zhongyuan night feast is about to begin, I need to focus on preparing for it. Therefore, for this trip to the Capital, she specially lent me the Taiyue Sword."

Princess Mingyu had long noticed the Taiyue Sword in his hand, more convinced of their extraordinary relationship, "I just want to know where she is now."

Chen Ming furrowed his brow and said, "Sorry, I promised her not to reveal her whereabouts to anyone. So, I can’t tell you."

Princess Mingyu looked disappointed.

"However."

Chen Ming decided to reassure her for the moment, his tone changing, "After the Zhongyuan night feast ends, I can take you to meet her."

"Are you serious?" Princess Mingyu looked delighted.

"I speak without lies."

At this time, the prison guard following behind suddenly hurried up, "Your Highness, the person you wish to see is over here."

Princess Mingyu said upon hearing this, "Then I will await your good news, Gongzi Gu."

Then she followed the prison guard away.

"Finally got her to leave."

Chen Ming felt a sense of relief in his heart, anyway, after the Zhongyuan night feast, he planned to change his identity and live anew.

It’s just that the "Taiyue Sword" is difficult to hide, recognizable at first glance.

Well, deal with it when the time comes.

For now, focus on gaining experience points.

Chen Ming arrived at the interrogation room and said to a prison guard, "As before, bring them over one by one."

Then he sat in the chair waiting.

"Eh?"

While adjusting his breath, he suddenly sensed something unusual, the Divine Sense that had been suppressed upon entering the third floor seemed to be recovering.

It was as if the prison’s restrictions had weakened.

"What’s going on?"

For some reason, he felt a sense of foreboding.

...

Meanwhile, Princess Mingyu was led to a special cell, where special prisoners were held, either due to noble identities or distinguished positions.

This time she came mainly to see Gu Xianyu and also to visit her eldest sister imprisoned here.

This elder sister was her biological half-sister before she was adopted. Unlike her, born as the legitimate daughter of a prince, she received endless pampering.

In the past, her elder sister had frequently looked after her and her brother. When she learned that her elder sister was imprisoned, she came to visit.

The cell door opened, and Princess Mingyu walked in, calling out, "Sister!"

She saw a palace-dressed woman sitting on a chair reading, the "cell" was clean and tidy, with the bed taking up half the space.

Beside her were two maids attending to her, one fanning her and the other peeling fruit.

It didn’t look like she was imprisoned at all.

The woman was a beautiful lady in her twenties, full of vigor. She smiled upon seeing her visitor, "Isn’t it the fourth sister? Why aren’t you properly serving as a commandery princess in Jiangzhou, running back to the Capital for what?"

Princess Mingyu stepped forward, "Sister, I heard you got into trouble, I was very worried, so I came to the Capital as soon as possible to see you."

Princess Lingyu said, "What trouble could I have? Our emperor uncle is soft-hearted, he wouldn’t really kill me. Being here is just to give an explanation to the Duke of Huai’s mansion."

Princess Mingyu dared not comment on that, so she asked, "Sister, did you really kill the Crown Prince of the Duke of Huai?"

"Indeed, I killed him. That scoundrel bullied others and hurt a beautiful woman, leading to her family’s destruction, and after tiring of her, tossed her into a well. Truly worse than pigs and dogs. I asked father to annul the marriage, but he refused. So, I had to kill him to save our royal family’s reputation."

For a moment, Princess Mingyu was at a loss for words.

What she had heard was different: rumors were circulating that Princess Lingyu killed her fiancé out of jealousy after discovering he had another woman.

Now, Princess Lingyu’s reputation outside was terrible, she had become the epitome of a jealous wife.

If elder sister knew, she might be furious enough to spit blood.

"Eh?"

Princess Lingyu suddenly showed a hint of confusion, looking at her hand, and wondered, "Why has my Spiritual Sense suddenly restored greatly, what’s going on? Could it be——"

Her expression changed, "Not good, there may be trouble within the prison. Fourth sister, stay by my side and don’t go anywhere, understand?"

"Ah?"

Princess Mingyu suddenly thought of Gu Xianyu, what would happen to him?