"Xiao Ye, are you so impatient to get rid of us?"
Seeing Mu Qinglan's red eyes as she asked, Xiao Ye noticed her powerful presence, which even in prison, showed signs of distress. Her proud and commanding face was smudged with dirt, her aura weakened, making her look like a battered, vulnerable woman.
Xiao Ye walked over, ignoring Mu Qinglan's words. He turned to Zhao Chen and the others, asking, "Are these people in the prison obeying orders?"
Zhao Chen and the others shook their heads. "Ever since they were locked up, they haven't stopped causing trouble." Li Jiang and the others, now prisoners, were causing a significant disturbance in the jail.
Xiao Ye said coldly, "If any of these prisoners dare to make another sound, cut their mouths open." This casually spoken sentence sent a shiver through Li Jiang and the others.
The prisoners cried out even louder, "King Xiao, you are magnanimous, please spare us!" "We opposed you before, but we were forced into it!"
Xiao Ye raised his eyes and swept them over the prisoners with a chilling gaze. Instantly, the entire prison fell silent. The prisoners dared not utter another word. Only Mu Qinglan stared at Xiao Ye with a murderous look, undoubtedly wishing to kill him a thousand times over.
Xiao Ye's lips curved into a slight smile as he stood before Mu Qinglan. He looked down at her and said, "War God Mu, do you have any further complaints?"
"Xiao Ye, you deserve to die." Mu Qinglan's beautiful eyes were icy cold, her voice filled with hatred.
Xiao Ye chuckled. "War God Mu, have you not yet experienced the tortures of the Alliance?"
At Xiao Ye's words, Mu Qinglan's face turned instantly pale. Xiao Ye casually glanced at the torture instruments nearby, his eyes narrowing. "These instruments feel quite good, War God Mu. Are you eager to experience them?"
Mu Qinglan's gaze shifted to the heated iron branding tool beside her. It triggered a memory from the past. At that time, Xiao Ye was the prisoner of the Alliance, and she, in her high and mighty position, had picked up the branding iron to burn Xiao Ye. She had branded Xiao Ye seventy-nine times, only stopping when his flesh was torn and bleeding. Although Mu Qinglan did not fear death, she was, after all, a woman. Women cared about their appearance, and Xiao Ye's threat to brand her seventy-nine times made Mu Qinglan feel worse than death. Furthermore, seeing Xiao Ye's arrogance, she was certain he would use despicable means to retaliate.
Mu Qinglan's dominant voice turned cold. "Xiao Ye, you buffoon, you've been waiting a long time for revenge, haven't you? You're a spineless man!"
Xiao Ye heard Mu Qinglan's insults but felt nothing. He did not pick up the branding iron to return the favor with base methods. This time, Xiao Ye had won the Alliance fair and square. He would only use honorable means to deal with these prisoners. Mu Qinglan still held value for Xiao Ye at the moment. He planned to send Li Jiang and the others to their deaths first. He instructed Zhao Chen, who was nearby, "In three days, notify the entire populace of the Alliance. The judgment platform will be used to execute the prisoners present."
Upon hearing this, Li Jiang and the others were filled with dread. Their eyes lost their luster, never expecting Xiao Ye to send them to the judgment platform so publicly. They were not like Xiao Ye, who could have a chance to turn the tables with exposed memories. Li Jiang and the others knew that in three days, they would be sent to the scaffold.
"Wuuu, I really don't want to die. King Xiao, I'll serve you for life, okay? I have a family to support, please spare me..." In the dim dungeon, someone cried out desperately. Hearing their death sentences, their mental defenses completely shattered.
Mu Qinglan's hands gripped the bars, blue veins subtly pulsing on her delicate hands. "Xiao Ye, if I can't kill you in this life, I will surely take your dog life in the next."
Xiao Ye's gaze lingered on Mu Qinglan. He suddenly said, "Oh, War God Mu must remain alive. She cannot die like the other prisoners." Although Xiao Ye's words sounded as if he had just realized this, his tone was far from friendly. He had intentionally pushed Mu Qinglan into the spotlight. Especially upon hearing that Mu Qinglan would not die, the prisoners of the Alliance became unbalanced. Their faces contorted, and they began to curse Mu Qinglan. "You, female War God, are truly useless. If you can't beat Xiao Ye, just beg for mercy. Now look, we're being sent to the scaffold, and you get to keep your life!"
"I..." Mu Qinglan had already prepared herself for death. She hadn't expected Xiao Ye to change his tune and offer her a way out. However, she quickly realized Xiao Ye's scheme as she watched the prisoners in the jail stir into a frenzy. Mu Qinglan clenched her fists, her expression icy. "Xiao Ye, you are sowing discord, making them think it's because of me that they are dying! You are truly cunning!" Her hatred surged like a tidal wave, regretting why she hadn't personally burned Xiao Ye to death in the Alliance dungeon back then. She should have listened to Tan Yueya and killed Xiao Ye first to prevent him from turning the tables. Unfortunately, none of them, the female War Gods, had listened to Tan Yueya. At that time, Mu Qinglan and the others had merely treated Xiao Ye as a target for their frustration.
Bai Xian'er's expression darkened upon hearing Mu Qinglan's insults. Her spirit was somewhat twisted; she couldn't bear to hear anything negative about Xiao Ye. "Mu Qinglan, it's all our fault for failing our master. Don't blame everything on master."
Mu Qinglan's eyes widened in shock. Her gaze shifted past Xiao Ye's back, and only then did she notice that Bai Xian'er and Chu Fei were both present. A realization dawned on her, and Mu Qinglan's face grew even more grim. "Have you two become Xiao Ye's running dogs? Have you forgotten you were once part of the Alliance?"
Chu Fei, who had followed behind Xiao Ye, breathed a sigh of relief that Mu Qinglan had been spared. However, seeing Mu Qinglan's situation worsen, Chu Fei couldn't help but speak, "Mu Qinglan, since you can still survive, say less!"
Mu Qinglan let out a cold laugh. "Even if I die, I won't live as shamelessly as you!"
Seeing Mu Qinglan's arrogant demeanor, Xiao Ye clapped his hands and laughed. "As expected of someone who was an Empress in her past life. You're still so defiant even as a prisoner."
Hearing the word "Empress," Mu Qinglan's expression flickered, and a storm gathered in her eyes. She retorted to Xiao Ye, "Xiao Ye, I'm not entirely pathetic. At least I beat you once in the cycle of reincarnation." Recalling the glory of being an Empress before, Mu Qinglan's spirit gradually returned. Xiao Ye, seeing her regain her confidence, looked at Mu Qinglan with what seemed like pity, making Mu Qinglan even more agitated.
Just as Xiao Ye was about to leave the dungeon, Li Jiang's voice suddenly rang out, "Xiao Ye, I have a significant secret to tell you, a secret that even the female War Gods don't know. I only ask that it can earn me a way to live!" The prisoners on guard widened their eyes and stared intently at Li Jiang! They seemed surprised that Li Jiang, so pathetic, still had a final trump card. Xiao Ye casually turned his head and asked, "What kind of secret?"