Chapter 634 - Arrive at the Mine (1/2)

Edited by Ea

This time, no one could speak anymore.

Although spiritual Qi and magic treasures couldn’t be used in the prison, the whip in the prison guard’s hand was made with a special array that could fully meet the needs for disciplining the prisoners. The prison guard insisted on whipping those who had just opened their mouths one by one.

In the midst of the wailing, the prison guard hung his eyes and said, “We’re already giving you face by having you mine from the sparrow mine. Don’t reject our kindness and force us to get rough! The City Lord and the Sect Master of Spirit Sect said that if any of you do well and dig out a high-level sparrow spirit, your treatment in prison can improve. Maybe when the people above are happy, they will forgive you for your crime. So you all cheer up and work hard. If anyone dares to be lazy or run away, Laozi will whip you to death.”

These prison guards were symbols of authority in the prison, and all prisoners no longer tried to resist. The prison guard buckled a simple but extremely effective bracelet on the wrist of every eligible prisoner. Yan Tianhen was also covered with one.

He moved his wrist, felt the spiritual Qi fluctuation in his body, and immediately realized that this thing could suppress the spiritual Qi in the body, which was equivalent to completely becoming a cripple who couldn’t use his strengths. In this way, even if they were released, the prisoners could not run at all.

However, Yan Tianhen showed a mocking smile.

This thing worked for spiritual Qi, but it was not necessarily as effective for evil Qi. The prison doors were opened one after another, and the reluctant prisoners were pushed roughly and forcefully by the prison guards. Yan Tianhen’s prison door was opened.

Just as he was about to be taken out, the bearded man said, “Hey, I said he was still a child, and he has never done anything heinous. What need is there to make life difficult for him?”

“Oh, it’s not that my brothers are determined to make things difficult for him, but that the people above don’t like him and insist on having him go with them.”

The bearded man sneered, “The people up there? According to Lian Hua Venerable’s temper, after throwing the person in, even he himself would forget that there is such a person. Where can he have this free time? I think that you probably made the decision on your own to deliberately harass him.”

“Aiya, look at what you’re saying. We’re nothing more than subordinates following orders. He has not offended me. Why should I make trouble for such a little guy?”

The prison guard showed a face of hardship and difficulty. He leaned over and lowered his voice. “It’s the young master of the Lianying family. When he visited here a few years ago, he happened to see this fellow being whipped by us. This boy didn’t say a word from beginning to end. As a result, Lianying’s young master noticed him, and he was determined to make him scream a few times. This boy is also a tough guy. Instead of being obedient, he spat blood on Young Master Lianying’s face… Sigh, if it wasn’t for Lian Hua Venerable’s original order that we can’t let this boy die, that day, Young Master Lianying would definitely have killed him.”

The bearded man looked as if he wanted to kill Young Master Lianying with a strong dislike in his eyes, saying, “That dog thing that won’t improve itself no matter how many years.”

The prison guard said bitterly, “Time is running out. Why don’t we go first, and I promise to bring him back to you quickly?”

The bearded man waved his hand. “Get lost.”

The prison guard hurriedly left with Yan Tianhen.

Yan Tianhen listened to these words clearly. Even though this was a capital city that had been sealed for many years and the people of this city were relics of the ancient gods, in the end, it was still a secular human country with laws, rules, and nobility. There were sects, nobles, strong people, and slaves.

Here, the law was strict and the class system was clear, even more than outside. The Daoist sects and noble clans were superior, while the slaves and prisoners had no dignity at all. And the Lianying clan was the most powerful family in this place, because they controlled nearly one-third of the sparrow spirit mines in this place.

The cold wind was mixed with snow and hail. It should have been cold and painful to smash on the faces of these prisoners. However, these prisoners who had never seen the light of day for a long time were cheering, laughing, and dancing in the snow. Not even being whipped could stop the joy in their hearts.

Yan Tianhen raised his head, looking at the gray blue dome. He had not seen such a wide sky for 100 years.

Yan Tianhen and the others were crammed into a carriage, and then they were taken to North Cold Mountain by a white tiger who looked very fierce.

The carriage was like a closed coffin with no windows and no view from the inside. After the initial cheers, the prisoners gradually grew numb. “I don’t want to go to North Cold Mountain.”

A boy with a dirty face sitting beside Yan Tianhen said, “North Cold mountain is not a place where people can set foot. Moreover, it’s a shady place where I will definitely die.”

Yan Tianhen had rarely heard about the North Cold Mountain, so he asked, “What’s in the North Cold Mountain?”

The teenager said, “It’s already winter now. The North Cold Mountain is an ice cave, and freezing snow falls there all year round. The mountains and trees have long been turned into ice sculptures. You will be frozen into ice as long as there is even a small cut on your body.”

Yan Tianhen slightly frowned.

It seemed that these people feared the North Cold Mountain and had good reasons. The winter in Youshan Capital was really very cold and long.