Chapter 495 - 497: Return to the Capital in Secret
In Jingzhou City, everything began to recover in an orderly fashion, and those afflicted by the plague were gradually showing improvement. Some even chose to set themselves on fire, to avoid burdening the people of the city.
The issue in Nameless Village was also resolved, and the villagers realized their mistakes, with many standing up voluntarily to confess their crimes.
The soldiers took them away one by one, and the children also began to recover. Ah Er, on the other hand, was detained in a secret chamber, his body covered in gruesome wounds.
Pei Huaian entered the chamber and looked at the battered person before him, saying, "I advise you to confess the truth sooner rather than later to spare yourself the agony of flesh and blood."
"The truth? With the Fifth Prince so formidable, didn’t you already investigate everything thoroughly? Why bother torturing me here?" Ah Er laughed wildly, ignoring the wounds on his body.
"You might try and see if you can endure the torture I’m about to inflict next," Pei Huaian said, coldly eyeing Ah Er.
"Do whatever, in the end, the one who will die is surely you. I will let the world know that you, Pei Huaian, are just a cruel man who only knows how to kill, not save. Ha ha... Ah!"
Suddenly, Pei Huaian grabbed at a burn on Ah Er’s arm and viciously tore it open, causing blood to flow down his limb and eliciting a pained howl from Ah Er.
"Think dying will be easy?"
Pei Huaian turned his gaze back to Ah Er, "Do you know what you’ve done?"
"What if I tell you that the one you’ve been protecting is the murderer of your parents?"