Chapter 322 - 119 Father_5
What could possibly make Miss Biao suddenly kneel down? Or did Miss Biao’s knees feel uncomfortable, causing her to fall?
But soon, Ah Shun dismissed this speculation. He watched with his own eyes as Jiang Li reached out, supported the filthy prisoner, and turned him around slowly to reveal his full face.
Both Butcher Zhang and Ah Shun’s eyes widened.
That was a gaunt face that could barely be called "human"; the entire face was so thin that the cheeks were hollowed out, and the cheekbones jutted out prominently. The body Jiang Li was supporting was as thin as kindling. Ah Shun had seen prisoners before, most of them fierce and malevolent, with sharp chins and monkey cheeks—some looked desperate and downcast, but none were as shockingly pitiful as the one before him.
His hair had turned completely white, a snowy expanse; at first glance, one might think it was Tongxiang’s snow resting on a person’s head. Yet, the whiter the hair, the darker and skinnier the figure became. It was like the dying flame of a candle, barely a breath away from being snuffed out.
Butcher Zhang murmured, "Lord Xue..."
Ah Shun instinctively looked towards Butcher Zhang. Was this extraordinarily thin, seemingly near death old man really that County Magistrate Xue who was popular with the people, reputed to have a noble character and unsullied integrity?
Could County Magistrate Xue really be so destitute? Anyone who saw this prisoner would not doubt that in not too long, he would breathe his last.