If a student from the Tianju Hall got bullied outside, he would go and find the person who bullied his student to teach them a lesson.
According to him, he could torture his students in the Tianju Hall because after all, he did it for their own good so that they would have a good future. However, he would never let his students get bullied outside of the Tianju Hall. Therefore, Gu Xijiu believed that he would not kill two of his students just to expel her from the school.
Was it Yun Qingluo? The two students possessed good martial arts and were relatively strong as a team. Yun Qingluo might not have the ability to kill both of them together.
Based on what the coroner said, the two men were killed from the front. It was impossible for Yun Qingluo to do so because she was not capable of doing so yet.
So who was the culprit? Who was the one who had so much hatred for her and wanted her to be dead? This trap was clearly set for her, but she could not think of anyone who would do so.
Everyone, she could think of had been reasoned out of the picture. Although it was quite torturing at this place, she was not worried about her wellbeing. After all, she was the disciple of The Lord. No matter how dissatisfied Gu Canmo was with her, he dared not to put her to death before he got the approval from The Lord.
It was extremely difficult to see The Lord, so Gu Xijiu predicted that it would take two to three months for Gu Canmo to pass the message to him.
So at the moment, she was safe from being punished to death. She was worried about the big mussel though. It was caught by the discipline gurus and was treated as the murderer in this scenario. Would it be killed as punishment?
She had been joking about stewing the big mussel as soup, but now she was worried that it would become a reality. She could only scream to hope to convince them, "The big mussel is innocent! I don't believe that it killed the two men! You guys cannot hurt it. If anything happened to it, I will risk my life to fight with all of you until the end!"
No one cared about her. There was not even a window in her jail so she did not know if there was anyone outside who could hear her. Her spiritual power and her mobility had been sealed. When she screamed, she could not use her internal force but only the throat. She was almost hoarse after a while.
"Master, don't shout anymore. There is no one outside, and they can't hear you." Finally, the Firmament Stone stopped her.
Gu Xijiu felt despaired.
Although the big mussel had a hard shell, its body was soft and delicate. Sometimes when she unintentionally poked its body, it would shout in pain. Only its shell could protect it from injury. Once the shell was opened, it would be very vulnerable.
She recalled that when the big mussel was caught, its shell was stabbed by a sword, so the baby inside the shell was crying loudly.
"Firmament Stone, do you think they will kill the big mussel? I feel that I can hear the cries of the big mussel!" Gu Xijiu had been imprisoned for a day and a night now. Her limbs had no feeling anymore, and she had been a little bit groggy.
She tried her best not to sleep, but she was too exhausted. When she woke up, she realized that there was still only her in prison and not even a single mouse to accompany her.
There was no one she could talk to other than the Firmament Stone. She felt uneasy, and finally, she asked the Firmament Stone its opinion on whether the mussel would be killed. In fact, she subconsciously wished that the Firmament Stone would refute her, even if its explanation had loopholes. She just wanted to be comforted by words.
No matter how strong she was, sometimes she would still be vulnerable. When a person does not have desires or belongings, he or she would be fearless. However, she had something she cared about now. Although the big mussel was a big eater, she cared about it a lot.
When she realized that the big mussel might be killed and stewed as soup, she was very anxious! However, the Firmament Stone was very honest, and it did not know that she was vulnerable at that moment. It echoed her words, "Master, I am not cursing the big mussel. I think it is possible that it would be killed. The people in the Tianju Hall dared not hurt you so they would redirect their frustration onto the big mussel. After all, the big mussel is a monster, and they need to be accountable to the families. Therefore, it is possible that they would kill it as a scapegoat. You said that you always heard its cries, perhaps it was already dead and came to find you. You should know that it was wronged so even after it died, it would not have a peaceful death."
Gu Xijiu was even more anxious now. She screamed again until she lost her voice. Were they planning to starve her to death here? When she thought of the fact that she might die here, she felt scared too. After all, it was not easy for her to be reborn again, and she had been working so hard for so long to improve this body.
How could she die so easily? She was not willing to die so fast! But what could she do?
She was alone here, and no one could help her. Rong Che… When she was arrested, Rong Che helped to beg Gu Canmo for mercy. However, he was rejected by Gu Canmo as this was an issue of the Tianju Hall and he should not interfere with the rules here.
Qian Lingyu? He had no right to speak out in the Tianju Hall. Somehow, she thought of Di Fuyi. She felt pain in her heart. She knew that this guy had some right to speak his mind at this place. If only he could come and help her. She did not need Di Fuyi’s help to prove her innocence. As long as she had some time to investigate, she would be able to arrest the culprit and prove her innocence! However, she had completely cut off her relationship with him. Even if he knew that she was wronged, he would not care about it.
The Lord… She did not dare to think about The Lord. This man was too elusive. It was challenging to find him, and she has not even met him in person until this day. There was no other person she could think of. Gu Xijiu closed her eyes and felt even more despaired.
She suffered alone for another two days until the evening of the fourth day. The door of her jail was opened, and someone came in. Gu Xijiu had been locked against the wall for three days and three nights now. Her body had been completely numb all this time. No one sent her any food or drinks while she was held a prisoner. Coupled with the suffering in her heart, Gu Xijiu was now semi-dazed, and she could not see clearly anymore…
"Shua! Shua!"
Two gusts of wind swept through her cell, and the iron chain on her body was cut off. She immediately collapsed. However, she did not fall on the floor, but into the arms of a man. His arms were slightly cold. She could smell a light fragrance that was quite familiar, but she could not recall where she smelled it before.