310 Meeting an Old Friend Again

Hearing this, everyone in the hall trembled.

A moment later, the governor mustered his courage and stood up slightly. He probed hesitantly, “Your Majesty, I’m slow-witted. Please enlighten me.”

“Slow-witted? Does that mean you don’t know your crime?”

Xuan Wushang chuckled, but he did not blame everyone. He casually placed the jade on the table and waved his finger. “In that case, you can leave.”

Everyone in the hall looked at each other, not knowing what Xuan Wushang meant. However, since His Majesty had already spoken, everyone could only nod obediently and retreat.

After retreating all the way to the courtyard and making sure that Xuan Wushang could not see them, everyone heaved a sigh of relief.

“Sir, what should we do now?”

A man in black asked softly. The others around him were also confused because Xuan Wushang had suddenly arrived at the Iron City without any warning. This was a very unusual thing.

At first, everyone thought that Xuan Wushang was here for the Black Shadow Saber, but after he appeared, he did not mention the Black Shadow Saber at all. He only gathered everyone in the hall and whispered a few words to Guyue Dao’s accompanying guards. After that, he did not say anything until just now.

The governor was helped up from the ground. When he heard the question, he also looked puzzled. “I don’t know what His Majesty meant either. It’s best not to act rashly… Is Sun Ge and the others not back yet?”

“Not yet.”

A voice in the crowd replied, “He went to the Ye family to catch that outsider on His Majesty’s orders. It seems like he’s about to return.”

“It’s that outsider again!”

The governor stomped his feet as if he was venting his anger, but he had a worried expression on his face. “I heard that that person has a good relationship with the Ye family. I just hope that Sun Ge won’t encounter any trouble. Otherwise, if we fail to carry out the order, we won’t be able to keep our heads!”

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the others darkened. However, this oppressive atmosphere did not last long before heavy footsteps came from afar.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound. When they saw that it was Sun Ge, they were overjoyed. However, when they saw that Sun Ge was alone, their expressions darkened again.

The governor couldn’t help but go forward and ask, “Where’s that outsider? Did Ye Shixiao interfere again?”

When Sun Ge heard this, he quickly waved his hand. “Your Lordship, don’t be anxious. I’ve already sent that outsider to the dungeon.”

The governor didn’t know that Xuan Wushang had secretly issued a decree to kill Lin Ran. When he heard that Sun Ge had brought Lin Ran back, he calmed down.

After letting out a long sigh of relief, the governor patted Sun Ge’s shoulder. “That’s good. You’ve worked hard today. Report to His Majesty and go home early to rest.”

“Thank you for your concern, Your Lordship.”

Sun Ge cupped his hands and bowed to the governor. Then, he walked straight to the hall. No one noticed that after he avoided everyone’s gaze, his expression suddenly became solemn.

…

In the dungeon.

Lin Ran sat on the ground against the metal fence with a suspicious expression. “From what you said, it seems that you don’t know why you were captured.”

The prisoner pondered for a moment and was caught between laughter and tears. “It’s not wrong for you to think that way, but strictly speaking, I’m caught for too many reasons, so I don’t know what exactly it is.”

Lin Ran waved his hand indifferently. “It’s useless to say this now. However, you’ve been locked up here for a few years. Has no one ever interrogated you?”

“No, they probably don’t even know I’m here.”

The prisoner smiled mysteriously and leaned back into the shadows. “I think you’re a martial artist too. Can this cell restrict you?”

“Of course not.”

Lin Ran smiled confidently and swept his fingertips across the metal bars in front of him. He knew that this thing was almost as good as paper to him.

Although each of these metal bars was as thick as a wrist, if Lin Ran really wanted to get out, he could easily shatter this cell.

The only problem was that the situation was unclear, so Lin Ran didn’t want to act rashly. Besides, it wasn’t easy for him to find such a quiet place to sort out what had happened over the past few days.

However, just as Lin Ran was silently sorting out the problems he had discovered over the past few days, he suddenly heard a rustling sound. However, the sound was not coming from the cell opposite him, but from the darkness far to his right.

“Someone else is coming.”

The prisoner in the opposite cell said softly. Apart from excitement, his tone was also filled with confusion.

Lin Ran was also puzzled because he had just heard from the prisoner that the public security in the Iron City was very good. There were rarely any criminals.

At this moment, the rustling sound approached. The prisoner in the opposite cell shook slightly and quietly shrank into the shadows. Seeing this, Lin Ran was about to follow suit, but when he saw who it was, his expression immediately changed.

“Huo Qiyun?!”

Lin Ran couldn’t help but widen his eyes and exclaim because the “criminal” who was brought over by Elder Ge was Huo Qiyun.

Before he could be surprised, Lin Ran regretted it as soon as he said it. This was because he suddenly remembered that his identity here was “Huo Qiyun”, and now he called out this name. Wasn’t this equivalent to slapping himself in the face?

Fortunately, Elder Ge didn’t seem to notice it. When he heard the exclamation, he only glanced at Lin Ran before pulling Huo Qiyun forward.

The two of them passed by Lin Ran’s cell one after another. At this moment, Lin Ran suddenly realized that something was wrong with Huo Qiyun.

Huo Qiyun usually cared a lot about his image. No matter if he was sitting or lying down, he always carried himself well.

However, at this moment, his eyes were hollow, as if he was completely unconscious. Although he could still walk freely, his movements were stiff and his body swayed. He was simply like a marionette at the mercy of others.

Seeing Huo Qiyun in this state, Lin Ran suddenly thought of the dizziness he felt previously. Could it be that he was also in this state when he was brought into the cell?