The pale moonlight shone in from the narrow window of the water prison, and a cold light appeared on the dirty water, reflecting on the moss-covered stone wall.

The vague sounds of whipping, wailing and moaning from the neighboring prison seeped through the gaps in the wall, but here there was silence and lifelessness.

A round skull is half exposed on the water, and only two black hole-like eye sockets can be seen.

The dead water surface suddenly fluctuated. Han Xiao stood in a dark corner and moved while holding on to the wall.

He was shackled, covered in filth, and as thin as a zombie, with only his eyes still slightly bright.

He tried hard to stretch out his hands like dry wood, trying to catch a ray of moonlight, but his feet gave way and he fell into the water.

The water surface fluctuated violently, and it took him a long time before he stood up again, choking and coughing like a clay figure.

The legs were soaked and suppurated, like thin sticks that were about to break, and kept falling down.

He clung to the cracks in the wall, his fingernails bleeding, and he gave a sad, wry smile.

Maybe this body has reached its limit.

The next time you fall down, you may never get back up.

But he was not willing to die like this.

He is only 21 years old, and he has not yet become the great doctor he expected to be "healing dead people, turning flesh into white bones", and he has not yet fulfilled his filial piety to his parents.

His father will definitely investigate the truth and rescue him.

He is a brother-in-law with the emperor, accompanies the emperor to conquer the world, saved the emperor's life, and obtained the iron certificate of alchemy.

There was a sound of footsteps at the door of the cell, and he knew that Li Yi, the Minister of Punishment, was coming. This was the only way he could get the news.

Li Yi led two jailers to open the cell door and got in, holding a black rhino horn scroll in his hand.

Standing on the steps at the door of the cell, Li Yi glanced at him condescendingly and evoked a sneer.

"Han Xiao, you are very capable. You actually broke the record of death in a water prison within [-] days. It's really unexpected."

As if he had gained temporary strength, Han Xiao staggered and threw himself at Li Yi's feet.

"Father, he has investigated clearly. Your Majesty, what did your Majesty say?"

He asked hoarsely, his eyes filled with hope again.

Li Yi did not answer directly, picked up the black rhino horn scroll and said slowly,

"Your Majesty, the imperial edict has been issued!"

"Master Li, the guilty minister cannot kneel down to receive the order."

Han Xiao lowered his head and looked as expressionless as dry straw.

Li Yi looked a little impatient, "Get him up!"

With the help of the jailer, Chen Xiao knelt down, blood staining the ground.

The numb leg bones actually started to feel piercing pain, as if telling him that there was hope for him while he was alive.

The black rhino horn scroll was unfolded, and a cold voice reached his ears.

"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict that Duke Han Feng of Qing State and his eldest son Han Xiao conspired to conspire against each other and used cruel means to murder His Highness the Crown Prince. I allowed him to prove his innocence, but Han Feng actually accused the culprit.

I remembered my old friendship and allowed him to remove his armor and return to his fields, but Han Feng showed no sign of repentance and still formed cliques for personal gain, disrupted the military and government, communicated with foreign invaders, and attempted to commit rebellion.

I hate him so much that I have ordered him to sit in the family and imprison him pending trial. His third son is still in his infancy, so I specially grant him immunity. Han Xiao, a rebellious minister, committed a heinous crime and was given a glass of Jiu wine to serve as a warning to others. "

As soon as the imperial edict came out, Han Xiaoru was stunned and froze on the spot.

After a moment, he reacted, knelt and crawled in front of Li Yi, stared with scarlet eyes and roared,

"Impossible! This is impossible! I did not murder the prince, and my father had no intention of rebellion. It is impossible for the emperor to give such an order. He must have been deceived by a traitor. I want to face the saint! I want to face the saint!"

Seeing that the other party didn't move, he grabbed Li Yi's sleeve and begged in a low voice like a dog.

"Master Li, I confessed my guilt. I was the one who killed the prince! It had nothing to do with my father! Please, let me face the saint. It really had nothing to do with my father. It was my own decision!"

Li Yi shook off his sleeves in disgust, and the jailer held Han Xiao's trembling body.

"The imperial edict has been issued, how can it be tampered with? You, a prisoner on death row, still want to meet the Holy Spirit, what are you dreaming about! Now he doesn't even see the ministers asking for mercy!"

Han Xiao's eyes seemed to have fallen into an abyss, turning dark instantly, and he opened his mouth and spurted out a large mouthful of blood.

"You can still leave with dignity. If Eunuch Zhang hadn't begged for mercy, you might have had Lingchi. This is all a gift from the emperor."

Li Yi waved his hand calmly, and the jailer placed the tray in front of him, with a finely carved gold pot and gold bottle on it.

"The emperor's gift? It's obviously a favor to be repaid with hatred!"

With a "pound" sound, the golden pots and golden bottles were overturned to the ground, and blood-like liquid was scattered all over the ground.

"We have become outcasts after all! The birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooked. The history books will not deceive me!"

As if he was overwhelmed by everything, Han Xiaoxiao leaned back and forth, mad and angry.

"It's the other way around! It's the other way around!" Li Yi shouted, shaking his fingers and pointing to the wine bottle on the ground, "Pour it in!"

"I...curse you...to a bad death..."

Until the last moment when he closed his eyes, Han Xiao's bloody eyes were full of hatred, without a single tear.

Li Yi sighed with emotion, "He is really tough! Even if he becomes a doctor, his rebellious and stubborn bloodline is really amazing."

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