3: Chapter 3: A Dog Relying on Its Master's Power to Suppress the Martial Guard; Jailers Suffer Bullying

"Where the hell did you Jailers go off to die?"

"You lowly menials, you must have run off to slack off!"

"Why aren't you rolling over here yet?!"

Upon hearing this arrogant, slightly angry voice, Zhao De's expression changed.

"Who is this guy?!"

"So arrogant."

Gu Han subconsciously asked in a low voice.

Hearing Gu Han's words, Zhao De hurriedly covered Gu Han's mouth with his hand.

"Kid Gu, shut up."

"If you don't want to suffer, keep your mouth shut and don't speak."

"The person coming is extremely petty."

"Once he sets his sights on you, you'll be lucky to escape with your life."

After Zhao De finished admonishing Gu Han in a low voice, he told him to stay there.

"Lord Li, I'm coming right away."

Zhao De walked with small steps toward the direction of the voice and called out in response.

However, before Zhao De had taken a few steps, he ran into the person—Li Yi.

He saw that Li Yi was wearing a black Zhenwu Guard uniform, with a black iron token of the Zhenwu Division hanging at his waist.

He had a long, narrow horse-like Face, eyes with upturned corners like a hawk, thin lips pressed tightly beneath a hooked nose, and a cinnabar mole at the corner of his right eye that glowed dark red in the gloom; his gaze was extremely sinister.

"I knew you would be hiding here to slack off."

As his voice fell, Li Yi kicked the table in the Jailer's resting area, sending it flying.

"Zhao De, is your old thing of an ear stuffed with donkey fur?"

"I've been here for so long, and you're only now coming to greet me?"

Having said that, Li Yi kicked the stool beneath his feet, sending it flying.

The stool slammed straight into Gu Han.

Instantly, Gu Han spat out several mouthfuls of blood.

At the same time, anger flared in his eyes as he stared straight at Li Yi.

Seeing this, Zhao De hurriedly stepped forward to support Gu Han.

At the same time, he whispered.

"Gu Han, put it away!"

"What are you two whispering about over there?"

"Zhao De, get lost."

With that, Li Yi stepped forward and kicked Zhao De away.

"Kid, the way you looked at me just now, I'm very displeased."

Immediately, he raised his hand and slapped Gu Han across the Face.

Instantly, a handprint appeared on Gu Han's Face, and a burning sensation numbed his Face.

At this moment, Gu Han endured it, lowering his head to hide the killing intent in his eyes.

"Don't give me a chance."

"If I don't let you experience the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty, then my name isn't Gu Han."

In his heart, Gu Han sentenced Li Yi to death.

Meanwhile, Zhao De, who had been kicked away by Li Yi, scrambled up and hurriedly took some silver out of his pocket.

"Lord, this is a small token of my sincerity."

"Please have a drink on me, Lord."

"Please calm your anger, Lord."

"Don't lower yourself to this kid's level."

"This kid is new and doesn't know the rules; please, as a great person, don't hold a grudge against a small person like him."

Seeing Zhao De standing in front of him, constantly bowing and pleading, Gu Han's inner rage flared up even more.

"Oh!"

Then, Li Yi said to Gu Han with contempt.

"Kid, here, my words are the rules."

"This time, for the sake of Zhao De's Face, I won't punish you."

Having said that, he instructed Zhao De to escort the prisoner to the interrogation cell.

Immediately, Li Yi walked with his nose in the air, hands behind his back, walking straight past Gu Han to wait in the interrogation room.

After Li Yi walked far away, Gu Han stepped forward.

"Uncle Zhao, who is this guy? So arrogant."

"Sigh!"

After Zhao De let out a soft sigh, he leaned close to Gu Han and whispered.

"This guy is named Li Yi, and he used to be a Jailer just like us."

"However, this guy has a good sister who climbed into the bed of Captain Ma of the Zhenwu Guard."

"It is rumored that that guy's sister is extremely skilled in bed."

"She served Captain Ma so well that she quickly became Captain Ma's concubine."

"Relying on his sister's pillow talk, Li Yi quickly became a reserve for the Zhenwu Guard and shed his status as a Jailer."

"Otherwise, with his pathetic Aptitude, how could he possibly become a Zhenwu Guard reserve?"

Looking at Zhao De's disdainful expression, Gu Han gained a rough understanding of Li Yi.

"After this Li Yi became a Zhenwu Guard reserve, he started bullying us Jailers."

"Every month, he forces us to hand over a portion of our regular income."

"Does no one above manage this?"

Gu Han asked in confusion.

"Why would anyone above care about the lives of us menials?"

"Moreover, Li Yi has Captain Ma behind him; it's even less likely that anyone would stand up for us and offend Captain Ma."

"Gu Han, you rest here for a while."

"I'm going to escort the prisoner."

"Otherwise, if Li Yi waits too long, who knows what kind of trouble he'll stir up again."

Having said that, Zhao De walked straight toward the prison cells.

At this moment, Gu Han hurriedly spoke up, took the silver from his pocket, and handed it to Zhao De.

"Uncle Zhao, take this silver first."

"You helped me out of a tight spot earlier and got swindled out of some silver by that guy."

Seeing this, Zhao De waved his hand and walked straight ahead.

Soon, Zhao De's figure disappeared into the prison corridor.

Seeing that there was no one around, Gu Han tried to summon the System panel.

"brother system, are you there?"

The System did not respond, but simply displayed a transparent panel in front of Gu Han.

host: Gu Han

life essence: 16 / 17

Aptitude: Trash

Realm: None

Cultivation Technique: Prison Suppressing Art - Not Initiated

Martial Skill: Town Prison Saber Technique - Not Initiated

life essence Ember: 0

Looking at the panel, Gu Han communicated with the System again.

"brother system, is there a user manual?"

... After several consecutive silent calls, the System completely ignored Gu Han.

"Are you that tsundere?"

"Am I the master, or are you the master?"

"Don't I have any Face?"

Unfortunately, no matter how much Gu Han trash-talked, the System remained silent.

If not for the panel that remained displayed before him, Gu Han would have started to doubt himself.

At this moment, Gu Han began to constantly analyze the content displayed on the panel.

"Whatever, the host stuff is messy, but I still understand it."

"But what the hell are life essence Ember and life essence?"

"The original owner is just a few months away from being seventeen."

"That 17 at the end, isn't that the original owner's lifespan?"

"Damn!"

"Doesn't that mean I only have a few months to live?"

Looking at his lifespan nearing its end, Gu Han felt a wave of worry in his heart.

After a while, Gu Han calmed down.

"No, there must be a way to survive."

"It's just that I haven't found the method to use the System."

At this moment, Zhao De came looking for him.

"Gu Han, come with me."

"That Li Yi insists that you go help him interrogate the prisoner."

"That guy probably still has a grudge against you."

"When we go in later, don't get into a conflict with Li Yi."

"Do whatever he tells you to do."

"Don't let him provoke you."

After giving these instructions, Zhao De led Gu Han toward the interrogation room.

Soon, the two arrived in front of the interrogation room.

"Gu Han, remember what I just said."

Zhao De tirelessly reminded Gu Han again.

Seeing this, Gu Han nodded.

Immediately, he pushed open the door to the interrogation room.

As soon as he entered, a thick smell of blood wafted from inside the interrogation room.

At the same time, a prisoner who looked like a middle-aged man was tied to a black iron rack.

The man was already covered in lacerations, and several white bones were exposed on his arms.

Li Yi was standing in front of the man with an angry expression.

Seeing Gu Han enter, Li Yi said angrily.

"Kid, come over and use torture on this bastard."

"If you can't get the information out of him, don't blame me for being impolite to you."

Clearly, Li Yi had treated Gu Han as a venting outlet and wanted to shift the responsibility onto Gu Han.

As for why he didn't push it onto Zhao De, it was probably because Zhao De was a veteran Jailer who could find some ways to handle things.

Seeing this, Gu Han didn't say anything; he took the whip and started swinging it.

After swinging the whip a few times in succession, Gu Han felt out of breath.

Seeing this, Li Yi went up and kicked Gu Han on the butt.

"Trash, you can't even do this little thing well."

Just at this moment, the man on the black iron rack suddenly opened his eyes and stared straight at Li Yi.