Several angular leaves fell, slowly falling on the lake, creating slight ripples. The rising wind also passed over the water, raising a wave of sparkling light.
Such a clean and beautiful forest lake should have been a very quiet and gentle place, but it happened to be in a closed prison, just like the mountain on Prison Island, shrouded in mist, like a fairy, but it was a place of death.
land.
"Why are you here?" Chu Mu stared at the veiled woman and asked in a calm voice.
The veiled woman stood there without saying a word. She gently turned sideways and began to walk slowly forward along the lakeside.
Chu Mu followed suit, but she still didn't say a word.
The waves in the lake were not big, and it didn't take long for the two of them to walk a quarter of the way around the lake. The veiled woman still didn't speak.
"From a princess to a prisoner, you have nothing to say. You have been missing for such a long time, and you have nothing to say?" Finally, Chu Mu broke the immersion.
Princess Jinrou stopped. Her beautiful eyes were not as clear as before, as if there were countless hardships, helplessness, and melancholy mixed in her eyes. However, these eyes were still so firm. Even though there were many complicated emotions, she
His eyes didn't have that downcast and confused look.
"I have always been a prisoner." Princess Jinrou spoke, her voice still so melodious, but her tone was a little more indifferent.
Chu Mu didn't understand Princess Jinrou's words at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he understood a little more, and said, "I heard Qian Qin told you about you."
Princess Jinrou quickly guessed what Qian Qin said to Chu Mu, and she stopped talking and continued walking forward.
Chu Mu was not good at communicating with others, so he walked slowly with a muffled voice.
"You really don't have anything to say to me?" Chu Mu broke the weird atmosphere.
Although the princess became a prisoner, Chu Mu could feel that she still had her own self-esteem and arrogance in her bones. This had nothing to do with whether her identity had changed or not. It was the result of living in the emperor's house and raising her
A kind of temperament.
Normally, when she appeared in public with such an attitude, Chu Mu would stay away from her. On the one hand, Chu Mu didn't like the feeling of being looked down upon by a superior woman. On the other hand, the way of communicating with a hypocritical social mask was too much for her.
For a person who doesn't like to communicate in the first place, it will be as uncomfortable as possible.
However, Chu Mu now knows that Princess Jinrou, who still behaves like this even in prison, is not showing her arrogant identity, but her arrogant self-esteem.
"No, thank you for coming to visit me." Princess Jinrou shook her head and said something very strange.
"..." Chu Mu didn't know what to say for a moment, so he had to say, "In fact, I didn't know you were here at all. I always thought you were missing. I am the inspector here and came to ask about Zhang Siyuan's escape from prison.
"
After Chu Mu said these words, Princess Jinrou's eyes changed briefly, but Chu Mu did not notice it.
"How long will you be imprisoned for?" Chu Mu asked.
"Twenty years," Princess Jinrou replied.
Twenty years, for young women who have not reached the Soul Emperor level, they will age after twenty years, especially in this kind of prison that seems sunny but has a different atmosphere from the normal world.
, it is very likely that in twenty years, Princess Jinrou will become another unbelievable appearance.
Chu Mu felt very uncomfortable if he had to watch Princess Jinrou imprisoned here for twenty years. After all, she was also the first woman Chu Mu had feelings for... "Then I'll leave first."
Chu Mu realized that Princess Jinrou didn't want to say anything more and there was no point in staying here, so he could only say.
"Yes." Princess Jinrou nodded and kept facing the lake.
Chu Mu glanced at Princess Jinrou's beautiful figure for a few times, and when he turned to leave, he left a message: "If you don't say anything, I can't help you. Regarding Zhang Siyuan... you should be careful."
After saying that, Chu Mu didn't stop and walked straight towards where Huang Lianying was waiting.
When Huang Lianying saw Chu Mu approaching, she immediately showed a flattering smile and said, "Master Chu, do you have any clues?"
"She didn't say much and didn't have much clues." Chu Mu shook his head.
...At the lakeside, what Chu Mu said when he turned around and left made Princess Jinrou's eyes look like ripples on the water. She had the idea of turning around and calling out to Chu Mu, but she stopped abruptly.
"You won't help me, and you can't help me. Just help me keep the secret." Princess Jinrou murmured to herself.
Princess Jinrou slowly took off her veil, sat halfway by the lake, let down her dull hair, and looked at herself through the ripples of the water.
This princess is indeed beautiful. After taking off her veil, her graceful beauty can make people suffocate. But now, she is the only one admiring herself and admiring herself after showing off her strength.
In fact, Princess Jinrou was really surprised to see Chu Mu arrive. After all, she had been in this prison for almost a year. During this year, she was lonely, so lonely that she could only stand by the lake and talk to her every day.
Keep your own shadow as a companion.
Chu Mu's arrival surprised and delighted her. She didn't want to tell Chu Mu her secret because she knew that telling Chu Mu would not help, but she still hoped that Chu Mu could stay here for a while. After all,
This kind of closed loneliness is a kind of painful suffering for a woman.
Princess Jinrou just wanted to have a casual chat with Chu Mu, but Chu Mu kept talking about "business". When it came to "business", Princess Jinrou didn't want to talk.
Princess Jinrou could also see that Chu Mu felt that he was asking for trouble. She also wanted to explain, but thinking about it carefully, it was not necessary. He was not even a friend to her. Likewise, he did not
She considers herself a friend, and as a woman, she really can't ask a man who is not even a friend to stay here. Even if she takes the initiative, it will only relieve her loneliness and loneliness.
...After Chu Mu left the Lost Prison, he found the warden of the prison and wanted to understand the reason why Princess Jinrou was imprisoned from the records in their hands.
It's a pity that Princess Jinrou's name is not even mentioned in the records of the Lost Prison, and access to the reasons is even more limited.
This authority is not because the princess has committed a heinous crime that is irreparable, but to protect the reputation of Nightmare Palace and Princess Jinrou herself.
It is obvious that the disappearance of Princess Jinrou is just publicity. Some people do not want the world to know that Princess Jinrou, who has various reputations, is now a prisoner.
Chu Mu couldn't find the answer. After returning to the Soul Palace, he could only ask Elder Ting, Zhuo Nong, Yu Palace Master and others. However, they didn't seem to know the whole story.
So Chu Mu went to Liu Binglan again, hoping to use her identity to gain the power to read Princess Jinrou's criminal case.
"I'm afraid I don't have any privileges in this regard. The Lost Prison is controlled by the Soul Pet Palace and is jointly guarded by all major forces. No one has any privileges unless a reasonable reason can be given for inspection." Liu Binglan said.
"...Is it possible to lift the imprisonment?" Chu Mu asked. Chu Mu really didn't want Princess Jinrou to be trapped in the Lost Prison for twenty years.
"There are many ways to reduce the sentence, and it generally depends on the crime. What's wrong, why do you suddenly care so much about a prisoner?" Liu Binglan asked.
Chu Mu told Liu Binglan about Princess Jinrou being imprisoned in the Lost Prison.
"Princess Jinrou? Is she the little princess of Nightmare Palace who knows some of your secrets?" Liu Binglan asked.
"Well, it's her." Chu Mu nodded.
"I have seen her several times before, always with a veil, but I can see that she is very beautiful and has a good temperament. Such a girl is locked up in a prison..." Liu Binglan said.
At this time, his eyes were also paying attention to the expression on Chu Mu's face, as if he wanted to see something from Chu Mu's expression.
"Tell mom about your conversation with her." Liu Binglan continued to ask.
Chu Mu also gave a rough description. In fact, the content of the conversation was not much, and the description was very simple.
"She kept silent, so I had no choice but to leave." Chu Mu made the final conclusion.
"Fool, just tell her something else. Which girl likes to talk about disgraceful things about herself? Since you said she has a secret, how could she tell you the secret so easily?" Liu Binglan said with a smile,
Invisibly, he also showed some affection for Chu Mu who didn't understand the girl's thoughts, "Besides, she has been imprisoned for a year. With her temperament, she will definitely not come into contact with other prisoners. She is very lonely there. How can you
I don’t spend much time with others either.”
"..." Chu Mu scratched his head in embarrassment. He really hadn't thought of this aspect. It seemed that he was just too down-to-earth.
"If you really care about her, go to her place more often. Maybe one day she will treat you as a trustworthy person, and she will naturally talk to you." As a mother, Liu Binglan has the obligation to teach Chu Mu how to understand.
A girl's thoughts.
"Okay, I just happened to be adjusting during this period, so I have plenty of time." Chu Mu said.
"..." Liu Binglan was speechless, rolled her eyes at Chu Mu, and said, "So, if you are busy practicing, you won't care about her?"
"This..." Chu Mu didn't know how to answer for a while, and he hesitated for a long time before he said, "I don't know either. I hope she can be freed, but she has been imprisoned for twenty years, and I can't stay here forever.
Here, you still have your own things to do."
"What if Ye Qingzi was imprisoned?" Liu Binglan seemed to like talking about girls with Chu Mu. She changed from her usual cold and reticent attitude, but instead she had many problems.
"I must try some ways to rescue her." Chu Mu said.
Hearing this, Liu Binglan smiled happily and said, "In fact, the elders of the Soul Pet Palace mentioned the princess's matter to me. Because the matter had been contained, I didn't pay much attention at the time..."
"However, since the elders of the Soul Pet Palace will report the matter to me, it means that the princess's matter has a serious impact and may be a threat to Tianxia City. My position in the Soul Alliance's 'Xing Jue' is only in the realm.
We will only take action when there is turmoil in the city."