'You were just choking me to death, laughing and mumbling to yourself like a maniac but when I try to plead for my life. You look at me as if I'm the crazy one?!'
He obviously can't say any of that.
'You were just choking me to death, laughing and mumbling to yourself like a maniac but when I try to plead for my life. You look at me as if I'm the crazy one?!'
He obviously can't say any of that.
"Shen Qingqiu, what is wrong with you?"
"Shen Qingqiu, what is wrong with you?"
Shen Jiu tries to speak. But his throat hurts. His voice coming out muffled. Crushed.
He tries to clear his throat the man's attention now completely on him.
"I'm sorry."
Shen Jiu tries to speak. But his throat hurts. His voice coming out muffled. Crushed.
He tries to clear his throat the man's attention now completely on him.
"I'm sorry."
He might not know the man's grievances, but if he begs for his forgiveness it can't possibly make things worse right?
He hopes so.
"Ah-"
He might not know the man's grievances, but if he begs for his forgiveness it can't possibly make things worse right?
He hopes so.
"Ah-"
Shen Jiu tries to curl up into his side. Greedily gulping down air. His eyes are burning from the strain.
The man stands shoulders heaving, as he laughs, hands gripping into his hair. He looks positively deranged. Mumbling incoherently to himself.
Shen Jiu tries to curl up into his side. Greedily gulping down air. His eyes are burning from the strain.
The man stands shoulders heaving, as he laughs, hands gripping into his hair. He looks positively deranged. Mumbling incoherently to himself.
But still he doesn't just want to lay down and die!
"Pl-please." The words are barely audible, more akin to an exhale. But by some miracle it works.
But still he doesn't just want to lay down and die!
"Pl-please." The words are barely audible, more akin to an exhale. But by some miracle it works.
He can't move a single inch.
If he begs would it matter? Can his voice even come out at this point? He really doesn't remember a thing and yet no one will believe him.
He can't move a single inch.
If he begs would it matter? Can his voice even come out at this point? He really doesn't remember a thing and yet no one will believe him.
"What kind of trick are you trying to pull. You dare! Do you really think I'll spare you just because you put on this pathetic act!?"
"What kind of trick are you trying to pull. You dare! Do you really think I'll spare you just because you put on this pathetic act!?"
If only Shen Jiu knew what short of grievances he has...
"Gongzi. I'm sorry if I have wronged you I-"
Shen Jiu's words are cut off when the others hand's construct around his thin neck.
If only Shen Jiu knew what short of grievances he has...
"Gongzi. I'm sorry if I have wronged you I-"
Shen Jiu's words are cut off when the others hand's construct around his thin neck.
Still trying to inch away but the other doesn't seem to have much trouble pinning him down. Straddling Shen Jiu's hips and curling his fingers around his throat.
Shen Jiu's body freezes in the spot.
Still trying to inch away but the other doesn't seem to have much trouble pinning him down. Straddling Shen Jiu's hips and curling his fingers around his throat.
Shen Jiu's body freezes in the spot.
"Shizun, you can fool anyone but do you really think you can fool me? This won't save you."
The expression on his face is almost manic. Shen Jiu tries to back away from him.
"Shizun, you can fool anyone but do you really think you can fool me? This won't save you."
The expression on his face is almost manic. Shen Jiu tries to back away from him.
Shen Jiu doubts it.
A few moments after the heavy doors close behind him and the water starts flowing. His hands secured with the red rope.
He comes.
Shen Jiu doubts it.
A few moments after the heavy doors close behind him and the water starts flowing. His hands secured with the red rope.
He comes.
SJ's wounds are also taken care of. It wasn't to bad, he'd been through worse. Mu-shidi still seems to frown at them Shen Jiu is brought back to his cell.
SJ's wounds are also taken care of. It wasn't to bad, he'd been through worse. Mu-shidi still seems to frown at them Shen Jiu is brought back to his cell.
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The seem to have come to an agreement. SJ is examined by 'Mu-shidi' the claims he suffered 'another Qi deviation', but-
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The seem to have come to an agreement. SJ is examined by 'Mu-shidi' the claims he suffered 'another Qi deviation', but-
"We have perfectly good healers here at HuaHu-"
"Of course"
The old man doesn't say anything after being rudely interrupted...how strange. Even though it would appear as if the man in the dark robes would be his subordinate
"We have perfectly good healers here at HuaHu-"
"Of course"
The old man doesn't say anything after being rudely interrupted...how strange. Even though it would appear as if the man in the dark robes would be his subordinate
Shen Jiu doubts the compromise will be in his favour either, so he truly doesn't have any skin in the game. Besides his life...but he doesn't seem to be in control of that for a while now.
Shen Jiu doubts the compromise will be in his favour either, so he truly doesn't have any skin in the game. Besides his life...but he doesn't seem to be in control of that for a while now.
"If the situation is resolved, we proceed as normal. If not...-
"If the situation is resolved, we proceed as normal. If not...-
The man smiles politely at the other. Shen Jiu has begged in enough street corners to recognise a fraud
'Zhangmen-shibo' remains quiet. Almost pitiful in the way he looks towards Shen Jiu.
The man smiles politely at the other. Shen Jiu has begged in enough street corners to recognise a fraud
'Zhangmen-shibo' remains quiet. Almost pitiful in the way he looks towards Shen Jiu.
Shen Jiu might not know if he knew either of them. But those two certainly knew eachother quite well...
"A week. We postpone for a week. Shizun will stay in Huahua. I believe you understand Zhangmen-shibo Qang Qiong is-
Shen Jiu might not know if he knew either of them. But those two certainly knew eachother quite well...
"A week. We postpone for a week. Shizun will stay in Huahua. I believe you understand Zhangmen-shibo Qang Qiong is-
His smile when he called out 'Zhangmen-shibo' seemed almost mocking.
His smile when he called out 'Zhangmen-shibo' seemed almost mocking.
Shen Jius felt his skin crawl and tried to avoid making eye contact.
Shen Jius felt his skin crawl and tried to avoid making eye contact.