Divine Constable Pu stopped in his tracks, looked at Chen Shi, and a look of confusion appeared on his face. He said in a low voice, "To my knowledge, very few of those thrown into the Heavenly Prison ever make it out. What is this Chen Shi's background?"
It was very difficult to overturn a death sentence for an immortal. After all, if the criminal were innocent, the bailiffs who captured him, the yamen that tried the case, and the lords who reviewed it would all face punishment because of this matter. Therefore, anyone thrown into the Heavenly Prison faced a death sentence with no possibility of walking out alive.
Unless he has a powerful backing and can pull people out from the Heavenly Prison.
Divine Constable Pu watched Chen Shi and the newcomer walk out of the Heavenly Prison, and he thought, This suspect named Chen Shi must have connections that reach the heavens!
In the Xuanhuang Sea, at the Houde Guangda Heavenly Palace, Empress Houtu summoned a palace maid, handed over an imperial edict, and said, "Feng Huixue, take my edict to the Heavenly Court's Heavenly Prison, and bring Chen Shi out. He was doing work for me and suffered some grievances."
The palace maid was named Feng Huixue, an immortal serving the empress. She acknowledged the order with a promise, took the edict, and departed immediately.
Feng Huixue made her way to the Heavenly Court. Upon arriving at the Heavenly Prison, she gave the empress's edict to the heavenly king guarding the prison. The prison heavenly king unfolded the edict and promptly ordered someone to check on Chen Shi's whereabouts. After a moment, he said, "Senior Sister, you've arrived at an inconvenient time."
Feng Huixue was startled. "Could it be that Chen Shi has already been taken