Late at night, Gu Clan Main City prison.
Gu Qinghan sat in the corner of her cell, her eyes slightly closed as lingering doubts filled her mind.
Gu Nanhai's punishment for her today had been far too strange. Even if Gu Nanhai knew she had deliberately concealed something, he should not have sent her straight to prison.
Moreover, Gu Qinghan had heard not long ago that shortly after she was locked up, Gu Nanhai had issued an order declaring that she would be beheaded on a later date. There was clearly something wrong with that.
Putting aside whether her wrongdoing warranted execution, her father, Gu Lin, was also an Elder. Even if she had truly committed a crime grave enough for death, there was no reason for such a judgment to be passed so easily.
As Gu Qinghan pondered, her brows twitched slightly. She slowly opened her eyes and, through the dim light, saw two figures abruptly appear outside the cell, quietly waving at her. They were Gu Zhen and Gu Yao.
"Qinghan Jie, we came to save you."
Gu Qinghan was not surprised by their arrival. She knew the temperaments of her two younger brothers well enough. They could not possibly stand by and watch her be beheaded by the clan. With their strength, breaking into the execution grounds was impossible, so the only thing they could do was break her out of prison in the middle of the night.
"Damn it, I've never been here before. Who knew this prison was so sturdy?"
Gu Zhen tugged at the cell door and found that he could not pull it open even with his strength. Just as he raised his hand, ready to blast the door apart with brute force, Gu Yao hurriedly stopped him.
"Hey, hey, hey! We're breaking