Chapter 1212: Chains
Chen Xinying held Talisman Smoke between two fingers in one hand and pointed downward with the other.
Han Dong had thought that his sparring with the servant had left him unable to put his pants on properly.
However, after realizing there was nothing wrong with his pants, Han Dong, whose thoughts had wandered off through Door Opening, immediately understood. "You mean this guy escaped beneath the Corpse Kingdom, to the land below along the chains?"
"That's right. A serious criminal of his level, one who has even killed a Black-Clad Historian from the Ministry of Punishment, will be directly hunted by the central Ministry of Punishment. There is nowhere for him to hide in the entire Corpse Kingdom.
"Besides, Luo Gaocheng is definitely not the sort to curl up in some corner and barely cling to life.
"According to reliable intelligence from a friend, a certain area of the land beneath the chains has seen large numbers of demons frozen to death. There is a very high chance it was connected to Luo Gaocheng."
"I remember you saying before that the demons on the land involved a major secret of the Imperial Court, something even your current status couldn't uncover."
"Mm... I'm afraid only His Majesty and the Imperial Court officials he trusts know that secret."
Han Dong was somewhat skeptical of that statement, but he could only set it aside for now.
"Miss Chen, have you ever gone down there?"
"No, because I had no legitimate reason... There are only two circumstances under which one can go to the lower end.
"The first, which you should know about, is when jiangshi demoted to chain workers are barred from entering the city and sent down along the chains to perform certain tasks.
"The second is when troops