"My lord, Cheng Shifei was seized as a conscript these past two days. They plan to make him a eunuch and stick feathers in him. He is now held on the eighteenth level of the Heavenly Prison," Ding Xiu said with cupped hands.
The East and West Factories mostly seized conscripts, cut off what was between their legs, and stuck feathers in them.
"My lord, may I ask what is so unusual about this little rogue?" Ding Xiu asked with a flicker in his eyes, cupping his hands.
No matter how he looked at Cheng Shifei, the man did not seem like someone who could have any connection to Su Changqing.
One was a rogue who cheated food and drink in gambling dens and along the streets; the other was a rising star of the Suppression Bureau, Commander Su, a third-rank official.
"Dismissed," Su Changqing said with a smile.
At dawn tomorrow, he would be heading to the Kongtong Sect with Guihai Yidao.
Ding Xiu turned and withdrew.
Su Changqing rose to his feet and took the Frost Snow Saber and Purple Blood Soft Sword into his hands.
After all the trouble tonight, it seemed he would not be getting any rest again.
The Heavenly Prison of the Eastern Factory had eighteen levels, extending deep underground. The upper ten held True Qi and Innate Realm prisoners, along with petty thieves.
The lower eight held fierce bandits above the Earth Fiend Realm.
The Heavenly Prison was cold and dim, never seeing daylight, as frigid as an ice cave. Its main gate stood beside the Eastern Factory.
Su Changqing casually changed into an Eastern Factory eunuch's flying-fish uniform and arrived there, standing atop a massive tree with narrowed eyes.
The eighteen levels of the Heavenly Prison were constructed entirely from huge stones