Xia Jingzhi's Capture and the Chain Reaction That Followed!
"The dignified Third Prince of Chu, the most favored prince of the royal family, a figure whose power towered to the heavens and whose gaze looked down upon all under heaven, had actually fallen to the point of drinking his sorrows away."
"Heh heh."
"Wasn't that hilarious enough?"
In the empty sleeping palace, apart from the wreckage strewn across the floor, the only thing left was the Third Prince huddled in the corner.
The Third Prince looked around, the veins on his forehead throbbing as a vicious air surfaced on his face. "I don't care who you are. I've already told you—don't come bother me!"
"Get out!"
"If you don't leave now, once I find you, I'll make you taste the agony of purgatory!"
"Get out!"
The Third Prince roared coldly and furiously smashed the wine jug in his hand against the wall. With a bang, the jug shattered into pieces, and the remaining wine splashed across the wall.
"Since you still know that you possess the ability to send people into purgatory, and since you still know that you wield power, why waste away here?"
The voice continued, "Why not pull yourself together and continue competing with His Highness Prince Chen and the Wolf Marquis?"
"Competing with them? Hahahaha." This time, the Third Prince burst into loud laughter. "I'd like to compete with them, but it's already too late!"
The Third Prince clenched his fists viciously, his face full of unwillingness. "That bastard Lin Bai chose the perfect time and place—right when there are only half a month left before the Chu Emperor's Birthday Celebration!"
"He captured Xia Jingzhi at this time. Under purgatory's methods, Xia Jingzhi won't last half a month before confessing everything!"
"And I... have no way