Seeing the three men arrive, the jailer promptly took out his keys and opened the cell door, letting them through without obstruction.
The three stepped inside and watched Lin Yanmu struggle to brace himself against the wall and rise. They could not help feeling sorrowful. In a single afternoon, the spirited General Yan Mu had been reduced to this broken state. Had they not seen it themselves, they would never have believed the dungeon held such power that even a man like him could not withstand it for an afternoon.
"General Lin, you've suffered terribly." Even the perpetually stern Yan Li wore a pained expression as he spoke from the heart.
Lin Yanmu shook his head. "I'm truly glad the three of you could come to see me."
Supporting him, Sun Ming gently patted his shoulder and said reassuringly, "Don't say that, Yan Mu. You know I'm not an ungrateful man. I've never forgotten what you did for me, not for a moment."
"That's right, brother. Which of us hasn't saved the others' lives several times over? We're brothers in arms. Don't worry. We'll do everything we can to get you out. General Qi... you know how Qi Qing gets sometimes. It's been two years, but we're still getting used to him, aren't we?" Qian Mu said earnestly.
The four had been friends for years and had fought side by side more times than they could count. Over those years, they had become inseparable. Qi Qing, on the other hand, had been transferred here to replace their former commander after he died in battle two years ago. Though two years had passed, disagreements with the four of them were still inevitable. After all, compared with General Long, this man was suspicious and narrow-minded, while his predecessor had been forthright and