Rebirth: The Journey of an Heiress novel Chapter 1138

Capítulo 1138: Chapter 1132: Taboos

Shen Qingzhu, clad in tight attire, stood beside Bai Qingyan, his expression cold and stern as he looked at the Great Shaman’s disciple.

Yang Wuce also stood nearby, gesturing for the prison guard to move the brazier closer to Bai Qingyan.

The person here to interrogate the disciple of the Great Shaman was one of Yang Wuce’s soldiers, who claimed to have learned some methods at the Zhao family’s military interrogation center. Although their techniques were not as brutal as those of the Zhao family soldiers, they were more wearisome. Any tongue interrogated by them would be ready to confess.

Earlier, Bai Qingyan didn’t want Bai Qingyu and Bai Jinzhi to worry, so she let them escort her back to her residence. Once they left, she came to this dungeon with Shen Qingzhu.

“Bring a chair for the disciple of the Great Shaman from Tianfeng Kingdom,” Bai Qingyan said, gently stroking the silver engraved hand warmer, her demeanor indifferent yet composed.

Soon, the disciple from Tianfeng Kingdom was dragged upright and made to sit on the chair. He used his bloodied hands to hold onto the armrests to prevent himself from slipping, but with no nails left, the pain was excruciating.

“Greetings to the Emperor of Zhou…” The Great Shaman’s disciple nodded slightly towards Bai Qingyan.

“Today is New Year’s Eve. I don’t know if Tianfeng Kingdom has this custom of celebrating the new year, but here in Zhou, we eat dumplings for the New Year!” Bai Qingyan turned and glanced at Wei Zhong.

The young eunuch Wei Zhong took the dumplings out of the black lacquered gold food box and placed them in front of the disciple of the Great Shaman, still steaming hot.

The disciple, having gone long without food, felt his throat tighten, but upon hearing the Zhou prison guards say that these dumplings were made using the giant elephants from his Tianfeng Kingdom, he couldn’t eat…

The giant elephant is a sacred object in their Tianfeng Kingdom and a symbol of Tianfeng.

“Thank you for the Emperor’s kindness, but… the giant elephant is a sacred symbol in our Tianfeng Kingdom, and eating it is a sin that even God cannot forgive!” The disciple of Tianfeng Kingdom looked up at Bai Qingyan with a hoarse voice, “I ask for the Emperor’s understanding!”

Bai Qingyan nodded and smiled, “Though I didn’t know the giant elephant was a symbol of Tianfeng Kingdom, I understand that it fights alongside you and is your close companion. So… this plate of vegetarian dumplings was specially made for you. If your hands can’t move, someone can feed you.”

The prison guard, quick-witted, used chopsticks to split a dumpling in half to show the Great Shaman’s disciple it was vegetarian, then brought half to the disciple’s mouth.

“I’ve actually known about the jade cicada for a long time…” Bai Qingyan said leisurely as she saw the disciple eat the dumplings, “Li Zhijie explained everything to me clearly, which is why your Tianfeng Kingdom wanted Li Zhijie so much. After all, a jade cicada is already with us in Zhou. If I can seize the jade cicada from Sal Khan, maybe we can attempt to reverse time.”

The Great Shaman’s disciple paused in chewing his dumplings and looked up at Bai Qingyan, saying, “This jade cicada belongs to the royal family of Tianfeng Kingdom, and aside from the bloodline of the Tianfeng royal family, no one can use it…”

“Your words lack sincerity.” Bai Qingyan chuckled lowly, staring fixedly at the disciple, “No one has ever deceived me with lies. I came today just to ask, you said Sal Khan doesn’t want direct confrontation with Zhou and Yan Kingdom because God has chosen a ruler for this land? Then… do you know who this ruler is?”

The disciple’s expression grew tense as he looked at Bai Qingyan and said, “If it’s not the Emperor of Zhou, then it’s the Ninth Prince of Yan Kingdom, or… it’s your child, perhaps the Ninth Prince of Yan Kingdom’s child, or maybe it’s your future child.”

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