CHAPTER 345: CHAPTER 345: HEAVENLY PRISON

When the Second Prince made his statement, all the palace attendants present did not dare make a move. With this accusation hanging over them, not to mention themselves, even the Fifth Prince himself couldn’t bear it.

To everyone’s surprise, the Fifth Prince chuckled: "I am the Crown Prince’s blood brother. Now that the Crown Prince is unconscious, I suspect you, Second Prince, of conspiring with others to poison him. I will temporarily detain you. Does anyone have any objections?!"

The palace attendants looked at each other, not daring to breathe too loudly.

The Second Prince had always been close to the Crown Prince. As attendants of the Eastern Palace, they had witnessed this firsthand. Since the Crown Prince fell ill, the brotherly bond had almost entirely evaporated, but the Second Prince still frequently visited and showed great concern for his condition.

However, the Fifth Prince was not wrong either. No matter what, he was the Crown Prince’s blood brother, born of the Empress. No one could be closer than him, regardless of how close others claimed to be to the Crown Prince.

But who did the Crown Prince’s heart lean towards? In this case, everyone vaguely felt that the Crown Prince would not make things difficult for the Second Prince and those he brought. So, without any certainty whether the Crown Prince would wake up, the always shrewd palace attendants decided not to act rashly.

The Hidden Guards, however, were different. They quickly weighed whether the Fifth Prince had the authority to make such decisions under these circumstances and soon reacted: they surrounded Chen Muxue and the others, ready to seize them.

Chen Muxue quickly glanced at Cen Lizhui: "Can we take them?"

"I suspect it’s a bit risky," Cen Lizhui admitted bluntly.

So, everyone watched as Chen Muxue raised her hands rapidly: "Don’t fight! I’ll go with you by myself!"

Whether it was the Hidden Guards, who were eager to move and prepared to attack, or Lin Qing and others, who were grimly ready to counterattack, they were all stunned with astonishment.

"Uh... was that too quick? Maybe... should we fight to test the waters?" Lin Qing hesitated.

"Aren’t your master and uncle going to come looking for you? Let’s just head to the Heavenly Prison for a visit," Chen Muxue said nonchalantly, as if the Heavenly Prison were some kind of tourist attraction.

For modern people, the ancient palace’s Heavenly Prison indeed held some allure for a tour.

Was it as foul-smelling and world-ending as those films and literary works depicted, or did it have a management style akin to modern prisons? Chen Muxue thought about it and indeed felt a bit curious.

The Second Prince tried all sorts of tricks, yet he didn’t expect Chen Muxue to take an interest in the Heavenly Prison. He was speechless; since she surrendered on her own, there was no point in stopping her, so he let them go.

Therefore, the Hidden Guards had the unusual task for the first time of leading a group of people to the Heavenly Prison like tour guides, and that group genuinely acted as if they were touring the royal palace, pointing at various sights and occasionally commenting.

"So this is the Heavenly Prison, I always thought it was more like a basement," Chen Muxue said, clicking her tongue in wonder as she looked at the entrance of the Heavenly Prison.

"A basement? Wouldn’t that be the Underground Dungeon? I think there might actually be something like that, I’m not sure," Lin Qing said, stroking his chin in agreement.

Lin Qing was brought to the Liuyun Sect for training at a very young age, so he was also not familiar with mortal world matters.

As for Cen Lizhui, even less could be said. Only Chu Wuyi had some understanding: "Those imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison generally have special status, even in death, they retain some dignity. The Underground Dungeon holds ordinary criminals, often subjected to severe torture."

"Well, the Fifth Prince is being quite gracious," Chen Muxue remarked upon hearing this.