God of Pets

Chapter 682 Prisoner
Gong Xuancheng passed through many prison doors and arrived at the deepest part of an underground prison.

The upper floors of the prison housed many prisoners, but on this floor, there was only one cell that held just one person.

The guards on this floor work in three shifts, providing 24-hour protection. Moreover, they are not ordinary guards; they are specially selected special guards.

After Gong Xuancheng presented the documents, the two jailers carefully opened the door and repeatedly explained the precautions for entering the cell.

After Gong Xuancheng entered the prison, he saw that there was no bed or anything like that inside, only a very heavy metal frame, on which was locked a metal statue in a cross pose.

The entire metal statue has no gaps except for the mouth area.

There were no prisoners in the cell; they were clearly locked inside the metal statue.

"Bu Changning," Gong Xuancheng called out the prisoner's name.

But after waiting for a while, no one responded to him.

"Do you want to leave here? I can take you away," Gong Xuancheng continued.

He waited a while longer, but still no one responded.

"My name is Gong Xuancheng, from the Gong family of Tianxu Palace." Gong Xuancheng continued, "I need your help. If you can do it, the Chu family will not bother you again, and your betrayal of the Chu family and your assassination of your sworn brother Chu Kuangsheng can be wiped clean."

"What do you want from me?" A voice finally came from inside the metal statue. The voice was cold, sinister, and vicious, sounding like the hiss of a venomous snake hiding in the shadows.

“Do what you love most: kill.” Gong Xuancheng said with a smile.

"Kill whom?" Bu Changning said coldly.

"Does it matter to you who you kill?" Gong Xuancheng retorted.

A chilling laugh emanated from inside the metal statue. The laughter lasted for a long time before slowly subsiding, after which Bu Changning said, "Indeed, it's not important."

"If you agree, my Gong family will not only grant you your freedom, but also help you complete the Seventh Awakening and enter the Great Cave Heaven," Gong Xuancheng continued.

"It seems the person you want to kill is difficult to kill," Bu Changning said with a strange laugh.

“If it weren’t difficult to kill, I wouldn’t have come looking for you,” Gong Xuancheng said.

“That’s right, I like killing those who are hard to kill,” Bu Changning said.

“Since you’ve agreed, there are some things we need to clarify first. You’re very strong, and given your past actions, we can’t fully trust you until you complete the mission. So we need to take some measures to reassure both of us,” Gong Xuancheng said.

“Sure,” Bu Changning said directly.

"Aren't you going to ask what kind of measures are being taken?" Gong Xuancheng asked, somewhat surprised.

"Do I have a choice?" Bu Changning said coldly.

“That makes sense.” Gong Xuancheng took out a bottle, poured out a pill, and said in front of the metal statue, “This is a pill that our Gong family has researched. You will be fine for now, but if there is no antidote after three months, your internal organs will rot first, and then your whole body will rot together, eventually turning into a pile of fertilizer.”

"Of course, as long as the antidote is taken within three months, everything will be fine. Only our Gong family can cure this kind of pill."

"Why talk so much nonsense?" Bu Changning said coldly, then opened his mouth.

Gong Xuancheng smiled and tossed the pill directly into Bu Changning's mouth, watching it slide down his chin. The pill dissolved instantly upon contact with water, so Gong Xuancheng wasn't worried about him tampering with it. He called over the guards and ordered them to open the metal statue.

As the metal statue opened, a completely naked man was revealed. His emaciated body was bound inside the statue by metal rings, and he was still unable to move after the statue was opened.

Gong Xuancheng curiously sized up the man, the one who had almost ruined the most talented young member of the Chu family.

If it weren't for the life-saving measures bestowed upon Chu Kuangsheng by the Heavenly King of Chu, even someone as capable as Chu Kuangsheng would likely have died at his hands.

Even with the protection of King Chu, Chu Kuangsheng was severely injured, and almost all of his trusted confidants were killed.

Even he was a little curious about this person. He really didn't understand how Bu Changning, with his background, could climb up to someone as high as Chu Kuangsheng, be valued by Chu Kuangsheng, and even become sworn brothers with him.

Why did he betray Chu Kuangsheng? After the Chu family's investigation, it was found that Bu Changning had no one behind him, which made the matter very strange.

However, none of this had anything to do with Gong Xuancheng; he only needed to utilize Bu Changning's abilities.

Even Chu Kuangsheng couldn't contend with Bu Changning's abilities and almost died at Bu Changning's hands. The Chu family also paid a heavy price to capture him.

"Get him some clothes." After the guard put Bu Changning down, Gong Xuancheng walked outside and said calmly.

The guard quickly brought over some clothes and gave them to Bu Changning in the cell.

When Bu Changning came out, he was already dressed neatly and looked like an ordinary young man, except that he had some gray hairs mixed in with his hair.

It's hard to believe that such an ordinary-looking man, with such a humble background, could achieve such success.

"Could you demonstrate your abilities?" Gong Xuancheng had expected that he would need some special methods to tame this ruthless man, so he came prepared.

Unexpectedly, Bu Changning was so cooperative, not at all as arrogant as he had imagined, and did not use his abilities on him or ask for the antidote.

"My abilities are only for killing," Bu Changning said calmly. "If you want to die, explain things clearly, find someone else to hand over the reins to me, and then die."

"You don't want to take the antidote from me?" Gong Xuancheng asked again.

“The Gong family wouldn’t be so stupid as to send you to see me with the antidote.” Bu Changning said as he walked out, ignoring Gong Xuancheng.

Gong Xuancheng smiled and followed Bu Changning out.

To deal with Zi Donglai and Jin Taohua, the Gong family made many preparations and kept many backup plans, determined to kill them no matter what.

Bu Changning was one of the trump cards they prepared for Zi Donglai. If this person's ability were used to kill someone, even a top-tier sixth-awareness expert would not be spared.

However, since the Gong family dared to ask the Chu family for this person, they must be confident that they could control him.

As for that pill, there was actually no antidote.

From the very beginning, the Gong family never intended for him to live, and the Chu family would never agree to let Bu Changning live; they were merely giving him a false hope.

Bu Changning arrived outside the prison, closed his eyes, opened his arms, and took a few deep breaths, as if savoring the taste of freedom.

"Let's go. As long as you can do things well, you'll be free to do whatever you want in the future," Gong Xuancheng said, patting Bu Changning on the shoulder.

(End of this chapter)