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Chapter 417 Dai Zong: What did Brother Song Jiang say? [2 Updates]

Kaifeng Prefecture Prison.

"Brother Song Gongming..."

Dai Zong lay disheveled and ragged on the straw, looking like a young girl who had just been violated by thugs.

With a vacant stare and an unshaven beard, "Swift-Footed Protector" looked utterly hopeless, like a candle flickering in the wind.

At first, Dai Zong would draw a line on the wall every day to record how many days he had been locked up.

Later he stopped drawing. Anyway, no one was coming to save him, and recording things every day was just making him feel worse.

When Dai Zong saw Zhang Qing before, he thought he had a chance to get out, but Zhang Qing was taken away by the jailer and never appeared again.

He probably died under the severe torture of the government officials because he refused to surrender...

Dai Zong was secretly relieved that at least the government hadn't tortured him to death.

But when will this miserable life ever end...?

New recruits were brought over again. Dai Zong lay motionless on the straw, already used to it.

The man was locked in the empty cell next to Dai Zong's. He was very temperamental, cursing and swearing, each word a snort:
"Hmph! You just wait!"

"Hmph! Once I get out of here, you'll all be dead!"

Dai Zong's head was spinning from his loud outburst, and he couldn't help but turn over to face the man:

"Brother, take a break, you're not going to get out..."

The man flew into a rage, turned around and glared at him.

"Hmph! Bullshit! Master will be here soon... Is that you?"

Dai Zong was also taken aback when he saw the man's face clearly:
"Brother Dong Ping, what brings you in here?"

The man was none other than "Double-Gun General" Dong Ping. Upon recognizing Dai Zong, his expression changed drastically, and he quickly approached.

"Hmph! Brother, you haven't returned yet, and Brother Song Gongming was very worried about you, so he sent me to Tokyo to find you..."

"I didn't expect you to be in jail?"

"It's a long story, Brother Dong Ping..."

Dai Zong burst into tears: "Could it be that you've come to rescue me on the orders of Brother Song Jiang?"

Dong Ping blinked his small eyes: "Hmph! That's right, Brother Song Gongming asked me to pass on a message to you!"
"Come closer and listen!"

"What did Brother Song Gongming say?"

Dai Zong excitedly turned his head to the side, trying to press his ear against the wooden fence so that Dong Ping could whisper in his ear.

"Hmph! Brother Song Gongming said..."

Unconsciously, Dong Ping's hands, which were gripping the wooden fence, reached through the fence and got closer to Dai Zong's head.

Dai Zong, unsuspecting, continued to strain his ears:

"Brother Dong Ping, what did Brother Song Gongming say?"

"Hmph! Brother Song Gongming said you don't need to go back..."

Dong Ping grabbed Dai Zong's head with lightning speed and twisted it with lightning-fast movements:
"Gaba!"

Dai Zong was completely bewildered when he saw his own back, and only then did he realize what was happening.

But it was too late. Although he was a cultivator, he knew nothing except the art of divine speed.

In the original story, Dai Zong was captured by Prefect Cai Jiu in Jiangzhou and beaten until his skin was torn open and blood gushed out.

Dai Zong couldn't withstand the torture and had to confess. If it weren't for the Liangshan heroes storming the execution ground, he would have been beheaded and his head displayed to the public.

Despite spending so many days in prison, Dai Zong still held onto a sliver of hope that Song Jiang could save him.

So when Dong Ping arrived, he had no suspicion of Dong Ping at all.

After all, he's already like this, what's the point of quitting?

However, to his utter surprise, he did not die at the hands of the imperial court, but at the hands of his own people!

Before he died, Dai Zong was filled with remorse. He wished he had followed Brother Cai Fu in the first place...

"Phew—" Dong Ping snapped Dai Zong's neck and let out a long breath. Dai Zong knew his true identity.

If Dai Zong is killed, no one in Tokyo will know his true identity.

Only when Song Jiang's gang is wiped out one day can he settle down and live a peaceful life as Gao Yanei.

Dong Ping was right; soon Dong Chao and Xue Ba, like cowards, opened the cell door.
"Young master has been frightened..."

"My son—"

Gao Qiu actually came to his rescue, and Dong Ping immediately knelt down, tears streaming down his face.
"Hmph! Father, save me..."

"My son, you're alright now. Father will take you home!"

Gao Qiu helped Dong Ping up and pulled him outside.

To be fair, Gao Qiu treated his adopted son quite well, after all, he had his own unspeakable difficulties...

Dong Ping followed Gao Qiu out triumphantly, but after taking two steps, he turned back to Dong Chao and Xue Ba behind him and said:
"Hmph! That bastard in the cell next to mine just now dared to bully me and make me lick his hook!"

"In a fit of anger, I knocked him unconscious..."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!"

Dong Chao and Xue Ba said in unison, "It wouldn't matter if we beat this kind of scoundrel to death!"

"Hmph! Then I'll have to trouble you two!"

Dong Ping gave them a meaningful look, then turned and left.

After Gao Qiu and Dong Ping left, Dong Chao and Xue Ba returned to find that Dai Zong was completely dead!
"Ah this..."

Dong Chao and Xue Ba exchanged a glance.

Xue Ba shrugged: "So what if he's dead? One more wronged ghost won't make a difference, and one less won't make a difference either!"
"Who told him to be so blind as to offend the young master?"

Dong Chao nodded: "That's right, let's get rid of him quietly, we can't cause trouble for the young master!"

The two agreed to dispose of Dai Zong's body that very night.

Dai Zong simply vanished into thin air...

……

Grand Master's Mansion.

"Hmph! It's all my fault for being blind and taking a fancy to Miss Cai..."

Dong Ping, dressed in prison garb and with his face covered in blood, kowtowed to Cai Jing on the ground.
"Please forgive me, Grand Tutor!"

What do you mean you're blind to have fallen for my daughter?
Cai Jing snorted coldly. If it weren't for his daughter being alright, and because of Gao Qiu's sake, and because Dong Ping's face was covered in blood and he looked quite pitiful, Cai Jing would have made sure Dong Ping knew why his chrysanthemum was so badly injured!

However, his own daughter was unharmed, and the Grand Tutor's mansion only injured one guard, while Gao Qiu's adopted son had his nose smashed and was imprisoned in the Kaifeng Prefecture jail for half a day...

The four treacherous officials were all of the same ilk, so Cai Jing let them go:
"Fine, ignorance is no excuse!"

Cai Jing helped Dong Ping up, handed him a handkerchief, and then shook his head and smiled bitterly at Gao Qiu:

"I still don't know how to appease Ya'er..."

"Ya'er has always been reasonable and understanding; I doubt she would make things difficult for my father and me!"

Gao Qiu, understanding the implication, said, "Your Excellency, I am afraid that I may not have considered all the details and that something may go wrong if I were to take on the task of granting amnesty alone."

"Your son is exceptionally intelligent and talented. Would you be so kind as to appoint him as your deputy envoy to lend me a hand?"

Cai Jing smiled: "You're too kind. Since the Grand Commandant has spoken, how could I refuse?"

Gao Qiu smiled and led Dong Ping away from the Grand Tutor's mansion. Dong Ping, overwhelmed with gratitude, knelt down at Gao Qiu's feet.

"Thank you so much, Father, for saving my child!"

“My son, remember this: everything comes at a price.”

Gao Qiu helped Dong Ping up, his gaze sharpening:
"My son, there's no such thing as a coincidence in the world!"
"Someone must be behind this!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth for you and see who dares to plot against my son!"

【Don’t worry, there’s more to come】

(End of this chapter)