Evil of all ages

Chapter 2 Rivals

No one knows the old man's exact name.

But those who knew of the old man's existence all respectfully called him Old Master Shi.

Old Shi ignored orders and decrees, only concerned with his own duties, and paid no attention to anything outside of prison.

It was as if the world was in chaos and the change of dynasties had nothing to do with him.

Therefore, the imperial court has five supreme masters, although it is not wrong to say that there are four supreme masters.

But the weight of a Grandmaster-level expert is too great.

It can indirectly and directly influence many things.

For example, those related to the original owner of the body include five imperial prisons in the capital.

courtyard
East of the city
Seongnam
Josai
Chengbei
Each has its own heavenly prison.

Before Elder Shi appeared, the influence of the five great prisons was roughly the same.

But ever since Elder Shi appeared, the other four Heavenly Prisons have lost all influence and have gradually become nothing more than empty names.

Even the Imperial Prison of the Dali Temple was more famous than the four great prisons of the east, west, south, and north.

As a result, the prisoners held in the four great prisons of the east, west, south, and north were no longer so strictly guarded, and even people from all walks of life were imprisoned there.

"Both parents have passed away, but I am not alone."

Huang Taichu remained completely calm. His counterpart had living relatives, and he was no stranger to such experiences.

In this life, the original owner of this body had younger siblings and an uncle's family.

My younger brother, Huang Taihong, is one year younger than me and joined the army a year ago.

It didn't matter that he had no money; his younger brother was assigned to the border.

My younger sister, Huang Yu'er, was five years old when she was born, but she is only thirteen years old this year.

However, his original home was quite far from the prison, and since he was on duty there, there was no fixed clock-out time.

The original owner was worried about leaving her younger sister alone at home, so she temporarily took her younger sister, Huang Yu'er, in at her uncle's house.

The reason why the original owner felt comfortable raising his younger sister in his uncle's house was because his uncle was genuinely good to them.

Even the eldest uncle's son, who was Huang Yunqi, the original owner's cousin, treated them as family.

It's nothing like the kind of thing you see in novels: "You came to my house and stole my father's love, I hate you."

It's not that I look down on you, give you the cold shoulder, or am being insincere.

When the original owner saw that his uncle had asked a scholar to teach his younger sister to read and write, he felt nothing but gratitude.

After no longer needing to worry about his younger sister, the original owner of this body rarely went home and spent almost all his time in his private cell in the Heavenly Prison.

He would only visit his sister at his uncle's house with gifts during holidays and when he had time off.

The more she went to her uncle's house, the more afraid she became.

It's nothing serious, it's just that his uncle is trying to set him up with a match.

Unfortunately, in ancient times, fourteen years old was considered an adult.

Having children at fifteen or sixteen is very common.

The original owner of this body was already eighteen and still single, so how could her uncle Huang Lezheng not be worried?

However, the original owner of this body was very resistant to such things and had recently reduced the number of times she visited her uncle's house to avoid being involved in matchmaking.

"My counterpart is really a repressed pervert. Even though I went to a brothel with my colleagues and lost my virginity, I still resist the idea of ​​getting married and having children."

Huang Taichu smiled; of course he knew what his counterpart was really thinking.

It's just that they're afraid that after getting married, there will be another person, another burden.

Even though her uncle saw through her thoughts and offered to help her, she still refused.

Is this the tragedy of ordinary people, or their pitiful yet laughable stubbornness?

Huang Taichu raised his hand and touched the bandaged wound on his forehead.

"Wherever there are people, there is a world of its own."

The wound on his forehead was inflicted by his father's mortal enemy.

The prison is divided into three levels.

The original owner had never been to the second or third level and did not know the situation there; he only knew about the first level.

The first floor is divided into four major areas: A, B, C, and D.

Each area has three jailers.

Each jailer had four guards in charge of twenty cells.

Before the original owner of this body entered the area, his father was one of the three jailers in District Ding.

Coincidentally, Shi Boyi, the original owner's father's mortal enemy, was also the jailer of the Ding area.

When the original owner's father died in the line of duty, due to the hereditary system, the original owner became a prison guard, but did not immediately become a prison ward.

The jailer was Ren Zhengnian, a former subordinate of the original owner's father.

It is said that debts are wiped out when a person dies, but Shi Boyi doesn't think so. He prefers that the debts of the father be paid by the son.

Even though fighting among colleagues was forbidden in prison, the original owner of this body still suffered a lot of bullying over the past year.

The original owner's group was responsible for the twenty innermost cells in Zone Ding.

Even though the prison guards' quarters were separate from the twenty cells, both prisoners and guards still needed to eat.

Whether delivering food to prisoners or leaving the prison to go outside, one had to pass through the area managed by Shi Boyi. The original owner's forehead injury was caused when passing through the corridor of the area managed by Shi Boyi, where Shi Boyi gave a signal to his men to deliberately trip him and make him fall.

"tread"

"tread"

"tread"

Upon hearing that someone had arrived, Huang Taichu immediately switched to the naiveté that was characteristic of his original self, emphasizing that he was exactly like his original self.

Even if you want to change your image, you have to do it slowly. You can't make a sudden change that makes people feel abnormal.

A middle-aged man walked in carrying a bowl of water.

The visitor was named Gao Zhiming, a subordinate of the original owner's father. He took special care of the original owner, or rather, everyone in this group took special care of the original owner.

Uncle Gao

Gao Zhiming nodded upon hearing this and handed a bowl of warm water to Huang Taichu.

"Drink"

"The boss is worried that we roughnecks might not bandage you properly, so he has already gone out to fetch a doctor for you."

Huang Taichu took the bowl of warm water, but before he could even bring it to his lips, he heard it and exclaimed, "Ah!"

"What do you mean, 'huh'? What am I supposed to say to you, kid?"

“I told you clearly not to go through Shi Boyi’s territory alone, but you just wouldn’t wait for me.”

"Now look what happened, have you learned your lesson?"

Gao Zhiming blamed Huang Taichu for being disobedient, saying that such things could have been avoided.

"Uncle Gao, it won't happen again. From now on, when I go to the kitchen to get the prisoners' food, I will definitely wait for you."

Huang Taichu nodded repeatedly, just like a child who had made a mistake.

"You... never mind, I'll go check if the head doctor has returned yet."

Seeing that Huang Taichu had already made a mistake, Gao Zhiming knew that there was no point in blaming him anymore, so he went out to see if he had returned.

less than 15 minutes
Jailer Ren Zhengnian and Gao Zhiming led a doctor in.

Ren Zhengnian is tall and much younger than Gao Zhiming, which may be related to his years of martial arts training.

"Uncle Ren, I..."

Ren Zhengnian could tell at a glance that Huang Taichu was going to say that it was a minor injury and nothing serious.

But since the doctor had already been invited, how could they let Huang Taichu act willfully? They raised their hands to stop Huang Taichu from saying what he was about to say and turned to look at the doctor.

"Doctor, thank you for your help."

Ren Zhengnian's tone was quite polite, after all, those who practice martial arts know that it's better to provoke a petty person than a doctor.

"Um"

The doctor nodded and stepped forward to remove the bandage from Huang Taichu's forehead so he could examine him.

Faced with this situation, Huang Taichu could only let the doctor do as he pleased.

"Does your head hurt now? Are you dizzy?"

The doctor asked Huang Taichu.

"It doesn't hurt, and I don't feel dizzy."

Huang Taichu agreed.

"Do you feel unwell anywhere in your body?"

The doctor continued to ask questions.

"no"

……

The doctor then asked a few more questions before concluding his diagnosis.

"The wound isn't deep, and as long as it heals well, it shouldn't leave a scar."

"I'll prescribe a few more doses of medicine..."

The doctor reapplied the medicine and bandaged Huang Taichu's forehead, then turned to Ren Zhengnian and said.

Ren Zhengnian nodded repeatedly and stuffed the silver into the doctor's hand.

Judging from the doctor's expression as he left, he was clearly satisfied with the consultation fee.

"Uncle Ren, I'll pay the consultation fee..."

Before Huang Taichu could finish speaking, Ren Zhengnian raised his hand to stop him.

“Your father saved my life. If it weren’t for your father, I would not be here three years ago.”

"So it's my duty to take care of you."

Upon hearing this, Huang Taichu thought to himself that the original owner of this body truly did not have the destiny of a protagonist.

Because none of the main characters are unlucky or destined for loneliness.

Who among them isn't surrounded by ridicule and constant trouble?

Unlike the original owner, who had younger siblings, whose uncle treated them like his own children, plus colleagues...

Hmm, it's too harmonious.

(End of this chapter)