A few angular leaves fell, and slowly landed on the lake, making slight ripples. The raised wind also swept across the water, raising a burst of sparkling light.
Such a clean and beautiful forest lake should be a very quiet and gentle place, but it is in a closed prison, just like the mountain of Prison Island, shrouded in mist, like a fairy, but it is a place of death. land.
"Why are you here?" Chu Mu asked in a calm voice, staring at the veiled woman.
The veiled woman stood there without saying a word. She turned her body slightly and began to walk slowly along the lake.
Chu Mu followed the trend, but she still didn't say a word.
The waves of the lake are not big, and it didn't take long for the two of them to walk a quarter of the way around the lake, and the veiled woman still didn't speak.
"From a princess to a prisoner, you have nothing to say? You have been missing for such a long time, and you have nothing to say?" Finally, Chu Mu broke his immersion.
Princess Jinrou stopped her pace. Her beautiful eyes were not as clear as before. It seemed that there were countless difficulties, helplessness, and melancholy mixed in her eyes, but these eyes were still so firm. Although there were many complicated emotions, she There is no such downcast confusion in his eyes.
"I've always been a prisoner." Princess Jinrou spoke, her voice was still so mellow, but her tone was a little more indifferent.
Chu Mu didn't understand Princess Jinrou's words at first, but after thinking about it carefully, he understood a little bit, and said, "I heard Qianqin talk about you."
Princess Jinrou quickly guessed what Qianqin said to Chu Mu, she stopped talking and continued walking forward.
Chu Mu was not good at communicating with others, so he walked slowly with a muffled voice.
"You really have nothing to say to me?" It was Chu Mu who broke the weird atmosphere.
Although the princess became a prisoner, Chu Mu could feel that she still had her own self-esteem and arrogance in her bones. This had nothing to do with whether her identity changed or not. A kind of temperament.
Normally, when she appeared in public with such an attitude, Chu Mu would respect her. On the one hand, Chu Mu didn't like the feeling of being looked down upon by a superior woman; For a person who doesn't like to communicate at all, it can be as uncomfortable as it is.
However, Chu Mu now understands that Princess Jinrou who still behaves like this even in prison is not showing her proud identity, but her proud self-esteem.
"No, thank you for visiting me." Princess Jinrou shook her head, and said something very strange.
"..." Chu Mu didn't know what to say for a while, so he had to say, "In fact, I didn't know you were here at all. I always thought you were missing. I am the inspector here, and I came to ask about Zhang Siyuan's escape from prison."
After Chu Mu finished speaking, Princess Jinrou's eyes changed momentarily, but Chu Mu didn't notice it.
"How long have you been imprisoned?" Chu Mu asked.
"Twenty years." Princess Jinrou replied.
Twenty years, for a young woman who has not stepped into the soul emperor level, she will be old after twenty years, especially in this kind of prison that looks sunny but has a different atmosphere from the normal world , it is very likely that in twenty years, Princess Jinrou will turn into another unbelievable appearance.
If Chu Mu had to watch Princess Jinrou imprisoned here for twenty years, Chu Mu would feel very uncomfortable. After all, she was also the first woman Chu Mu felt moved by...
"Then I'll go first." Chu Mu realized that Princess Jinrou didn't want to say anything more, and there was no point in staying here, so he could only say.
"Yeah." Princess Jinrou nodded, keeping her original face facing the lake.
Chu Mu took a few glances at Princess Jinrou's beautiful figure, and when he turned to leave, he left a sentence: "If you don't say anything, I can't help you. About Zhang Siyuan...be careful yourself."
After finishing speaking, Chu Mu didn't stop, and walked straight to where Huang Lianying was waiting.
Seeing Chu Mu approaching, Huang Lianying immediately showed a complimenting smile and said, "Master Chu, do you have any clues?"
"She didn't say much, and she didn't have any clues." Chu Mu shook his head.
…
The position by the lake, the words Chu Mu turned and left made Princess Jinrou's eyes ripple like the surface of the water. She had the idea of turning around to call Chu Mu, but she stopped abruptly.
"You won't help me, and you can't help me, as long as you help me keep the secret." Princess Jinrou muttered to herself.
Princess Jinrou slowly took off her veil, and sat halfway by the lake, hanging down her dull hair, looking at her appearance with the always rippling water surface.
This princess is indeed beautiful. After taking off her veil, her delicate beauty can make people feel suffocated. But now, only she is admiring herself, admiring herself after being brave.
In fact, Princess Jinrou was a little surprised to see Chu Mu coming. After all, she had been in this prison for almost a year, and she was lonely during this year. with his own shadow.
Chu Mu's arrival surprised and delighted her. She didn't want to tell Chu Mu her secret because she knew it would be useless to tell Chu Mu, but she still hoped that Chu Mu could stay here for a while, after all This closed loneliness is a painful torment for a woman.
Princess Jinrou just wanted to have a casual chat with Chu Mu, but Chu Mu kept talking about "business", and when it came to "business", Princess Jinrou didn't want to talk.
Princess Jinrou could also see that Chu Mu felt that she was making fun of herself, and she wanted to explain, but when she thought about it carefully, there was no need for that. As a friend, as a woman, she really couldn't ask a man who wasn't even a friend to stay here, even if she offered to do so, it would only ease her loneliness and loneliness.
…
After Chu Mu left Mizong Prison, he found the warden of the prison, and wanted to know the reason why Princess Jinrou was imprisoned from the records in their hands.
It's a pity that Princess Jinrou's name is not even mentioned in the records of the Mizong Prison, and the reason is that the authority to understand it is restricted.
This kind of authority is not because the princess has committed an irreparable heinous crime, but to protect the reputation of Nightmare Palace and Princess Jinrou herself.
Obviously, the disappearance of Princess Jinrou is just publicity. Some people don't want the world to know that Princess Jinrou, who has various reputations, is now a prisoner.
Chu Mu couldn't find the answer, and after returning to the Hall of Souls, he could only ask Elder Ting, Zhuonong, Master Yu and others. However, they don't seem to know the whole story.
So, Chu Mu went to Liu Binglan again, hoping to obtain the right to read Princess Jinrou's crimes through her identity.
"I'm afraid I don't have privileges in this regard. The Lost Track Prison is under the control of the Soul Pet Palace and guarded by all major forces. No one has privileges unless they can give a reasonable reason to inspect it." Liu Binglan said.
"... Is it possible to lift the prison?" Chu Mu asked. Chu Mu really didn't want Princess Jinrou to be trapped in the Mizong Prison for twenty years.
"There are many ways to reduce the sentence, generally it depends on the crime. What's the matter, why do you care so much about a prisoner all of a sudden?" Liu Binglan asked.
Chu Mu told Liu Binglan about Princess Jinrou being imprisoned in the Mizong Prison.
"Princess Jinrou? Is that the little princess of the Nightmare Palace who knows your secret?" Liu Binglan asked.
"Well, it's her." Chu Mu nodded.
"I've seen her a few times before, she was always covered with a veil, but I can see that she is very beautiful and has a good temperament. Such a girl is locked in a prison..." Liu Binglan was talking , his eyes were also paying attention to the expression on Chu Mu's face, as if he wanted to see something from Chu Mu's expression.
"Tell mom about how you talked with her." Liu Binglan continued to ask.
Chu Mu also gave a general description. In fact, the content of the conversation was nothing, and the description was very simple.
"She kept silent, so I had no choice but to leave." Chu Mu made the final conclusion.
"Fool, just tell her something else. What girl likes to talk about her disgraceful things. Since you said that she has a secret, why would she tell you so easily?" Liu Binglan said with a smile, Invisibly, there was also a kind of kindness towards Chu Mu who didn't understand the girl's mind.
"Besides, she has been imprisoned for a year. With her temperament, she will definitely not contact other prisoners. She is very lonely there, and you don't want to spend more time with her."
"..." Chu Mu scratched his head in embarrassment, he really hadn't thought of this aspect, it seemed that he was too real.
"If you really care about her, go to her more often. Maybe one day she will treat you as a trustworthy person, and she will naturally tell you." As a mother, Liu Binglan is obliged to teach Chu Mu how to understand. A girl's mind.
"Well, it's just that we are adjusting during this time, so we have plenty of time," Chu Mu said.
"..." Liu Binglan was a little speechless, rolled her eyes at Chu Mu, and said, "So, if you're busy cultivating, just leave her alone?"
"This..." Chu Mu didn't know how to answer for a while, and he hesitated for a long time before opening his mouth, "I don't know, I hope she can be free, but she has been imprisoned for twenty years, and it is impossible for me to stay here forever , I still have my own things to do.”
"What if Ye Qingzi was imprisoned?" Liu Binglan seemed to like talking about girls with Chu Mu very much. Instead of being cold and reticent, she had a lot of problems.
"We must try our best to rescue her," Chu Mu said.
Hearing this sentence, Liu Binglan smiled relievedly, and said, "Actually, the elders of the Soul Pet Palace mentioned to me about the princess, because the matter has been contained, so I didn't pay much attention at that time..."
"However, since the elders of the Soul Pet Palace will report the matter to me, it means that the matter of the princess has a serious impact, and may be a threat to the world city. Only when there is turmoil in the city will we act."