Chapter 76: Difficult Brothers

  Tick-tock, tick-tock.

  Cool underground water dripped down from the stalactites on his head, making a crisp sound at Yue Huan's feet. He looked up and saw that he was in a closed underground cave with only one ventilation window opposite him, which barely allowed some fresh air and sunlight to come in.

  There were six or seven prisoners in prison uniforms around him, with pale faces and listless spirits. They lay scattered on the cold grass mat, not even looking at Ye Huan.

  Five minutes ago, Ye Huan was thrown in from outside the fence by Kufu and also became a prisoner here.

  What have I done to provoke them?

  After some thought, Ye Huan really couldn't find a reason to capture him - the crisis of sealing Toyotomi Hideyoshi had passed, and the werewolf family had also been dealt with by that mysterious power. Apart from this, Ye Huan had never done anything wrong!

  "Hey kid, got a cigarette?" asked an old man who was as thin as a skeleton from the depths of the cell.

  For the first time in prison, Ye Huan touched himself with a mixture of laughter and tears. Fortunately, Krupp only confiscated his weapons and armor, ignoring the small change and tobacco-like items on him. He still had a pack of marijuana he got from Adolph, which he casually threw over, "Addictive stuff, want some?"

  "This smell......" The old man grabbed the cigarette and sniffed it, his eyes lit up instantly. "Ah, it's been over 20 years, this is the first time I've smelled the scent of an old friend. Brothers, get out of my way, this little brother has brought us good luck!"

  Six or seven prisoners huddled together, and sparks flew from the stone on the wall as they carefully lit up their marijuana. Before long, the prison cell was shrouded in a thick smoke.

  "Hmm..." The old skull took a deep breath, inhaling more than half of it, and then said with satisfaction: "Little brother seems to know the rules, courtesy is in place, so we'll take care of you. Rubi, Shagaru, let's waive the meeting gift for this little brother!"

  "Heh heh, it's about time!" The two people who were called out smiled mischievously, pulled their hands from behind their backs, and surprisingly held a wooden stick and a sharp blade.

  If it weren't for this bag of hemp, would I have been "treated" myself?

  The unspoken rules of prison life are indeed not to be underestimated!

  "Little brother, how did you get in?" After chatting for a while, the old skull's words also increased.

  Ye Huan sighed and told some of the experiences that could be spoken, finally spreading her hands, "I'm speechless, from the moment I was caught, I started thinking about which law I had violated, but until now, I still can't figure it out... Fortunately, I still have an identity as a devout believer, so I won't be subjected to severe torture and interrogation, right?"

  "Fanatic? Hehehe...!" The old skull suddenly burst into a series of eerie laughs.

  "Am I wrong?"

  "Right, absolutely right, fanatical followers, so noble, so majestic!" The old man continued to laugh strangely.

  Another prisoner pointed at the old man and said, "Little guy, do you know what Big Brother used to do?" He lifted up the old man's hem, brushing off the dust, and faintly visible was some white robe color. "You're also a follower of the Heavenly Father Church, have you heard that twenty years ago, He Lie Shan guarded the mountain with his troops, White Robe Master, Shamir?"

  In the clergy system of Tianfu Teaching, there are three levels of robe colors: red, white and black. Under each color, there are many specific positions. The white-robed ones are all bishops, second only to the red-robed archbishops. Oda Nobunaga's father, Oda Nobuhide, was a high-ranking clergyman who was only two levels lower than the red-robed archbishop!

  "Are you Shamir?" Ye Huan stared at the old man in astonishment.

  "It's me!" The former white-robed archbishop, puffing on a marijuana pipe, sneered with a grin: "Are you still proud of your fanatic identity? Little brother, I was a fanatic at 13, became a black-robed high priest at 20, and a white-robed archbishop at 46. But what about the next 20 years? Wasn't it spent in this big prison?"

  He patted Ye Huan's shoulder, "Little brother, since you're so stubborn, I'll tell you one more thing: the Religious Tribunal arrests people not because of the law, but because you've offended some big shot or threatened He Lie Shan's safety. Also, don't expect your fanatic identity to save you, few people have gotten out of here relying on their identity, and none of them are small fries like you!"

  "What can I do to get out?"

  "With your identity, there are only two paths!" Shamir raised two fingers and sneered: "One is to catch up with the Holy See's holy war and go to the battlefield as a cannon fodder. The other path is that some god directly grants an oracle, willing to take you as his disciple, and specially pardons you out of prison. But, can you get the oracle of a god like this?"

  Ye Huan smacked her lips.

  The cell was quiet for a moment, and after a few minutes, Shamir suddenly asked: "Luby, how long has this little brother been here?"

  "Almost ten minutes, right?" Rubi glanced at the sunlight from the air vent. Shamir nodded, "Then it should be here, brothers, for the sake of hemp, get this little brother ready!"

  "What's prepared?"

  Stunned, Ye Huan was stripped of his white robe by the prisoners and had a large amount of moss from the dungeon walls applied to his vital areas, including his chest, armpits, and abdomen. Then, several pieces of thick, elastic material, resembling pigskin, were pulled out from under the grass mat and stuck onto Ye Huan's elbows and knees.

  One side was preparing, and Shamir explained on the other: "Don't misunderstand, we're not playing tricks on you. This is a rule of the religious court, new prisoners always receive some special 'treatment'. What enemies, old foes, will come back to settle with you later, at least it's a severe beating!" As he spoke, he applied the last layer of green moss to Yehuan's joints and smiled: "But don't worry, the old guys are all experienced, applying this stuff guarantees you won't die!"

  "They dare to brutally beat me before I've even been tried?" Ye Huan finally saw the dark side of the court.

  "What's there to be afraid of? Once you enter the court, people are no longer human, beasts are not beasts, we're just fish on the chopping board! Don't believe me? Just look at the legs of this white-robed chief judge!"

  Ye Huan lowered her head and took a deep breath, only to see that the old man's two kneecaps had been reduced to two large cavities, with his two calves shriveled up to just skin and bones. "I had a feud with a red-robed bishop back in the day, and within ten minutes of entering, he sent someone to dig out my kneecap bones... Alas, I've been crippled for twenty years!"

  Creak!

  Just then, the gate was opened by someone and four burly men with shaved heads rushed in.

  "Hah, it's really come as soon as it's said!" Shamir sighed and gave Ye Huan a 'listen to heaven and take care of yourself' look.

  "Hoo-hoo-hoo, it's a show!" The surrounding area immediately erupted into a string of guffaws. It was only then that Ye Huan realized that the surroundings were not just one cell, but through the bars, he could see that there were at least twenty or thirty identical cells opposite him, each with six or seven prisoners inside.

  "Yehuan, long time no see!" Kreuber also appeared outside the fence, and beside him was... Terrell!!

  It's the white-robed archbishop who drove Uzo out of He Lie Shan and was scolded by Benito!

  "Are you framing me?" Ye Huan said coldly.

  "What's entrapment? Would the religious tribunal summon you without solid evidence?" Terrell smiled slightly, "Alright, by procedure, it's not my turn to speak yet, Mr. Krupp, you first?"

  "Hmm!" Krupp nodded and asked formally: "Ye Huan, are you aware of the emergence of a ferocious demon beast on He Lie Mountain?"

  Is this for that? Ye Huan had a faintly ominous feeling and forced himself to say: "His Majesty the Pope mentioned it when we went up the mountain, of course I know!"

  "So tell me, after the Qualifying War, at least twenty candidates exposed that the demon's target is you. Why is that?" Kuriyama said coldly: "Is it because you deliberately lured the demon to Mount Heilong, threatening the sacred land of the Heavenly Father? Or are you actually colluding with the demon for some unmentionable purpose?"

  "Old sir, I don't know that monster at all. If you don't believe me, you can ask Principal Jiggs to interrogate me or have the other contestants confront me!"

  Ye Huan said with a bad temper, to be fair, the demon beast killed hundreds of people because it was looking for Ye Huan. It's understandable that they brought Ye Huan here to assist in the investigation. But what does the white-robed Archbishop mean by standing behind him? He is clearly using public power to pursue personal revenge!

  "Giggs? Hmph, he's your foster father, of course he'll speak for you. The other contestants didn't even see the monster, how can they contradict you? All just excuses! "Krupp clearly didn't believe him and sternly said: "Ye Huan, I warn you, this is the dungeon of the judges' court, not a religious tribunal. If you don't tell the truth, we have the right to take any measures against you - this is the power granted by Queen Hera, even if you are a disciple of the Pope, you can't change our will!"

  What else can Ye Huan say!？

  He doesn't know anything at all!

  "Borrowing a phrase from the Han people, it seems you're saying that a dead duck still has a hard mouth!" Krupp gave Ye Huan a few minutes to think, then coldly waved his hand. "Terrill, White Robed Grand Master, I've already processed this according to procedure, the rest is up to you!"

  His figure disappeared, leaving behind a cold sentence, "Do whatever you want, but remember to spare his life, the matter of the demon beast must be squeezed out of his mouth!"

  "Thank you!" Watching Kuroba leave, Tyrrell's gaze suddenly turned cold. "Ah, finally can speak now, isn't this the captain of Donglin? In the four rounds before the Martial Arts Tournament, Donglin won all four matches with a crushing victory, stunning the entire Heilishan! But... you're really unlucky to have gotten involved with that demonic beast, and now I can kill you in broad daylight!"

  As she spoke, she let out a strange laugh. "Of course, I won't kill you, but if Dong Lin team captain loses an arm or a leg here, what kind of results will the upcoming Dong Lin matches have?"