Donovan was a bit uneasy, closely following Jared, intending to bribe the cultivator in white after Niel had left.
“Mr. Reese, could you head to the inn and relay a message to Mia for me? Ask her not to wander around the inn. I’ll be out in a few days,” Jared said to Donovan.
Upon hearing Jared’s words, the cultivator in white couldn’t help but laugh. He had never encountered anyone being released from prison after just a few days.
Unless one was drained to the point of near death inside and if the family was willing to pay a hefty price, it was possible to bail them out.
The cultivator who was just locked up was the most valuable. There was no way Jared would be released.
“Let me figure something out for you. Hold on in there and don’t blabber nonsense! I’ll seek advice from Elder Roshan. He surely must have a way to save you,” Donovan advised Jared earnestly.
He wasn’t afraid of Jared being imprisoned; rather, he feared that Jared would spill some secrets. If word got to the city lord mansion, they would all be doomed.
“You don’t need to worry about saving me. Just focus on accomplishing what I’ve asked of you.”
Jared spoke to Donovan.
Jared wanted to enter the prison solely to inspect the ancient tree. If it truly harbored a vast amount of spiritual energy from the cultivators, he was perfectly poised to seize it all.
It would be such a loss if I had just gone in and got pulled out before I could even get anything done.
Hence, Jared didn’t allow Donovan to interfere in his affairs.
For him, escaping was a simple task. The prison’s surrounding arcane array was as good as nonexistent to Jared.
Donovan couldn’t quite grasp what Jared was trying to do. However, since Jared had insisted on not being saved, Donovan had no choice but to comply.
Jared followed the cultivator in white to a prison shrouded in a white mist.
After communicating with Ricky, the cultivator in white promptly handed over Jared.
Ricky gave Jared a once-over, a slight frown creasing his brows. “You seem oddly familiar, brat. Have we met somewhere before?” he asked.
“Perhaps my face seems familiar because it’s quite common!” Jared responded.
He certainly didn’t want Ricky to recognize him. Just yesterday, he had been in jail, and today he was hauled in again. Anyone with a bit of sense would surely harbor suspicions.
“Follow me…”
Ricky led Jared toward the underground prison cell.
Unexpectedly, the place where Jared was held captive this time turned out to be the very same cell he had entered with Mia just yesterday.
Perhaps it was because many cultivators who used to inhabit the cells here had passed away, leaving numerous rooms unoccupied.
After locking Jared in the cell, Ricky said, “Brat, there aren’t many rules in prison. As long as you don’t try to escape, you can do whatever you want. Forget about cultivating here. There’s not a shred of spiritual energy. Just relax in your cell, and meals will be brought to you three times a day. Even without spiritual energy, you won’t starve to death. There will be designated times for you to get some fresh air. You won’t have to lift a finger. This place is even more comfortable than the outside world.”
If Jared hadn’t understood the purpose of this prison, he might have actually believed that the conditions in the cell were quite decent.
“Understood!” Jared nodded in agreement.
After Ricky left, the guy next door, who was Mia’s brother, started to speak up. “Buddy, what got you thrown in here? Why does your voice sound so familiar?”
Because there was a wall separating them, Mia’s brother could hear Jared’s voice, but he couldn’t see Jared.
“I got into a fight with someone, and that’s how I ended up here. I have no idea how long I’ll be in here. Buddy, what led to you being locked up here?” Jared turned to Mia’s brother and asked.
“Ah…” Ezio sighed. “I found a female cultivator, proposed to be dual cultivation partners, and we cultivated together once. But then she demanded a hundred purple spirit coins from me. Where would I get that kind of money? She then accused me of forcing myself on her, and then I was arrested. Such rotten luck…”
Upon hearing this, Jared couldn’t help but burst into laughter. No wonder Mia didn’t want to reveal how her brother was captured. Such an event was indeed not very honorable.
