When she saw Darryl’s defiant face, Chang Er lost her patience. Then, she said to the guards outside, “Lock him up! Execute him the first thing tomorrow morning!”

A few guards immediately carried Darryl and dragged him out of the main hall.

Darryl wanted to struggle, but his acupoints were sealed. He could not move even if he wanted to do that.

Half an hour later, Darryl was brought into a dark, wet prison cell. His hands and legs were cuffed with iron chains.

He scanned his surroundings—wal