Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 1206: Chapter 1205 Chen Family Dungeon

Elder Jiu knew that Chen Benhao’s status in the Chen Family was not high, and Chen Benshuang was someone no one dared to provoke. There was hardly any interaction between the two, so when Chen Benshuang suddenly came looking for Chen Benhao at this time, Elder Jiu was genuinely worried she was going to cause trouble for him.

Chen Benshuang was quite straightforward and didn’t think too much, and said directly, ”I need to borrow something from him.”

”What thing?” Elder Jiu asked again.

”Elder Jiu, why are you asking so many questions!” Chen Benshuang grew impatient, ”Is Chen Benhao here or not?”

Elder Jiu hesitated for a moment, but ultimately he didn’t dare to refuse the Chaos Devil King and whispered, ”He’s locked up in the third-level dungeon.”

”What?” Chen Benshuang was stunned for a moment, ”Why is he locked in the third level? Isn’t the third level where the Chen Family’s enemies are held, all sorts of major devils? Chen Benhao is one of our own. Even if he did something wrong, at most he would be locked in the first level. That’s where our family members are put in solitary confinement. How could he end up on the third level?”

”This was ordered by the Clan Elder Council.” Elder Jiu shrugged, ”I don’t know why!”

In fact, Elder Jiu felt very indignant in his heart.

Chen Benhao had been put in solitary confinement many times. When he was very young, he was kept on the first level. Later on, he gradually was moved to the second level. But this time, he was suddenly confined in the third level, which honestly, made Elder Jiu feel quite resentful.

Yet, though he was resentful, he couldn’t change anything. Although he was Elder Jiu, in truth, he had almost no standing within the Council of Elders — the council didn’t consult him on anything, and he was merely a leader who supervised the backyard.

Chen Benshuang looked perplexed, but still headed to the third level of the dungeon.

Upon entering the second level, Chen Benshuang immediately felt the environment deteriorate.

The dungeon was essentially a basement; the first level was at ground level and was somewhat decent.

The second level, being one level underground, lacked any light. It was dark and damp, emitting waves of decay, which was suffocating.

In this second level of the dungeon, there were still many people imprisoned. As Chen Benshuang walked by, she continuously heard people cursing in anger, screaming, pleading for mercy, and crying out, creating a terrifying atmosphere.

Upon reaching the third level, Chen Benshuang’s feet slipped the moment she stepped onto it. Upon closer inspection, she noticed a thin layer of water covered the floor. The underground here couldn’t just be described as damp anymore; it was soaked.

Right upon entering, Chen Benshuang encountered waves of foul smell. The environment of this third level was far worse than the second level.

If the second level could still be considered a typical prison, then this third level was truly akin to hell. The air here was thin, and no sounds could be heard; it felt like a land of death.

As Chen Benshuang walked through, each time she passed a cell, she could see through the iron bars. Inside each cell, person after person was confined.

These people had their Pipa Bones pierced with iron chains and their acupoints sealed with golden needles, making it impossible for them to harness any power or even walk; they could only crawl on the ground. These people were all skin and bones, their appearances miserable; it was hard to recognize their original forms. To say they were alive was barely different from being dead.

Chen Benshuang watched, horrified. She knew the family’s backyard held many of the family’s enemies imprisoned. But she never knew that these people, these captives, were living such horrifying lives.

This couldn’t simply be considered imprisonment; it was outright torture. The Chen Family captured these enemies and didn’t even allow them to die, instead keeping them like this in the backyard, torturing them until death.

If there were only one or two such people, it might be overlooked as being driven by deep-seated grudges.

However, this third level of the dungeon held hundreds of such people, instilling deep fear in Chen Benshuang.

Even if the family had enemies, there shouldn’t be so many. And it wasn’t possible for each person to have such a deadly feud with the family. Yet, all these people were imprisoned here — what exactly was going on?

Was it that the family had too many enemies, or was the family acting too excessively?

Chen Benshuang had lived many years with the temperament of the Chaos Devil King, never pondering these matters or considering others.

But today, walking through this place, she couldn’t help but start to ponder. Was the family’s treatment of these people too excessive?

Suddenly, Chen Benshuang saw someone in one of the cells that she felt looked somewhat familiar.

The moment she saw this person, Chen Benshuang froze, vigorously rubbing her eyes, doubting whether she had seen wrongly.

She took a few steps forward, staring intently at the person inside the cell. After a long while, Chen Benshuang finally spoke in a trembling voice, ”You... Are you Chen Pu?”

The person on the ground was crawling, like a dog, gnawing on the spoiled food in the dish. Hearing her voice, he stopped immediately, and after a while, he struggled to lift his head and saw Chen Benshuang standing outside the iron bars.

The person was stunned for a moment, clearly not recognizing who Chen Benshuang was.

”You... are you really Chen Pu?” Chen Benshuang stepped forward, grabbing the iron bars, and tremulously asked, ”It’s me, I... I’m Chen Benshuang, don’t you remember me? Don’t you remember me?”

Chen Pu’s eyes widened, staring at Chen Benshuang for a while, then suddenly started sobbing. He struggled to crawl towards the iron bars, but his Pipa Bone was tightly locked, and his body was pulled by chains; he couldn’t get close to the bars but could only look at Chen Benshuang and weep from a distance.

Chen Benshuang also cried, reaching out to grab Chen Pu’s hand, tremblingly asking, ”You... why are you here? Why are you here? How could you be here? I... I’ve been looking for you for six years, how could you be here?”

This Chen Pu was Chen Benshuang’s distant cousin and belonged to a branch of the Chen Family. In their early years, Chen Benshuang had visited Chen Pu’s home, and their relationship was quite good. During one outing as kids, that branch of the Chen Family was attacked, and everyone was tragically killed, except for Chen Pu who was not at home with Chen Benshuang, thus surviving the massacre.

But later, their enemies continued the pursuit. Chen Pu and Chen Benshuang fled, but as children, they still couldn’t escape their pursuers, who eventually surrounded them.