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King of the Nine Mysteries
Old Well
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Chapter 1: Out of Prison
Chapter 1: Out of Prison
Dragon-Suppressing Prison.
Every inmate held in this prison was guilty of the most heinous crimes — oligarchs who had roiled global financial markets, assassins who had silently claimed the lives of dozens of heads of state, titans of the arms trade who dealt in mass destruction…
At this very moment.
All prisoners stood facing the wall in the cafeteria, maintaining silence.
Simply because Ye Fusheng was dining!
Ye Fusheng stared at the table full of dishes with no appetite whatsoever, muttering a curse: "You miserable old man, I've waited three years for you and you still haven't shown up—have you gone and died somewhere out there?"
Though his lips said so, his heart was heavy with longing. He had been taken in by his master since childhood, the two of them depending on each other for survival.
Three years ago, his master had brought him to the gates of Zhenlong Prison, telling him it was the most dangerous place in the world — he was to train here while waiting. Back then, he had been thrilled. Finally, there would be a second opponent besides his master.
Who would have thought they were all just weaklings.
Beat every last one of them that very night.
Three years of pounding them — he'd grown sick of it.
"Boss, Boss, someone's here to see you!" The warden came scurrying over, his face a mask of fawning flattery.
The old man is back?
Ye Fusheng shot to his feet and sprinted toward the reception room, rolling up his sleeves as he ran—he was going to ask him whether he had any idea how these past three years had been for him.
Arriving at the reception room, he froze — the person waiting was not his master, but a woman in professional attire: fair skin, an elegantly high-bridged nose, delicate lips, and beautiful eyes. A textbook beauty by any measure.
"You were looking for me?" Ye Fusheng was a little surprised; he had no memory of ever having seen her before.
The beauty looked him up and down, making no effort to hide the contempt in her eyes. "My name is He Yuting," she said with a sneer. "I'm your fiancée."
"But more importantly, you should know — this outfit I'm wearing cost 168,000; the necklace around my neck, 1.7 million; and the villa I live in is worth upwards of 30 million."
"These — you could never give me any of them!"
Ye Fusheng was a bit taken aback and replied, "You're overthinking it. I never meant to give it to you."
Easy enough to get — the men inside were afraid of getting beaten and often paid for their own comfort. Three years in Zhenlong Prison had been boring, but the money added up.
He Yuting's expression darkened. "So what you're saying," she said coldly, "is that you plan to live off a woman after you get out of prison?"
It seems coming to break off the engagement in secret was the right call—how could someone this despicable ever be worthy of her?
Ye Fusheng was also rather displeased. Were it not for the fact that she was a woman, that attitude of hers alone would have been enough for him to make her crawl home on her belly.
She shot back: "How did you know I'd get out of prison?"
"You… shameless!"
He Yuting was so furious she could barely speak. She said bluntly: "I am a success and you are a criminal. We don't belong in the same world. Give me the marriage certificate — from this day forward, we never see each other again."
"Of course, since I'm the one who raised this, I can grant you three conditions — medical parole included!"
"No need!" Ye Fusheng had no desire to continue the conversation. Though on the subject of the marriage contract, the old man had indeed handed him a box when he left, and inside it was the marriage contract.
Have the prison officer bring the box over.
Ye Fusheng opened it as he spoke: "I'm not sure if you're in here. If you're not, then you've got the wrong person."
"Hmph…" He Yuting let out a cold laugh.
"Nothing" means you came to the wrong person? I'd say the truth is you simply don't want to break off the engagement.
She declared firmly, "Marriage contract or not—this engagement, I am calling off, and that is final!"
The words fell silent.
She finally looked inside the box — and the moment she saw what lay within, she was struck speechless. Inside, of all things, was a stack of marriage certificates!
Nine sheets!
Vaguely, he also caught sight of a marriage contract — the bride's name was Huangfu Qing. And the daughter of Tianhai City's wealthiest man was none other than Huangfu Qing!
"This one's yours." Ye Fusheng tossed out a marriage contract with a casual flick of his wrist, He Yuting's name written plainly across it.
He Yuting suppressed the shock in her heart, took the marriage contract and checked it over — everything was in order. She couldn't help asking: "You were sent here for fraud?"
If this isn't fraud, then how could he possibly have so many marriage certificates? He must be using honeyed words to charm women and swindle them out of their money.
Ye Fusheng rolled his eyes and got up to leave without a word.
Back in the detention ward, he sat on the bed staring at the marriage contracts, utterly exasperated. He had always assumed they were fake—after all, who on earth would enter into nine separate betrothals?
He Yuting's appearance meant that these marriage contracts were real.
If one more person shows up to call off an engagement, I'll be bored to death of it.
Ye Fusheng shook his head helplessly, yet his eyes lit up almost at once. "Why not take the initiative—go call off the engagement first, then come back?"
Thinking of this, he picked up the box and quickly left the prison ward, arriving at the prison gate without a single obstacle in his way.
Clang!
The electromagnetic gate—eight meters tall, twenty meters long, and weighing ten thousand jin—was sent flying with a single kick, and he swaggered away without a second glance.
The guards stationed on the elevated platforms all around immediately turned away and lowered their heads, as though they had seen nothing.
Ye Fusheng gazed at the vast, desolate wilderness stretching in every direction, and only then remembered that Zhenlong Prison was several hundred li from the nearest city — without any means of transportation, covering that distance on foot would be utterly exhausting.
Just at that moment.
The warden's fast runners caught up from behind.
"Boss, Boss, are you leaving?"
Ye Fusheng raised an eyebrow. "And why not?"
The warden gave a startled shudder and said meekly, "Sure, of course you can—you're free to leave whenever you like. Just asking: is it alright for the prisoners to have their meal now?"
Without his word, no one dared to eat; had he been gone for a few months, every person in that prison would have starved to death.
"Eat up!"
Ye Fusheng waved his hand and added, "Call a carriage. I want to go..."
He glanced at the topmost marriage certificate — the name read Huangfu Qing, address: Tianhai City.
"To Tianhai City!"
Five hours later, Ye Fusheng boarded the flight to Tianhai City.
"Of all the people to run into." Entering the first-class cabin, Ye Fusheng couldn't help but frown.
The first-class cabin was small, taking in the whole at a glance, and among its passengers was none other than He Yuting.
Perfect.
He Yuting also noticed Ye Fusheng, and said in astonishment: "You've finished your sentence and gotten out?"
Ye Fusheng couldn't be bothered to explain himself — she wouldn't believe him whatever he said — so he simply replied, "Yes."
He Yuting's expression darkened at once. No wonder he had refused to help arrange medical parole—his sentence had already been served. Her voice turned frigid: "I have made myself perfectly clear. Our stations in life are worlds apart, and there is absolutely no possibility between us. Stop pursuing me and leave immediately."
Just out of prison and already on the same flight as me — if that isn't deliberate, what is?
He wanted to court her!
"You're out of your mind — get help!" The corners of Ye Fusheng's mouth twitched. He closed his eyes to rest and said no more.
"You—!" He Yuting was so furious her teeth itched. She had thought somewhat more of him when he so readily produced the marriage contract, never imagining he would turn out to be such a scoundrel.
Still dare to curse yourself?
She shot him a vicious glare, then looked away. There were too many people on the plane—making a scene with him here would be beneath her. She would deal with it once they reached Tianhai.
Soon, the plane landed at Tianhai Airport.
He Yuting was the first to rise. She walked up to Ye Fusheng and warned him in a low voice: "A person of worth knows their own place. Stop following me — otherwise, I won't mind showing you exactly what kind of influence I have in Tianhai City. Consider yourself warned."
With that, without waiting for Ye Fusheng to reply, he turned and disembarked the plane.
But just as she reached the doorway, a flight attendant stepped in to stop her.
The flight attendant apologized, "I'm sorry, ma'am. Tianhai Airport is currently on lockdown — they're waiting for a VIP to deplane, so I'm afraid you won't be able to disembark for the time being."
Astonishment flickered in He Yuting's eyes. The airport had been locked down just to await some VIP's arrival — something that had never happened in Tianhai City before. Exactly how important a figure could this person be?
The other customers were equally astonished — sealing off an entire airport was unheard of!
Just who is this person?
The flight attendant checked the seat number and made her way to Ye Fusheng, casting him a languid, alluring gaze. "Esteemed Mr. Ye, we ask that you please deplane…"
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