"So you mean there are many planes to choose from, both custom and random. But the remaining energy of this transmigration gate is only enough to build one stable free transmigration channel. Without knowing how to recharge it, I have to choose a useful plane.
But what kind of plane should I choose?"
Although Ding Yun quickly understood the specific function and limitations of this transmigration gate, she was still troubled, not knowing which choice would benefit her more.
If she were escaping alone, she could achieve her goal by simply picking any plane where survival was possible.
But if she wanted to save her surviving family members.
Since the transmigration gate between two worlds could not pass through other intelligent beings, she had to choose the transmigration plane carefully so that she could possess the ability to save people.
However, before she could ponder it carefully, Ding Yun felt someone sniffing her and shouting loudly:
"Brother Chen, this one is still breathing!"
"If there's breath, move aside quickly. Let Old Zhang see if he can treat it. Damn it, if I find out who leaked that they were being sent to the brothel, I'll kill him. They're just causing us trouble.
The rest of you, hurry up and check. Anyone alive, send them to Old Zhang immediately. Also, tie up the others. Make sure they don't try to die again. If too many die, we'll all be punished!"
The sentence was to be sent to the brothel. If too many people died before being sent, the punishment would definitely not befall the dead, but rather those guards responsible for management, and even the person in charge.
Under normal circumstances, when an order to be sent to the brothel was issued, they would definitely make preparations in advance.
To prevent these official women from committing suicide.
After all, for many official women, they would rather die than go to the brothel. Some younger ones, even if they didn't want to die themselves, or didn't understand the brothel and didn't want to die, their mothers or grandmothers would find ways to have them killed.
To avoid them being insulted later.
And becoming official courtesans.
So, generally, once such an imperial decree was issued, the guards on the female prisoner side would have to be extremely careful, closely watching the prisoners inside, and if necessary, even resorting to measures to separate them, tie them up, and prevent them from committing suicide or harming others, until the people from the brothel came to take them away.
But this time, there was no imperial decree from above.
The women in the female prison somehow heard some news and began to commit suicide, or harm their daughters and granddaughters.
This caught them off guard.
By the time they discovered this situation and rushed to control it, quite a few female prisoners in the prison had already died. The situation was extremely tragic. Fortunately, at this time, there was no clear requirement from above to send these people to the brothel, and the personnel had not been completely finalized, so the person in charge could control his emotions and quickly begin to stabilize the order.
After all, as long as the decree was not issued, their deaths could be explained away, and it would be fine to say they died of illness. Although there would still be punishment.
It was better than these people resisting the imperial decree by committing suicide, and him not being able to manage the situation.
After a considerable amount of fussing, the responsible guards finally managed to separate the dead from the living, control and guard all the living, and await the diagnosis results of the summoned doctor, Old Zhang.
At this point, the responsible guards felt slightly more at ease.
And began to chat with each other.
"As the saying goes, it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good one. Why do they insist on seeking death? I say they should be content. At least they still have their lives. Unlike those men, anyone over fourteen will be beheaded directly.
Those under fourteen will be exiled to the frontier.
It's estimated that not many of them will survive...
They can not only survive, but also stay in the capital. What are they not content with? Really!"
"Oh, they are different from us. For them, chastity is more important than life.
They want to preserve their chastity for the world..."
"Hey, I just took a look. Some of the women in the female prison died very resolutely, while others didn't commit suicide at all. Why is that?"
"What's the reason? Some think chastity is more important than life, while others think life is more important!"
"No, you don't understand. Let me tell you, those who committed suicide resolutely were basically from families with no male heirs under fourteen years old.
Think about it, if a family has no male heirs under fourteen, it means all male heirs will be beheaded, completely cutting off the lineage. With no descendants to carry on, there's no hope. It's better to preserve chastity for the world and let people know they upheld virtue, right?
The remaining ones who didn't commit suicide are probably mostly from families with male heirs under fourteen. Although they still need to be exiled, at least there's some hope, and the possibility of passing on the family lineage. If they commit suicide, it would be resisting the imperial decree and breaking the law. According to the current laws, resisting the law is a one-grade heavier punishment. Once the punishment is one grade heavier, even the lives of male heirs under fourteen would not be protected, so they wouldn't dare to commit suicide.
"Oh, so that's how it is..."
"Then they are too pitiful..."
"Heh, pitiful. The life they enjoyed in their living years is something you won't enjoy in this life, or even the next. It's like a beggar pitying a rich merchant who died early. Wake up..."
At this moment, Ding Yun immediately had a new idea: should she pretend to be dead and possibly escape the heavenly prison smoothly?
Besides, there was no requirement for cremation at this time.
It was not a problem to leave as a complete body. The only problem was where they would take the body.
If it was directly thrown into a mass grave, it would be fine.
But if it was directly buried, it would be troublesome.
Ding Yun was not sure if she wanted to take the gamble.
After much deliberation, Ding Yun still felt that it was better to leave the heavenly prison temporarily before she could do other things, or even rescue her relatives. Because after the widespread suicide incident, the surveillance in the female prison would definitely be strengthened, and there might even be guards watching her at all times, making it inconvenient for her to do certain things.
It was even more inconvenient for her to use her golden finger.
Instead of waiting for an opportunity here, it was better to take a gamble and pretend to be dead. If she was lucky enough to be thrown into a mass grave or her body disposed of, she could escape smoothly. Even if she was unlucky and encountered a kind person who buried her.
She could also use her golden finger to leave.
At most, returning later would be a bit troublesome. She was not sure if this transmigration gate was fixed or mobile, or if she would still be in the coffin when she returned.
But no matter what, she would definitely not die. She wouldn't be suffocated to death by being buried alive.
So it was still worth taking a gamble.