“Yao Jin, is this your arrangement?”

Guang Ming Bi Lei (City of Light) was located at the westernmost part of West Continent, along the West Sea coast.

Uto, bare-chested and wearing sunglasses, lounged in the shade of a parasol. A sea breeze blew, and he spoke with some resentment, "I've been lying on the West Coast for days now. Nothing's happening. Your so-called arrangement isn't just giving me a vacation, is it?"

"Don't worry, lie down a little longer."

The electronic eye floating beside the beach chair swiveled, and a calm, gentle voice came from within.

"Isn't a vacation good? You've worked hard at the Tribunal in East Continent for many years. Returning home in glory, you should rest for a while… This place is secluded, with no one to disturb you. Relax these days."

"That may be so…"

Uto sighed and said, "But I should be doing something, right?"

"Done."

"Done."

Before he could finish, the communication was cut off.

…

…

Yao Jin sat in a wheelchair, slowly pushing forward. No one was behind him.

The underground corridor was long and damp. After the communicator disconnected, even the last ray of light disappeared. This was the "Secret Prison" of Guang Ming Bi Lei, a place that made countless people in West Continent tremble in fear.

The existence of the Secret Prison was very similar to the Snow Cage of East Continent.

Over the years, the Church of Light had executed many criminals. Under the sincere doctrine, countless people were willing to give their lives, but some chose… to betray the Light.

Those who committed unforgivable sins, of course, had to die.

But there were still some people whose every last bit of value needed to be squeezed out before they died.

These people would be imprisoned in the Secret Prison.

Although this was Guang Ming Bi Lei, it was ironic that… there was no light in the Secret Prison.

The transcendents imprisoned here basically had no chance to see the light of day again.

"Drip… drip…"

Yao Jin walked alone in this long corridor, not looking at the mithril cages on either side.

If anyone else passed by.

At this moment, the Secret Prison would be filled with angry roars, wishing to tear the passersby into pieces.

But Yao Jin… was an exception.

Because all the criminals in this entire corridor were captured by him and personally tortured and interrogated!

If a beam of fire illuminated this place, it would be discovered that the criminals were all huddled in corners. They were accustomed to the darkness of the Secret Prison, but they still dared not look directly at the seemingly frail and dying young man.

Yao Jin's expression was calm as he passed through the long corridor. The Secret Prison was divided into different areas according to the level of the criminals.

The deeper he went, the higher the level of the prisoners.

He went all the way to the bottom level.

"Elder Yuan Yang, have you been well… Are you used to staying in the 'Secret Prison' these past few days?"

The bottom level was very dark because the cages here had several layers, and the outermost layer was even plated with black silver.

Yao Jin turned around, facing one of the cages, and said softly, "I specifically instructed them to treat you well, three meals a day, without missing any."

He tapped his finger lightly.

The outer layer of the alloy cage slowly opened, revealing a rather disheveled figure.

Yuan Yang's upper body was in tattered clothes. He no longer possessed his previous transcendent and detached temperament. His body was covered in wounds, and his white beard and hair were stained red with blood. This scene looked quite embarrassing, and even his breathing had become extremely weak.

"Yao Jin, you… You didn't say this before you imprisoned me."

Yuan Yang's voice trembled, "What crime have I committed to deserve this? If the Grand Elder knows how you treat me… do you know what the consequences will be?"

"Dark Line Number One was built by the Shrine with more than twenty years of painstaking effort."

Yao Jin said calmly, "A total of fourteen people, each of whom is placed in an important position in East Continent. At critical moments, they can all play an important role. Among this dark line, there is even a Changye Tribunal Official who successfully fell into the trap… Because of your 'willful actions,' the dark line was pulled out. If anyone else had committed this crime, they would have been beheaded immediately."

"???"

Yuan Yang's tone was full of shock, "I am the Second Elder of the Shrine! How dare you treat me like this?!"

"Sorry, this is the 'Secret Prison.'"

There was no fluctuation in Yao Jin's tone. He looked at the Second Elder, who was bound by iron chains, and said calmly, "Here, you only have one identity… and that is a criminal. Besides, you're not dead yet, are you?"

"No… That's not what you said at the beginning!"

The Second Elder suddenly lunged forward. His hands gripped the iron bars of the cage with force, and his voice was filled with anger, "I want to see Jia Wei! I want to see Jia Wei!"

Crack!

The power of the lightning-type sealed object suddenly descended.

The dark Secret Prison was briefly illuminated by a flash of light, revealing a hideous face.

"Ah…"

The Second Elder fell to the ground, disheveled, his hands emitting bursts of black smoke.

"Lord Jia Wei will not come."

Yao Jin sighed softly, "You don't seem to know that since Lord Jia Wei was granted the title [Guang Ming Bi Lei], this Secret Prison has been entirely under my control. He only needs to sit under Mount Sunset and fulfill his duty as the [Red Lake Guardian]."

"How is that possible…"

Yuan Yang murmured, "Jia Wei is the [Holy Tribunal Leader]. This mere Secret Prison…"

"Lord Jia Wei bears too much pressure. Someone always has to share the burden for him."

Yao Jin smiled gently, "Besides… there are shadows everywhere in this Guang Ming Bi Lei. Even Su Ye can become a Holy Son. It doesn't seem surprising that I'm in charge of this mere Secret Prison, does it?"

"Su Ye, yes… Su Ye!"

Yuan Yang seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw.

"I want to see Su Ye!"

He stared intently at the youth in the wheelchair.

"…"

After a long silence, Yao Jin sighed softly and said, "Lord Yuan, it seems you still don't understand the situation. You… can't see anyone now."

Yuan Yang was stunned.

Yao Jin said sincerely, "Jia Wei, Su Ye, the Grand Elder, you can't see any of them. In this place, the only person you can see is me."

"I understand…"

Before long, Yuan Yang calmed down.

He said in a hoarse voice, "You are tired of the life of a 'shadow,' so you want to have a place of your own in the Shrine, right? I can satisfy you… You let me out, and the next day I will arrange a new identity for you. You can stand in the light, you can have your own name, be seen and supported by millions of people, just like Su Ye."

"…"

Yao Jin did not speak, and the atmosphere in the Secret Prison solidified, making it suffocating.

Yuan Yang felt a little despair, "What exactly do you want? As long as you say it… I can definitely satisfy you."

Yao Jin looked at Yuan Yang with some sadness.

Finally, he waved his hand and closed the outer wall of the Secret Prison. Yuan Yang rushed forward again, but this time the lightning did not even break out of the cage. The sound of electric shocks entering the bones and screams were isolated.

Yao Jin sat in the wheelchair. He was not in a hurry to leave, but slowly came to another "cage" not far away.

He did the same thing as before.

He opened the outer wall of the cage, revealing the scene inside.

A woman was imprisoned in this Secret Prison.

The dark and damp cage should not have any light at all, but around this woman, there were twinkling fireflies. This stunning scene, on the contrary, made this place not seem like a cage, but like a holy land.

"Goddess, have you been well?"

Yao Jin nodded and bowed, saying sincerely, "It is inconvenient for Yao Jin to get up to salute. Please forgive me."

The woman in the darkness sat cross-legged.

No one would have thought that the legendary Goddess of Light would be imprisoned in the "Secret Prison."

Ever since the engagement with the Lin family was broken off, news of Meng Xizhou had rarely appeared… The last piece of news that the world knew was that Jia Wei, the Great Knight of Guang Ming Bi Lei, personally led people to Central City to bring the Goddess back to West Continent.

Since then, the Goddess had disappeared without a trace.

"Divine Scroll" things came quickly and went quickly.

It was just that over the years.

Guang Ming Bi Lei had never announced the deprivation of Meng Xizhou's "Goddess" name, which puzzled many people.

If the Light God no longer favored the Meng family, then the Divine Scroll object could be replaced.

Some people said.

The Light God was seriously ill and aging, so the Goddess of Light personally served him.

Just like the Purple Rain Legion Commander of North Continent, who was stationed in the pavilion.

The Goddess of Light had been guarding the Light God's bedside these past few years and had no time to leave, so naturally, no news would come out… This could also explain why the "Goddess" name still existed.

Because the Divine Scroll had not left.

But reality was even more magical than the rumors.

The Light God had indeed spread the news of being seriously ill and dying, but the Goddess was not serving, but was being "imprisoned."

Meng Xizhou slowly opened her eyes.

She looked at Yao Jin and said, word by word, "You are acting."

"…"

Yao Jin also looked at Meng Xizhou.

He smiled and directly admitted, "Yes."

Putting Yuan Yang into the Secret Prison was to make Yuan Yang act… The Second Elder's real task was to take advantage of this imprisonment to approach the Goddess and gain her trust.

So the scene just now was actually part of the plan.

Yao Jin's answer surprised Meng Xizhou a little.

"But… he is the only one acting."

Yao Jin sighed and asked, "Was his performance just now quite realistic? According to the original plan, Yuan Yang was trapped in the Secret Prison. Under his full force destruction, a trace of cracks appeared on the black silver wall, and he could just contact you… Years ago, Yuan Yang had kindness to the Meng family, and he also taught you, you can hate anyone in the Shrine, but you can't hate him alone."

After listening, Meng Xizhou was speechless. She looked at the Secret Prison on the other side of the black silver wall with great disappointment.

"But unfortunately, I don't have the idea of accompanying him to act…"

Yao Jin sighed softly and explained, "This is the 'Secret Prison.' The Grand Elder, Mr. Jia Wei, has absolute trust in me. Since Yuan Yang took the initiative to ask to 'atone for his sins,' then before his mission is successful, there is only one person who decides whether to let him leave the Secret Prison."

"That is me."

Yao Jin did not mean to avoid these words in the slightest.

Just as he released the conversation with Yuan Yang earlier.

Now, his conversation with the Goddess can also be heard by the neighboring cage.

However, under the reinforcement of the black silver outer wall, what Yuan Yang's reaction was… no one knew.

"Why tell me this?"

Meng Xizhou's reaction was very indifferent, "I don't care what your plans are."

"No, you care."

Yao Jin said seriously, "Miss Meng, you are a smart person. Yuan Yang's imprisonment means that the Shrine's manpower is insufficient, and they hand over many things to the 'shadow' to deal with."

"Now what I hold in my hand is no longer just this Secret Prison."

He said slowly, "You can not care about many things, but there are some things you must care about. I know what that is."

"…"

Meng Xizhou frowned beautifully.

"Over the years, I have come many times, and what I have done is the same."

Yao Jin persuaded softly, "As long as you explain the location of the remaining [Holy Books], you can leave the Secret Prison immediately. In recent years, the Meng family has fallen, and your name as a goddess has been questioned. Now that the Light God has begun to re-select the owner for the 'fire,' why bother to be obsessed with this trivial matter, stubbornly entangled?"