Chapter 649 - 646: Special Treatment

The Supervision Mansion, a place in the Divine Capital that made people's faces pale at the mere mention of it.

Its architectural style was similar to that of the Divine Palace, but the atmosphere permeating it was completely different. If the Divine Palace gave one a sense of majestic sanctity, then the Supervision Mansion was shrouded everywhere in a suppressive, chilling aura.

After Ce Tian led Qin Ya into the Supervision Mansion, they headed toward a palace hall.

On the way...

"Qin Tianjue, the Supervision Mansion holds countless prisoners and is equipped with all sorts of tortures. However, that's not particularly important for you."

"The Divine Lord's intention is for you to stay here temporarily to avoid a direct conflict with Marquis Lieyan. You will absolutely not be wronged in any way here. Furthermore, we will prepare all the resources you require," Ce Tian said.

At this point, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion internally.

In all his long life, he had never seen anyone receive such favor from the Divine Lord.

'This Qin Tianjue truly is no ordinary person.'

"Mm, then please thank the Divine Lord for me."

"Of course."

The two arrived at the review palace within the Supervision Mansion. Before long, a white-bearded old man slowly walked over. After hearing what had happened, he glanced at Qin Ya with some surprise and said, "Goodness me, something like this actually happened?"

The white-bearded old man looked Qin Ya up and down. "Just a mere King, yet you've gained the Divine Lord's high regard. And you even managed to kill Yann Xiao? With that kind of combat power, you're still just a mere King?"

Ce Tian said nonchalantly to Qin Ya, "This man is the Vice Mansion Master of the Supervision Mansion."

"I greet you, Vice Mansion Master."

"Mm, good." The Vice Mansion Master nodded, then said, "Although this was a special instruction from the Divine Lord, we still have to go through the proper procedures."

After speaking, he took out a thin ledger and a brush pen.

SWISH SWISH SWISH...

He waved his hand, writing a few lines in the ledger, and said, "Qin Ya. Entered the mansion on the third day of the ninth month, year 4018 of the Divine Country Calendar. To be held in... Jia Prison, Cell One."

He put away the ledger and said, "Alright, let's go."

Qin Ya followed the Vice Mansion Master into a long corridor.

On both sides of this long corridor were stone cells, one after another, each holding a prisoner. Some were fierce-looking, some were bewitchingly beautiful, and some were unremarkable, but they all had one thing in common: their Cultivation was at least at the Era-Defining level!

"Some of these people killed nobles or offended a Celestial Nobility."

"Some committed plunder, some took human lives to cultivate Evil Skills, and some even seduced the concubine of a Celestial Marquis. The list of crimes is endless."

"Moreover, each of them has extraordinary Cultivation, at least at the Era-Defining level. Some were even previously ranked on the Celestial List. But once they enter this Supervision Mansion, no amount of Cultivation can help them. They've all been drugged, and we can take their lives at any moment."

...

The arrival of Qin Ya and the Vice Mansion Master immediately attracted the attention of many people.

When they saw Qin Ya, they all revealed puzzled expressions.

"A King? Isn't that Cultivation a bit too weak?"

"Exactly. And so young, too. I wonder what he did."

"Heh, so handsome. Could it be... hehe."

"Impressive, truly impressive. I've been in this Jia Prison for nearly two Armors of time, and I've never seen a prisoner personally escorted by the Vice Mansion Master."

"Not only that, but their words and actions make them seem like old friends chatting. How do they look like a master and a prisoner at all? Dammit, I must be seeing things."

The many prisoners discussed amongst themselves, utterly amazed.

At this moment, a few Prison Guards hurried over. Not daring to be slow, they bowed respectfully to the Vice Mansion Master and said, "We subordinates greet the Vice Mansion Master."

The Vice Mansion Master nodded and pointed at Qin Ya. "This is the new prisoner, Qin Ya. Remember, you must give him a warm reception. There can be no negligence."

The Prison Guards chuckled sinisterly. "Please rest assured, Vice Mansion Master. We absolutely will not be negligent. Men, bring out the things we've prepared for Brother Qin."

Seeing this, the surrounding prisoners also let out malicious laughs.

"Looks like we were overthinking it. He really is a prisoner."

"I thought he had some great status, but it turns out he's just like us."

One of the Prison Guards brought over a square box. He opened it to reveal a thumb-sized, ink-black Elixir, wreathed in wisps of black energy.

This was the Elixir the Supervision Mansion used to control its prisoners!

"Hehe, come on, Brother Qin, take it."

Seeing this, Qin Ya's expression turned cold.

The Vice Mansion Master, who was at the side, saw this and froze for a moment. Then, he flew into a rage, rushing forward and knocking the Elixir away. "What do you think you're doing?!" he roared.

The Prison Guards immediately fell to their knees, feeling incredibly wronged.

"Vice Mansion Master, didn't you tell us to give Brother Qin a warm reception?"

Upon hearing this, the Vice Mansion Master realized they had misunderstood his meaning.

In the Supervision Mansion, "reception" for a prisoner was equivalent to torture.

It was only natural for these Prison Guards to have such a misunderstanding.

His expression turned serious. "Let me say it again. I want you to give Qin Ya a warm reception. A *warm* reception, not the 'reception' you're thinking of."

Everyone was completely confused. 'That 'reception'?'

'Could it be that he thinks our methods are too gentle?'

One of the Prison Guards said, "Vice Mansion Master, besides the Elixir, we've also prepared all sorts of things, like the Blade Prison Fire Sea, the Snake Cave Arena..."

The Vice Mansion Master's face darkened, and he roared, "You... You've done enough!"

'Heavens... '

'This is someone the Divine Lord personally ordered to be treated well.'

'If he suffers this kind of treatment on my watch, I'll be skinned alive!' For a moment, he gnashed his teeth in anger at the Prison Guards.

Next, the Vice Mansion Master spent a great deal of time finally explaining to the Prison Guards that this "reception" was not *that* "reception," before leaving with a sense of unease.

'Those Prison Guards... they should have understood my meaning by now, right?'

"Holy crap, this guy is really something else."

"From what the Vice Mansion Master just said, this kid is a prisoner in name, but his life here will be more lavish than that of some young masters from the great Noble Families. Isn't that a bit too good?"

"Qin Ya, Qin Ya... Why have I never heard this name before?"

"Hmph, regardless, if this kid dares to do anything out of line just because he has connections, he shouldn't think I'll let him off."

"That's right. Back in the day, I even dared to kill the son of a Celestial Nobility. A mere King had better not provoke me, or I'll make him understand the meaning of suffering."

...

Watching the departing Vice Mansion Master, the Prison Guards all let out a sigh of relief.

The Vice Mansion Master had said a lot, and they had heard a lot, but in the end, they summarized it all into one fact: even the Mansion Master had to treat this Qin Ya with caution.

"Young Master Qin, come, come, I'll take you to your cell."

"Young Master Qin, are you tired? Would you like a drink of water?"

"Please wait a moment, sir. Your cell will be tidied up shortly."

"Hey, hey, what are you prisoners looking at? Is Young Master Qin someone you're allowed to look at? Turn around! Honestly, you have no sense of propriety."