Chapter 828_1

Shangguan Xuanyi looked around the cell. It was small, divided into four partitions, two of which were empty. Only the one directly opposite had an occupant inside.

The cell smelt of sour decay, the unpleasant smell amplified by the stagnant, summer air. Shangguan Xuanyi frowned slightly, regretting not letting Xiao'er leave with Yang Mei earlier. He hadn't expected the cell to stink so much!

He had been in the heavenly prison of the Imperial City before, but it had never smelt this bad!

Shangguan Xuanyi pulled Xiao'er into his arms, cradling her head against his chest, cocooning her with his own scent, "It's too foul, don't breathe in."

Xiao'er lifted her head from his chest, "The cell doesn't stink! Where does it stink! I have been inside one before, I'm not scared!"

"Had I known, I would've come in alone and not let you inside." But he just couldn't stand having her out of his sight.

Upon hearing these words, the man lying in the cell opposite them paused, then sat up.