Chapter 611: Beating Up Madam Lu

If they had known it would come to this, why did they ever bother starting?

This thought applied not only to Zhou Xiuer, the foolishly whimsical fool, but also to her pair of greedily inclined parents.

It wasn't until Zhou Xuennian and Madam Lu were thrown into the dungeon that they realized everything was not a dream; they were indeed trapped in this dark, sunless hell.

"Let me out, let me out, I'm innocent, innocent!" Madam Lu, clutching the iron bars of the prison, had been shouting until her voice was hoarse, not having taken a sip of water since her incarceration.

"Yell all you want, keep it up, and you'll be punished!" A menacing Yamen Runner strode over with a murderous aura, knocking on the bars with the hilt of his sword, producing an ear-piercing clang.

At the mention of punishment, a flicker of terror crossed Madam Lu's eyes. She instinctively stepped back only to rush forward again, pleading, "Brother officer, we are wronged, please let us out."