Descending the stone steps, the light quickly faded into gloom. Only a few candles mounted on the walls flickered, though they provided just enough illumination to see the area below.
The air was damp and bone-chilling, permeated by a foul, rotting stench, as if something had long since soured. To Lin Ce’s surprise, the space below contained over a dozen prison-like cells.
Each cell was fronted by an iron door with a small square hatch, clearly intended for passing in meals. What surprised him even more was that as he was being escorted through, those square hatches suddenly slid open from the inside, revealing face after face.
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