Longzang

Chapter 147 Severe Torture
Wei Yuan had carefully considered placing the Hall of Merit on the Azure Sky. Currently, the Azure Sky and the Hall of Merit are the most important things in the entire realm; it's better to place them together, so that defense only needs to focus on one location.

Wei Yuan then discussed with Ji Liuli whether they could set up an array to protect the Hall of Merit and Qingming together.

After thinking for a moment, Ji Liuli said, "There's a formation that's perfect, but it's a bit too large. Give me my first exchange opportunity; I want to exchange it for some spiritual materials."

Wei Yuan naturally agreed.

After leaving the Hall of Merit, Wei Yuan first went to check on Sun Yu's injuries. Sun Yu was still fast asleep. He hadn't closed his eyes for the past few days and had gone through many bloody battles and escapes, even damaging his Dao foundation. He would probably sleep for at least a day and a night.

Fortunately, the effect of Jiamu Shengxuan is far stronger than that of Shengxuan power alone. Wei Yuan also concentrated all the power of the realm on Sun Yu, so the damaged sea of ​​consciousness and foundation of Dao were able to be repaired little by little. There is still a chance to repair it, so it will not affect his future path of cultivation.

With Sun Yu's condition stabilized, Wei Yuan felt relieved and then prepared to go to the prison to see how Xu Wan'er's interrogation was going.

Xu Jingfeng is just a spoiled brat, not very strong. Wei Yuan estimated that he wouldn't last long, and it would be difficult to pry all the information out of him. This was also the reason why Wei Yuan sent Xu Wan'er to interrogate him.

Xu Wan'er was originally a member of the Xu family; her father was a prefectural governor, making him an important figure in the family. Xu Jingfeng's original status was far lower than Xu Wan'er's. Therefore, Xu Wan'er was very familiar with everything about the Xu family, and if Xu Jingfeng wanted to lie, he wouldn't get away with it.

However, Wei Yuan wasn't entirely at ease with the use of torture, so he came to check on things.

Xu Wan'er was merely a daughter of an official family, lacking experience and prone to being soft-hearted. Wei Yuan initially thought Yun Feifei would be the best candidate for this task, but recruiting in Quliu Town was fraught with danger, and only a woman as cunning as Yun Feifei could handle it. If Xu Wan'er were sent, Wei Yuan feared she would never return.

When Wei Yuan arrived at the cell, he was surprised to see two cultivators guarding the door. Wei Yuan didn't recall having any guards assigned to him, which puzzled him. Upon seeing Wei Yuan, the two cultivators quickly explained that Xu Wan'er had ordered them to stand guard outside to prevent unauthorized personnel from interfering with the interrogation.

Wei Yuan nodded, telling them to continue guarding outside, and then went into the cell. The two cultivators naturally didn't dare to stop him, and quietly closed the door after Wei Yuan went inside.

To prevent prisoners from escaping, the cells were carved directly into the mountainside. Wei Yuan walked through the corridor and stopped outside a cell.

The cell door was closed, and from inside came screams: "Don't come any closer! I'll talk, I'll tell you everything!!"

"Shut up!" The shout came from Xu Wan'er.

Then came a scream, but before it was even halfway through, her mouth was gagged, followed by a series of muffled sounds.

Wei Yuan quietly pushed open the door and entered the cell.

In the cell, Xu Jingfeng was hung on the wall with his arms and legs spread out, bound in a starfish shape. His mouth was stuffed with a piece of cloth torn from his own clothes. His eyes were filled with terror, and his once handsome face was distorted beyond recognition, showing that he was terrified to the extreme.

However, Wei Yuan could tell that there was more fear than pain in his cries.

At this moment, Xu Jingfeng's lower body was covered in blood, and Xu Wan'er was squatting in front of him, holding a delicate little knife in her hand, pointing out where she was going to cut him.

Xu Jingfeng struggled desperately, but Xu Wan'er grabbed his leg, immobilizing him, and then slashed his thigh with a knife, slowly cutting upwards.

Xu Jingfeng's face was contorted in shock. He wanted to hide but dared not move, and he couldn't even scream. Suddenly, two tears streamed down his face.

Xu Wan'er's knife had only moved an inch, just a little short of a vital spot, when she suddenly sensed something, turned her head and saw Wei Yuan!
Wei Yuan remained expressionless.

Xu Wan'er jumped up like a startled rabbit, and the knife in her hand slashed across Xu Jingfeng's thigh, leaving the deepest wound to date.

"What are you doing?" Wei Yuan asked. Xu Wan'er lowered her head and said in an almost inaudible voice, "...torture."

Whether it was torture or not is another matter, but the effect was quite good; even the handsome young master was crying. Wei Yuan glanced at his blood-soaked lower body and asked, "Did you get anything out of him?"

Xu Wan'er shook her head: "Not yet."

Wei Yuan was somewhat surprised. Xu Jingfeng looked like he was about to faint, yet he still wouldn't say anything? This guy has some backbone!

However, what I heard at the door earlier seemed to be a different story; he was planning to confess.

Wei Yuan reached out and tore off the rag that was covering Xu Jingfeng's mouth, saying, "Young Master Xu, being stubborn will only cause you more physical pain. If you can't prove that you're still of any use to me, I don't need to tell you what will happen to you. I can kill Xu Guanwen, so I don't care if I kill one more Xu Jingfeng."

Xu Jingfeng was finally able to speak, and immediately said in a tearful voice, "I'll talk, I'll tell you everything! But what exactly do you want to know? Stop using torture, just ask me!"

Wei Yuan remained silent, then turned to look at Xu Wan'er.

"They just lack experience..." Xu Wan'er lowered her head, her voice barely audible.

Looking at her slender hands stained with blood, Wei Yuan endured the discomfort and scanned Xu Jingfeng's lower body with his divine sense, immediately discovering more than a dozen thin wounds.

Wei Yuan was quite troubled and didn't intend to delve into it further. He simply said, "The main thing is to ask the Xu family what price they are willing to pay for the ransom, and how they can guarantee that we can get it."

"Ok."

"Then I'm leaving." Wei Yuan turned and left, behind him Xu Jingfeng's desperate calls, and then his mouth was covered again.

This matter is also difficult for Wei Yuan to handle. Xu Wan'er and the Xu family have a deep-seated blood feud, and it's only natural for her to take revenge. Wei Yuan doesn't intend to actually exchange Xu Jingfeng for anything right now; he's just putting things out of the way for now.

Inside the cell, Xu Wan'er tightly covered Xu Jingfeng's mouth, suffocating him completely. Xu Jingfeng couldn't use his Dao power and could only struggle desperately, but that little hand grew stronger and stronger, squeezing his facial bones until they cracked.

Only after Wei Yuan's footsteps left the cell did Xu Wan'er release her grip. Looking into Xu Jingfeng's eyes, she said softly, "What did you say that day? You were going to do it to me in front of everyone, right?"

Xu Jingfeng was horrified and was about to say something when his mouth was gagged again.

The next two days passed peacefully.

Sun Yu has recovered most of his injuries. As expected of a top disciple of Xuanming Hall, he healed himself as soon as he was able to fight, and his recovery speed immediately increased several times.

But over the past two days, Wei Yuan felt increasingly depressed, as if a heavy stone was pressing on his heart, gradually making it hard for him to breathe. Ji Liuli, who was setting up an array, suddenly summoned everyone for a meeting that day.

At this moment, Ji Liuli was no longer as nonchalant as before; his face was undisguisedly ugly.

Once everyone had arrived, Ji Liuli said, "I've been feeling uneasy these past two days. We might be being watched."

(End of this chapter)