Chapter 68

Lan Yan stared blankly at Tang Zheng for a moment, finally realizing that the other party would not give him a promise of survival.

He had been knocked down by a hand strike and then thrown to the ground in a daze. His muddled mind thought of only one thing: how to cooperate to survive as easily as possible.

But what if Tang Zheng had no intention of letting him live at all?

No matter what he said, how he said it, whether his attitude was good or bad, whether he cooperated or resisted, it would make no difference!

In fact, Tang Zheng's attitude toward him had never changed from the beginning—speak if you want, but if you don't, you die. It was all because his mind was muddled and he was too eager to live that he saw Tang Zheng's indifferent attitude and panicked, hurriedly spilling out most of what he knew.

Lan Yan raised his hand, wanting to rub his still aching head.

Unfortunately, his hand had no strength left.

"Ha... hahahaha..." After coming to a sudden realization, Lan Yan laughed maniacally, "I, Lan Yan, made one wrong move because of your broken dagger, and now every move is wrong, leading to an irreparable situation... What's the point of continuing to talk to you?"

"Hey," Tang Zheng laughed along with him, "You figured it out so quickly!"

Lan Yan was taken aback by his smile.

At such a time, Tang Zheng should at least give him some kind of promise, even if it was a lie, right?

But no, not a single promise of survival.

Tang Zheng's attitude remained consistently indifferent, as if those two questions had never been asked or were of no concern to him.

Lan Yan finally understood what kind of person they had provoked!

Unfortunately, it was too late.

He couldn't tell anyone what he had learned about Tang Zheng.

"Ha... hahaha..." His eyes were bloodshot as he laughed to the sky, "It doesn't matter, I will die, but you won't live long either! With the Young Master's character, he will definitely not let you off. You will all die, the entire Tang Family Fortress will die, and the Young Master will make sure that the entire Wulong Town's northern suburbs... not a single chicken or dog will be left alive!"

"What did you say!" A Zhi rushed forward and grabbed Lan Yan by the collar.

"Oh my," Tang Zheng squinted and smiled, "Kid, why are you so angry? If you want to get information from someone, you must be polite! Come, let's bury him in the ground first, leaving only his head out..."

"What for?" A Zhi asked, pouting.

"Once he's buried, we can make a cross-shaped cut on his scalp, and then pour some liquid silver into it. Can you guess what will happen?" Tang Zheng asked.

A Zhi shook his head, his face full of curiosity.

Tang Zheng continued, "The liquid silver will seep into his skin, tearing the muscles and skin apart. He will struggle and wriggle in pain and itching, though such struggles are futile. The pain and itching will be so intense that he will want to tear his soul apart, and he won't be able to stop for a moment..."

Lan Yan's face had already lost all color.

Tang Zheng continued, "As he wriggles, he will use his last bit of strength to leap up with all his might, and with a 'swoosh,' his entire body will pop out of the hole in his head, smooth and bare!"

"Wow!" A Zhi exclaimed.

"Only the flesh, though," Tang Zheng smiled, tapping A Zhi's nose, "His entire skin will remain in the ground, and his body, stripped of its skin, will be covered in fresh, gushing blood, curling on the ground, wailing until death..."

Lan Yan vomited a large mouthful of filth, "Stop, stop talking!"

He didn't even know he still had the strength to vomit.

Tang Zheng smiled and turned back, "Alright, then you talk?"

"Me?" Lan Yan's hands and face were bloody, his eyes flashing with mixed emotions, and then he burst into a maniacal laugh, "Hahahaha... I'll talk! I'll tell you everything! Don't you want to know what the Young Master will do to you? Hahahaha, I'll tell you, he will cut your flesh into pieces and feed it to the dogs!"

A Zhi's face darkened immediately.

Was this guy already driven mad by Tang Zheng?

"Wait, 'cut into pieces' would be more appropriate," Tang Zheng corrected.

"Why is your focus always wrong!" A Zhi shouted.

Lan Yan continued, "What else do you want to know? Oh, what does the Young Master plan to do to the Tang Family Fortress? Hahahaha, of course, all the men will be killed, and all the women will be taken! I... I can't see the Young Master tormenting that girl with the fire thorn tattoo... cough, what a... pity! Oh, I remember there were also two guest sisters, the elder sister cold as ice, the younger sister innocent and carefree. The Young Master said he would give them to me, to do as I please..."

A Zhi's fingers clenched, his teeth grinding together.

After moving into the Tang Family Fortress, Tang Xiaotang treated him like a younger brother, personally arranging his food, clothing, and living conditions!

And the Meng sisters meant a lot to him. He and Xiao Lingdang spent their days together without any killing or competition, and even when he was occasionally bullied, it seemed harmless...

Xiao Lingdang was his first true friend in life!

Swish!

A Zhi swung his sword.

Although he knew this person was Tang Zheng's interrogation subject and that his words were meant to provoke them into a quick death, he still swung his sword.

Tang Zheng didn't stop him, just shrugged, "That was a beautiful strike, a one-hit kill, perfect for silencing someone."

A Zhi knew he had done wrong by killing Tang Zheng's interrogation subject, but he wasn't about to admit it easily, "That's because it's me who swung the sword!"

When Lan Yan saw A Zhi's sword, his face visibly relaxed. He didn't want to fall into Tang Zheng's hands and be subjected to the liquid silver treatment...

So, A Zhi's sword actually gave him a way out.

"What are you feeling guilty about?" Tang Zheng smiled and slowly approached the body, touching it.

"I... what's there to feel guilty about," A Zhi huffed, turning away from Tang Zheng.

"Did you know that when you do something wrong, you should say something?" Tang Zheng found a few account books, a shopping list, and a 100 taels of purple gold banknote on Lan Yan.

"Sorry?" A Zhi's voice was as soft as a mosquito's.

"No, no, no," Tang Zheng taught him, "You can say: 'Oh, well, I'm still a kid!'"

A Zhi's face turned red with embarrassment, "Go away! I don't want to!" After a moment, he asked, "That liquid silver... is it really..."

"Ha, you don't really believe it, do you?" Tang Zheng laughed, finishing his examination of the body, "Let's go, let's go, back to the inn!"

...

On the way back to Wulong Town, A Zhi realized that Tang Zheng's last two questions were indeed indifferent to whether Lan Yan answered them or not.

"Blue Shaoye isn't an idiot," Tang Zheng returned to the inn on East Street, smiling, "No matter how he planned to hunt me down or wipe out the Tang Family Fortress, once he discovers that his confidant is dead in the outskirts, all his plans must be scrapped!"

"So, even if we got the information from his confidant, it would be useless!" A Zhi finally understood.

Incorrect information was not only meaningless but could also have adverse effects.

On the contrary, the attitude of Blue Shaoye that Lan Yan revealed before his death was the most important information!

"Blue Shaoye is a two-star, and he has a three-star martial artist with a GPS-like star talent," Tang Zheng smiled, "This is not going to be easy."

Tang Zheng now clearly understood that the young master of the Hidden Blue Manor, Blue Shaoye, had a heart set on killing him.

And Blue Shaoye's appetite for the Tang Family Fortress was also quite large.

He really couldn't waste his precious time on making money anymore!

Making more money would definitely lead to chopping off his hands!

A Zhi followed him into his room, jumping onto the bed and kicking his feet, "Speaking of which, did you really burn that paper-and-gold-drunken flower field of the Hidden Blue Manor?"

"Really," Tang Zheng looked up at him, not asking him to leave.

"But how could someone as tasteless as you think of doing something so... so..." A Zhi gestured with his fingers, not knowing how to describe it.

"Something so cool, right?" Tang Zheng asked.

"Uh, what is... cool?"

Tang Zheng dipped his finger in some water and casually wrote the letters "cool" on the table.

A Zhi leaned over the table, looking for a long time, "What kind of weird symbol is this?"

"A kind of secret code," Tang Zheng casually made up a high-sounding explanation.

"Can you teach me?" A Zhi felt that this annoying teacher had a lot to learn from.

"Sure, after I deal with that guy... oh, Blue Shaoye. I'll teach you slowly." Tang Zheng's English was only at a children's level, so teaching it all to A Zhi wouldn't take much time.

Seeing how easygoing Tang Zheng was, A Zhi couldn't help but add, "You don't know what paper-and-gold-drunken is, do you?"

Tang Zheng looked at him, "Do you?"

A Zhi's face showed a hint of pride, "Of course, I've studied it. So I also know that a paper-and-gold-drunken flower field involves more than just the Hidden Blue Manor, and more than one or two sects... What do you think? Afraid of such a big deal? As long as you join the Shadow Power List, I'll protect you!"

Tang Zheng sprayed his tea, "You... protect me?"

"Yes!" A Zhi nodded.

"Tell me, who taught you that?"

"Uh... Xiao Lingdang." A Zhi answered.

"Damn, the lolicon route has gone off track..." Tang Zheng rolled his eyes.

So, he left A Zhi alone in the room and went out.

A Zhi stood in the empty room, stunned for a long time...

"What lolicon? What route?" A Zhi blinked, then suddenly realized the key point, "No, the Shadow List... you didn't answer me, aaaaaa..."

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