Chapter 27

The same words were repeated twice; the first time was a lie, what about the second time?

Regardless of whether others believed it or not, Zhongxiu didn’t believe it, so he was knocked down. He was very easily ambushed and had his spine broken by the ghost-like Yuxiang woman. Perhaps it was also to make an example of him, as Yuxiang woman’s attack was very heavy and cruel.

Looking at Zhongxiu, who was lying on the ground, groaning in pain and unable to move, Yuxiang woman clapped her hands and said, "I have also prepared everything for you; it’s over there. You handle the rest, don’t forget our agreement!"

Wu Fan shook his already normal arms, tore off a piece of his shirt to bandage the tiger’s mouth on his hand, and grinned. He didn’t even look at Yuxiang woman; his attention was solely on Zhongxiu!

Slowly, he retrieved the fine steel saber from the tree trunk three zhang away, Wu Fan pondered, picked up Zhongxiu’s saber, and raised his eyebrows with an evil smile.

"Beast... Beast! Ah ah ah!"

Zhongxiu was very tough, even with his spine broken, the pain made him howl, unable to stand up. Facing Wu Fan, who harbored ill intentions towards him, he still cursed incessantly.

"Ugh~~~"

Wu Fan roughly stuffed a handful of grass into Zhongxiu’s mouth, scratched his ear, and sighed deeply, as if to say—much clearer now.

He looked up at the moon, then lowered his head and said with a smile, "Commander, I think the feng shui here is good, very suitable for your grave! Don’t you think? Hahaha!" Laughing, he shook his head and suddenly kicked Zhongxiu fiercely, shouting with each kick, "Never! Has! Anyone! Dared! To! Be! So! Rude! Rude! Rude!"

"Phew—!"

Taking a deep breath, Wu Fan retracted his leg, wiped his forehead and somewhat disheveled hair. The few kicks just now made him feel very tired.

He reached out to remove the grass from Zhongxiu’s mouth and said seriously, "Commander, can you be a bit more polite when you speak?"

"Your ancestors... Ugh ugh..."

He stuffed Zhongxiu’s mouth again.

"Looks like you need some lessons!" Wu Fan took out the fourteen-form saber case from behind and said slowly, "Today, I will definitely teach you what it means to speak like a human and to be polite! My mother often says: the most important thing in life is to have manners!"

Inside the fourteen-form saber case were large knives, daggers, and small knives, sharp points, and steel needles used for torture. Wu Fan laid them out one by one, the moonlight washing over them, casting a cold, clear glow.

"Ugh~~~ Hmm~~~"

Zhongxiu struggled fiercely in fear, like a boneless snake trying to wriggle away. In the end, he was quickly tied to a tree by Wu Fan.

Excitedly, Wu Fan looked at the fine needle in his hand, wiping it carefully again and again. His pale face looked even more sickly and terrifying at this moment!

"Commonly said, 'ten fingers are connected to the heart, each one hurts,' I don’t know if this is true, but I want to see it for myself today!" Wu Fan smiled and grabbed Zhongxiu’s hand, saying, "Commander, do you mind?"

"Zzz!"

A grating sound echoed, the sound of the steel needle scraping against the fingernail!

"Ugh ugh ugh...!!!"

Zhongxiu, with his mouth stuffed with grass, could only emit muffled, painful screams. His forehead and entire body were drenched in sweat from the pain!

He clapped his hands, looked at the steel needle stuck in Zhongxiu’s fingernail, and removed the grass from his mouth, saying, "Now, Commander, do you understand the importance of politeness?"

"Your mother... Ugh ugh..."

He stuffed Zhongxiu’s mouth again, then took out four more needles and nailed them all into the fingernail gaps of Zhongxiu’s left hand.

"Huh huh...!"

Zhongxiu’s struggles and screams became weaker, leaving only heavy, labored breathing.

After a while, Wu Fan removed all the steel needles from Zhongxiu’s fingernail gaps, stared into Zhongxiu’s eyes, and said sincerely, "Commander! Politeness! Is very important! Right? Right?"

"Umm ugh ugh..."

At this moment, Zhongxiu, with tears streaming down his face, nodded, already broken. Just now, he felt as if he had seen hell!!!

"Slap slap!"

He patted Zhongxiu’s cheeks and smiled frivolously, "That’s right! Politeness is really important! If you don’t submit, I might have to treat you in a way that is even more... even more inhuman! For example... cutting off your lower body piece by piece with a sharp knife, then roasting it and making you eat it, this is called the famous dish 'Grilled Money Meat.' Or breaking your teeth and using a steel needle to pick your tooth nerves? I guess you don’t understand this, but in short..."

Changing his tone, Wu Fan narrowed his eyes and said menacingly, "I ask, you answer. Say one extra word, and I’ll make you experience what it’s like to be worse than dead!"

"Umm ugh ugh~~~"

Zhongxiu was really scared, terrified to death, and hurriedly nodded. When Wu Fan removed the grass from his mouth, he didn’t even dare to beg for mercy!

Wu Fan looked up at the moon and said, "Did you receive an order from Wu Yuanhao to make sure I don’t see tomorrow’s sun?"

Zhongxiu was stunned, and after a long while, he shook his head, "Absolutely not, the commander just asked me to find a suitable opportunity..." Seeing Wu Fan’s face change and about to stuff his mouth again, Zhongxiu was scared to tears, "Really! Really! The commander never said to get rid of you today! Every word I say is true... Please don’t torture me anymore, give me a quick death!"

By now, Zhongxiu no longer hoped to survive; he only wished for a quick and painless death.

Wu Fan, however, fell into deep thought because of Zhongxiu’s words... [If Wu Yuanhao didn’t give such an order, what’s the deal with that letter? Is there someone else who wants my life? Zhongxiu is already scared, he wouldn’t lie! What’s going on?]

With a gloomy expression, he thought for a long time before asking, "It’s said that a big figure returned from Chang’an recently. Have you heard anything from Wu Yuanhao?"

Zhongxiu nodded and then shook his head, his voice distorted and comical, "I heard the commander say it when he was drunk, but he himself didn’t know much. He only knew that a eunuch came, but the reason, who, and what he came for... I don’t know, he didn’t know either! Really! Every word I say is true!"

Wu Fan asked everything he could think of, everything Zhongxiu knew, and got all the answers in a short moment.

Finally—

He sighed and looked at Zhongxiu, "I think... I might have misunderstood something, sigh! Things have come to this point, and there’s no turning back. I can only ask the Commander to take the road, I’m truly sorry!"

Zhongxiu’s eyes widened instantly, "What? Misunderstood... You... Your ancestors..."

"Swish!"

The blade flashed, and Zhongxiu’s head rolled on the ground, his wide-open eyes representing how unjust his death was!

He clicked his tongue, wiped the blood off the blade, and then put Zhongxiu’s official clothes, boots, and saber, which shouldn’t be discarded, into the fourteen-form saber case, preparing to destroy them at home. Wu Fan left.

As for Zhongxiu’s body... Wu Fan didn’t need to worry at all. When he was interrogating Zhongxiu, hungry wild dogs had already appeared nearby. In the mountains and forests, there were never a lack of carnivores.

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