Chapter 67 Is he really from the Shangqing Palace?
Chapter 67 Is he really from the Shangqing Palace?
This slap, an open display of personal grudge, drew Li Yi's attention, and upon seeing him, she gritted her teeth:
"You mere Qi-condensing ant dares to hit me!"
"Oh, still being stubborn?" Wang Chengxian was about to strike again, but Chen Ren stopped him in time.
"Senior brother, don't be angry. If you get angry, he'll laugh at you."
He pulled out a pair of pliers from behind his back: "I bought these on the way here. Let's pull out one of his teeth first."
"I'm not angry? I... um? Get a tooth pulled?"
Wang Chengxian swallowed his words back, and then watched helplessly as Chen Ren pried open Li Yi's mouth.
A gentleman takes his revenge even if it takes two days!
Those who cultivate immortality have their spiritual power suppressed, making them no different from ordinary people. It's a bit more complicated for those who practice martial arts.
At this point, he could only let Chen Ren pry open his mouth.
"Will you tell or not?"
Chen Ren feigned politeness, then, while the latter's mouth remained open, he angrily retorted, "Fine, you're really stubborn. Then I won't hold back!"
Li Yi's eyes widened, and his sword-drawing value increased by 5.
But at that moment, the pliers were already in his mouth, and in one swift motion, a side tooth was pulled out!
[Ding! Sword Drawing Value +50!]
"Waaah..."
He was in so much pain that tears streamed down his face and blood trickled from his mouth, but he was stubborn and refused to utter a single word even with his mouth pinched.
"Fine, aren't you going to tell me?"
Chen Ren picked up the pliers and immediately pulled out another lower front tooth without saying a word.
[Ding: Sword drawing skill +100.]
"what……"
Tears streamed down Li Yi's face as he stared intently at Chen Ren, trying to struggle, but his spiritual power was suppressed and his physical strength was no match for the metal cage.
Wang Chengxian subconsciously took two steps back.
He turned to look at Qu Yuntian, whose face was also filled with shock.
"Young Master Wang, is this young master truly from your Shangqing Palace?"
In his mind, the Shangqing Palace was full of self-righteous guys who held morality in very high regard and would never do such a thing.
Who would have two teeth pulled without asking a single question, without even knowing the name?
"I think...right?"
Wang Chengxian was also a little uncertain, but he quickly showed a pleased expression: "Good job pulling it out!"
"You have no idea, if it weren't for our junior brother's desperate outburst yesterday, which led us to escape, we would have become the ancient gods' poop long ago."
"This guy only had two teeth pulled; he's lucky!"
"There are four now."
Qu Yuntian looked ahead, and in the time it took to say just those two sentences, Chen Ren had already pulled two more teeth with roots and nerves out of the mouth of the man in black, Li Yi.
He held the other person's mouth shut tightly, refusing to let go, and continued to interrogate them:
"I'd like to see how tough you are, whether your teeth are stronger or my pliers are stronger."
The victim's eyes widened, and then, with tears streaming down her face, she desperately tried to look at Qu Yuntian.
Let him talk? Then let go of him! Is there no law anymore?
Can't you say something to that fourth-level Qi Refining cultivator over there, instead of letting this madman run rampant?
Qu Yuntian looked away, pretending not to see.
He charges by the hour for this trip, and the longer it goes on, the more money he makes, so Chen Ren and his friends are naturally happy to play a little longer.
As for this person, what can be found out from the investigation? He's just an ordinary poor person.
Rubbish.
He naturally has a knack for judging people. Someone like him, who commits murder quietly, is definitely someone without any background.
If they need to kill someone or do something, they simply send their subordinates to do it. Even if they want to do it themselves, they need to request a group of guards.
The more Chen Ren pulled, the more unsatisfied he became.
He had saved up more than two thousand sword-drawing points before he went down the mountain, and he used them all up in one go. He was heartbroken.
However, a way to make up for it was found at this point.
On average, pulling out a tooth restores about 50 points of sword-pulling value.
This person has about twenty pills in their mouth; they should be able to recover about a thousand points.
He had no intention of letting this kid go. If he wanted him dead, then he had to be prepared for the kid to make his move.
"Junior brother... how about... how about we hold off for a bit?"
When they had picked 17 seeds, Wang Chengxian couldn't bear to watch any longer. He cautiously said:
"He looks a bit like he's about to die. Should we let him recover a bit and treat his injuries first?"
"After all, the altar this person drew was very strange; it seemed like they were trying to summon an ancient god. Maybe we can find out something from it?"
He had seen some things before he was afflicted by the Soul-Soothing Curse, and based on the conversation between the man in black, Jia Yun, and Li Yi, he guessed a lot.
Chen Ren paused slightly at this.
Li Yi, who was on the verge of death, seemed to see a glimmer of hope, but the next second, he saw Chen Ren take out a handful of ibuprofen from his pocket and stuff it into his mouth.
"Sweetie, swallow it, it won't hurt anymore, let's continue."
Li Yi: !!!
[Ding: Sword Drawing Value +199!]
Beast!
He struggled even more fiercely, but still couldn't change his fate of having all his teeth ripped out.
Actually, when he was almost finished pulling out the teeth, the sword-pulling value had stopped increasing, and the man seemed to have resigned himself to his fate. But Chen Ren saw that there was still one front tooth that was in the way, so he pulled it out as well.
He then regretfully lowered his hand: "I admit, you are indeed very capable."
The man in black gasped for breath; the beast had finally let go.
This was an opportunity. Although his spiritual power was suppressed, his physical body was being nourished, and he wouldn't die anytime soon. Ignoring the pain in his mouth, he immediately spoke:
"I'll talk, I'll talk!"
"Our Ancient God Cult plans to hold a sacrifice to the Ancient God in Yucheng. There's a certain probability we can successfully revive the Ancient God. The plan is set for this year-end!"
He spoke extremely quickly, a stark contrast to his previous near-death demeanor, as if experiencing a final burst of energy before death, and continued shouting:
"You all leave the major cities for cleansing at the end of the year, leaving the rear vulnerable. This is our opportunity! Our bishop said that during this time we must keep trying to confirm the accuracy of the rituals..."
He said a lot, and soon after he finished speaking, his head drooped and he completely fainted.
The interrogation room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Qu Yuntian was shocked. He never imagined that randomly grabbing someone could trigger such a major event as the Ancient God Cult.
The Ancient God Cult has always been a malignant tumor. The Xiaoqing Kingdom was wiped out because of them. Now, these bastards are actually reaching out to Yucheng.
Are they really not afraid of death?
"Why did you faint?"
Chen Ren stepped forward and pulled out a hammer from behind his back, saying, "It's alright, I'll smash his kneecaps first."
"My little darling, please don't make a move yet!"
Qu Yuntian quickly stopped him and said in a deep voice, "If he is not lying, then this matter is serious. I must report this to the officials in Yucheng immediately."
"He can't die yet. I estimate that the higher-ups will invite a Foundation Establishment cultivator to search his soul. For now, please don't leave the Yu City area."
Wang Chengxian: "Don't worry, I definitely won't leave."
Chen Ren: "That's a real shame."
He regretted that he could no longer grind for sword-drawing points.
[Sword Drawing Value: 1408]
He barely managed to recover half a mouthful of blood.
However, this person seemed to have become numb and resigned to his fate, as the number of sword-drawing points he accumulated decreased, and he waited until he recovered some before trying again.
"Isn't Xiaoqing Kingdom also within the territory of Yucheng?"
He asked one more question, not forgetting why he had come down the mountain in the first place.
Spend money!!!
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