Chapter 121 Interrogation
After Huo Liuli left, Wan Juxin and Wan Lei slowly flew back the way they had come.
Wan Juxin saw the headless corpse of Huang Lading, and conveniently collected Huang Lading's head. He could take it back and count it as Wan Lei's war功.
"Not bad, kid. You were actually able to kill Huang Lading in a quarter of an hour on your own, and you could fight Huo Liuli for so long and not die.
And judging by your appearance, it doesn't seem like you suffered too much. On the contrary, you forced Huo Liuli into a rather embarrassing state."
"It was just a fluke. I just had a few more tricks up my sleeve. If we really continued fighting, I would definitely have died at Huo Liuli's hands if you hadn't come."
"Well, you have a good attitude. You're proud but not arrogant, you know when to advance and retreat, you don't act rashly, and you knew to ask me for help immediately. That's very good.
Many young prodigies are impetuous and think they are invincible, always wanting to challenge those above their level, showing off on their own, eager to kill a Du Jie (Tribulation Transcendence) expert to make a name for themselves.
But in the end, those people all died young.
Unlike you, you have strength far beyond all the prodigies, but you are very clear about your position. That's rare, and quite reminiscent of the Lei Di (Thunder Emperor) back in the day.
This is both good and bad. When you're young, you should make a name for yourself. It's a pity that no outsiders saw this battle, otherwise you would definitely become famous in the Central Domain."
"Elder, if you praise me any more, I won't even know my own name."
Wan Lei said with a wry smile.
"Your name is Wan, the Wan of 'establishing a name for yourself' (扬名立万)!"
"..."
"Alright, we're here. Let's see how things are going on their end."
At this time, they had already arrived at the Huang family's city.
Wan Lei originally thought that after the first massacre, these people would definitely lose control and start slaughtering and looting again. But to his surprise, only the Huang family's mansion was completely wiped out, and the rest of the city was untouched.
It seemed that Wan Juxin had ordered them not to massacre the city, otherwise, with Qu Qingyan's good-for-nothing character, she probably would have done it again.
"Did you find the Wan Hun Si Ye Dan (Ten Thousand Souls Death Night Pill)?"
Qu Qingyan flew over, and Wan Lei couldn't help but ask.
"How could it be that fast? You've only been gone for less than an hour. We just wiped out the Huang family and haven't had time to look yet.
The Huang family probably learned from the Feng family's experience and transferred the pills in advance. It's going to be very difficult to find them now."
"The Huang family is all dead?"
"Yes."
"Idiot!"
Lei Shao's (Young Master Lei) evaluation of Qu Qingyan remained consistent.
"You... what did I do now?!"
"Couldn't you have captured a few direct descendants of the Huang family alive? Wouldn't it have been easier to force them to reveal the whereabouts of the pills? Why were you in such a hurry to kill them all?
Even after finding the pills, you could have forced them to reveal if they had any other hidden accomplices. These are all extremely important things."
Lei Shao spoke without any mercy, causing Qu Qingyan's face to turn pale, but she couldn't refute him.
"How about this,"
Wan Juxin said,
"The other two Yuanshen (Core Formation) elders of the Huang family haven't been killed yet, but they've already been caught up with. I'll help them capture them quickly, bring them back alive, and force them to talk."
"Okay, good."
Wan Juxin left, and Wan Lei looked at Qu Qingyan,
"Quickly send messages to the other armies, telling them to leave people alive and force them to reveal the whereabouts of the pills. Also, don't go on a killing spree. Capture important figures alive if you can, torture them severely, and slowly torment them to force them to reveal their accomplices!"
"Okay, I understand."
Qu Qingyan snorted and took out a jade slip to send messages to the other commanders.
With Wan Juxin's help, capturing two Yuanshen cultivators was easy. In less than a quarter of an hour, he returned, carrying one in each hand.
Judging by the bloody appearance of their abdomens, their cultivations had been crippled.
"Here, I've brought the people. Ask away."
Wan Juxin threw the two people onto the Huang family's ruins like dead dogs, and then walked to the side.
Wan Lei walked up to one of them, smiled, and pointed to the other,
"You have two choices now. First, tell me where you hid the pills. Second, I'll kill you and then ask him."
"Give up. I won't say anything."
Although the man's cultivation had been crippled, he was very stubborn.
"Easy, easy."
Lei Shao was not angry at all, and smiled at the other person,
"In short, one of you has to die, and the other can spend the rest of his life in the Yin Yang Sect's prison. However, we will also appropriately satisfy some of your conditions.
Now, do you choose to let him die so you can live? Or do you choose to let him live and you die?"
"I..."
The cultivator was clearly younger, and he looked at his elder with some fear.
"Shut up. If you dare to say anything, you're not worthy of being a member of the Huang family. I won't let you go even as a ghost."
"I won't say anything, I won't say anything."
The young cultivator was obviously frightened and shook his head repeatedly.
"Okay, since you've made your choice, it'll be easy for me to handle."
Wan Lei grabbed the young cultivator's hair and walked to the side, taking out Lei Shen Zhi Chui (Thor's Hammer).
"What are you going to do? What are you going to do!"
The young cultivator shouted in horror, desperately grabbing Wan Lei's hand, trying to break free.
"What am I going to do? Didn't you make your choice? I won't waste any time. After killing you, I'll go interrogate the other one."
Wan Lei's tone was relaxed. He threw the cultivator onto a high ground and stepped on his chest.
He didn't ask any nonsense questions like, "I'll give you one last chance, are you going to talk or not?"
Instead, he directly raised the Lei Shen Zhi Chui, which crackled with lightning.
At this time, he couldn't show even the slightest hint of softheartedness or let the other party see any hesitation. He had to act like he was really going to kill him. Only in this way could he break down his defenses and shatter his illusions.
Once his defenses were broken and an opening was created, things would be much easier.
As for torture?
Heh,
That's for children.
Interrogation is psychological warfare. It's an art.
There wasn't a trace of pity in Wan Lei's eyes, and he looked a little impatient, as if he wanted to kill this one quickly and go interrogate the other one.
The hammer in his hand fell heavily towards the person under his feet, and the cultivator's pupils dilated instantly, his eyes filled with fear.
Was he going to die?
"Wan Lei, stop!"
From a distance, Qu Qingyan's loud shout came.
Wan Lei's hammer stopped an inch away from the cultivator.
Huff...
Was he saved?
Did he not have to die?
The young cultivator breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the other party didn't want to kill him after all.
It was good to be alive.
"What's wrong?"
"Elder Juxin went to a lot of trouble to capture him alive, and you're just going to kill him like that?"
"So what if I kill him? Isn't there another one over there? Stop interrupting me, it's annoying."
Wan Lei cursed angrily, and the hammer in his hand fell again.
At this moment, the hope that the young cultivator had just rekindled was shattered again.