However, unexpectedly, Zhou Yan discovered them.
Seeing his appearance, Zhou Yan rejoiced inwardly.
"Since you refuse to cooperate, then I won't be polite!" Zhou Yan said coldly.
"Bang!"
He stomped his foot violently on the chest of the man in black, and the man's chest bones instantly shattered.
"Pfft!"
He spat out a large mouthful of blood, and his entire body was lifted by the terrifying shockwave. Like a kite with a broken string, he was violently thrown out, slamming heavily into the corner of the wall.
"You..."
The man in black struggled to lift his head and looked at Zhou Yan, his face filled with disbelief.
The scene had happened in the blink of an eye, so fast that he couldn't react at all.
"Heh, I already said, you can't afford to offend me!"
Zhou Yan sneered and slowly paced, approaching the man in black.
"Don't come any closer! If you take another step, I'll kill myself immediately!"
The man in black's face was filled with despair and sorrow, and he said with a trembling voice.
Zhou Yan frowned slightly and said, "Suicide? That method doesn't seem very effective. I think it would be more effective to keep you alive and torment you slowly!"
"Thump!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black suddenly knelt before him, begging, "Please, spare me!"
"Hahaha, spare you? I doubt it!" Zhou Yan laughed wildly. "I gave you a chance, but you didn't cherish it. It's too late to regret it now!"
After speaking, Zhou Yan pressed forward again.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
Seeing this, the man in black quickly fled, but Zhou Yan relentlessly pursued him.
However, although his martial arts were good, his physical condition was a bit lacking.
Therefore, in front of Zhou Yan, he had no power to fight back at all.
After a few exchanges, he was beaten to the ground by Zhou Yan.
"You..."
The man in black looked up at Zhou Yan, his eyes filled with hatred and humiliation, "If you have the guts, kill me!"
He knew his identity had been exposed, so he was no longer afraid of Zhou Yan. As long as he refused to speak, Zhou Yan would never find out.
Zhou Yan raised an eyebrow, his eyes becoming deep.
Kill this person? He wanted to, but not every kind of death in this world was suitable for killing.
He had already tried various forms of torture on those rebels before, but in the end, it only drove those people to a dead end.
This was the biggest regret in his heart.
Therefore, at this moment, he hesitated.
Not only because he didn't want to end this guy's life with his own hands, but more importantly, because he wanted to know the purpose of these people.
Now, he had basically confirmed the identity of this group.
The leader in black was a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and the other two were at the Foundation Establishment realm. The remaining one was at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment.
Although this strength was not considered expert in the Tianxing Kingdom, it was still outstanding in the Yunxiao Kingdom. That was why he dared to bring people to Yunhai City, thinking he could succeed in one fell swoop, eliminate Zhou Yan, and then replace Zhou Yan's position.
However, it was a pity that their plan was doomed to fail.
This was also why Zhou Yan suddenly had this idea.
If he could extract some information from their mouths, then he could follow the clues and investigate who was behind them!
"I advise you to confess honestly, lest you suffer," Zhou Yan sneered, looking down at him from above. "Otherwise, I guarantee you'll regret it!"
"Pfft! If you have the guts, kill me!" The man in black's eyes widened, filled with indignation. "Do you dare?"
Zhou Yan's eyes flashed with a sharp glint.
He didn't expect this man in black to be so fearless and so stubborn.
"I can't guarantee that I won't do something foolish. After all, life is short, and one must do something memorable, right?"
A sinister smile curled up on Zhou Yan's lips as he said word by word.
Hearing this, the man in black's heart clenched, and his face changed drastically.
This was a feeling of fear and despair.
He knew Zhou Yan truly dared to do it.
"Who sent you?" Zhou Yan asked after a moment of thought.
The man in black was stunned for a moment, then a mocking smile appeared on his face, and he coldly snorted, "Want to know? Fine, sell me that bitch's soul, and I'll consider telling you!"
"What? Sell a soul?"
Hearing his words, Zhou Yan's face showed a look of deep shock.
No matter how he looked at it, Zhou Yan did not seem like someone who loved money.
If he truly loved money, why would he have abandoned everything a year ago and gone to Nanjiang alone?
Moreover, with his strength at that time, he could easily obtain anything he wanted. Why did he choose Nanjiang specifically?
Therefore, they must have misunderstood him, thinking he was greedy for beauty.
In fact, he was indeed somewhat tempted.
However, thinking of Ye Qingtang, he shook his head, suppressed this thought, shifted his gaze, and looked at the man in black coldly, "Why should I believe you? What if you're lying to me?"
The man in black's eyes turned cold and he said, "Hmph, you can distrust me, but don't forget, you are currently locked up here. Do you have any other choice?"
Hearing his reminder, Zhou Yan finally remembered that he was in a prison cell and had no choice at all. Unless he killed him, he would never be able to get out.
Zhou Yan's brows furrowed, and his eyes darted around.
"You... Who exactly are you?"
"Who we are is not important," the man in black said. "What's important is that our master needs your blood to save someone, so you must die, and die by my hand!"
"What?"
Zhou Yan's eyes suddenly narrowed.
So, it was to use his blood to save that person.
That person... could it be her?
His gaze became profound at this moment.
He hadn't expected that in such a situation, someone would still be thinking of Ye Qingtang, and moreover, they were willing to pay such a great price.
The anger in his heart blazed, and cold light flashed in his eyes, as if he wanted to devour everything in front of him.
"You bastards! How dare you have designs on her, you're asking for death!"
"Asking for death? What do you think you are? How dare you call yourself a 'Son of Heaven'?!" the man in black snorted with utter contempt.
"Asking for death? What do you think you are? How dare you call yourself a 'Son of Heaven'?!" the man in black snorted with utter contempt.
"Then you must be prepared to pay the price of death!" Zhou Yan's eyes sharpened, exuding an incomparably sharp killing aura, as if a god of slaughter had descended to the mortal world.
The man in black's pupils contracted, and he couldn't help but take a step back.
"You, what do you want to do?"
"What do I want to do? Of course, I want your life!"