If you don't believe it, that's fine, but shouldn't you, the one interrogating, at least ask a few more questions?

If you don't ask, fine, but then to have me, the one being interrogated, questioning you, what's that supposed to mean?

Jiang You'er had thought one day he might be exposed and fall into the hands of the Righteous Path... No, this Shi Chun is nothing like a Righteous Path. If you said Situ Gu is, he would admit it, but to him, this Shi Chun is nothing more than a lackey of an evil cult.

Being interrogated by someone of such low cultivation is a humiliation.

As someone from the Demon Path, he had considered he might be captured and interrogated and thought about how to handle brutal interrogations, but he never expected the reality of being interrogated would be like this.

The countermeasures and psychological preparation he had anticipated were of no use at all, completely disrupting his mental defenses.

Now he's suddenly come around, can't bother with the Demon Path's punishments for traitors, which are worse than death, wants to change sides, wants to defect to the Righteous Path, and is eager to confess, but the other party doesn't believe him.

It's understandable not to easily trust his words, but at least explain why you don't believe, so both sides can communicate and clear up misunderstandings.

Yet this bastard takes the feather Situ Gu gave him as a command arrow, it's simply outrageous.

He's already decided to defect, but his cultivation is rapidly draining away, his urgency is imaginable.

With no other choice, to first minimize the loss of cultivation, he dare not hesitate and urgently changed his tune, "I admit it, I am from the 'Tianyi' branch of the Demon Path."

Shi Chun still murmured as if in a dream, "I don't believe."

The Big Flower Snake's eyes widened instantly, almost about to curse out loud. There are only three branches of the orthodox Demon Path, I've gone through all three, and you still don't believe any of them, who am I supposed to confess to?

But being at the mercy of others, he dare not offend, so he had no choice but to grit his teeth and forcefully change his tune again, "Senior Brother, no, Brother Chun, please see clearly, I knew I couldn't hide it from you. Yes, actually I'm a triple spy, I belong to all three Demon Path branches, you want to know anything, I can tell you."

In any case, hoping the other party would stop first.

Shi Chun slowly muttered a sentence, "I don't believe..."

The Big Flower Snake's eyes rolled wildly, finally bursting out, "Shi Chun, what the hell do you want me to confess to?"

Cursing in great indignation, but the tone was very weak, having suffered a significant loss of primordial energy, it's no wonder it's weak.

Shi Chun, not even raising his eyes, slowly mumbled out, "The truth."

"..." The Big Flower Snake was so furious his mind went blank, ultimately changing his tune in a plea, "You stop first, you stop for a moment, stop the torture, whatever you ask I'll confess to."

Shi Chun's lips remained calm as he muttered that sentence, "I don't believe."

The Big Flower Snake attempted to struggle but couldn't move much, suddenly a flash of inspiration, "The Demon Path expert who chased you to Dazhi City, I know where he is, you stop for a minute, I know where he's healing."

This time Shi Chun opened his eyes and really stopped absorbing, finally asking a question that matched the scene of an actual interrogation, "Where?"

The Big Flower Snake breathed a heavy sigh of relief. He figured his cultivation had already fallen from the Earth Immortal Realm to the Human Immortal Realm, if it continued his cultivation might be exhausted, at which point he might not even have the qualification to undergo transformation, maybe even dying from depletion.

He took a moment to catch his breath, and then gasped out: "In Dulai City, in a standalone small courtyard in a secluded corner of the south of the city. He was severely injured by the Sword Saint and is recuperating there."

Dulai City, Shi Chun knew, was one of the three cities in the Divine Mountain's territory. He pressed for specifics: "Address, more specifically."

The Big Flower Snake: "South of Dulai City, at the end of Two Cart Street, make a right, you'll see it, there's a bell hanging at the door, it's easy to recognize."

Shi Chun immediately retrieved the mother-child talisman and contacted the Red-clothed Woman, then relayed the relevant information, saying the person who attempted an assassination at the library might be hiding there and to quickly send someone to deal with it, as he might run if they were late.

This time he didn't request any surveillance, knowing last time that person was from the Demon Path, asking for surveillance wasn't normal, how to handle it would be up to the rules of the Western Continent.

If they could kill directly, that would be fine, as that person could track with the Demon Eye and had targeted him, which was too dangerous.

On the other end, the Red-clothed Woman was still in Dazhi City, though not at the library, but in an ancient-style courtyard pavilion.

After transmitting instructions urgently, she slowly put away the talisman and paced by the window, muttering, "The Three Sects of the Demon Path have a pact, not to attack one another, this guy and Mo Shiliu messing with each other, seems like not from the Demon Path either, could it be that his means of hiding the aura is not a Demon Path technique? The Phoenix Clan's Divine Mountain capturing people, could the shocking change in the Refining Heaven Sect involve the Demon Path?"

She had already set up agents in the Divine Mountain, had received news of Situ Gu capturing Jiang You'er from there, she knew the words released by Situ Gu when he captured Jiang You'er, now based on the information from Shi Chun, she suspected the captured Jiang You'er was from the Demon Path, and suspected Jiang You'er had revealed Mo Shiliu's whereabouts.

At the same time, she was curious if it was really the Demon Path that captured Situ Gu's disciple, why would the Demon Path take such a risk?

After pacing back and forth for a while, a cold sneer suddenly appeared on her lips, and she muttered to herself, "Extreme Fire Sect... Su Qiao, oh Su Qiao, it seems there's a chance you weren't completely honest with me..."

On the other side, in the mountain cave, after Shi Chun put away the mother-child talisman, he put his hand on the Big Flower Snake again, continuing to absorb Demon Essence.

Again? The Big Flower Snake was stunned, raised his head, and said in grief and indignation, "What I've said is true, you'll be able to prove it once you find the person."

Shi Chun slowly closed his eyes again and said, "It's under verification."

The Big Flower Snake learned today what it meant to be unreasonable, continuing the torture without verifying the truth, is this how interrogations are done?

He trembled as he revealed, "And Lou Xiu, the Inner Court Captain of Yao Mountain City, is also one of us."

Shi Chun murmured, "I don't believe it."

"..." The Big Flower Snake looked in utter disbelief, then went berserk.

It was desperate, struggled to lift its head, laboriously reaching towards Shi Chun, opening its venomous fangs.

Just as it was about to bite, Shi Chun, with closed eyes, pressed its head to the ground, brought a leg down to firmly hold its head in place, then focused again to continue absorbing...

With a crash, Situ Gu on the mountaintop looked down to see earth and stones rolling out of the cave halfway up, with Shi Chun crawling out, pulling up the Big Flower Snake by its tail.

Upon reaching the summit, Shi Chun threw the Big Flower Snake at his feet and sighed, "This Snake Demon couldn't withstand torture and died."

Situ Gu glanced at the badly injured and scale-shedding Big Flower Snake, unsure of what Shi Chun had done to it, but he didn't care. He perceived from afar, confirmed it was indeed dead, and thus asked, "Did it confess?"

Shi Chun nodded, "Yes, no mistake, the North Mountain Order Master Huang Ye from the Phoenix Clan's Divine Mountain is its superior; they're part of the 'Gui Cang' sect of the Demon Path."

Actually, when Jiang You'er confided for the first time, claiming they were from the 'Gui Cang' sect, he believed it because simultaneously revealing Huang Ye served as evidence.

"Gui Cang..." Situ Gu muttered, his gaze toward the distance turning a bit cold, as someone dared to target his disciple, especially someone like Zhener—it was clearly provocative to him.

Bringing his focus back, he saw Shi Chun repeatedly rubbing his stomach, asking, "What's wrong with you?"

Shi Chun patted his stomach, saying, "Nothing much, just ate a bit too much during the interrogation, feeling a bit bloated, rubbing it out."

He now understood his own capacity; with his current cultivation, forcefully swallowing an Earth Immortal Upper Realm Demon Essence was indeed strenuous to suppress—but he stubbornly refused to waste any, determined to endure it completely.

Feeling rather uncomfortable now, unwilling to expel any, thus while his cultivation suppression strained him, he employed some manual auxiliary function.

Situ Gu raised an eyebrow, again glanced at the severely injured Big Flower Snake, realizing this guy is truly perverse—torturing a demon like this while still eating, no wonder he said it wasn't suitable for viewing.

He felt slightly worried that naive Zhener might learn bad habits from this guy, reconsidering his idea to hand Zhener over.

Turning his head, he uttered, "Let's go."

With that said, he swept up into the air, leaving the Big Flower Snake's dead body behind.

Shi Chun, intending to say, "Wait a moment," didn't have the chance to speak, already airborne, thus had to let it go, letting himself be carried away, meanwhile retrieving the Mother-child Talisman to check messages.

The message was from Wu Jinliang, saying he received a communication from Young Master Nan, asking his location—Wu Jinliang was unsure whether to reply or to pretend he hadn't received it, seeking opinions from this side.

Shi Chun furrowed his brow slightly—Wu Jinliang being in Juku State and able to receive Young Master Nan's message indicates Young Master Nan has also come to Juku State.

After much thought, he replied: Send a message back, proving we're still in Juku State.

Wu Jinliang replied: The item sent to him appeared at the East Victory Royal Court, he might have sold us out, fear he's not a friendly visitor.

Shi Chun replied: Being betrayed is normal, if they're friends don't hold grudges. Really, if there's a problem, more important to prove we're still in Juku State.

Wu Jinliang replied: What if he requests a meeting?

Shi Chun replied: A meeting is necessary, agreeing to meet proves we have nothing to hide, but not now, let's handle our own affairs first—tell him, due to circumstance, meet later.

Wu Jinliang replied: Got it, understood.

Their contact ended thus, Shi Chun covertly glanced at Situ Gu, noticing he had no intention of peeking throughout, seemingly disdainful, feeling he had misjudged him with petty intentions.

The two continued flying towards Dazhi City, to complete Dong Liangyi's apprenticeship formalities...

In an ancient desolate land, on the bank beside a roaring rapids, Wei Mo stood with hands behind his back, after seeing Young Master Nan's communication with Wu Jinliang, softly laughed, "Seems they trust you quite a bit, since no one else can reach them, yet they replied to you."

Words surely can't be taken as such, saying so made Young Master Nan feel more guilty—when people treat you like a brother, a big brother, and you betray them—it's utterly unprincipled. Moreover, if word got out, he'd struggle to operate his business in the future.

Especially since it's not his first time betraying Shi Chun and others.

He's already decided in his heart, if they can continue interacting in the future, let alone the new oiran of East Victory Royal City to give Wu Jinliang a first taste—all four Royal Capitals' oirans too.

So, he also helped speak, "Them replying to my message, proves they're indeed trapped in Juku State; it entirely proves Royal Court's matters have no relation to them."

"Sigh." Wei Mo lifted a hand, patted his shoulder, "Brother Nan, I understand too; but this wasn't our choice—our task from above is clear: Capture people! Neither of us has a choice."

Saying so, he looked back at several standing by personnel not far behind; these were merely superficial manpower—to complete the queen's decree, the mobilized forces this time were exceptional.

Young Master Nan bowed his head with a wry smile, "Friends in the Cultivation World all say I'm loyal..."

Wei Mo patted his back again, "Alright, idling is idling, let's move, first view the scene at Dazhi City's library, maybe acquiring more actual conditions—tending there incognito indeed appears strange."

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