Bai Ruozhu suddenly swung out a dagger, stabbing Anben in the stomach.
"No!" The confidant shouted, jumping down from the wall and accidentally triggering the chanism, which violently bounced him to the corner.
"No!" Lingzi also shouted, rushing in front of Anben.
She reached out to press Bai Ruozhu’s hand, pleading, "Please spare his life, I’m begging you!"
"He’s been using you all along, and treated your biological parents that way; why are you pleading for him?" Bai Ruozhu thought Lingzi had been clear about love and hate, but now felt quite disappointed.
Lingzi started crying, "It’s been more than ten years of feelings, how could I just let go like that? I’ve always regarded him as the most respected father! I’m begging you, as long as you spare his life, even if he’s crippled in martial arts, I’m willing to work like an ox or a horse for you, at your disposal."
Bai Ruozhu pushed her hand away, saying, "I don’t need you to work like an ox or a horse. You should also find your own biological parents. I cannot agree to this."
She said this and pulled out the dagger. Anben cried out in agony but did not spit blood.
Gao Zhou’s eyes lit up as he leaned over, saying, "Girl, you managed to strike without injuring the internal organs or arteries, causing pain yet not leading to a quick death. That’s truly impressive. I wonder if I could be that precise."
Bai Ruozhu handed him the dagger and pointed to a spot below Anben’s ribs, saying, "Insert here, walk upwards while avoiding the ribs and internal organs."
"Alright, alright, let try." Gao Zhou was filled with enthusiasm, speaking as casually as though they were discussing not a person, but a corpse to be dissected.
Indeed, in their eyes, Anben was already dead.
"Stop! Stop!" The confidant cried out in panic, spitting out blood, "We’ll agree to whatever you want, just don’t harm the Patriarch!"
"Too late. I don’t want that part of the ’Poison Classic’, I just want his life." Bai Ruozhu raised an eyebrow, "I don’t joke around, did you think I was kidding just now?"
"Give us one more minute, we’ll definitely get it from the Crown Prince!" The confidant hurriedly said.
Bai Ruozhu sneered, "Do you think I’m stupid? Wait one more minute for your Crown Prince to siege us?"
"But now if you kill the Patriarch, don’t expect..." He realized he was threatening Bai Ruozhu again, fearing she might hurt Anben if upset, and quickly stopped speaking.
Too bad Gao Zhou wasn’t one to hold back, with a sound, the dagger pierced Anben once more, and he let out another cry.
"And here, this spot is particularly painful but won’t kill, with less blood flow." Bai Ruozhu pointed to a spot on the chest, "But don’t stab too deep, touching the heart would lead to a quick death, then there’s no fun."
"Alright, I’ll try bit by bit." Gao Zhou tossed the dagger up and caught it again, full of playful intent.
The confidant dashed into the array again, triggering the chanism this ti; a series of arrows shot out, he couldn’t dodge in ti, his shoulder and back were each hit by an arrow.
"What do you want? As long as you don’t hurt the Patriarch, we’ll agree to anything!" The confidant struggled to get up.
Bai Ruozhu laughed, "Agree to anything? Then why don’t you kill the Crown Prince for ?"
The confidant was imdiately stunned, and Anben was in too much pain to speak, only able to groan weakly. If not for Jiang Yichun holding him, he would likely be sprawled on the ground like a puddle of mud.
At this ti, the sound of hoofbeats echoed nearby, and soone shouted loudly, "Heiyu Army patrolling the City, what’s going on here?"
Mo Beishan spoke up, "The Heiyu Army is General Chisong’s troops, what’s going on here?"
"Could it be a coincidence? Can the Crown Prince mobilize Chisong’s forces? Isn’t soone falsely reporting nas?" Jiang Yichun said lazily, showing no panic on his face, as if those hoofbeats out there were fake, not at all concerned about being surrounded by the army.
Seeing them so calm, the confidant felt his legs go weak, realizing they truly wouldn’t spare the Patriarch’s life.
Sure enough, Gao Zhou slowly inserted the dagger into Anben’s chest, asking Bai Ruozhu, "Can it go a bit deeper?"
Anben cried out in pain, Lingzi continually pleaded, but Bai Ruozhu felt she owed Lingzi nothing, and it was impossible to spare soone evil like Anben simply due to a few pleas. Otherwise, how to account for Tang Feng, Jianqi, and Yizi’s near-death attack?
How to account for Master Puru’s face being burnt beyond recognition?
The leading governnt soldiers heard the cries and shouted loudly, "What’s going on in there? Open the door quickly!"
Jiang Yichun shouted loudly, "If it’s patrolling the City, aren’t there ninjas lurking outside for assassination? Aren’t the governnt soldiers managing it? This is the Posthouse, and we are envoys from Danliang Country, if you want to et us, secure an imperial order from His Majesty the Emperor."
"Disrespectful! Soone reported you capturing Fusang people for slaughter, and even conspiring against Fusang officials. Even if you’re envoys, you can’t kill and burn on Fusang soil, open the door!" That person shouted.
Unfortunately, no one in the yard paid him any mind, all watching Bai Ruozhu instruct Gao Zhou in torturing Anben.
Bai Ruozhu even fed Anben so pills to prevent him from dying too quickly, making sure he suffered more. The confidant watched helplessly, his face streaming with tears, cursing, "You executioners won’t et a good end!"
"I give those words back to you. Did you not expect to face this day when you hard others?" Bai Ruozhu laughed, "I haven’t cut him a thousand tis, where is the executioner in that? Else do we try executing by slow slicing?"
Lingzi fell to the ground with a thud, "Master Bai, I beg you to spare him."
Bai Ruozhu stared directly at Lingzi, saying, "Don’t beg . I’m not a soft-hearted person, keep begging and we’ll only beco enemies."
Lingzi couldn’t help but shiver, seeing Bai Ruozhu shocked and disappointed when finding out about her being Miaoluo in disguise, but not as cold as now. Bai Ruozhu was likely utterly disappointed in her.
"People inside, open up or we’ll break down the door!" The governnt soldiers outside shouted again.
Yuan Licheng chuckled twice, "You’re welco to try!"
They had prepared thoroughly, considered various scenarios tonight, how could they fear soone breaking down the door?
At this mont, a rider ca rushing over, shouting at the Posthouse, "Hold your weapons, the item has arrived!"
This ti they didn’t even have the courage to negotiate, directly throwing that part of the ’Poison Classic’ into the yard.
Bai Ruozhu put on gloves and picked it up, saying, "The Crown Prince added much more material compared to Lingzi’s, let Lord Anben check if he’s satisfied."
She said this while opening the ’Poison Classic’, pressing it directly against Anben’s face, and signaling to Gao Zhou, "Alright, no need to kill him for now."
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