Chen Hu, with his robust build, lifted Shen Jiuniang as if she were a chick. Yan Yuchen settled the bill, and the group left the tavern. Deep in the woods, Chen Hu tied Shen Jiuniang to a tree. Li Ye told the others, "Stay away from me; what I'm about to do next will be hard for you to bear!"
The group understood the situation regarding Void Night and Li Ye's soul merging and realized that he intended to use some extreme measures, so they wisely distanced themselves. Li Ye instructed Liu Fei and Specter to stay with Zhiruo and Yan Yuchen, while Liu Chengfeng, Su Yue, and Chen Hu followed closely behind Zhiruo. This was their first encounter with two corpses, leaving them in awe.
Only Li Ye and Shen Jiuniang remained in the forest. Shen Jiuniang was stunningly beautiful, tall with long black hair cascading down to her waist, her eyes filled with confusion and fear. She trembled as she looked at Li Ye, who was clearly different from the Li Ye she remembered from Qingyang City. The Li Ye in her memory was polite and righteous; this one seemed like a rogue without an ounce of integrity.
Li Ye grinned wickedly at Shen Jiuniang, lifting her chin with his finger to meet her gaze. "Miss Shen, I advise you to answer whatever I ask from now on; otherwise, things might happen that you wouldn't want to see."
Shen Jiuniang's lips quivered, her voice barely audible. "Li Young Master, I... I don't know anything..."
Li Ye snorted coldly. "Do you think I'm a three-year-old? First, tell me how you infiltrated the Bat Gang as an undercover agent."
Shen Jiuniang lowered her head, tears streaming down her face. "I... I was forced. Liu Zhang threatened me; if I didn't obey him, he would kill my family... That's why I pretended to join the Bat Gang and gathered information for him."
Li Ye raised an eyebrow with interest. "Oh? So you're just a poor soul forced into this?"
Shen Jiuniang nodded, tears falling like rain. "Yes, Li Young Master, I truly was forced..."
Li Ye smirked as he shook his head and grabbed Shen Jiuniang's hair to force her to look up at him. Locking eyes with her, he said fiercely, "Don't play the pity card with me; I'm not buying it. Can't you come up with something new? When caught, you all say you were forced; compared to you, Lan Xi is practically a saint—at least she has the decency to say 'each for their own.' You better confess honestly what Liu Zhang made you do!"
Shen Jiuniang choked back sobs. "I... I'm only responsible for monitoring the Bat Gang's movements and reporting their plans to Lord Liu. I don't know anything more..."
Li Ye narrowed his eyes. "Is that so? Then do you know where Wei Chenghao is right now?"
Shen Jiuniang's expression changed, her voice trembling even more: "I... I really don't know..."
Li Ye smiled and said, "Not knowing is good, then let me perform a great memory recovery technique for you!" He pressed his index fingers against Shen Jiuniang's temples, and a surge of Spiritual Energy flowed into her meridians. Shen Jiuniang was just an ordinary person, not a cultivator, and had never practiced Spiritual Energy. Suddenly being infused with such powerful Spiritual Energy made her feel like she was about to explode. Her body shook violently, and the blood vessels beneath her skin seemed to swell, as if they were going to burst out from within.
Shen Jiuniang writhed in pain, her face turning pale, cold sweat soaking her clothes. Her eyes were bloodshot, her gaze unfocused, and she let out painful groans from her throat, but none of this alleviated the torment she was enduring. Li Ye looked at her distorted and dazed expression from the pain and wickedly laughed, "Still stubborn, refusing to say anything! Then let's do it again, great memory recovery technique!"
Shen Jiuniang was almost going mad; she wanted to speak, but Li Ye didn't even give her the chance to say anything before starting the second round of torment. Li Ye wrapped his hand in Spiritual Energy and, without harming Shen Jiuniang's skin or bones, actually grasped her heart! It looked as if Li Ye's hand had bizarrely merged with Shen Jiuniang's body. Li Ye suddenly squeezed her heart; blood surged back into her head, and Shen Jiuniang's eyes widened in agony, nearly popping out. She let out a choking sound from her throat.
Li Ye looked at Shen Jiuniang and said, "Still not saying anything? You really are tough. I admire you!" As he spoke, he squeezed again. Shen Jiuniang intended to say that she would talk, but the pain of having her heart squeezed turned her words into incomprehensible gurgles.
Li Ye withdrew his hand, and surprisingly, Shen Jiuniang had no injuries at all. Li Ye looked at Shen Jiuniang with an evil smile; to her, he resembled a demon. Li Ye chuckled and asked, "Have you remembered where Wei Chenghao is?"
Before Li Ye could finish speaking, Shen Jiuniang hurriedly replied: "Jiangnan Capital! Wei... Wei Chenghao is in Jiangnan Capital!" She nearly shouted it out, fearing that if she delayed even for a second, she would have to endure another round of torment from Li Ye.
Li Ye nodded in satisfaction and teased Shen Jiuniang with his index finger: "Do you like the great memory recovery technique?"
Shen Jiuniang gasped in fear and shook her head vigorously. Li Ye glared at her, seemingly very displeased with this answer: "You don't like it?"
Fearing that he might be dissatisfied and subject her to another round of torture, she nodded desperately while eagerly saying: "No no no, Young Master Li misunderstood; I like it very much."
Only then did Li Ye show a smile as he looked at Shen Jiuniang: "Since you like it, let's do it again." As he spoke, he thrust his hand back into Shen Jiuniang's body; this time he didn't grasp her heart but instead pinched both sides of her lungs. Li Ye laughed and said: "This is what you said you liked; I'm just tirelessly helping you enjoy it." As he spoke, he forcefully squeezed her lungs.
The air inside her lungs was forcibly expelled; Shen Jiuniang vomited a large breath along with saliva all over Li Ye. Li Ye pretended to be angry and exclaimed: "I'm helping you out of kindness, and you spit saliva all over me?!"
Shen Jiuniang was so frightened that she hurriedly spoke up, "Yes... ugh!" She wanted to say, "I'm sorry, Li Young Master," but before she could finish, Li Ye squeezed her lungs hard again, forcing the air out and blocking her words in her throat.
Li Ye raised an eyebrow and said, "Still denying it? I really admire your honesty." As he spoke, he grabbed Shen Jiuniang's chin and tilted her head to the side to prevent her from vomiting on him again. With his other hand, he suddenly squeezed her stomach.
The undigested food mixed with the alcohol she had just consumed erupted out of her, and some even forced its way into her intestines. Although it didn't come out as vomit, liquid still leaked from behind. Li Ye looked at Shen Jiuniang with disdain and said, "You really are unhygienic."
Shen Jiuniang was in excruciating pain, tears mingling with the vomit, making her look utterly miserable. She knew that if she didn't reveal the truth soon, Li Ye's torment would only worsen. The feeling of being worse than dead drove her to complete despair. She choked out a cry, "Wei Chenghao is in Jiangnan Capital! Please... please let me go! I really told the truth!"
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