Chapter 222: Who Are You Working For?

The man spat on the ground upon hearing the question: "Damn it, what rotten luck."

They could kidnap people, but they could not kill them; after all, the one above had only ordered them to find the jade tablet, not to silence witnesses.

Perhaps that person would order them to question these two again at some point. He turned to look at Old Lady Liu, who was still wailing to the heavens, and Old Man Liu, who had not yet recovered: "I doubt they dare lie. Since we cannot get answers, we can only return to report."

"What about them?"

"They haven't left Willow Tree Village, and the old man isn't dead. Do you expect us brothers to escort them back?"

Old Man Liu, having recovered his wits, disregarded his own pain and said in terror: "No need, no need, sirs. We can return by ourselves."

He dared not let these two demons escort him; he still wanted to live a few more years, and his body was in terrible pain right now.

Liu Chuxue heard their conversation clearly.

Seeing that they had received confirmation and could leave, the elderly couple of the Liu family stumbled toward her. Liu Chuxue narrowed her eyes slightly.

When the two drew near, she moved behind a tree, struck them both with a hand chop before they could react, knocked them unconscious, and then stored them in her spatial dimension.

With her strength, these two would not wake for a while, but she was somewhat uneasy about leaving them there; after all, she still had questions for them, and if wild beasts appeared, that would be bad.

After all, she could not attend to them just yet.

Liu Chuxue heard the man who had beaten the elderly Liu couple say: "I will return to report first. You continue to guard here, keep a close watch on them, and see if they show any abnormalities later."

After chatting briefly, the two parted ways.

Liu Chuxue watched the man walk away. She had been struggling with a decision: should she strike at the man left behind, or follow the one who left to see who his master was?

After consideration, she decided to deal with the man left behind first to see how much he knew.

As for the man who left, he should return; there was no rush for now.

After the departing man walked far enough to ensure he would not return, she used her spatial dimension to arrive safely near the man who had stayed behind.

She picked up a stone and threw it.

The man heard the noise: "Who? Who is there?"

Liu Chuxue saw him look around but not take a single step forward, and she knew what the man was planning.

Liu Chuxue did not want to waste time with him here; after all, two people were waiting in her spatial dimension for her to interrogate them.

After a while, seeing that the man thought it was an accident and had lowered his guard, she acted with extreme speed as he turned to head toward the cave ahead, knocked him unconscious, and dragged him directly into the cave in front.

She created a disguise for herself, then took a wooden stick from her spatial dimension. Using the moonlight outside, she struck the leg on the ground.

The man woke up with a cry of pain: "Who is it?"

In her past life, out of curiosity, Liu Chuxue had studied ventriloquism for a time. Although she had not mastered it well, it was enough to give her an advantage now, allowing her voice to sound rougher as she asked directly: "Who are you working for?"

The man curled up like a shrimp from the pain: "Who are you? Why should I tell you?"

Liu Chuxue had no patience to proceed slowly. She raised the wooden stick and struck again, nearly sending the man to his death on the spot: "Can you answer the question now? If not, I—"

She did not finish her sentence but raised the wooden stick in her hand, fully expressing her meaning.

Seeing she was about to strike again, the man cried out in fear: "Who exactly are you? What do you want to know?"

(End of this chapter)