Chapter 1158: Stubborn Resistance

At this moment.

Just as his body stood stiff in place, unsure of what to do, he heard Li Yue's voice rise once more.

Very well, then I shall not beat around the bush with you.

Li Yue slowly walked to the middle-aged man's side and, with a tone of deduction, said, "Regarding your survival, I have other thoughts."

"In the midst of battle with the Mozu Society, all your comrades died, yet you alone survived. I believe that aside from the possibility of your immense strength, the Mozu Society intended for you to live."

"There are many reasons why the Mozu Society would let you live. For instance, you betrayed your squad, or perhaps the Mozu Society wanted to cast a long line to catch a big fish. So tell me, which situation are you in?"

Li Yue spoke very slowly, but each word struck the middle-aged man's deep heart like a heavy hammer; he no longer had the right to choose.

"My Lord Chenxi, I truly do not understand. Why do you falsely accuse me?"

The middle-aged man glanced at Li Yue, then spoke.

"Falsely accuse? Li Yue smiled and said, 'No, no, no. You misunderstood; I am absolutely not falsely accusing you."

"I am merely stating facts." Li Yue looked at the middle-aged man and said, "I only want an answer."

The middle-aged man's face showed a look of struggle.

"Lord Chenxi, I have already said it. The reason I survived was simply because I lay among the dead." The middle-aged man explained.

"Is that so? Then why is there a trace left by the Mozu Society on your body?" Li Yue's expression changed, and one hand hooked onto the middle-aged man's shoulder.

"Ah!" The middle-aged man's face shifted; he did not know how to answer.

"What? Can you not speak?" Li Yue said with a cold smile on his face.

The middle-aged man's face grew even paler, but he still forced himself to speak.

"My Lord Chenxi, I... how could there be a trace of the Mozu Society on my body? Did you make a mistake?"

His voice grew lower and lower as he spoke, seeming somewhat afraid.

"Oh? Did I make a mistake?" Li Yue said with a smile, "I did not. Since you are unwilling to admit it, I will help you think it through."

Saying this, he grabbed the middle-aged man's left arm and twisted it hard.

"Ah!"

A sound of bone cracking came; the middle-aged man let out a scream as Li Yue forcibly twisted off his left arm.

"How is it? Will you admit it now?" Li Yue looked at him and said.

The middle-aged man's face was pained, and sweat beads on his forehead kept pouring out.

"My Lord Chenxi, I truly do not understand your meaning. I do not know at all what you are talking about."

"Is that so?" Li Yue wore a mocking smile on his face, then extended his right hand and touched the man's broken arm.

As Li Yue touched it lightly, a wisp of black gas emanated from the arm.

A burst of intense pain immediately came from the middle-aged man's wound.

"Ah!"

The middle-aged man could not help but shout loudly; sweat flowed endlessly down his face, but he gritted his teeth and endured the pain.

His body trembled violently, as if enduring immense suffering.

At this moment, Li Yue's hand suddenly loosened; as his palm released, that black gas instantly vanished.

"The trace left by the Mozu Society is already so obvious; what excuse can you possibly have?"

"I do not know; I truly know nothing!"

"Oh! You seem quite stubborn. Your arm is already gone; in such a situation, I do not believe you can continue to hold out."

Li Yue looked at him and said.

"No!"

"My Lord Chenxi, no matter what, I am one of your humans; please spare me!"

"If you do this, even my Lord will not spare you. I beg you, spare my life."

Li Yue looked at the middle-aged man and said, "I am truly sorry; your Lord has just handed you over to me. Now you are my property. I will not believe any of your existence. So..."

Before Li Yue could finish speaking, he directly lifted his foot and stomped hard on the other's left leg.

He paused slightly and asked, "Now I will give you one more chance. Speak the truth. I can spare your life."

Li Yue's face was extremely calm, as if asking about some trivial matter.

But just this plain sentence made the middle-aged man's heart nearly collapse; his face instantly turned pale.

"Really? You truly will not kill me?" The middle-aged man could not believe it; at this moment, a sliver of hope arose in him. He truly hoped Li Yue would spare his life, but he also knew clearly that he had no retreat.

"I can guarantee I will not kill you, but on the condition that you give me a satisfactory answer; otherwise..." Li Yue looked at the middle-aged man before him with an amused smile and said, "You should know that my methods are terrifying."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man shuddered all over; the image of Li Yue slaying members of the Mozu Society floated in his mind. He did not want to follow the Mozu Society's fate, so he nodded, indicating he understood.

"Very well! I will tell you."

The middle-aged man nodded, then slowly spoke.

"Indeed, I... I made a deal with the Mozu Society. They said that as long as I informed them of the main force's whereabouts, they would spare our lives."

"I know, I also know. I am just a small underling; if they wanted to kill me, I could not stop them. But to survive, I had no choice; I... I could only do something that violated moral bottom lines."