Chapter 744: I Just Like Despicable Tactics

Linglu, in the Qiang people's power structure, holds a position similar to the privy council, making him a central official.

But the Qiang people's power structure is somewhat chaotic and mixed, so the privy council cannot be compared to that of the Zhongyuan Dynasty; it combines some privy council powers with military command, similar to a general.

The Qiang people, while wanting to follow their own traditions, also wish to copy Zhongyuan's culture, creating their own cultural and political system; the resulting chaos is inevitable.

The title "Grand Linglu" is actually something Chen Wuji heard for the first time today.

But given the background of the recent Qiang Alliance meeting, one can roughly guess some of it.

This so-called Grand Linglu should be the position created after the Qiang Alliance meeting, a central official under the Qiang Alliance, or in other words, a commander.

His status is certainly not low.

An eighteen- or nineteen-year-old youth able to sit in this position against the backdrop of the Qiang Alliance meeting is all the more worthy of scrutiny—either his background is solid, or his abilities are.

Chen Wuji had already offered them a way out, but Shi Er and his uncle still refused to give Chen Wuji face, continuing to regard him coldly, full of contempt.

The seated person was instead looked down upon by the standing prisoner, which thoroughly pleased Chen Wuji.

Foolish and ignorant things.

Since they don't want this dignity, we certainly have to satisfy them!

"Wu Yin, do you still have that stuff for breeding livestock?" Chen Wuji suddenly asked.

Chen Wu Yin glanced at Shi Er and his uncle, gave a low hehe laugh, and said, "Of course I have it; this is my hobby, and also what I previously relied on to make a living, so I definitely have it."

"Give them something to eat, increase the amount, then lock them up together, and release them only when they are willing to tell the truth," Chen Wuji ordered.

Chen Wu Yin responded with a lecherous expression.

Shi Er's uncle's face suddenly changed: "General Chen, you can't treat us like this. As a person of status, you shouldn't use such despicable methods!"

Chen Wuji snorted, "It's fine; I don't care about such things. Countless people curse me, and the term 'despicable' is the most often used against me—I'm almost used to it."

A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Shi Er's uncle's mouth: "But today is different from before; Shi Er is the Grand Linglu elected by all the Qiang, his status is noble, and General Chen shouldn't treat him like livestock."

"If you don't cooperate, in my eyes you're not even as good as livestock—at least livestock can still eat meat." Chen Wuji disdainfully replied, then ordered Chen Wushuang to make him tea.

With the war over, having a pot of tea now tastes even better.

Shi Er's uncle was left speechless by Chen Wuji's two sentences, nervously glanced at Shi Er, and asked, "I don't know what General Chen wants to ask; how can we avoid being tortured like this?"

"I will speak of everything I know and hold nothing back—I just won't provide you with breeding stock!" Chen Wuji said with a light smile.

"What I want to know, you must tell, and you must also learn to extrapolate from one example to many."

"For example, if I ask whether you've eaten, you should learn to voluntarily say what you ate, when you ate it, who prepared the food, who you ate with, and how you felt after eating."

Shi Er's uncle's face turned pale.

He is a calm and steady person, but faced with such an unreasonable Chen Wuji, he momentarily found himself unable to resist. As the saying goes, a scholar meeting a soldier cannot explain his reasoning; as a prisoner, facing an opponent who holds their life and death in hand and lacks morals, is far more troublesome than a scholar meeting a soldier.

"Uncle, no need to waste words with them; it's just a means to scare us," Shi Er said arrogantly and coldly, looking at Chen Wuji, his voice icy: "I could never tell them a single word."

Chen Wuji was very pleased with Shi Er's reaction: "Then no more nonsense—take them away quickly. By the way, if you can find a pig, you can also study it on them."

Chen Wu Yin's eyes lit up: "This is good, my lord's suggestion is really good."

"But..." he paused, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, "If humans and pigs really were to produce some result from their entanglement, wouldn't that violate heavenly principles?"

"Don't worry, there won't be any result." Chen Wuji said calmly, "Just enjoy the process; there's no need to overly worry about anything else."

If something were actually produced from this, it would indeed violate heavenly principles, and even more so ethics.

But interspecies communication is bound to yield no result.

Chen Wuji, out of curiosity, had indeed once watched those explosively curious foreign horse bloggers who researched all kinds of species, and they especially liked dogs.

That scene, described as explosive, would still be considered childish; it's simply eyesore.

Upon hearing this, Chen Wu Yin immediately relaxed: "This is the one time I most hope yields no result; just watching their interaction process is enough—human life is so dull, we need a bit of different fun."

He went up to Shi Er, pried open his mouth to have a look, and pinched his bones, saying, "With that head of yours, you actually match a horse fairly well. You'll have to suffer a bit first—first study with your own mount, and I'll send someone to find you a pig, though catching one on this mountain isn't guaranteed."

"But rest assured, the horse will definitely be sufficient."

Shi Er dodged disgustedly a few times, then Chen Wu Yin raised his hand and threw several punches: "You still dare to dodge? Don't you know where this is? If you keep acting like that, I'll have you swap places with your beloved horse—consider it settled."

"Come, take them away!"

Chen Wu Yin marched off energetically, taking Shi Er and his uncle with him.

Xu Zengyi's mouth twitched slightly: "My lord, going to such lengths... really won't cause any problems?"

"What problems could there be? If they die, they die." Chen Wuji said completely nonchalant, "The Qiang people's upcoming plans—we already know them inside out; whether they answer or not makes no difference."

"As a prisoner, they dare to be so arrogant; if we don't make them taste a different kind of hardship, doesn't that make our opponent look weak? Once they're truly humiliated by a horse, their mouths will surely be honest."

Xu Zengyi shook his head with a wry smile: "I never expected General Wu Yin to have such talent either."

"Back in the village, this kid was absolutely top-notch at breeding." Chen Wuji laughed.

"Back then, the bigwigs of Yunan County even sent carriages to fetch Wu Yin to breed their livestock. His days were extremely comfortable back then—I couldn't help but envy him."

"Sir, are you interested in taking a look as well?"

Xu Zengyi immediately waved his hands repeatedly: "I don't need to."

Just imagining that scene made his scalp go numb.

Humans, horses, and pigs—can these really be brought together?

Compared to that, he even thought that Shi Er and his uncle getting involved would seem normal.