Chapter 470: with translation of chapter title

In the prison cell.

Feng An Nuan, in the dead of night, summoned the four Dark Guards that had been following her.

"If we start, we won't stop—kill them all!"

"Master, that might be improper."

One of the Dark Guards objected to doing so.

Feng An Nuan, a bit angry, said, "What am I doing, and when is it your turn to criticize?"

"Master, Yue Bai is also for your benefit."

A Dark Guard named Yue Ye said.

Of the four Dark Guards, three did not support her doing this.

Feng An Nuan was angry, but soon calmed down: "All of you, leave. I didn't order you to stay; hide yourselves."

Shi Lin soon thought that she might also have Dark Guards.

Thus.

Shi Lin sent someone to Shuntian Prefecture to speak with the Prefect, and also dispatched people to keep watch near Shuntian Prefecture.

An Yi and his group quickly discovered Feng An Nuan's several Dark Guards; they exchanged a glance and seized them.

Dark Guards differ from ordinary people.

Ordinary punishments.

Making them confess is impossible.

Shi Lin had An Yi's group use various methods to force confessions.

An Yi's group employed all sorts of punishments, even ones they devised themselves, yet still could not make them confess.

They couldn't help thinking of Qiao Sheng.

The Poison Qiao Sheng had made before had forced confessions.

Perhaps it could work this time as well.

An Yi's group dared not approach Qiao Sheng, so they sent An Shi.

An Shi was indeed a bit simple; when they told him to go, he went.

He finished speaking.

Shi Lin then addressed them: "What are you all thinking? Sheng Sheng is pregnant; why use Poison? Deal with this yourselves, do not go after her, or else…"

Qiao Sheng spoke up: "Sir, I'll be careful, nothing will happen."

Shi Lin still disagreed.

Qiao Sheng repeatedly assured him.

Only then did Shi Lin consent.

However.

He watched the whole time without saying a word, and even had the Manor Physician summoned.

Qiao Sheng prepared the Poison.

Shi Lin had the Manor Physician take her pulse.

Confirming that Qiao Sheng and the child were fine.

Shi Lin sent the Manor Physician away, then gave the Poison to An Shi: "Interrogate them thoroughly; if you still can't get a confession, tomorrow each of you will receive fifty lashes."

"Oh."

【9】 An Shi took it and left.

An Shi took it and left.

When he told An Yi and the others,

An Er curled his lip and said, "Fifty lashes, just open your mouth. If you really hit, it won't be his butt!"

An Jiu, standing nearby, said, "It's fine, Qiao Sheng—no, the matriarch said this counts as a work injury; when the wages are calculated, let the master give us a little extra."

"You really are a great smart one."

An Yi gave him a blank stare.

He didn't want to receive lashes.

He took the Poison from An Shi's hand and asked, "How do you take this Poison?"

An Shi, without thinking, replied, "Put it in your mouth; what else would you do?"

They even said he was a bit smarter than before.

Why didn't he feel that?

An Yi opened his mouth and said, "I mean, how much to take; this bottle has so many pills—could you just eat them at random?"

An Shi's expression froze.

"I—I didn't ask."

An Yi immediately told him to go ask.

An Shi had to run another round.

To ask clearly.

An Shi returned and said it out loud.

An Yi's group sprang into action; the Poison Qiao Sheng gave truly tormented them—within less than twenty minutes the Dark Guards' faces were twisted in pain.

Qiao Sheng knew they were hard to handle; the Poison he gave was a chronic type, one that wouldn't kill them for several days.

After taking this Poison,

they felt pain every day, in waves, a truly tormenting agony.

They can't eat well, and they can't sleep well.

Less than three days.

They couldn't bear it any longer, and quickly confessed everything they knew. (End of chapter)