"Chief, it's safe outside."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dark Moon strode out, dressed in a gray and white linen shirt, his cold aura spreading out instantly.

This mysterious man possesses a powerful and intimidating presence that commands respect at all times!

Lan Yiren's cold, beautiful eyes glanced at An Yue with a faint smile, but the hatred hidden in her eyes was like a venomous snake staring at An Yue.

When she first started cooperating with the Dark Moon organization, she would even subconsciously regard this man as her biological father, comparing whether their eyebrows and eyes were the same. But the more she compared, the more obvious the hatred in Lan Yi's heart became.

She couldn't understand why, if she really was Dark Moon's daughter, Dark Moon had so cruelly abandoned her back then!

Could it be true, as Gu Momo said, that Dark Moon was simply using her as a stepping stone to cultivate Ye Sihan and as a tool to deal with Gu Momo?

But if she was destined to be an abandoned child from birth, then why did Dark Moon give birth to her in the first place?!

Those few seconds felt like an eternity to Lan Yiren, but thankfully she quickly changed her mood, knelt on one knee, and nodded, saying, "Leader, I, Lan Yiren, have come here to beg for forgiveness."

"Lan Yiren?" An Yue murmured her name thoughtfully, then slowly walked up to her, pinched her chin with her hand, and lifted her head.

Dark Moon used considerable force, causing her to wince in pain, but she dared not make a sound.

Dark Moon is a strange and unpredictable person; even the smallest thing can upset him. Lan Yiren knew this a long time ago.

So even though she felt like her bones were about to be crushed, she gritted her teeth and persevered without uttering a sound.

"It really was you." Dark Moon said coldly, "Bring her in."

Before Lan Yiren could react, An Yue had already turned around and walked into the base. Qinglong and Bailong, who were standing not far away, took her shoulders and led her inside.

The construction inside the base is not much different from before, the only change is that there are more checkpoints, which should also be due to Darkmoon's suspicious nature.

After passing through several heavily guarded doors, Lan Yiren was led to the base's council hall.

Dark Moon enjoys collecting antiques, so the hall is filled with all sorts of ornaments, and even the table where they usually hold meetings is an antique.

Dark Moon sat on his throne. In this base, he was like an emperor, and everyone had to respect and rely on him.

Lan Yiren was standing, but with Qinglong's shout of kneeling down, a sharp pain suddenly shot through the back of her knees, her legs buckled, and she collapsed to the ground with a thud.

She clenched her hands tightly, though she hid her anger well on her face.

"Lan Yiren, do you know what crime you have committed?" At Dark Moon's prompting, Azure Dragon picked up the Soul-Sealing Whip used by the Dark Moon organization to punish its servants and questioned him.

Within the Dark Moon organization, anyone who makes a mistake will be whipped at least twenty times with the "Soul-Stealing Whip".

It is called the "Soul-Capturing Whip" because this whip is different from ordinary whips. Before the execution, it is usually soaked in a drug called "Heart-Drilling Powder" for a day and a night.

This medicine contains more than a dozen drugs that stimulate the senses and amplify your pain. Even the toughest thugs in the Dark Moon organization are often tortured to the point of wishing they were dead by this punishment.

Lan Yiren had only heard of it, but had never been punished like this before.

Seeing the whip in Qinglong's hand, it would be a lie to say she wasn't worried at all. However, if she wanted to gain Dark Moon's trust, she had to be willing to go all out.

"Leader, Yi Ren only knows that she failed her mission and lost to Gu Momo, but she will never admit to any other crimes!"

"You know you lost to Gu Momo? Then tell me, where have you been these past few days? And what have you been doing?" Dark Moon asked in a deep voice, which sounded particularly eerie in the empty council hall.

"Chief, I know it's understandable that you have doubts about me, but please, for the sake of my benefactor, let me finish what I have to say! If after hearing what I have to say you still think I'm not trustworthy, then kill me or torture me, I, Lan Yiren, will not have a single complaint!"

"You want me to hear your explanation? Well, that depends on whether you have the life to say it!" Dark Moon was ruthless and didn't want to believe her one-sided story. With just a glance, Azure Dragon had already lashed out with his whip, striking her body.

The whip struck her back, instantly tearing her skin and leaving a bloody welt on her outer garment.

The medication amplified her pain to an extreme degree, making her wish she could bite off her own tongue and end it all.

But Lan Yiren knew that An Yue was testing her. If she could withstand such torture and still insist that she had not betrayed him, then he would have reason to believe that her days in prison had not forced her to confess.

She bit her lip so hard it almost bled, but she didn't utter a sound.

Then another whip lashed down, and Lan Yiren collapsed to the ground with a thud, her whole body convulsing, her nerves taut, veins bulging on her forehead, and cold sweat pouring down her face.

When she was lashed ten times, she finally couldn't bear the pain any longer, clenched her fists and roared, but she still didn't utter a single word of begging for mercy.

Even the Azure Dragon, who was wielding the whip, hesitated to strike.

After all, this is the most severe punishment in the Dark Moon Organization. Even the man with the best physical condition in the organization can only endure twenty lashes at most, but now, Lan Yiren has already endured the twelfth lash.

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