Xiao Qingyin dared not look at Yi Shuihan's expression at that moment; she guessed he was ready to tear the bandit leader apart.

This bandit leader knew perfectly well that Yi Shuihan loathed that night, yet he still went and disgusted him; he was probably just asking for death.

Yi Shuihan made no move, and said to Xiao Qingyin with a cold face, "Take a look at him, see if it is the painlessness you mentioned."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji's expression froze, and a hint of disbelief flashed in his eyes.

Xiao Qingyin took out the silver needles she carried with her and probed several acupoints on the bandit leader's body. She nodded to Yi Shuihan, "He is indeed born without pain."

Yi Shuihan's face was as still as water.

"Is his illness curable?"

Once it's healed, I can feel the pain, and my mouth isn't as tight anymore.

“It’s congenital,” Xiao Qingyin said, spreading her hands. “There’s no cure.”

The conversation between the two made Zhao Wuji realize that his biggest secret had been exposed.

A hint of his former radiance returned to his face, and he sneered, "Since you all know, don't expect torture to work. Why not consider other methods? For example, my wife, you and I can consummate our marriage. If I'm happy, I'll tell you all the secrets."

Xiao Qingyin's lips twitched. This person was so afraid of pain that he dared to stir up any hornet's nest.

"Yeah?"

Yi Shuihan's voice was unreadable, and he casually approached the bandit leader. With a flick of his right hand, a short arrow shot from his crossbow and pierced the bandit leader's lower abdomen.

"I'm afraid the chief is willing but unable."

Zhao Wuji's expression changed drastically in an instant.

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

She coughed lightly and reminded him, "He could easily bleed to death like this."

"Yi San, apply some medicine to him."

After giving his instructions, Yi Shuihan gave Xiao Qingyin a look, signaling her to leave with him.

Xiao Qingyin asked, "Don't you need my help?"

Her silver needles should be more effective at stopping bleeding than medicine.

"Need not."

Yi Shuihan refused without even thinking.

Does this woman not even know the concept of gender distinction? How come she doesn't care about anything?

If Xiao Qingyin could hear his thoughts, she would definitely reply: "Ah, yes." In her eyes, as long as someone is a patient, there is no distinction between genders.

"If you can't do anything about him, I do have a solution that you might want to try."

After leaving the dungeon, Xiao Qingyin said to the man beside her.

"I would like to hear the details."

"Sleep is essential for the human body. If you don't sleep, you will suffer a mental breakdown. Be careful with this method. If you don't rest for more than 36 hours, your organs will fail and you will die."

This method was used in the historically infamous torture known as "prisoner's bed."

Yi Shuihan had never used it before, but after hearing it, he felt it made a lot of sense and immediately ordered someone to carry it out.

Two days later, he came to the mansion to find Xiao Qingyin.

"Your method worked very well; he confessed."

"Whose man is he?"

"I don't know."

Xiao Qingyin: "..."

You call this a confession?

The contempt in her eyes was so obvious that Yi Shuihan couldn't help but glare at her: "Let me finish."

"Okay, okay."

"According to the bandit leader, his name is Zhao Wuji. He was originally a bodyguard in Liang County. Three years ago, he committed a murder and became an outlaw in Tianlei Mountain, where he gathered a bandit gang."

Relying on his familiarity with the escort business, he specifically targeted inconspicuous caravans and lived a very happy life.

Two months ago, someone suddenly came to his door, asking him to lead his gang to seize Fengling. He only needed to defend it for a month, and he would be given 100,000 taels of gold.

If they do not agree, immediately notify the imperial court to send troops to suppress the bandits.

Zhao Wuji was not stupid; he knew that Fengling was the location of the gate tower, a strategic location in the capital region, and that the slightest disturbance would attract the attention of the imperial army.

He just wanted to be a mountain bandit, not to die, so he refused without a second thought.

That very night, the bandit stronghold was invaded by a group of men in black, who killed 30% of them.

Zhao Wuji then realized how formidable the other party was and had no choice but to do as he was told.

With the other side's cooperation, the bandits quietly occupied Fengling and, as requested, impersonated government soldiers to maintain the normal operation of the gate tower.

They were also allowed to rob inconspicuous travelers, with all the loot and people belonging to them.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingyin asked in confusion, "What is their purpose in doing this?"

"You've hit the nail on the head."

Yi Shuihan smiled.

"Zhao Wuji didn't know at first either, and could only guess from the fact that he controlled the Guanlou."

After occupying the gate tower, the other side ordered them to allow all pedestrians and goods to pass through, especially large items, which were not even allowed to be inspected.

Zhao Wuji guessed that the other party was probably trying to transport a batch of illegal goods into the capital region, most likely weapons.

The reason they were approached was simply to find a scapegoat and divert attention.

Unwilling to give up, he paid extra attention to the items passing through customs and unexpectedly discovered that four foreigners were hidden among a large batch of goods.

He intercepted the four men and hid them in a place only he knew, intending to use them as leverage. But before they could negotiate with him, I infiltrated the bandit stronghold. You know what happened next.

Xiao Qingyin then realized that she had been framed.

The person behind it all happened to lose four foreigners. She happened to have been to the bandit stronghold and managed to escape before the Southern Fifth Camp could suppress the bandits.

The other party most likely thought she was related to Zhao Wuji, which is why they came to her door after the rumors started.

That's absolutely outrageous!

Xiao Qingyin crushed the green vegetables she was picking in her hand.

"Have you found the foreigners that Zhao Wuji was hiding?"

She asked Yi Shuihan.

"We found it. It's in a village about 30 miles from Fengling. But we can't understand what they're saying."

Yi Shuihan replied.

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