Zhui Feng sneered, and with a flick of his wrist, a flash of silver light appeared—

A moment later—

"ah!!!"

Hu Si covered his ears and let out a pitiful scream.

His ears!

Looking down—

Half an ear lay in a pool of blood, still steaming fresh.

This group of people is terrifying!

Without saying a word, they cut off half of his ear!

Hu Si was so scared he wet himself.

A pale yellow liquid spread beneath Hu Si, and a dense, overwhelming fear gripped his heart.

He will die!

If the person in front of me shows even the slightest dissatisfaction, I will kill him on the spot!

This was the thought that immediately came to Hu Si's mind.

The next moment, Hu Si immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, not daring to move an inch even as urine spread to his mouth.

"My lord, spare my life! Whatever you want to know or whatever you want me to do, I will obey. I beg you to spare my life!"

Hu Si isn't stupid.

This man went to great lengths to tie him up, and then immediately cut off his ear, all to intimidate him and make him obey!

If you really wanted to kill him, why bother with kidnapping and intimidation?

In the time it took to tie him up, they could have killed him and disposed of his body.

"You are very smart."

Zhui Feng's praise was genuine.

Hu Si trembled even more, unsure how to respond.

"What are you planning to do at the Shen family's old residence?"

Zhui Feng asked patiently.

Hu Si stiffened for a moment, utterly astonished.

Is this person from the Shen family?

That's impossible.

How could the Shen family possibly have such ability?

"Um?"

"I, I wanted to tell Old Master Shen what just happened at the Shen family, I wanted to anger him to death, because, because I don't get along with the Shen family."

Hu Si trembled as he told the whole truth.

He knew very well that he only had two paths before him.

One is to tell the truth directly.

One is to be beaten and abused and then tell the truth.

He wasn't an idiot, so of course he would readily choose the first option.

Nothing is more important than your own life!

"Oh, tell me, what's the rift between you and the Shen family, and how do you plan to get revenge on them? Just angering the old man to death isn't enough, is it?"

Chasing the wind, he raised an eyebrow.

This shameless guy is actually quite pragmatic.

He also enjoys dealing with these kinds of people; after all, hitting people is exhausting.

"No, no, really nothing. I wanted to get revenge on the Shen family, but I didn't dare to do it directly, since I still want to live. I just saw it today and thought of doing something bad. After all, even if the old man is angered to death, it has little to do with me. Even if I report it to the authorities, I won't bear much responsibility."

Hu Si raised his head and waved his hands incessantly.

How could he dare to have any other thoughts?

Even if he did, he hadn't done anything yet; he just had the idea in his mind.

Could it possibly be discovered?

"Oh."

Zhui Feng let out a cold laugh.

Is this a sign of disrespect towards him?

With another wave of his hand—

"Aaaaaah!!"

Hu Si wanted to cover the area an inch above his chest, but he didn't dare, because there was a needle stuck hard in an acupoint there!

There was no blood.

Yet the pain was excruciating.

Almost instantly, Hu Si lay on the ground, howling in pain!

pain!

It hurts!

It felt as if thousands of ants were frantically gnawing at his internal organs, his meridians, and his blood!

The pain was so intense that my senses were blurred!

Zhui Feng strolled over leisurely, arms crossed, looking down at the howling Hu Si, and asked with a grin:

"What, still thinking of lying to your father? Don't you even know who your father is!"

Chasing the Wind scoffed.

If he didn't have this much insight, he would have been torn to shreds in the capital long ago.

Still protecting the young master?

Stop dreaming.

"I was wrong, I was wrong..." Hu Si grabbed the other person's clothes and kept pleading, "Please, spare me, I really, really know I was wrong."

"No rush. Do you see that hourglass?"

"When all the sand inside has leaked out, I'll come back to relieve your pain."

"whee."

You apologized and admitted your mistake?

I'm going to relieve your pain right now?

How naive!

Zhui Feng then left with a grin.

In the quiet room.

Hu Si could almost hear the sound of the hourglass...

pain!

despair!

These two feelings tormented Hu Si to the point of wishing he were dead!

I don't know how much time passed, but finally I heard footsteps.

Hu Si immediately kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Sir, sir, please spare me! I promise I won't try anything funny again, I'll tell you everything..."

"No rush, let's answer the questions first?"

Zhui Feng asked with a grin.

Hu Si asked anxiously, "What does the master want to know? I'll tell you everything."

Ask quickly!

Ask quickly!

"What are your plans to do against the Shen family?"

“I originally planned to secretly kill Qin Ruijin’s two grandsons and then frame the Shen family, but I haven’t figured out a way yet.”

It seemed like he had thought of something.

Hu Si hurriedly added, "I really haven't thought it through yet. It's not that I don't want to tell you, really, really, sir, you have to believe me."

Chasing the Wind laughed again.

Hu Si now trembles involuntarily whenever he hears Zhui Feng's laughter.

He cried: "I'm telling the truth, sir."

"Hmm, and then? Tell me about something else?"

Zhui Feng twisted his wrist and asked calmly.

Hu Si tearfully told the other party everything that had happened to him.

——

Right now.

Li Guihua's home.

"What's going on? Why hasn't Hu Si come back yet?"

Li Guihua clenched her hands tightly, her heart aching, and paced back and forth on the ground.

How much time has passed?

Moreover, she also went to the Shen family's old courtyard, but there was no one there.

Where did they go?

"Mom, why are you so concerned about him? It would be better if he didn't come back." Li Xiaoxi was peeling and eating oranges from a bowl.

One, two, three, four...

The tart oranges were like desserts to her.

Li Guihua felt dizzy from looking at it.

"Hu Si is your man, aren't you worried at all? What will you and the children do if something happens to him?"

Li Guihua was so angry that she plopped down on the kang (a heated brick bed).

How can this girl be so heartless?

"Tch, as if he ever took care of me. I was the one who took care of him, why would I expect anything from him?" Li Xiaoxi looked down on Hu Si from the bottom of her heart.

If it weren't for...

She kicked him out a long time ago!

"You! Things are different now. Laifu is dead, and that old bastard Qin Ruijin isn't the village chief anymore! Do you think you can still be the same as before?"

"Mother, whose side are you on? Let him die wherever he wants. He can't even handle such a small thing, what use is he?"

Li Xiaoxi rolled her eyes.

The Shen family's farce is over, but I haven't heard of Old Master Shen going to see it.

Not to mention they died.

Hu Si is such a spineless coward!

"You! Hu Si is also..."

"Creak—"

The door to the main room was pushed open.

Li Guihua was overjoyed and immediately went out to greet him with a beaming smile. She looked much happier than Li Xiaoxi. Anyone who didn't know better would think that Hu Si was her man.

Li Xiaoxi felt something was strange, but before she could figure out what was going on, she heard her mother's scream.

"ah--"