Xie Datou immediately chimed in, "That's right, there's someone who started this, why don't we just ask him?"

"It'll be good for him to experience my interrogation methods, to hear his screams of agony. That will at least console Brother Kong's spirit in heaven."

Xu Jinhuan didn't stop Xie Datou; instead, she let him use his interrogation techniques to his heart's content. To be honest, she was even angrier than Xie Datou.

If it weren't for this person, even if Zhou Zhou's health was poor, he wouldn't be dead by now. Apart from just now, they didn't seem to have had a proper conversation at all...

If she were to interrogate the person, he probably wouldn't last even the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before he kicks the bucket. So, it's more reliable to let Xie Datou handle it.

Xie Datou, his face ashen, walked to the bound man, pulled out a hidden dagger from his leg, and began his revenge with a sinister grin.

"You, you don't come any closer!" the man cried out in terror as he looked at the dagger.

But Xie Datou ignored him completely, and after pulling off the man's annoying outer shirt and trousers, he began to concentrate on slicing the meat.

While slicing the man's skin, he said with a sinister smile, "Our boss said that a normal person needs to be sliced ​​into at least six or seven hundred pieces to die completely. Tell me, how many pieces do you think you'll be sliced ​​into?"

The man felt a sharp pain in his leg and cried out tremblingly, "Stop, stop! What do you want to ask? I'll tell you everything, really, I'll tell you!"

Xie Datou ignored the other party's sincere expression and continued slicing the meat at his own leisurely pace.

The sharp dagger slices through the skin without the slightest pause; the phrase "white knife in, red knife out" is most apt.

"ah!"

"Waaaah, what do you want to ask me? I really will tell you!"

"Please, please, ask me!"

The bound man initially had some strength to shout, but later, tormented by pain, he could only utter weak gasps.

But Xie Datou still didn't stop. His brother Kong must have left in agony, and the instigator should also die in the same agony.

After exchanging a glance, Ma Wencai and Li Yichang both recalled their days in the dilapidated temple. They remarked from the bottom of their hearts, "The longer Big Head Brother and Boss have spent together, the more alike they become."

Xie Datou moved quickly, and in no time the man's leg was reduced to bone.

The man stared blankly into the sky and began to mutter to himself.

"My name is Ouyang Xutao, and I am from Tongqiao County."

"I learned about that stuff by chance. It's very popular in the Tongqiao Ghost Market. It costs one tael of gold for a bag. If it's not introduced by an acquaintance, the seller won't sell it to you. I bought it to save my life."

"Ah! I've already confessed, why are you still torturing me?"

Xie Datou sneered upon hearing this, "I never said I would stop once you confessed. Keep suffering!"

After summarizing the information the man had given him in his mind, Xu Jinhuan glanced at Ouyang Xutao, who was covered in blood, and said to Xie Datou.

"Since the murderer has confessed everything he needed to, there's no need to keep him alive. Big Head, you decide what to do."

Xie Datou wiped the blood droplets from his face with his sleeve and replied with a smile, "Yes, boss, I will definitely make him regret being born."

After saying that, he took the dagger and walked towards Ouyang Xutao. Soon, Ouyang Xutao's weak screams echoed in the open space.

"Boss, it seems we have no choice but to go to Tongqiao County." Li Yichang said after thinking for a moment.

Xu Jinhuan nodded. After a moment of contemplation, she said to the others, "Li Yichang, you lead the main force northward. Unless you encounter unforeseen circumstances, do not stop."

"Xie Datou, Xia Zhiying, come with me to Tongqiao County. After we resolve this matter, we'll immediately catch up with you."

Li Yichang was stunned for a moment because he didn't expect Xu Jinhuan to suddenly entrust him with such an important task. After regaining his senses, he immediately made his promise.

"Yes, boss, I will definitely not let you down."

Xu Jinhuan patted his shoulder and whispered, "If there's anything you're really unsure about on the way, just ask Xiaoxiao."

Li Yichang was aware of his younger sister's peculiarities, and nodded heavily upon hearing this.

Ma Wencai looked at Xu Jinhuan with some concern, "Boss, are two people enough for you? Should we bring a few more?"

Xu Jinhuan glanced at him indifferently and said, "Is there anyone in this team who can beat me?"

Ma Wencai shook his head. If there were someone who could beat the boss, why would they acknowledge him as their leader?

Xu Jinhuan said half-jokingly, "Then why would I bring so many burdens with me? It's not like I'm going to the market to buy groceries."

Ma Wencai choked and shut his mouth very decisively.

At the same time, he kept thinking to himself, "Yeah, the boss can definitely do things faster by himself. Did he get kicked in the head by a donkey just now? Why did he ask such a stupid question?"

After pushing aside the inconvenient Ma Wencai, Su Sanxi took out several disguise masks from his bag and handed them to Xu Jinhuan.

"Boss, this is a disguise mask I made when I had nothing else to do. It should come in handy."

Xu Jinhuan smiled as he accepted the disguise masks, and after looking at them, he praised, "Sanxi, your disguise skills are getting better and better."

Su Sanxi touched his face somewhat embarrassedly, "This is all thanks to Boss's guidance. Boss, I said I would help you make more and better disguise masks, and I will never go back on my word."

After hearing this, Xu Jinhuan praised him a few more times and encouraged him to keep up the good work.

Looking at Su Sanxi's excited figure, almost blowing bubbles, Ma Wencai, standing to the side, complained to Li Yichang with a face full of envy and jealousy.

"Why does the boss praise him so much? Why doesn't he praise me?"

"So what if you can make a disguise mask? Is it really necessary to show off like that? If I had started learning from a young age, I could do it too!"

Li Yichang moved away in disgust, afraid of being infected by Ma Wencai's sour smell.

"You don't even look at what you've done, and what others have done."

You never do anything good, all you do is cause trouble for the boss. It's a miracle he doesn't beat you up; he even praises you! You really know how to think things through.

Upon hearing this, Ma Wencai glared at Li Yichang and said, "Do you think I don't want to? But I don't have the skills of Su Sanxi."

Aside from being fast, I'm practically useless in a fight. Big Head and those guys in black were all taken care of in no time, not even leaving me a single opponent to practice on.

Li Yichang glanced at Ma Wencai speechlessly, then sighed as he looked at the sky.

"You really can't argue with a fool!"

After saying that, he turned and left, preparing to lead the main force north.

Ma Wencai, watching his retreating figure, jumped up and down, shouting, "Li Yichang, what do you mean? Why do you call me stupid? I'm smart!"

Xu Jinhuan rubbed his ears, which had been disturbed by Ma Wencai's noise, and said to Xia Zhiying beside him, "It will be dawn soon. We'll go into the city when the city gates open."

Xia Zhiying looked at Xu Jinhuan and asked hesitantly, "Master, with your current status, can you enter the city normally?"