Faced with such punishment, Xie Yuanlong was bewildered, but a bad feeling lingered in his heart…

As time passed, Xie Yuanlong realized how terrifying this thing was. He wanted to close his eyes and not look at the spinning disc, but his eyelids were held open and he couldn't close them at all. In this situation, it wasn't something he could simply choose not to look at...

"You should be glad I had two beautiful ladies with me today; I didn't want them to witness anything too bloody, otherwise..."

At this point, Li Zhu snorted coldly, implying that otherwise you'd be in big trouble...

But at this moment, Xie Yuanlong's inner thoughts were, "Why the hell aren't you being a little more bloodthirsty with me? This thing is too torturous..."

"I know the rules... I know the rules... Put me down... Please put me down..."

Xie Yuanlong roared frantically, but to no avail…

"Thank you, Yuanlong!"

"arrive!"

"Name?"

"Xie Yuanlong..."

"gender?"

"male…"

"age?"

“30…”

"Profession?"

"warrior…"

"Hmm, not bad..."

"Put me down..."

Xie Yuanlong was completely exasperated. He had followed the script exactly, so why hadn't they put him down yet...?

Li Zhu was thinking that now the enemy had two warriors, the archer was the archer, and the fortune-telling old Taoist was the mage. If a healer joined them, would this group of people be going to wipe him out?

Where is Shi Le?

"In an inn in the southern part of the city... Put me down... Put me down!"

Xie Yuanlong struggled incessantly, but the black and white disc was a nightmare he couldn't escape...

Li Zhu waved his hand, putting him down, and then spoke.

"Write down all the dirty deeds your Xie family and related powerful clans have done. If you behave well, I might spare your life. If you don't, I'll teach you a lesson every day..."

Xie Yuanlong shuddered. He finally understood why Shi Hu was so afraid of the words "I'll show you what's what." This thing was truly terrifying...

However, Xie Yuanlong hesitated somewhat when faced with the prospect of betraying the Xie family, and Li Zhu coldly snorted.

"You need to understand this: the moment you enter this dungeon, what you say or don't say is no longer important. What matters is what I want you to say, and what the people outside will hear, you understand?"

Li Zhu's words instantly filled Xie Yuanlong's eyes with terror...

He now had only one thought: this crown prince was too terrifying. To make an enemy of such a person was absolutely foolish. If the Xie family were to be purged, it could only be said that the Xie family had brought this upon themselves, failing to even choose a side properly…

But what's even more terrifying is that everyone in the New Tang Dynasty underestimated the Crown Prince. They all thought he was just a useless prince, a pawn to be sent to Xiliang to die. But who would have thought that the Crown Prince, who was underestimated by everyone, would have such methods?

From the moment Li Zhu tried to persuade Yuwen Guo to surrender in court, everyone should have realized this, yet they still regarded him as useless. This is the most terrifying thing, because Li Zhu could be a venomous snake in the shadows, delivering a fatal blow to the enemy at the crucial moment. Just like him, who believed that as the commander of the Imperial Guard, no one but the emperor could truly punish him, but in reality, he was defeated by the Crown Prince, whom everyone underestimated...

"I see…"

Xie Yuanlong resigned himself to his fate. Whether he revealed those dirty secrets or not was no longer important, because Li Zhu could claim any evidence as his own, even if he hadn't said them...

"Stone Tiger..."

"arrive"

"You too, write down what the Jie tribe is going to do next and where the tribesmen are distributed. If any of these things are not true, the consequences will be more painful than you think. You have already felt the extreme itch, but you do not know the extreme pain. Do you know that there is a kind of ant in this world that can make people feel as if an arrow is piercing their body with just one bite? If you were bitten by hundreds or thousands of such ants at the same time, can you imagine what it would feel like?"

Shi Hu's massive body trembled once more, for he had no doubt about Li Zhu's words; so far, Li Zhu had not lied to him...

"I...I write..."

Shi Hu collapsed, and this dignified man almost shed tears…

"With this kind of mentality, how dare you say you're male?"

Li Zhu gave him a disdainful look, then turned and left, because he saw a place name on the information about the counties and prefectures provided by the Marquis: Yuncheng!

He was interested in this place name because it was a famous place before he time-traveled: Datong!

Hearing the name of this place should tell you why it's famous—it has coal mines…

If enough coal could be obtained, not only could the heating problem be solved, but even preliminary industrialization could be achieved…

The problem now is that this area belongs to Youzhou. If he hadn't killed Shi Jingtang, this puppet emperor might have ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun to the Liao Dynasty...

The problem now is that Shi Jingtang has been killed by him, and Youzhou will soon receive the news. We don't know if Chen Qingzhi has arrived yet. If he can't stabilize Youzhou, it's uncertain who will retain this valuable territory…

He now needs to get gunpowder out as soon as possible. This stuff will allow Chen Qingzhi to intimidate all enemies and quickly stabilize Youzhou. Once Youzhou is stable, there will be a continuous supply of coal...

Thinking of this, Li Zhu instructed the Marquis to find some Taoist priests who specialized in alchemy, because Taoist priests at this time often used highly toxic substances such as sulfur and saltpeter in their alchemy...

Sulfur and saltpeter in nature require certain refining processes before they can be used, but these Taoist alchemists could use them directly. He suddenly felt quite clever of himself for even thinking of such a method…

However, the Marquis immediately advised...

"Your Highness, you mustn't! The decline of the Tang Dynasty is inextricably linked to these Taoist priests who sought immortality through alchemy. Several emperors failed to conceive after consuming elixirs and all died young, leading to the downfall of the once-prosperous Tang Dynasty. You must not become obsessed with the pursuit of immortality..."

Li Zhu's face immediately darkened. Was he that kind of person?

"I have a use for you, just go find it..."

Li Zhu spoke with a dark face. The Marquis, seeing that Li Zhu didn't seem to be seeking immortality, said nothing and ordered his men to carry out the task...

"The Crown Prince is dying... His Highness the Crown Prince is dying..."

Suddenly, Mingfei's voice rang out, which made Li Zhu's face darken even more. He wanted to roar, "How can I not do it? I am the strongest man in the world, capable of lifting a thousand-pound cauldron, how could I not do it?"

"Consort Ming, please speak properly..."

Seeing Consort Ming appear anxiously not far away, Li Zhu immediately grabbed her and said fiercely, "If it weren't broad daylight, I really would have liked to let Consort Ming know whether I'm any good or not..."