Hearing the masked man's words, Gu Liyan broke out in a cold sweat, his consciousness gradually fading until everything went black, and he knew nothing more—
The first snow of winter fell quietly, and the moment it landed on Gu Liyan's white clothes, it quickly melted into water droplets...
Splash—
Clang—
Water mixed with ice was poured directly onto Gu Liyan, and then the bucket was thrown aside with a loud bang.
Gu Liyan shuddered and slowly opened his eyes. The icy water soaked through his entire body, and it was impossible to tell whether his hair and face were wet or covered in cold sweat. The only thing that was clear was that his exhausted eyes reflected the faces of Lei Dong and Lei Li.
"You slept for three days before waking up, you vixen, you're really weak!" Lei Li sneered. "Hey Lei Dong, is he really the Punisher? He doesn't seem like it to me at all!"
"You're so wise after the event. Don't forget, he defeated both of us!" Lei Dong said with a gloomy expression.
Lei Li chuckled, "Oh right, I almost forgot. Speaking of which, we haven't gotten our revenge yet!"
Lei Dong's lips curled into a smile. "You're right!" With that, Lei Dong stepped forward and stomped on Gu Liyan's head. "You dared to play me for fools. Now you're standing here, and you don't even have the guts to fight back, huh?"
"Ugh—" Gu Liyan groaned in pain, gritting her teeth and remaining silent.
"Hey, not saying anything? Looks like you don't know pain! In that case, I'll show you how powerful your grandpa Lei Dong is!" Lei Dong said with a ferocious expression.
As they spoke, the sounds of punches and kicks, along with painful screams, came from deep within the flowerbed—
The masked man squinted as he stood atop the pavilion, watching Lei Dong punch and kick Gu Liyan. He couldn't help but chuckle. "I thought torturing these two for seven days would reduce their ferocity, but who knew this little fox would only unleash their violent genes!"
Deep within the pavilion, a figure quietly sipped tea without uttering a word.
"I said, I didn't get the key, how can you be so calm?" The masked man squinted at the man who was calmly drinking tea behind the screen.
"This world is surrounded by turbulent currents. Even if you get the key, you can't leave. What difference does it make whether you take it or not?"
Hearing the voice from behind the screen, the masked man immediately felt deceived. "You bastard! Didn't you say we could leave once we got the key? How could you go back on your word!"
"Calm down. As long as Gu Liyan is here, someone will come back to pick him up! Besides, you've already planted the fire seed in Gu Liyan, so they'll definitely be rushing over. Just wait patiently for a few days!" If Gu Liyan and Mo Han heard the voice coming from behind the screen, they would definitely find it familiar!
The masked man snorted coldly, looking impatient, and said, "In short, I've had enough! This world is short of resources and is on the verge of extinction. Why choose this place as the starting point for a hegemonic empire? It's a complete waste of time!"
"Because everyone is poor, everyone shares the same goal. Once we share the same goal, what can stop us?"
As he spoke, the masked man calmed down and his face lit up with fighting spirit. "Alright, since that's how it is, I'll listen to you! Once that little fox is dead, we'll unify this world! Then we'll start from this world and continuously expand our territory to countless other worlds!"
Upon hearing the masked man's words, the man sitting behind the screen suddenly smiled inexplicably...
——
Among the flowerbeds
"Cough cough..." Gu Liyan coughed up a faint trace of blood and collapsed to the ground.
Seeing Gu Liyan fall, Lei Li shook his arm and cursed with displeasure, "Damn it, how can this kid be so tough? He's been beaten for three hours and only spat out a mouthful of blood!"
Lei Dong curled his lips. "The punishments of the Nine Springs Realm are quite powerful, how could they be so easy to kill?"
Gu Liyan lay on the ground, panting heavily, and was drowsy.
Seeing that Gu Liyan was about to fall asleep, Lei Li punched Gu Liyan in the stomach and yelled, "Sleep my ass! Get up right now!"
"Pfft...cough cough..." Gu Liyan spat out a mouthful of blood and curled up in a ball.
Seeing this, Lei Li attacked again, striking Gu Liyan with his fists and feet, making thuds as they hit her. But no matter how hard Lei Li hit her, Gu Liyan refused to utter another sound.
Lei Li lost interest and said with displeasure, "I'm not fighting anymore! Damn it, this guy doesn't say a word no matter how much I hit him, there's no fun at all!"
"Cough cough..." Gu Liyan lay weakly on the ground, trembling from the pain all over his body.
"Hey! Get up! How long are you going to play dead?" Lei Li grabbed Gu Liyan and shoved him into the lotus pond.
The icy water jolted Gu Liyan awake, and he began to struggle in the water.
Seeing this, Lei Li dragged Gu Liyan back and threw him aside. "Lei Dong, if we use our fists to deal with him, it's our fists that will get hurt in the end. Don't you have anything fresh to offer our friend?"
Looking at the unconscious Gu Liyan, Lei Dong suddenly smiled and said, "I've got it! I remember the Grand Strategist has Cloud Needles. We can borrow those to play with!"
"Okay, okay, I'll go borrow it right away!"
Gu Liyan opened his eyes groggily, feeling the coldness in his body and shivering involuntarily. But as soon as the shivering subsided, an extremely hot aura suddenly began to ravage and erode his body!
"It feels so bad..."
"Yiyi..."
Lei Dong squinted at Gu Liyan and couldn't help but chuckle, "Kid, today is the fourth day. Your death is not far away! Are you finally going to give your last words before you die?"
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