Doron addressed the people in the study, saying, "You have nowhere to escape. This courtyard is now surrounded by me..."
Knowing there were only three people inside, Duolong felt a little more confident. Duolong and the Seventeenth Master had been preparing for this day for many days, and finally they had caught them red-handed.
The study was silent. Inside, three men in black carefully surveyed the outside. They knew escape was impossible, but seeing only a dozen or so guards outside, they thought they might be able to break through if they were lucky. So they decided to force their way in.
Suddenly, the study door was kicked open, and a man in black rushed out with a knife in hand.
With his feet firmly planted on the ground, Duolong twisted the hilt of his knife, blocking the blade that the man in black was about to slash at him. He then reversed the blade and aimed it at the man's throat. In two consecutive moves, he showed no mercy. In an instant, the man in black froze, paused for a moment, and then fell straight down in front of Duolong.
Seeing their initial victory, the guards were brimming with confidence. With a roar, they all joined the fray. The two men in black, outnumbered, were forced back to the gate after a few exchanges. They exchanged a glance, then raised their swords to slit their throats. A blade flew from the side, striking their wrists, causing them to fall. It turned out the men in black, seeing no way out, were about to commit suicide, but thanks to Duolong's foresight, they were stopped. The guards immediately apprehended them. Meanwhile, the trembling Magistrate Lou, who had tried to escape in the chaos, was startled when a blade landed right in front of him, causing him to collapse to the ground, unable to get up.
Magistrate Lou clasped his hands in a gesture of supplication: "Spare me, Your Honor, spare me..."
Duolongke walked up to Magistrate Lou, snorted, and grabbed him, saying, "Spare me! Go tell the underworld spirits you killed, and see if they'll spare your dog's life!" He then threw him to the ground, letting the guards seize him.
Seventeenth Master's Courtyard.
Magistrate Lou and the two men in black, who had been brought back, were bound and made to kneel on the ground. Before the Seventeenth Prince could speak, Magistrate Lou kowtowed several times, feigning tears and pleading in his defense: "Your Excellency, please investigate! I know nothing..."
Seventeen looked at the three kneeling men with disdain and sneered, "I haven't even started asking you yet, how do you know you don't know my questions?" The prince pointed at the men in black and said sharply, "Who exactly are you people?" One of the men in black glanced at Seventeen with a sneer and spat on the ground.
Seeing that this man was disrespectful to the Seventeenth Prince, Duolong stepped forward, drew his knife, and held it to the man's neck. With a slight exertion, blood oozed from the edge of the blade. The man in black seemed fearless of death, but Magistrate Lou, who was kneeling to the side, was so frightened that he almost wet his pants.
The Seventeenth Prince was certain that no information could be found from the men in black; the key was Magistrate Lou. Seeing how much he valued his life, the Seventeenth Prince was confident. He beckoned, and the guards carried in a jar from outside. An executioner entered with props, awaiting orders.
"I've given you a chance. If you're unwilling to talk, then go talk to this instrument of torture!" The Seventeenth Master glanced disdainfully at Magistrate Lou and gestured to the executioner. With a swift movement, the ear of a man in black was cut off, and blood gushed out. Because he was bound, he could only fall to the ground and groan in pain.
Seeing Magistrate Lou staring in disbelief, the Seventeenth Master continued, "I think you should know about this Five Tortures. The man doesn't die on horseback. His limbs are dismembered piece by piece, then his ears and nose are cut off, his eyes are gouged out, and he's put into this jar until he bleeds to death! He dies without a complete corpse..." After saying this, the executioner cut off the black-clad man's other ear. With a heart-wrenching scream, Magistrate Lou was already terrified out of his wits.
"I'll talk, I'll talk, Your Excellency, spare my life..." Magistrate Lou cried bitterly, "It's the White Lotus Sect, the White Lotus Sect needs a large number of able-bodied men..."
The Seventeenth Master pressed on urgently, "Continue..."
"I only took the money to do things for them. I don't know what they did to me... I really told them everything I know... It really has nothing to do with me..." Magistrate Lou was terrified and kept begging for mercy.
The Seventeenth Prince sensed that there must be something much bigger behind this. Uncovering Magistrate Lou was only a small part of the story; the real mastermind was still hiding deep inside.
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