Luo Hanlian's face still held a hint of disbelief as she stared wide-eyed at her brothers lying sprawled on the ground. "What... what did you do to them?"
Xu Ningyan scoffed, stomped her foot hard on Luo Hanlian's face, and then grabbed Luo Hanlian's hair. "So concerned about your brother? I'm so touched! How about you switch places? You go lie down, I'll ask your brother?"
Luo Hanlian barely managed to lift her head, glanced at Xu Ningyan, and spat out a mouthful of saliva: "Pah! You're just a little wench who hasn't even grown a beard yet, and you think you can threaten me? Huh—"
His face flushed bright red, his body hunched over, and he trembled violently.
Xu Ningyan withdrew his foot, which had struck Luo Hanlian three inches below her navel, and said slowly, "Looks like you're pretty stubborn. I wonder how many kicks that part of you that's hurting can withstand now?"
Luo Hanlian took a few deep breaths to ease the pain, and managed to squeeze out a few words: "You, you little bitch...you...ow—"
The excruciating pain struck again, and Luo Hanlian was rendered speechless, rolling on the ground in agony.
Xu Ningyan coldly watched as Luo Hanlian rolled around for a long time, exhausted. Only then did he step forward, raise his dagger, and wave it in front of Luo Hanlian. Then, with a devilish smile, he glanced at Luo Hanlian's crotch: "I kicked her twice, so she's probably crippled! How about I finish off this piece of trash with the first cut?"
As he spoke, the gleaming dagger plunged into the ground with a whoosh.
Luo Hanlian was utterly terrified: "No—"
Helplessly, she closed her eyes.
After waiting for a long time, there was no excruciating pain as he had imagined. When he looked up, he saw that the dagger was stuck squarely between his legs, no more than a finger's width away from that crucial spot.
He relaxed instantly from extreme tension, only to feel a warmth in his crotch as something silently flowed out.
A strong smell of urine permeated the narrow space inside the cave.
Luo Hanlian was filled with shame, anger, and hatred. She closed her eyes, not daring to look at Xu Ningyan.
Xu Ningyan scoffed, "Tsk tsk, nothing special! Such a grown man, and he gets so scared he wets his pants—"
"Shut up! Shut up!" Luo Hanlian growled in shame and anger.
Xu Ningyan pulled out the dagger and wiped it on Luo Hanlian's body with disgust. Of course, he didn't control his strength well and accidentally cut a few cuts on Luo Hanlian's legs.
Luo Hanlian was quite resolute and didn't utter a sound.
Xu Ningyan smiled, gripping the dagger, and sat down on a clean rock: "Confess honestly—"
Luo Hanlian closed her eyes and remained silent.
Xu Ningyan wasn't in a hurry: "Since you won't say, fine, there are plenty of people who will!"
He got up and walked toward the few people who were sleeping on the ground next to him.
Luo Hanlian opened her eyes and looked at Xu Ningyan's smiling face in the firelight, feeling a chill in her heart.
Xu Ningyan walked up to the nearest person, Cao Yang.
He chuckled and muttered to himself, "Oh dear, she's unconscious. How can I wake her up? I've heard that extreme pain can wake someone up!"
After saying that, he swiftly kicked out, hitting Cao Yang squarely in the groin.
Cao Yang let out a loud "Ouch—" and was jolted awake by the pain.
He opened his eyes and met Xu Ningyan's face, screamed in fright, and tried to back away, but his hands were tied behind his back and his legs were also tightly bound, so he could only twist and turn on the ground in vain.
Once he recovered from the pain, Xu Ningyan spoke: "I'll only ask once, why did you kidnap me? What is your purpose? If you don't answer, I'll move on to the next one!"
Cao Yang wanted to curse as soon as he spoke. Look at the situation now, who the hell is kidnapping whom?
Think back to before, when they forced the person into the cave, before they could even react, they felt their arms go numb and their whole body was in excruciating pain, and they lost consciousness.
A hint of fear appeared in his eyes as he looked at Xu Ningyan.
She couldn't help but look at Luo Hanlian, only to find that he was even more disheveled than she was.
The two exchanged a glance, but neither spoke, remaining silent.
Xu Ningyan smiled and said, "It seems you two have a deep brotherly bond. You want your brothers to taste the flavors you've experienced yourself. That's great! You're truly good brothers!"
He gave a thumbs-up, not angry at all, and walked to the next person.
Cao Yang couldn't help but ask, "What... what are you going to do?"
Xu Ningyan answered every question with great amiability: "I'll make sure you brothers share both the good times and the bad!"
As he spoke, he kicked the next person in a vulnerable spot.
The person who was unconscious suddenly opened his eyes wide, writhed on the ground, and was in so much pain that he couldn't even make a sound.
Cao Yang and Luo Hanlian reflexively twisted their bodies on the ground a couple of times, and felt pain in that area as well.
Once the person was in less pain, Xu Ningyan politely asked the same question she had asked Cao Yang.
The man was tough; after regaining his senses, he not only didn't beg for mercy, but instead kept spewing vulgarities.
Xu Ningyan didn't tolerate his bad habits. With another kick, even the toughest mouth couldn't withstand the weakest pain, and he shut up!
Cao Yang watched as Xu Ningyan walked towards the next person, and the hairs on the back of his neck stood on end. He hurriedly said, "Stop! No, stop!"
"Aww—"
Xu Ningyan slowly withdrew her foot, turned around and picked at her ear: "What did you say?"
Cao Yang took a deep breath: "Comrade Xu, you...you must have misunderstood. We meant no harm, we were just forced into a corner, so we had to make you stay in the cave for a while. Once the government agrees to negotiate with us and meets our demands, they will naturally release you. Why bother—"
Xu Ningyan blinked: "Comrade Cao Yang, you must have misunderstood me! I didn't mean any harm. I'm just a weak woman who was brought to this remote mountain forest by you. I was a little scared, so I resisted a little. I didn't expect you five or six men to be so weak! I had no choice. You can understand me, right?"
"Besides, I didn't do anything. I was just afraid you'd hurt me, so I tied your hands a little. And seeing how close you brothers are, insisting on sharing joys and sorrows, I had no choice! I'm a good person, so of course I have to grant your wish, right?"
"There aren't many good people like me left in this world! Comrade Cao Yang, you must cherish me!"
Cao Yang just wanted to curse!
He never expected that they had all misjudged her; they thought she was just a pretty little flower, but she turned out to be a man-eating plant.
They are ruthless!
Judging from this situation, they're bound to reveal something today. In any case, they need to fool this little wench first. Once they get her to release the brothers, the rest will be at their mercy.
So he gave a wry smile: "Fine, I'll talk, I'll talk, okay?"
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