Life hangs on a thread
Su Musong was not unfamiliar with the mansion in front of him. A few days ago, he and Xiao Luochen had tried to enter it to find out what was going on. Unfortunately, the mansion was guarded by many secret guards, and they could not get close at all, let alone find out any information. Now with Mo Xue leading the way, they could naturally go in unhindered.
"Is Master Shuo at home?"
"In reply to your question, Master Shuo hasn't been seen in the mansion since this afternoon. Perhaps he's out and hasn't returned yet. Should we send someone to look for him?"
"No need."
Su Musong didn't understand why Mo Xue still led him to the backyard when the servant clearly said that the young man in black was not at home.
"Master Mo Xue, where exactly are you taking me? I'm here to rescue Luo Chen, not to admire your garden. Since you know they're not in your house, why don't you look for them somewhere else?"
"Hush." Mo Xue glanced around, confirming that no one was around, and then said, "Just follow me. We'll be there soon."
Although Su Musong was anxious, he had no idea what to do and could only follow.
Mo Xue led Su Musong across the covered bridge, walked to a rockery, bypassed the stone carvings, activated the mechanism in an arched stone cave, and a secret room appeared in front of Su Musong.
It was more of a torture chamber than a secret room. The room was spacious and dim, so it was difficult to see the whole picture. I could vaguely see a lot of torture instruments placed on the side opposite the entrance, and the brightest part of the room was the torture platform in the center, which was about seven feet above the ground.
Xiao Luochen was placed on the execution platform, his limbs and head were tied with an iron chain, pulled in five directions, and a huge black iron axe hung above him, as if it could fall down at any time and cut the person on the execution platform in half.
"Luo Chen!"
Su Musong had no idea that Xiao Luochen was in such a dangerous place, and he just wanted to rush forward to rescue him, but Mo Xue grabbed him.
"Little devil, you really came."
A young man in black walked out from the darkness. He looked very handsome and well-behaved. People who didn't know the truth would feel pity for him. But at this moment, the smile in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows on this face that deceived the world made people feel creepy.
"Let Luo Chen go!"
"No. He watched my brother bathe. I will dig his eyes out and make amends to my brother."
The young man in black was about to dig out Xiao Luochen's eyes.
"No!! I was the one peeping, don't hurt his eyes!"
"Oh? Really? Then he put bedbugs on my brother's costume. I'm going to chop his hands off."
As soon as the young man in black finished speaking, he heard the gears turning, and the giant axe hanging above the execution platform moved above Xiao Luochen's right arm and slowly descended.
"Please don't hurt him, it's all my fault, just chop off my hand and let him go!"
Fear filled Su Musong's heart and soon overwhelmed him completely.
"Master Mo Xue, quickly ask your brother to release Luo Chen!"
Su Musong begged almost in tears, and he once again experienced what it meant to be powerless.
"Shuo'er, stop making trouble and let Young Master Xiao go."
"Okay, since my brother has spoken, I won't chop off his hand."
The young man in black agreed with a wronged look on his face, and the giant axe really stopped moving, but the sound of the gears turning did not stop, but became louder instead.
"Master Su, do you know that Shenghuang has a punishment called dismemberment? They tie the prisoner's limbs and head together with ropes, and then have five fierce horses pull them in five directions. Then, whip them vigorously, and let the horses gallop in five directions, and then..."
Before the black-clad youth finished speaking, the execution platform that had been carrying Xiao Luochen shrank downwards and sank into the ground. Xiao Luochen was like a prisoner being torn apart by a chariot, suspended in mid-air by five iron chains.
"What do you want?!"
"Don't worry, there aren't five fierce horses behind these chains. I've tried it before, and with this kind of force, it would probably take half an hour to rip bones, flesh, and skin apart. We still have plenty of time to talk, but if what you say isn't what I want to hear, then this Young Master Xiao might be torn into five pieces in an instant."
The young man in black spoke in a relaxed and calm tone, as if he was discussing with a friend how to cut a piece of meat.
"What do you want to say?"
At this moment, the anger in Su Musong's heart had overwhelmed his fear. If possible, he would have rushed forward and killed the young man in black with a sword. Mo Xue kept stopping him, obviously not approving of him going straight for the kill.
"Who are you?"
"Su Musong."
"What is your purpose in coming to Zhangcheng?"
"Participate in the Wenyuan rally."
"I know this Mr. Xiao is the seventh son of Prime Minister Xiao of Xiangping. I also know that you are the eldest son of the Duke of Anguo. Besides that, who are you?"
The black-clad youth's eyes suddenly became sharp, and Su Musong felt as if they could see through him. Since Mo Xue was from the Pure Evil Temple, it was not difficult for the black-clad youth to know the identities of Su Musong and Xiao Luochen. However, the fact that he asked this question clearly showed that he knew Su Musong's background.
Although Mo Xue had promised to rescue Xiao Luochen, under the current circumstances, it was still unknown whether Su Musong and Xiao Luochen could leave the mansion alive. Since he was not afraid of death, he might as well tell his life story. Perhaps he could know the truth about his family's extermination before he died. Thinking of this, Su Musong felt relieved.
"My last name used to be Shi."
“It’s you!”
The young man in black moved, and Mo Xue grabbed Su Musong's arm and took him to the other side.
"Brother, can't you just let me kill this little devil and cure this pain for you?"
Seeing Mo Xue protecting Su Musong, the young man in black was a little annoyed.
Mo Xue protected Su Musong behind her and said coldly to the young man in black
"He is not a concern of mine, so please stop killing him indiscriminately."
"Brother, it was your mission to track them down back then. You fulfilled your mission by informing the organization of their whereabouts. Although they saved your life, we were destined to be enemies because of our different perspectives. I've been holding a grudge against them for years, unable to forgive myself, all because I knew that brat was still alive. I'll kill him today. With his death, that family will be wiped out, and you, brother, will be able to forget everything."
The young man in black flew forward to capture Su Musong, but Su Musong was one step ahead of him and put the sword on Mo Xue's neck.
"Don't come over here!"
After hearing the black-clad youth's words, and considering Mo Xue's earlier experiences, Su Musong finally understood. It turned out that his biological parents were the ones Mo Xue had tracked down for two years, leading to the destruction of the Jingxie Temple spy network. Mo Xue had sought him out because his parents had saved Mo Xue's life, yet Mo Xue had murdered his entire family. Mo Xue felt guilty about this, so she brought him with her to rescue Xiao Luochen.
Su Musong was in a very complicated mood at the moment. The life of his enemy was under his sword, but if he took action, he and Xiao Luochen would have only one result: death. He killed his enemy for revenge, and death was death, but Xiao Luochen must not make any mistakes.
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