Zhao Ze called for people to take Chen Sheng and the others away and lock them up. Finally, he glanced at Zhao Heng.
"Qingyu, go change your clothes first!"
Lin Qingyu glanced at the father and son, then said, "Uncle, please take care of yourself too."
After Lin Qingyu left, Zhao Ze stared at Zhao Heng and said, "You unfilial son, come in with me!"
The next morning, Ning Yao went to the city lord's mansion's secret prison.
Bound by spiritual power, even if the Heavenly King himself came, these people wouldn't be able to escape.
Ning Yao wasn't incapable of harming them, but she had a question.
What exactly is the function of the spirit of the Netherworld Divine Tree?
Last night she searched through all the ancient books in the Thousand Illusions Secret Realm, but found no relevant clues.
However, she thought that since it was Chen Sheng and Tianyun Sect who caused this trouble, they should know about it.
Ning Yao was dressed in a red outfit, her charming appearance concealing a sharp edge that could wound at any moment.
"Tell me, what do you want the tree spirit for?"
She knew that Chen Sheng was not easy to get to the bottom of, and even if he did, he wouldn't say much truth.
He then turned his gaze to Chen Jingrong, Liu Xu, and the group of people from the Tianyun Sect.
Liu Xu remained silent, determined to pledge her loyalty to Chen Sheng to the death.
Chen Jingrong, however, hesitated. Chen Sheng's attitude last night had chilled her heart.
If she hadn't fallen into Ning Yao's hands, but into someone else's, her fate probably wouldn't have been any better than it is now.
Just as she opened her mouth to speak, Liu Xu shrieked and stopped her.
"You dare betray the master, I'll make you wish you were dead!"
Chen Jingrong was stunned by her shout and immediately froze on the spot.
Seeing this, Ning Yao immediately unleashed a burst of spiritual energy, sending Liu Xu flying and crashing heavily against the wall of the dark prison.
Liu Xu couldn't take it anymore and spat out a mouthful of blood, the breath she exhaled out outweighing the breath she inhaled.
Ning Yao said coldly, "Then let's see who wishes they were dead first!"
Startled, Chen Jingrong cried out, "Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'll tell you everything!"
Ning Yao shifted her posture and said calmly, "Speak up. If you do well, I'll consider letting you go."
Chen Jingrong swallowed hard and began to tell what she knew.
"First... Chen Sheng seems to have some kind of strange illness, the kind that can't be cured. That day, I heard Liu Xu say that at the Pinglanlou auction, I tried to find medicine to cure his strange illness, but I didn't succeed."
"Later, they got the news from somewhere that there were treasures in the Kunlun Mountains that could cure strange diseases, so they came to the Kunlun Mountains."
"He couldn't get close to the treasure on his own, so he had to cooperate with the people of Tianyun Sect. The people of Tianyun Sect used some unknown means to obtain the treasure."
"However, I don't know the specifics. We rushed over after receiving the news."
Chen Jingrong spoke rapidly, fearing that Ning Yao might change her mind and kill her.
"That's all I know. I don't have a family to back me up, and I don't know kung fu. Liu Xu... the Liu family knows more than I do! You can ask them!"
Ning Yao crossed her arms and silently watched Chen Jingrong.
An immense sense of oppression descended upon Chen Jingrong, making her feel as if she were sitting on pins and needles, filled with fear.
"So, you're the only one who knows the function of that treasure?" Ning Yao's gaze finally shifted to Chen Sheng.
However, he remained indifferent and did not utter a single word.
"Then you all tell us." Ning Yao moved her fingers slightly, releasing the speech pressure points of the Tianyun Sect members.
Their howling on the mountain last night was so unpleasant that Ning Yao sealed their speech acupoints, which finally calmed them down.
Once she could speak, the people from the Tianyun Sect began to hurl insults and threats at Ning Yao.
"We are disciples of the Tianyun Sect! You witch, you've trapped us with your sorcery!"
"Using sorcery is intolerable to Heaven and Earth. The disciples of my Tianyun Sect are determined to kill you!"
"Witch!"
The repeated calls of witchcraft and sorcery struck Ning Yao as odd.
"Witch? Sorcery?" Ning Yao couldn't help but laugh out loud.
She sighed and said, "Should I laugh at your stupidity, or your ignorance?"
"Didn't your two elders tell you what the master of Pinglan Tower looks like, or what kind of power is behind him?"
"You frogs at the bottom of a well, how dare you jump up and covet what doesn't belong to you!"
"How about handing over the magic array you possess, and I'll spare your Tianyun Sect?"
The other party was furious. They wanted the treasures of the Tianyun Sect and even dared to threaten not to let the Tianyun Sect go, which made them feel looked down upon.
After all, the Tianyun Sect is always highly regarded wherever they go; when have they ever been trampled underfoot like this?
Then they didn't realize how serious the problem was.
Ning Yao's word is her bond.
"You wretch, how dare you? The disciples of the Tianyun Sect could drown you with their spit!"
"Oh? If that's the case, then how come you're here?"
Ning Yao extended her slender, pale fingertips and pointed to the dark prison.
"A bunch of defeated opponents!"
The other person's face turned bright red, but they couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.
Last night, so many of them were defeated by Ning Yao, a woman, in one move. It's quite embarrassing to talk about it.
The Tianyun Sect is a bunch of hypocrites. Ning Yao saw that she couldn't get anything out of them, so she didn't bother wasting her time with them.
She turned her gaze to Chen Sheng again.
"You probably already know my identity. It doesn't matter if you don't tell me. You've committed more than just this one capital offense. Even if I kill you, no one will say a bad word about me."
Chen Sheng stared at Ning Yao: "I never expected my second brother to be so capable, raising such a promising daughter like you!"
"My second brother really liked me when we were little. I wonder how he would react if he knew what you've done to me?"
Liu Xu and Chen Jingrong looked at Chen Sheng in disbelief, then at Ning Yao.
"Are you uncle and nephew?" Chen Jingrong asked, her voice trembling, but no one paid her any attention.
Ning Yao tilted her head as if she had heard a joke and asked, "Fourth Uncle? You don't think my father still remembers you, his younger brother, do you?"
"You think way too highly of yourself!"
"If he knew that you had repeatedly made things difficult for his daughter, do you think he would stand up for his own family?"
Ning Yao's smile faded, and he tightened his grip slightly. A piercing pain suddenly spread throughout his body, causing him to groan in pain.
The spiritual energy in his hand slowly tightened, turning into fine threads that cut into Chen Sheng's skin.
However, there were no wounds on the skin, because spiritual energy directly causes irreparable damage to the internal organs and the soul.
The others in the dark cell watched Ning Yao sitting outside the door doing nothing, while Chen Sheng in the dark cell was in so much pain that he almost fainted.
Ning Yao was having a great time when she caught a glimpse of Zhao Ze hurrying in.
Seeing the horrific state of the dark prison, Zhao Ze pursed his lips and looked away.
"Miss Ning, someone is looking for you outside."
Who is it?
Zhao Ze shook his head: "He didn't say his name, he only said he came from Thousand Illusion Mountain!"
Upon hearing the words "Thousand Illusion Mountain," Ning Yao paused for a moment, and Chen Sheng also struggled to raise his head.
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