If she hadn’t fainted, Yang Hao could still have found a way to deal with her. But now that she’s completely unconscious, he’s actually at a loss—unable to extract a confession or even kill her. To make matters worse, there were many swordsmen outside who might notice what was happening inside at any moment. It was truly an awkward and frustrating situation.
“Hurry up!” Hun Yuanzi kept pressing like a messenger of doom. “If you can’t handle this woman, you’re finished. With the words she’s got, whoever hears them will sentence you to death, with your whole family executed alongside you.”
“As if you need to tell me!” Yang Hao was even more anxious than Hunyuanzi. He wasn’t entirely thinking about himself; his concern was that, at this very moment, a group of people had gone to the Chunyao Company. Not only were Shi Ming’ai and Zhuge Jian there, but five hundred orphans were working as well. If they didn’t act quickly, the Royal Knights would likely not spare them.
“Do you think I don’t know that? Hurry up and figure out a solution!” Old Hunyuanzi was such a nag.
Yang Hao stood up in displeasure and began to pace around the palace, glancing around restlessly.
“What are you looking for? You should be working harder instead of slacking off.”
“I’m looking for cold water!” said Yang Hao. “That woman fainted. What else could I do? I’ll pour a bucket of water over her to wake her up first. Only after she wakes up can I start torturing her, with the tiger bench and chili water and all that.”
“Find a fart!” Hun Yuanzi started cursing again. “You brat had better get this straight—you’re the chief disciple of the Dual Cultivation Sect, not a prison warden. How could you use something like that to force a confession?”
“Then what should I use?” Yang Hao hesitated for a moment. His hand happened to touch the pill pouch at his waist. This pouch was made from fire-resistant and heat-insulating material, so it hadn’t been damaged at all in the previous fire. Feeling the pouch, Yang Hao suddenly realized, “That’s right! We have the best material for interrogation right here.”
In this world, it would be hard to find a better herb for coercing confessions than this. The “Red Lady” concocted by Yang Hao and his companions is not only an excellent topical medicine, but more importantly, it has the special characteristic of making women speak the truth. Under the influence of this herb, very few women can resist and keep their innermost thoughts hidden.
Time waits for no one. Without hesitation, Yang Hao took action, generously sprinkling the red powder onto Shuang Fei’s skin. The medicinal potency quickly penetrated the surface of the woman’s skin, gradually rousing the unconscious Shuang Fei to wakefulness, her limbs twisting and entwining in discomfort.
“I’m asking you, who killed Empress Danzhen?” Yang Hao hurriedly began to ask as he saw the effects of the drug starting to take hold.
Not long ago, when Hong Furen was first used on Shi Mingyuan’s body, Shi Mingyuan quickly revealed the truth. Therefore, Yang Hao felt that he should also smoothly extract the truth.
Unfortunately, things often take unexpected turns. Although the Frost Consort was already in a state of confusion and lost in passion due to the effects of the drug, she still lied, saying, “Yang Hao… Yang Hao killed the Emperor. It was Yang Hao who poisoned the Emperor with an aphrodisiac…”
Yang Hao was so enraged he felt like spitting blood. If even this move didn’t work, wouldn’t his crimes truly be confirmed? He never expected that a woman like Empress Shuang, who seemed as timid as a mouse, could be so strong-willed that not even the effects of drugs could force her to tell the truth.
Before Yang Hao could ask, Hun Yuanzi started coming up with another bad idea: “Although the medicinal effects of the Red Lady are strong, they’re most effective against those with weak willpower. As for someone with strong determination like this woman here, it might be necessary to significantly increase the potency of the medicine to take effect.”
“How to push?” Yang Hao didn’t want any explanation right now—just tell him what to do.
“The effect of the Red Lady’s potion will peak when a woman is most excited. You should know what to do by now,” said Hun Yuanzi rather casually.
But Yang Hao was greatly startled: “You want me to do… this woman? Are you out of your mind?”
It’s really a case of the speaker having no ill intent, while the listener becomes overly sensitive. Before Yang Hao could even explain what he intended to do, Shuang Fei started writhing and moaning uncontrollably.
However, for Yang Hao, this was by no means something tempting. The few women he had been with so far were all exactly his type, yet the Frost Consort before him clearly did not belong to his side. Although the Frost Consort’s appearance was also top-notch—otherwise she wouldn’t have entered Empress Dan Zhen’s palace—Yang Hao was very clear about the consequences of touching this woman.
“If I really slept with her, wouldn’t that actually be raping her?” Yang Hao shook his head violently. “The Emperor Danzhen has only just died; I cannot touch his woman. That would be a great disrespect to the dead.”
“You’re not like you’ve never touched her before,” Yuan Zi said in a sarcastic tone. “Weren’t you two having a great time with Empress Ming just last time?”
“What did you say?!” Yang Hao was like a wound being torn open again, his anger flaring up furiously.
“Alright, alright!” Hun Yuan Zi softened his tone to comfort him. “You’re merely making a sacrifice to uncover the truth. Others who work undercover end up sleeping with men all the time. If they can do it, what’s so bad about you doing it just once? Besides, this woman isn’t bad looking at all—she’s got a nice chest and a great butt. What more could you possibly want?”
“I won’t do it, absolutely not!!” Yang Hao stubbornly dug in like a bull. “They’ve already framed me for killing the Empress Danzhen and raping the Concubine Shuang. I won’t fall into their trap. There’s absolutely no way I’d ever do something like that.”
“If you don’t act, there will be no truth. Without the truth, you’ll certainly be framed, and everyone under your command will surely die!” Hun Yuanzi’s voice also rose.
“You must have another way, there must be!!!” Yang Hao was truly furious. He actually took out a Fire Rong Pill from his elixir pouch and swallowed it. The Fire Rong Pill was an incredibly potent elixir, instantly generating a massive surge of true fire in Yang Hao’s stomach—a flame so formidable it could only be suppressed by his vital energy. Yet, in his rage, Yang Hao channeled the full force of the Fire Rong Pill toward his dantian and threatened, “If you don’t come up with a solution for me today, I’ll roast a live ghost right here and create my signature dish, a Yang Hao specialty!”
What a poetic irony! Today, Yuanzi made Yang Hao prepare a roasted suckling pig and was still craving his intestines, but now look at him—he’s about to become a pitiful victim of the flames himself.
If it were ordinary fire, Master Hunyuan wouldn’t have been afraid at all—it would have been like taking a warm bath for him. However, this genuine fire was one of the most powerful forces in the world. Although Yang Hao hadn’t yet mastered the Samadhi Fire used by immortals, his version was already quite formidable. If it were to ignite strongly inside the dantian, even Master Hunyuan wouldn’t escape unscathed; he might not vanish into smoke entirely, but he’d certainly lose at least half his life force. How could he not be terrified?
Under the threat, Hun Yuanzi indeed showed quick wit. He remained calm and was the first to shout loudly, “Stay calm!”
“I can’t calm down!” Yang Hao refused to listen, instead furiously intensifying the true fire. “You always say it’s a crisis teaching opportunity, right? This time I’ll really give you a crisis lesson to remember.”
“Alright, alright, you win!” Yuan Zi, a true hero of his generation, knew how to bend when necessary. Seeing that things weren’t going his way, he quickly backed down. “I’ll call you Master, okay? I’ll let you be the head of the Dan Ding Sect. Why so aggressive? Can’t we just talk things through reasonably?”
“I don’t want to be the leader of your damned Dan Ding Sect. Do whatever you want by yourself. I just want to clear my own name!”
“To be pure, a woman must reach the ultimate HIgHT!” Hun Yuan Zi still emphasized, “This is the only way, believe me, I would never harm you.”
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