Chapter 54 Interrogation

Lin Xing subdued Yifu, restricted his mobility, and shoved him aside!

"You're called Yifu, right?" Lin Xing picked up an unopened wine bottle from the table, popped the cork, and took a swig!

"Pfft..." Lin Xing immediately choked and spat it out. "What is this? It tastes awful." He casually threw the wine away, making Yifu's heart ache to see it wasted.

Looking at Yifu lying motionless on the ground, Lin Xing's expression turned serious and he asked, "What is this place?" Yifu shot Lin Xing a dead-eyed look. "Just kill me."

Lin Xing regarded Yifu curiously. "Not afraid of death?" "I'll make you talk!" Lin Xing said.

Lin Xing hadn't run into someone unafraid of death, but he had his ways to make him talk.

"Won't talk, huh?" Lin Xing circled Yifu, his eyes gradually turning cold! Time was short for Lin Xing; he wanted to resolve this quickly. No telling what other trouble might pop up!

"I know many methods to make you talk. Since you're asking for it..." Lin Xing ripped off a piece of Yifu's shirt and stuffed it into his mouth. Then, he casually tapped a few acupressure points on Yifu's body.

Yifu looked at Lin Xing, bewildered, not understanding what he was doing.

But soon, a weird look crossed Yifu's face, as if he wanted to laugh yet was enduring immense pain!

At that moment, Yifu felt as if ten thousand ants were biting him all over, experiencing both intense pain and an unbearable itch under his skin! After a while, the itching subsided, but his bones felt like they were being taken apart—the agony was beyond words!

Yifu's face contorted ferociously in pain! His eyes bulged, and large beads of sweat dripped continuously onto the ground.

Watching Yifu writhing on the ground, Lin Xing said, "How does that feel? Comfy? Will you talk now?" Lin Xing leaned closer to Yifu.

Even through the excruciating pain, Yifu still looked coldly at Lin Xing, with no sign of speaking up.

"Have it your way!" Lin Xing casually sat down nearby, watching Yifu. Muttering as if to himself, he said, "This is my unique technique. First, you get this itch all over, so bad you wanna claw your skin off. After seven days of this itching, your body slowly rots—you scratch yourself to pieces! In the end, nothing left but bare bones! But you won't be dead yet! You'll watch yourself slowly die!"

"If you're willing to talk, I'll make it quick for you. Otherwise..."

Lin Xing's words grew increasingly terrifying. Imagining himself reduced to a skeleton while still alive, even Yifu, enduring immense pain, couldn't help but tremble with fear! His eyes revealed a look of terror, pleading as he stared at Lin Xing.

"You're willing to talk?" Yifu finally surrendered, nodding desperately to indicate he would speak.

"Should've spoken up from the start! Why put yourself through that?" Lin Xing walked over and patted Yifu a few times. Immediately, Yifu felt the pain vanish.

Lin Xing yanked the gag from Yifu's mouth. Yifu gasped for air, freed from the gag, still staring at Lin Xing in terror.

"Speak!" Lin Xing kicked Yifu.

Yifu glanced fearfully at Lin Xing, afraid he might repeat the earlier torment, and quickly began speaking: "This is a secret stronghold of the Divine Wind Sect!" So it really is the Divine Wind Sect, Lin Xing thought to himself.

"This is a branch hall of the Divine Wind Sect. Inside is our main base here. Our Hall Master is inside. You can enter directly through the passage at the back."

"Are there any traps in the passage?" "No, none at all."

"None at all?" Lin Xing couldn't help but feel suspicious. He glared coldly at Yifu. "If you dare lie, I'll make you suffer to death immediately!"

"Really, there aren't. It's been a long time since we've encountered enemies here, so all those have been removed," Yifu hurriedly explained.

"What are you all doing now?"

"I don't know." "You don't know?" Lin Xing couldn't help but feel annoyed.

Seeing Lin Xing's annoyance, Yifu panicked. "I really don't know. I'm just a guard here. I have no idea what they're planning."

Lin Xing thought it over and realized it made sense. A gatekeeper, no matter how much he knew, wouldn't be privy to any secrets. It seemed he had wasted time on this person. But Lin Xing still wanted to extract as many clues as possible.

"Has there been anything unusual here recently?" "Unusual?" Yifu asked back reflexively but quickly understood. "A while ago, they seemed to bring back many children."

"Children?" Lin Xing was overjoyed. "Do you know why they brought so many children?"

Hearing this, Yifu's eyes lit up. "To resurrect our Eight-headed God! Our great guardian deity! Once fully resurrected, our Bage Country will surely dominate the entire continent!"

Lin Xing couldn't help but feel angry and kicked Yifu. "Stop the nonsense! Quickly tell me the layout inside and if there are any experts there!"

"Most of our branch hall members are out on missions. Not many are here now, maybe a few dozen! Our Hall Master is also away. Only the Deputy Hall Master remains here! Our Deputy Hall Master is a peak late-stage Great Sword Master, just a step away from breaking through to Sword Saint level," Yifu said with a hint of envy.

"Enough nonsense. What other experts are inside, and what were those people who came today here for?"

"There are also a few other Great Sword Master-level experts inside. As for the people who came today, they're from the headquarters, all direct subordinates of the Chief Guardian. They came to take the captured children to the headquarters."

"Are they about to begin resurrecting Yamata?" Lin Xing couldn't help but say aloud.

"Yes, the numbers are almost sufficient now. I heard they'll soon begin the resurrection ritual for the Eight-headed God!"

"When exactly?" "I don't know that either. What I know is just from what some brothers told me. Only core members of the sect would know. People like us aren't qualified to know," Yifu said with a bitter smile.

These followers, only fit for guarding gates, were the outermost members of the sect and knew no secrets.

Lin Xing asked a few more questions but, seeing he couldn't extract any more information, stuffed the cloth back into Yifu's mouth. Then, with a palm strike, he knocked him unconscious and tossed him into a corner.

Whether you live or die depends on your luck.

Lin Xing then proceeded alone, stealthily making his way inside.