Published: March 8, 2025
Rui Butong and Dong Wushang agreed and left filled with confidence.
For the two of them, obtaining the information they wanted from the interrogation was a piece of cake. Moreover, both had the thought of competing: to see who could get the answer first.
Not only did they have to be quick, they also had to do it silently!
This required skill.
Meanwhile, Chu Yang was still with Niu Dafa, who remained unconscious.
Chu Yang did not participate in the interrogation but rested his chin on one hand, furrowing his brow in thought about how to plan the rescue operation, considering what crises they might encounter…
Before long, Dong Wushang approached with a composed demeanor: "There’s news."
Chu Yang's eyes lit up: "Hmm?"
"Three days from now, the convoy escorting Han Xiaoran and Sha Xinliang will pass through Ye Prefecture!" Dong Wushang's voice was heavy, and he spoke as concisely as possible: "There are eight supreme experts among them, including four first-rank supremes, two second tier supremes, one third tier supreme, and one fifth rank supreme!"
"The rest, fewer than thirty, are all at saint level cultivation! Furthermore, there are hidden experts accompanying them for protection, but their specific numbers and cultivation levels are unknown."
"This escort mission is clearly a trap aimed at us, no doubt about it."
Dong Wushang continued: "They received news the day before yesterday that we entered Ye Prefecture today, which prompted them to speed up! We rested for three days, while they rushed for three days, and now there are still three days left to Ye Prefecture!"
"There are still three days to go..." Chu Yang said: "So, what happened here will undoubtedly be known to them. They will certainly guess that we will take action!"
Dong Wushang nodded: "Yes."
"Therefore, whether we act ahead of time or follow them a few days behind, it will be within their expectations!"
Chu Yang furrowed his brows, considering for a long time, and finally spoke: "After passing through Ye Prefecture, which route do they take?"
"After Ye Prefecture, they will head to Spirit County, then take the route through Stacked Stone Mountain, crossing over and passing through Haifish Mouth, over Changbai Beach, through Dian Prefecture, and into Enforcement City!"
Dong Wushang succinctly explained: "The distance from here to Enforcement City is not too far."
Chu Yang nodded, tilting his head in contemplation.
"There are twenty-two people including Han Xiaoran, all of whom have had their cultivation sealed. They may have also suffered some torment, but we don’t know the specifics right now," Dong Wushang added after a moment's thought.
Chu Yang solemnly nodded again.
At this moment, Rui Butong entered with a serious expression. Dong Wushang and Chu Yang looked up at him. Rui Butong smiled awkwardly and said, "Um... I had a bit of bad luck and encountered someone tough... no matter how much I smashed him, he wouldn't say a word... really something! I lost..."
Chu Yang chuckled: "This is why you're still inexperienced. Any martial artist who has reached this point is basically prepared to die! Even if they fear for their lives, it's generally hard for ordinary people to break them with torture, so for such individuals, mere torture is useless."
Rui Butong, somewhat unconvinced, said: "Then, Dong Wushang, did you manage to get anything out of him? How did you do it?"
"I got it out of him," Dong Wushang replied gravely: "I just woke him up after going in, told him we captured fifteen of their people! And that Niu Dafa had already confessed, and we specifically came to him for confirmation. The first question I asked, he kept quiet, so I smashed one of his eyes with a punch. The second time I asked, I broke both his legs. Then I told him that if he didn’t speak, it wouldn’t matter anymore, we’d just kill him and ask the others. Out of those fifteen, I managed to extract information. If he didn't want to face utter annihilation of body and spirit and still wanted to reincarnate, he should cooperate. Sure enough, by the third time, he spoke."