Chapter 236 (2/2)

Ling Chen reported, ”In a small village at the suburbs, we caught Su HuaiRen's wife as well as his two children. The men were afraid that you would want to question them, and so only had them tied up, not daring to torture them. Does young n.o.ble want to go over to take a look?” As she finished her report, she suddenly broke into laughter, ”However, that Su HuaiRen was indeed prepared. Under his house was a huge s.p.a.ce stored full of food, at least half a year's supply! The amount of gold and treasures hidden together inside was be enough for a man to live for three lifetimes! Furthermore, the place was well hidden, with a water well directly beside them and also a pa.s.sage for excrement to flow away. Obviously, this place must have been prepared a long time ago.”

Ling Tian laughed in acknowledgment, ”This makes sense! If Su HuaiRen didn't have any life preserving methods, how would he dare to take up such a heinous task? Hmph, he definitely planned it well; first hiding for three to five months, then when the worst has blown past, he would secretly escape and enjoy his life as a wealthy man! Hahaha, a pity… he won't have this sort of future anymore!” Ling Tian's face turned frosty cold, and he continued, ”I'll let him know what's it like to live life for the moment!'

Ling Tian stood up and walked out from his study, before addressing Ling Chen once more, ”I don't have to personally settle this sort of matter, just pa.s.s it to Ling Jian! All of them are to die after the matter has been completed! Ask Ling Jian to bring their statements as well as their heads and come and find me! No matter what methods he has to use, I want a full confession from them! Just make sure that he leaves their facial features recognizable!

Ling Chen a.s.sented and went to spread the news. In her heart, she knew that this matter was already closed!

While Ling Jian's interrogation moves were pa.s.sed on from Ling Tian, it was already the case of the student surpa.s.sing the master! Ling Jian's moves were cruel but effective, leaving people sh.e.l.l-shocked! Those who had witnessed Ling Jian interrogating someone would all be nauseous for three to five days, unable to eat or drink well for the month. Most lost a few pounds because of that, so it seems like a good way to lose weight!

The moment Ling Tian sent down the order for Ling Jian to take action, Su HuaiRen could be considered to have been sent down the path of no return! If Su HuaiRen were to muster up all his courage and commit suicide before Ling Jian appeared, he would at least save himself more than ninety percent of the pain he was going to receive! However, once Ling Jian arrived, he would most likely be unable to even kill himself, for by then, his life didn't belong to himself anymore!

Nighttime.

Clouds covered the sky and a light drizzle began to fall. The surroundings were plunged into a darkness in which one couldn't see their hand in front of their face!

Yang Xue had trouble sleeping the past few days, being plagued by nightmares. Especially with the incident of plotting against Ling Ran. The fact that her flawless plan could be seen through and thwarted by that brat Ling Tian made her clench her teeth in hate and anger! Now Yang Xue no longer had any chances to succeed, and could only wait for Ling Ran to give birth and bring the child into the palace. But by then, with their heightened awareness, for her to strike would be even more difficult!

If she really gave birth to a boy….

Upon thinking of this, Yang Xue no longer had any thoughts about sleeping. Her only option left was to pray hard that Ling Ran would give birth to another daughter. Other than that, she didn't have any ideas to counter them. She endlessly worried for over half the night before she finally fell asleep from exhaustion.

In her dreams, she suddenly felt cold raindrops dripping onto her face, the cold seeping into her bones! She suddenly woke when she realized that she was in the Imperial Palace, so how could there be rain dripping on her?

”Pa pa….” The sound of raindrops echoed non stop as though they were landing directly beside her. The heavy scent of blood could be detected in the air, making Yang Xue frightened beyond compare. In her imagination, she felt as though there were innumerable demons in the darkness, quietly waiting for the chance to latch their claws onto her body.

Stretching out a hand to touch her face, she felt something viscous, enough to prove that she was not having a mere dream previously.

There was no sound at all in her surroundings, as though only she was left in the entire Imperial Palace. Yang Xue was already at her wit's end, and could only shout to summon her servants. Her voice sounded mournful as it echoed through the entire palace, but there was n.o.body running to answer her. This was something impossible, but that impossible matter had still happened! A deathly silence answered her, increasing the eeriness of this entire incident.

Yang Xue only felt her heart grow cold. Boundless fear seemed to have smothered her in its embrace, and in the silent surroundings, only the ”ka ka” sounds of her teeth clattering together in fright could be heard.

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