Recalling how her clan and aunt had been killed in the past mentally exhausted Lingling, and she quickly drifted into sleep with tears still on her face.
"Zi Ji, stay here and guard her," Bi Ji said softly, her eyes lingering on the sleeping girl with concern. "We are going to find out exactly who is behind this."
Zi Ji nodded, her violet eyes flashing with a dangerous light. "Go, Sister Bi Ji. If they refuse to talk... call me. I have many ways of making them talk that don't involve killing them immediately."
Zi Ji understood her own nature. If she went down to that cellar and saw the men who had traumatized Lingling, she would not be able to stop herself from turning them into mincemeat. It was better to let Bi Ji handle the "questioning" first.
"Okay."
With that, Bi Ji, Xiao Wu, and Zhuqing headed toward the cellar.
Inside the cellar,
"What... what happened?" Mo Chen groaned as his eyes slowly opened. Before he could even process his surroundings, a wave of agony shot up from his legs.
"AHHHHH! My legs!"
His scream woke up both his brothers, their faces twisting into similar expressions of pain and confusion.
When they tried to move, they realized their movements were restricted. Looking down, they saw that they had been tightly bound.
Just then, the door opened.
"So, you are awake."
Seeing them in such a miserable state, Bi Ji felt no pity at all. The usually gentle Bi Ji had become extremely cold.
The Mo brothers immediately understood that their attempt had failed and that they had been captured. However, they still did not understand what had happened.
"What did you do to us?" Mo Chen roared angrily. He could feel a strange numbness whenever he tried to move his body. Were they poisoned, or was it something else?
These "weaklings" whom he believed he could crush at will had somehow defeated them. Even if someone beat him to death, he still would not believe they had won without using tricks.
"Shut up. We are the ones asking questions, not you," Bi Ji said coldly as she released a tiny portion of her Ultimate Douluo pressure to silence them.
"T-this... this... Title Douluo"
Mo Chen's mind went blank. His face turned ghostly pale, and his eyes bulged as though he had seen a demon. In front of this woman's pressure, his Level 79 cultivation felt like a grain of sand before an endless mountain.
"How is this possible?!"
Hearing their big brother's words, the thin and fat brothers were both horrified.
The information they had received was completely wrong. She was not a weak woman at all, but a terrifying Title Douluo.
"Now, speak. Who sent you here, and why?" Bi Ji asked while restraining her aura, though her killing intent still filled the room.
The Mo brothers felt chills run down their spines. The killing intent in front of them was countless times more terrifying than Ning Fu's.
Mo Chen realized they had kicked an iron plate. Their fates were already sealed. That girl they had come to kidnap was actually protected by a Title Douluo. Someone accompanied by a Title Douluo could not possibly have a small background. Attempting to kidnap someone under the protection of a Title Douluo was simply courting death, not to mention they had openly stated they would kill everyone present.
That bastard Ning Fu had sent them here to die.
But since that was the case, then don't blame me for being ruthless, Ning Fu.
'If I'm going down, I'll drag you down with me.'
Mo Chen's expression turned vicious.
"Senior! Please! Spare us!" Mo Chen immediately began begging for mercy. "We were sent by Ning Fu! He ordered us to capture that girl and leave no witnesses behind!"
"Xiao Wu, do you know this guy?" Hearing the culprit's name, Zhuqing turned toward Xiao Wu.
"I've never heard of him," Xiao Wu replied, equally confused.
"Who is this Ning Fu?" Seeing Xiao Wu's reaction, Zhuqing frowned and continued questioning them.
"Ning Fu is an elder responsible for external matters," Mo Chen answered truthfully.
"External matters?" Xiao Wu tilted her head, her expression darkening. "You mean... dirty work?"
"Yes! Kidnappings, assassinations, silencing rivals... he handles it all!" Mo Chen practically sobbed now. "We only follow orders! Please spare our lives!"
"You scum!"
Xiao Wu clenched her fists angrily.
While Xiao Wu cursed them, Zhuqing's mind rapidly analyzed the situation.
To place an elder who was at least Soul Douluo level in charge of external affairs, the force behind him could not be simple.
"Which force does this Ning Fu belong to?" Zhuqing asked, wanting to know exactly what they were facing.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan," Mo Chen answered without hesitation.
"What?! The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?!"
Xiao Wu and Zhuqing exclaimed simultaneously, their voices filled with shock. That was Ning Rongrong's clan.
Zhuqing's mind raced. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was one of the top three sects. Why would they target Xiao Wu?
Another doubt surfaced in Zhuqing's mind. She needed to determine whether this was a personal matter or an order from the entire clan.
If it was merely a personal grudge, they could directly kill this Ning Fu without too much trouble. But if this was truly the clan leader's order, then they were facing the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, including two Title Douluos.
"Why?" Zhuqing stepped forward, narrowing her eyes. "Why would a Great Sect like yours target a little girl?"
"We don't know!" Mo Chen hurriedly answered. "Ning Fu came to us and ordered us to capture this girl under the clan leader's orders and kill everyone else without leaving any witnesses!"
Zhuqing looked toward Bi Ji and Xiao Wu, her face grim. "If the Elder of External Matters is personally involved, then it's almost certain the clan gave the order, just as they said. This isn't a personal grudge, Xiao Wu. We are being targeted by the clan leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan."
"What did I even do to be hunted by them?" Xiao Wu asked angrily. She had questions, but no answers.
"Senior, please spare us! We were only following orders!" the Mo brothers begged desperately.
"Then what about the Nine Heart Flowering Clan you massacred six years ago?" Zhuqing asked coldly, bringing up Lingling's clan. "Were you following the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's orders then as well?"
The Mo brothers froze.
They had done so many "dirty jobs" over the years that it took them a moment to remember the specific night of the Nine Heart Flowering Clan massacre.
"Young Miss, yes! We were just following orders! Please spare us! We were only following orders!" the Mo brothers repeatedly nodded.
"You scum! Did you spare anyone who begged you back then?" Xiao Wu roared at their shamelessness.
The Mo brothers fell silent.
That silence itself was the answer.
"Sister Bi Ji, let's kill them!" Xiao Wu could not endure it any longer.
Bi Ji also nodded, preparing to act.
"Sister Bi Ji, Xiao Wu, let's wait for Brother Lan to come back and decide this matter," Zhuqing said calmly. Although she also wanted to kill them, she believed Wu Lan might still need information from them.
"Okay."
Xiao Wu and Bi Ji nodded and agreed to wait for Wu Lan.
Hearing those words, the Mo brothers breathed sighs of relief and quickly thanked Zhuqing. At the very least, they were still alive for now.
"Thank you, Young Miss, for sparing our lives."
"Zhuqing, you said we had to keep them alive," Xiao Wu said while cracking her knuckles. "You never said they had to remain in one piece."
With that, she rushed toward them and began fiercely beating them as though they were punching bags.
"you beasts!, This is for killing Lingling's entire clan"
"AHHHH!"
"Scum! How dare you try to kidnap this young miss?! Take this! And this too!"
"AHHHHH!"
"Because of you, my winning game got ruined and I lost!"
With every punch, Xiao Wu shouted another accusation.
Seeing Xiao Wu venting her anger like this, Zhuqing also joined in.
Soon, the entire cellar was filled with scolding, screams of pain, and desperate pleas for mercy.
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