Chapter 174: Suffering from tortures of fire and water in Tongwen Hall, and slaughtering in Yunzhou City! The flame of the oil lamp flickered amidst the crackling sound, and a disgusting fishy smell filled the air. Visible dried blood was scattered on Zhang Zifan's back in the shape of a semicircle, like the signature folding fan of soon as Li Siyuan gave an order, assassins from Tongwenguan came in with various torture instruments in their hands. As the former young master of Tongwenguan, how could Zhang Zifan not know these people's methods? Even though he had already prepared himself mentally, he still trembled subconsciously at this moment. In this Tongwenguan prison, countless souls who opposed King Jin were buried there. One hundred and eight methods of torture made countless strong men beg for mercy here. Li Siyuan saw Zhang Zifan's expression and immediately patted his palms with his folding fan and said, "Zifan, you should be thankful that your father is not Liu Yin of the Southern Han Dynasty. As far as I know, that little place is best at castration." Zhang Zifan's buttocks tightened immediately when he heard this. To be honest, this punishment really scared him. No man could accept castration. Li Siyuan persuaded Zhang Zifan again, "But you and I are father and son after all. After eighteen years, I would have some feelings for you even if you were raising a dog. How about handing over the Five Thunders Heart Sutra to me? I can let you go back to the Heavenly Master's Mansion, and you can be spared from physical pain." Zhang Zifan snorted coldly, "Hmph, you wishful thinking. You'd better not torture me. There is no secret manual for the Five Thunders Heart Technique. If you want to learn it, I can only show you. You must not only ensure that my body is in good condition, but also that my mind is clear, otherwise you will never learn the Five Thunders Heart Technique in your life." Zhang Zifan had already thought of a response strategy along the way, in one word, delay! Being tortured and interrogated was inevitable. Zhang Zifan said these words to delay until someone came to rescue him before he became a disabled person. "Are you telling the truth?" Li Siyuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Zifan. Zhang Zifan sneered and said, "We are all descendants of the Tianshi Mansion. If you don't believe me, forget it." "You're quite stubborn. Give me the torture. At worst, I'll let you recover from your injuries and then demonstrate the Five Thunders Heart Skill to you."

Li Siyuan waved his hands, and someone immediately came forward and put wooden sticks on Zhang Zifan's hands. This was a torture. The wooden sticks clamped the fingers, and there was a person on each side pulling hard in both directions. The wooden sticks began to tighten, and the ten fingers were connected to the heart. Needless to say, the pain was very severe. This punishment was originally designed for women, but Tongwenguan added another layer to it, which is fire poison. A killer from Tongwenguan took out a red porcelain bottle from his arms and poured some red powder in the bottle onto the ten fingers of Zhang Zifan's hands. "pull!" The people on both sides exerted force at the same time, and a teeth-grinding sound was heard immediately. creak... "what!" Zhang Zifan couldn't help but cry out in pain, and just as his skin was torn apart, the red powder on his hands began to show its power. The poison was prepared with less tricks so it would not be fatal, but the pain level was maximized. Zhang Zifan's face was twisted in pain, the crackling sound of the Five Thunders Heart Sutra's true energy was steaming around him, but as the major meridians in his body were blocked, he couldn't sink the energy into his dantian at all. At this moment, he felt that his fingers were being repeatedly crushed and roasted on fire. The pain that pierced into his mind bit by bit was so god-like that he couldn't think of any way to escape, and he could only scream. "Stop." Li Siyuan took a sip of wine and waved his hand. The Tongwenguan killer immediately stopped. Zhang Zifan was now twitching in pain all over his body. His head drooped limply, and he no longer had the temper he had just now. "How about it, Zifan? Do you want to demonstrate the Five Thunders Heavenly Heart Art to your father right now? You know, our Tongwenguan Prison has 108 punishments, and this is just the beginning. Your father can play with you for three months, and change your punishment every day." Li Siyuan sat on the chair with some enjoyment while looking at Zhang Zifan who had a painful face. Zhang Zifan did not reply. Although he had already reached the middle heaven level of cultivation, his meridians were blocked at the moment. No matter how strong he was, he could not exert any strength at this moment. "Take your time, we have plenty of time." Li Siyuan leaned against the chair with the upper half of his face hidden in the haze. He had originally planned to secretly seize Zhang Xuanling's Five Thunders Heart Sutra, but Zhang Xuanling had not been heard from since he fell off the cliff. This also led to Li Siyuan's purpose of seizing the Five Thunders Heart Sutra being exposed. He could not and would not be able to avoid his adoptive father Li Keyong. "Tian Gang..." Li Siyuan murmured. His adoptive father had not taken action for many years, but Li Siyuan felt that Li Keyong was more and more terrifying. The aura of returning to nature that Li Keyong possessed made Li Siyuan feel suffocated. Even though he had cultivated many confidants in Tongwenguan, he still felt that his adoptive father could crush him to death with just a flick of his finger. "When will I, Li Siyuan, no longer have to look at other people's faces when doing things?" Li Siyuan whispered in his heart, and then suppressed his ambitions firmly in his heart. In the face of insufficient strength, he still had to play the role of a loyal dog. At this moment, the killers from Tongwenguan had brought in a bucket of water and a tall stack of yellow paper. Zhang Zifan raised his head slightly and looked at the scene, and immediately rolled his eyes. After the burning at the stake, he was now being tortured by water. Damn it! "Young Master, I'm offended."

The man put a piece of yellow paper on Zhang Zifan's face, and then scooped a bucket of water from the wooden barrel and poured it on the yellow paper. Of course, there would be no feeling when a normal piece of paper was covered on the face, but it was different when the paper was wet by water. Friends who often go to prison know how terrifying the feeling of suffocation is. "Ouch..." Zhang Zifan let out a low cry. The wet yellow paper on his face was already starting to make him feel uncomfortable, but at this moment, a piece of yellow paper was slapped on his face again, followed by a bucket of cold water. Wow. Zhang Zifan stuck out his tongue hard to try to open a hole, but the Tongwenguan killer punched him twice, followed by a piece of paper and a bucket of water. This cycle went on for several times before Zhang Zifan finally couldn't bear it anymore. No matter how long his breath was, he couldn't stop breathing. He had never practiced the Turtle Breathing Technique. Seeing that Zhang Zifan had fainted, the Tongwenguan killer immediately poked a hole in the paper at his mouth and nose. Splash, another bucket of water. "Hiss...Ha..." Zhang Zifan suddenly gasped for breath. His body started breathing first before his brain could recover. "Zifan, what's going on? Why don't you tell me?" Li Siyuan's voice sounded in Zhang Zifan's ears again. Zhang Zifan whispered, "Aren't you in no hurry? Then play with me slowly?" "Okay, okay, you have backbone." Li Siyuan obviously didn't have the patience to continue wasting time here with Zhang Zifan. He still had a pile of things to deal with in Tongwenguan. "You guys, play with him slowly, and stop when he is willing to hand over the Five Thunders Heavenly Heart Art!" "Yes, Holy Lord!" ...Yunzhou City. "Give me some buns." A sturdy man in linen clothes threw a few copper coins to the owner of the bun stall and spoke Chinese with a strange accent. The sturdy man wore a bamboo hat on his head, and the linen clothes on his body seemed a little ill-fitting, and he looked exhausted. However, the owner of the bun stall knew that less trouble is worse than more, and he didn't even dare to look at the burly man for fear of getting into trouble. "Sir, your buns." The strong man was eating buns while looking around carefully. He saw several people wearing Tongwenguan uniforms riding horses through the street. The strong man hurriedly lowered his head and walked on the side of the road, fearing that he would attract those people's attention. Who else could this person be but Yelu Abaoji who had fled here. "You, raise your head!" Suddenly, a shout came from behind Yelu Abaoji. Yelu Abaoji did not stop, but instead took big bites of the bun in his hand and quickened his pace. "Damn it, I told you to stop!" The knight behind him had already raised the long sword in his hand. Yelu Abaoji turned around and dodged, taking a light step sideways to avoid the long sword in the knight's hand. Yelu Abaoji then turned around and slapped him. boom! Powerful internal energy burst out of his body and instantly knocked the killer from Tongwenguan away. Yelu Abaoji pulled the reins with his left hand and jumped onto the horse. "Gee!" Yelu Abaoji shouted softly, and the warhorse under his crotch immediately leaped out. The commotion here at this time undoubtedly alarmed the people in Tongwenguan. "Hurry up! Don't let him run away!" Shang Li, who appeared at the corner of the street, shouted loudly and spurred his horse forward to chase after him. These days, their Shang organization and the assassins from Tongwenguan have been hunting down Yelu Abaoji. However, for some reason, Yelu Abaoji has been too lucky and always manages to escape just when they are about to succeed. "Boss, it seems it's too late to close the city gates!" A member of the Shang organization shouted at Shang. Shang frowned and shouted, "Take a detour and block him in front!" ……

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh... A cold arrow shot from behind, and Yelu Abaoji hid in the stirrups. When he was only a few feet away from the city gate, six war horses rushed out from the side and headed straight for Yelu Abaoji. Yelu Abaoji narrowed his eyes slightly, and pulled the reins with both arms to stop the neighing warhorse from colliding with the people of the Shang Organization. "You are a bunch of idiots again!" Yelu Abaoji looked at the Shang Organization and shouted coldly. He had fought for many years and experienced hundreds of battles, big and small. This was the first time he encountered such a resilient killer organization, just like a pack of wolves on the grassland, patient and dangerous enough. "Haha, thank you Khan for the compliment. I'll lend you my head." Shang sneered and spurred his horse to rush towards Yelu Abaoji. The other killers did the same. The positions of these six people were very sophisticated. Even during the sprint, they ensured that there was enough distance between each other. As long as one person took action, there would be room for support from the others. Seeing this, Yelu Abaoji did not dare to fight head-on and abandoned his horse to flee towards a narrow alley. At that time on the grassland, even at his best, he was no match for the combined strength of these six people, not to mention that his injuries from recent escape had not yet healed. "kill!" Shang shouted loudly and was the first to rush into the narrow alley on horseback. The alley was only wide enough for one horse to pass through. Here, the Shang organization lost their maximum advantage of six people attacking together. Yelu Abaoji also noticed this and planned to fight back desperately. He was seen picking up a bamboo pole piled among the sundries on the side while running wildly. With a whoosh, Yelu Abaoji turned his hand and stabbed the warhorse under Shang's butt. The warhorse neighed after being frightened, and raised its two hooves high. Shang used his arms to suppress the restless warhorse. When he looked again, Yelu Abaoji had already climbed over the low wall in front. "Damn it! Abandon the horse!" Shang angrily dismounted and chased after him quickly. His body movements were graceful and he jumped over on one foot on the low wall. However, he did not expect that a figure was waiting there, and a fist as big as a sandbag instantly enlarged in front of Shang. boom! With a slight sound, Shang felt dizzy and when he opened his eyes again, Yelu Abaoji had disappeared from his sight. At this time, the other five people also jumped over the wall. Shang knew that he was tricked again, and shouted in a low voice: "Khitan boy, I will tear you into pieces! …… Hidden Soldier Valley. "Huh." Li Xingyun pulled the reins, looked at the outlaws carrying things back and forth, turned his head and said to Shangguan Yunque behind him: "Send the salary to all the outlaws as soon as possible. After the land in Guanzhong is measured, mark out a piece of land for the outlaws to cultivate land. Also, erect a stone tablet inside and outside the Military Affairs Pavilion. The outlaws have never been a shameful organization." "Yes, Your Highness. I thank Your Highness on behalf of our brothers!" Shangguan Yunque did not hide the joy on his face. Only a prince who could bring benefits to his brothers would be the one that everyone would be willing to follow wholeheartedly. "What's there to thank me for? If you really count it, it's the Tang Dynasty that owes you too much. These are what I should do." Li Xingyun dismounted and led the horse while saying to Shangguan Yunque, "Zhang He, do you know that kid said that Shanzhou has a arsenal of the Tang Dynasty, which contains the Thirteen Armor of the Tang Dynasty and various weapons as well as the specific manufacturing methods." Shangguan Yunque was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a moment, he nodded and said, "I have heard of such a place, but the Marshal seems to have sealed it a long time ago. Now I am afraid that only Your Highness is qualified to open it." Li Xingyun nodded and said, "There's no rush. Now that we have Liang as our front buffer, we have enough time to do anything." Shangguan Yunque also smiled when he saw this and said, "Yes, Your Highness, although the entire Liang Kingdom has not completely fallen into your hands, it is too easy for you to stir up trouble in Liang Kingdom." As they were talking, they arrived at the Hidden Soldiers Valley. Looking at the falling leaves, Li Xingyun said with some emotion: "Time flies. The last time I came to Hidden Soldiers Valley, it was full of lush branches and leaves. Now, spring has gone and autumn has come. More than half a year has passed." Shangguan Yunque suddenly stopped at this moment. Li Xingyun looked back at Shangguan Yunque in surprise. Shangguan Yunque smiled and bowed to Li Xingyun, saying, "Your Highness, the commander wants to see you. I will not go with you. There are some confidential letters to be dealt with in the Cangbing Valley. I will take my leave first." (End of this chapter)