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Chapter 1058: Interrogation (Thanks to 'Xian Dan San Yu' for the generous support!)
Chapter 1058: Interrogation (Thanks to 'Xian Dan San Yu' for the generous support!)
Bingzhou, Bei Feng, Celestial Prison!
The malevolent spirit that emerged from the Mystic Gate was captured by Lu Hai Kong and immediately imprisoned in the Celestial Prison.
As a legendary System Building, the Celestial Prison had an astonishing effect on detaining prisoners.
Despite the spirit's formidable strength, even nearing a hundred points, its power was completely suppressed upon entering the prison. The malevolent spirit inside was no stronger than an ordinary person.
Trapped and stripped of its abilities, the spirit was already miserable. However, what made it even more unbearable was the presence of Xun You in front of it.
Soon after the spirit was captured and placed in the Celestial Prison, Xun You, having just attended Lu Hai Kong's wedding, rushed over without even changing his clothes.
Although Xun You seemed to be in a hurry, his expression revealed no urgency when facing the spirit.
This person, who had come for the information the spirit possessed, did not interrogate it upon arrival. Instead, he casually found a chair and sat down nonchalantly, silently scrutinizing the spirit with his eyes.
Xun You's gaze was not particularly sharp, nor did it carry an imposing aura. Yet, the spirit felt extremely uncomfortable under his stare.
It felt as if Xun You's gaze could see through everything, and the spirit seemed naked before him. This feeling was unbearable, and had they not been in the Celestial Prison, and had Xun You not been powerless, the spirit would have torn him apart immediately.
After observing the spirit for half an hour, Xun You finally broke his silence and began speaking.
However, Xun You's initial questions were not about crucial matters. Instead, he casually engaged in small talk with the spirit.
During that half-hour, Xun You's gaze had already put immense pressure on the spirit. Under such circumstances, the spirit had no intention of answering him.
But Xun You's questions were so trivial that they seemed meaningless to the spirit. With Xun You's patience, he would repeat his questions or change the topic until the spirit eventually loosened up. Although the spirit didn't answer all of Xun You's questions, it did respond to some extent.
Unbeknownst to the spirit, some of its responses, which it had initially resisted, inadvertently leaked information. Despite its defiant attitude and vague answers, Xun You was able to deduce valuable intelligence from the spirit's unintentional slips.
The interrogation was lengthy and slow, like a frog being slowly boiled alive. Xun You patiently extracted information from the spirit without it even realizing, gradually gaining control over the intelligence he sought. His questions became increasingly probing.
Everything was going smoothly until Xun You brought up the Mystic Gate.
The spirit, which had been completely under Xun You's control, initially showed no reaction to the topic. But soon, it realized what was happening and stood up as if shocked, its face contorting from defiance to sheer ferocity.
"Damn you, despicable human! You're trying to trick me into giving you information!"
The spirit finally understood and lashed out, longing to tear Xun You apart. However, within the Celestial Prison, its strength was not much greater than an ordinary person's, and before it could act, a warden beside Xun You kicked it back into place.
Although the spirit was subdued, Xun You's advantageous position was now compromised.
Realizing Xun You's intentions, the spirit fell silent, even refraining from its previous defiance. Its blood-red eyes fixed on Xun You, filled with madness, brutality, and cruelty.
Seeing this, Xun You's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "This is not good. I still have questions to verify, but your current state suggests you won't give me another chance to pry open your mouth."
Hearing this, the Malevolent Spirit was about to retort mockingly at Xun You, but this guy quickly reacted, not only closing his mouth but also making a rather astonishing move. The spirit extended its tongue and viciously bit it off.
A crisp 'crack' sounded, and a splash of bright red blood splattered on the ground. The Malevolent Spirit, with extreme cruelty, bit off its own tongue and then spat it out in front of Xun You.
After this, although the spirit's face contorted in pain, it wore a more smug expression.
That smug look was a silent provocation towards Xun You!
Come on, aren't you amazing? Aren't you tough? I've even given you my tongue, now let's see how you can get any more words out of my mouth!
Facing this situation, Xun You glanced at the tongue that had fallen in front of him, then at the smug Malevolent Spirit, and a cold smile appeared on his face, "You're quite ruthless. I didn't expect you to resort to such an extreme act. I thought you valued your life more than the information."
"But it makes sense. That information is your only value in staying alive. If it were revealed now, your death would be imminent. In this situation, it's reasonable for you to make such a decision. However, you're underestimating me. Do you really think I'd be helpless if you couldn't speak?"
As Xun You spoke, a confident smile appeared on his lips.
Seeing this, the Malevolent Spirit's smug expression froze for a moment, but soon he calmed down. There was even a hint of a cold smile on his face. He couldn't believe Xun You had any more tricks up his sleeve. If there were, he would have used them by now instead of wasting half a day here.
Just as a cold smile appeared on his face, Xun You's expression turned indifferent, and his eyes fixed on the Malevolent Spirit.
"I've learned what I needed to. I have a few final questions, and I hope you'll cooperate."
Without waiting for the spirit's response, Xun You asked, "Are you in cahoots with the foreign demons in Youzhou?"
As he spoke, Xun You's gaze locked onto the Malevolent Spirit, and he slowly said, "Yes or no?"
As he spoke, Xun You's eyes flashed with insight as he observed the spirit, "It seems you're in league with them!"
The Malevolent Spirit's face changed slightly, and it was clear that Xun You had guessed correctly. Xun You continued, "One more question. How many demons of your level are there on their side?"
"One? Three? Five?"
In the 16th, 19th, and 1st editions of the book, there were no errors!
"Oh, five, huh? That's quite a headache."
Xun You repeated the same tactic, and even though the Malevolent Spirit had fallen for it once, it happened again. Xun You effortlessly extracted the information he wanted from the spirit's expression.
This was just the beginning of the spirit's despair. The real performance from Xun You was yet to come...
"Aside from Youzhou and Bingzhou, are there any other Enigma Gates?"
"Yes, no."
"Yes! Do you know the locations of those Enigma Gates?"
"Of course I do. That's great! How many are there in Bingzhou? Oh, wait, you don't have access to Bingzhou. Let's change the question. Starting from the Enigma Gate you descended from, how many Enigma Gates are there within a thousand miles?"
"One, two, three?"
"So, three. Where exactly are they? Help me out and give me a hint, let's start from the closest and work our way out."
"East, West, South, North..."
"Oh, I see. So, there's one in each direction, right? How far are they?"
"A hundred li to the east? Three hundred li?"
...
"Got it. Three hundred li to the east, five hundred li to the west, and fifteen hundred li to the south. All three Enigma Gates' locations are revealed. I appreciate your cooperation. Our conversation ends here!"
As Xun You finished speaking, the Malevolent Spirit seemed to deflate, his face filled with resignation.
In fact, Xun You had spent most of the day not only to gather information from the spirit but also, more importantly, to understand this Malevolent Spirit.
Once Xun You fully understood this spirit, there would be no secrets left when faced with Xun You, the Master Strategist, at full power.
Even at the end, when the Malevolent Spirit closed its eyes and contorted its features, trying to disrupt Xun You's judgment, it was to no avail. Xun You effortlessly extracted all the information he desired.
This was Xun You; anyone he set his sights on would have no secrets before him...
(End of Chapter)
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