lcionline Chapter 1054 The human heart is the most vicious thing!
Chapter 1054 The human heart is the most vicious thing!
After watching for a while, Liang Chongyue realized that the little monster didn't want the man's life.
Each blow landed in a non-lethal spot.
In some places, because Fei He had already interrogated the men, they had some kind of wounds on their bodies.
At first, the little monster might not have been very clear about the situation because of the clothes covering it.
However, after the little monster struck the wound and the man cried out in pain, the little monster clearly stopped.
"I have some other instruments of torture here. Why don't you try a spiked club instead?"
The little monster seemed not to hear Liang Chongyue's words and continued to whip the man with the bamboo stick.
If Liang Chongyue hadn't noticed that the little monster paused for less than a second after she finished speaking...
Liang Chongyue almost believed its nonsense about not understanding human language.
Liang Chongyue handed the spiked club to the little monster, who continued to crack the bamboo stick in its hand.
The bamboo strip was only half the thickness of the ruler, and it was only brought over because Liang Chongyue came.
Liang Chongyue disliked touching the prisoners after they had been tortured, so wherever Fei He was, a bamboo stick would be prepared for her.
"Alright, stop pretending. I'm tired of watching."
The little monster acted quite well; at first, she really thought it was just angry that the man had urinated on its territory and wanted to teach him a lesson.
The spiked club that the little monster hadn't taken is still in Liang Chongyue's hands.
Liang Chongyue used a single blow to send the little monster flying back into the previously locked corner.
The little monster let out a painful roar.
Liang Chongyue didn't take it seriously, and pressed the tip of the divine sword against the man's neck.
The little monster stared intently, its breathing seeming to weaken.
"If you don't confess honestly, I'll send this little monster to be used for experiments. It just so happens that I've recently hit a bottleneck in my research on several medicinal herbs, and this little monster is strong and healthy, so it's perfect for that."
The little monster couldn't fully understand Liang Chongyue's meaning, but the man did.
Your Majesty has developed so many things that benefit the Great Xia over the years, but I never imagined they all came about in this way.
Liang Chongyue didn't know what the man was thinking, and she didn't care.
Like many things she has done, she never cares what these people think.
She only needs to stick to her beliefs; let future generations judge whether they are good or bad.
By then, she was already dead, and she couldn't hear those sounds anymore.
The divine sword moved forward slightly, and the little monster panicked.
It could clearly sense that this woman was not like the man from before; she seemed fearless.
Even when it roared at her, she was not afraid.
"Your Majesty, I have truly confessed everything I know. The money I received is still hidden under my house, and I haven't had a chance to spend it yet. Your Majesty, I beg you, I have truly confessed everything."
Liang Chongyue put down the divine sword, and the stone wall began to restart.
Another incense stick's time passed, and the man and the little monster still hadn't explained anything.
Without further ado, Liang Chongyue chased Fei He out again.
She took a truth pill out of her backpack and flicked it into the man's mouth.
The man's eyes widened in terror, and he trembled all over with fear.
If this little monster hadn't given himself away, his acting skills might have even fooled Liang Chongyue.
While waiting for the medicine to take effect, Liang Chongyue instructed Fei He, who was behind the stone wall that was not yet completely closed:
"Take the little monster's anklet back a little further."
From then on, it was no longer appropriate for the little monster to get too close.
Distance creates beauty.
After the stone wall made a heavy sound and was completely sealed shut.
The chains binding the little monster began to tighten slowly.
Normally, it would have glared menacingly at Liang Chongyue, wishing it could break free of the chains binding it and devour Liang Chongyue whole.
Today, the little monster clung to the chains with both hands, struggling desperately, unwilling to be chained back to that corner.
Liang Chongyue looked at the man and said, word by word:
What's your relationship with this little monster?
After the man took the truth pill, his eyes became clear.
He slowly said to Liang Chongyue:
“I am its benefactor. I am the best veterinarian in the North. I rescued their family in the mountains of Great Xia while searching for a herb.”
"So those silver pheasants are yours too?"
A glimmer of clarity appeared in the man's eyes:
"So those beautiful birds are called silver pheasants, what a lovely name!"
"Where are its other relatives?"
After Liang Chongyue asked this question, a look of pain flashed across the man's face, but under the control of the truth, he had no choice but to speak.
"I don't know either, but they like to live deep in the mountains, and they just look like people."
They're actually not much different from wild beasts, just a little smarter. Why do you want to exterminate them all?
Liang Chongyue raised an eyebrow at the man, not knowing how powerful the truth could be.
She was starting to suspect that the man was deliberately speaking well of these monsters.
"Really? You treated them? Where? What injuries did they sustain?"
The man began to reminisce:
"I went to collect herbs. The herbs grew in a special location, on the edge of a cliff. Before I went up the mountain, I saw one with its foot caught in an animal trap on the way."
It wasn't as big as it is now back then, and it looked pitiful, so I released it and even applied medicine to it.
Perhaps he had thought of something interesting, for the man had a satisfied smile on his face.
"This little thing is really smart. After I applied the medicine to it, it followed me all the way. When I went up the cliff to collect herbs, it even helped me hold the rope."
Liang Chongyue looked at him as if he were a fool.
"Really, I'm not lying to you. Although I'm not from your Great Xia, this little thing really didn't hurt me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have kept it a secret all this time."
After saying all that, the man seemed to realize he had talked too much.
He shut his mouth again.
"And when it hit you just now, it deliberately avoided your wounds, so you're even more certain that this little monster is just a beast that has gained sentience and isn't inherently evil, right?"
The man didn't want to reply, but under the influence of the truth pill...
He had to respond to Liang Chongyue.
"Yes, at least these monsters, though they look terrifying, are much better than humans. The human heart is the most terrifying thing!"
Liang Chongyue slowly sat down, feeling the divine sword beside him fall silent.
The little monster was still biting the chain, its head down. If that chain, which was almost as thick as its ankle, could be bitten through so easily, Qingyu Pavilion would have been out of business all these years.
"Since you believe the little monster is innocent, then I ask you, what material was the animal trap made of when you saved it?"
The man frowned and pondered for a while. So much time had passed that he definitely wouldn't have remembered it in the past.
With the help of the Truth Pill, he could always come up with the most truthful answer to any question Liang Chongyue asked.