lcionline Chapter 401 "Inquiry"
Chapter 401 "Inquiry"
Xiao Yan looked at the two people with the same cunning arc on their lips, and suddenly a fine chill rose on the back of his neck, as if a cold light was passing through his skin, and he felt uneasy.
After everyone had left, Xiao Yan slowly walked forward, looked Duan Jiashu and Wu Feipeng up and down, and suddenly laughed out loud: "Interesting, interesting."
He waved his folding fan, his eyes moving back and forth between the two men, "Mr. Duan is a man of few talents, and Mr. Wu is eager to protect his shortcomings. Today's scene really opened my eyes."
Upon hearing this, Duan Jiashu bowed slightly with a decent smile on his face: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, young marquis." When he stood up, he glanced at Wu Feipeng inadvertently, but found that the other party was staring at him intently, and his heart skipped a beat unconsciously.
"Cough cough..."
Wu Feipeng realized his gaffe and turned his face away with his Adam's apple rolling.
He naturally reached out his hand to straighten Duan Jiashu's messy collar. His fingertips trembled slightly as they touched the torn brocade, but his voice was surprisingly steady: "Go back home first and I'll treat your wound." He spoke very softly, as if he was afraid of breaking something precious. Even the ending tone was wrapped in honey-like tenderness.
Xiao Yan watched the two people interacting as if no one was around, slammed his folding fan on his palm, and deliberately drew out his tone: "Alright, alright, you're making me so jealous that my teeth are about to fall out! Go away quickly and don't be an eyesore here." Damn it, what a homosexual.
When he turned around, he deliberately shook his sleeves exaggeratedly and muttered, "No wonder he came here with that top scholar..." It's better to ignore it.
Before he could finish his words, his shoulders suddenly felt heavy, and two cold forces gripped his shoulders like iron clamps.
Xiao Yan turned around and met two faces that suddenly turned serious... Did they change their expressions so quickly?
"What champion? What's his name?"
Xiao Yan was stunned by the sudden momentum. He slammed his folding fan shut and his eyes moved back and forth between the two men's tense faces.
He suddenly realized, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It's the new champion who was paraded on horseback recently. He is so beautiful. His name..." He deliberately dragged out the last syllable, looked at the two people's eyes that suddenly lit up, and slowly uttered, "Lu Wensheng."
"Have you met Senior Brother Lu?!" Wu Feipeng and Duan Jiashu exclaimed in unison, with uncontrollable surprise in their voices.
The knuckles of Wu Feipeng's fingers turned white as he grasped Xiao Yan's sleeves, and flames of excitement danced in his gilded eyes; Duan Jiashu pressed Xiao Yan's shoulders and suddenly felt that the wounds on his body no longer hurt.
Xiao Yan was held by the two men by the shoulders. He couldn't help but grin, "Hey, hey, hey, you guys are so rough? Um, you guys are pinching me so hard that it hurts, can you please let go?"
He tried to shake his shoulders to break free from the shackles, but found that the hands of the two people were rooted and motionless.
The shoulder bones under his long gown were pinched so hard that they hurt. He had to look up at the two people in front of him whose auras suddenly changed. Wu Feipeng, who had just been circling around Duan Jiashu like a hen protecting her chicks, now had a cold light in his eyes and did not look like a gentle scholar at all.
"You said, 'No wonder he came with that number one scholar', what do you know?" Wu Feipeng was no fool, he knew how to grasp the key points, his eyes narrowed slightly, his voice was as cold as ice, he did not show his usual gentleness and harmlessness, there was a dangerous light in his eyes.
He leaned forward slightly, almost looking at Xiao Yan at eye level, and the oppressive feeling emanating from his body made the air seem to freeze.
The pressure from the second-in-command of the Discipline Hall was fully released, and Xiao Yan's hair on the back of his neck stood up. The cynical smile on his face froze instantly - he just said it carelessly and was discovered? Is he so perceptive?
Duan Jiashu pressed his shoulder acupoints with his fingertips, and the thin calluses on his fingertips hurt. The curve at the corner of his lips, which seemed to be a smile, looked very much like his usual posture during interrogation.
"Confess and be lenient. Tell the truth."
For a moment, Xiao Yan felt like he was haunted by two ghosts, and his hair stood on end. He really wanted to know what these two people were doing outside the formation, and why they were so skilled?! Was it a proper job?
"Humph, I won't tell you so easily." Xiao Yan raised his chin with a stubborn look in his eyes, and his back was straight: "And to tell you the truth, if I die, you won't be able to leave the formation."
His pride would rather break than bend!
Wu Feipeng's expression remained gentle, but there was a barely perceptible cold light in his eyes. He moved closer to Xiao Yan, and his tone was as gentle as a spring breeze, yet it made people feel a little chilly for no reason.
"It doesn't matter. Since the young marquis is so insistent, I have many ways to keep him from getting hurt while still making him speak up.
For example, the 'clamp punishment', where the young marquis' fingers are clamped one by one between a special wooden stick and a little force is applied. That feeling, wow, the young marquis would probably break out in cold sweats from the pain.
Another example is the "ankle pressing punishment", where a heavy object is pressed on the young marquis' ankle. It doesn't have to be too heavy, but it can make the young marquis feel the excruciating pain of his bones being crushed. "Wu Feipeng said it lightly, but every word hit Xiao Yan's heart like a heavy hammer.
His description was so gentle that it seemed as if he was talking about something elegant and interesting, but the chill in his words made Xiao Yan feel a chill on his back.
Duan Jiashu agreed with a smile: "Yes, yes, young marquis, these are all very gentle methods. If you don't cooperate, there may be something more 'exciting' waiting for you." In Xiao Yan's eyes, that smile was even more terrifying than the devil's smile.
"But then again." Xiao Yan's attitude suddenly changed and he spoke from his heart.
"You are obviously good people. I am happy to share with you."
His pride can bend and stretch!
Ha, Haki Xiao, you are actually starting to give in just to avoid being punished?
Wu Feipeng raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a seemingly gentle but somewhat teasing smile, with a mischievous light flashing in his eyes, and said with a smile: "I still like the unruly look of the young marquis just now."
Xiao Yan twitched the corner of his mouth, his expression somewhat awkward, pretending not to hear what Wu Feipeng said, secretly complaining in his heart: Even if you are unruly, you must have the ability to control the other party. In the current situation, if you don't know what's good for you, you will definitely suffer.
Compared with Mr. Xike, the information Xiao Yan knew was not much more, and there was no particularly useful key information.
"What's the matter with the top scholar?"
Wu Feipeng and Duan Jiashu immediately pricked up their ears.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan paused for a moment before continuing, "The Senior Brother Lu you mentioned should be the one who won the first place in the imperial examination. He will be appointed to a position after attending the Qionglin Banquet. He should be in the palace. Or you can go and ask about his residence?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Feipeng exclaimed with admiration: "As expected of Senior Brother Lu! No matter what the circumstances, he can always stand out and win the top prize. Such talent is truly admirable!"
Duan Jiashu also echoed, looking excited: "Senior Brother Lu is really amazing. We know that Senior Brother Lu will shine wherever he goes! For Senior Brother Lu, this top scholar position is a piece of cake!"
Xiao Yan looked at the two people's fanatical flattery and couldn't help but twitch his mouth: "......" Is this the point? !