"We're not strangers, and we've even gone through life and death situations together. You know me; as long as I don't want to, no one can take you away. Similarly, as long as I want to, no one can stop me from doing anything, such as executing you."
Chengfen's eyes narrowed, "I'm being controlled by Cheng Kong."
"That means that you have no value. I spent so much effort to bring you here not to bring trouble to Yao Lan, but rather to gain some value. What value can you provide me that makes me feel that bringing you here is worth it? If I'm in a good mood, I might even be able to help you fulfill your wishes," Lu Yin said slowly.
"I'm being controlled by Cheng Kong." Chengfen didn't say anything else.
The interrogation was a long process, and Yi Jun had only revealed the names of the people who had met her. She was still in pain even now.
Lu Yin laughed, "Others say that being controlled by Cheng Kong gives them a chance to live because they have family and friends. They hope that they're controlled so that their crimes can be lessened. What about you?
Who can help you? "
Chengfen's eyelids twitched.
"Is it Lotus Venerable?"
Lu Yin asked.
Chengfen's eyes widened and narrowed.
"What's the point of you insisting that you're being controlled by Cheng Kong?
Who will speak up for you because of this?
You said that Yao Lan was the one who leaked the Great Stone Saint's whereabouts. Do you think Lotus Venerable's disciples will still help you? "
Lu Yin mocked.
Chengfen's face paled, and he regretted it. The situation had been urgent, and he had only thought that Yao Lan would silence him. He didn't want to fall into her hands, which was why he had mentioned this woman. However, he had forgotten that once he mentioned Yao Lan, no one would help him even if he was being controlled by Cheng Kong. His greatest support was Lotus Venerable's disciples, but he had betrayed them.
"To you, whether or not you're under Cheng Kong's control doesn't mean anything. The only thing you need to consider right now is how you can get me to help you survive, or even help you redeem yourself. I'm looking at the big picture, not the contributions of one or two spies. Otherwise, why would I capture you? As long as you can help me make enough contributions," Lu Yin moved closer and stared at Chengfen. His lips curled up as he softly said, "I can let you live a comfortable life."
Chengfen's face twitched even more violently, but he still didn't say a word. His thoughts were in a mess, and the pain in his body and Lu Yin's words had thrown him into confusion. He didn't know what to do.
He wanted to live, so he didn't want to be taken away by the Lotus Lord's disciples. He was afraid that Yao Lan would kill him. Now that Yao Lan's name had been mentioned, the Lotus Lord's disciples wouldn't help him. What hope did he have to live?
"I'll give you some hope." Lu Yin stood up and looked around. "Only by surviving will you have a chance of being rescued by the Eternals."
In the distance, Ning Ran heard this and was astonished. How could he say such things? This person was too unique.
Chengfen's eyes widened. Yes, his only hope was the Eternals. It was the Sorcerer Spirit God. He was a spy that the Sorcerer Spirit God had personally nurtured. The Sorcerer Spirit God would not give up on him so easily. What about the Sorcerer Spirit God?
Thinking of the Witch Spirit God, he opened his mouth. His voice was actually very hoarse, completely different from his beautiful singing voice. "How did you know that you could fool me by pretending to be the Witch Spirit God?
Where's Sorcerer Spirit? "
Ning Ran's expression changed. Witcher Spirit God?
One of the Seven Heavenly Gods?
Chengfen wasn't the only one who was puzzled. Guan Lao Da, the Crazy Old Man, and the others were also puzzled.
Lu Yin's disguise as Tu Shuangshuang had not been able to fool Chengfen, which meant that no other spy could fool him. Chengfen was too cautious, but he had pretended to be the Sorcerer Spirit God. How did he know that the Sorcerer Spirit God could fool Chengfen?
How did he know that Chengfen was a spy that the Sorcerer Spirit God had nurtured?
Lu Yin sneered.
"Why should I tell you?"
This was Lu Yin's answer. There were many things that needed to be explained in the Six Direction Training Grounds, but that might not be the case now. Why should he explain?
Who could force him to explain?
Unless Xu Wuji asked, and Lu Yin had already thought of an excuse. However, since Xu Wuji did not ask, Lu Yin did not say anything either.
Getting Chengfen to speak was not an easy task. Lu Yin did not even try to get Yi Jun to speak because he could not find a flaw in her mentality. Yi Jun's contributions in the Endless Battlefield were enough for her to survive as long as she insisted that she was under Cheng Kong's control. Thus, it would be a waste to say anything to her.
Chengfen was different. The only thing he could rely on was his identity as a disciple of Venerable Lotus. However, since he had betrayed Yao Lan, this was gone. As long as he could break through Yi Jun's mentality, he would say anything.
Over the next few days, Chengfen was continuously tortured, but the physical pain was not enough to break through his psychological defenses. If his willpower was so easily destroyed, the Sorcerer Spirit God would not have chosen him.
However, the more determined a person's willpower was, the easier it was for them to have a flaw in their mentality. It was precisely this mentality that made a person so determined, but it was also their only flaw.
Lu Yin took Chengfen away, and no one knew that he had brought him out of the Red Region. There was no danger at the moment, and Yao Lan had been betrayed. Venerable Lotus' disciples only hated Chengfen, but they were not that desperate to capture him.
Lu Yin brought Chengfen to the cliff.
The cliff was completely different from before. The cliff that Chengfen had protected was gone, and in its place were all sorts of venting marks. The snowy mountain had been cut off, and the sky was covered in thick smoke. Fortunately, the village was unharmed. This was the reason why Lu Yin had ordered the Heaven's Reflection Manor to protect the village. Otherwise, it would have been destroyed by outsiders.
There were too many people who hated spies.
Chengfen had never thought that he would be able to return to the village. He saw his third aunt, his uncle, and many other familiar faces, but none of them could see him.
Lu Yin brought him through the void, and as long as he willed it, these ordinary people naturally could not see him.
"Uncle!" Chengfen could not help but call out, but the old man did not respond. He could not hear him at all.
Chengfen looked at Lu Yin. "Why did you bring me here?"
"I'll show you what these people are really thinking," Lu Yin said.
Chengfen did not understand. What were they really thinking?
There was a crash as the wall in front of them collapsed.
Chengfen subconsciously tried to help it up.
Someone shouted from the side, "Well done!"
Chengfen stopped and looked over in shock. There were a few villagers he was extremely familiar with.
"It's finally fallen. Let's smash that wall too," someone suggested, causing a round of cheers.
"Third Aunt, burn your tattered clothes."
"It should have been burned long ago."
"Little Anzi is sick. The weather has been changing too quickly."
"That's great! Someone's finally sick."
"Forget about that. Pack up. We can leave."
"We can finally leave."
"That's great."
Chengfen stared blankly at all of this. He looked at the things he cared about. The familiar scene had become unfamiliar. The wall, where he used to squat and sing softly when he was young, had just been pushed down. Third Aunt's clothes were very tattered, but it was a gift from him. It was a gift from him to Third Aunt. Even though he had asked Third Aunt to change it many times, he didn't want Third Aunt to change it. Third Aunt knew that too, so no matter how tattered it was, she had always worn it.
Everything in this village was exactly the same as it had been when he was young; nothing had changed.
But in that moment, everything had changed.
The villagers had become unfamiliar. Why were they so happy when they were sick?
Why did they leave?
Why did they destroy the house?
Why did they burn the clothes?
Why?
"You thought that you gave them a long life, that they would not age or get sick. You thought that you were maintaining their favorite life, but that's just your selfishness. They've always lived in the beautiful environment you created. What's the difference between that and being kept in captivity?"
Chengfen roared, "No, I let them live. I want to repay them. They raised me, so I gave them a long life. I made sure that they would never face any disaster. Isn't that good?"
"But you deprived them of their freedom," Lu Yin said coldly, "You deprived them of their most fundamental life."
"What about you?
Didn't you live for a long time too? You'll live even longer. "
"I'm cultivating, and every day is different. But what about them?
They do the same thing every day. How many times did they repair that wall?
How many years did they wear it for?
Can a normal person's clothes be worn for that long?
Don't say that you didn't do it. "
Chengfen stared blankly at the overjoyed villagers. They were very happy; he had been taken away right in front of them. Why were they so happy?
Weren't they worried about him?
What had happened to his persistence?
Had he really done something wrong?
No, that's right. I helped them, but they didn't know how to repay me. They were ungrateful.
Chengfen's eyes were bloodshot as he glared at the villagers.
When he saw Chengfen's transformation, Lu Yin understood why the Witch Spirit God had chosen him. What was the difference between his methods and the Eternal Kingdom's?
Both were rearing people in captivity and depriving them of their life essence.
It was too easy for Chengfen to become a Corpse King.
Kill! Kill them all! Kill these ungrateful bastards! Chengfen screamed in his heart as he stared at the overjoyed villagers. They had destroyed everything he cared about the most. This village had been destroyed by them. They were traitors.
Lu Yin pressed a hand on Chengfen's shoulder, waking him up. He glared at him, still angry.
"I told the people from the Heaven's Reflection Manor to protect them and find the other human cities on the cliff to give them a new life."
Chengfen's gaze was savage. "They don't deserve it. I let them live without disaster, but they betrayed me and never cared about me. They don't deserve it. If you help them, they'll betray you one day."
"Then what do you want?"
Lu Yin barked.
Chengfen growled, "Kill them! You must kill them!"
"You won't have the chance," Lu Yin said.
Chengfen clenched his fists, causing fresh blood to flow. "Give me a chance to kill them. I'll definitely kill them and make them into specimens in the village. I'll rebuild the village."
Lu Yin frowned. This person was no longer human. Although he wasn't a Corpse King, he was even more terrifying than one.
"I can only give you a chance to live and not let you die. As for what you'll do in the future, that's up to you."
Chengfen trembled, and his eyes flickered. "Fine, give me a chance to live." He once again glared at the villagers who had left. As long as he had the chance, he would definitely exterminate them. These ungrateful bastards didn't deserve to live.
"If you want to live, then tell me what I want to know and buy your own life," Lu Yin said.
Chengfen's eyes narrowed, and they flickered. Finally, he said three words: Knowledge Traveler Stream.