Chapter II. 76. Seek benevolence and get benevolence
If you want to say that Sun Baizhi is angry, there is indeed a reason why he is angry. Although these two old men gave it a go in the palace, they ended up with a "lose-lose" end. But what he never expected was that he was the one who went to clean up the mess in the end! This Liu Banxian is okay, he suffered some skin injuries, plus not serious internal injuries, just get some medicine to take and apply externally. It had only been less than a day, and he was already running all over the streets.
But the old eunuch in the palace who made his brother helpless, judging from Liu Zhi's anxious look, may not be so easy to cure.
Liu Banxian looked at Sun Baizhi, who was jumping and scolding the street, and was also slightly embarrassed:
"Then when I hit him, I also thought that it would end up on you! But let me tell you, it won't take much to cure Lu Xiangyin's body......"
When Sun Baizhi heard what he said, her eyes couldn't help but light up: Yes, this old liar is a heavenly spirit vein, and his attainments above the martial arts are naturally the ones who rule the world. And since ancient times, witch doctors have not been separated, and doctors and martial arts are also not separated! Even in front of the North Market, there are rough men who play tricks on the street of the market, and there are unique secret recipes for selling strong pills; Then the pill that this Heavenly Spirit Vein martial artist personally dispensed with can't soar in the sky after eating it?
Thinking of this, Sun Baizhi, who was intoxicated with "innovative medical skills", suddenly changed into a flattering face, rubbed her hands and said to Liu Banxian:
"Old immortal, old immortal, Lu Xiangyin's injury was caused by you, you naturally know better than anyone else. In this way, you taught me how to treat, and it also opened my eyes. ”
Liu Banxian was very satisfied with his attitude at this time, brushed his unkempt beard, and said lightly:
"I went to the carpenter shop in Wangji in the north of the city and bought a cedar coffin; Then go to the old lady in the south of the city and prepare a complete set of shrouds. The preparation for this trip is almost complete, he is an old eunuch with no children and no daughters, and he is still a traitor and rebel, so he is not suitable for big operations......"
"I said half-immortal, what I'm asking is how to treat his injury, and I didn't ask how to go out of the funeral!"
"He has broken his own meridians, how else can he be treated? And I also injured him a lot at that time, so there is no need to rescue him, right? ”
"What about the elixir? Can you give me a pill of the elixir that your Heavenly Spirit Vein eats, and I'll try it for him? ”
“…… You go out and inquire, which Heavenly Spirit Vein person has ever been sick? Who takes medicine if you're not sick? And don't say I don't have it, and I won't give it to him if I do! I beat him, and then treat him, and I worked hard for nothing, and I had to pay for some medicine? You are a doctor, you are willing to treat him, and I will not stop you. It's a big deal that you cure him, and I'll just beat him up again......"
Sun Baizhi rolled her eyes and ignored him, while Liu Banxian looked back at Shen Gui, who was tied to the bed and was pinching his fingers and chattering, and said:
"What are you muttering there?"
"I always feel like something is missing, calculate what has happened during this period of time......"
"Don't think about it, Fu Yi takes those deaf and dumb children to live in your house in the back street of the river. They just can't hear or speak, and they're not blind, so many people can't be lost! ”
“…… Well, I also know this, with Xiao Yi and Fourteen here, there must be nothing wrong...... But I still feel a little bit less ......."
"Don't think about it, you should heal your injuries first. There's nothing to do at this time......"
Speaking of this, Sun Baizhi stepped forward to check Shen Gui's wound, and brought the second decoction medicine to pour it into him.
And the poor man who was forgotten by Shen Gui and couldn't remember it anyway is undergoing a new round of "human experiments".
Qiao Yuanan, the steward of the inner room of the Imperial Horse Prison, had just woken up at this time. He has been "hi" for two days in a row, and although he is not very old, he has not seen the light of day all year round because he lives in a dark and damp underground palace. Under such "exertion", it naturally leads to unbearable joint pain all over the body. As soon as I got out of bed, the bones made a "crunch" sound.
He moved the painful part slowly, took the hot towel handed by his subordinates, steamed it on his face, and rubbed it casually a few times:
"What are you going to eat today?"
"How about a bowl of wolfberry chicken soup for you to dispel the cold?"
"Why are you a chicken again? It's been all chicken for the past two days, and those people in the room have fallen into the chicken coop? ”
"There's no way, in order to serve that He Ye, we got a lot of chickens in the inner room, we can't waste it......"
Qiao Yuanan couldn't help coughing twice when he heard this, spat at the foam and said:
"Fuck, it makes me cough and scream. He Protector, did he open his mouth? ”
"He can't say anything he wants to say now, and his throat is all burned......"
"Then let him write!"
"I don't dare to untie him without your orders! Otherwise, you'll see for yourself......"
Qiao Yuanan glanced at the little eunuch and walked towards the prison where the underground palace was. I saw He Wendao, who had been tortured on an iron frame for two days and two nights, with his head hanging down at this time, and his clothes were covered with unknown liquids. Although the prison floor has been cleaned countless times, a disgusting smell can still be smelled from far away.
“…… Is this man alive or dead now? Supervisor Lu has been instructed, don't kill him! ”
"Steward, we just do what you tell us to do. Whether this person is dead or alive, it is the errand of Lord Yama, and he and I have our own division of labor and do not interfere with each other! ”
The little eunuch who spoke was the most lively one in the inner room. He was brought up by Qiao Yuanan since he was a child, and his ability to extort confessions by torture at hand is no less than Qiao Yuanan himself. But strangely, although he has lived in this eerie and terrifying environment all year round, and has learned a torturous horror skill, he is still an optimist, and he is very clear about the separation between work and private life.
"Your boy's mouth is getting more and more broken...... How's it going? This silent He Wendao is the great protector of the Dharma? Do you have any new ideas that you need to talk to? ”
He Wendao, who was tied to the shelf and didn't know whether he was alive or dead, heard Qiao Yuanan's voice and raised his head slightly. Only two days have passed, and He Wendao, who was handsome and handsome in the lobby of Fengjing Mansion, is now completely out of shape! The eyes could not be focused at all, but they looked vacantly ahead, as if they were blind without a trace of brilliance; The cheeks are sunken deeply, like hungry ghosts from the underworld; The corners of the mouth, which is full of various mixed liquids, have been twitching unconsciously. That's it, that is, a breath more than the dead.
He heard Qiao Yuanan's voice and turned his head in a sluggish direction where the voice came from. There was not a trace of sound in his mouth, but the corners of his mouth, which had been twitching, actually stopped the moment he looked at Qiao Yuanan. He didn't scold or roar, he just showed a smile with a perfect arc!
This smile fell in Qiao Yuanan's eyes, in addition to bringing him a little unease, it was more of a strong sense of humiliation! I have been in charge of the inner room for many years, and I have met countless hard bones. But in the end, they all melted under their own unique craftsmanship in a different way.
Qiao Yuanan's way of working is different from that of other peers: in his opinion, if a person is a hard bone who can endure torture, then there must be something in his heart to support himself. Or for the sake of sticking to interests, or emotional bonds. Only in this way can people transcend physical pain and break through the bottom line that the human body can bear.
Therefore, Qiao Yuanan is a "new generation of skilled torturers" who goes hand in hand with spirit and body, and takes breaking the other party's mind as the main direction of work!
He has always first figured out the other party's social relations and interpersonal interactions, and after conducting a careful analysis of his psychological behavior, he has adopted the method of "special personnel and special projects" for torture. Such an invincible means used in the past, but for the first time, he walked Maicheng in front of He Wendao!
The reason for Qiao Yuanan's defeat is not complicated. In his opinion, He Wendao was originally an orphan of the war, and he grew up with the ancestor of the great shaman Li Xuanyu since he was a child.
However, he has not seen his parents since he was a child, and the master has already returned to Yaochi, and his boss has died at the hands of "quacks". Although he is extremely good, because of his family environment and the "nature of work", he has no relatives, no lovers, and no friends. Therefore, if you want to start with emotional bonds, it is naturally wishful thinking.
And the result of physical torture is now clearly spread out in front of him. It doesn't seem to have changed much except that he's lost some weight.
Qiao Yuanan, who returned for the first time, fell into deep thought.
Actually, Qiao Yuanan's idea is right, and the means are not wrong. The reason why he couldn't pry open He Wendao's mouth was because he thought wrongly:
He has always been Lu Xiangyin's right-hand man, and he is still the senior manager of the Imperial Horse Prison, so he naturally doesn't believe that there will be reasons in this world that can make people strong in addition to interests and emotions.
And this factor that he did not expect is called faith!