In an underground cell that never saw the light of day, a man stripped of his shirt and only a pair of pants was tied to a large wooden frame in the dungeon. The man was covered in sludge, and even if he didn't have to get close, he could smell a foul smell of it. Apparently the man hadn't cleaned his body for some time, and in addition to that, the head was covered with a black cloth hood, and his head was hanging listlessly. There, with the fluctuation of breathing, it moved up and down extremely rhythmically.

Suddenly, a basin of cold water splashed from head to foot, causing the person on the wooden frame to tremble. Then he coughed heavily. After a long while, he gasped and said, "Who the hell are you?" What the hell do you want to do? I'm just passing by a tourist who is temporarily staying in an inn in Chang'an City, I don't know why you guys caught me here? Is there some misunderstanding in between? ”

A strong man next to him snorted coldly: "Hmph! There's no misunderstanding, I arrested you because you were not honest. What do you want to do by forging your identity to infiltrate Chang'an City? ”

"Wronged, my lord, where did I forge my identity? I'm really just a traveler passing through here, just because my brother is in the Western Regions. I have fled from the Central Plains to join my brother in the Western Regions. After hearing the strong man's voice, the man who was tied to the wooden frame hurriedly defended.

"I'm telling you, don't take me for a fool. You have infiltrated Chang'an City last winter, and so far, you have lived in almost all the inns in Chang'an City. And the pseudonym you use in each inn is different, this is what you call your brother in the Western Regions? Do I need a pseudonym to defect to my brother? With a little care, you can find these things, so you don't really think that we invited you here without any preparation. After listening to the man's defense, the strong man said to the man in a somewhat mocking tone, and at the same time quietly took off a soft whip from the shelf next to him.

After hearing the strong man's words, the person tied to the wooden frame was obviously stunned. Apparently he didn't want to believe that his every move was being watched by another person, let alone the things he thought he had handled perfectly. But what the strong man said was true, and even if he wanted to, he couldn't think of any legitimate reason to refute it. So there he bowed his head and remained silent, and said no more.

"What? Why don't you speak? Didn't you just say those words that deceived the yellow-mouthed children? Why are you dumb now? Let me ask you again, why did you sneak into Chang'an City? Which force did you send to do this? Now, if you tell me the truth, I might as well consider giving you a more pleasant death. Otherwise, you will inevitably suffer the pain of the flesh and skin. Seeing that the man on the wooden frame was only bowing his head and gasping for breath at this time, the strong man said to the man as if he was quietly moving his muscles and bones, preparing for the warm-up before the torture.

"My lord, I'll be honest with you. Indeed, as you said, the villain does not have any brothers in the Western Regions, and he did not come to Chang'an City to go to the Western Regions to join him. I am from Shandong, and it was only because I accidentally killed the son of a wealthy family when I was in my hometown that the rich family made some money, so that the government has been arresting me everywhere. Villain, don't I think it might be dark under the lights? That's why I hid in Chang'an City at the foot of the Son of Heaven, for fear that those people from the government would go to various inns to check on us floating population, so I changed my name every once in a while and settled in various inns in Chang'an City. Originally, a few days ago, the villain decided to leave Chang'an City and go to the nearby mountains to live in seclusion to escape the war. But I heard that it seems that the army around Chang'an City has been transferred recently, and the villain thought that he was going to encounter war again, so he stayed in Chang'an City for a while. The villain has told you the truth, and it is up to you to decide whether you believe it or not. As for what forces you are talking about, what kind of spy villain doesn't know what you're talking about? The man who was tied to the wooden frame seemed to be a little emotional at this time, trying to break free from the rope that bound his limbs and neck, but he did not move under the struggle, so he followed the direction of the sound and said loudly to the strong man he could not see.

"Oops, good! The mouth is quite hard, and I like this kind of hard-mouthed man. Because hard-mouthed people like you are better to deal with. Next, don't blame the master for not reminding you, bite your teeth to the master, and shout out, even if you kid is a bad seed! After surviving the master's means, if you can still say those words, even if the master loses. The strong man laughed angrily at the words of the man on the wooden frame, and dipped the soft whip in the bucket beside him. The water in the bucket was well water that had just been dug out of the ground, and the well water was still bitterly cold even in the middle of summer. After the soft whip was dipped in cold water, the strong man waved his hand hard, and a whip was directly on the chest of the person tied to the wooden frame, and a red mark was directly visible at that time, and the person on the wooden frame in pain gasped and almost fainted directly.

"It's ok. You're a bit of a backbone, kid. If this whip goes down, if it were replaced by others, they would have cried and begged for mercy. Next, keep it up, maybe your kid will keep being tough, and after the master is happy, he will whip you three or five hundred whips, and I will give you a period of time to let you rest and heal, and then we will continue. Seeing that the man was just inhaling the cool air, but not shouting, the strong man nodded and said to the man on the wooden frame.

"My lord! The villain really doesn't know what you're talking about, right? What does the villain have to do to believe it? The villain has already told you everything he knows, and even if you beat the villain to death, I don't know what you want to know. The man tied to the wooden frame could not scream in pain after being whipped at this time, and could only gasp there to relieve the pain on his body. At this time, listening to the strong man's tone, it seemed that he was going to continue to whip himself endlessly with the whip dipped in cold water, so he said to the man with some crying.

"Hmm. Good. You're right, do you think I believe it? Of course I believe your words. After listening to the words of the man on the wooden frame, the strong man nodded hurriedly, and then when the person on the wooden frame felt a little relieved, he shook the soft whip in his hand again, and continued to whip it in a place that was not much different from the previous red mark.

(End of chapter)