In the dungeon's torture chamber, the smell of blood and cold water was everywhere, the oil lamps on the walls flickered on and off, and the dim light and humid air made people's hearts choked.

Li Zifeng was tied to the cross in chains, his hair was a little scattered, the strands of broken hair were stuck to his pale cheeks by cold sweat, he was sluggish, there was still a little blood on the corner of his mouth, and his chapped lips were tightly closed.

Xing Minyun, the chief guard in charge of guarding the dungeon, couldn't bear to frown, he didn't even want to meet Li Zifeng's eyes, he couldn't understand why the senior brother who had always maintained the stability of the martial arts rivers and lakes, saved the prince several times, and exterminated all kinds of evil forces colluded with Lingye Palace?

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps from far and near, Xing Minyun looked at the door, saw that it was Yan Cheng, and hurriedly took the two strong men behind him to salute, "Master." "Elder Dharma. ”

Yan Cheng nodded, walked up to Li Zifeng, and looked at Li Zifeng's weak appearance, even the cold-faced Elder of the Law Ring couldn't bear it, and sighed lightly, "Zifeng, if you say it, maybe the head of the sect will read the love of the master and apprentice, and give a light punishment." ”

Li Zifeng raised his head and looked at Yan Cheng without fear, for a long time, the corners of his mouth hooked up a bitter smile, "The disciple has nothing to recruit......

Yan Cheng squinted his eyes and stared at Li Zifeng for a long time, his face gradually sank, and he turned to order the two strong men beside him, "Torture! until he recruits!" With that, he walked out of the torture room with Xing Minyun quickly, and a shirtless man slowly approached the stove and the shelf full of torture instruments.

......

"You three idiots have finally put some thought into it this time, and the Hengshan faction will not pay attention to us, hehe! Let's treat those old friends well!" A gloomy voice echoed in the dark space in the Lingye Palace

"Yes!" the three voices echoed in unison.

The weather in the mountains is changeable, but today is a rare sunny day, and the sun is shining straight down until noon. In the front yard of Jingzhuxuan, Shen Zhiping had been kneeling on the stone road for two hours, his body was still straight, his breathing was still smooth, the door of Ouyang Tian's study was always open, but no one came out to pass a message to let him in.

After another stick of incense, he finally saw someone come out, and when the person approached, Shen Zhiping suddenly became extremely sober, Ouyang Tian stood in front of him in a dark cyan robe, his face was calm, "Do you know why you are kneeling here?"

Shen Zhiping breathed a sigh of relief, opened his chapped mouth, and said guiltily, "The disciple uses the public for personal gain, and he is responsible for your teachings. ”

Ouyang Tian let out a long sigh, "Come in!"

Entering the house, Ouyang Tian was no longer embarrassed, and Shen Zhiping drank a big bowl of mung bean and lily soup regardless of his image, which relieved a lot of discomfort on his body.

Ouyang Tian pointed to the chessboard and asked, "Do you remember the first game of chess that my teacher played with you at that time?"

Shen Zhiping's mind was clear, knowing that Ouyang Tianyi was accusing him of concealing and not reporting it, conniving at his disciple, and his face showed a sense of guilt, "Disciple remembers." The chessboard is like a battlefield, and if you are not careful, you will lose the whole game. ”

"You remember. Ouyang Tian stroked his white beard and stared at Shen Zhiping with a fierce gaze, "So, what responsibility should you bear in the whole incident?"

Shen Zhiping's heart was awe-struck, and he hurriedly stood up and bowed down to plead guilty, "The disciple knows his mistake and is willing to be punished with everything!"

Ouyang Tian picked up the teacup and skimmed the tea foam floating on the water, "You have always been transparent, and you can be transparent about everything, why are you so confused about this matter?"

"Zifeng has not been easy all the way, and the disciple doesn't want to ......"

Ouyang Tian waved his hand, interrupting Shen Zhiping's words, "There is no need to say high-sounding words. Between you and Zifeng...... After all, they are connected to each other. ”

Shen Zhiping was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood the meaning of Ouyang Tian's words, Li Zifeng was too obsessed with his own life experience, and he was too persistent to help him find the answer. So much so that everything fell into the trap of Lingye Palace, and Ouyang Ze's anger was also because of this, if the two of them could calm down at that time, maybe the current situation would not be as out of control as it is now.

Shen Zhiping sighed heavily, still holding on to his last hope, "Is it really irretrievable?"

Ouyang Tian put down the teacup and looked extremely serious, "The rules of the door are unshakable, the children of the family who were attacked and killed, as well as the decent disciples who died tragically in the assassination of the Ling Ye Palace, must also have an explanation." ”

"Confession?" Shen Zhiping's heart was like a knife, and he looked at Ouyang Tian in disbelief, "For the sake of the so-called confession, do you have to sacrifice Zifeng's innocence and reputation?

Ouyang Tian's voice was low, without the slightest emotion, "But he can at least choose to cut off all ties with Hongyuan Villa, but he chose to meet Li Shijie privately twice at a critical moment, so that these irreparable consequences will be caused." He should also pay the price for his actions. ”

dungeon

'Whoa!' A bucket of cold water was poured down, flushing away the blood all over the ground, stirring up a strong smell of blood in the air, Li Zifeng slowly opened his eyes, he couldn't remember how many times he had been woken up, and he didn't know how long it had been since he was locked in. The torture wounds all over his body, painful to the bone, and the accumulation of Ouyang Ze's sharp palm and sleepless fatigue before, had overwhelmed his body, and he really wanted to just sleep like this, and he would never wake up again.

He exhaled slowly, the dungeon of early autumn, there was already a bit of heat in his breath, and he tried to keep his eyes open, watching the figure of the strong man swaying in front of the stove, opening his mouth, and muttering something.

One of the strong men in charge of torture looked at him when he heard the sound, his expression was inexplicable, although he had no contact with Li Zifeng on weekdays, but he had heard some about Li Zifeng's affairs in the rivers and lakes, and he didn't want to believe that Li Zifeng would really rebel against his master and collude with Ling Ye Palace.

Now seeing that Li Zifeng was vulnerable to being tied to the torture rack, even if he was ruthless, he was also moved by a trace of compassion, he slowly approached, and asked tentatively, "What did you say just now?"

"What time is it?"

The strong man was stunned for a moment, and replied truthfully, "It's probably the end of the day." ”

Li Zifeng closed his eyes in despair, he finally experienced what it was like a year, his eyelashes trembled helplessly, cold tears flowed down the corners of his eyes, and he opened his chapped lips again, "Kill me... You can do whatever you want... Let me draw... It's all worry-free..."

The strong man was at a loss, interrogating the prisoner for so many years, and for the first time, he had a heart that he couldn't bear it, "The eldest son, the head said... Ask for your own confession. ”

After Li Zifeng heard this, he suddenly opened his eyes, a smile suddenly appeared on his pale face, and then he laughed, as if he was laughing at himself for being too stupid, he thought that Ouyang Ze was just angry for a while, but he never thought that he really believed in those frame-ups out of nothing, and the master-apprentice relationship for many years could not withstand the so-called conclusive evidence, and he could not resist the fierce hatred in his heart after all.

The strong man was slightly stunned, and when he was at a loss, Xing Minyun walked in quickly and pushed the strong man away, "Stop!"

Seeing Li Zifeng being tortured all over his body, Xing Minyun, who had been in charge of the Law Ring Hall for many years, couldn't help but shed tears, he couldn't imagine that the once majestic senior brother would fall to this step, and tried his best to control his emotions, before he said lightly, "In any case, the head of the sect has not yet spoken to expel the senior brother from the sect, if something happens to him, none of us can escape!"

The strong man showed embarrassment, "But the elder of the law ring ordered that the eldest prince must confess himself before it can be stopped, and the head of the house also said......"

Xing Minyun glared at them fiercely, and almost roared, "I'll go and say over there, until I come back, none of you are allowed to touch him again!"

"Yes. ”

In the dead of night, the moonlight is bright, the study of Shangqingyuan is lit with warm yellow lights, and the fragrance of tea is overflowing, but the dull and suffocating air in the study is not dispersed. After a long time, Ouyang Ze looked at Yan Cheng who was sitting beside him and asked, "How is the interrogation?"

Yan Cheng frowned, and sighed helplessly, "The eight kinds of torture tools that don't hurt the muscles and bones have been used, but he still doesn't say a word." ”

Ouyang Ze lowered his eyes and looked at the ring and jade plate representing the chief disciple that were confiscated from Li Zifeng, and thought for a while, "That's no result?"

Before Yan Cheng could say anything, there was a noise outside, and the two of them looked sideways and saw that it was Xing Minyun who broke in regardless of the obstruction, Yan Cheng's face was ugly, and his brows were tightly locked.

Xing Minyun broke in, Ouyang Ze waved his hand to follow the guards who came in with a panicked look, Xing Minyun stabilized his breathing, knelt on the ground and saluted, "Master, Master." ”

Yan Cheng slapped his palm on the table beside him, and the tea cup on the table also trembled, and scolded, "Presumptuous!

Xing Minyun ignored Yan Cheng's anger and took two steps directly towards Ouyang Ze, "Disciple has the courage to ask the head of the sect to be gracious and stop the torture, senior brother... It's almost gone. ”

No matter how much he hated, at this time, Xing Minyun's words smashed into his heart like a heavy hammer, Ouyang Ze stood up suddenly, if it wasn't for Yan Cheng's presence, he would almost rush out, and after a few breaths, his emotions finally calmed down, and he sighed and said, "Stop the torture, temporarily take care of the prison, and ask Elder Yao Dan to see the injury." ”

"Yes!"