Looking at the quiet dungeon, Xiaoman raised his eyebrows: "Hey, you all look like heroes, but I don't know how long you can hold on."
"Oh, this plain water doesn't look good either. Someone, pour some pepper and salt into it for me. I've only cooked food like this, but never cooked a person!"
“You can give it a try.”
The person in the iron pot and the guards standing outside shuddered when they heard this. This county lady was really evil. She even wanted to make a human flesh feast.
Does Gu Xiang really like such a black-hearted woman? People who thought of this couldn't help but look at Gu Xiangning, but found that Gu Xiangning just had a slight smile on his face from beginning to end.
"This is a good idea, but what if they still don't open their mouths after being cooked?"
Xiaoman rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Then just throw it into the mass grave. Otherwise, they will really keep it and eat it. But then again, these 30 people will not be boiled to death together."
"You guys control the heat. His is a big stew. This one should be cooked slowly over low heat."
Gu Xiangning looked at Xiaoman directing people there, feeling a little amused. If you didn't know, you would think they were preparing a feast! After Xiaoman finished giving the instructions, he looked at those people.
"Do you have anything to say? If you do, I will let him go. You all have martial arts skills. The world is so big that you can go anywhere."
"Besides, I won't betray you. Your master will think that you all died in this mission and won't look for you anymore."
"It would be great if you could explain yourself, change your identity, and live a peaceful and upright life. Why do you have to leave your life here?"
"Don't you think so?"
At this time, the 30 people in the iron pot were sweating profusely, and their skin turned red. Suddenly, one of them shouted loudly: "I said, let me out first."
Xiaoman nodded with satisfaction: "Quickly turn off the fire, tell me what you want to say?"
The man's mouth began to knot: "Yes, it's the imperial concubine..."
After he finished speaking, the whole person fell down. Xiaoman looked at the man and frowned, then looked at the guard beside him: "See what's going on with him?"
The guard walked over and stretched out his hand to feel around: "My Lord, he's dead."
Xiaoman curled her lips: "Pull it out and throw it away."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the remaining people in the pot and said, "How are you? Do you have anything else to say? You only have one chance. If you keep going like this, you will be boiled to death and it will be too late to say anything."
Soon someone spoke up: "I say, stop the fire quickly."
The tone was gnashing teeth, obviously unable to bear it any longer, Xiaoman smiled and said: "As expected, a man who knows the current situation is a hero, you said it, this county lady will definitely let you go."
"When the time comes, you can change your name and hide your identity. Good days are waiting for you! Come, help him down and interrogate him slowly."
Two traitors have already appeared in succession, and some of the remaining people are also tempted. Besides, a new life in anonymity is really attractive.
Xiaoman came to the leader of the gang and said, "How is it? What do you think? You are the leader, so you must know more."
"Is there anything you want to say?"
As he spoke, he added a few peppers in it: "These are my favorite peppers. Look, I have shared so many with you."
"Shouldn't you also tell me something? By the way, that imperial concubine, I remember there is only one imperial concubine in the current dynasty, right? Are you the imperial concubine's people?"
"That's not right. You are so loyal to your master, yet you still want to mislead me before you die. Even if the imperial concubine has the intention, she doesn't have the ability to do so."
"Speaking of which, let me guess, which family do you belong to? The Wang family? The Wang family is now the largest family, and they also have women entering the palace."
"But I don't have any connection with the concubine of the Wang family, so it's hard to say..."
While Xiaoman was talking about the affairs of the major families, he paid attention to the leader's expression and found that the leader was probably too spicy from the chili pepper.
So, with snot and tears flowing, it is really difficult to read the other person's mind in such a situation. At least you have to be able to distinguish the changes in his expression.
Perhaps unable to bear Xiaoman's nagging, the leader finally spoke up: "You are so vicious, don't you worry that you will be punished one day?"
Xiaoman laughed: "Oh, I just like your gnashing tone of voice. I am vicious? You are going to kill my whole family, and you don't allow me to do this to you?"
"Does it mean we should treat you to delicious food and drinks? You wish!"
While Xiaoman was talking, someone finally couldn't help but confess some information, which was taken away and recorded. Xiaoman glanced at the leader.
"Look, only about 50 to 60 of these 30 people were able to hold on, and that was because they were boiled to death by the fire, leaving them no chance to betray. This proves that the person behind the scenes is not very good."
"In other words, except for you, the people you brought with you are not die-hards. It seems that I underestimated the opponent's strength."
Xiaoman stood up and said, "Okay, that's enough for today. Fish out all the ones that are still alive and let them rest for a while. We'll continue in four hours."
"Write down what you want to say. When the leader wants to say something, come and report it to me. Remember, don't kill these people. Cook them slowly."
I was originally thinking that as long as I could get through this, I would be fine after I died, but now my whole body smells spicy, and some of me even smells like meat.
Everyone wanted to die, but now they couldn't die and had to be boiled like this frequently. It was simply hell on earth. Thinking of this, the people who stayed behind began to back out.
The leader's expression also changed. He knew that the county lord would not let them go so easily. She would not let them die, and she would not even let them commit suicide.
Xiaoman didn't care what these people thought, and had already left with Gu Xiangning, taking the news that they had told him. Just came out of the dungeon.
Gu Xiangning laughed: "How did you come up with this idea? Have you not cooked for a long time?"
Xiaoman rolled her eyes and looked at the information on the paper in her hand: "These people really don't know much, but it does prove one thing."
"They are from the Qi family. Can the Qi family train so many people?"
Gu Xiangning raised his eyebrows: "That's not certain, who knows! Anyway, it won't go wrong if we start from this aspect. I have already sent people out to investigate the Qi family."
"By the way, how can you be sure that someone inside will confess?"
Xiao Man curled her lips and said, "Let me tell you, the first person who confessed was an accident, and the second person was arranged by me. Only 29 out of the 30 people are the other party's people."
Gu Xiangning was speechless for a moment. He actually still played this game. Well, no matter what you do, you always need a leader. He touched Xiaoman's head.
"awesome!"
Xiaoman pushed Gu Xiangning's hand away: "Hey, haven't you heard the saying, your head can be cut and blood can flow, but your hair cannot be messed up. If you touch it, your hair will be messed up."
Gu Xiangning laughed out loud; "Where did you get this bullshit from? Besides, touching it won't mess it up."
As he said that, he stretched out his hand again and attacked Xiaoman on the head. Xiaoman was naturally unwilling and dodged directly. The two of them actually started playing in the courtyard.
Siqi looked at this scene and exchanged glances with Gu Tian, both of them were speechless, but thinking that their county lady hadn't been so happy for a long time, they didn't care.
After playing around for a while, Gu Xiangning looked at Xiaoman and said, "By the way, do you want to send a copy of the news you got to the palace?"
The emperor sent the message to Xiaoman as soon as he got the note. Xiaoman thought for a moment and said, "Send it. After all, today's events are all thanks to the message sent by the emperor."
"Speaking of which, Bai Shang is pretty good. He has made great achievements in such a short time since entering the palace."
At this time in the harem, the imperial concubine was waiting for news. The message had already been sent, and it must be foolproof this time, but why hadn't she received a reply yet
Are the two children dead? Lianzi looked at the imperial concubine's anxious expression. In fact, she was also a little anxious in her heart. It had been a day.
Why hasn't the message been delivered yet? Just when I was worrying about it, I saw a piece of paper on the ground. It was obvious that the other party had sent a message.
Lianzi quickly picked up the note and gave it to the imperial concubine: "Your Majesty, the news has arrived. It must be good news."
The imperial concubine's face also brightened up. She looked at the note in front of her and quickly opened it. Although Lianzi wanted to read it, she held back. She would hear the empress say the same thing later.
But seeing that the Imperial Concubine's expression was getting worse and worse, and it was so ugly at the end, Lianzi's heart started to lift: "Madam, what's the news?"
The imperial concubine glanced at Lianzi and said, "See for yourself."
Lianzi took the note with doubt and read it. The content on the note was very simple: "The mission failed. All the people who went to kill the child are missing. They may have been captured by mistake."
Seeing this, Lianzi was also furious, and her voice was a little sharp: "Why are those two children so lucky?"
The imperial concubine also nodded: "Yes, I'm lucky."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the eunuch's voice outside: "The emperor has arrived."
The imperial concubine was stunned for a moment. Didn't she inform the emperor that he would come tonight? However, this was good news, but the note in her hand made the imperial concubine a little flustered.
Lianzi had almost put the note directly into his mouth, chewed it a few times and swallowed it into his stomach. The emperor just happened to walk in at this time.
He smiled and glanced at the two of them: "Who did you say was more lucky?"
Hearing this, the Imperial Concubine and Lianzi's hearts suddenly became tense. Did the Emperor hear their conversation just now? How much did he hear