Lanzhou Governor Gu Tongan's body twisted, twitched, and squirmed under Yan Liqiang's feet. He had lost all his dignity, like a pile of mud or a dog with a broken spine, but he could not make any sound. Only his blood vessels and veins on his forehead, neck, and the exposed skin on the back of his hands rose and fell like earth dragons, trembling and tangling, as if silently showing the pain he was suffering at the moment.
Under such unspeakable pain, Gu Tongan was sweating profusely, and the sweat was no longer sweat, but had a hint of blood.
If there is anything in the world that can be called the number one torture, then if taking brain-crushing pills is ranked second, I'm afraid nothing can be ranked first.
Yan Liqiang calculated the time while looking coldly at Gu Tong'an who was twisting on the ground. After making the brain-crushing pill, out of curiosity, Yan Liqiang tried it on himself. With his strong body and willpower, and while he could still speak, the pain brought by the brain-crushing pill only lasted Yan Liqiang more than ten seconds. He almost couldn't help screaming, and then quickly stopped the effect of the brain-crushing pill.
The Brain Crushing Pill is different from the Soul Pulling Spell. The Soul Pulling Spell controls and affects a person's spirit and consciousness, and can make people become other people's slaves without knowing it, but it can only be one-on-one. A formation master can only control one person with the Soul Pulling Spell, while the Brain Crushing Pill cannot affect a person's spirit and will, it can only be pure physical torture and harm. For a formation master, as long as he has the ability, he can make as many Brain Crushing Pills as he wants.
The array master who invented the Brain Crushing Pill must be a pervert who could have created such a horrible thing. This thing is a nightmare to all the enemies of the array master. Under the effect of the Brain Crushing Pill, every second is like being in purgatory for the person being tortured. The pain is hard to describe, but it is definitely something that people will never forget.
For ordinary people, the pain caused by the Brain Crushing Pill would only take more than five minutes, which could cause permanent brain damage and even turn people into idiots and mud. And in just ten minutes, it could cause a person to die from the pain of bleeding from all seven orifices and tangled and spasming meridians. With Gu Tong'an's level of cultivation, Yan Liqiang counted the time silently, and it took almost eight minutes before the Brain Crushing Pill stopped taking effect.
Lanzhou Governor Gu Tong'an was lying at Yan Liqiang's feet, his eyes empty and he could only gasp for breath. His hair had spread out and was all wet and stuck to his face. The expression on his face was like that of a young girl who had been raped by a group of big men for several days. He looked weak and desolate, with sweat, tears and snot all over his face. After two or three minutes, he finally cried bitterly, turned over weakly and got up, knelt in front of Yan Liqiang, and kowtowed continuously.
The purgatory-like feeling that the brain-crushing pill had just given him, a life worse than death, had completely crushed Gu Tongan's will and spirit. After tasting the horrific taste of the brain-crushing pill that penetrated deep into his bone marrow, Gu Tongan now had only one thought in his mind, that he would do anything as long as he was not made to suffer that kind of torture again.
"What are you doing, Sir Governor? I am a young boy and cannot bear such a great gift from you. Hurry up, hurry up..." Yan Liqiang smiled warmly and pretended to ask Gu Tongan to get up. "I wonder if this moment can help Sir Governor wake up and remember what I did to offend you and make you target me like this? I am ready to listen attentively."
“Your Highness is not wrong, I am the one who is wrong, I am not a human… 啪…” Gu Tong’an was crying and sneezing, and he didn’t care about anything else. He knelt in front of Yan Liqiang and slapped himself hard. With just one slap, his face was swollen and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. Then he spoke while slapping himself hard, “I am despicable and shameless… 啪… I am despicable… 啪… I am not a human… 啪… I shouldn’t target Your Highness… 啪… I am narrow-minded, I am just jealous of Your Highness’s youth and potential… 啪… I was corrupt and perverted the law in Lanzhou… 啪… I have received the grace of the country and the trust of the court in vain… 啪… I only thought about becoming a local emperor… 啪… 啪… I was afraid that Your Highness would become the Queen of Pingxi and surpass me, so I targeted Your Majesty everywhere… 啪啪… I am not a human… I am a beast… 啪啪… worse than pigs and dogs… 啪…”
Gu Tongan beat his opponent so hard that he pulled out all his own teeth. However, compared to the nightmare that the brain-crushing pill had brought him just now, this kind of pain was almost a pleasure.
Seeing Gu Tong'an's "soul-touching" reflection and self-examination, Yan Liqiang's tone finally relaxed.
"Oh, after hearing what the Governor said, it turns out that it's not me who is wrong, but the Governor..."
“It’s me… it’s me… it’s all my fault…” Gu Tong’an raised his face that was swollen like a pig’s head and burst into tears, “I was wrong… I was wrong… Please forgive me, Your Highness. I will immediately offer Lanzhou to you. Everything in Lanzhou… Your Highness has the final say… From now on, I will stay away from the northwest and live a miserable life. For the rest of my life, I will never dare to say a bad word about Your Highness again. If I can’t do that, I will be torn into pieces by five horses, struck by lightning, and I will not die a good death…”
"Don't, don't, don't..." Yan Liqiang shook his hands, "If you leave like this, people will think I'm bullying you. I forced the governor of a state to leave. People all over the country will talk about it and accuse me of being domineering. You are at least a frontier official appointed by the court. Don't you think so? If this gets out, it will be bad for my reputation. Tell me, did I bully you..."
"No, no, it's all my fault that I don't know what's good for me. It's all my fault that I'm not a human being. Your Highness didn't bully me. He just wanted me to change my ways and know where I was wrong..." Gu Tong'an hurriedly shook his head, wiped his face full of tears and snot with his sleeves, and smiled at Yan Liqiang.
"That's right. If you can recognize your mistakes and deeply reflect on your shortcomings, you are still a good comrade. Oh, I almost forgot. You don't know what comrade means. Comrade means like-minded friends!" Yan Liqiang touched Gu Tongan's head with a smile on his face. It was not until this time that he realized that Gu Tongan was also a talent. It was a pity that he didn't enter the palace that year. For some people, physical transformation is the most effective. What is this? This is cheap. If you don't accept a toast, you will drink a penalty. "Look, the Han Empire is in turmoil now, and there are powerful enemies around us. We are blessed by the country and guard one side. If we don't do something for the country and the people, save the people from danger, and resolve the country's crisis, wouldn't we be worse than pigs and dogs..."
"Yes, yes, Your Highness is right..." Gu Tongan slapped himself twice again, his face full of grief, "It's because I was blinded by greed that I did those things that are worse than pigs and dogs..."
"Look at the current situation of the Han Empire. I am also worried, but I am still young and alone in the northwest. Although I have the title of King of Pingxi, it is really difficult for me to do anything..."
"From now on, Lanzhou will follow your orders. Your Highness's Pingxi Palace is the sky of the northwest. As long as your Highness says a word, I will do anything..."
"I'll let you do anything, so aren't you my dog?"
"I am a dog, and I will be your Highness's dog from now on..."
Seeing the governor of a state of the Han Empire become like this in front of him, revealing such an ugly appearance, and being torn off all the fig leaves by a bone-breaking pill, to be honest, Yan Liqiang couldn't feel happy at all, but felt a little sad. People like Gu Tongan were able to rise step by step to become the governor of the Han Empire and to dominate a state over the years. This is the tragedy of the entire Han Empire and the root cause of the empire's decline. If there weren't too many despicable and shameless villains like Gu Tongan in high positions, how could the Han Empire fall to its current state. Fortunately, Gu Tongan was facing himself today. If it were another occasion, he would be facing the Black Jie people or the seven tribes of Shatu. You can't expect such a governor to have any dignity and integrity in front of foreign enemies.
But such a villain cannot die, he is still useful. Villains also have their uses, and if used well, they can solve many problems!
"I heard that you have secretly joined forces with the governors of several other states and want to make things difficult for me. What do you think we should do now? This makes me very embarrassed..." Yan Liqiang narrowed his eyes and looked at Gu Tong'an.
Gu Tongan's face, which was swollen like a pig's head, trembled for a moment, and then he quickly forced a smile on his face, "Your Highness... Don't be embarrassed, I have a way... It's easy to deal with them!"
"Oh, what is it?"
"Your Highness only needs to prepare a few more bone-crushing pills, and I can lure the governors of those states to Lanzhou. Your Highness will then feed them the bone-crushing pills, and I guarantee that they will obey. Then, Your Highness can take over the entire northwest without bloodshed..."
"Bone-crushing pill?"
Seeing the slight hesitation on Yan Liqiang's face, Gu Tongan immediately said considerately, "This bone-crushing pill is extremely precious. It doesn't matter if Your Highness doesn't have it. I have several unique poisons here. Just give them the medicine. Your Highness has the antidote. I'm not afraid that they won't obey..."
(End of this chapter)