Lu Qing Wan shook her head forcefully, "Let them go to the Great Qin's Land of the Unlit Night. It's an unfamiliar place, and they won't be recognized whether they work in a tailor shop or somewhere else. It will be easier for them psychologically."
Having said that, she immediately instructed Li Jin, who was standing by, "Get the people inside out. I need to go in and take a look."
Soon, Li Jin had Chen Ruo Yu and the other women taken away, and then asked Lu Qing Wan, "The dungeon is too dirty. Would you like me to bring the person out instead?"
Lu Qing Wan shook her head, "Feng Qing Heng is not worthy of a clean place. The dungeon is a much better fit for him."
Li Jin looked at Si Feng Wu. The latter waved his hand, and Li Jin silently retreated.
Perhaps to make Feng Qing Heng suffer, this dungeon was exceptionally dark and damp.
Frost had formed on the walls, yet there were still water stains on the ground, indicating that fresh water had been sprinkled not long ago.
Feng Qing Heng hung on the torture rack like a pile of mud, his life or death unknown.
Lu Qing Wan slightly lifted her chin, and a nearby guard scooped a ladle of salt water from a large vat and threw it over.
Feng Qing Heng was forced to wake from his unconsciousness. He groggily opened his eyes. Si Feng Wu gestured to the guards, "You may leave now."
The dungeon was then left with only Lu Qing Wan, Si Feng Wu, and Feng Qing Heng.
"It's you!"
Feng Qing Heng struggled with agitation, like a furious beast, as if he wanted to devour them both.
"Don't get excited. You must have expected us to come, right?"
Lu Qing Wan sat down boldly on the chair Si Feng Wu had brought over.
"Feng Qing Heng, when you poisoned my father, schemed to entertain yourself and Lu Si Wan, did you ever imagine that one day you would fall into my hands?"
Feng Qing Heng struggled for a long time, but not only could he not break free, he exhausted himself. Finally, he gave up.
"What are you so proud of? Even if you've made a comeback, in the eyes of the world, you, Lu Qing Wan, are just a piece of trash that I, the Emperor, discarded!
As long as you dare to show your face, this mark will follow you forever. You'll never shake it off, haha..."
He laughed deliberately, his tone of sarcasm even more excessive than necessary.
Lu Qing Wan gently held back the restless Si Feng Wu. "You don't need to try to provoke me on purpose. I am here today to send you on your way.
Feng Qing Heng, do you know that you missed the only person in this world who truly loved you?"
Feng Qing Heng suddenly froze, a flicker of clarity flashing in his maddened eyes.
"What are you talking about?"
Lu Qing Wan shook her head, "It's no longer important.
A person like you, arrogant yet insecure, does not deserve such pure and passionate love."
As she spoke, she slowly stood up and injected Feng Qing Heng with the truth serum she had prepared.
Si Feng Wu was surprised. "Weren't we already interrogated? Why come back again?"
"It's been so long since we last interrogated him. So many unexpected things have happened in the capital. How could he possibly know nothing?
Let's dig out whatever we can, don't you think?"
Before she finished speaking, the injection was complete. What else could Si Feng Wu say?
Naturally, he let her have her way.
It was just that this impromptu interrogation actually yielded unexpected results for Lu Qing Wan.
Because it was an impulsive decision, Lu Qing Wan hadn't thought of specific questions.
She considered that the recent events involving the Chi family, Prime Minister Wen, and the Nan Prince's mansion bore a striking resemblance to Feng Qing Heng's past threat to Chi Yun Shen, forcing Chi Da Xue Shi to forge the late Emperor's will.
So, she casually asked, "Do you know about the assassination and threats against Prime Minister Wen, Chi Da Xue Shi, and the mid to high-ranking generals of the Xuan Jia Army?"
She asked with a trial-and-error mentality, and to her surprise, Feng Qing Heng immediately nodded after she finished speaking.
He rasped, "I know."
Lu Qing Wan was greatly shocked. She exchanged a look with Si Feng Wu and quickly pressed him, "Who is threatening them?
Why were they targeted?
What do you know? Tell us everything!"
"The other party's identity is mysterious, and I, the Emperor, do not know what it is.
However, they initially inquired about your phoenix-shaped ring. They had several people who had seen the ring describe its shape.
After learning that Feng Xi Wu gave it to you, they asked me to find a way to prove that Feng Xi Wu was not the child of the Great Qin's former Crown Princess.
They also asked me to deliberately spread the word that the ring was taken from others by Feng Xi Wu, rather than being something he originally possessed."
As expected, it was still related to the King of Ten Thousand Phoenixes.
Knowing the origin of the King of Ten Thousand Phoenixes, Lu Qing Wan no longer found Feng Qing Heng's words surprising.
"If you don't know the other party's identity, why did they approach you? Did you reach some kind of agreement?"
After speaking, she thought for a moment and tentatively added, .
"As the ruler of a nation, you watched them manipulate and order around the ministers of Great Gan. Is it because the Wu An Palace is too powerful, and you fear you cannot deal with them..."
The interrogation, which had been going smoothly, took a strange turn after Lu Qing Wan finished speaking. Feng Qing Heng suddenly seemed to go into convulsions, twitching uncontrollably.
Si Feng Wu reacted swiftly, pulling Lu Qing Wan back and slamming the dungeon door shut with a bang.
With a "噗" sound, they heard the sound of vomiting blood. Si Feng Wu ignored it, dragging Lu Qing Wan to a spot where they could observe the dungeon's interior from the outside.
As soon as they steadied themselves, they saw Feng Qing Heng dry-heaving repeatedly. But what he vomited was not blood, but rather a mixture of minced flesh and variously colored worms.
With each bout of vomiting, Feng Qing Heng's body rapidly withered, turning into a skeleton at a visible rate.
Even in death, his empty eye sockets remained contorted in pain.
Despite being a doctor herself and often associating with various poisonous insects, Lu Qing Wan was so disgusted that she immediately turned her head away.
"This dungeon is unusable. Get someone to bring kerosene and burn it down, quickly!"
Lu Qing Wan personally gave the order. Without needing further instructions, the guards immediately sprang into action.
Soon, the guards brought torches and threw them directly through the observation hole. Lu Qing Wan and Si Feng Wu had already retreated from the dungeon.
Far from Feng Qing Heng, Si Feng Wu carefully observed Lu Qing Wan. "Are you alright?"
"Fortunately, you were quick. If you had hesitated any longer, you and I would be patients in the same hospital."
Lu Qing Wan let out a heavy breath. "Some people are truly unlucky from head to toe. I get unlucky every time I see them!"
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid. He's dead now, and you won't be unlucky anymore."
Lu Qing Wan, who had been feeling apprehensive, couldn't help but laugh at his deadpan explanation.
"What are you talking about? His memories were tampered with. The words 'Wu An Palace' are his soul-snatching command."
Lu Qing Wan sighed, "To combine蠱毒 (Gu poison) and suggestion so cleverly, we've met our match."