Chapter 357: Kill Me

Chapter 357: Kill Me

This poison was something Mr. Si Meng had never encountered before.

It forced him to believe that the Mo family had a mastermind assisting them from behind the scenes.

To possess such a rare poison that even he had never seen and to be able to neutralize the puppet gu on Mo Jinnian—without a mastermind's help, he would never believe it.

As the itching sensation grew increasingly intense, Mr. Si Meng could no longer afford to think carefully.

His body writhed like a worm, and he even felt an urge to end his life.

"Kill me... kill me... aaaaaah... so itchy..."

Mo Jiuye and Mo Jinnian stood with their arms crossed, watching Mr. Si Meng roll in agony without any pity. Compared to what he had done to the Mo family, this torment was far from enough.

Seeing Mr. Si Meng's forehead covered in sweat and his groans of pain gradually weakening, Mo Jiuye knew that his consciousness was much weaker now. Seizing the opportunity, he asked:

"Tell us, where are my father and brothers now?"

Mr. Si Meng realized at this moment that his situation was much more dire than he had imagined.

Especially the unbearable itching sensation made him recognize a harsh truth.

Today, he only had two choices.

First, reveal the whereabouts of the Mo family members, and perhaps they might grant him a quick death.

Second, perish together with Mo Jiuye and Mo Jinnian, and take Mo Qing along as well.

No matter what, completing the revenge plan for his beloved was impossible now.

But revealing the location of the Mo family members was out of the question; he would rather perish with them. This way, he could explain himself to his beloved in the afterlife.

Moreover, he couldn't be certain how many of the controlled Mo family members had been rescued.

Mr. Si Meng had already made his decision.

His gu worms were still within him, especially his life-bound gu. If he died, his life-bound gu would follow him to the grave.

Then, not only would he die, but Mo Qing, who was controlled by his life-bound gu, would also perish.

Even if the Mo family had experts who could neutralize the gu, saving his life was impossible.

Furthermore, when he detonated his life-bound gu, his body would explode, and anyone who touched his poisonous heart's blood would meet the same fate.

Though he couldn't bring the Mo family members to his beloved's grave, taking Mo Qing and his two sons would be half a victory.

Although Mr. Si Meng had made up his mind, who wouldn't want to live longer?

He decided to make one last attempt. If it failed, he would perish with Mo Qing.

To avenge his beloved, Mr. Si Meng had planned for years, displaying exceptional intelligence and determination.

Though his hands and feet were bound, he knew that the treasures in his possession had already been searched by the brothers.

That meant he had no poisons or gu worms left on him.

Fortunately, he had integrated his life-bound gu into his body.

No matter how wise Mo Jiuye and his brother were, they likely wouldn't suspect this.

Thus, he endured the unbearable itching and focused his mental energy to summon his life-bound gu.

"Mo Jinnian, Mo Jiuye, I will ask you one last time: will you spare my life, or shall we all perish together?"

Although Mo Jiuye had been observing Mr. Si Meng coldly, he never let his guard down.

When Mr. Si Meng concentrated to summon his life-bound gu, Mo Jiuye noticed something amiss.

Though it was the first time he had encountered this situation, it didn't feel unfamiliar.

He and his wife had read that book on gu techniques thoroughly, and he knew that Mr. Si Meng's current behavior suggested he was likely summoning his life-bound gu.

However, he didn't realize that the death of the life-bound gu would cause Mr. Si Meng's body to explode, releasing poisonous blood.

What he feared was exactly what Mr. Si Meng intended to do next.

If he truly activated his life-bound gu, his father and brothers would certainly die with him.

At this point, Mo Jiuye could only use a temporary measure to stabilize the situation.

"I can spare your life, but you must exchange information about my father and brothers. Is that too much to ask?"

Mr. Si Meng didn't want to die either. If he hadn't tried to negotiate, he wouldn't have acted so aggressively.

Seeing Mo Jiuye's softened stance, he believed he had a real chance to escape and began to bargain.

"I can tell you what you want to know, but you must cure the poison on me first."

Mo Jiuye was helpless in this regard. His wife had only given him itch powder, with no antidote.

He shrugged at Mr. Si Meng, showing a helpless expression.

"There is no antidote."

Mr. Si Meng, upon hearing that there was no antidote, large beads of sweat continuously rolled down his forehead.

If it weren't for his desire not to appear too helpless in front of the Mo brothers, he wouldn't have had to endure it so stubbornly.

Who would have thought that even after using threats, they still had no antidote...

Now he understood that the Mo brothers probably wouldn't let him off easily. This time it was a drug causing unbearable itching, and who knew what method they would use next to torture him into confessing.

Rather than enduring this torment, it would be better to take his second approach, allowing him to leave with some dignity.

Seeing signs that Mr. Si Meng was about to activate his life-bound gu again, Mo Jiuye quickly took out the anesthetic gun.

With a crisp 'bang,' before Mr. Si Meng could react, he passed out.

Sixth Brother also noticed something amiss and knew that his ninth brother had been forced into this action.

"Nine, this old fellow is very cunning; it's going to be hard to get useful information from him."

Mo Jiuye couldn't deny this point.

"Given the current situation, we can only keep him alive and slowly find a way to interrogate him."

"But every day we delay getting the information, Father and Eldest Brother, Second Brother will suffer another day." Sixth Brother was clearly anxious, but both brothers were at a loss for solutions.

Mo Jiuye sighed.

"This person has a life-bound gu. If I hadn't knocked him out in time just now, he would have activated it, and then it wouldn't just be him dying; those controlled by his life-bound gu would also perish."

Sixth Brother didn't understand gu techniques, and hearing these details from Mo Jiuye, he broke out in a cold sweat.

"But... But we came all the way to the Imperial City to capture Mr. Si Meng alive. Are we really going to be at a loss?"

Mo Jiuye pondered for a moment and said, "For now, we can only take this person and quickly head to the Western Region to meet up with Third Brother and see if they've found any useful information."