Chapter 360: No More Daydreams

Chapter 360: No More Daydreams

Xiao Wangshi was almost speechless with fear. In the blink of an eye, her mind exploded with too many possible outcomes.

If she confessed now, Lord would surely divorce her. From this day forward, there would be no place for her in either the Su or Lu households!

But if she didn't confess...

Xiao Wangshi's pupils constricted as she weighed the pros and cons. Suddenly, she felt an excruciating pain from her nails, as if they were being brutally torn off.

The pain wasn't sudden; it was like skin being slowly peeled from flesh, making her feel every inch of her body being ripped apart. Her mind went blank, with only the pain piercing through her sanity like a knife.

Xiao Wangshi, a lady from an official family, had lived a life of luxury and comfort. When had she ever endured such physical torment? She screamed in agony almost immediately.

"I'll tell you everything! I don't know where she is! I had those people take her away for a few days and then bring her back. Now, I don't know where they are!"

Lu Sen, who had been raging, widened his eyes in shock upon hearing this.

"Wang Cuiyun, did you really harm Nuanan?"

After his accusation, he was so enraged that he wanted to pounce on the foolish woman and beat her, but others held him back, preventing him from moving.

His beard bristled with anger. He couldn't understand how these men under Xie Yuan's command could be so formidable. Despite his decades of martial arts training, he couldn't even budge one of them.

Xiao Wangshi trembled, not daring to look at Lu Sen. But in her heart, she felt a slight relief. By saying this, she still had a chance to salvage the situation. If she had admitted to ordering the killing, she knew Xie Yuan, in his madness, wouldn't let her live.

Lu Shuangshuang was stunned, never expecting that Su Youyue's disappearance was truly related to her mother.

Everything was ruined now. Her father would undoubtedly be furious. If he followed through on his threat to divorce her mother, their branch of the family would face immense disgrace!

How could she ever marry now?

As she pondered, a blood-curdling scream pierced the air, making her shudder. Looking ahead, she saw the young man who had cut his own hair holding a pair of pliers with a bloody nail attached.

Lu Shuangshuang screamed in disbelief, turning to her mother. Xiao Wangshi was screaming in terror, trying to shrink back, her hand trembling violently, blood gushing from her fingers.

"Mother!" Lu Shuangshuang was terrified, wanting to rush forward, but the two men blocking her path remained immovable.

Zhe Jing watched Xiao Wangshi's continuous screams with cold detachment, his eyes showing no emotion, as if he had seen this countless times before. "Second Lady Lu, you've used up your one chance."

Xiao Wangshi shook her head frantically, her face twisted in agony, seemingly unable to speak from the pain.

But when the handsome young man released the pliers, letting the red-stained nail fall to the ground, and reached for her hand again, she nearly lost her mind.

"I'll tell you everything! I really don't know where she is! The people I sent were originally targeting Lu Xixue, intending to kill her, but somehow they took Su Youyue instead!"

Seeing that the young man showed no sign of stopping, her mind finally cleared. She turned to Xie Yuan. "Sir Xie, everything I said is true! I can tell you where I found those people!"

She gasped in pain but spoke rapidly, fearing that if she delayed, the ghostly young man would continue the torture.

When she finished, the expressionless Xie Yuan finally lifted his eyelids.

"Speak."

Though it was just one word, Xiao Wangshi breathed a sigh of relief, as if granted a reprieve.

Lu Sen, far away, was already cursing in rage, but Xiao Wangshi ignored him. At this moment, if she didn't realize who she should truly fear, she was indeed brainless.

Angering the Su family or the Lu family might lead to disgrace, but angering the madman Xie Yuan meant certain death and endless suffering.

Xiao Wangshi bowed her head, not daring to look at anyone, and confessed her entire plan. After finishing, the room fell into a dead silence, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

Her hands still throbbed painfully, as if steel needles were continuously piercing her nails, but she dared not make a sound, fearing that everyone's attention would be drawn back to her.

Zhe Jing stood up. "Sir, her confession aligns with our current findings. It seems someone else is behind the lady's disappearance. Ordinary assassins wouldn't have the ability to repeatedly evade our searches."

For a long time, Xie Yuan remained silent.

Everyone waited quietly for his decision, as if he alone could make the final call.

Indeed, in this room, only he could decide.

Even the other high-ranking individuals present were helpless, waiting for his judgment.

"Take her to Zhaoyu Prison," Xie Yuan said slowly, then walked out.

"No..." Xiao Wangshi trembled at the mention of Zhaoyu Prison. That place was where people were skinned alive. Could she survive entering it?

"Sir Xie, I've confessed everything! You can't send me to Zhaoyu Prison!"

Lu Shuangshuang, after her initial shock, turned to her father. "Father, Mother can't go to Zhaoyu Prison!"

If her mother went to Zhaoyu Prison, they might become slaves. What would happen to their branch of the family? What would happen to her?

At this point, she dared not plead with Xie Yuan. She finally understood his terrifying nature. Just looking at the nail on the floor made her feel as if she were the one being tortured.

Such a terrifying man, she feared even glancing at him. She would never dream of marrying him again.

Lu Shuangshuang looked pleadingly at Lu Sen, but he stomped in anger. "Why not? When she did this despicable deed, harming your aunt and cousin, did she think about whether she could do it? Xie Yuan, take her away!"

Lu Shuangshuang was shocked by her father's response, almost fainting. But she couldn't faint now. She turned to her aunt and uncle. "Uncle, Aunt, please forgive my mother this time... she was just confused..."

Before Su Zhenyun could speak, Lu Xixue sneered. "Forgive? Nuanan hasn't even been found yet, and you want me to forgive her? How can you forgive someone who stabs you while your blood is still flowing?"