"Miss, please rest assured. Since you've ordered this subordinate not to let him die, I won't. All the pain he's enduring now is just a bit of flesh wound."
"Is he still conscious?" Wei Shuxuan turned her head and looked at Wei Wei.
"Yes, he is. Master once taught us a unique interrogation method that can subdue a person's mind while keeping them conscious. This way, it's convenient for us to interrogate. We usually use this method to get information from captives."
Wei Wei explained it to Wei Shuxuan in detail. However, he concealed the fact that they were from the Wei family. Their identities as well as the miss's couldn't be exposed to others for the time being.
"So, where on earth are you two from?" Sima Yongheng listened to their conversation and felt completely confused.
"Yongheng," Wei Shuxuan gave Sima Yongheng a playful smile, showing a dimple on her cheek. "This is a secret that can't be told! Please don't ask us anymore, okay?"
Sima Yongheng stared at Wei Shuxuan's smile and nodded blankly.
"Alright, it's time for us to get to work," Wei Shuxuan took Wei Wei's long sword and lifted the young master Qian's chin with the hilt. "It's time for you to tell me who the person who came to warn you is. Otherwise, I'll let Wei Wei torture you some more."
However, Wei Wei's method didn't seem to work on this man. Wei Shuxuan noticed that when she mentioned Wei Wei's name, this man clearly trembled. But when he looked up at her, his badly beaten face still showed the same arrogance.
"Do you think this young master will yield because of such a thing? It's impossible. Hahaha!"
Seeing his attitude, Wei Shuxuan just wanted to say, "He's just like a mad dog."
"Miss, why don't you let me deal with him? This time, I'm sure I can make him obedient!" Wei Wei had lost all his patience with this man.
"No need, Wei Wei. I'll handle it this time. I have plenty of ways to make him yield," Wei Shuxuan showed a strange smile. "Yongheng, bring me the thing I asked you to catch."
Both the young master Qian and Wei Wei were stunned for a moment. Then they saw Sima Yongheng take out a cloth bag from his waist. Sima Yongheng handed the cloth bag to Wei Shuxuan with a look of disgust on his face. "Sister Xuan, where did you learn about this strange thing? It's so disgusting!"
"Hey? It's because it's disgusting that it's fun," Wei Shuxuan said with a smile and looked at the young master Qian. "Right, brother? Since you're so uncooperative, I have to step in myself."
Wei Shuxuan opened the cloth bag and took out a fat, black strip-like object from it. The thing was struggling violently. As soon as Wei Shuxuan saw it, her eyes lit up. "Let me tell you, this thing is called a leech. It lives in water or muddy water. Don't be fooled by its ugly appearance. It's very good at sucking blood. Come on, let's have a taste."
Back in the modern world, when Wei Shuxuan went to the countryside to investigate cases, she often saw leeches and had encountered quite a few of them. So, she was already used to them.
The young master Qian had never seen such a thing before. It looked so terrifying, and it could even suck blood. What kind of monster was it? He had heard that in the Qiangfeng Kingdom, there were some kind of insect-like parasites that could suck human blood, and the blood they sucked could be used to create replicas based on its similarity.
"You vicious woman!" The young master Qian gritted his teeth. In the face of the blood-sucking leeches, his defense completely collapsed. He didn't want to be sucked by the leeches.
"No matter how you scold me, I won't stop. Hahaha!" Wei Shuxuan said and stretched out the hand holding the leech in front of the young master Qian.
Seeing that the fat black bug was about to fall on him, the young master Qian had no choice but to surrender. "I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"
"Alright, then tell me now. Otherwise, I'll continue. Tell me, who is the person who told you not to mess with me?"
"My father told me. He said that person is a second-rank official. My father said that you have a very powerful backer."
Wei Shuxuan was stunned for a moment. A second-rank official?
She turned to Wei Wei beside her and whispered, "By the way, what's Zian's official rank?"
"Reporting to the miss, General Zian has a first-rank official rank."
"So, it can't be Zian?"
"As far as this subordinate knows, there are no second-rank officials under General Zian's command."
Wei Shuxuan nodded. So, after all the trouble, besides him, who else could command a second-rank official?
Thinking of a certain man in the palace far away, a hint of longing unconsciously appeared on Wei Shuxuan's face. She wondered how he was doing.
"Wei Wei, let him go. I've already got the information I wanted. He's useless now."
"Yes, miss."
"Yongheng, release those cute leeches."
"Got it, Sister Xuan."
Back at the inn, Wei Shuxuan lay on the bed on her back. Thinking about the conclusion she had reached today, she felt rather complicated.
"Ugh, so annoying," Wei Shuxuan couldn't help complaining. "But should I meet those people who are secretly protecting me?"
Needless to say, Wei Shuxuan could roughly guess who Xin Zizhao had sent. It must be Xin Shang. Besides Xin Zizhao, Xin Shang was the most skilled in martial arts.
However, how could she draw Xin Shang and the others out? They were hiding in the dark just to protect her... Thinking of this, a smile involuntarily appeared on Wei Shuxuan's lips.
Xin Shang, who was secretly watching Wei Shuxuan from somewhere, couldn't help shivering. Why did it seem to get colder tonight?
When she got up the next morning, Wei Shuxuan called Wei Wei over. "Wei Wei, come here. I have something important to tell you to do. And Yongheng, you too."
Wei Shuxuan made a gesture for them to lean in. She lowered her voice and whispered something in their ears. Then she sat up and coughed lightly. "Alright, please buy the things I asked for as soon as possible. And as soon as you're back, we'll set off for the next town immediately."
"Yes!"
After Wei Wei and Sima Yongheng left, Wei Shuxuan lit a sandalwood incense in the room. She closed her eyes and lay on the bed, seemingly taking a rest.
The fragrance of the sandalwood incense was very special. It had a faint, unique cold scent, and it smelled quite nice.