Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 427 Saving People_2

No wonder he can get along so well in South Yue City, and also no wonder that everyone calls him ”Cheeky Wang.”

Old Yu listened and was furious, his finger trembling as he pointed at Wang Lai:

”You, youʼre shameless!”

Without any cause for grievance, it was clearly he who wanted to silence someone by killing them, yet was now trying to turn the tables.

Wang Lai sneered without saying a word.

Mo Hua smiled but then said, ”Cheeky Wang.”

Wang Lai, upon hearing this, his expression suddenly changed, ”You know me?”

If one didnʼt know his background, they wouldnʼt know this nickname.

Wang Lai thought it over carefully, a chill gradually growing in his heart as he narrowed his eyes and said:

”So that means you know everything, you came for me from the start, and youʼve seen everything thatʼs happened here?”

”Sort of.” Mo Hua said indifferently.

Wang Lai asked: ”Just how much do you know?”

Mo Hua counted on her fingers:

”This month, youʼve been to the Red Happy Building seven times, youʼve robbed people twice on the road, youʼve beaten up people six times, swindled five meals, and the day before yesterday you gambled and lost a total of ten and three-tenths Spirit Stones...”

Wang Lai was shocked and pale, ”How is that possible? How could you possibly know!”

Mo Hua curled her lip.

Iʼve been watching you every day, of course, I know everything.

Itʼs just that you, a fool, have such low Divine Sense that you didnʼt notice.

These words, of course, Mo Hua would not say out loud, but rather showed a profound and inscrutable smile, which made Wang Lai even more baffled.

Wang Laiʼs heart trembled in fear, ”What exactly do you want to do?”

Mo Huaʼs voice was clear as she said:

”Iʼll ask you a few questions, and you better answer honestly.”

Wang Laiʼs gaze hardened, ”If I tell you, can you spare me?”

”If you talk, I wonʼt kill you, but instead take you to the Taoist Court where the Taoist Court can decide your fate. If you donʼt talk, Iʼll slaughter you right now!” Mo Hua threatened.

Wang Lai sneered, ”Once Iʼm at the Taoist Court, wonʼt I still die?”

Mo Hua said, ”Thereʼs a difference between dying sooner and dying later, besides, donʼt you know Court Leader Zhao? Beg him for mercy, and perhaps heʼll let you go.”

Wang Laiʼs gaze flickered as he sneered:

”Since you know me so well, then you should already know what you want to know. Why bother asking me?”

”If youʼre asking me now, then there must be some things you donʼt know.”

”If you donʼt know, and I do, then I still have value, so you wonʼt kill me!” Wang Lai firmly said.

Bai Zisheng said unhappily, ”Heʼs still talking tough.”

Mo Hua gave him one last chance, ”Are you really not going to talk?”

Wang Lai snorted disdainfully, ”Even if you beat me to death, I wonʼt tell.”

Mo Hua said, ”Good! I admire your backbone!”

Then Mo Hua drew out the Thousand Jun Stick, glanced at Bai Zisheng, and said:

”Beat him up.”

Bai Zisheng was excited. He had wanted to give this bastard a thrashing for a long time, but he had held back because Mo Hua wanted to ask Wang Lai some questions.

Now, upon hearing this, Bai Zisheng was both happy and a little worried:

”Is this okay?”

”What could go wrong?”

”What if heʼs beaten to death?”

”If heʼs beaten to death, so be it. Heʼs not a good guy anyway.”

”No, I mean if heʼs beaten to death, wonʼt you not be able to ask him anything?”

”Itʼs fine, letʼs leave it to fate. After all, there are still three more over there...”

”That makes sense...”

…

After Mo Hua and Bai Zisheng had finished speaking, with a friendly smile, they stepped towards Wang Lai.

Wang Lai felt a chill in his heart and couldnʼt help but prop himself up with his hands against the cold stone wall, scooting back until there was no room left to retreat, then he trembled:

”You... donʼt...”

Mo Hua raised the Thousand Jun Stick high, ”Letʼs see if your mouth is as tough as my iron stick!”

Then, she swung the stick down fiercely.

Bai Zisheng was not courteous at all and proceeded to punch and kick.

When Bai Zixi recalled what Wang Lai had done, she felt a bit angry and condensed her golden Sword Qi into the size of golden needles, pricking them into Wang Laiʼs body one by one.

Wang Lai gritted his teeth, holding on for dear life, ”You bunch of little bastards, Iʼll remember this…”

”Still daring to talk tough?”

With a raise of her eyebrow, Mo Hua struck even harder.

After beating him for a while, Mo Hua seemed to remember something, she took out a pill and fed it to Wang Lai.

Bai Zisheng asked doubtfully, ”What pill is that?”

Mo Hua replied, ”Small Rejuvenation Pill, itʼs for hanging on to life, scared of beating him to death.”

Bai Zisheng couldnʼt help but say, ”Youʼre thinking quite… thoroughly.”

Mo Hua nodded, ”As I should.”

After the beating continued for a while, it seemed that Wang Lai was running out of breath, Bai Zisheng frowned and said,

”This Small Rejuvenation Pill of yours isnʼt working…”

Mo Hua scratched her head, somewhat perplexed.

This was given by Old Mr. Feng to her; it should be a good thing. Could it be she had been too rough?

Bai Zisheng then took out a bottle of pills, ”Try this one, a secret recipe from the Bai Family, Ten-Complete Great Restoring Pill. First, rejuvenate his blood, then keep on thrashing…”

Mo Hua sniffed it by her nose and her eyes brightened, ”This oneʼs good.”

She took one out and administered it to the half-dead Wang Lai.

Wang Laiʼs complexion quickly improved a lot, and his Blood Qi gradually grew more vigorous.

Bai Zisheng rolled up his sleeves and declared, ”Continue!”

Mo Hua, not a Body Cultivator, was already a bit tired, but after thinking it over, she gritted her teeth and said,

”Alright!”

Thus, they continued delivering a hefty beating to Wang Lai.

Even Old Yu, watching from the side, couldnʼt help but twitch at the sight.

And Wang Lai, at last, could not hold out any longer.

The punches were mighty, the iron staff was hard, and the golden needles were painful.

The key was, these few brats truly did not care about his life or death.

If it went on like this, he was really going to be beaten to death.

Wang Lai lost all his toughness and begged intermittently for mercy,

”I… was wrong, please… spare my life…”

Bai Zisheng felt somewhat unsatisfied, and Mo Hua was also quite regretful, blurting out,

”You only behave after taking a beating; instead of ʼCheeky Wang,ʼ we should call you ʼDespicable Wangʼ…”

Wang Lai spat out a mouthful of old blood.

…

After a beating, Wang Lai was no longer cheeky.

He honestly answered whatever Mo Hua asked.

Wang Lai was indeed a habitual offender.

First, heʼd concoct an excuse to lure the Mining Cultivators to the mine, then heʼd kill them stealthily, later contacting the minersʼ families to claim compensation from the Lu Family.

After committing a murder, he even profited from the deceased personʼs money.

Wang Lai had done many such things, but because the mines were inherently dangerous and Mining Cultivators often went missing, the Taoist Court Officials were negligent and too lazy to investigate, which is why he had been getting away with crimes.

But there was a puzzling aspect to this matter.

Because the Lu Family stipulated that without a body, there would be no compensation in Spirit Stones.

So, oftentimes, they wouldnʼt be able to claim any compensation.

Even though Wang Lai was greedy, it was unlikely he would risk killing someone for the chance of getting Spirit Stones that werenʼt guaranteed to be his.

Moreover, Mo Hua remembered Wang Lai saying earlier,

”Slice open the heart vein, kill them, donʼt damage the limbs or break the skin…”

What was the point of being so particular about the way of killing Mining Cultivators and disguising it as a disappearance?

So there was definitely another issue at hand, and Wang Lai was surely hiding something.

Wang Lai was unwilling to speak.

Mo Huaʼs gaze grew cold as she pressed him repeatedly.

Wang Lai realized that the questioning young Cultivator was sharp as a tack, as cunning as a ghost.

He couldnʼt tell a lie without being detected and could not deceive her at all. Thatʼs when he finally opened his mouth to reveal the truth,

”Some people pay Spirit Stones for the corpses of Mining Cultivators…”

”We rely on killing and selling the dead… to make Spirit Stones…”