The Truth of Golden Saber Academy

Wang Yuanyi looked visibly puzzled.

He hesitated, "I, I don't know Duan Qian!"

He Yu's face darkened, and he was about to make a move when Wang Yuanyi quickly added:

"I really don't know Duan Qian. How could I possibly know the Prefect?!"

He Yu looked at Wang Yuanyi's expression, which didn't seem fake.

But it was also possible that Wang Yuanyi was acting well.

He Yu sent a wisp of True Qi into Wang Yuanyi's body.

This True Qi rampaged through Wang Yuanyi's body.

Specially targeting the most painful acupoints in the human body.

"Ah—!"

"I really don't know!!"

The True Qi took effect quickly, and Wang Yuanyi rolled around on the ground in agony.

Like a leech thrown into a salt jar, writhing madly.

The piercing pain left him nowhere to hide.

He Yu knew that this kind of pain was unbearable for ordinary people.

Most people subjected to this torture would not only confess everything but even want to frame a few innocent people.

He Yu dissipated the True Qi in Wang Yuanyi's body.

Wang Yuanyi was relieved, panting heavily on the ground, drenched in sweat.

"Do you know Duan Qian now?" He Yu asked.

Wang Yuanyi was almost crying, "I really don't know Duan Qian!"

He Yu frowned, realizing that Wang Yuanyi probably really didn't know Duan Qian.

"Could it be that only Wang Kun knows Duan Qian?" He Yu wondered silently.

He Yu then asked, "What is your relationship with Zhang Hongwen, the County Magistrate of Xian'an?"

This time, Wang Yuanyi hesitated visibly.

Then he pretended to be innocent, "My father and I have only eaten with Lord Zhang once. Opening a Martial Hall requires maintaining a good relationship with Lord Zhang!"

He Yu clearly didn't believe him, and a wisp of True Qi re-condensed in his hand.

"It's true! It's true! Black Tiger Martial Hall also often invites Lord Zhang to dinner! Ah—!"

Wang Yuanyi was once again rolling on the ground in pain.

"Ah! Kill me! Just kill me—"

He Yu tortured Wang Yuanyi for nearly half an hour.

Wang Yuanyi collapsed completely to the ground.

He had lost too much blood, and his face was pale.

There were large patches of traces of painful struggle on the ground.

"Still not talking?" He Yu said calmly.

"Kill… kill me…"

He Yu was puzzled, wondering what secret was worth Wang Yuanyi defending with his life.

But He Yu didn't have the patience to waste time with him.

A wisp of True Qi containing violent power gradually formed at He Yu's fingertip.

"I didn't expect you to be such a tough nut to crack. I'll grant your wish."

Wang Yuanyi could feel the terrifying power of that True Qi.

The translucent liquid True Qi was like a death-summoning Yama, foreshadowing the arrival of death.

Wang Yuanyi's eyes flickered, showing a look of entanglement.

When he felt the true approach of death, Wang Yuanyi wavered.

This was a human instinct, not swayed by reason.

"Wait… wait a minute, I'll talk, but you have to promise not to kill me after I'm done!"

He Yu shook his head and smiled, "You villains on the verge of death all like to make demands. Do you have the strength to make demands, buddy?"

Bang—

Wang Yuanyi's other leg also exploded into a bloody mess.

Wang Yuanyi cried out again, holding his bloody thigh and doing sit-ups, looking extremely painful.

He Yu patted Wang Yuanyi's face hard, "Still want to haggle and negotiate with me?"

"I'll talk! I'll tell you everything!!"

Wang Yuanyi's mental defenses crumbled.

Wang Yuanyi told He Yu everything he knew.

It turned out that the Golden Saber Academy had been helping Zhang Hongwen, the County Magistrate of Xian'an, in his human trafficking scheme.

Moreover, Zhang Hongwen only wanted boys under the age of sixteen.

The original owner of He Yu's body was brought back to the Golden Saber Academy for this very reason.

In addition, many young boys who joined the Golden Saber Academy, wanting to cultivate martial arts, were handed over to Zhang Hongwen.

Zhang Hongwen would give the Golden Saber Academy a large amount of money, cultivation methods, and extra protection.

But Wang Yuanyi didn't know what Zhang Hongwen did with these boys.

He only knew that they never came back.

Wang Yuanyi guessed they were all dead.

And He Yu was originally one of the people the Golden Saber Academy was going to hand over to Zhang Hongwen.

Wang Yuanyi knew that once he told He Yu about this, He Yu would definitely retaliate and kill him.

That's why he pretended to be tough just now, trying to gamble.

He was betting that He Yu wouldn't kill him for the time being in order to find out about this matter.

Then he would find a chance to ask Zhang Hongwen for help.

But who knew that He Yu didn't play by the rules at all and wasn't threatened in the slightest.

Wang Yuanyi knew that if he didn't speak, not only would his life be in danger, but he probably wouldn't even be able to keep a complete corpse.

Wang Yuanyi had no choice but to reveal the whole thing.

"No wonder you were hiding it; it turns out I'm involved in this." He Yu said thoughtfully.

Looking at it this way, it can basically be determined that those boys received by Zhang Hongwen were eventually transferred to Duan Qian.

So Wang Yuanyi really didn't know Duan Qian, because Zhang Hongwen had always been the one connecting with Duan Qian.

Then, in the simulation, after the Golden Saber Academy was destroyed by the Black Tiger Martial Hall.

The reason why Duan Qian sent people to destroy the Black Tiger Martial Hall shouldn't have been to find any treasure.

But to destroy the evidence of the Golden Saber Academy's transactions with Zhang Hongwen.

He Yu basically understood the whole story.

But there was still one point he wasn't sure about.

What did Duan Qian do with these kidnapped boys?

He Yu pondered.

Fortunately, He Yu had seen a lot in his previous life.

He could roughly guess the fate of these handsome young boys.

Actually, there were basically only a few possibilities.

The first possibility was that Duan Qian used them as bribes and resources for social interaction, to win over his political allies.

In He Yu's previous life in ancient times, male love was prevalent in many dynasties.

The ancient people at that time were used to it, and these ancient people played very wildly.

By analogy, there must be people among the nobles of this world who are fond of this.

Then there was no need to worry about the sales channels for these handsome young boys.

The second possibility, considering that this world is a world of martial arts, these innocent boys may have been taken by Duan Qian to sacrifice and refine some kind of evil technique.

Compared to the serious cultivation methods that require hard work.

Evil techniques are all about less effort, quick results, and painless, and you can be discharged from the hospital on the same day.

Naturally, everyone is willing to practice it.

Especially those nobles who control the power of life and death of ordinary people, they flock to it.

But these were just He Yu's guesses.

He Yu wasn't sure what Duan Qian did with these innocent boys.

It was also possible that there were things in this world that He Yu didn't know.

"Where are the account records of your transactions with Zhang Hongwen hidden?" He Yu planned to get the evidence in his hands.

Wang Yuanyi hurriedly said, "At, at my dad's place, he's in charge of the transactions!"

Wang Yuanyi betrayed his own father, Wang Kun, without any psychological burden.

Sorry, Dad, I really can't hold on anymore.

Please hold on for me!

In Wang Yuanyi's eyes, Wang Kun was at least a Bone Tempering martial artist. Even if he couldn't beat He Yu, he was much stronger than himself.

Luring He Yu over first was definitely the right move!

Maybe while his old man was entangled with He Yu, he could find a chance to escape.

He Yu saw through Wang Yuanyi's plan at a glance.

However, He Yu didn't care at all.

"Where is Wang Kun right now?" He Yu asked.

Wang Yuanyi quickly said, "My dad is cultivating in the secret underground chamber of the Scripture Pavilion. The entrance is very hidden, but I can take you there!"

Wang Yuanyi was quick to grovel.

If it were during special times, he'd definitely be a collaborator.

If He Yu had to find it himself, he definitely wouldn't know there was a secret underground chamber beneath the Scripture Pavilion.

The Wang family's impending annihilation was half due to this little prick, Wang Yuanyi.

"Truly your father's good son!" He Yu grabbed Wang Yuanyi and left.

However, He Yu didn't go directly to the Scripture Pavilion. Instead, he first swept through the Golden Saber Academy.

Even with Wang Yuanyi in his hand, restricting his movements, it only took him less than half an hour to kill all several hundred members of the Golden Saber Academy!

Wang Yuanyi witnessed this one-sided massacre with his own eyes.

He was so shocked that his scalp went numb.

These martial artists of the Golden Saber Academy were like toddlers who had just learned to walk in front of He Yu.

They just stood there dumbly, waiting for He Yu to cleave them in two with his saber.

Wang Yuanyi knew that his father was definitely no match for He Yu either.

But he had no way out.

A strong desire to survive made Wang Yuanyi cling to a glimmer of hope. He hoped his father could delay He Yu for a little longer.

"Dad, I will come back to avenge you!"

Wang Yuanyi had already decided where to bury his father.

"Open it," He Yu said, pointing to the entrance of the underground chamber.

Wang Yuanyi pressed the password to open the door on the stone wall.

A heavy stone door rumbled open, revealing a dark, downward passage.

Wang Yuanyi showed a flattering smile: "I didn't lie to you, did I? We can go in now."

He Yu smiled: "Alright."

Hearing He Yu's answer, a hint of hidden viciousness flashed in Wang Yuanyi's eyes.

He Yu stepped into the passage.

A look of triumph gradually appeared in Wang Yuanyi's eyes.

But the next moment, Wang Yuanyi, now without his lower legs, was thrown directly into the narrow passage by He Yu.

Wang Yuanyi was caught off guard: "You! You bastard!!"

Whoosh—

An arrow shot rapidly towards Wang Yuanyi.

Lying on the ground, Wang Yuanyi slammed his hands on the ground, barely dodging the arrow.

But a series of arrows quickly followed.

Wang Yuanyi frantically... no, hand-frantically dodged, after all, both his legs had been blown off.

He rolled around on the ground.

Not only that, but the walls on both sides of the passage also began to slowly move towards the center, and the passage became narrower and narrower.

It looked like Wang Yuanyi was about to be crushed into a meat pie.

He Yu sneered: "Someone as cautious as me, how could I be tricked by you?"

"Dad! Save me!!"

Wang Yuanyi screamed desperately towards the other end of the passage.