Emperor Tantai Hongyuan cast a grim look at Eunuch Wang and said, "Come in with me."
He took Eunuch Wang to the small room and summoned Huo Yushen inside as well.
Emperor Tantai Hongyuan nodded toward the Lie Detector and said, "Yushen, do it. Give Eunuch Wang a lie detector test too."
Huo Yushen stood at attention and saluted. "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Soon after, waves of agonized screams came from the small room.
Kang Shanxing stood in the Imperial Study, listening to the repeated screams from within, and suddenly realized that the soundproofing here was not all that good.
Which meant that when Eunuch Wang had used the Lie Detector to torture Xia Chujian in that small room, the Emperor had been able to hear it too.
Yet the Emperor had not said a single word...
It was not until Xia Chujian had cried out in "begging" Eunuch Wang for mercy that the Emperor realized Eunuch Wang seemed to know something in that small room that even he did not know.
The Emperor clearly cared deeply about matters concerning the God Descent Door and Maze Yellow Springs, and did not want anyone else to know.
But now, the entire upper echelon of the Beichen Empire probably knew about the God Descent Door and Maze Yellow Springs.
By the time Xia Chujian emerged from the Medical Cabin, she was no longer quite so terrified, but her gaze was still unfocused and vacant.
Kang Shanxing felt terrible seeing her like this. He asked the Imperial Physicians, "Is there anything you can do to ease her pain?"
Even if they could not restore her memories and consciousness, it would still be good if they could lessen her suffering.
The Imperial Physicians sympathized deeply with Xia Chujian's condition. Especially after reviewing her medical