Interrogation

Gu Sinan smiled faintly, a sight three parts more radiant than flowers in full bloom. At some point, his fingers had already wound themselves around a lock of black hair. His voice was gentle, yet brimmed with chilling malice.

"Mm. Since you know me, you must also know what my methods are like. What happened just now was merely a small test of skill.

"Now, I ask, and you answer. If you refuse to comply, or deliberately lie to deceive me, the pain you suffer will be tenfold, a hundredfold worse than before. Do you understand?"

The bald strong man, Zhao Baojian, nodded. No matter how unwilling or resentful he was, he could only bury it in his heart. It could not change reality in the slightest.

As for covering for his companions, sacrificing himself to save others—such thoughts had never crossed his mind.

Just as had been said from the start, the Demonic Path was full of selfish, self-serving people. If they truly possessed that fearless spirit of self-sacrifice, why enter the demonic path at all? Would it not be better to study Buddhism or the Dao?

Having received a positive response, Gu Sinan's tone grew a little gentler as he asked,

"Who are the companions by your side?"

"Luan Yeping and Yang Chu. They are both, like me, disciples under the Grand Elder, so we escaped the Demon Venerable Hall together. There are also three Acquired Realm disciples who attend us personally. Their martial arts are mediocre."

"What have you come here for? Are you trying to seek refuge with someone, some faction?"

"That is correct. Yang Chu and I both followed Luan Yeping here at his instruction, because he had connections and could contact the Heaven Swallowing Dao Child of the Human Path. We intended to present