Ten bamboo splinters had been driven fully into Wang Hang's ten fingers.
Lin Dayuan could barely remain standing. He could not imagine what would have happened if he had not switched sides in time and had continued down that road to the bitter end.
Would he now be suffering everything Wang Hang was suffering?
Wang Hang wept pitifully, his tears, blood, and saliva making a filthy mess of the floor.
Wei Xing frowned slightly and mused:
"He doesn't seem like a competent spy."
The officials in charge present thought so too.
They all found it strange. From what they had learned about the Immortal God Cult in recent days, this really should not have been the case.
Wang Hang suddenly fell silent. A glance revealed that he had passed out from the pain.
Li Zhong fell silent for a few moments, then looked at Zhao Yuan.
"Fifth Prince, how did this young eunuch enter the palace, and how did he come to serve you?"
Zhao Yuan took a deep breath, his expression grave.
"I don't know how Little Hangzi entered the palace, but the main reason he came to serve me was Eunuch You's recommendation.
"Little Hangzi is Eunuch You's godson."
"Eunuch You..."
Li Zhong's gaze fell on the old eunuch behind Zhao Yuan.
"Could Eunuch You explain his relationship with Wang Hang in detail?"
"How did someone of refugee origins become your godson in such a short time and even get assigned to the Fifth Prince's side?"
Xu Wuji could not help chuckling at this point.
He looked at Eunuch You with some schadenfreude.
Yang Ling noticed that few of these Fifth Rank senior eunuchs from the Directorate of Ceremonial seemed to get along.
*It seems the Directorate of Ceremonial is another place where people fight over resources. Their