A series of guesses flashed through Nangong Ling's mind, but Lin Yi instantly caught most of those emotions and memories.
Lin Yi gave a cold laugh. "So what if you figured it out? If you tell me honestly, I might let you die a little more peacefully."
Nangong Ling stubbornly said, "Dream on. An Ancient Domain Garrison Commander must be able to control the Tong Pass Treasure. That is the key. Without it, even if you impersonate Qin Jian, you will still end up dead."
Lin Yi looked at him and smiled. "How do you know I don't have the Seventeenth Tong Pass and cannot control it?"
Nangong Ling could not hide his shock. "So the Tong Pass Treasure really is in your hands. But how could you control the Tong Pass Treasure...?"
"That has nothing to do with you. Keep answering my questions."
"Lin, I, Nangong Ling, am still a descendant of the Nangong Family. Since you have no intention of sparing me, then even in death, I will not let you have your way."
The enraged Nangong Ling made up his mind and tried to secretly use his True Qi to sever his own heart meridians.
But he hesitated, and Lin Yi noticed something was wrong.
Lin Yi raised a brow. His arm flickered like an afterimage as he tapped Nangong Ling's neck and sent a strand of Profound Ice Strength into him.
The bone-chilling True Qi instantly spread through Nangong Ling's meridians.
"What did you do to me? Ah... It hurts so much..."
Earlier, when Lin Yi had severed both of Nangong Ling's arms, he had still shown some backbone, letting out only a few miserable cries.
But now that he had been struck by the Profound Ice Strength, the pain made him roll around the cramped