Chapter 28: They are all acting masters!

Yin Hao, who was knocked unconscious by the methods of Liang Yi and the other two people, struggled to open his eyes.

He immediately saw a young man with a pockmarked face holding a Wolf Fang Club, frowning as if pondering where to chop him.

For Liang Yi, the best state for an enemy is dead. Holding the upper hand, he had no desire to listen to a villain's lengthy monologues; he preferred disabling his adversaries first.

"Don't kill me!! If I die, Zhang Feng dies too! We are now one!" Yin Hao shouted out, enduring his headache, thinking these strangers were here to rescue Zhang Feng. The Zhang Feng inside his body also seemed to sense the disturbance, resisting more fiercely.

"Ugh, how troublesome," Liang Yi murmured as he stored the Yunlan Sword back into his backpack.

Now that Liang Yi knew that he was dealing with someone from the Devouring Spirit Sect and that his mission was involved, he didn't truly intend to kill the person before him.

"Zhiqing, have you ever seen this situation before?" After blocking Yin Hao's hearing, Liang Yi turned and asked He Zhiqing, who was lost in thought with a furrowed brow.

"This situation is somewhat similar to possession, but not quite the same. We need to ask him for the specifics," He Zhiqing replied, glancing up. He had seized the opportunity to investigate Yin Hao's body while the latter was unconscious.

"Junior sister, did you find anything?" Liang Yi continued to inquire.

"Sorry, senior brother, my opinion is similar to that of He Bro; it also seems like possession," Su Youyi said with a somewhat downhearted mood, feeling like she hadn't been able to help her senior brother.

"Don't blame yourself, how vast is the world; no one knows or can do everything," Liang Yi naturally wouldn't blame Su Youyi.

"Okay!"

"Then let's take him away first; staying here any longer is too risky," Liang Yi decided.

"Agreed," He Zhiqing concurred with the decision.

The three of them had clear roles: He Zhiqing sealed the Mana inside the body, Su Youyi blocked all his senses, and Liang Yi tied him up, holding him by hand.

Finally, Liang Yi collected a softly glowing green gem from the altar into his system backpack, and the three quietly made their way back the way they came. Upon leaving, Liang Yi also took the Illusion Spirit Pearl, having captured the person, no longer fearing startling anyone else.

By the time the three reached the small courtyard rented by Liang Yi, the sky had already slightly brightened.

He Zhiqing and Su Youyi worked together to set up layers of protective and camouflaging Arrays around the courtyard, ensuring safety before returning to the room.

"Bro, can you talk now?"

Su Youyi had already undone his sensory seal, and Liang Yi immediately poked Yin Lu, who was pretending to be unconscious on the ground.

"Who are you? Why did you attack me? Do you know that I'm in charge of the Little Bamboo House, and they won't let you off if something happens to me!" Yin Hao sat up and shouted sternly at the three people before him.

"Stop pretending, bro! We know you're not Zhang Feng, why would we bother tying you up if you were?"

Liang Yi smacked Yin Lu's face with the scabbard, putting on an arrogant and domineering air.

Yin Hao's heart sank; the words he had blurted out in desperation indeed had been heard. Furthermore, from what was said, his identity as not being Zhang Feng had already been discovered, which was quite troublesome now.

Seeing that the captive remained quiet, Liang Yi was not in a rush; he gave He Zhiqing a meaningful glance.

He Zhiqing understood immediately.

With a step forward, his hand as big as a palm-leaf fan slapped Yin Hao on the head, causing stars to swirl before his eyes.

"This here, Cheng Yaojin, though rough-looking, has only mastered the Soul Searching Technique since he began his practice. What we learn might not be comprehensive, but it's much better than getting nothing at all. The only thing is, the cost..."

Liang Yi was seriously talking bullsh*t there and even smacked his lips as if the price was unspeakable.

"It's just that you'll turn into an idiot, and your Divine Soul will be completely destroyed. Over the past hundred years, there have been quite a few Cultivators who turned into idiots due to our Black Wind Mountain's three evil ghosts!"

Unbeknownst to when, Su Youyi had gotten into character, pulled out some sunflower seeds, squatted down, and started eating. The continuous "crunch, crunch, crunch" of cracking seeds was driving Yin Hao crazy.

He Zhiqing, who had his hand on Yin Hao's head, also cooperated by producing smoke with white skulls from his palm, which looked extremely cool with its glowing special effects and accompanied by a slight suction force.

"Great!! Zhang Mazi respects you as a man, and after searching your soul, we'll leave a whole corpse to feed the dogs," Liang Yi suddenly shouted loudly, looking at Yin Lu with admiration, as if he was some kind of brave hero.

"You didn't even ask anything! What the hell am I supposed to say!! Am I supposed to tell you the color of my underwear today!?"

Yin Hao was inwardly ranting wildly. When had he ever encountered such an unreasonable interrogation method? This was obviously just to kill him outright, wasn't it? Soul Searching Technique was just an excuse, right? Shouldn't there be some intimidation or temptation first? Why go for the kill right away!

"Ah~ Thinking back to that Cultivator last time, he was also a man who said nothing. After his soul was searched, he was competing with a dog for a mate, but in the end, our boss Zhang Mazi couldn't stand it and chopped him up to feed the dogs, at least leaving him some dignity," Su Youyi kept cracking seeds on the side, purely enjoying the drama without worrying about the consequences.

Liang Yi looked at her somewhat unexpectedly - his junior sister was quite talented!

"Not bad, not bad, I'll add a chicken leg for you!" Liang Yi hinted with his eyes.

"Make it two!" Su Youyi responded with a hint.

"No problem!"

He Zhiqing still kept his cold facade like a cool killer, mainly because he was afraid he might burst into laughter.

"What after? What exactly did that Cultivator do in the end?" Yin Hao couldn't imagine what kind of ridiculous things he might do if he became an idiot after his soul was searched. Even if the Sect Hierarch fixed his Divine Soul, would he still have any dignity left to live in the world?

Sensing that the suction force from the palm above his head was getting stronger, and seeing the excited looks in the skinny, pockmarked man and that female bandit's eyes, his fear finally became uncontrollable, and he cried out loud:

"I confess! I confess everything! I'll answer whatever you ask, as long as I know!"

"Tsck, boring. Da Zhuang, stop for a moment," Liang Yi said, seemingly uninterested.

He Zhiqing immediately retracted his Divine Skills and sat back coldly behind Liang Yi, without any delay.

"Now, I ask, you answer, understand?" Liang Yi said.

"I understand, I understand, just ask away," Yin Hao pleaded with a smile.

"Name, sex, hobbies. Where are you from, where are you going, what are you doing, tell this lady first!" Su Youyi was finally having her fun. Her appearance was not chosen by Liang Yi, but adjusted by herself, claiming to resemble Liang Yi's Zhang Mazi in a married couple sort of way.

Liang Yi secretly wiped his sweat; this woman truly lived up to her reputation as the demonic female ruler who swept through the Cultivation World in her past life.

Yin Hao carefully glanced at Liang Yi, and seeing he had no objections, he mustered up the courage to say:

"I'm originally Yin Hao, uh, a male Cultivator. Hobbies, female Cultivators, I was sent here following orders to replace Zhang Feng, what exactly I am to do here wasn't specified, just told to lay low first."

"What is the power backing you? Why did you not have guardians by your side during such a critical moment!" Su Youyi had her fill of fun, but interrogation still needed Liang Yi.

"Our sect is called Devouring Spirit Sect! A great ancient sect, the current Sect Hierarch has sky-reaching cultivation, unrivaled under the heavens, a genius bestowed by heaven, heaven..." Yin Hao got more agitated as he spoke, his expression growing increasingly fervent.

"My heaven your head!" Liang Yi couldn't listen anymore and kicked him, didn't expect he was still a bootlicker.