Chapter 202: Torturing the Beasts

“Money?” Old Xie sneered: “I have more of that thing than you!”

“Since you don’t lack money, why do you insist on killing us? Do we have a grudge?” a guy said angrily.

“We have no hatred at all!” Old Xie shook his head and smiled, “As for the reason for killing you, I seem to have said it just now, right? It’s entirely because of personal hobby! Just like you torturing and killing these poor girls!”

As Old Xie spoke, he pointed at a girl tied to a table by them. That was obviously a bought slave, because there was a slave’s brand on her forehead. She had already been stripped of her clothes and was about to be insulted when Old Xie came, thus changing her fate.

“You, you aren’t here to seek revenge on us for them, are you?” a guy asked tremblingly.

“No, no, I wouldn’t be so bored as to fight injustice for others! In my eyes, those guys who play the hero are all pigs!” Old Xie still said stubbornly.

That group of people was now confused, unable to figure out why the guy in front of them wanted to kill them for no reason, and even by torture. Didn’t he know how serious the consequences of killing them were? Thinking of this, the guys who wanted to save their lives wanted to continue persuading Old Xie, but Old Xie was obviously already a bit tired of this boring discussion.

He walked directly towards them, and at the same time said with a smile: “Alright, time is limited, let’s start now. So, who is first?”

Seeing the vicious Old Xie rushing over, the few people hurriedly scattered in all directions in fright, all wishing they could be as far away from Old Xie as possible. Unfortunately, in front of Old Xie, even a galloping horse couldn’t escape. He just flashed his body a few times to rush over, and with a chaotic chop of his palms, he quickly beat them all to the ground.

Old Xie naturally didn’t use much force, just making them lose their ability to move. Then, ignoring the wailing of one guy, he directly grabbed him over. While grinning savagely, he ravaged him up and down.

Old Xie’s two palm-sized hands kept pinching and grasping his limbs. Every time he exerted force, there was a cracking sound. Obviously, he was crushing all the bones in his limbs to pieces, yet the outer skin remained unbroken.

Old Xie pinched until he was satisfied, but the person being pinched couldn’t take it. The pain of having bones completely crushed was simply not something a human could endure. That guy screamed with all his might, wishing he could shout his throat hoarse.

“Hehe!” Seeing this, Old Xie said with a wicked smile: “I suddenly remembered a line you guys often use. Scream, scream to your heart’s content. Even if you scream your throat hoarse, no one will care about you!”

“Ah, mom!” The others saw how terrifying Old Xie was and were directly scared to the point of crying on the spot. They cried for their dads and moms, making a complete spectacle of themselves, and some even wet their pants.

Old Xie just sneered, not paying any attention to them, and his hands didn’t stop either. Very quickly, he finished off one person. After being ravaged by him, that pitiful Noble junior directly changed shape. His limbs were soft like noodles, capable of being tied in a bow knot, and the bones inside were all crushed into a pulp. And his jaw was taken off by Old Xie. This wasn’t just simply taking it off; Old Xie directly yanked the entire jawbone off his face and threw it aside, dripping with blood. Then Old Xie patted the top of his head. A force penetrated through, directly shattering his eyeballs. The two eyeballs exploded on the spot. In this way, he could neither speak nor see, and could only keep breathing heavily.

After dealing with this, Old Xie casually threw him high up, then grabbed a long knife they used to cut meat from the side and threw it over fiercely. The long knife passed through his shoulder, pinning him tightly to the wall, just like a butcher hanging meat on the wall when selling meat.

Next, Old Xie didn’t stand on ceremony with that group of guys. He directly replicated the method on several Nobles, hanging them up one by one in different places. At this time, if a person came in, they would definitely be scared to death by these pieces of meat.

After finishing with this trash, Old Xie reached out and untied the Female Slave. She had watched Old Xie’s cruel methods the whole time from the side and was already so scared she could hardly stand. However, Old Xie didn’t do anything, just smiled faintly and said: “This place will be discovered tomorrow morning. If I were you, I would quickly take some wealth from here, then run as far as you can, best if you never come back. Otherwise, you will be torn into pieces alive by the families of these disgusting Nobles!”

After saying that, Old Xie directly turned around and walked away carefree, leaving her alone here. Anyway, Old Xie didn’t use his real appearance this time, and even his figure was completely different from Little Stephen, so he didn’t care about having a witness. Even if this Female Slave was caught, her testimony would only mislead the investigators’ line of sight. This was beneficial and harmless to Old Xie, so he didn’t kill her to silence her.

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The next day, morning, Imperial Palace.

The Emperor’s mood was very good recently. One of the reasons was the all-metal bow newly invented and produced by the Stephen Family. It not only solved the problem of bow and arrow production materials but also greatly increased its power. According to the Monsoon Sword Saint, if the troops nationwide were all re-equipped with this kind of bow, the combat power of the bow and arrow troops would increase by at least 30 percent. The Emperor, who had personally experienced war, naturally knew what this meant, so he directly forgot the unpleasantness that had happened regarding this matter. Last night, he specifically held a banquet for the Stephen Family and, in front of the civil and military officials, praised Fatty severely. He also ordered that the Stephen Family’s bow and arrow workshop produce at full capacity. No matter how many were made, the Empire would buy them all!

Such good bows and arrows, if sold to any other country, would likely make a huge fortune. At least five times the profit was guaranteed. The Emperor naturally would not let go of this good opportunity.

As a reward for the Stephen Family, besides the banquet and praise, the Emperor also generously added a level to Old Xie’s title and gave two stunning virgins to Fatty. Of course, the Emperor didn’t forget to reward himself either. Last night, he also took the opportunity to favor two newly entered palace maids. The bodies of the pure young girls made him feel like he was in heaven, so much so that he could hardly get up in the morning.

With great difficulty controlling his desire, the Emperor got up to wash and groom, and then began to enjoy his breakfast. But just at this moment, a Royal Secret Agent appeared in front of him with a look of terror.

The Emperor’s good mood was immediately ruined by the cold sweat on the forehead of the Secret Agent leader. He immediately put down the food in his hand and asked with a frown: “What happened?”

“Reporting to Your Majesty, last night, a bloodbath occurred in Peter Castle. More than a hundred people in the entire Castle were all killed. Among them were 8 Noble Young Masters, including your nephew, Prince Mark’s only son, Highness Rioke!”

“Bastard!” After hearing this, the Emperor immediately flew into a rage. He directly flipped the table in front of him, then stood up and roared: “Who has such audacity? To dare kill even Royal Family Members?”

Although that kid was usually not very liked by the Emperor, no matter what, he was still his nephew. After all, Prince Mark grew up with him. The two brothers had a very good relationship, and he had always been honest and dutiful, never touching politics. He had no ambition at all, so the Emperor took good care of him. Love me, love my dog; Prince Mark’s son was also very doted on by the Emperor. That was why he could cause so much trouble outside and basically have nothing happen to him. The key reason was that the Emperor didn’t pursue it, so others naturally couldn’t do anything to him.

But now, such a proper Royal Family Member, and the only son of a Prince, was actually killed in his own Castle. This was simply a blatant provocation against the imperial power! No wonder the Emperor was angry to death.

“Reporting to Your Majesty, the identity of the murderer has not yet been discovered!” the Secret Agent leader said tremblingly.

“Then are there any clues? What kind of people are they? That should at least be clear, right?” the Emperor immediately asked angrily.

“This, we still don’t know!” the Secret Agent leader almost cried out.

“What? You don’t even have a clue which side the murderer is from? Are you a pig?” the Emperor immediately cursed in rage, “What do I keep you for?”

The Secret Agent leader didn’t dare to reply, just knelt there and lowered his head even lower.

After throwing a tantrum, the Emperor’s emotions stabilized a little, and then he continued to ask: “Then let me ask you, did he have any enemies?”

“This, I’m afraid he did!” the Secret Agent leader hurriedly replied.

“Idiot!” the Emperor immediately scolded: “Since he has enemies, then investigate along that clue! First arrest those guys, and interrogate them slowly!”

“Your Majesty!” The Secret Agent leader wiped a handful of cold sweat, then said helplessly: “Highness Rioke has too many enemies. In these past few years, he and his several friends have been bullying men and dominating women. The number of girls they ruined has reached a countable number. Excluding those bought Female Slaves, there are also hundreds of civilian girls they snatched. Their relatives alone add up to tens of thousands. This, with so many people, how do you expect us to arrest them? If we mobilized the army, I’m afraid it would incite a civil revolt!”

“Huh?” The Emperor was also stunned when he heard this, and couldn’t help but say angrily: “Have you lost your mind? Rioke has that many enemies?”