Chapter 811: Use Punishment

On the road back to Smoke Water City from Cloud Water City, several people did not take a carriage.Mo Hua walked with his hands behind his back, his fingers slightly pinching, and then, as if by telepathy, he walked in front to lead the way.Gu Changhuai and the other two followed silently behind.Gu Quan couldn't help but say in a low voice, "Dian Si, how does little Mo young master know the way?"He couldn't understand it at all.Gu Changhuai frowned slightly, "Just follow...""Yes." Gu Quan didn't dare to say more.Gu Changhuai looked at Mo Hua, who was walking ahead with large strides, like a "little divine stick," and sighed silently in his heart.Although before, he just couldn't understand this boy Mo Hua.But now he found that he understood him less and less.This body of strange and unusual skills, he didn't know where he learned it from...Mo Hua walked in front, either with his chest puffed out, or stopping to look around, or using his divine sense to survey and discern cause and effect. After walking for a while, Mo Hua suddenly stopped and pointed at a small grove by the roadside, saying:"Here..."The line of cause and effect broke off right here.Or rather, it was covered up by something, breaking the deduction of cause and effect.This small grove had a big problem.Gu Changhuai nodded, "Let's go take a look. You follow behind, be careful.""Mm."Mo Hua nodded.He still knew what he was doing.With Uncle Gu around, he could be lazy if he could, and not lift a finger if he didn't have to.Gu Changhuai walked in front, heading towards the grove.Mo Hua honestly followed behind him, using Gu Changhuai as a "shield."Gu An and Gu Quan were on his left and right, protecting Mo Hua.The four of them then headed towards the grove in this formation.After walking for about an incense stick's time, the trees became sparse, and a post station appeared in front.The post station was a bit dilapidated and in a remote location. Not far away was a branch of the Smoke Water River, with the river water flowing slowly.In front of the post station was also a horse shed, and inside the horse shed were two horses, and a plain-looking carriage.Mo Hua and the others exchanged glances, all looking a bit puzzled."Post station?"Building a post station in such a remote place?Moreover, it was heavily covered by mountains and forests, as if they were afraid of others knowing.Gu Changhuai released his divine sense and swept around slightly, then said: "Let's go in and take a look.""Yes." Gu An and Gu Quan nodded.As they approached, before entering the post station, a large man with a full beard and fierce eyes suddenly walked out of the doorway and shouted at the group:"What are you guys doing?"Gu Changhuai's expression was calm, "We need to travel, and we saw you have a post station here, so we thought we could hire some horses.""Traveling?" The big man frowned, his gaze sweeping over Gu Changhuai and the others, and then he said, "A deposit of ten thousand spirit stones. Rent is one hundred spirit stones per horse per day, and if the horse dies, the deposit is not returned."Gu Changhuai's gaze slightly condensed: "Isn't that a bit too expensive?""If you think it's expensive, then don't rent." The big man was impatient, "You look like a young master from a powerful family, what, you can't even take out ten thousand spirit stones?"Gu Changhuai raised his eyebrows slightly, "Alright."The big man reached out, "Bring the spirit stones, and I'll give you the horses.""No hurry," Gu Changhuai relaxed slightly, "We're a bit tired from the journey, let's rest here for a while and have some tea."The big man's face was displeased, "No tea, only horses. Give me the spirit stones and quickly take the horses."Gu Changhuai said faintly: "You're running a post station, and you don't even do tea business?"The big man hesitated for a moment, then laughed and said: "Tea business, we can do that too. One thousand spirit stones for a pot of tea."He originally thought that with his exorbitant price, Gu Changhuai would back down.Who knew that Gu Changhuai would still nod and say: "Alright."The big man was startled, his gaze unfriendly, "Did you hear clearly? I said one thousand spirit stones for a pot of tea."Gu Changhuai's gaze was disdainful, "What, just a mere thousand spirit stones, you think this young master can't afford to drink it?"Listening from behind Gu Changhuai, Mo Hua couldn't help but complain in his heart:One thousand spirit stones for a pot of tea?No matter how many spirit stones he had, he wouldn't spend them like this.Uncle Gu is really too extravagant.When the big man heard this, his face changed, and his gaze stared coldly at Gu Changhuai:"You didn't come to drink tea, nor did you come to hire horses. Who exactly are you, and what are you doing here?"Gu Changhuai said indifferently: "I came here to invite you all for tea.""Invite us for tea?" The big man frowned.Gu Changhuai nodded: "Invite you to Dao Ting Si for tea."As soon as the three words "Dao Ting Si" were uttered, the big man's gaze became fierce, and killing intent suddenly appeared.From the grove, the horse shed, the post station, and inside the dilapidated building, several sinister dark weapons flew out, flashing green light, and rushed towards the four people, including Mo Hua.Gu An drew his knife and blocked one dark weapon.After blocking another dark weapon, Gu Quan then protected Mo Hua in front, his long knife held horizontally, and blocked the dark weapon that was attacking Mo Hua.As for Gu Changhuai, he just gently reached out.That poisonous dark weapon, which was rushing straight towards his heart meridian, stopped in the air and was crushed into pieces by his hand.Seeing that the dark weapons were ineffective, several cultivators immediately rushed out from around.Most of these cultivators were in the mid to late stage of Foundation Building, their expressions fierce and their methods experienced. It was estimated that they had done this dark weapon sneak attack and murder and robbery many times.However, in front of Mo Hua and the others, especially Gu Changhuai, the Dian Si of Dao Ting Si, with his Gold Core realm cultivation, they were not worth mentioning.Gu An and Gu Quan's combined knives were sharp.Gu Changhuai condensed wind blades, and his spiritual power was brilliant.Mo Hua used fireballs to "hit" some soy sauce.Although this was still a second-grade state, Gu Changhuai could not use the full power of his Gold Core. However, in less than ten breaths' time, he had taken down these people.The only one who escaped was the big man.When Gu Changhuai crushed the dark weapon with his bare hand, he was shocked and knew that Gu Changhuai's cultivation was absolutely not ordinary, even if he wasn't in the Gold Core realm, he was probably at the peak of Foundation Building, so he ran away early.However, Mo Hua did not let him go.A water prison technique condensed in the air, fixing the big man for two breaths' time.Gu Changhuai gently flicked his finger, and a wind blade broke one of his legs.A line of blood slipped out from the big man's leg, and he immediately fell to the ground, struggling, but unable to get up.Gu An stepped forward and used Dao Ting Si's spirit binding lock to tie him up.At this point, all the cultivators at the post station were captured.Gu An and Gu Quan dragged these cultivators from the post station to the dilapidated building, closed the doors and windows, and then sternly asked:"Speak, who are you all?"The cultivators hung their heads low and remained silent.Gu An drew his knife and held it against the neck of one of the cultivators, saying in a deep voice:"Are you going to speak or not?"The edge of the knife pressed against his skin, drawing out a trace of blood, but the cultivator gritted his teeth tightly and did not utter a single word.Mo Hua shook his head, "They are not honest, they are not willing to tell the truth..." Then his eyes lit up, "Want to use torture?"Gu An and Gu Quan were startled.Gu Changhuai's eyelids also twitched slightly.Gu An hesitated, "Dao Ting Si's torture instruments are not convenient to bring outside, and we left in a hurry, so we didn't bring any...""It doesn't matter," Mo Hua said with an excited face, "I brought some!"After Mo Hua finished speaking, he took out an array torture board from his storage bag and said proudly:"This is the latest model, repeatedly improved, and I've added quite a few arrays on top..."It was still the eighteen-pattern array!Before Mo Hua learned the eighteen patterns, he had no place to use them, and once his heart itched unbearably, he temporarily drew them on the torture board.However, he hadn't used this array torture board for a long time.After all, he was confined before and could only move within the Qian Xue state, so he didn't have the opportunity to use this torture board.Mo Hua was very regretful.He didn't expect that he would have the opportunity just a few days after coming out.Mo Hua was very happy.He had wanted to try the power of this latest version of the array torture tool for a long time.Looking at Mo Hua's happy face, Gu An was silent, and then silently looked at Gu Changhuai.Gu Changhuai looked at the torture tool in Mo Hua's hand, which was somewhat familiar but improved from before, sighed, and nodded, indicating his consent.Mo Hua handed the torture tool to Gu An and said: "Let them kneel down, they should be honest."Gu An had to put the iron board of the torture tool on the ground and press one of the cultivators to kneel on it.Instantly, the light on the iron board flowed, and spiritual power intertwined, causing that cultivator to let out a howl like a pig being slaughtered.When the other cultivators saw this, their faces turned slightly white, and then they all turned their heads and glared angrily at Mo Hua."What are you looking at me for?""Oh, I understand!" Mo Hua thought for a moment and suddenly realized, "You are brothers and want to share the good and the bad, so you also want to experience this iron board!""Coincidentally, I made a few more for experimentation. You can each have one."After Mo Hua finished speaking, he took out four more sets of torture boards from his storage bag.At this, this group of cultivators' faces immediately turned pale, looking at Mo Hua as if he were an "evil ghost" from hell.When Mo Hua looked at them again, they were shocked and scared in their hearts, their gazes avoiding him, no longer daring to make eye contact with Mo Hua.Mo Hua nodded, indicating his satisfaction.The big man from before, however, said with a cold laugh: "Forget it, little kid, you underestimate us too much. Even if you kill us, you can forget about getting anything out of our mouths.""Oh?" Mo Hua became interested, "Hard bones, I like."His divine sense moved slightly, and the cultivator kneeling on the iron board wailed even louder.The eighteen-pattern array was simply something he could not endure.He wanted to open his mouth, but when he turned his head and saw the big man's threatening eyes, he immediately endured it, enduring the pain until he fainted, without opening his mouth."This iron board is indeed powerful enough, but the 'torture' process is still a bit monotonous..."Mo Hua said silently in his heart.On the other side, the big man looked at Mo Hua with a sneer."We brothers are all desperate people who live with their heads tied to their belts. You want to use this method to extort a confession, little kid, you are still too green."Too green?Then let's play something not so green.Mo Hua smiled and squinted:"Since that's the case, let's play a game."The leading big man said with a cold laugh: "What game?"Mo Hua said: "You all receive punishment together, kneel on the torture board, and answer my questions.""Whoever answers first, I will withdraw the punishment and not let him suffer.""How about it?" Mo Hua said with interest, "It's time to test your brotherhood. I also really want to know if you can share the good and the bad..."The leading big man's face changed.This boy, what a vicious mind!Mo Hua looked at Gu An and Gu Quan. The two of them understood Mo Hua's meaning and immediately took out the torture iron boards, laid them on the ground, and then forced this group of desperate bandits onto the iron boards.Mo Hua opened the arrays one by one.As the array patterns flowed, the array spiritual power was like knives and swords, like a sea of fire, like an ice cellar, the taste was hard to describe for a time.The group of desperate bandit cultivators all had faces as pale as paper, cold sweat streamed down their foreheads, and several people even cried out in pain."Alright, now listen to the first question!" Mo Hua said seriously, "What did you eat at noon?"This question was completely off-topic.Even Gu Changhuai and the other two were stunned for a moment.He wasn't asking about serious matters, he was asking what they ate at noon?This group of desperate people were even more confused as to what Mo Hua was thinking. They gritted their teeth tightly and didn't say anything.But if they didn't say anything, the torture array wouldn't stop. The taste of knives and swords, water and fire alternating, was probably not easy to bear.Finally, one person opened his mouth."Ate... beef..."Mo Hua's eyebrows jumped, and he praised: "Very good!" Then he gently waved his hand and closed his torture board.That person escaped a disaster, gasping for breath, with a look of relief on his face.The others, seeing that Mo Hua did indeed keep his promise, and the questions he asked were all this kind of "harmless" small matters, immediately felt a stir in their hearts."Now, the second question!" Mo Hua said again, "How old are you?"This time, in less than a few breaths, someone answered: "One hundred and thirty years old..."Mo Hua nodded and also exempted him from punishment.Then he asked again: "What's your surname?"Before his voice fell, someone answered: "My surname is Zhao!"Mo Hua kept his word and also stopped his array torture tool.After that, Mo Hua asked another round of questions, mostly some "harmless" small matters, his purpose being to cultivate these people's habit of answering questions.After one round, only the leading big man gritted his teeth and didn't say a word.Mo Hua didn't pay attention to him but continued to say:"Alright, let's begin the second round."After he finished speaking, he opened all the torture arrays again.Instantly, these cultivators, who had just caught their breath for a moment, faced a new round of "torture" again."Second round, first question..." Mo Hua's gaze moved slightly, "What name do you use in the dao?"This question was a little more secretive, but the degree was just right.Soon, someone couldn't endure the array punishment and said:"My brothers in the dao call me 'Poison Six Lord'..."Mo Hua frowned slightly.He had no impression of this name.Perhaps he was an outsider?Mo Hua nodded slightly and asked the second question.From this question onwards, the intensity would gradually increase."What did you come here to do?"The atmosphere suddenly became a bit tense.This group of desperate bandit cultivators was silent.There were some things they could say, but some things they obviously couldn't say.Mo Hua was not in a hurry either.Even if they were the same group of people, who robbed together, called each other brothers, and were ruthless and vicious, their tolerance for pain was different.Some people could endure it, but some people necessarily couldn't.Indeed, after a moment, one person said in a small voice: "We are... following orders to operate this post station...""Operate?" Mo Hua scoffed.That person had already opened his mouth, so he could only grit his teeth and say: "It's remote here, and there are few people. If there are any fat sheep who come over, we can also earn some extra money...""You say you're following orders, whose orders are you following?" Mo Hua asked again."I..."Before he could open his mouth, he was scolded by the leading big man: "Shut up!"Mo Hua looked at the leading big man.Gu An understood his meaning and immediately took out a strip of black cloth, tied up the big man's mouth, and didn't let him speak."Continue speaking," Mo Hua said.That cultivator gritted his teeth, endured the pain, and said in a trembling voice: "You said... you would only ask one question, I have already answered two..."Mo Hua suddenly realized, "Right!"One should be true to one's word, even when using torture.Mo Hua indeed let him go, but turned his gaze to the remaining people, "This opportunity is for you all to answer."Then someone, unable to endure the pain of blades crossing, water and fire entering his body, rushed to answer:"It's big brother! Big brother told us to guard this post station!"He saw that after his brothers finished answering the questions, they didn't need to suffer, while he was still kneeling on the torture tool, enduring hard pain.People are not afraid of scarcity, but they are afraid of inequality.He was afraid of his brothers suffering.He was even more afraid of his brothers enjoying good fortune while he suffered."Big brother also said to be diligent and clean, not to cause trouble, and after the matter is done, he will give us a large sum of spirit stones, and also specially allow us to go play on the boat for one night..."As soon as these words came out, Gu Changhuai and the others' expressions changed slightly.Mo Hua then asked: "What boat?""It's... it's a flower boat.""What flower boat?"That cultivator said: "We are from outside and don't know what that flower boat is called. We only know that there are orioles singing and swallows dancing on the boat, and there are... many women...""How do you get on the boat?""I don't know this. Unless someone leads the way, no one knows the entrance to the boat, and you can't get on the boat."Mo Hua nodded and also exempted him from punishment, then turned his head and continued to ask:"Who exactly is this 'big brother' you're talking about?"He pointed at the leading big man with a full beard whose mouth was tied, "...It shouldn't be this trash, right?"The leading big man made "woo woo" sounds, looking at Mo Hua with an angry gaze."No..." said a cultivator with a knife scar on his face.Mo Hua asked: "Who is he?"The knife-scarred cultivator looked anxious.He wanted to say it, but he couldn't...Mo Hua also roughly understood and thought for a moment, then said: "Alright then, you don't need to say it, I'll say it, you just need to answer correctly."The knife-scarred cultivator nodded."Your big brother..." Mo Hua's gaze was deep, secretly calculating, "Isn't he proficient in water-system cultivation methods?"The knife-scarred cultivator's expression faltered, and he nodded."He isn't... someone who has killed many people?"The knife-scarred cultivator nodded in silence."Then his name, isn't it..." Mo Hua's gaze suddenly sharpened, "... Shui Yanluo?"The leading big man was both anxious and angry, his eyes wide, but he couldn't speak.The knife-scarred cultivator looked at the big man, was silent for a moment, and slowly nodded, "Yes."Indeed!Mo Hua's gaze brightened slightly.He finally caught a small braid!Afterwards, Mo Hua asked some other random questions.After this round of torment, these desperate bandit cultivators were no longer "desperate" and honestly said everything one by one.Brothers should share the good and the bad.Whoever spoke slowly would suffer more.They were naturally unwilling.After asking, Gu Changhuai tied them up, and then took Gu An and Gu Quan to search the post station separately.Gu An walked beside Gu Changhuai and said with some emotion:"Little Mo young master is really clever and has many methods..."Gu Changhuai's gaze paused, and his expression became a little heavy.Not clever, but too clever...This child, he didn't know who raised him, or who influenced him. His expression seemed naive, but his eyes revealed insight into human nature.He played a group of desperate bandit cultivators in the palm of his hand.He used alienation and provocation, kindness and punishment together, to pry open the mouths of these bandits.This kind of method, many old Dian Si could not use.If this child walks the straight path in the future, it will be fine, otherwise, if he goes astray and becomes a strange and demonic cultivator who manipulates people's hearts, that picture is simply unimaginable...Gu Changhuai sighed deeply.