Chapter 655 - 359: Startling News

Chapter 655: Chapter 359: Startling News

When the system notification appeared, Chu Qing was in the dungeon of the Celestial Sound Mansion.

After just a quick glance, he no longer paid attention and instead looked at Prince Mei, who was curled up in the corner of the cell.

You Zong was seated on a chair, placed right beside Chu Qing.

He glanced at Chu Qing, then at the seemingly terrified Prince Mei, and said with helplessness:

"I told you to capture her alive, how did you make her end up like this?"

"She looks like she’s been completely broken by you."

"...Red lips and white teeth, don’t you dare slander my innocence."

Chu Qing rolled his eyes:

"Well, do you have any means to make her talk?"

You Zong coughed lightly and began to speak:

"Prince Mei, at this stage, I am the knife and you are the fish on the chopping board. If I were you, I would spill everything I know at once.

"To avoid such bodily suffering, don’t you agree?"

Prince Mei’s eyes moved slightly, casting a fearful glance at Chu Qing and You Zong, then she pressed her head against the wall.

"What does that mean?"

You Zong looked at Chu Qing.

Chu Qing calmly said:

"She’s probably expressing that she doesn’t want to communicate with you through her actions."

You Zong nodded repeatedly:

"Alright, alright, in that case, I’m out of ideas. It’s your turn."

"..."

Chu Qing knew this old man wasn’t reliable.

He sighed and spoke:

"Prince Mei, I only have one question for you... Where is the Ghost Emperor now?"

When Prince Mei heard Chu Qing’s words, she slowly turned her head to look at him. The terror in her eyes diminished somewhat as she pondered seriously before saying:

"Promise me one thing, and I’ll tell you."

Chu Qing raised an eyebrow slightly:

"What is it?"

"Spend a night with me."

When Prince Mei said that, a smile also appeared on her lips.

Chu Qing’s face darkened, feeling that Prince Mei truly loved her profession.

Rising through dual cultivation, she never forgot these matters, no matter the time or place.

You Zong then looked at Chu Qing:

"Why don’t you make the sacrifice?"

"Why don’t you make the sacrifice?"

Chu Qing’s face darkened even further.

You Zong sighed:

"Though I am the old steed in the stable, unfortunately, my body can’t take it."

"...Next time, if I meet Miss Mu, I must convey the elder’s great ambition, let her know how high her mentor’s aspirations truly are."

Chu Qing smiled without warmth.

You Zong’s eyes widened:

"Do not destroy my grand image in Tong’Er’s heart."

"No more nonsense with you."

Chu Qing approached Prince Mei:

"I speak to you calmly and you won’t listen, insisting on seeing the means. In that case, you can’t blame me for being ruthless."

With these words, the Profound Celestial Black Gold Palm was unleashed at his command.

With the palm force activated, Prince Mei immediately let out a heartbreaking scream, overwhelming pain engulfing her body.

You Zong grinned painfully:

"This kid isn’t someone who cherishes jade and loves beauty either."

And the screams of Prince Mei echoed through the dungeon, with strong penetrating power, scaring the other prisoners pale and terrified.

No one knew what kind of torture the screaming woman was enduring.

To make such a harrowing sound.

As each second ticked by, Prince Mei’s screams grew weaker but were even more shrill.

Blood flowed from all her seven orifices, her eyes turning crimson, and her previous beauty vanished, becoming as ghastly as a malevolent spirit.

After nearly half an hour, Chu Qing finally released Prince Mei.

Letting her writhe and twitch on the ground as she experienced the excruciating pain within her body, like it was being flayed alive.

"Where is the Ghost Emperor now?"

Chu Qing asked again:

"The long night stretches ahead, we have all night to endure."

Prince Mei struggled to open her eyes, fear resurfacing in her pupils. She gritted her teeth and said:

"I truly don’t know... where the Ghost Emperor is."

Chu Qing smiled slightly:

"Is Prince Mei trying to fool me like a three-year-old child?

"It seems you haven’t suffered enough... We can continue."

"I really don’t know!!"

Seeing Chu Qing approaching, Prince Mei shouted in a high-pitched voice:

"It’s not me who plotted against the Ghost Emperor, it was Prince Mu, Prince Xue, and Prince Qi.

"They lured him into an array using the Celestial Essence Chess Manual...

"This matter is critical, besides those three, only the general knows where the Ghost Emperor is.

"I truly don’t know!"

Chu Qing’s actions paused slightly, the credibility of this statement seemed far greater than before.

He pondered slightly:

"What kind of array is it that can trap the Ghost Emperor?"

"...A Celestial Essence Chess Array personally set by the Sect Leader.

"The Sect Leader developed it while observing the Absolute Array in the Abandoned God Valley, and only this array can barely trap the Ghost Emperor.

"The true shackles, however, are the obsessions within the Ghost Emperor’s heart, not the array itself."

Prince Mei seemed truly overwhelmed by torture, her words even bearing a hint of sincerity:

"The Ghost Emperor has loved two people deeply in his lifetime, and now that one is dead, he will not let anything happen to the other at any cost.

"No matter the cost, he will stop at nothing.

"That’s the fundamental reason why the Celestial Essence Chess Array can trap him."

Listening up to this point, Chu Qing suddenly felt a stirring in his heart:

"So, is the Ghost Emperor’s second wife indeed in the Abandoned God Valley?"

Prince Mei suddenly raised her head, meeting Chu Qing’s eyes.

In that instant, Chu Qing realized with clarity in his heart:

"In other words, the Ghost Emperor’s second wife is someone from your Celestial Evil Cult!

"The Abandoned God Valley is empty, even if the Ghost Emperor manages to overcome all obstacles and obtains the Celestial Essence Chess Manual to break into the Abandoned God Valley... there’s no return!