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In the flickering candlelight, Cao Xian took a wooden box from the corner.

Opening the wooden box, the leather inside seemed to be wrapped around something.

Zhao Bao already sensed something was wrong and hurriedly begged for mercy:

"Chief Instructor, if I have done anything wrong, please give me another chance."

He struggled violently again.

But even the bottom of this wooden chair was nailed into the ground, and he couldn't even manage to overturn the chair beneath him.

But Cao Xian opened the leather wrapping without a second thought:

"Zhao Bao, don't panic, take a look at my old partners first."

After the leather was opened, what appeared inside were some strangely shaped iron tools.

Some were strange knives, some were iron hooks, some were like iron combs, and there were also iron pliers…

At first glance, there were at least a hundred pieces.

"These are all my old partners; relying on them, I have learned one secret after another from other people."

"They have been with me for decades, and I always find them easy to use."

"Let's start with something simple for you."

Cao Xian picked up a flat, small awl and came to Zhao Bao.

He held the small awl against Zhao Bao's fingernail:

"They say the ten fingers are connected to the heart; this thing drilling into your fingernail, the taste… tsk tsk tsk."

Two strands of graying hair hung down from Cao Xian's forehead, and his gaunt cheeks looked like a demon in the candlelight.

He leaned over, observing Zhao Bao up close, his gloomy eyes seeming to admire the horror on Zhao Bao's face.

Zhao Bao was, of course, afraid:

"Chief Instructor! Eunuch Cao! Why is this happening?"

Even now, he was still completely confused.

Cao Xian laughed:

"Heh heh heh heh…"

His laughter was particularly eerie, constantly drilling into Zhao Bao's ears.

"Zhao Bao, tell me, what did you rely on to become Li Dafu's adopted son?"

Cao Xian asked.

Zhao Bao was stunned, not expecting Cao Xian to ask this question.

His mind raced, thinking about how to fabricate a story to deceive him.

But Cao Xian seemed to be able to see through his thoughts, chuckling:

"Ah! ! ! !"

The intense pain made Zhao Bao unable to help but scream.

Cao Xian hurriedly comforted him:

"Don't rush, don't rush, I have other things too."

Saying that, Cao Xian squatted down and helped Zhao Bao take off his shoes.

Then, he took out a foot-long steel needle and aimed it at the space between Zhao Bao's big toe and second toe.

The steel needle slightly pierced the soft skin between the toes, and a bead of blood emerged.

"There is a deep gap in the bones between a person's two toes."

"The steel needle can be inserted half a foot deep along this gap, passing through the toe bone, sesamoid bone, and metatarsal bone."

"If you use a little more force, it can be inserted into the cuneiform bone gap to reach the navicular bone. At this time, if you tap a few times with a hammer, it can drill into the heel bone."

"By then, this foot-long steel needle can completely enter your entire foot."

"Zhao Bao, what do you think?"

Cao Xian asked seriously.

The coldness in his tone was enough to make people shudder.

Zhao Bao trembled with fear:

"Chief Instructor, why do you have to do this—Ah! ! !"

Before he could finish speaking, Cao Xian had already deeply pierced the steel needle in.

The foot-long steel needle went half a foot deep from between Zhao Bao's toes!

Zhao Bao struggled violently, his whole body soaked with sweat.

The pain between his toes and fingers caused him to bite through his tongue, his mouth full of a thick, metallic taste.

Cao Xian turned around and got a hammer, aiming the hammer at the end of the steel needle:

"Next, it might be a little painful."

"But this steel needle can go in completely."

Zhao Bao was scared out of his wits, snot and cold sweat flowing down his face together.

"Eunuch Cao! I'll talk, I'll talk!"

"I gave Li Dafu a martial arts manual, that's why he took me as his adopted son!"

Zhao Bao cried out.

Hearing this, Cao Xian nodded in satisfaction.

With his insight, he could naturally see that Zhao Bao was telling the truth at this time.

Cao Xian immediately took out a handkerchief, wiped Zhao Bao's snot and sweat, and said softly:

"See, you were just stubborn before; now that you've said it, you feel relaxed."

"I was wondering why Li Dafu insisted on me killing you; it turns out it's because of the martial arts manual."

"Now tell me, what martial arts manual is that, and where did you get it from?"

Zhao Bao's heart trembled upon hearing this.

He hurriedly bit his mouth shut.

He knew very well that he couldn't say anything more, otherwise saying any more would definitely reveal Jin-ge!

Cao Xian saw Zhao Bao's expression and chuckled.

"Bang!"

The hammer in his hand slammed hard on the end of the steel needle.

The foot-long steel needle was almost completely embedded in Zhao Bao's foot.

"Ah—! ! ! ! !"

Zhao Bao's screams erupted frantically.

This degree of pain made him vomit.

Cao Xian took a wooden stick and had Zhao Bao bite down on it:

"This question seems difficult for you to say."

"It's okay, Zhao Bao, it's really okay."

"Come, bite on this wooden stick first, to prevent yourself from biting off your tongue."

"Because my old partner next, is not very talkative."

Then Cao Xian turned around and took out a new torture device, which was two sharp iron hooks.

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Seeing this, Zhao Bao, although he didn't know what the iron hooks were for, was scared out of his wits.

He hurriedly cried and begged for mercy:

"Eunuch Cao, I promised my adopted father that I couldn't say it even if I died!"

"Please, let me go, I am willing to be your slave!"

Zhao Bao said he would keep the secret for his adopted father, but in his heart, he was thinking of his promise to Liang Jin.

He had already broken a promise once.

This time, he must never let Liang Jin down.

Zhao Bao's plea, naturally, could not satisfy Cao Xian.

He gently wiped the torture device while saying:

"Don't worry, you try the taste of my old partner first, and then consider whether or not to answer the question."

"Your adopted father wants you dead, why are you keeping secrets for him?"

"As long as you answer seriously, everything will be over, and I will release you immediately."

"As long as you're good, you're willing to say."

Saying that, Cao Xian continued the torture.

Zhao Bao's miserable screams rang out again.

Cao Xian was obviously a master of torture, and his various methods could bring unimaginable pain.

But it would not cripple or kill.

Zhao Bao had fainted twice in the pain, but Cao Xian easily woke him up and continued the torture.

This feeling made Zhao Bao feel like he was in Avici Hell, suffering endless pain.

Never to be reborn.

For a moment, Zhao Bao wanted to say a little, in order to seek death, so as to get rid of it completely.

But Zhao Bao still gritted his teeth.

He knew he must never speak, not a single word.

Once the words were spoken, they would be like a torrential flood breaking a dam, pouring out and never being controlled again.

But he felt like he couldn't hold on any longer.

So he laughed:

"Hahahahahahahahahahaha…"

Zhao Bao's laughter was wanton and rampant.

His mouth was laughing, but tears were streaming from the corners of his eyes.

The tears were not crying, but recalling the beauty.

In his mind, he recalled the faces of Jin-ge and Xiao Lian, recalling the bits and pieces between the three of them.

The palace was full of dangers. Only these beautiful memories allowed him to keep gritting his teeth and never let go.

Only these memories made him feel that it was worth it even if he was tortured to death.

It was these memories that allowed him to generate the will to resist.

This surprised Cao Xian slightly:

"Oh? That's interesting."

"Ordinary people who have not been trained in torture find it difficult to persist for so long when facing torture for the first time."

"You can be so stubborn until now, which is really beyond my expectations."

"Zhao Bao, it seems that there is some kind of obsession in your heart that is supporting you."

Cao Xian said, continuing to take new torture devices from the leather bag, and came to Zhao Bao.

At this time, Zhao Bao's body was still covered with various torture devices. Although there was no bloody mess, only Zhao Bao himself knew the pain.

"Unfortunately, in my hands, there is no mouth that cannot be pried open."

"I have encountered many situations like yours. Fathers protect their sons, husbands protect their wives, all because of deep affection."

"But mortal bodies have their limits, and no matter how deep the affection and how strong the intention, they will eventually not be able to resist human instinct."

"Zhao Bao, let me see if my other old partners can pry open your mouth."

Cao Xian said, continuing to act.

Zhao Bao's screams continued to sound miserably.

Suddenly.

The candle in the room had burned out and was extinguished.

The entire room was plunged into thick darkness…

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