Gu Yun: "Since they had looked up to you as their leader, presumably, there must be other things you know about. Why don't you talk about matters that I haven't heard of?"

Jing Xu clenched his teeth, remembering Fu Zhi Cheng, the chief culprit of all this, wishing for nothing more than to skin him. He spoke through a clenched jaw: "If I say that Fu Zhi Cheng was smuggling Ziliujin to rebel, would Marshal be interested in hearing?"

The cold smile on Gu Yun's face gradually disappeared: "If I did not know this, how could I have guessed that you would be as courageous as to run to the Southwest storage to deliver food? I will give you another chance, talk of something I don't know."

The Black Iron's Wind Slasher stood directly next to Jing Xu's ear. Even with the slightest hint of movement, he could feel the cold metal's inhumanity. He also knew that only the slightest bit of steam was needed, and the blade would cut through his head as if it was slicing vegetables. That Gu Yun was cold and ruthless, continuing to be stubborn would result in his head falling to the ground like the other lackeys, covered in dust, not a single difference.

Jing Xu finally bowed: "What do you want to know?"

Gu Yun waved his hand, the Wind Slasher's blade moved a few inches away from Jing Xu: "I want to know who had served as a connection for you after the Ziliujin was transported from the Southern Sea to inland Great Liang. Who had told you to privately stock Ziliujin and to hoard weaponry? Who came up with this scheme, let you use those Kites to confuse me and take this opportunity to occupy the Southwest storage?"

Jing Xu tightly clenched his teeth.

"If I were you, I would not give up my life to protect that person," Gu Yun suddenly stepped forward and lowered his voice. "Look at the secret passages with sixty-four exits behind you. You bandits with nothing to do could drill in there anytime you wish, even gods could not overturn this land to dig you out...

"Who had encouraged you to gather the major forces of the three mountains together, for us to eliminate you all at once, huh?"

Gu Yun was a master of reversing up and down, black and white. He had perfected three skills in this life: excelling in literary arts, outstanding in battles, and excellent at deception. Illogical things could become immensely real coming out of his mouth. What was more, when thinking about it carefully, there was nothing illogical about what he had just said, causing Jing Xu to break out in cold sweat.