Koi Fubao: Being loved by everyone on the road to escape from famine

The two men smiled at each other, and their laughter sounded particularly harsh and full of malice in the cold air.

Upon hearing this, Yu Fugui was furious, his entire body shaking with anger. He suppressed his weakness, suddenly grabbed the wooden spoon beside him, scooped up the filth in the bucket, and threw it at the two villains with all his strength, while angrily shouting: "I, Yu Fugui, would rather die than eat your filth!"

This sudden resistance caught the two men off guard, and they were splashed all over by the smelly swill.

"How dare you, you ungrateful fellow, attack me! I will teach you a lesson!"

One of the men cursed angrily, quickly took out a bunch of jingling keys from his waist, and opened the lock of the iron gate with a click.

He strode over the threshold, rushed to Yu Fugui, swung his iron fist, and mercilessly smashed down on the body that was weak and powerless due to days of hunger.

The force of the punch was so great that Yu Fugui fell to the ground limply and lost consciousness.

The other strong man was not willing to be outdone. He cursed continuously and stepped into the fence while kicking and kicking Yu Fugui who was lying on the ground mercilessly. Each kick was accompanied by the dull sound of bones hitting the ground. In this dark dungeon, bursts of wailing and despair echoed.

Just when Yu Fugui was about to run out of energy and was on the verge of falling, two fist-sized stones suddenly streaked across the night sky, like vengeful spirits, and accurately pounced on the faces of the two men who were committing the violence.

In an instant, the air was filled with shrill and distorted wails.

One of the men's pupils suddenly contracted in astonishment, but the next moment he was hit mercilessly by the cold and hard stone. His eyeballs seemed unable to withstand the impact and half drooped, and blood gushed out like a broken dam, staining his cheeks and clothes red.

Another man suffered the cruel fate of having his nose broken. The severe pain made him lose his voice instantly and he howled in agony. The torch in his hand slipped weakly and fell to the ground, sparks flying everywhere, and gradually went out on the wet ground.

Yu Fugui struggled to open his eyes, and through his blurred vision, he saw a glimmer of hope.

The figures of Xiao Zhixue and Fan Yanmu gradually became clear in the dark night, like saviors stepping out from the shadows.

Xiao Zhixue stepped into the fence without hesitation. The whip at her waist was pulled out swiftly like a snake escaping a hole, and a cold air instantly filled the air.

The whip shadow flew, and accompanied by her cold gaze, it accurately landed on the two attackers.

Every crack of the whip was a severe punishment for evil deeds, and the wails of the two became more mournful, echoing through the night sky.

"Speak!" Xiao Zhixue's voice penetrated the night, cold and hard as iron, "Who is your boss? Why do you want to imprison him?"

Before he finished speaking, the whip whizzed down again, the air seemed to be torn apart, and with the crackling sound, flesh and dignity were tortured together.

One man was whipped, his whole body twitching, he collapsed to the ground, and rolled over in pain.

The other tried to restrain himself, using up his last bit of strength to kneel on the ground, his forehead touching the mud, and he kept knelt, repeating desperate pleas: "Please spare our lives, we don't dare anymore, we really don't dare anymore..."

Facing these former bullies, Xiao Zhixue simply sneered, and the whip was swung out ruthlessly once again, just as her will would. The air trembled and the sound of the whip was harsh.

“Ahhhh!” The man screamed, his skin seemed to be cut by a sharp blade, and the pain went deep into his soul.

The double torture of a broken nose and flogging made him sweat like a waterfall and his body trembled uncontrollably. His former arrogance and arrogance were long gone.

In a short while, the two men fell into the mud, dying in agony.

However, Xiao Zhixue did not intend to let them go because she had not yet gotten the answer she wanted.

She casually picked up a heavy wooden barrel and poured the swill in the barrel without hesitation. The filthy liquid instantly covered the two of them.

Stimulated by this, the two men groaned and slowly opened their eyes, with nothing but fear in their eyes.

They stared at Xiao Zhixue and Fan Yanmu in front of them, begging for mercy, fearing that eternal darkness would fall in the next moment.

Xiao Zhixue's eyes became increasingly cold, and the whip in her hand seemed to have a will of its own. She swung it violently, and the air was cut by the thunder, making a sharp whooshing sound.

The two big men were so frightened that their whole bodies were shaking violently, and their faces suddenly turned pale, like deathly ashes.

"Now, tell me right now, who is your boss? If you continue to resist, I will let you know what it feels like to live a life worse than death!"

Xiao Zhixue's voice was as cold as a thousand-year-old ice, and every word pierced the heart.

The man with blood in his nose and tears finally couldn't bear it anymore and told the truth in a halting manner: "We...we belong to Xuanyu Hall, and the elder of the branch hall is our leader. I'm begging you, please let me go this time..."

"Xuan Yu Hall..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhixue turned her eyes slightly and exchanged a meaningful look with Fan Yanmu.

Fan Yanmu's face was stern, colder than ice in the winter wind. His voice contained a force that could not be disobeyed: "Where is the branch hall located? Also, why is the mayor imprisoned here? What is his purpose?"

The big man breathed rapidly, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth: "It's... it's our elder who has taken a fancy to the mayor's daughter and wants to make her his concubine. But the mayor strongly opposed it, so..."

Xiao Zhixue's thoughts went back to last night. The unusual behavior of the officials made her feel even gloomier. "Since the mayor is imprisoned here, why would the people in the mayor's mansion deliberately mislead us to go to that abandoned temple? Is all this also a conspiracy of your boss?"

Her words were like frozen ice and snow, revealing an unquestionable edge in the coldness.

How could the man dare to lie in such a tense atmosphere? He could only lower his head and confessed in a voice as thin as a mosquito: "There is really no other way. Our boss found out from somewhere that there is a person he wants to capture hidden among you. So he made an elaborate plan, pretending to be the mayor, and sent officials to lure you to this remote and dilapidated temple."

"The original plan was to use a special drug to knock you unconscious on this dark and windy night while you were off guard, and then quietly take the target person away without anyone noticing."

After hearing this, Xiao Zhixue had a vague idea in her mind that the person that the branch elder was trying so hard to capture was most likely Fan Yanmu.

But the doubts in her heart did not dispel. Why did they go to such great lengths to capture Fan Yanmu?

Her gaze involuntarily drifted towards Fan Yanmu, only to see him pursing his lips, his brows filled with heaviness and deep thought.

She pressed again, "What do you want to do by arresting that person?"