Douluo Continent II: You're an evil spirit master, but also a philanthropist?

Xu Tianran sat in a wheelchair and slowly opened his eyes.

He glanced to one side and gave orders to his subordinates.

"You're saying... Fourth Brother's men took him away?"

“I am absolutely certain that right in front of the Royal Academy of the Sun Moon Empire, several men wearing special armor of the Royal Guard took His Highness Eleven into a soul-guided vehicle and left together.”

"Hahaha, that's hilarious, so funny!"

Xu Tianran burst into laughter.

It was as if he was avenging the grudge he had suffered at the hands of the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Group a few days earlier.

"Yes, Your Highness, just as arrogant he was that day, he's probably in a sorry state now. Those guys from the Royal Guard are notoriously ruthless. If he falls into their hands, they'll make sure he suffers a fate worse than death!"

"The waiter said resentfully."

"Shut up." Xu Tianran's smile vanished abruptly, and he gave the waiter a cold glance.

"Yes! I'm a talkative subordinate!"

The waiter looked terrified, quickly knelt down, and began slapping himself hard in the face.

"Alright." Xu Tianran waved his hand, feeling utterly exhausted.

Why are all the people around me so stupid? Can't I have a smarter subordinate who can share some of the burden?

If the latter were alive, he could effectively restrain the fourth prince, creating a three-way power struggle, from which the prince could also benefit.

But if Xu Cheng dies, he'll be the one who's most worried!

When the Fourth Prince Xu Jiran turns his gun on him and directs all his firepower, that will be the real crisis!

As he spoke, Xu Tianran paused for a moment.

"Get ready, we're heading to the Royal Inspectorate!"

……

The Royal Inspectorate's offices are located within the Imperial City, though in a corner of it, they are quite large.

Those who can enter the Royal Inspectorate are almost all members of the royal family, but very few are direct descendants.

After all, who would be willing to be conscientious about a job that offends people? If everyone wants to be happy, then when something really happens, they'll just turn a blind eye.

However, for ordinary nobles or commoners, it's a force to be reckoned with. So, calling it the Royal Inspectorate is less accurate than calling it the Royal Protection Corps.

As for Xu Cheng's noble status, this is the first time in decades. If it weren't for the crucial moment of the princes vying for the throne—in other words, if they failed in the struggle, Xu Cheng's princely status would be useless, and he would die even faster—how could they dare to treat Xu Cheng like this...

In this small world.

Xu Mochen's bloodline is the noblest among the royal guards, and he controls this force.

"Go in." A member of the Soul King-level Royal Guard forcefully shoved Xu Cheng.

The latter remained silent, quietly observing his surroundings.

The interior of the Royal Guard was indeed magnificent, also a palace-style building, but unfortunately, it was rotten inside.

Xu Mochen gave his men a look and said, "Take him to the interrogation room and find out why the royal family was fighting each other."

"Captain, leave it to us." One of Xu Mochen's trusted subordinates said, rubbing his hands together eagerly, and he and several others escorted Xu Cheng to the back.

The interrogation room was located in the backyard of the Royal Inspectorate, and from the outside it looked like a simple bungalow. But as soon as the door was opened, a faint smell of blood immediately filled the air.

Xu Cheng was pushed straight in.

The interrogation room was fully equipped with all kinds of torture instruments, including the tiger bench, pepper spray, and other basic instruments, as well as some instruments whose names were unknown due to the influence of later movies.

With the addition of some bloodstains, it looked quite frightening.

Oh, and there's also the famous "Dragon Pillar Peeling" (剥龙柱).

Xu Cheng instantly spotted an iron frame, shaped like a cross, covered with countless holes. According to the original novel, sharp spikes would emerge from these holes and pierce the victim's limbs at an extremely slow speed, which would intensify the victim's suffering.

In particular, it can suppress the soul power of the tortured person. Even a Soul Saint is powerless to resist and can only watch as their flesh is cut open and the hilt of the knife twists and turns in the flesh and blood...

"Tie him to the Dragon-Stripping Pillar." Another Soul Emperor besides Xu Mochen waved his hand, and the two Soul Kings holding Xu Cheng immediately carried him to an iron frame.

Xu Cheng's lips twitched.

Really coming?

Chapter 44 Regret, a desperate gamble!

But he did not resist.

This torture device is a soul tool. While it can seal the soul power of the tortured person, it also follows the rules of soul tools. He carries with him the Red Dust Protection given to him by Jing Hongchen. It is a level nine soul tool, which is among the top in the world.

In other words, even with these instruments of torture, they can't break through his shell!

"Your Highness, I still suggest you cooperate and confess everything that needs to be confessed. Otherwise, here, the emperor and the commoner are equally guilty!" The Soul Emperor leaned back in his chair, took a sip of tea, and had a confident expression on his face.

"Why doesn't your captain come in?" Xu Cheng smirked. "Is he too scared?"

"Shut up!" The Soul Emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and slowly sat up straight. "Xu Cheng, we're already here, and you're still trying to sow discord between us brothers? Isn't that a bit ridiculous?"

"Did the Fourth Prince send you?"

Xu Cheng remained nonchalant.

It was as if they weren't in a torture chamber, where they could be subjected to severe torture at any moment, but rather sitting leisurely in a teahouse.

"Don't change the subject!"

The Soul Emperor's face was grim.

He had hoped to pull off a stunt, since an eleven or twelve-year-old child in the face of such a display would most likely be begging for mercy with snot running down his face and tears in his eyes.

But Xu Cheng's courage is indeed extraordinary; he truly lives up to his title of prince...

"Then what do you want me to say?" Xu Cheng stared at the person opposite him with interest. "To say that I killed Wang Shaojie, it's obviously not something that can be openly discussed. You want me to admit it? Even if I, Xu Cheng, killed him, if you report it to His Majesty, who would dare to do anything to me?"

"But you guys! You're really not afraid of death..."

Xu Cheng shook his head, a hint of pity in his eyes.

"To receive the master's reward, one must at least be alive to enjoy it, let alone implicate one's own family. It's not worth it, especially..."

"Xu Cheng, don't push your luck!" the Soul Emperor roared.

"Don't think you can act all high and mighty just because you're a prince. Let me tell you today, even princes are divided into different ranks! My fourth... oops, anyway, know your place! You think you're worthy of vying for the throne?"

"Just a motherless bastard..."

After finishing his rant, the Soul Emperor muttered something under his breath, still feeling unsatisfied.

But Xu Cheng heard it clearly.

He shook his head helplessly.

Before Xu Cheng could even speak...

The torture chamber door was opened.

The Soul Emperor, who was being interrogated, was called away by another person.

The room fell silent again.

Xu Cheng smiled faintly and closed his eyes to rest.

……

The other side.

The lounge is not far from the interrogation room.

"Brothers, since we've already done this, let's go all the way and just finish him off..."

A fierce glint flashed in Xu Mochen's eyes.

"Brother, isn't this going a bit too far?"

The Soul Emperor who had just interrogated Xu Cheng looked surprised.

This wasn't in the script.

During the previous operation, Xu Mochen only told them to use the power of the Fourth Prince to suppress the boy's arrogance, at most to scare him a bit, and leave some "evidence" so that they could use this dirt to disgust the other side when the Fourth Prince was vying for the throne in the future.

If they were to uncover some major secret, potentially leading to the downfall of the opposing side, the Fourth Prince's reward would certainly be substantial.

But he murdered a prince...

They cannot bear this crime, nor dare they bear it.

Didn't you see that they were just trying to scare him? Once Xu Cheng calms down, they'll be the ones who should be panicking.

"Can……"

Xu Mochen's face was full of conflict.

"Captain, what's wrong? Tell us, the brothers are all here, let's help make a decision."

Seeing this, the Soul Emperor urged.

"Sigh..." Xu Mochen sighed helplessly.