138: psychological game

Xing Zhan, a Commander of the Tiance Military Prefecture, clearly showed a hint of Spiritual Qi.

But that murderous Aura still made Yun Qingyao feel a sense of dread.

The surrounding cliffs and precipices, combined with the current atmosphere, created a feeling of oppression.

Yun Qingyao suppressed the fear in her heart.

She subtly distanced herself from Xing Zhan.

She said, a little nervously, "Commander, I have news about Jiang Ning."

Jiang Ning!

Hearing these two words, Xing Zhan's eyes instantly sharpened.

His entire Aura became even more oppressive.

He turned and stared at Yun Qingyao.

He asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure?"

Jiang Ning had not only killed a Commander and a Young General from their Tiance Military Prefecture, but he had also made their Tiance Military Prefecture a laughingstock in the Xuanhuang Domain!

Although others dared not say it to their faces,

the rumors persisted that the Tiance Military Prefecture, one of the Three Great Factions in the Xuanhuang Domain, even with a Vice Marshal dispatched, had failed to capture a Cultivator from a small, remote domain.

For this, the Tiance Military Prefecture had even sent out the An Yu Camp, killing a portion of those who spread the rumors.

Yun Qingyao was startled by Xing Zhan.

She unconsciously took a step back.

She said firmly, "Re...really...and I also know Jiang Ning's current hiding place, but I have one condition. I want..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yun Qingyao found her neck firmly gripped by Xing Zhan's large hands.

Her throat could no longer utter words, only some low, muffled sounds.

She was lifted up like that.

Xing Zhan's large hands were bigger than her head, clutching Yun Qingyao's neck as if he were holding a small puppy.

With a slight force, and a pull forward,

Yun Qingyao was brought to the edge of the cliff.

Her entire body was suspended over the cliff.

Xing Zhan sneered, "We, the Tiance Military Prefecture, hate it the most when people try to bargain with us. There's nothing that cannot be solved by force."

"You might think that if I let go, with your cultivation, even if you fall and get injured, you wouldn't die."

"But you don't know that beneath this valley lies a vast expanse of Qi.

This is left behind by Cultivators of the Wuji Sect after their deaths. Once you enter and are enveloped by this boundless Qi, you will instantly suffocate."

Xing Zhan paused.

He stared at Yun Qingyao's eyes, which were red from suffocation.

"Have you ever felt like you were drowning?"

At this moment, Yun Qingyao's mind was blank.

Fear filled her entire body!

It was over, she had made the wrong choice, she was going to die... No, no, no... She wanted to live.

I... "Fool!"

Gu Yanqing's voice resonated in Yun Qingyao's mind in time. He dared not use secret sound transmission, but communicated with Divine Sense.

"How could he not care about Jiang Ning's whereabouts? If you don't say it, it's your leverage. If you say it, it's your death sentence!"

Yun Qingyao tremblingly asked, "Mr. Yan... what should I do?"

Gu Yanqing said, "Transmit my words. I'll say a sentence, you say a sentence."

"Okay."

...Xing Zhan's eyes were full of mockery.

He also hoped to use this method when interrogating prisoners.

Using torture and words to stimulate the opponent's weak psychological defenses.

Once a crack appeared in the opponent's mind, that psychological defense would be like a breached dam, no longer able to block the surging river!

Bargain with him?

She was not worthy!

Why make promises when you can get it for free?

But when Yun Qingyao's words reached his ears, Xing Zhan was stunned.

Yun Qingyao: "If you kill me, you'll never find Jiang Ning's hiding place in this lifetime."

Xing Zhan was furious at her words.

"Do you think I wouldn't dare?"

"Then kill me," Yun Qingyao continued to transmit, "Jiang Ning, at such a young age, is already at the Nascent Soul Stage - Early Phase. In a while, Nascent Soul Mid-stage or even Late Stage Nascent Soul is not impossible.

At that time, can the Tiance Military Prefecture withstand Jiang Ning's revenge?

The last one to offend Jiang Ning was the Bixiao Sect. Commander, you should be very clear about what happened to the Bixiao Sect."

After saying all this,

Yun Qingyao kept her eyes on Xing Zhan.

If she hadn't truly had no other option, she would never have listened to Mr. Yan.

She would absolutely not have dared to say such words.

Gu Yanqing said to her, "After saying some tough words, you always have to say something soft to give the other party an out. You continue, again, one sentence from me, one from you."

Xing Zhan, who was still gripping Yun Qingyao's neck, fell silent for a moment after hearing Yun Qingyao's words.

Although Yun Qingyao's words were unpleasant,

they were not wrong.

Jiang Ning was growing too fast. If such a serious hidden danger was not eliminated early, it would indeed lead to more complications.

The destruction of the Bixiao Sect was enough to show that this fellow was ruthless and held grudges.

With such an enemy at the Nascent Soul Stage - Early Phase lurking in the shadows, the Sect's disciples wouldn't even dare to venture out.

But Xing Zhan knew.

He couldn't back down now; once he did, he would lose his dominant position.

He could only maintain the stalemate.

He knew that Yun Qingyao said these things to survive.

Indeed.

Yun Qingyao: "Commander, I am homeless because of Jiang Ning. We have a common enemy. I want to become stronger, and I believe I also have some talent.

If the Commander can promise to take me into the Tiance Military Prefecture as a Young General, I am willing to inform the Commander of all information about Jiang Ning without reservation.

I have no other choice.

I want to become stronger, I want revenge."

Xing Zhan stared into Yun Qingyao's eyes for a few seconds.

He smiled.

He flung the arm gripping Yun Qingyao's neck, throwing her against a thick tree trunk.

Yun Qingyao's waist hurt.

She slumped to the ground, gasping for air.

If she were an ordinary person, she would have been choked to death long ago.

A huge shadow covered the sunlight.

Yun Qingyao looked up.

What she saw was Xing Zhan's face, with his bushy beard and fierce expression.

Xing Zhan looked down at Yun Qingyao.

"The Young General position is decided by the Vice Marshal. I cannot promise that. I can only bring you into the Tiance Military Prefecture. After that, it will be a matter between you and the Vice Marshal.

However, with your talent, becoming a Young General is sufficient."

Yun Qingyao was overjoyed.

But she held back, as Mr. Yan had told her to.

She immediately threw out a piece of information.

"Jiang Ning is at the Ascension Assembly."

"Where?!"

Xing Zhan's pupils contracted.

The various leaders of the Ascension Assembly were all Golden Core Perfection Cultivators. A Nascent Soul Stage - Early Phase Cultivator arriving in person to kill them would only take an instant!

He was afraid.

After Yun Qingyao discovered that Xing Zhan could also be afraid,

she felt much more relaxed.

She said, "I will only tell you when I get the identity jade token of the Tiance Military Prefecture's Xuan Hu Battalion. Of course, you must acknowledge my status after the Ascension Assembly ends."

Xing Zhan chuckled, then half-squatted, leaning close to Yun Qingyao's face. "Are you bargaining with me?"

"This is not a condition."

Yun Qingyao proactively showed weakness, "I am just a small Cultivator in the Qi Refining Realm. My Sect was destroyed, and I have no background. I want revenge, and I can only rely on the Tiance Military Prefecture.

The Tiance Military Prefecture is my only choice."

"Agreed!"

Xing Zhan straightened up.

"I hope you keep your word."